The Passport To Paradise gang are in fine form as they serve up four more tripped-out disco edits for the globally-minded savant. We take sail with the excellent 'Thru Wit' Waitin'', a beefed-up guitar chugger reminiscent of 70s AOR in its steady percussive work and misty sax solo. It's the guitar line that really shines here, lifting the tune into funk transcendence in the bridge. 'Anybody Out There' reaches out to the disco trippers with its northern Italian cosmic kitsch feel: starry-eyed synth pads float above reverb-soaked guitar musings and playful French vocal samples. A particular highlight. On the flip, PTP take things south with a soulful West African shuffler guaranteed to elicit some arresting footwork.
The EP leaves us with resounding vibrations from the Far East: 'JP Wave' explores ethereal planes, building up a dense rhythmic fabric punctuated by bass stabs and ornamental chimes. This is a clever bunch of edits for the more discerning selectors and enthusiasts out there - act fast.

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4...Yes 4 new instalments of the legendary Disco Powerplay series from Soft Rocks are here. As usual the selections vary from the straight up to stadium rock via Africa and a mad doctors lab & more in between and are already receiving heavy Dj play from the likes of Tim Sweeney to Andrew Weatherall and many others. Buy all four 12's and you get a giant 'stick it together yourself' picture of the Soft Rocks on a beano to Clacton this summer...Lovely.

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4...Yes 4 new instalments of the legendary Disco Powerplay series from Soft Rocks are here. As usual the selections vary from the straight up to stadium rock via Africa and a mad doctors lab & more in between and are already receiving heavy Dj play from the likes of Tim Sweeney to Andrew Weatherall and many others. Buy all four 12's and you get a giant 'stick it together yourself' picture of the Soft Rocks on a beano to Clacton this summer...Lovely.
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After the auditory feast Soft Rocks has served over the past year, we at the ESP Institute thought it would be best to pause briefly for digestion. That said, we've now got a second wind and are pleased to deliver the last in the Revenge of Soft Rocks remix vinyls. Long time disco sorcerer Ray Mang has taken Mirador De Las Estrellas to a beautiful place, utilizing the steal drum as a hypnotic hook and editing Jorge Socarras' memorable Spanish vocals down to an effective sigh. If there was ever a track for your Indian Summer, this is it. On the flipside, the boys from Cage & Aviary sprawl out the original extended version of their tough and dubby bonus beats (this bomb is exclusive to this vinyl release). If you know what's best, you'll not sleep on this one... there is nothing more pleasing than completing a set. More

Following last years acclaimed Curse of Soft Rocks album, we're invited to revisit said masterpiece from an alternative entry — a robust compilation of remixes. Every track is re-contextualized so wildly that we're left with a beautifully oblique yet complimentary rendering. The personnel employed vary in style and technique drastically, but such is the ethos of Soft Rocks, and furthermore the ESP Institute. At the end of the day, we implore you to shut up and listen. On this 12" (the first of 4 surrounding The Revenge of Soft Rocks remix album) we're treated with a serious disco belted version of Talking Jungle as reworked by JUSTIN VANDERVOLGEN (TBD, Gold Channel, DFA, etc, etc) and an insanely serene take on Obo by ESP favorite TIAGO (Sea Power & Change, Gala Drop, DFA, etc, etc)... good lord this is quite a piece of wax! More

After Years, this vinyl-wielding 4-piece originating from Brighton - the one and only Soft Rocks - have finally committed their collective wit to a slew of original tunes. Their debut album, The Curse of Soft Rocks is without-a-doubt a departure from the current musical climate. In an age where any laptop-savvy poseur can upload their bland nu-disco or faux-Chi-house directly to a cesspool of digitally downloadable fodder, i is more than refreshing to hear this cheeky bunch blending a mixed bag of instrumentation and obscure influences so recklessly. Look out for the debut single We Hunt Buffalo Now dropping on October 1oth, complete with a remix from Andrew Weatherall. More

Hot off the heals of their debut "We Hunt Buffalo Now", the Soft Rocks gang dishes out "Magic Milk", and utterly sleazy weekend dancefloor monster serving as the second single in the series surrounding their imminent debut album, "The Curse of Soft Rocks". Guest vocals are once again provided by San Francisco post-punk hero Jorge Socarras (vocalist of Indoor Life and songwriter for Patrick Cowley). Remix duties on side-b are provided this time by Washington DC's rising stars the Beautiful Swimmers. Their mid-tempo "Coconut Dub" takes the percussive nuances that are deep in the original and made them centerpiece, surrounding it all with loose House instrumentation that oddly achieves a tropical vibe. More

After years, this vinyl-wielding 4-piece originating from Brighton — the one and only Soft Rocks — have finally committed their collective wit to a slew of original tunes. "We Hunt Buffalo Now" is a punky dub monster serving as the first single in a series surrounding their = imminent debut album, "The Curse of Soft Rocks". In an age where any laptop-savvy poseur can upload their bland nu-disco or faux-Chi-house directly to the cesspool of digitally downloadable fodder, it is more than refreshing to hear this cheeky bunch blending a mixed bag of instrumentation and obscure influences so recklessly. Guest vocals are provided by San Francisco post-punk hero Jorge Socarras (vocalist of Indoor Life and songwriter for Patrick Cowley). In case that wasn't enough, flip her over for the genius remix by Andrew Weatherall, a bonafide glam stomper that slaps you across the face with a fuzzy bassline and greaseball guitar chords. Pure class. More

THE SOUND OF A HEAVY BOOT CRASHING INTO THE RE-EDIT CARCASS? NO, IT?S THE DISCO POWERPLAY ALBUM SAMPLER. COMPRISING TWO OF THE FINEST MOMENTS FROM THE FORTHCOMING LONG PLAYING CD AND A SPECIAL ADDITIONAL CUT. ESSENTIAL FOR ALL FANS OF DISCO THAT LEANS LEFT, REGARDLESS OF WHETHER OR NOT THEY BUY THE CD ALBUM! More

4...Yes 4 new instalments of the legendary Disco Powerplay series from Soft Rocks are here. As usual the selections vary from the straight up to stadium rock via Africa and a mad doctors lab & more in between and are already receiving heavy Dj play from the likes of Tim Sweeney to Andrew Weatherall and many others. Buy all four 12's and you get a giant 'stick it together yourself' picture of the Soft Rocks on a beano to Clacton this summer...Lovely.
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4...Yes 4 new instalments of the legendary Disco Powerplay series from Soft Rocks are here. As usual the selections vary from the straight up to stadium rock via Africa and a mad doctors lab & more in between and are already receiving heavy Dj play from the likes of Tim Sweeney to Andrew Weatherall and many others. Buy all four 12's and you get a giant 'stick it together yourself' picture of the Soft Rocks on a beano to Clacton this summer...Lovely.

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THE SOUND OF A HEAVY BOOT CRASHING INTO THE RE-EDIT CARCASS? NO, IT?S THE DISCO POWERPLAY ALBUM SAMPLER. COMPRISING TWO OF THE FINEST MOMENTS FROM THE FORTHCOMING LONG PLAYING CD AND A SPECIAL ADDITIONAL CUT. ESSENTIAL FOR ALL FANS OF DISCO THAT LEANS LEFT, REGARDLESS OF WHETHER OR NOT THEY BUY THE CD ALBUM! More