after his acclaimed heatwave and shadows mixtapes, leonce releases insurgency on fade to mind, the first official ep from the young atlanta-based producer. insurgency was born from demos and sketches first recorded in 2014-2015, inspired by leonce’s favorite elements of house music and his desire to recraft these influences into his own club microverse. in leonce’s words: “if house is a feeling, then insurgency is me subverting that feeling across different tempo ranges and going into weirder and darker territory, like the classic raw house tracks that inspired me.”

your new shit. four new faces, four new sounds. artists from edinburgh, glasgow, dundee and london on one record. basically, it s a quadruple a side bbz. j wax provides a classy african vocal laced rhythmic work out, a bold statement in loopy hip movement. ted jasper follows with a beautiful instrumental double bass led playful house experience. think house meets mpc meets nu-jazz (*tip*). on the flip gavinco comes powering through with a deep guitar riff over some strong drums. this has made it into a few sets recently around town and really turns heads. finally, swayed drops a tune that is as exciting as having your bday at wimpy. a new york paradise garage vocal laced with fine horns and a baseline made to shake. these tunes make people not want to go for a fag break.

nach den r&b-talenten kelela und dawn richard präsentiert uns der in l.a. ansässige produzent und fade to mind-labelbetreiber kingdom nun sein eigenes debütalbum. auf -tears in the club- realisiert er anhand 11 schrägen uptempo-bangern, düster-atmosphärichen instrumentals und erotisch-melancholischen soundscapes seine vision von leftfield-pop und club-r&b. mit vocalfeatures von u.a. sza, sängerin der tde band, und syd, mitglied der odd future-familie und der neo-soul-band the internet.
die vinyl-lp erscheint inklusive downloadcode.

nach kelela überrascht das label fade to mind aus l.a. mit einer weiteren r&b-queen, dawn richards (ex-mitglied von p. diddy s girlgroup diddy-dirty money). ihre vielgelobte -infrared ep- inklusive des tracks -honest- (best new track bei pitchfork) erscheint mit 10 brandneuen remixes erstmals auf cd und lp. die remixes kommen u.a. von kingdom, ikonika (hyperdub), rizzla, helix (night slugs) und divoli s vere. lp mit poster (12x24”) und download-code (mit vollständigem cd-tracklisting, 14 tracks).

cellar, the second solo ep from na (daniel pineda of nguzunguzu) on fade to mind, is a kinetic and brooding journey through the ominous side of club music, a personal vision of dystopia and angst. with 5 tracks that showcase nas wide-ranging musical influences, the record provides a personal manifesto for pineda’s vision of club music for darker times.

das mixtape als remixalbum. charakteristisches merkmal von kelelas mixtape -cut 4 me- sind ihre vocals über instrumentale clubtracks von djs der labelfamilie aus fade to mind (los angeles) & night slugs (london), zwei der derzeit spannendsten kreativzellen der szene an der schnittstelle zwischen elektronischer clubmusik und frischen urban-sounds aus r&b, hiphop & grime/dubstep, was weltweit kritiker und kollegen wie solange knowles oder björk aufhorchen liess. während das original mit 13 tracks 2013 digital und als limitiertes vinyl erschien, erfährt die deluxe edition - erweitert um 8 brandneue remixes (hier zum ersten mal auch auf vinyl) - nun den cd-erstrelease. kelela - ein neuer stern am r&b-firmament des 21. jahrhunderts.

fade to mind is a both a record label and a movement, a series of club nights and cooperative projects in music, visual art, video and apparel. led by los angeles based kingdom, fade to mind is an injection of the personal back into contemporary club music. sparked by kingdoms longstanding relationships with dallas dj/producer prince william, la-based nguzunguzu and total freedom, as well londons night slugs collective (to which fade to mind will operate as a sister label), fade to mind marks a dramatic genesis of collaboration between the uk and american undergrounds.