Releases from artist / Veröffentlichungen von : Eric Lau

first word enters 2017 with a bang: a 28-track album courtesy of eric lau. this, his third instrumental album, is a veritable tapestry of vibes, ranging through hip hop, soul, jazz, funk & brazilian beats. a mere taste into the genius production skills of london’s mr. lau, it’s easy to understand why he’s so revered by djs, artists and producers across the world, including rich medina, 9th wonder, bobbito, dam funk, gilles peterson, james poyser (the roots), phonte and ali shaheed muhammad (a tribe called quest), amongst others.

limited edition yellow vinyl.
first word enters 2017 with a bang: a 28-track album courtesy of eric lau. this, his third instrumental album, is a veritable tapestry of vibes, ranging through hip hop, soul, jazz, funk & brazilian beats. a mere taste into the genius production skills of london’s mr. lau, it’s easy to understand why he’s so revered by djs, artists and producers across the world, including rich medina, 9th wonder, bobbito, dam funk, gilles peterson, james poyser (the roots), phonte and ali shaheed muhammad (a tribe called quest), amongst others.

towards the end of last summer, after having toured throughout europe and asia, internationally renowned producer eric lau locked himself away in his north london studio, and quietly began creating the demos for what was to become his sophomore studio album one of many. five years later the unmistakable sound of his debut returns, but progressed, refined, and on an entirely new level. the album sees a familiar group of artists assemble, including singers rahel, tawiah, fatima, olivier st. louis and georgia anne muldrow. recorded in a two-month window, and designed simply as a feel-good album, one of many also sees lau collaborate extensively with multi-instrumentalist kaidi tatham, whose legendary musicianship adds a new depth to already intricate productions. with lead single *everytime* already setting the blogosphere ablaze, *one of many* looks set to be the catalyst in a career with unlimited potential.
double 12 inch vinyl plus code for free lossless download.

this 12 sees two of the highlights from 2007s producer no. 1 compilation get the rework treatment from two of fat citys favourite studio wizards. mark pritchard aka harmonic 313 is adding some serious detroit flavour to eric lau & guilty simpsons for tha d while martyn, dubsteps fastest rising star, is delivering a truly souful remix - once again deeply rooted in detroit sounds. renaissance man mark pritchard takes eric lau & guilty simpsons for the d to task, giving the vocal a totally new instrumental bed, harking back to the classic proto-techno sounds of cybotron and the like, all in a shuddering hip hop template. fans of marks harmonic 313 output for warp records will not be disappointed. next up is blackpockets ure a sta remixed by dubsteps fastest rising star - hollands martyn. detroit is once more a big influence as is the warm 2 step sound that martyn is known to favour in his eclectic dj sets. plays for both sides have come from benji b, gilles peterson, kode 9, appleblim and many many more djs...

an essential dj weapon from tru thoughts, this double a side vinyl only release brings two excellent songs from lizzy parks debut album raise the roof into a whole new sphere, with heavyweight remixes by natural self and eric lau. all that (natural self remix) was picked up as a highlight of the upcoming year on the bbc 6music funk & soul shows end of 2008 programme, which aired as a special on bbc radio 2 in december. natural self, the king of beatsy funk gives this great, swing fuelled song a live party ambience, amping up the double bass and burying some of his trademark electronic noisemongering low down in the mix. the eric lau remix of the dramatic forever and a day showcases laus unique, crisp and twisted take on modern soul that has won him may fans including 4 hero, bugz in the attic, phonte (little brother), benji b and mista jam (bbc 1xtra). the uk producers recent album, released on ubiquity, featured as album of the year in gilles petersons bbc worldwide awards and vapors magazine. this 12inch is a limited pressing of 500, and also features the reworked instrumental cuts and original a capellas for both tracks.