Fontela Games is proud to launch its very first boardgame Mascara…
Presented on a vinyl gatefold 7 inch sleeve, Mascara is a mystery game for 2 players.

The game soundtrack comes courtesy of Timothy J Fairplay (Asphodells, Dungeon Module) and contains 2 exclusive tracks. The prolific British producer presents 2 deft synth workouts recorded in a seedy studio in Tottenham.

The sleeve contains the board, instructions, one insert and a 7" record.
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We welcome Tim Fairplay with his track Key To Paradox with a remix from Iron Blu. Pressed on a one-sided, hand stamped and numbered standard weight black vinyl release. Accompanied by a printed info sheet insert. More

Timothy J. Fairplay is revisiting Hoga Nord Rekords to release the 12inch EP Mindfighter: photosensitive electronic music from one of the pillars of the modern meaningful dance music scene. Together with Scott Frasier, T.J.F. is running the record label 'Crimes Of The Future' and he is also known as one half of The Asphodells together with Andrew Weatherall. This is his second release on Hoga Nord Rekords and his first EP on the label.

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The return of Timothy J Fairplay sees tracks from his 2 EPs on Emotional Response remixed on one special release. Four favourite producers chosen to bring new dimensions to his brooding, shuffling electronics, featuring Scientific Dreamz Of U, Alessandro Parisi, Perseus Trax and Antenna. Part of the label since inception, the last five years have seen TJF's career explode with releases on Bird Scarer, Charlois and Hoga Nord, setting up the Crimes Of The Future label with Scott Fraser and releasing an album alongside Andrew Weatherall as The Asphodells. His EPs for Emotional Response saw some of his strongest, deep and dubbed out productions that marked their own terrain and these reworks have been a long term project. Starting with a trance inducing breaks-dub of Stories of Prison from Scientic Dreamz Of U and you understand why this mysterious producer has become a cult in his own dreamtime, as subs bump this vortexed revision to its own portal. Next Alessandro Parisi implants his cyber-electro-harmonies to Aim For The Yellow Sector. Fairplay's late night drive-by is respectfully given a future-retro mix, gliding away from East London's dank streets to mysterious plains and beyond. Things take an analogue twist for the flip with Perseus Traxx showing his love for Chi town on his remix of Saco Bay. A bumpin' bass sets the motion, mixing the swirling original to basement vibes x 10. Win win win. Kindred spirit and fellow Pinkman/Charlois member Antenna closes the EP with a deep retake of Night Ferry. After causing a stir with the killer Odessa EP and subsequent releases on Royal Oak and Beats In Space, a remix was a given. A mellow groove and optimistic keys is the perfect way to end this chapter of Timothy's music and await for new adventures More

Charlois present Where is the Champion, Timothy J. Fairplay's first full length solo album. Twelve shifting, shuffling and shimmering tracks make up this debut. Cruising the highways and byways between proto-techno, horror disco and forlorn wave, Fairplay conjures up his creations from metal and smoke. Saturated snares, clipped claps and warbling chords are dusted with distortion. And this idea of distortion, manipulation and the blurred line is omnipresent. Innocent and sinister, cruel and playful, accepted boundaries are brazenly ignored as engines growl and synthlines soar. More

The release of Somebody, Somewhere (ERS002) really helped shape the feel and sound of Emotional Response in its infancy. In another way it helped Timothy step away from being known as engineer extraordinaire to the likes of Andrew Weatherall and Daniel Avery and to establish him as a proper solo artist with his own, particular musical vision. Now a fully established solo artist with releases across a myriad of labels, DJ gigs across the globe and also being co-owner of the Crimes Of The Future label, Timothy returns to Emotional Response with a mini-LP of brooding intensity. We start with the tough The Quay, where his more expansive House and Techno productions of late are glimpsed on a dubbed out dance flor, before his increasing interest in break beats is again examined on the self-explanatory Unexplained Intergalactic Radio Bursts. It is however, the deep, deep heavy synth cuts Salamoor that sees a full return to the sound Timothy was fist associated with, all late night keys and (space) echo percussion. This is seen again later on Night Ferry and the classic closing track, Is It Wrong?, however before that is the title cut, Stories Of Prison. A full on bump along dark streets, this has a deathly kick that shakes bones. It's easy to throw lines like Carpenter and Goblin, arpeggios and horror lines, but it's all here in his own inimitable way. A welcome look at TFJ. The future offers more to come, but sometimes it's good to go back.
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Magic Feet are gaining momentum after the superb Tommy Awards EP, and welcome Timothy J Fairplay to the fold for their third release. Fairplay is a rising star of the UK underground and recently opened proceedings on Bird Scarer, the new vinyl-only initiative from Andrew Weatherall, with the sprawling cosmiche flecked brilliance of “The Final Reel,” and has also contributed to the output of Astrolab and World Unknown. Fairplay has little interest in making ‘functional’ dance floor records and delivers four cutshere that plough a distinctly epic path through post 100bpm electronic music that’s framed by both cinematic and musical references. Limited to 300 hundred copies only More

She Lies are a disco post-punk band from Berlin. They used to live together in an appartment sharing their musical ideas and Inspiration before starting to record their no wave inspired songs. Anni one of the two charismatic girls is on vocals and guitar, while ele, her childhood friend, is on Synths and Samplers together with Michel and Daniel who are also part of the band Rework. Their rythms are deeply maniac, proceeding into synth driven krautwave monsters, adjusted with catchy girl vocals and guitar noise. She Lies first release "Needed you" comes out with an amazing remix of Needed You on the B Side by Andrew Weatherall and Timothy J Fairplay under THE ASPHODELLS, they turned the original into an uptempo and hypnotic track. More

With the BODY EP SCOTT FRASER signs his third collaboration for ASTRO LAB RECORDINGS, after the highly acclaimed "JOHN HUGUE EXPERIENCE" with MARK E on the remix and tracks on labels such BIRD SCARER, CRIMES OF THE FUTURE, Scott is back with this inspired track of Old School Chicago house with a small touch of classic DETROIT techno. With Scott we decided to ask RAUDIVE for the b-side remix, he tuned BODY into his own techno secret, strong bass treatment, crazy synth, something really strong for the dance floor !. Already supported by Ivan Smagghe, Pilooski, Andrew Weatherall, Rebolledo, Red Axes, Matt Walsh, Remain, Cosmo Vitelli and more.
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The French Astro Labs label run by Laurent Pastor since 2005 is proud to announce its second Various Artist compilation across two stunning discs featuring a host of exclusive productions from some of electronic music's most exciting artists. This is the first of 2 vinyl samplers containing the albums highlights. Releasing music from artists like Scott Fraser, Sean Johnston and Mugwump, and with support for the label coming in from tastemakers like Daniel Avery, Astro Lab has a fine reputation for raw and analogue machine music in many different guises. This new compilation is just the same, chock full of jams from established heroes and newer talents alike including People get Real, Eskimo Twins, The Deadstock 33's and many more. More

Here we are with the second timothy J Fairplay EP, after some recent good releases on Bird Scarer, HTOPH, Andrew Weatherall's music partner come back with 2 songs into that Slow mo Techno atmosphere. B side remixes are in a different style, first one, DANIEL AVERY turned it into a dancefloor bomb with some electro and techno vibes, second one is TIAGO with a kin of slow house in Moodymann style. More

First SCOTT FRASER'S EP on ASTRO LAB , after his recent releases on World Unknow and remixes for VIRGO FOUR we are really proud to have Scott on board, The John Hugues Experience is already supported by Andrew Weatherall, Ivan Smagghe, Daniel Avery and more.. On the B-side MARK E turned this low techno track into an slow house flavor, something betwwen Nu -Groove styles and Mark E current stuffs.

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Really exited about this one, ANA HELDER from Argentina (Comené) delivered here an nice and freaky oldschool mid tempo track, so nice.The first remix is by ASTRO LAB'S home cat TIMOTHY J FAIRPLAY, something between Carpenter and Andrew Weatherall.Then on the B side IVAN SMAGGHE' S remix is just amazing with some old synth and techno atmosphere. Last one is FRANK WEST, our second collaboration, he turns the song into a solid booty dub song.

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