Archie Pelago is a trio from Brooklyn. Greg plays cello; Zack plays saxophone; and Dan plays trumpet and works the knobs. The Archie guys did one of the very first releases on Mister Saturday Night Records; and we're very happy to have them back – especially with such brilliant tunes. The A Side, Clammy Customer, takes dozens of twists and turns, weaving in vocals by the always excellent Gabriel Garzon-Montano; and the B Side, Madame Suede Nightshade, was apparently made with us in mind (check the initials). Both sides are tried and tested on our dancefloor and cut at 45rpm for maximum oomph.
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Archie Pelago is a production and live performance trio based in Brooklyn, NY. Formed in late 2010, the trio of Hirshi (trumpet/DJ), Kroba (sax/Ableton), and Cosmo D (cello/Ableton) combine their varied backgrounds in jazz and classical music with a common love for rhythm and the wide open possibilities of electronic music. In the studio, the three produce collectively and prominently feature their instruments, lending deeply emotive patterns and textures to their tracks. More

Following four releases in the Bangers and Ash 12" series, Styles Upon Styles inaugurates the label proper with an EP from our friends and community cohorts, Archie Pelago. From their earliest digital releases on End Fence and Tectonic, through substantial 12"s via Mister Saturday Night, Well Rounded, and their recent self-released transmissions (Sly Gazabo EP and Breezy Whey), each body of work from the trio of Hirshi, Kroba and Cosmo D contributes to a growing narrative in their catalogue of improvised, acoustic-electronic dance music. Mastered and cut by Matt Colton at Alchemy in London. Pressed at MPO in France with artwork from Calvin Ho and SUS sleeve design by Tschiegg.


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Archie Pelago is the trio of Hirshi, Kroba, and Cosmo D and they hail from Brooklyn, NY. Archie Pelago combines their varied backgrounds in jazz and classical music with a common love for rhythm and the wide-open possibilities of electronic music. It is this sonic exploration that has led them to their most ambitious release to date: The Sly Gazabo EP.

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The music of Archie Pelago (the trio of Hirshi, Kroba and Cosmo D) suggests many reference points that are beyond the usual boyed-up remit, straying into musical territory inhabited by seriously gifted live instrumentalists. This, however, would be of no particular note to us if it wasn't channeled through a love for a contemporary bass-driven electronic music. The trio hail from Brooklyn, NYC and bring a strong heritage of their hometown to their music, referencing the deep jazz of classic recordings by John Coltrane, abstract dance forms of Arthur Russell and the unfettered experimentation of Moondog. This is accompanied by a deep appreciation of the evolution of the UK's dubstep sound. Archie Pelago know all the classic early material and have honed in on the best creative potential that sound had to offer. They accomplish this synthesis as both a live and production unit. Meticulous, adventurous arrangement concepts flow and challenge the listener equally, meeting a healthy degree of on-the-fly processing and live improvisation that might threaten to undermine the balance if it weren't so damn NATURAL. 'Subway Gothic' became a fast favourite with us. The opening piano chords drip with pretty melancholy while the rhythm and bass propel the track forward. The vulnerable vocals, string sweeps and soulful sax enhance the mood to the point of exquisite joy. Soon after, the composition drops way down to rise and surprise again in a mid-section constructed from shadows, jolts, scrapes and odd shapes. The sudden re-appearance of our heroic piano heralds a resolution. Based on a repeated rhodes-loop, 'Ladymarkers' features some frankly delightful fingered-bass, flute, sax and cello over a beat that has an Afrobeat undercurrent. These instruments are treated to sublime fx and processing, adding psychedelic swells. A key change half-way through pivots the mood towards inquiry, self-examining the song?s melodic and modal possibilities. We don?t feel we need say more... other than those in a position to recognize WILL RECOGNIZE. Archie Pelago are on the next level. Look out for Archie performing Live in Europe this year.


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The second release on the Mister Saturday Night label by Archie Pelago, a Brooklyn-based band that's played both the Mister Saturday Night and Mister Sunday parties. They're a trio of players whose lighthearted name belies the seriousness of their music. Consisting of a classically trained cellist, a classically trained saxophone player and a live programmer/DJ, they make songs that work as well on dancefloors as they do in headphones. More

Archie Pelago is a production and live performance trio based in Brooklyn, NY. Formed in late 2010, the trio of Hirshi (trumpet/DJ), Kroba (sax/Ableton), and Cosmo D (cello/Ableton) combine their varied backgrounds in jazz and classical music with a common love for rhythm and the wide open possibilities of electronic music. In the studio, the three produce collectively and prominently feature their instruments, lending deeply emotive patterns and textures to their tracks. More

Archie Pelago is the trio of Hirshi, Kroba, and Cosmo D and they hail from Brooklyn, NY. Archie Pelago combines their varied backgrounds in jazz and classical music with a common love for rhythm and the wide-open possibilities of electronic music. It is this sonic exploration that has led them to their most ambitious release to date: The Sly Gazabo EP.

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