one of the most evasive titles of the prescription/balance catalog, chez damier & stacey pullens >forever monna< evinces the futurism of the most forward leaning deep house music, purging itself of any relics of disco sentimentality in the sacred quest of that prophecy of infinite, intangible beauty hidden within the patchwork of electronic production. originally released in apparently minuscule numbers on serious grooves in 1993, this remarkable instrumental track was re-released two years later on ballance, a fine example of these two detroit pioneers tireless effort to claim a piece of that brave new world from the unyielding clutches of techno. slinky synth loops. eerie chord frames and a brilliantly simple low-end punctuation coalesce in the uncertain, unidentifiable prospect of soul music stripped of any links to the past or present, an inexplicably funky rendition of a deep house slow mounting contagion, infecting fatally the recollections of parliament / funkadelic bass-licks and warm organ progressions with a bleak, somehow comforting landscape of fresh alien-esque soul
b-stock! cover with seam split! vinyl unaffected & mint. heavyweight vinyl reissue of the 1971 album by joni mitchell, remastered by bernie grundman. housed in gatefold sleeve.
as we stumble into 2023, oath sub-label last year at marienbad stands tall with this wondrous new mini-album from the multi-faceted and talented ben hauke, with a collection of tracks that make the head turn and the soul yearn.
healing potential for the dance floor. love, honesty and reality. a modern day classic on modern balance. a new sub imprint of chez damier’s balance recording. remixes by karizma and 25 places.
first time vinyl reissue of this awesome 1978 latin jazz-funk gem by venezuelan guitarist alex rodríguez, featuring top musicians like jorge dalto, nené quintero and george benson’s band members dennis davis and stanley banks, among many others.
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