the fouth and final limited edition delicacies 12inch this year is, in an slightly counter-intuitive twist, not taken from the forthcoming smd album, welcome to sideways. it didn t quite fit in with the flow of the track selection on the album, but we felt it really warranted its own separate release particularly because of the ace matrixxman remix. both versions are driving, minimal techno, scattered through with melodic bursts but matrixxman s lsd rework pushes the bpms and frenetic energy to new levels

for their third delicacies 12inch this year, smd take a deeper, more spaced out approach, in contrast to the strict techno of the previous two releases. far away from a distance features hypnotic synth washes that glide slowly in and out of time with the track s rhythmic bed, stumbling over each other in a 5am haze. -flying or falling- pushes into classic smd melodies, mournful detroit indebted warmth spilling over the groove.

the second of this year’s smd singles on their own delicacies label is features another two original tracks, leading with the hypnotic, late night techno loping of “remember in reverse”, drenched in glistening synths. the second track, “soft attack” takes a much more direct approach, with a brash battering of crash cymbals on every 4th bar marking time as a sinuous synth melody curls around the rhythmatic trunk. “soft attack (drum version)” pares it down even further, excising the melody for a minimal dj tool. also included here is a remix of ‘remember in reverse” from 90s mid west techno legend, dj hyperactive, who we’re super excited to have on this release. he extensive 11 minute rework transforms the track, sprinkling it with subtle doses of acid. after a short hiatus following their modular-only, desert recorded last album “whorl”, during which smd s james ford found himself on production duties for everyone and their dog, smd are back with bunch of techno cuts on their own delicacies label. over a couple of months in jas shaw s newly re-located synth-dense studio in leafy kent, which saw smd once again experiment with live jams as the basis for their production, they’ve pulled together a selection of eight tracks for release as a series of four singles over the coming months. smd fans will note that the earlier naming convention of delicacies has fallen by the wayside – for the simple reason that we’ve pretty much run out of weird and wonderful food stuffs to steal names from. instead, a semi-random automated process has been used to create the track names.

nice price deal !!! after a short hiatus following their modular-only, desert recorded last album “whorl”, during which smd s james ford found himself on production duties for everyone and their dog, smd are back with bunch of techno cuts on their own delicacies label.

as one half of simian mobile disco, jas shaw has been co-creator of a remarkable string of varied albums, from their debut, attack decay sustain release, through their vocal lead more pop leanings on temporary pleasure, uncompromising techno on delicacies, and prog synth wig outs on whorl. now, given a bit of free time while his musical other half, james ford, has been off producing for other bands, jas has been busy crafting a whole slew of new material, the first fruits of which see the light of day on this brand new release on the duo’s own delicacies label.

smd are proud to present two tracks in collaboration with none other than roman flügel

quite literally kicking mad new flavour in your ear, smd are back with the 4th course in their recent series of delicacies. after collaborations with bicep and cosmin trg, and their own solo tong zi dan ep, this new smorgasbord features two original tracks

simian mobile disco are back with the second in a series of collaborations, following on from sacrifice, their joint effort with bicep. this time theyve joined forces with cosmin trg fresh from his highly acclaimed album gordian on 50 weapons. the fruits of this hard graft in the electronic kitchen of smds studio (to push the food metaphor to its limits) kick off with surstro¨mming. this northern swedish delicacy of tinned, fermented sour herring has the dubious claim to fame of being the most putrid smelling food substance in the world. the burbling, queasy synth tones reflect the effects of this scent on all but the true connoisseurs

simian mobile disco are back with more of the world s only techno tasting menu, serving up a a brand new platter for your delectation: tong zi dan are the chinese delicacy usually translated as virgin boy eggs. like the tea stained eggs you ll find in your ramen, these are eggs cracked part way through the boiling process, to let the flavours of the liquid seep through.

sacrifice is the work of two duos at the top of their production games. bicep, after their critically acclaimed recent releases on aus music and their own feel my bicep records, and smd fresh from promoting their new live album, decamped for a few days to smds london studio to jam out this resulting epic.

release #6 on smds delicacies imprint comes courtesy of psycatron and detroit grand pubahs, with a remixe delivered by simian mobile disco themselves. including code for free download of this ep.

killer psychatron remix

the fourth release in the series of techno twelves on simian mobile discos new imprint delicacies. jas shaw and james ford have been accompanying these 12 inches by curating their delicatessen parties around the uk.
you may have already noticed that each title bears the name of a bizarre and exotic delicacy discovered by james and jas whilst touring around the world. amalgamating hard edged analogue beat structures as well as some of the more mellow, melodic aspects of techno, delicacies reiterates the sheer excellent musical eccentricity that simian mobile disco continue to create. the delicacies series are unique offerings from one of the most exciting acts in electronic music.
comes with code for free digital download of this release.

a collection of simian mobile discos delicacies releases. 1 cd = unmixedixed , the 2nd = mixed

simian mobile disco will be releasing a series of 12 inch singles, on a brand new imprint entitled >delicacies<, which will be accompanied by a club night – delicatessen, curated by smd themselves and happening at venues around the world. each track will take the name of an exotic, and often bizarre, delicacy from around the world. already on the menu are >aspic< and >nerve salad< which will be served up in late april at all good independent record stores. the first delicatessen set up shop at matter on 20th february and featured a gourmet line up including smds massive live show, green velvet, dj pierre, retrograde, boy 8-bit, joker, ralph lawson and mowgli. the next delicatessen will be at matter on the 23rd july - line up to be announced. smd have also secured a new york residency for 2010 with underground party fixed (dates to be announced shortly)