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Cat-No:PGSPIRITUAL75LP
Release-Date:25.10.2024
Genre:House
Configuration:2x12"
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Mr. G - So it began one Tuesday (Ambient SpaceTek)
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Mr. G - He's friend........and more
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Mr. G - The 5th Chakra
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Mr. G - Solar Eclipse NYC
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Mr. G - Mood Swing (bad day)
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Mr. G - Cath's Vision (Dougies with an overproof pini)
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Mr. G - Distant Memories Tassie
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Mr. G - Constant
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Mr. G - Today's Vibe......gooood
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Mr. G - The Dark Before The Light Of Dawn
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A1 Mr. G - So it began one Tuesday (Ambient SpaceTek)
A2 Mr. G - He's friend........and more
B1 Mr. G - The 5th Chakra
B2 Mr. G - Solar Eclipse NYC
B3 Mr. G - Mood Swing (bad day)
C1 Mr. G - Cath's Vision (Dougies with an overproof pini)
C2 Mr. G - Distant Memories Tassie
D1 Mr. G - Constant
D2 Mr. G - Today's Vibe......gooood
D3 Mr. G - The Dark Before The Light Of Dawn
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"Spanning 10 tracks, 'The Fifth Chakra (Ambient Space Tea)' explores sound system culture, covering one of the British-Jamaican artist's biggest influences. The record is largely beatless and focuses on the power of sub-bass and other electronics, moving away from the percussive house energy of much of his past material."
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"The largely ambient album is a departure from the thumping beats that Mr G has become famous for, but it also displays his personal, emotional side - tracks like Constant, Solar Eclipse NYC and The 5th Chakra encapsulate an artist allowing himself the freedom to roam through his influences."
Resident Advisor:
"Never did I think I'd get to a meditative place and learn restraint,' he said. "This is the album I've always wanted to make, never thinking I could. Also, after loving others' bass-heavy albums, it's a joy to put my own into the mix. But I always remember my thing is weight and tone in whatever I take on. Especially in this flat, compressed world." More
A1 Mr. G - So it began one Tuesday (Ambient SpaceTek)
A2 Mr. G - He's friend........and more
B1 Mr. G - The 5th Chakra
B2 Mr. G - Solar Eclipse NYC
B3 Mr. G - Mood Swing (bad day)
C1 Mr. G - Cath's Vision (Dougies with an overproof pini)
C2 Mr. G - Distant Memories Tassie
D1 Mr. G - Constant
D2 Mr. G - Today's Vibe......gooood
D3 Mr. G - The Dark Before The Light Of Dawn
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DJ MAG:
"Spanning 10 tracks, 'The Fifth Chakra (Ambient Space Tea)' explores sound system culture, covering one of the British-Jamaican artist's biggest influences. The record is largely beatless and focuses on the power of sub-bass and other electronics, moving away from the percussive house energy of much of his past material."
909Originals:
"The largely ambient album is a departure from the thumping beats that Mr G has become famous for, but it also displays his personal, emotional side - tracks like Constant, Solar Eclipse NYC and The 5th Chakra encapsulate an artist allowing himself the freedom to roam through his influences."
Resident Advisor:
"Never did I think I'd get to a meditative place and learn restraint,' he said. "This is the album I've always wanted to make, never thinking I could. Also, after loving others' bass-heavy albums, it's a joy to put my own into the mix. But I always remember my thing is weight and tone in whatever I take on. Especially in this flat, compressed world." More
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Label:NDATL
Cat-No:NDATL039
Release-Date:21.06.2024
Genre:House
Configuration:12"
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Mr. G - One For Cath
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Mr. G - Twist
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Mr. G - We All Feel Something (G's Out Dub)
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Mr. G - Dub In The System
NDATL continues with the return of Mr. G to the imprint "Stronger Together" EP sounds like a journey through the depths of house music, with each track offering its own unique flavor and energy. Banger "One For Cath" sets the tone perfectly with its driving drums and nasty bassline, coupled with haunting vocals. "Twist" takes things even deeper with its low swinging chord-driven groove. "We All Feel Something" whips the dancefloor into a frenzy with its strong percussion while "Dub In The System" with its shimmering hi-hats drawing you in deeper and deeper is the perfect way to close out the EP. This EP is definitely a must-have for any house music aficionado!
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Label:Phoenix G
Cat-No:PG074
Release-Date:31.05.2024
Genre:House
Configuration:12"
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Mr. G - Love Appetite G's Out Dub
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Mr. G - When Ya Bad (Trus mi)
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Mr. G - Same Ole Sound
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Label:Phoenix G
Cat-No:PGRSD2024
Release-Date:20.04.2024
Genre:Electronic
Configuration:12"
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Label:Phoenix G
Cat-No:PGRSD2024
Release-Date:20.04.2024
Genre:Electronic
Configuration:12"
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Mr. G - Move Ya Body
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Mr. G - Good To Mi (Cath)
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Mr. G - Move Ya Body (Makèz remix)
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A1 Mr. G - Move Ya Body
A2 Mr. G - Good To Mi (Cath)
B1 Mr. G - Move Ya Body (Makèz remix)
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Label:Phoenix G
Cat-No:PG073
Release-Date:15.12.2023
Genre:House
Configuration:12"
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Mr. G - Drop It (Mango Boys latest remix)
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Mr. G - Nangs
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Mr. G - Drop It (Duncan Forbes Drawing On Grace remix)
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Mr. G - Drop It (G’s Reprise)
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Label:Phoenix G
Cat-No:PG072
Release-Date:01.09.2023
Genre:House
Configuration:12"
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Mr. G - Make Em Dance
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Mr. G - Life’s Tough
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Mr. G - Make Em Dance (Duncan's Back In The Room Remix)
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A2 Mr. G - Life’s Tough
B1 Mr. G - Make Em Dance (Duncan's Back In The Room Remix) More
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Label:CHILDHOOD
Cat-No:CH006LP
Release-Date:31.03.2023
Genre:House
Configuration:2LP
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Mr. G - For Those Who Have Lost
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Mr. G - Goin' Home... See My Ma
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Mr. G - No Safe Zonez
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Mr. G - Found My Space In Between
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Mr. G - Floppy
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Mr. G - Mantra13 (Peace) (Feat. Garf)
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Mr. G - Flippin' Leads P'ed Me Off
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Mr. G - Long Time Comin'
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Mr. G - New York On my Mind...
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Mr. G - Sleepless Nightz
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Mr. G - Like Dat Y'All
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Mr. G - G's Bing!
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Mr. G - Good Days Bad Days
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Mr. G - Gratitude (Good Bad Indifferent)
This is another piece to my musical puzzle. After "The Forced..." album, I still felt there was further I could go in... So again, with David's support, we ended up here...what a place! Never stops amazing, what happens while making music from the soul. This album is dedicated to my amazing Mum Sylvia (all I am)! Pearls Don't Lay On The Shore will be released physically as 2 x 12" vinyl LP - each single copy coming in a unique coloured pressing - on March 27th 2023, followed by the digital release on March 31st 2023.
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Label:CHILDHOOD
Cat-No:CH005
Release-Date:09.09.2022
Genre:House
Configuration:12"
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Mr. G - It's All Love
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Mr. G - Gratitude...A Good Day!
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Mr. G - Revolution
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Mr. G - Got My Freek On
Childhood returns with another mind blowing 4 tracker 12" by Mr. G! This record continues to elaborate on the rather obscure path that G already explored with last years album The Forced Force is not the True Force, yet focuses a bit more on the magic of the dance floor. Ranging from hypnotic patterns over house grooves to fast forward techno funk: this record clearly shows again that Mr. G always manages to keep his distinct signature sound we all love him for, even while advancing into unknown territory. Another magical ride, delivered by yours truly, the Childhood team.
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Label:Phoenix G
Cat-No:PG070
Release-Date:09.09.2022
Genre:House
Configuration:12"
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Mr. G - Next: up D's pedigree chunks with added chewy
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Mr. G - Full a Love: Mango Boy on a vibe
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Mr. G - U Feel Mi: Kai Alce's new feel
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Mr. G - Full a Love: Mango Boy refix
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A2 Mr. G - Full a Love: Mango Boy on a vibe
B1 Mr. G - U Feel Mi: Kai Alce's new feel
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Label:Phoenix G
Cat-No:PGRSD2022
Release-Date:22.04.2022
Genre:House
Configuration:12"
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A1 The Reaver - Live and Let Live
A2 Halcyon Daze - Tribal Imbalance
B1 Mango Boy - Ganjaman
B2 The Reaver - You Doin' Mi Head In (listen up dub)
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A1 The Reaver - Live and Let Live
A2 Halcyon Daze - Tribal Imbalance
B1 Mango Boy - Ganjaman
B2 The Reaver - You Doin' Mi Head In (listen up dub)
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Label:Phoenix G
Cat-No:PG069
Release-Date:11.02.2022
Genre:House
Configuration:12"
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Mr. G - Changes
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Mr. G - 3.45am?
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Mr. G - Old Skool Rider
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Mr. G - Hard Fonk
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A1 Mr. G - Changes
A2 Mr. G - 3.45am?
B1 Mr. G - Old Skool Rider
B2 Mr. G - Hard Fonk
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A2 Mr. G - 3.45am?
B1 Mr. G - Old Skool Rider
B2 Mr. G - Hard Fonk
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Label:Childhood
Cat-No:CH004LP
Release-Date:19.07.2021
Genre:House
Configuration:3LP
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Mr. G - Still Life Takin' V1
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Mr. G - Meditative State (Mantra)
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Mr. G - The Blues
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Mr. G - Future World
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Mr. G - Basement Jam 9
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Mr. G - Lifes Cycle
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Mr. G - Tropical Hifi
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Mr. G - New Normal
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Mr. G - Meditative State (Reflective)
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Mr. G - Fizzy
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Mr. G - Still Life Talkin' V2
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Mr. G - Search
A beautiful, deep and personal techno document by Mr. G who is talking the international language of musical expression (spoken and understood by everyone). Expressing his feelings and emotions via his sonic frequency philosophy on probably his most versatile release to date, a 12 track album on Childhood records This is the first time we hear Mr. G diving deep into the soundscapes and deeper dancefloor cuts on this album recorded during the global pandemic. It's marking a change in his musical vocabulary without losing his rough and raw energetic expressions. It's telling a story of forgotten places and dreams of the future. Dreams that pay tribute to the past, critical of the present, and still give hope for what's to come. Always rough and raw, the outstanding sonic frequency design on THE FORCED FORCE IS NOT THE TRUE FORCE will let you dive deeply into a more articulate and sophisticated musical language of Mr. G, while the man still keeps what we all love him for: his genuine distinct rhythms and seductive grooves that he has been sharing with the world for so many years!. --- The album is pressed DJ friendly on 3 x 180g 12" vinyl and includes a download code. ---
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Label:Phoenix G
Cat-No:PG065
Release-Date:09.07.2021
Genre:House
Configuration:12"
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Mr. G - You Feel Mi?
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Mr. G - Next.....
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Mr. G - Peace v3
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Mr. G - Did You Know?....
Mr. G serves up 4 diverse house tracks on his Phoenix G label. All different, but unmistakably all made by Mr. G.
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Label:Phoenix G
Cat-No:PG074
Release-Date:31.05.2024
Genre:House
Configuration:12"
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Mr. G - Love Appetite G's Out Dub
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Mr. G - When Ya Bad (Trus mi)
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Mr. G - Same Ole Sound
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Label:Phoenix G
Cat-No:PGRSD2024
Release-Date:20.04.2024
Genre:Electronic
Configuration:12"
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Label:Phoenix G
Cat-No:PGRSD2024
Release-Date:20.04.2024
Genre:Electronic
Configuration:12"
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Mr. G - Move Ya Body
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Mr. G - Good To Mi (Cath)
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Mr. G - Move Ya Body (Makèz remix)
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A1 Mr. G - Move Ya Body
A2 Mr. G - Good To Mi (Cath)
B1 Mr. G - Move Ya Body (Makèz remix)
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Label:Phoenix G
Cat-No:PGSP3
Release-Date:26.01.2024
Genre:Electronic
Configuration:10"
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Cat-No:PGSP3
Release-Date:26.01.2024
Genre:Electronic
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Unknown Artist - What's that Sound V1
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Unknown Artist - What's that Sound V3
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Label:Phoenix G
Cat-No:PG073
Release-Date:15.12.2023
Genre:House
Configuration:12"
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Mr. G - Drop It (Mango Boys latest remix)
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Mr. G - Nangs
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Mr. G - Drop It (Duncan Forbes Drawing On Grace remix)
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Mr. G - Drop It (G’s Reprise)
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Label:Phoenix G
Cat-No:PG072
Release-Date:01.09.2023
Genre:House
Configuration:12"
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Mr. G - Make Em Dance
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Mr. G - Life’s Tough
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Mr. G - Make Em Dance (Duncan's Back In The Room Remix)
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A2 Mr. G - Life’s Tough
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Label:Phoenix G
Cat-No:PG071
Release-Date:19.05.2023
Genre:House
Configuration:12"
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Mr G - Been a minute
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Mr G - Its time
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Mr G - Got my groove on
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Mr G - Sing it loud
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A2 Mr G - Its time
B1 Mr G - Got my groove on
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Label:Phoenix G
Cat-No:PG070
Release-Date:09.09.2022
Genre:House
Configuration:12"
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Mr. G - Next: up D's pedigree chunks with added chewy
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Mr. G - Full a Love: Mango Boy on a vibe
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Mr. G - U Feel Mi: Kai Alce's new feel
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Mr. G - Full a Love: Mango Boy refix
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Label:Phoenix G
Cat-No:PGRSD2022
Release-Date:22.04.2022
Genre:House
Configuration:12"
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A1 The Reaver - Live and Let Live
A2 Halcyon Daze - Tribal Imbalance
B1 Mango Boy - Ganjaman
B2 The Reaver - You Doin' Mi Head In (listen up dub)
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A1 The Reaver - Live and Let Live
A2 Halcyon Daze - Tribal Imbalance
B1 Mango Boy - Ganjaman
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Label:Phoenix G
Cat-No:PG069
Release-Date:11.02.2022
Genre:House
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Mr. G - Changes
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Mr. G - 3.45am?
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Mr. G - Old Skool Rider
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Mr. G - Hard Fonk
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A1 Mr. G - Changes
A2 Mr. G - 3.45am?
B1 Mr. G - Old Skool Rider
B2 Mr. G - Hard Fonk
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B1 Mr. G - Old Skool Rider
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Label:Phoenix G
Cat-No:PG065
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Mr. G - You Feel Mi?
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Mr. G - Next.....
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Mr. G - Peace v3
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Mr. G - Did You Know?....
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Cat-No:pgrsd2020
Release-Date:20.08.2020
Genre:techhouse
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Label:Kompakt
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Configuration:2LP
Barcode:4250101474439
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Michael Mayer - The Problem
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Michael Mayer - Vagus
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Michael Mayer - Feuerstuhl
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Michael Mayer - Kiss And Tell
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Michael Mayer - Brainwave 2.0
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Michael Mayer - Ardor
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Michael Mayer - Sycophant
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Michael Mayer - The Solution
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Michael Mayer - Süsser Schlaf
Michael Mayer albums don’t come round too often, which is one of many reasons why his fourth collection, The Floor Is Lava, is a genuine event. It’s been eight years since his last one, the collaborative & released on !K7; its predecessors, Mantasy (2012) and Touch (2004), took their sweet time, too. It’s no real surprise, given the many hats Mayer wears – globetrotting DJ, revered remixer, inveterate collaborator, and boss of both Kompakt and Imara – that his solo productions are relatively sparing. But this also speaks to their quality: Mayer’s name on a record sleeve is a sign of quality, of music that’s both looking to the future and calling back to the past, that balances the imperatives of the dancefloor and the loungeroom, that’s as exploratory as it is functional.
On The Floor Is Lava, Mayer seems to be taking the temperature of both the music that surrounds him (past and present), and the ideas of the industry he works within. There’s that iconic album title, for a start. “The album’s mindset,” he says, reflecting on those four words together. For Mayer, it’s partly a critique of the way the industry boxes in both producer and listener, focuses them on genre, on market, on the next new thing: “Being a free minded spirit that transcends genres has become an uphill battle.” A battle worth fighting, though, and with The Floor Is Lava, the result is an album that’s varied, quixotic, idiosyncratic, charming, and deeply, addictively listenable.
Throughout, Mayer finds thrills in exploration and juxtaposition, allowing unexpected things to blossom and giving them their life, their platform, throwing the listener exciting curveballs: “It’s a DJ album by a DJ that’s easily bored.” Either easily bored, or endlessly curious, The Floor Is Lava is rich with ideas. It opens with “The Problem”, which looks back to look forward, embracing the rickety way early house productions threw samples together with gleeful abandon. Mayer mentions Pal Joey, and the scene around Rockers Hi-Fi and their Different Drummer imprint, as reference points, and you can hear that freewheeling spirit throughout.
It’s followed by “Vagus”, a slinky, sensual minimal house number that Mayer describes as his “musical catnip”. The flow of these two opening cuts defines the dynamic of The Floor Is Lava, defining the dialectical drive at its core: thesis and antithesis leads to synthesis, but with a welcome prickliness that means you’re always excited, always engaged. It’s also productive in the way it derives energy from rubbing genres and sounds against each other, in unexpected ways, for maximum musical frisson. There’s psychedelic techno on “Feuerstuhl”, more minimal techno with “Ardor” (Mayer mentions ‘Immer 1’ era 90s minimal as inspiration), slippery, Shepard-tone breakbeat through “Sycophant”, a lovely, lush vocal turn on the poppy “The Solution”.
The album closes with the melancholy “Süßer Schlaf”, where Mayer sets a poem by Goethe to one of his most haunted, moving pieces of music yet, in an abstract tribute to a lost friend. It’s one of the most affecting moments on The Floor Is Lava. There’s also an update on 2020’s wild Brainwave Technology EP, with the surrealist glitter-stomp of “Brainwave 2.0” (check out those handclaps!),where Mayer’s thinking about the socio-political precipice of the now: “I’m reading with great interest about this whole complex of how humanity is about to cross so many lines and the implications that the resulting financial and educational inequality will bring.”
That’s The Floor Is Lava: then and now, brainwaves and nerve structures, problems and solutions, genres on fire; the real, the unreal, and the surreal. An album for the easily bored and the endlessly curious. Mayer has the last word, telling us all you need to know about the album’s spirit: “Burning for the cause, being zealous, being addicted to the heat of the night, the exuberant powers of music.” More
On The Floor Is Lava, Mayer seems to be taking the temperature of both the music that surrounds him (past and present), and the ideas of the industry he works within. There’s that iconic album title, for a start. “The album’s mindset,” he says, reflecting on those four words together. For Mayer, it’s partly a critique of the way the industry boxes in both producer and listener, focuses them on genre, on market, on the next new thing: “Being a free minded spirit that transcends genres has become an uphill battle.” A battle worth fighting, though, and with The Floor Is Lava, the result is an album that’s varied, quixotic, idiosyncratic, charming, and deeply, addictively listenable.
Throughout, Mayer finds thrills in exploration and juxtaposition, allowing unexpected things to blossom and giving them their life, their platform, throwing the listener exciting curveballs: “It’s a DJ album by a DJ that’s easily bored.” Either easily bored, or endlessly curious, The Floor Is Lava is rich with ideas. It opens with “The Problem”, which looks back to look forward, embracing the rickety way early house productions threw samples together with gleeful abandon. Mayer mentions Pal Joey, and the scene around Rockers Hi-Fi and their Different Drummer imprint, as reference points, and you can hear that freewheeling spirit throughout.
It’s followed by “Vagus”, a slinky, sensual minimal house number that Mayer describes as his “musical catnip”. The flow of these two opening cuts defines the dynamic of The Floor Is Lava, defining the dialectical drive at its core: thesis and antithesis leads to synthesis, but with a welcome prickliness that means you’re always excited, always engaged. It’s also productive in the way it derives energy from rubbing genres and sounds against each other, in unexpected ways, for maximum musical frisson. There’s psychedelic techno on “Feuerstuhl”, more minimal techno with “Ardor” (Mayer mentions ‘Immer 1’ era 90s minimal as inspiration), slippery, Shepard-tone breakbeat through “Sycophant”, a lovely, lush vocal turn on the poppy “The Solution”.
The album closes with the melancholy “Süßer Schlaf”, where Mayer sets a poem by Goethe to one of his most haunted, moving pieces of music yet, in an abstract tribute to a lost friend. It’s one of the most affecting moments on The Floor Is Lava. There’s also an update on 2020’s wild Brainwave Technology EP, with the surrealist glitter-stomp of “Brainwave 2.0” (check out those handclaps!),where Mayer’s thinking about the socio-political precipice of the now: “I’m reading with great interest about this whole complex of how humanity is about to cross so many lines and the implications that the resulting financial and educational inequality will bring.”
That’s The Floor Is Lava: then and now, brainwaves and nerve structures, problems and solutions, genres on fire; the real, the unreal, and the surreal. An album for the easily bored and the endlessly curious. Mayer has the last word, telling us all you need to know about the album’s spirit: “Burning for the cause, being zealous, being addicted to the heat of the night, the exuberant powers of music.” More
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Label:Because Music
Cat-No:BEC5614294
Release-Date:11.10.2024
Genre:Electronic
Configuration:2LP Excl
Barcode:5056556142942
Rights: World excl. FR , UK & US
Packaging: 2 x 140 Grs Black Vinyl, Gatefold sleeve with UV gloss finish, 2x white paper inner sleeve, oversized 2 panton sticker direct upon frontcover.
SHORT BIOG
"Best of 1996-2019" , the very first Cassius Best Of.
" Cassius , one of the seminal & most exciting French Touch pioneers.
" 20 track / 2LP Black gatefold sleeve with liner notes by Hubert 'Boombass" Blanc-Francard about the story of Cassius and in memory of Philippe" Zdar"Cerboneschi.
" Covering all classics of all albums : from Cassius 1999 - I < 3 U So - Feeling For You - Toop Toop to Go Up & The Sound Of Violence & Don't Let Me be.
" Including some Boombass's favourites with some rarities.
TRACKLISTING
Side A
1. Cassius 1999
2. Feeling For You
3. La Mouche
4. The Sound Of Violence (Radio Edit)
5. I'm A Woman
Side B
1. Toop Toop
2. See Me Now
3. Rock Number One
4. Go Up (feat. Cat Power & Pharrell Williams)
5. The Missing (feat. Ryan Tedder & JAW)
Side C
1. Action (feat. Cat Power & Mike D) (Edit version)
2. I <3 U SO
3. Brotherhood
4. Don't Let Me Be (feat. Owlle)
5. Calliope
Side D
1. Fame
2. Youth Speed Trouble Cigarettes
3. Ibifornia (Myd Remix) (Edit version)
4. Cause oui! (feat. Mike D)
5. Dinapoly
More
Packaging: 2 x 140 Grs Black Vinyl, Gatefold sleeve with UV gloss finish, 2x white paper inner sleeve, oversized 2 panton sticker direct upon frontcover.
SHORT BIOG
"Best of 1996-2019" , the very first Cassius Best Of.
" Cassius , one of the seminal & most exciting French Touch pioneers.
" 20 track / 2LP Black gatefold sleeve with liner notes by Hubert 'Boombass" Blanc-Francard about the story of Cassius and in memory of Philippe" Zdar"Cerboneschi.
" Covering all classics of all albums : from Cassius 1999 - I < 3 U So - Feeling For You - Toop Toop to Go Up & The Sound Of Violence & Don't Let Me be.
" Including some Boombass's favourites with some rarities.
TRACKLISTING
Side A
1. Cassius 1999
2. Feeling For You
3. La Mouche
4. The Sound Of Violence (Radio Edit)
5. I'm A Woman
Side B
1. Toop Toop
2. See Me Now
3. Rock Number One
4. Go Up (feat. Cat Power & Pharrell Williams)
5. The Missing (feat. Ryan Tedder & JAW)
Side C
1. Action (feat. Cat Power & Mike D) (Edit version)
2. I <3 U SO
3. Brotherhood
4. Don't Let Me Be (feat. Owlle)
5. Calliope
Side D
1. Fame
2. Youth Speed Trouble Cigarettes
3. Ibifornia (Myd Remix) (Edit version)
4. Cause oui! (feat. Mike D)
5. Dinapoly
More