live at mudd club, nyc, may 8, 1980

hot ron trent remixes

180gr

paul mudd murphy collaborates with david harks on “susta”, featuring vocals from jaanika leino aka janely. backed up with an epic dub-disco rework from emperor machine.

140g vinyl, a full album of new music presented as a classic kpm k1000 green sleeve library lp

the 2007 debut album from smith & mudd available on vinyl for the first time. limited edition of 500 numbered copies on double vinyl, housed in a gatefold sleeve.

the athens-based quartet are rising stars in their home country, with listeners warming to their distinctive blend of atmospheric guitars, retro-pop synths and head-in-the-clouds grooves.

incl. ron basejam remix

180g audiophiles vinyl inkl. 4-seitigem einleger mit lyrics + credits zum ersten mal ?berhaupt auf vinyl! -come clean- ist das hüchst erfolgreiche major label deb?t von puddle of mudd.
es erschien urspr?nglich 2001 und zeichnete sich ma?geblich daf?r verantwortlich, puddle of muss in den kommerziellen mainstream zu ?berf?hren. das album erreichte platz 9 in den billboard charts, hat sich bisher ?ber 5 millionen mal verkauft und wurde drei mal mit platin ausgezeichnet. -blurry-, die zweite single des album erreichte als erfolgreichste single der band platz 5 der billboard hot 100, platz 8 der britischen single charts und gewann ebenfalls im gleichen jahr den ascap ,song of the year- award. 2001 ging die band als opener mit godsmack und den deftones auf tour und war teil der family values tour mit linkin park, den stone temple pilots und staind.

it was the spring of 2007 when paul ‘mudd’ murphy and kevin pollard announced the arrival of the former’s claremont 56 label with “villa stavros”, a magical first collaborative 12”. it seems somewhat fitting, then, that claremont 56’s final release of its’ first decade will be “n7 odyssey”, the first collaborative album from mudd & pollard.

henry wu (aka kamaal williams of yussef kamaal) returns to eglo records following on from his joint ep with k15. deep in the mudd is a heavy weight 6 track ep which journeys through broken beat, house, hip hop and jazz. the previously released negotiate ft. simeon jones, which originally came out on eglo sister label hotep, gets a 2017 remix courtesy of the legendary kaidi tatham and uk funky og hardhouse banton joins wu on title track deep in the mudd and century. essential business, no messing about!

six years ago, claremont 56 boss paul ‘mudd’ murphy tried to track down via his dj network, former freeez band-members john rocca and andy stennett to license pink rhythm’s “melodies of love”, for one of the originals compilations. they didn’t show up on the radar.
earlier this year, however, out of the blue, stennett got in touch with murphy. for much of the last two decades, he’d been living on a remote island off orkney, but was now pursuing music again.

as claremont 56 speeds towards its’ ten-year anniversary, label founder paul murphy continues to champion little known producers and previously unheard artists.
over the past 12 months, the label has showcased material from rising talents such as bella figura, simon peter, paraiso and oma & amberflame. now, claremont 56 is adding another new name to the roster: statues.

some believe that the environment in which you make music – from the studio space, to the location itself – has a profound effect on the creative process. immerse yourself in the world around you, the theory goes, and it will shape the music you make. listen to gorthleck, the third album from veteran downtempo alchemists benjamin smith and paul ‘mudd’ murphy, and you can almost visualize the craggy, windswept and breathtakingly beautiful environment in which it was made.

the crate-digging credentials of psychemagik’s danny mclewin are well established. even so, he’s excelled himself with the first release on spacetalk, a joint venture with leng records’ simon purnell and paul murphy.
the trio have successfully worked together a lot over the last five years, with purnell and murphy releasing a string of superb collections, compiled by mclewin and psychemagik partner tom coveney. all three men were keen to continue this partnership, and have founded spacetalk to re-release long forgotten, little-known or overlooked music, as well as previously unheard archive material from some of the artists involved.
the label’s first release is as obscure as they come. morrison kincannon’s to see one eagle fly is stupidly rare, having initially been released by its’ creators as a private press record during the early 1970s.

second release from uber records is jesus luvs u baby. los porcos drop a tripped out dreamy piece of indie balearic soft rock. reverbed guitars and chugging bassline and a blissed out vocal. on the remix claremont 56 boss paul mudd murphy delivers a stripped back atmospheric dub groove whilst the second remix from is it balearic..? boys coyote step on the delay pedal and and hit the percussion. the lazy hammock dub is exactly that ... uno dos tres quatro.

beautiful one-sided release by mudd & pollard for claremont 56, limited to 500 copies only.

since their highly anticipated and widely acclaimed 2008 debut album >silent movie<, quiet village, aka matt edwards and joel martin have been exploring other music avenues under their maxxi & zeus moniker. now they are back, with >too high to move< a compilation of their most inspiring and sought after remixes to date, stitched together with love by maxxi & zeus. quiet village is the infamous duo comprising of matt edwards aka radio slave and joel martin (velvet season & the hearts of gold). their debut album on !k7 was a balearic masterpiece proving one of the quintessential albums of 2008. this new compilation comprises of a selection of their finest and most sought after remixes to date. both tracks on this sampler are unreleased remixes which will only ever be available on this exclusive vinyl!

smith & mudd are back in fine style on claremont 56, following up their excellent lp with this great double header! >sauna love< is the lead track, an uptempo, string laden boogie house affair with great vibes, bass, strings and punchy percussion all rolling along into the sunshine. on side-b >the surveyor< is a great piece of otherworldly electronic music, coming on like some weird cough medicine induced dream. the bass pulses along with mystery dialogue, light key flourishes and an intent that is delivered about 5 minutes in when the kick drops and the whole thing shifts into a latenight, alt disco bomb.

kaine teams up with kathy diamond for this soulful disco gem. b-sides >phathead< gets the remix treatment from mudd bondi.

claremont 56 goes back to its balearic roots with a 12 inch that fills you with wonderful summertime feelings. >mudd & pollard - vincent< is a lush rhodes driven groover with a bass that sounds like its been played bernard edwards of chic fame. on top of that is a multitude of analog synths that bathe this beauty in warmth & loveliness. mark e continues his rise to the king of all things midtempo with one of his best remixes to date. what a great way to kick off the summer...

is it balearic return with their most eagerly anticipated release yet!

smith & mudd follow their second album, le suivant with something that goes a bit darker. side a is a chuggy affair where the beats drive a bit harder than their usual tracks but the lushness and the bass groove are still there. a beautiful electric violin solo takes the second half to a different place. side b is a deep bass journey that sounds like jean luc ponty and terry callier combined with a but of led zep. fantastic stuff. check

slamming ray mang 80 flavoured disco mixes

ahmed fakroun a singer/songwriter from libya is widely considered the foremost pioneer of modern arabic world music. his 1977 hit misyan has been recently edited and its production shows how ahead of his time he was. ahmed, a fan of claremont, teams up with mudd to create a bohannon style groove that will give you neck ache from head nodding. beautiful cellos from robin faze action slide in and out and a warm rhodes vamp keeps pushing it towards the next part in the journey. brennan green takes the remix duty and adds another classic remix to claremonts collection. this is something special.

huge serious deep house track !!! limited one sided

claremont 56 releases its first smith & mudd 7inch in a limited edition of series of four (a-d). side a sees smith & mudd at their best, a pure feel good track that puts you in a life affirming mood and gets the feet moving. side b takes it a bit deeper with the acoustic guitar backing a wooden flute solo. these are extremely limited and these are 250 copies only for the world. breath taking!

another excellent release by mudd known for his releases on rong, bear entertainment and idjut boys’s noid label. two sweet tracks that goes out in a limited vinyl run on his own claremont 56 label. scaffold is an athmospheric piece of nu-disco that make you float away on the dance floor when the sun is rising above the sea. flip side is a slow paced disco funk track that sounds warm and gentle. perfect tracks to start/end the day with! limited copies as usual

great deep disco remix by recloose !!

side a sees another balearic sunshine adventure from smith & mudd. floating acoustic guitar melodies ride along the head nodding groove and take you to a place far better than the english summer. side b sees one of the best idjut boy remixes ever heard. an epic 22 minute journey that pulls you in and out of your cosmic consciousness. a blissful gem of a track. this is sure to become a classic.

rong music, the new york disco label beloved by the likes of lindstrom, idjut boys, glimmer twins, quiet village and harvey releases its first artist album. mudd (aka paul murphy) is more commonly known as a part of late 90s dub disco dons akwaaba, alongside steve fela kotey (chicken lips). akwaaba released 2 albums on idjut boys label discfunction and were championed by some legends such as francois k, ron trent and larry heard. under the mudd alias paul has released on key nu disco labels rong, noid, big bear, vertige, stranger, session, discograph and cottage. mudds signature sound is a live, song based take on the spaced out disco trip made popular by lindstrom & prins thomas/rub & tug/idjut boys & quiet village. an essential release for all fans of balearica and cosmic disco.

rong returns with more top gear for the late night disco dubsessions. here london's paul murphy (akwabba member) makes his mark with a chugging 115 bpm electro number, before handing things off for two killer remixes. ray mang amps up the dub factor, lays down a sick funk breakbeat and goes bananas with the steve miller synths

pop

tom mudd follows up brass cultures with another collection of genre pushing electronic music. sitting between the hermetic focus of bill orcutts solo guitar recordings and autechre at their most abstract.

urban/soul/blues/r&b/gospel

live at the checkerboard lounge, chicago / 1981