Special remarks: 12" with printed deluxe sleeve, 180g

... Villalobos, Martinez Brothers, Tuff City Kidz and Freaks all on the same record? This is the type of house music madness that dreams are made of.
A fitting start to the celebrations - we reckon you'll agree! ...


Tracklist:

A1. Freaks - He's Angry - Villalobos Techmix
A2. Freaks - Unbeknown to Us

AA1. Freaks - Time - The Martinez Brothers Remix
AA2. Freaks - Turning Orange - TCK 808 Fate Mix


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2019 marks the year that Music for Freaks has officially been running for over 20 whole years. Two decades of topsy turvy, downright Freakish behaviour. How the hell did that happen?

So, what better time to delve deep into the labels vaults again and uncover more of its hidden treasures. Back in 2015, we approached some of today's most discerning producers, those who truly "get" the label's ethos from old, to let them loose on tracks old and new. It brought to the fore the "Freaks - Let's Do It Again" series of releases and we're super chuffed to bring you the 3rd in the series to kick off the label's 20th anniversary celebrations; a new collaboration with likeminded artists and we think you'll agree it's another testament to the divergent & insouciant house music that has always been the beating heart of this label.

First up, we welcome back the Chilean anti-hero Ricardo Villalobos.

When we sent Ricardo the parts to the Freaks album, "The Man Who Lived Underground" a few years ago, he sent back 5 interpretations which blew our collective minds. This is the 3rd of his journeys. Edited by head Freak, Justin Harris, it delivers a tripped out, discordant tech mix of the Freaks track, 'He's Angry' and is a wonderfully warped and highly hypnotic jam, that drives deep down into the subconscious.

The 20th anniversary wouldn't feel right without some brand spanking new music from Freaks themselves.
This track was properly hidden in the Freaks DAT vaults from the 1990's and Justin & Luke have dusted it off, mixed it down and "Unbeknown To Us" will finally see the light of day. It's safe to say Freaks have always had a timeless feel to their music and this track, despite being 20 years old as an original production, is no exception.

Next up, The Martinez Brothers make their MFF debut and to say we're chuffed to be releasing this one after 3 years of it being in the vault, is a huge understatement. There's nothing but good vibes, cranked to eleven, on this cut and the brothers have cooked up a true rip snorting tech house remix of "Time", that will charm the roof off any self-respecting club or festival tent.

And last but by no means least, fellow previous collaborators on Let's Do It Again, Part 1, Gerd Jansen and Phillip Lauer, aka Tuff City Kids, have graced us with another superb remix of a firm Freaks favourite from back in the day, "Turning Orange". The duo have whipped up an excellent stripped 808, electro-hop mix with low slung electro beats, minor key atmospherics and nostalgic 80s vocal pitch-shifts. Villalobos, Martinez Brothers, Tuff City Kidz and Freaks all on the same record? This is the type of house music madness that dreams are made of.
A fitting start to the celebrations - we reckon you'll agree!
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SPECIAL REMARKS : 12" MFF House Bag, 2018 Remaster from Original Tapes, 2018 Re Issue of the Classic!

TRACK LIST:
A1. Freaks - Look Behind You (Home & Garden Dub)
A2. Freaks - Methods In Madness
AA1. Freaks - Instrument (Soul Capsule On It)
AA2. Freaks - Instrument (Soul Capsule Off It)


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REPRESS ALERT. From the classic vinyl vaults of Music For Freaks, Methods in Madness, was originally released in 2000 and featured a minimal funk house remix courtesy of Chicago based deep house guru, Tim Shumaker and Brooklyn-based musician, Tim Kvasnosky as Home & Garden. The flipside came with 2 mixes from Soul Capsule aka Thomas Melchior and Peter Baby Ford, who delivered a minimal house tour de force of stripped back, energetic beats, bubbling bass and atmospheric vocal samples to round off the package.
VITAL SALES POINTS:
Freaks - Instrument (Soul Capsule On It) remix featured on Fabric 17 compilation by Akufen / Marc Leclair alongside Matthew Dear, Herbert, Cabanne and Kalabrese.
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Tracklist :
A1. FREAKS - EIGHTIES THROWBACK (Villalobos Greiner Remix Two)
AA1.FREAKS - WASHING MACHINE (Soul Clap's Static Cling Mix) , AA2.FREAKS - ROBOTIC MOVEMENT

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For Let's Do It Again 2….Ricardo Villalobos delivers his 2nd remix for the label (2 of 5 !) which he's worked up, alongside studio partner Frank Greiner, into a confoundingly brilliant reworking of Eighties Throwback. Taking Freaks' original and already twisted sounds and vocals and twisting them up even further into another 14 minute (in it's edited form) piece of musical genius.
Free of compromise and thus fitting the MFF ethos perfectly, the track is a wonderful example of Villalobos wildly experimental dexterity. This is for all those dedicated to their turntable and the love of an awe inspiring journey into sonics and beats.
On the flip side you'll find a record from the other side of the house planet... Boston disco inspired, Soul Clap rework Diz Washington's vocals on the wonderful Washing Machine to funk them up to within an inch of their beautifully original understated life. Fresh from working with P-Funk orginator, George Clinton, their Washing Machine remix is a crisp, futuristic and downright freaky funkathon which will undoubtedly resonate at clubs and after parties for many moons.

And last but not least, an original track from Freaks - originally a remix, Justin and Luke recorded back in the 90's which never saw the light of day, they removed any references, renamed it Robotic Movement and released it on their album The Beat Diaries. Here they've re-mastered the original for vinyl (never having been available before on wax) and are very happy to be able to press up one of the tracks they've been most proud of throughout the musical history of Freaks and Music For Freaks.


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Tracklist:
A1 – Shrunken Heads (One Pro Mix)
B1 – Absolut Zero
B2 – Funk You (Who Do You Trust Dub)
Short info:
To anyone with even a passing interest in the weirder end of good-time party-ready house music, Freaks should need little introduction. Luke Solomon and Justin Harris have been keeping our preferred kind of dancefloor vibrating to the cheekiest manifestations of house music since the mid-
90s, never letting up and moving in the same oscillations as the good ship Circus Company. From first emerging on Phono through to setting up their Music For Freaks label, stopping by Playhouse, Wash House and Rebirth amongst countless other labels along the way, the UK duo have
constantly given the traditions of house music a tickle in the ribs without losing that fundamental funk that makes a record great to dance to. We were thrilled to welcome Luke and Justin to remix Dave Aju’s “Nu Threads” at the end of last year, and now we follow up on that connection with a special EP
of gems from the extensive Freaks archives. On “Shrunken Heads (One Pro Mix)” the rock solid foundations of filter house music collide with
flamboyant synth noodlings for a truly cosmic end result, while “Absolut Zero” finds solace in a slower, deeper groove peppered with oddball effects tweaking and disembodied vocal samples. Heading further into loose-fit, slippery territory, “Funk You (Who Do You Trust Dub)” lets soulful sample licks
wriggle and writhe through a decidedly laid-back atmosphere that shows off the range Freaks have always sported in their output since day one. In many ways this coming together of Circus Company and Freaks feels like a logical development for two bastions of the oddball house music community, not to mention a great opportunity to hear tracks that otherwise might never have seen the light of day. More

Special remarks : 12" with printed deluxe sleeve

Tracklist :

A1. Freaks - The Man Who Lived Underground - Ricardo Villalobos Remix One
AA1. Turner - Been Out - Tuff City Kids Vocal Remix
AA2. Freaks - Instrument - Unreleased 1999 Edit

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Initial release for the relaunch of MFF (Music For Freaks).
The label was previously responsible for releases such as Turning Orange, Washing Machine, Where Were You When The lights Went Out, The Creeps and worked with artists Recloose / Kenny Hawkes / Doc L Junior / Mark Farina to name a few.

For Let's Do It Again….Ricardo Villalobos delivers in an innovative reworking. Sent a variety of parts from tracks released on Freaks - The Man Who Lived Underground album, Ricardo took his inspiration from all of them and mixes them into a distinctively Villalobos track - it was originally 14 minutes long ! This is the 1st of a series of reworkings from him for the label and speaks for itself.

Turner - Been Out was a classic MFF release and Tuff City Kids, Gerd Janson & Phillip Lauer, get their hands dirty with the parts and show why they're 2 of house music's current treasures. Tuff City Kids remixes have featured on labels such as Output Recordings, Rekids, Careless, Spectral and Sonar Kollektiv.

Freaks - Instrument - one of the rediscovered unreleased gems from the days of dat recording.

Vital Sales Points:

Villalobos - Over 700,000 facebook followers :
https://www.facebook.com/ricardovillalobosofficial/timeline

Upcoming live gigs for Villalobos during summer include :
Cocoon In The Park and Cocoon @ Amnesia monthly in Ibiza / Sonus Festival / Dekmantel Festival / Into The Valley

Full PR campaign by Favouritism PR for each individual track featured on vinyl.

Ricardo Villalobos - Specialist radio / Tastemaker DJ mailout / Press reviews
Tuff City Kids - Targetting Radio 1 UK and other key global radio stations / press / tastemaker DJ mailout.
Freaks - specialist radio / tastemaker DJ mailout / press reviews / blogs

Sales points will be updated regularly once PR campaign commences wk beginning 20th July 2015.


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