One day early in the global lockdown, Frédéric Blais scribbled four words on a Post-It note and pinned it up in his studio. When he headed to a studio in the mountains north of Montreal to start work on his fifth album as Fred Everything, those words went with him. They would not only provide inspiration during two weeks of isolated music-making, but ultimately provide the subsequent album with its title: Love, Care, Kindness and Hope.

Those sentiments – a positive mantra during a period of personal and collective vulnerability and isolation – resonate throughout the album, a gorgeously warm and beautiful affair that counts as Blais’s most personal, musically expansive, mature and sonically detailed set to date.

While each of the tracks began as a rough sketch laid down during Blais’ retreat, they evolved considerably over the months that followed. Blais reached out to a handful of carefully selected guest vocalists and collaborators, including Stereo MC’s, Robert Owens, Sapele, James Alexander Bright, Wayne Tennant, string arranger Pete Whitfield and multi-instrumentalist Finn Peters. He also lent his voice to several tracks, a first in a career that stretches back to the 1990s.

The results are magical, with Blais not only offering subtle variations on his own trademark deep house sound, but also nods to complimentary music styles and classic electronic albums from the late ‘90s and early 2000s.

Naturally, much focus will fall on the album’s high-profile guests, whose contributions work perfectly with Blais’ cultured dancefloor electronica and soul-soaked broken house grooves. Robert Owens – “the voice of house” himself – expertly delivers lyrics full of compassion and reassurance on recent single ‘Never’, Sapele infuses ‘A Long Time Coming’ with lashings of soulful spirituality, and UK hip-hop/soul legends Stereo MC’s make their presence felt on the subtly Latin-infused dub house excellence of ‘Soul Love’.

Then there’s ‘Breathe’, where UK singer-songwriter James Alexander Bright and backing vocalist Wayne Tennant rise above punchy broken house beats, Blais’ trademark square-wave bass and Pete Whitfield’s swelling strings on ‘Breathe’. By the time kaleidoscopic, sun-down breakbeat brilliance of ‘A Good Day’ arrives to draw proceedings to a close, you’ll be overflowing with Blais’ “love, care, kindness and hope” – just as he intended. More

After spending some time on the Adriatic coast of Croatia, Fred wrote his 2018 album Long Way Home. Barbarella was one of the songs on the album. It was inspired by a morning set he did at Barbarellas, the infamous outdoor venue in Tisno. The kitsch disco vibes are also a wink to the cult B-movie of the same name. But it was the 7am in Tisno mix, featured on the alternate version of the album No Way Home that made the song popular.

While there was no plan to release it as a single, Fred had the idea to contact I:Cube, one of his all-time favourite producers, to see If he would be interested in remixing it. The process took a little while but thanks to confinement, with more available time in the studio, the I:Cube Parisian Sleeze Version was born. Taking only a few elements from the original, he completely rearranged the track into a modern disco classic as only the Cube can do. This is one of those cuts that gets better every time you hear it.

On the B-side, Fred’s Slow Down 2021 Version expands on the Balearic vibe at a slower tempo. Sounding a little bit like Sade on acid, with added samples from the 1968 Jane Fonda movie. More

A1 - Alone (Together)
A2 – Phoenix
B1 - Alone (Together) [po-lar-i-ty Remix]
B2 - Alone (Together) [Tool]

Fred Everything isn’t a name one tends to throw around willy-nilly. Fred’s contributions to the world of dance music can’t be measured and his ability to continually roll out quality music is unmatched in his field. A dear label brother to us here at ARCo. We’re always overjoyed to have the rare opportunity to release his solo creations to the world.

'Alone (Together)' is electronic but rather organic and reflects the origins of Fred’s work. Sounding super-classic Fred weaves his arrangements in and out and throws drop after drop into the mix. 'Phoenix' is a little flipped in style, although still retaining the classic sound Fred has become known for, the beautiful cascading chord sequence takes you away and makes for a gorgeous listening experience.

Things just got real, po-lar-i-ty stepped in for remix detail! Yes, Osunlade & Burlie Mac in their newly found togetherness have flipped the script completely here, as they inject even more class to this already gleaming release. Their version bounces freely around a vocal loop, glissando harp flourishes, and swept lush chords.

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He is back with yet another classic! Winter Tones is one of them nasty, jacky house grooves, topped with emotional synths and a hook which is pushing the inner-soul. Fred Everything manages again to provide a timeless EP of this music we call love. On top the incomparable Tuff City Kids also known as Gerd Janson and Lauer delivered two raw underground remixes just the way we love them. Enjoy and keep on jacking! More

Atjazz Record Company is pleased to welcome back prolific artist and dapper gent Fred Everything. From Canada to the UK, this skillful and ever-present producer brings over 20 years of talent and experience to bear on this exciting new release. We delve into the offering firstly with the titular track: O. A soft and muted start slowly builds up into a fizzy melodic vibe that is undercut with a tasty bass riff. As the track drives on, the harmonies continue to build until they crescendo with a dreamy high-end hook juxtaposed with stippled sour characters. Then Mr ARCo. himself, Atjazz, enters the fray with the Galaxy Aart Remix. Staccato rhythms and active bass notes combine with engaging pops of synth to further illustrate Atjazz's mastering of his craft. We follow this with Her, a meaty beats and bass orgy that effortlessly builds into a shimmering and crystalline cut. This track perfectly showcases Fred's commitment to quality legitimate music and you will not be disappointed! We conclude with the shorter and sharper Devil In The Dub remix where only the lightest of tweaks and touches is applied, but this brings a fresh and compelling sound to an already impressive track. More

One day early in the global lockdown, Frédéric Blais scribbled four words on a Post-It note and pinned it up in his studio. When he headed to a studio in the mountains north of Montreal to start work on his fifth album as Fred Everything, those words went with him. They would not only provide inspiration during two weeks of isolated music-making, but ultimately provide the subsequent album with its title: Love, Care, Kindness and Hope.

Those sentiments – a positive mantra during a period of personal and collective vulnerability and isolation – resonate throughout the album, a gorgeously warm and beautiful affair that counts as Blais’s most personal, musically expansive, mature and sonically detailed set to date.

While each of the tracks began as a rough sketch laid down during Blais’ retreat, they evolved considerably over the months that followed. Blais reached out to a handful of carefully selected guest vocalists and collaborators, including Stereo MC’s, Robert Owens, Sapele, James Alexander Bright, Wayne Tennant, string arranger Pete Whitfield and multi-instrumentalist Finn Peters. He also lent his voice to several tracks, a first in a career that stretches back to the 1990s.

The results are magical, with Blais not only offering subtle variations on his own trademark deep house sound, but also nods to complimentary music styles and classic electronic albums from the late ‘90s and early 2000s.

Naturally, much focus will fall on the album’s high-profile guests, whose contributions work perfectly with Blais’ cultured dancefloor electronica and soul-soaked broken house grooves. Robert Owens – “the voice of house” himself – expertly delivers lyrics full of compassion and reassurance on recent single ‘Never’, Sapele infuses ‘A Long Time Coming’ with lashings of soulful spirituality, and UK hip-hop/soul legends Stereo MC’s make their presence felt on the subtly Latin-infused dub house excellence of ‘Soul Love’.

Then there’s ‘Breathe’, where UK singer-songwriter James Alexander Bright and backing vocalist Wayne Tennant rise above punchy broken house beats, Blais’ trademark square-wave bass and Pete Whitfield’s swelling strings on ‘Breathe’. By the time kaleidoscopic, sun-down breakbeat brilliance of ‘A Good Day’ arrives to draw proceedings to a close, you’ll be overflowing with Blais’ “love, care, kindness and hope” – just as he intended. More

It’s always refreshing to hear new music from Tom Szirtes aka Shur-I-Kan. He’s been one of our most consistent ally since the early days of the label and continues to deliver quality and quantity. The title song is uplifting and hopeful, something we can all use these days. Great piano hook, live bass by Nick Cohen, live percussions by Danny Ward (aka Moodymanc) and strings by Pete Whitfield. All of that over Tom’s signature beats.The Reprise breaks things down in the first section, concentrating on the instruments and bringing in the drums in the second half.

Bubblin’ Up is yet another classic Shur-I-Kan moment, taking things into a darker and tougher territory. One for those peak times club moments as far as we can remember!

Shut This Down showcases the versatility of Tom’s repertoire. A Broken Beat number featuring vocals by Anna Stubbs and rightfully dedicated to the memory of Phil Asher. More

After spending some time on the Adriatic coast of Croatia, Fred wrote his 2018 album Long Way Home. Barbarella was one of the songs on the album. It was inspired by a morning set he did at Barbarellas, the infamous outdoor venue in Tisno. The kitsch disco vibes are also a wink to the cult B-movie of the same name. But it was the 7am in Tisno mix, featured on the alternate version of the album No Way Home that made the song popular.

While there was no plan to release it as a single, Fred had the idea to contact I:Cube, one of his all-time favourite producers, to see If he would be interested in remixing it. The process took a little while but thanks to confinement, with more available time in the studio, the I:Cube Parisian Sleeze Version was born. Taking only a few elements from the original, he completely rearranged the track into a modern disco classic as only the Cube can do. This is one of those cuts that gets better every time you hear it.

On the B-side, Fred’s Slow Down 2021 Version expands on the Balearic vibe at a slower tempo. Sounding a little bit like Sade on acid, with added samples from the 1968 Jane Fonda movie. More

2 Years ago, we celebrated our 10 years with 5 anniversary EPs entitled 10 by Ten, where we asked 10 of our favorite artists to write an exclusive track for the occasion. Two of the stand out tracks were Martin Iveson - aka Atjazz - Leave Me Here as well as Art Of Tones, Koniokola, which we thought deserved a second life. Freerange and Delusions of Grandeur boss, Jimpster, blesses us with his deep yet driving rendition of Leave Me Here, while Fred Everything chooses to update Koniokola with a more dance floor approach and a strip down Dub. We also included the Original of Leave Me Here which was never available on Vinyl.
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We are proud to present you Art Of Tones's first EP for Lazy Days. AOT is the brainchild of Ludovic Llorca's, formerly known for his work as Llorca on F-Communications. As Art Of Tones, he released music on labels like 20:20 Vision and Room With A View while remixing countless artists like his great rework of Tortured Soul "You Found A Way" for our 5 Years of Lazy Days Album. This 4 track EP starts with the beautiful "Elephants", a very unique and musical dance floor treat. "Myself, My Body" goes a little darker with this gospel heavy track. Lastly, The Right Moment, brings down the tempo into a 70s influenced funk number. Also available on the digital release is the Dub of the title track "Elephants". Llorca is an old friend of the label and we're happy to have him as a part of the family.

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For the first release of 2012, old friends of Lazy Days, Lawnchair Generals make a rare appearance on the label with their new single ‘Don’t Stop’. The duo made of Peter Christianson and Carlos Mendoza were featured separately on the Feel Ep last year. This song was written for their exclusive Live performance at the Decibel festival in Seattle last year. This classic LCG tracks also comes with a superb dub for the late nights Rob Mello was an easy choice for the remix as we’ve been long time friends and fans of his. He took the track apart and gave us his unique No Ears approach to the remix, a twisted deep afterhours biz.

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Lazy Days is proud to welcome back Shur-I-Kan after his landmark 2009 release on the label, "Simply Yes". This time, the Dark Matter Label boss and Freerange artist brings us an original 3 track EP, no featuring, no remixes needed. It was love at first sight when we first heard the EP. And we are glad to be able to share it with you. First we have Staying In, which has been a secret tool in Fred's set since he got it. In fact, It was the highlight during his set at the Outside Lands festival in SF. Not your typical SIK track, something a little more funky and grittier. The title track Life Live is a gorgeous deep house number, in pure Shur-I-Kan tradition. You can really hear Tom's amazing keyboard skills and great musical legacy. Lastly, we have One10, a slower track with a Balearic feel to round up what we think is one of the best record we heard so far this year.

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Back with a Bang, our old friend Lance DeSardi goes back to his early Deep House roots to bring us Expressions EP. The Bang The Box label boss (with partner Brett Johnson) is known for his classic deep house sound, deeply rooted in proper American House. Releases on Seasons, Classic & Om to name but a few. He's also collaborated with JT Donaldson (as Undercover Agency) & Fred Everything to name but a few. A short escapade in his Live experience under the Land Shark disguise and Mr DeSardi is back,ready to show us how it's done with an EP that borrows from the past, present and future. Lazy Days is proud to welcome Lance to our growing family. We hope you enjoy the music. Thanks for the continuous support!

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For the fifth anniversary of Lazy Days Recordings, Fred Everything enlists 4 highly prestigious artists to remix tracks from the diverse catalogue the label has built up. This sampler, which comes ahead of a mix CD in April, sees Fred Everything, JT Donaldson, 20for7, Lovebirds and Tortured Soul get brand new and exclusive reworks by some of Fred Everything's favourite and most respected artists - Ian Pooley, Crazy P, Greg Wilson and Art Of Tones. There are 8 mixes in total featuring bonus dubs and instrumental versions. The sampler will be available on special edition 12" and 10" vinyl and digital download. 'Five Years Of Lazy Days', mixed by Fred Everything, will be released in April in both mixed and unmixed formats, as a CD and digital download.

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For the fifth anniversary of Lazy Days Recordings, Fred Everything enlists 4 highly prestigious artists to remix tracks from the diverse catalogue the label has built up. This sampler, which comes ahead of a mix CD in April, sees Fred Everything, JT Donaldson, 20for7, Lovebirds and Tortured Soul get brand new and exclusive reworks by some of Fred Everything's favourite and most respected artists - Ian Pooley, Crazy P, Greg Wilson and Art Of Tones. There are 8 mixes in total featuring bonus dubs and instrumental versions. The sampler will be available on special edition 12" and 10" vinyl and digital download. 'Five Years Of Lazy Days', mixed by Fred Everything, will be released in April in both mixed and unmixed formats, as a CD and digital download.

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For the fifth anniversary of Lazy Days Recordings, Fred Everything enlists 4 highly prestigious artists to remix tracks from the diverse catalogue the label has built up. This sampler, which comes ahead of a mix CD in April, sees Fred Everything, JT Donaldson, 20for7, Lovebirds and Tortured Soul get brand new and exclusive reworks by some of Fred Everything's favourite and most respected artists - Ian Pooley, Crazy P, Greg Wilson and Art Of Tones. There are 8 mixes in total featuring bonus dubs and instrumental versions. The sampler will be available on special edition 12" and 10" vinyl and digital download. 'Five Years Of Lazy Days', mixed by Fred Everything, will be released in April in both mixed and unmixed formats, as a CD and digital download.

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Prepare for Some Standout Tracks ! Robsoul Recordings Proudly Presents “Kinda Cloudy Ep” by the Iconic Nail (Aka Neil Tolliday). as a Cornerstone Artist of Robsoul, Nail Has Consistently Delivered Tracks That Define the Underground House Scene. This Ep Is No Exception, Showcasing His Ability to Craft Diverse and Captivating soundscapes.
“Kinda Cloudy Ep” Features Tracks That Highlight Nail’s Versatility and Depth in House Music. Each Track Is a Journey Through Different Vibes and Rhythms, Demonstrating Why He Remains a Favorite Among House Music Aficionados. Phil Weeks Himself Has Praised This Ep, Noting Its Standout Tracks That Reflect Nail’s Innovative Approach to music
.Nail’s Legacy in the House Music World Is Profound, With a Career Spanning Decades and a Reputation for Producing Timeless Tracks. His Work Continues to Influence and Inspire, Making “Kinda Cloudy Ep” a Must-Listen for Anyone Who Appreciates Quality House Music. Dive Into the “Kinda Cloudy Ep” and Experience the Diverse Sounds of Nail..... More

Mexican brothers Soul Of Hex are back on Delusions Of Grandeur and deliver an absolute gem of an EP entitled Constellation. With recent releases on Underground Resistance (as Mano De Fuego) and an upcoming release on Kilometro 4.5 which features Mad Mike Banks and Kuniyuki it’s safe to say Soul Of Hex are keeping good company and have earned the respect they deserve through their talent, consistency and hard work. Leading the charge we have Face Down which is an absolute barnstormer of a track which features a killer electric bass line and low slung dubby disco drums and twisted FX. Simple, powerful and funky AF! Constellation is up next, picking up the BPM’s for a full on soulful piano house jam which features Javonntte and Mariana Phelts on vocals. Far from being a retro throwback, Soul Of Hex have successfully created a fresh and original slice of feel good, disco-influenced house music while doffing their caps to to the OG maestro Marshall Jefferson. Next up is Dimension Spell which brings some full on funk vibes to the table courtesy of More Lotion’s heavy guitar work. Euphoric synth pads bring the deep ness while the stripped back beats and punchy Moog bassline ensure maximum dance floor pressure. Closing out this brilliant EP we have Into The Night, a beast of a tune which fizzes with an understated energy thanks to it’s rolling, minimal groove. In your face syncopated Rhodes stabs skip around the disco drums while a repeating vocal sample brings that top line ear candy. More

From the deepest trenches of deadstock 45s and the unsung annals of soft rock infamy, we present SR4HT02: (Till You're) Back In My Arms.

Universal Cave and the Street Road Band cover Dan Strimer with Insured Sound's cult anthem (Till You're) Back In My Arms which was originally released as a 45 in 1977 on Lost Nation Records out of Guysville, Ohio. When Universal Cave featured Back in My Arms on Soft Rock for Hard Times Vol 8 in 2023, we reached out to Dan Strimer to tell him how much we loved his record, and quickly made a friend who helped us release a cover of his song 47 years after it first came out. Dan is still making music to this day and there are even rumors of some unreleased recordings making their way out in the near future.

On vacation in Hawaii when we released Soft Rock for Hard Times Vol 8, Alex Tebbs Mitchell of Universal Cave kept coming back to Dan's catchy, rural classic rock tune. When Alex returned to Philadelphia, he assembled the Street Road Band to record a laid back, 'southwestern Balearic' cover version with André Ethier on vocals, Charles Simon on guitar, Jesse Spearhawk on Pedal Steel, Alex Tebbs Mitchell on Rhodes and bass, Ryan M. Todd on synthesizers, and Shawn Ryan and Brian Cassidy on additional programming and arrangement. The result is a blissful soft rock ballad inspired by the likes of Chris Rea and Mark Knopfler.

After recording the cover, we called in the UK's finest Balearic maestro's Coyote to take the multitracks to the White Isle and back for a remix worthy of Cafe Del Mar. Coyote send the song into a dreamy, dubby, deep house groove, confirming that the record is, in fact, Balearic.

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Tracklisting
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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Mr. G's annual Record Store Day release! More