GENRE/S: House, Deep House

[12” vinyl]
A1. Acid Left And Right
A2. Forever Latino
B1. Space Drag
B2. Ohh Baby

SHORT INFO:
Axel Boman returns in defiantly good form with a brand new original EP on his very own Studio Barnhus label, blessing this fast paced world with some slow moving music inspired by the Eterna Primavera mountains outside Medellin. Specifically, this record was created during months of isolation spent on an avocado farm, with the Swedish producer letting the outside world disappear bit by bit, until only clear shapes of unclear importance remained.
Of course, this is all just an attempt to poetically describe a collection of tracks that sound exactly like the kind of disco business Axel has been meddling in for the last 15 years. Don't be fooled by the rocks that he got, he’s still, he's still Axel from the block. Viva house music!

VITAL SALES POINTS:
- limited edition vinyl, WAS exclusive.
- artwork by Robin Ekemark
- Released on Axels own label Studio Barnhus, following up his latest double album LUZ/ Quest for Fire
which got Grammis nominated and listed on uncountable "Best of 2022” lists all over the world.
- AXEL BOMAN!!!!!!!
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2023 repress

Tracklist:
A. 1979 B. Nokturn (Grand Finale)
Shortinfo:
Pampa's favourite Barnhus boy returns to the label fold, and his previous episode is no easy act to follow: 2010 was the year, Holy Love was the name, and "Purple Drank" the undeniable track of the year; it captured the dancefloor zeitgeist with its sultry tempo, and created an classic with its instantly recognizable vocal. While he last left us falling down the rabbit hole, Axel Boman's newest concern is upward, forward, accelerated motion. "1979" cool-toned and pensive take on classic downtempo deep house. It holds on to the necessary bare banes of percussion, but surrounds it with light touches and a soothing pastoral feel. Time is taken and moments have room to breathe, in this meditative exploration of gently shifting moods. "Nokturn (Grand Finale)" is carnivalesque in the grandest sense, with endless movement via its dominant percussion pattern. Its looping background is perpetually primed for take off, building in intensity as the Latin rhythms preoccupy the shoulders and hips. A double bass phrase minimalist bass loop takes care of the low end groove, and together with glimpses of vintage disco sounds, creates another surefire hit.

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2022 Repress

For the fourth release on DJ Koze and Marcus Fink's Pampa imprint, hyperactive hotshot house hunk Axel Boman steps up and delivers a stunning debut EP for the label. Since many years an important force on the small but friendly Swedish club scene, and one third of the Studio Barnhus crew together with Kornél Kovács and Petter, Axel is as experienced a producer as his ideas are fresh. This tattooed Swede often talks about creating "worlds" rather than "tracks", and on his "Holy Love" EP we are transported to three very different places indeed. The title track, a collaboration with vocalist J Jonason, invites you to take part in a lazy afternoon cocktail party onboard an old sailing boat in Gothenburg's archipelago. Ten City are mixing up the White Russians and Giorgio Moroder's estranged Swedish grandson is peeling the shrimp. You fall asleep on the patio and wake up in a sweaty basement later that night. Through the shabby speakers of one of those small but friendly Stockholm night clubs, you hear "Purple Drank", a sleazy, sexy number that draws influences from Houston style screw music, classic deep house and hypnotic techno. The irresistible vocal hook - "I woke up with your name on my lips" has already echoed across dance floors from Tokyo to Amsterdam. Bouncy yet unsettling, this track is probably the most obvious DJ's favorite on the EP. Morning comes yet again, and for the after party we head to Axel's private rooftop terrace in sunny Gröndal. The laptop speakers are banging out the most loved up piano loop you ever heard. "Not So Much" is as simple and naïve as Axel Boman's haircut, a perfect ending to a perfect night and a perfect little record from this imperfect genius of a dance music producer.
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Coloured vinyl

Tracklist:
A1. BAM! (Massproductions Dub) – B1. A Meditation On Furniture By Chris Martin

Release Info:
On this 7” vinyl Axel Boman and furniture company Massproductions present” BAM!
(Massproductions Dub)” - a creative sound experiment, where Swedish music producer Axel
Boman explores Massproductions’ new sofa BAM! The rhythmic A-side was released digitally in
February 2021 and is now followed by a full vinyl release together with the B-side” A Meditation
On Furniture By Chris Martin” which is a hypnotic acid rap with Massproduction's head of design
Chris Martin (not THE Chris Martin).
Contributor to this release is also one of Sweden's most well renowned jazz musicians, Konrad
Agnas, from the jazz group Agnas Bros.
Artwork and design by Stefan Fält.
BAM! (7'' vinyl) is out on Studio Barnhus on May 25, 2022. More

3*12" LP plus Free Digital Download plus Sticker included

Tracklist:

LUZ
A1. Acid Distortion - A2. BHUKA feat. Kamohelo - A3. Nowhere Good feat. Bella Boo
B1. Gröna Dalen - B2. Edgeware Rd - B3. 'Atra feat Kristian Harborg
C1. Out Sailing feat. Man Tear & Inre Frid - C2. Grape - C3. Hold On

Quest for fire
D1. Sottopassaggio feat. Miljon - D2. One Two - D3. Stone Age Jazz
E1. Cacti Is Plural - E2. Roman Plumbing feat. Kristian Harborg - E3. Ostende
F1. Regret Lasagna - F2. Jeremy Irons - F3. Les Lèvres Rouges

Release Info:

Nearly a decade after the release of his breakthrough debut album “Family Vacation”, Axel Boman returns with astonishing force: Two albums, titled “LUZ” and “Quest for fire”, will drop
simultaneously on April 15th 2022. Containing nine songs each and featuring guests like Off The Meds frontman Kamohelo, Baba Stiltz, Bella Boo, Man Tear, Miljon and saxophonist Kristian
Harborg, the two albums are separate but corresponding works, communicating through music, design and words. Together with long time collaborators Robin Ekemark (design) and Erik
Lavesson (words and art direction), Axel has spearheaded a project with plenty of layers available to those that dig deep.

Erik writes:
” For Axel’s two albums, we wanted to build on the music to create a kind of expanded universe. If you just want to listen to the music, it’s all there and you don’t have to look any further. If you want
to go deeper, you have these extra layers to delve into: album art, text, archive material. They feed back into the music and open up new perspectives, while the music opens up ways
to enter the other material as well.”

Erik’s text “Brandenburger Ulam” will accompany the album project's physical release, with both records arriving together in a limited triple vinyl package, allowing for the full experience of Robin’s
design. In the digital domain, the albums will be featured separately on all streaming platforms, with Dolby Atmos mastering for those seeking to go beyond the usual listening experience.


LUZ / Quest for fire (3 x 12" LP plus Free Digital Download plus sticker included) is out on Studio Barnhus on April 15 2022. More

A1. Eyes Of My Mind - B1. Echoes Of My Mind

Axel Boman’s Eyes Of My Mind is part world-unifying house music psychedelia anthem, part collaborative Gesamtkunstwerk. As so often the case with Boman’s home label Studio Barnhus, the process leading up to the release happened naturally, among friends.
Axel’s initial sketch (made during sessions at Future Classic Studios in LA) was sent to his good friend, long-time Studio Barnhus associate Malin Gabriella Nordin, who found herself obsessed with the track’s twirling drums, softly flowing melodics, big booya bass and mind-expanding message.
The Stockholm-based visual artist put the track on loop, started drawing and painting to sound and wouldn’t quit until 455 individual works lay before her. These images were then animated to create the video version of Eyes Of My Mind – they will also be exhibited at Stockholm gallery Steinsland Berliner in the year of our lord 2020, with kind support from The Swedish Arts Grants Committee. A print magazine featuring 44 of the drawings is also available in limited edition. The magazine and the vinyl single’s artwork were designed by Robin Ekemark, another regular contributor to the visual world of Studio Barnhus.
The video version of Eyes Of My Mind will be available through Studio Barnhus’ YouTube channel from March 27, with a full digital single release on studiobarnhus.bandcamp.com and on Spotify happening the same day. A full colour artwork vinyl 12'' will be available from April 10, with the opening date for the exhibition at Steinsland Berliner still TBA. More

Special remarks : VINYL ONLY!! Full Cover Art with large translucent Sticker

Tracklist
A. GEEKS - B - VOODOO

Shortinfo:
Hello!
Barnbarn means "grand child" in Swedish and is a sub-label to Studio Barnhus where i will be putting out mostly my own music, apart from my usual engagement in the mother label. It will be a vinyl only affair and always designed by Robin Ekemark, the genius childhood friend of mine that did so many artworks for me in the past. Hope you will enjoy it!
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UPC 827170134423 Release: 4th of November 2013
Tracklist CD / digital download:
1. Can't Find It – 2. Kings & Emperors – 3. Fantastic Piano – 4. Dance All Night – 5. No Sweden – 6.
Let's Get Nervous – 7. Hello – 8. Son Of A Plumber – 9. Barcelona – 10. Animal Lovers – 11. New
Krau Era – 12. No! No! No! No! – 13. Bottoms Up
Axel Boman broke through in 2010 with his Holy Love EP, released on DJ Koze's Pampa Records. The track Purple Drank became an instant classic in underground house music circles – since then, Boman has toured extensively while releasing original productions and remixes on labels like DFA,
Hypercolour, Kompakt, Permanent Vacation and Ovum, as well as on Studio Barnhus, the label he runs together with Kornél Kovács and Petter Nordkvist. Family Vacation, Boman's debut album, arrives on Studio Barnhus in November 2013. “I decided to go through the vast collection of ideas and sketches I had on my computer, as a final project before I set that machine on fire and let it all go up in flames. Kind of like what Lee "Scratch" Perry did with The Black Ark in Kingston in the 70's. A friend says the album sounds like “weird Jamaican space disco" so maybe it's a fitting reference”, says Boman himself. Axel Boman's music has also been described as "raw and playful house music drenched in oceans of soul". He graduated with a master's degree from Valand School of Fine Arts in 2010 and currently lives in the calm and peaceful Stockholm suburb Gröndal. - Debut album from Axel Boman on Studio Barnhus
- Limited double 12'' vinyl followed by CD and digital release
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GENRE/S: House, Deep House

TRACKLIST:

[12” vinyl]
A: Stay Here
B: Writer

Two of the most sensitive and sweet big room bangers to ever fill a floor, here’s Stay Here and Writer, the results of a recent machine jam between heavyweights of emotional dance music, Fort Romeau and Gold Panda.

Stay Here strikes first with slowly simmering synthesizers intertwining with slinky guitars and delicate vocal samples, while b-side Writer shows up to the party loaded with restrained euphoria, steady beats paving the path for the fragile acoustic elements of its glorious, beatless ending.

All of this spiked with just the right amount of acid to keep things constantly entrancing!

The record comes wrapped up in designer Eliot Axelsson's blurry shapes and vivid colours, arriving on vinyl and in digital form through Studio Barnhus on November 8.
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GENRE/S: House, Pop

Tracklist:
[12” vinyl]
A1: Anemona
A2: Pandancer feat. Cosima Olu
A3: Mega-Zapper
A4: Leyli feat. Arnau Obiols
B1: Milo feat. Kamohelo
B2: Xummiemu
B3: Wild Child Meadows feat. Oliver Grimball
B4: Uh-Oh!
C1: Utado feat. Nah Eeto
C2: Curry Wurst Collab feat. Janne Tavi
C3: ¡Sally Está Loca!
C4: Heavenly Pills
D1: Dolphin Lundgren feat. Kamohelo
D2: Soul Ego Spacesuit
D3: Perroflautas
D4: Higher, Better, Faster, Slower

Short Info:
MLiR is one of those rare creative partnerships where personalities and talents perfectly match, an exquisite balance of similarity and polarity leading to ingenuity. In the case of MLiR, this dynamic has resulted in the form of consistently vibrant takes on current, past and future global dance music, an artistic expression
fuelled by equal parts tireless record digging and masterful studio wizardry.
Their two previous EPs on Studio Barnhus count among the label's most played and loved, and the forthcoming debut album Pulpo Fiction, released this October on the Stockholm label, takes it to the next level with a staggering tracklist of 16 new recordings featuring vocal talent as diverse as Kenyan rapper Nah Eeto, American
poet Oliver Grimball and Swedish soul singer Cosima Olu.

The music is as wild a ride as ever with MLiR at the controls – ranging from the nostalgic to the futuristic, the deep to the poptastic – with a firm base in the kind of high-powered, light-footed dancefloor material the duo is so beloved for.
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GENRE/S: Deep House

A1. Aqua Melopella
A2. Aqua Breeze
A3. Aqua Bass
B1. Millennium Silver
B2.Millennium Melopella

Club music reduced to its essential elements, those elements then pushed to their limits! Dangerously malfunctioning DJ tools! The Feeling of Power!
All that and much more on this striking new record from the one and only Barnt, the great reductional absurdist finally appearing on Studio Barnhus, providing concrete proof of the secret, decade-long love-affair between artist and label, after a bunch of Barnt b2b Boman DJ sets over the years, Kornél Kovács’ legendary “disco edit” of classic Barnt track “Chappell”, endless “Studio Barnthus” jokes, etc.
Aqua Breeze immediately makes its mark as an essential part of Barnt’s relatively small, absolutely profound catalogue, with digital files and vinyl records optimised for maximum soundsystem impact arriving in shops on September 27 More

GENRE/S: House, Deep House

[12” vinyl]
A1. Acid Left And Right
A2. Forever Latino
B1. Space Drag
B2. Ohh Baby

SHORT INFO:
Axel Boman returns in defiantly good form with a brand new original EP on his very own Studio Barnhus label, blessing this fast paced world with some slow moving music inspired by the Eterna Primavera mountains outside Medellin. Specifically, this record was created during months of isolation spent on an avocado farm, with the Swedish producer letting the outside world disappear bit by bit, until only clear shapes of unclear importance remained.
Of course, this is all just an attempt to poetically describe a collection of tracks that sound exactly like the kind of disco business Axel has been meddling in for the last 15 years. Don't be fooled by the rocks that he got, he’s still, he's still Axel from the block. Viva house music!

VITAL SALES POINTS:
- limited edition vinyl, WAS exclusive.
- artwork by Robin Ekemark
- Released on Axels own label Studio Barnhus, following up his latest double album LUZ/ Quest for Fire
which got Grammis nominated and listed on uncountable "Best of 2022” lists all over the world.
- AXEL BOMAN!!!!!!!
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[7” vinyl]

GENRE/S: Alt-Pop, Chill Pop, Lo-Fi Pop, Bossanova

TRACKLIST:
A. Never Getting Over Me
B. Professional Help

SHORT INFO:
This record is 20 years in the making. It features two songs by one Makode Linde, legendary visual artist and musician, dear friend of (and frequent cover designer for) Studio Barnhus, the wonderfully weird dance label from Stockholm, the city Makode once called home, before moving to Berlin around the same time work started on these two songs.
On Never Getting Over Me, Makode sings an age-old song of lost love and persistent passion over a zany, sunsoaked riddim, while Professional Help is a piece of bossa nova perfection, its protagonist lamenting his old flame's refusal of therapy over a graceful, flute-driven instrumental.
Exquisite songwriting and glowing lo-fi charm will have these propel straight to your heart, taking up residency in that sacred place reserved for the sweetest pop songs only.

VITAL SALES POINTS:
- limited edition of 500 7” copies. WAS exclusive
- double sided artwork - one for each track by the artist himself
- The music is promoted with an animated video from world-renowned visual artist Makode as well as
release parties in Stockholm and Berlin and DJ/radio promo campaigns.
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GENRE/S: House, Dance, Pop

Tracklist:

[12” vinyl]
A1. Rodeo
A2. First Rodeo
B1. Kampai

SHORT INFO:
Veteran producer Blende debuts on Studio Barnhus, the Athens-based Swede delivering 3 cuts full of
force and rich in detail, perfectly straddling that line between weirdo pop and freaky dance that the Stockholm
label loves to explore. Vocal contributions from Belgian rock experimentalist Mickael Karkousse and Los
Angeles-based singer-DJ sensation Smiles Davis complete the package, along with a trippy and menacing
cover by graphic wizard Stefan Fält. An essential Studio Barnhus dance record!
Johan Blende is a Swedish music producer, song writer and DJ. For the biggest part of this side of the millennium
he’s been weaving together modern dance music elements with retro sounds of the ‘70s and ‘80s.

VITAL SALES POINTS:
- limited edition of 500 copies
- purple vinyl with sticker on sleeve front and extra sticker inlay
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GENRE/S: House, Deep House, Ambient, Experimental

Tracklist:
[12” vinyl]
A1.Kika
A2. Bruxas
A3.Más Companhias?
B1.Polvo
B2.High In The Park
B3.Whoever You Are

SHORT INFO:
Silvestre went for a walk in the park and came back a wiser man. This resulted in the Lisboa artist's first
EP for Studio Barnhus, a six-track extravaganza ranging from coke-fueled funk to some heartfelt guitar
ballad business. Radical, enlightened, super fun sounds from this self-proclaimed "big fan of music". Out
April 19 with first single "Kika" dropping March 15.


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- limited edition of 300 copies
- WAS exclusive More

GENRE/S: House, Dance

[12” vinyl]
A1. Tropicana Thunder
A2. Gester’s Groove
B1. Bakstugan Boogie
B2. Sorrento’s Soul

SHORT INFO:
Stockholm boys Ari Bald & CJ Scott strike again on Studio Barnhus, following up their much lauded
2023 EP for their hometown label. Once again we're treated to a fabulously fuss-less four-pack of house music
goodness, this time with a special ode to Västertorp, encapsulating the essence and soul of the Stockholm
suburb in this collection heartfelt, club-ready cuts.

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GENRE/S: Electronic, Dance, Minimal

A1. Gogo Gaga
A2. Pond De Replay
B1. Rub it! Rub it!
B2. Frogman

Utter and complete FROG FRENZY on Studio Barnhus as Computer Station (label veteran Your
Planet Is Next + label newcomer KABLAM) take you on a ribbeting ride, leaping right into a lily-pad-laden
wonderland where the basslines forever croak in unison. Club-optimised mixdowns, advanced computer graphics
courtesy of Dennis Vera and not a BPM count under 149 guarantee that this record will make a proper splash in
the frogstep scene!

- Limited edition 12” vinyl of 300 copies
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GENRE/S: House, Deep House, Lo-Fi House

[12” vinyl]
A1 Ewok
A2 Sunday
B1 Polestar 2
B2 Milpool (Ode to Karl)

Reykjavík-born, Vienna-based Moff & Tarkin, prolific producer of highly inventive house music, debuts on Studio
Barnhus with the Stockholm label's first release of 2024. Undeniable grooves, dynamic arrangements and some
very resourceful sample flips indeed can be found aplenty across the four tracks on Mango Boy.

Artwork by Stefan Fält
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Special remarks: containing instrumental and acapella versions of two original tracks.

GENRE/S: Electronica, jazz, spoken word, house, IDM

TRACKLIST:

[12” vinyl]
A1. Learn To Swim Pt 1
A2. Learn To Swim Pt 1 (Instrumental)
A3. Learn To Swim Pt 1 (Acapella)

B1. Stretch for the Stars
B2. Stretch for the Stars (Instrumental)
B3. Stretch for the Stars (Acapella)

SHORT INFO:
Studio Barnhus proudly presents Joshua Idehen, announcing "Stretch for the Stars" – a new EP from
the Stockholm-based British-Nigerian spoken word artist and musician. Joshua's explosive creativity
and soulful voice have made him a fixture on the UK jazz scene, his exuberant live performances
lighting up clubs and festival stages across the world, including recent Studio Barnhus parties and
Boiler Room streams.
Together with producer and instrumentalist Ludvig Parment, Joshua fuses poetry with modern club
sounds in a natural, free-flowing way, resulting in some of the most poignant new music heard at
Studio Barnhus label headquarters in recent times. The new EP was co-produced by label mainstay
Matt Karmil and designed by Laurenz Brunner. Vinyl and digital release date November 24.
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180g cream colored vinyl with printed inner sleeve, shrink-wrapped with sticker

GENRE/S: Electronic, House

TRACKLISTS:

A1. Bound B1. Heartbeat/ Into The Night
A2. Can't Stop B2. Feel It
A3. Boo Moon B3. Orange
A4. Later B4. 4ever
A5. Summertime B5. Gemini Sun

SHORT INFO:
DreamySpaceyBlue is a new Bella Boo album, written and produced early 2023 when dark times
demanded love, healing and forgiveness. Cozed-up, self-therapeutic winter-spring studio sessions
resulted in Bella's most virtuoso work yet – a collection of dazzling, emotive recordings full of bright
notes, deep vibrations and that signature “Boo mood”. The album marks a distinctive step forward in
Bella's sound: An amalgamation of the etheric sounds on her 2019 debut album Once Upon A Passion
and the ruff and rugged dance tracks on her recent Looney Talks EP.
DreamySpaceyBlue features appearances by a number of Bella's closest confidants in life and music.
The album artwork, designed by good friend Lowe Steiner, portrays her daughter Bozi, who in her turn
shot Bella's last album cover – a fitting full-circle arrangement for an album rooted in collaboration,
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Tracklist:
A. Our House Is Barnhus - B. Gut Punch

A very special autumnal presentation from FaltyDL & Studio Barnhus, in the form of a perfect little slab of 12'' vinyl, exhibiting the love for the classic house sound that burns within the hearts of the prolific New York producer as well as the Swedish dance music
powerhouse. In particular, “Our House Is Barnhus” honours and updates the deeper side of the French touch – think Pépé Bradock and early St. Germain – fully displaying the state-ofthe-art production skills and emotional depth always present in Drew Lustman's music.
Known for his shapeshifting sound, FaltyDL has been releasing explorative electronic music for over a decade, switching his sound up intuitively across 6 albums, remixes for The xx and Mount Kimbie, executive production credits for Mykki Blanco and a multitude of
singles and EPs, including two previous Studio Barnhus editions in 2021 and 2019.

Our House Is Barnhus (12'' vinyl + digital release) is out on Studio Barnhus on September 29, 2023.
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12" GENRE/S: House

- First solo venture outside of her own label Frizner Electric
- Baltimore-native, Detroit based DJ and producer
- Releasing new EP on Studio Barnhus 2023
-LADYMONIX's core sound: Essential dance tracks, firmly grounded in sacred house music tradition, executed
with heaps of personality, finesse and charm.


TRACKLISTS:
A1 In A Daze
A2 So Sweet
B1 Welcome 2 My House
B2 Desire
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4. SHORT INFO:
Do you like house music? We're big fans over here at Studio Barnhus HQ, with the particular house music of
LADYMONIX having been a key element of our liveliest house music get-togethers over the last years. We're thrilled to
announce the Baltimore-native, Detroit based DJ and producer's new EP on our label, which marks her first solo venture
outside of her own Frizner Electric imprint. The four tracks on the Welcome 2 My House EP are perfect examples of
LADYMONIX's core sound: Essential dance tracks, firmly grounded in sacred house music tradition, executed with
heaps of personality, finesse and charm. Vinyl and digital release out June 30 2023.

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House, Techno, Electro/Ambient, Pop

Something never heard before from man of the moment Nikki Nair
Nikki singing full vocals for the first time on record
Comes with a b*nging remix from Stockholm avant-techno ledge Peder Mannerfelt

TRACKLISTS:

-[7” vinyl]
-A1.Cant't Wait
-B.1 Can't Wait (Peder Mannerfelt Remix)

Something never heard before from man of the moment Nikki Nair (or anyone else, for that matter): Whimsical glitchpop-blues with Nikki singing full vocals for the first time on record - lamenting the 9-to-5 struggle, yearning for summer &
getting fucked up on the beach.
The idiosyncratic, strangely addictive original comes with a b*nging remix from Stockholm avant-techno ledge Peder
Mannerfelt going full chaotic evil mode, warping Nikki's vocals into a menacing call to arms for the modern hedonist.
Nikki Nair's latest single arrives on Stockholm label Studio Barnhus, both tracks release digitally and on 7'' vinyl. More

House

Tracklist:
A.1 Detective Chimp
A.2 King Conga
B.1 Orangotango
B.2 Grape Ape

Short Info:

Stockholm label Studio Barnhus welcomes Ari Bald and CJ Scott, two local house heads whose “Dance Monkey Dance” EP builds on the brilliancies heard on their previous releases on some of Stockholm's most prominent underground labels: Karlovak, Velvet Pony, Västkransen Records, Bigges District Limited...

From the infinitely rising disco euphoria of opener “Detective Chimp”, to the bittersweet-but-bouncy finale of “Grape Ape”, this record is chock-full of partystarting moments set to turn worldwide dancefloors upside down. No fuss, no frills – just pure, guilt-free and locally sourced house music goodness to enhance your dance. You know you need it!

12'' vinyl and digital release designed by Eliot Axelsson arrives May 12 on Studio Barnhus. More

3x12" Gatefold White Vinyl (Download Code Inside)


1. Extrawelt - Dark Side Of My Room (DE-Q20-08-00161)
2. Extrawelt - Wippsteert (DE-Q20-08-00162)
3. Extrawelt - Trümmerfeld (DE-Q20-08-00165)
4. Extrawelt - Must Attack (DE-Q20-08-00164)
5. Extrawelt - Wolkenbruch (DE-Q20-08-00166)
6. Extrawelt - Added Planet (DE-Q20-08-00167)
7. Extrawelt - Daten Raten (DE-Q20-08-00169)
8. Extrawelt - Lost In Willaura (DE-Q20-08-00170)
9. Extrawelt - Kurt Curtain (Skit) (DE-Q20-08-00168)
10. Extrawelt - One Tree Hill (DE-Q20-08-00160)
11. Extrawelt - Messy Machinery (Rough Mix) (DE-Q20-00-01376)
12. Extrawelt - Homing (DE-Q20-08-00171)
13. Extrawelt - Bright Side Of My Room (DE-Q20-22-00014)



Including all the tracks from the original release. But adding "Bright Side Of My Room" to the list as a counterpart of "Dark Side Of My Room" makes this release even more attractive. And to top it all off, as another treat, there's the "Messy Machinery" Rough Mix instead of the Original Mix.

It's all about hooking up our music to the emotional world of electronic music at the beginning of the Nineties, however, without falling for nostalgic references. We don't want to do cowardly Zeitgeist Techno, we want to have the heart to dare big sounds and more melodies. Sunrise scenarios, energy, revolution, and kaput-ness, all these are parts of the Extrawelt." (Extrawelt, 2008)

However, don't panic even if the aesthetics of the debut album of the two Hamburg-born artists Arne Schaffhausen and Wayan Raabe is affected by the attentive observation of electronic dance music over the last fifteen years, the "Schöne Neue Extrawelt" is above all this: Premium Techno 2008! The Hamburg-based producer team has been unmistakably imprinting the last three years' club sound with widely noticed releases on Border Community ("Sooper Track"), Traum Schallplatten ("Doch Doch") and Cocoon Recordings ("Titelheld") as well as with remixes for Gregor Tresher, Minilogue or Alexander Kowalski - last but not least due to an excellent live presence, that resulted in the second rank in the Groove Live Act Charts, even still without the accompanying long-player.

The work on "Schöne Neue Extrawelt" started more than two years ago for Schaffhausen and Raabe. "The initial idea was to present an album covering all styles of electronic music between Ambient, Breakbeats, and Techno. When we had 25 tracks for the album ready, we had to realize that this approach did not work for us. Insofar, we finally decided to use the 4/4 bass drum in all tracks except in the little intermezzo "Kurt Curtain". We have tested all tracks live over the last three months and constantly re-interpreted them. So, the 'danceability' is clearly in our focus, but the sound spectrum and the dramaturgy of the titles should not be solely functioning in the club. Our intention was definitely not to deliver an album full of superficial peak time hits."

Those twelve tracks on "Schöne Neue Extrawelt", all unreleased, are therefore primarily representing a pleasurable 'in-between', the organic development of hypnotically compressed dance music that is more than "just" Minimal Techno, reduced Trance or electronic listening sounds of the Warp era - even all those elements have left their marks. From the richly decorated musical-clock-intro "One Tree Hill" via the stereo singing bowl of "Trümmerfeld" to the Asian-sounding creaking of "Daten Raten", Extrawelt celebrate a vision of futuristic melancholy with organic detail richness, which is permanently in motion but is nevertheless seeming to be well-balanced. However, in the Extrawelt universe, one gets along quite well with antagonisms. "We have always been polarizing, not only in the Techno scene but also in the Trance scene. Because in the end, "Schöne Neue Extrawelt" - freely adapted from Aldous Huxley - is now not only a big neon-colored future but is likewise positioned in the often-disillusioning grey of the here and now."



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- Limited 1000 copy 2018 Edition in CRYSTAL CLEAR "View Through the Looking Glass" Type Vinyl , Crystal Clear Vinyl + 2x 180g !
- Limited editionUltra Deluxe 45rpm Cut Edition with Gatefold "Tip On" Sleeve
- housed in heavy cardboard old Stoughton tip-on jacket (Gatefold)
- 45 rpm cut for superior Sound (than 33rpm) made by Emil Berliner Studios
- sticker

*** TERRITORY RESTRICTION - NO SALES TO JAPAN ***

Tracklisting:
1. Mr. Henri Rousseau's Dream
2. Crossing
3. Trompe-l'œil
4. Catastrophe £

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WRWTFWW & Palto Flats Records are ecstatic to announce the highly-anticipated reissue of Japanese percussionist Midori Takada's sought after and timeless ambient / minimal album "Through The Looking Glass", originally released in 1983 by RCA Japan.

Considered a Holy Grail of Japanese music by many, "Through The Looking Glass" is Midori Takada's first solo endeavor, a captivating four-song suite capturing her deep quests into traditional African and Asian percussive language and exploring contemplative ambient sounds with an admirably precise use of marimba. The result is alternatively ethereal and vibrant, always precise and mesmerizing, and makes for an atmospheric masterpiece and an unparalleled sonic and spiritual experience.

The fully licensed reissue is available as a single 33rpm LP and a limited 45rpm DLP, both cut directly from the original studio reels (AAA), at Emil Berliner (formerly the in-house recording department of renowned classical record label Deutsche Grammophon) for the 45rpm DLP, and at the equally famous Frankfurter SST Studio for the LP. It is also available in CD format for the first time. All versions come with extensive liner notes.

Bio

Midori Takada is a composer, multi percussionist, and theater artist renowned in Japanese vanguard circles. She will tour Europe this year.

Midori released two solo albums: "Through The Looking Glass" and "Tree Of Life" and wrote music for Tadashi Suzuki's theater plays. Her hypnotic, minimalist music is based in the concept of coherence between sound and the human body. She performs solo on marimba and other percussion instruments.

She debuted on the scene of Berlin Philharmonic, performing with the RIAS Symphonie-Orchester Berlin just after graduating from Tokyo University of the Arts in 1974. She continued her career with solo concerts in Japan and abroad.

In the 1980s Midori began to explore the traditional music of Asia and Africa. Her fascination resulted in joint projects with Kakraba Lobi from Ghana, Lamine Konte from Senegal, Farafina Band from Burkina Faso, and Korean musicians: zither player Chi Seong-Ja, flute player Won-Il, and saxophone player Kang Tae-Hwan. She also led Mkwaju Ensemble's innovative percussion project and still performs with free-jazz band Ton-Klami with Kang Tae-Hwan and jazz pianist Masahiko Satoh.

In the past 20 years, Midori Takada spent more time in theaters than in concert halls - composing and performing live music for theater. She regularly works with Tadashi Suzuki and his Suzuki Company of Toga on their adaptations of "Electra" and "King Lear".

Takada's compositions have a remarkable way of affecting the imagination. Her minimalist, contemplative music is filled with the concept of infinity and reminds us of a moon voyage, falling stars, a journey into the ocean, or a walk in the garden. The trans melodies, initially simple, begin to loop and splinter, their rhythm breaking and thickening, slowly drawing the listener into another reality.

Every live performance Midori Takada gives is unique and prepared especially for that occasion.


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Double LP: Heavy 350gsm Sleeve, Liner Notes, Sticker
- Official reissue of Grauzone's album with 9 bonus songs including the megahit "Eisbär" and more, straight from the original reels!

Genre: Post-Punk, Electronic, New Wave, Cold Wave, Pop, Synth, Industrial, Experimental

Tracklisting Double LP Album

A1. Film 2
A2. Schlachtet!
A3. Hinter Den Bergen
A4. Maikäfer Flieg
A5. Marmelade Und Himbeereis
B1. Wütendes Glas
B2. Kälte Kriecht
B3. Kunstgewerbe
B4. Der Weg Zu Zweit
B5. In Der Nacht
C1. Eisbär
C2. Ich Lieb Sie
C3. Moskau
C4. Ein Tanz Mit Dem Tod
D1. Traüme Mit Mir
D2. Ich Und Du
D3. Wütendes Glas (Maxi Version)
D4. Raum
D5. Film 1

WRWTFWW Records is very happy to reissue Swiss cult band Grauzone's self-titled album in an expanded 40 Years Anniversary Edition packed with the original 1981 album plus 9 extra songs, as well as extensive liner notes by Swiss music historian Lurker Grand. The 19-track album is available as a double LP vinyl in heavy 350gsm sleeve and a digipack CD, both sourced from the original reels and put together under the supervision of band member and all around legend Stephan Eicher.

The pioneering band from Bern (Switzerland) had a short-lived but highly-regarded career which birthed a cult discography that still fascinates and resonates today. Consisting of core members Martin Eicher, Stephan Eicher, and Marco Repetto, and on-and-off participants Christian GT Trüssel, Claudine Chirac, and Ingrid Berney, the elusive group broke new grounds in the early 80s, experimenting with punk and industrial music, early techno sounds, minimalism, new wave, pop, and various electronics. With an innovative and polished approach to design, visuals, performance, and all around style and philosophy on top of their superb music, the constantly transforming unit developed a whole experience - the Grauzone experience: wild and unpredictable, yet sophisticated and cohesive, or as Swiss music historian Lurker Grand would call it, "an Art band with a Punk attitude".

Completely rejecting the music industry rules and refusing to play the game of promotion, touring, release schedules, and TV appearances even though they had a multi-platinum international hit with the song "Eisbär", the band quickly disintegrated in full convention-defying glory, leaving behind an inspiring music legacy for the world to discover and discover again, one generation after the other.

This extended version of their debut (and only) album beautifully crystallizes the Grauzone miracle/accident - where pop and youthful experimentation meet at (new/cold/no) wave and industrial crossroads, and where classic hits ("Eisbär", "FILM 2", "Raum", "Träume Mit Mir", "Der Weg Zu Zweit"…) flawlessly mesh with unconventional deep cuts ("In Der Nacht", "Film 1", "Maikäfer Flieg"…). Very simply put: GOOD timeless music with an edge.

Stephan Eicher went on to be, arguably, the most successful Swiss musician ever, with an international career extending from pop chanson to experimental escapades and collaborations with Moondog, artists Sophie Calle and Sylvie Fleury, and author Martin Suter among many other luminaries. Marco Repetto flourished as a techno and ambient producer, releasing multiple projects including releases on Aphex Twin's Rephlex label.




Points of interests

- For fans of electronic, post-punk, new wave, cold wave, Swiss wave, no wave, Neue Deutsche Welle (Welle means wave!), synth, pop, industrial, proto-techno, 80s, Stephan Eicher, Marco Repetto, Liaisons Dangereuses, Tristesse Contemporaine, Young Marble Giants, The Cure but weirder, Switzerland, romance, mountains, polar bears, contemporary art, wearing nice (white) shoes in dirty basement squats, and xerox machines.

- New release from WRWTFWW Records (Grauzone's Eisbär and Raum, Midori Takada's Through The Looking Glass, Kenji Kawai's Ghost in the Shell Original Soundtrack, John Carpenter's Dark Star Soundtrack, Ryo Fukui's Scenery, Dominique Guiot's L'Univers de la Mer, Bernard Parmegiani soundtracks and more).
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JUSTICE, The French duo formed by Gaspard Augé and Xavier de Rosnay, is the band of a whole generation. When the two friends were still bright students in graphic design, in 2003 they made JUSTICE a place to experiment a hybrid genre between music and image, which blends pop and electronic borders, and showcases the talents of 2 fascinating passionate pop culture craftsmen, bored with hierarchy. They met Pedro Winter who had just founded his label ED BANGER RECORDS, he immediately signs them after listening to "We Are Your Friends" which, with its joyful and vitamin-enriched electro beats combined with exhilarating voices, became the hymn of a whole generation and one of the most important tracks of the year 2000, celebrating a reconciliation of pop music and the dancefloor. It was awarded an MTV Video Award in 2007, bringing about the famous live TV appearance with Kanye West outraged that his million $ clip was outclassed by a home-made bomb. (Once the misunderstanding was cleared up, Justice, Ed Banger and So_Me became a constant source of inspiration for Kanye and his superstar rappers colleagues. Kanye even employed So-Me as director for the video for his hit song "Good Life"), Jay Z will use D.A.N.C.E for his next album. From now on, the duo's ascent was constant and then lightning struck: remixes for N.E.R.D, Britney Spears, Franz Ferdinand, U2, Daft Punk, Lenny Kravitz and an EP in 2006 (" Waters Of Nazareth ") defining the "Justice sound", this famous ultra-powerful compression of pop and baroque melodies, both dark and threatening; lightning and animative; and above all the famous Justice image, the cross from which an earlier version figures on the first EP. 2007 was the explosion that will turn the duo into the emblem of a whole generation: their first album "†", anticipated like the Messiah, holds all the promises, and swept everything away as an epic soundtrack. "†" is more than a magnificent synthesis of our time: its potential definition. 800 000 sales worldwide and 4 years later, the album is considered as a mainstay of the 2000s puzzled and tonic, one of the few who bridged the gap from Pitchfork world to MTV without losing its credibility.

Tracklist:

A1 - Horsepower B1 - Canon (Primo)
A2 - Civilization B2 - Canon
A3 - Ohio B3 - On'n'On
B4 - Brianvision

C1 - Parade D1 - Audio, Video, Disco.
C2 - New Lands D2 - Presence
C3 - Helix

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2023 repress

Format Notes: 140g vinyl, remastered from the original tapes

Territories:
Worldwide no restrictions

Track List:

A1 : Flying High (3:35)
A2 : Going Home (2:46)
A3 : Walking In The Dark (4:42)
A4 : Fighting For Life (3:37)
A5 : Feeling Tense (4:05)

B1 : Running Fast (4:42)
B2 : Loving Tenderly (3:27)
B3 : Fearing Much (3:35)
B4 : Being Friendly (2:54)
B5 : Having Fun (4:00)

Release Notes:

More than once Jay Richford and Gary Stevan’s Feelings has been described as the greatest library record ever released. Of course Be With can’t be seen to be playing favourites, but we have to admit, it’s pretty good. Insanely rare and immensely sought-after, it’s a tough funk, street jazz masterpiece coveted for many years by collectors of all musical genres.

Since its original release on Italian label Carosello in 1974, Feelings has appeared on several labels with different sleeves and even under a different artist. Indeed cult library label Conroy put it out in one of their iconic red sleeves in 1976 and yes, Feelings has indeed had more than one modern re-issue since these “original” releases. But a record this special deserves to be kept in press and we think it deserves the Be With treatment.

No, Jay Richford and Gary Stevan aren’t two of the most Italian sounding names. As the story goes these were the pseudonyms adopted by Stefano Torossi and Giancarlo Gazzani who wrote the album but couldn’t use their real names on the original release for legal reasons. But Stefano Torossi himself later both clarified and confused the tale further by explaining that Feelings was the work of four people not just Gazzani and himself. Fellow composers and musicians Sandro Brugnolini and Puccio Roelens also worked on the album and as Torossi himself explained “we all worked together”, with all four gents “dividing the royalties in equal parts… that’s the story.” Right, so, with that all sorted out let’s get back to talking about the music. And what music it is.

Long hailed as a holy grail of library music, Feelings is the epitome of the sort of cinematic orchestral jazzy funk that is “that 70s library music sound”. Infectiously funky, deliciously melodic and with impeccible, elegant production, this record is the showcase for a stunning set of compositions and arrangements and with performances that are nothing short of virtuoso.

The record’s first side lifts off with “Flying High”, soaring brilliant and shimmering. Funk licks, menacing strings and swaggering horns combine for an ice-cold intro groove that Isaac Hayes would surely have envied, before the steady-paced drums deliver the slo-mo TKO. The string-drenched cop-funk of “Going Home” raises the tempo. All funky quick-fire bass lines and killer electric guitar soloing. A real thriller.

“Walking In The Dark” positively drips in blaxploitation-funk drama strings and horn struts, all laced with delicate drums, velvet piano and more filthy wah-wah. “Fighting For Life” is another funk-fuelled workout built around an effortlessly relentless drum track that refuses to give up until even the stiffest-necked head is nodding.

The loping, open drum break that guides the much-loved “Feeling Tense” through its early stages would be good enough on its own. The heavy bass gloss, swirling strings and ominous horns that follow take things to the next level.

The second side opens with another favourite “Running Fast”, and the track does precisely that. This is one fine rollicking chase theme underpinned by frenetic (yet funky) Fender Rhodes and skipping bass and drums. Those sweeping strings are a gorgeous extra. It’s a deliciously feel-good groove that sets the heart racing.

“Loving Tenderly” envelops us in warm, velvety night-time vibes with easy listening horns and slinky strings dialing up the seduction. Definitely one for the lithe lovers out there. The pace picks up on the electrifying “Fearing Much” where strings dart around deep bass, buzzing guitars and another funky drum break. The lush, melancholic “Being Friendly” is another easy beauty, all warm Rhodes and strings. Majestic stuff that puts an aural arm around you. The climactic “Having Fun” rides a pulsating, bass-heavy drum break with snatches of a funky guitar refrain, some luxurious keys, sweeping strings and triumphant horns. Sensational.

“Feelings” is a profoundly appropriate title for such an emotionally funky and genuinely affecting record. Groove-laden bass, irrepressible horns, sweet flute lines, warm Rhodes, lush string arrangements, blaxploitation-styled wah-wah guitars and so, so much more make this one of the finest instrumental soul LPs of the 70s, if not of all time.

The audio for this re-issue of Feelings comes from the original analogue tapes and has been remastered for vinyl by Be With regular Simon Francis and cut by Pete Norman. The same care has been taken by the Be With team to restore that glorious original Carosello sleeve. Feelings is almost too good to be true. Feels good all over.
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NO VINYLE OF ANY MANU CHAO ALBUM HAS BEEN AVAILABLE ON SALE FOR AGES. ALL STUDIO & LIVE ALBUMS ARE BACK ON DOUBLE VINYL GATEFOLD FEAT. THE CD
TRACKLIST
A1. INTRO - A2. BIENVENIDA A TIJUANA - A3. MACHINE GUN - A4. POR DONDE SALDRA EL SOL? - A5. PELIGRO - A6. WELCOME TO TIJUANA - A7. EL VIENTO - A8. CASA BABYLON - B1. POR EL SUELO - B2. BLOOD AND FIRE - B3. EZLN… PARA TOD@S TODO… - B4. MR BOBBY - B5. BONGO BONG - B6. RADIO BEMBA - B7. QUE PASO QUE PASO - B8. PINOCCHIO (VAGGIO IN GROPPA AL TONNO) - B9. CAHI EN LA TRAMPA - C1. CLANDESTINO - C2. RUMBA DE BARCELONA - C3. LA DESPEDIDA - C4. MALA VIDA - C5. RADIO BEMBA 2 - C6. QUE PASO QUE PASO 2 - C7. PINOCCHIO 2 (VAGGIO IN GROPPA AL TONNO) - D1. LA PRIMAVERA - D2. THE MONKEY - D3. KING KONG FIVE - D4. MINHA GALERA - D5. PROMISCUITY More

Special remarks :

- Limited Ten Year Edition
- Crystal Clear Vinyl
- Gatefold Sleeve
- Double Vinyl 45rpm recut
- Download Code

- RA's Album Of The Year in 2011
- Pitchfork's Top 20 in 2011
- Pitchfork's Best 200 Best Albums of the 2010's


It has been 10 years since Nicolas Jaar released his celebrated debut album, Space Is Only Noise here on Circus Company. With countless accolades, forays, and dips into other waters both preceding its arrival one decade ago and since with many musical ventures this LP still stands as not only a unique and verified-classic release in the artist's own expansive catalog as well as ours, but also amongst the general pantheon of electronic music of the 21st Century on the whole.

What better way to celebrate this milestone than with an immaculate must-have re-release package, with the music now spread out over double discs and cut at 45rpm on crystal clear vinyl to let the glacial top-end soar as originally intended, and the air of the general proceedings expand, once again, into the ears and consciousness of electronic music lovers the world over. Along with this technical upgrade recut, the distinct artwork has also received a facelift fit for the occasion, and will now be found adorning a full gatefold cover, inked lovingly in reverse on inside-out heavyweight paper including printed inner sleeves for a total collector's gem front-to-back.

While Nicolas Jaar's own recent online musings of the origin of the album title and lead track has us imagining playful plexiglass-letterings and a fresh sense of abstract calm before soon-to-be career storms, the music itself feels to have not aged a day past its prime of creation. From the unanimous crowdpleaser "Colomb" to "Keep Me There" indeed doing just that, with Jaar keeping us right where he left us last go-round, to the luminous titular track "Space Is Only Noise If You Can See" and omni-prophesy of "Specters Of The Future" - please join us in a warm welcoming return to this universally acclaimed classic LP, which garnered coveted spots in both RA's Album Of The Year and Pitchfork's Top 20 in 2011, now in its unmissable pristine new vinyl form, sounding as fresh as ever, a solid 10 years later.


Tracklist LP:

A1. Être
A2. Colomb
A3. Sunflower
B1. Too Many Kids Finding Rain In The Dust
B2. Keep Me There
B3. Problem With The Sun

C1. Space Is Only Noise If You Can See
C2. Almost Fell
C3. Balance Her In Between Your Eyes
D1. Specters Of The Future
D2. Trace
D3. Variations
D4. ^tre


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2LP Gatefold . File Under: French electro-pop
Tracklist
1. My Licorne & Me (Rework) 2. De la Vitesse à l'Ivresse 3. Les Voiles 4. Sous l'Orage 5. Toi et Moi
6. Il n'y a pas d'Amour Heureux (Poom cover) 7. Qui es-tu ? 8. Je Bois (Poom cover) 9. A Quoi Bon 10. Illusions

Shortinfo:

They differ from the French song scenery with their electronic sounds inherited from the french touch, their love for funk and disco, and a hint of symphonic orchestra. If you listen to a track, you can hear the influences of the French artists Michel Legrand, Daft Punk, Gainsbourg or Air.
The texts are intimate, their performance swings between elation and melancholy, with contrats with their energetic arrangements.
Taking advantage of their art studies, they created the whole visual universe of the project.
Their debut album in vinyle gathers 10 tracks written since the start of the project, with 2 covers of French writer and artist Boris Vian, French singer Georges Brassens in the style of the day.


quick overview:
Their first 2 singles " Les Voiles " and " De la Vitesse à l'vresse " released in 2014 & 2015 on Partyfine (french producer YUKSEK label) and got great press/radio in France (Vogue, Grazia, Grand Journal TV show, Konbini, France Inter playlist radio etc.) but we were also very surprised by the international pick up for songs sung in French ! Pharrell playlisted " les Voiles " on his Beats1 show, or Marc Jacobs tweeted it to his 5Millions followers for example. Les Voiles was also #1 on Hypemachine upon release.

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Special Remarks: Double LP Gatefold +CD - Territory : World Ex France

Tracklist Vinyl:
A1. Cassius 1999 / A2. Feeling For You / A3. Crazy Legs / A4. La Mouche
B1. Chase / B2. Foxxy / B3. Planetz / B4. Hey Babe
C1. Mister Eveready / C2. Nulife / C3. Interlude / C4. Somebody
D1. Club Soixante Quinze / D2. Supa Crush / D3. Invisible / D4. Cassius 1999 Remix
The CD included in the LP features the 16 tracks in the same order

Short info:
1999…after the global supremacy of Oasis and Blur, the world is looking for some musical freshness. Some artists such as Daft Punk and Air have already contributed to globally popularise what the English called the "French Touch", a new term that refers to a large musical French movement.
The first album of Cassius is one of the key pieces of this growing genre, and demonstrates once again the variety of the trend. Indeed, after have cooperated for a long time with MC Solaar, one of France's 90's best rappers, the hip-hop influence of both Cassius members had to have an impact on their personal concept, and it did seduce a lot of listeners hungry for new musical flavours: more than 250 000 units sold worldwide and numerous unconditional fans…Before the release of their new album Ibifornia coming out this summer, we're taking you back to basics with a new release of Cassius' first album, for the ones who didn't have the opportunity to hear it, or for those who only have the CD, and would like to get themselves the vinyl edition !





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Format : 2x180g 2LP Album , Full HQ Sleeve

Track list 2LP


1 Dam Swindle - Ketama gold
2 Dam Swindle ft. Lorenz Rhode - High life
3 Dam Swindle ft. Jungle by Night - Call of the wild
4 Dam Swindle ft. Tom Misch - Yes, no, maybe
5 Dam Swindle - The girl from Shiraz
6 Dam Swindle ft. Seven Davis Jr. - Flavourism
7 Dam Swindle - Freeqy polly
8 Dam Swindle - Ex machina
9 Dam Swindle - Cut u loose
10 Dam Swindle - Lucky number 13

Release Info
Dam Swindle present 'High Life', their second studio album due on the 28th May on the duo's own
Heist Recordings. The heart of the album was recorded over a three week period at their Amsterdam
studio in March 2017, and the release will coincide with the fifth anniversary of the label.

Since forming in 2011, the Dutch duo have carved a unique place for themselves in the scene. Their
sound - which merges references from multiple decades into one smooth aesthetic - quickly rose to
popularity for its careful blend of soul and rhythm, taking cues from their passion for obscure records,
with influences ranging from house and funk to afrobeat and soul. Dynamic live shows and DJ sets afford
them a packed touring schedule across the globe, whilst their label Heist Recordings is credited with
consistently breaking new artists.

The album explores the intersection of live and electronic music, with much of the improvised material
left largely untouched to maintain its organic sensibilities. Detroit Swindle describe the album as an
"electronic album with a live approach, combining our love for house, ambient and jazzy harmonics,
making it a record interesting for the club, as well as a pleasant album to put on at home."

'High Life' explores stripped back soul and groove driven house over ten glistening productions.
Featured on the album are a sun-drenched collaboration with British singer/songwriter Tom Misch and a
deep workout with the vocals of trained gospel singer turned house aficionado Seven Davis Jr. Lorenz
Rhode, who accompanies the duo for their live shows, features on the infectious melodies of 'High life'.
'Call of the wild' incorporates none other than Dutch nine-piece brass band

Best Regards, Heist Recordings.



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2LP in gatefold sleeve incl. CD - is is the only edition WW to be with CD included - UPC : 5060281618207 Release : 21.04.2014

A few years ago, A-Trak got together with the pioneering house/garage producer Armand Van Helden to form the playful dance duo Duck Sauce, and they quickly scored a vast international hit with "Barbra Streisand." Now, nearly four years after that song landed, they're finally ready to release Quack, their giddy and engaging debut album, which features singles like "Radio Stereo," "It's You," and, yes, "Barbra Streisand."
The album is not a typical dance album but a whole lot of fun: Quack pushes the boundaries of house music and sampling into an absurdly visual listening experience, interwoven with skits, scratching and irresistible loops.

VINYL 1
A1 "Chariots Of The Gods" (ft. Rockets) / A2 "Charlie Chazz & Rappin Ralph" / A3 "It's You"
B1 "Goody Two Shoes" / B2 "Radio Stereo" / B3 "aNYway"
VINYL 2
C1 "NRG" / C2 "Everyone" (ft. Teddy Toothpick) / C3 "Ring Me"
D1 "Barbra Streisand" / D2 "Spandex" / D3 "Time Waits For No-One"


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Format Notes: 2022 re-press, 180g vinyl

Territories: Worldwide no restrictions

Track List:

A1 : Season For Love (3:06)
A2 : The Twelfth Of Never (2:25)
A3 : Trying To Understand A Woman (2:27)
A4 : When A Boy Falls In Love (2:38)
A5 : The Shortest Distance (0:36)

B1 : Hurt So Bad (3:16)
B2 : Walking On My Love (3:02)
B3 : Wichita Lineman (3:21)
B4 : Let's Try It Over Again (2:09)
B5 : The Magic Of Love (2:47)

Release Notes:

Mr Thing: "I've pretty much given up trying to find Season For Love. I'm glad you're doing these."

A monumental force firmly rooted in the soul canon, Willie Hutch is most notable for recording two of the best Blaxploitation soundtracks, The Mack and Foxy Brown. Yet his legacy is much greater. Outside of Marvin Gaye, Stevie Wonder and Smokey Robinson, Hutch was arguably Motown's top male solo artist of the 70s. Prior to his association with Gordy et al, Hutch crafted his opening statements for RCA, two vital LPs that Be With Records is honoured to present today.

Often-overlooked, his second album Season For Love (1970) is a must for all deep soul fans and has been sought-after by collectors of different stripes for decades. Whereas his debut featured thundering, gritty numbers, Hutch treats us to a mellower soul here - sumptuous, warm and string-led. He compared his approach to that of Otis Redding and there are definite parallels; from the raspy, rough-hewn vocals that tend to roam between sweet and deeply impassioned to the horn-heavy, emphatic sonic backdrops.

With flawless originals presented alongside a few well-chosen classics (his stunning cover of "Wichita Lineman" arguably bests the original's splendour), it's easy to see why sample-based musicians have been falling over themselves to plunder from this album. Witness the sweeping strings that grace "The Magic Of Love" and the heartbreaking "Walking On My Love"; the mellifluous guitar work on the contemplative instrumental "The Shortest Distance" and gorgeous single "When A Boy Falls In Love".

Whilst the arrangements and playing are subtly jaw-dropping throughout, Hutch's uncontrived voice has a certain warmth to match a Nat “King” Cole and a purity of tone that even recalls the great Sam Cooke. Indeed, a few numbers are almost in a jazz vocal territory reminiscent of artists Lou Rawls. That's not to say that others lack the righteous energy and undeniable groove of Willie's later sound.

Remarkably consistent throughout – a rare commodity for many 70s soul albums – the lack of one signature song likely hindered its progress. Regardless, it deserved to make more of an impact and now, paired with the majestic debut, Soul Portrait, these recordings shine a new light on the early work of a soul legend.

Original vinyl copies of this album are extremely rare – and correspondingly expensive – so we’re thrilled to present the first ever vinyl reissue of a true lost classic. Mastered for vinyl by our esteemed engineer Simon Francis. It has been pressed on 180g vinyl for the first time and features the original, rarely seen artwork.
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