mystery, poetry, a play of masks: artistic creation according to john cravache. his collaboration with versatile dates back to the beginning of the millennium. a childhood friend of i:cube, he is 44 years old, lives in a paris suburb, and is not a professional artist. getting involved in writing, he has been boasting his artistic and economic independence and his crafty attitude outside of the industrial system. he gave himself time to invent a personal world, wild and funny, which eventually gave birth to the album -cités nomades-. even though his influences are quite varied and avant-garde (magma, captain beefheart, tom waits), they did not really affect this unclassifiable project. poetry and mystery come before all, because john cravache is appearing masked. john cravache and nicolas chaix (i:cube) have recorded radio creations since the early 90s, in particular for chimère fm in paris, as well as numerous long improvised music sessions. at the approach of the millennium, they embarked on the creation of an album that was not completed until sixteen (!) years later. john is a poet, accomplished pianist, and registered truck driver and nicolas, a self-taught musician, have both made the realisation of -cités nomades- possible. this is not an ironic pop album, this album is simply all you want. listening will do you much good

das zweite album der britisch-norwegischen pop-singer/songwriterin sasha siem wurde von valgeir sigurdsson (sigur ros, feist, björk) in seinen legendären green house studios in island produziert und folgt ihrem letztjährigen debütalbum most of the boys, für das sie von der musikpresse mit acts wie fiona apple, joanna newsom oder andrew bird verglichen wurde. die cd enthält 10 tracks. die lp enthält 5 key-tracks plus 5 exklusive remixes des texanischen elektronikproduzenten rabit.

das debütalbum des indischen westcoast-pop-duos parekh & singh erscheint vinyltechnisch neben einer limitierten lp-auflage auch als 4-teilige 7inch-serie mit allen 9 tracks. jede 7inch enthält zwei bilder des indischen malers yashavi mathis, auf hardcover gedruckt und mit goldglanzfarbe beschriftet. weltweite auflage ist je 300 stück.

das debütalbum des indischen westcoast pop-duos parekh & singh erscheint vinyltechnisch neben einer limitierten lp-auflage auch als 4-teilige 7inch serie mit allen 9 tracks. jede 7inch enthält zwei bilder des indischen malers yashavi mathis, auf hardcover gedruckt und mit goldglanzfarbe beschriftet. weltweite auflage ist je 300 stück.

das debütalbum des indischen westcoast-pop-duos parekh & singh erscheint vinyltechnisch neben einer limitierten lp-auflage auch als 4-teilige 7inch-serie mit allen 9 tracks. jede 7inch enthält zwei bilder des indischen malers yashavi mathis, auf hardcover gedruckt und mit goldglanzfarbe beschriftet. weltweite auflage ist je 300 stück.

a 1985 classic from prince and the revolution back on vinyl, housed in a gatefold sleeve.

wieder einmal gelingt es michael bublé, die perfekte mitte zwischen jazz und pop zu finden. »nobody but me« ist ein vielseitiges aber dennoch rundum stimmiges album.

*isigude (pronounced - e-see-goo-de... meaning bird of paradise) is a newly founded record label based in athens, greece. for our debut release we have dug deep into the archives of greek jazz fusion to unearth and reissue some obscurities from the catalogue of esteemed composer michalis rakintzis. rakintzis should need no introduction to greek ears, widely recognised as a celebrated composer and lyricist since the 1980s with his career taking in more than 20 personal albums, numerous singles and several high profile collaborations. his composition “arrest”, lifted from 1988 s ost to the film -lifelong- was selected and included on the hugely popular greek music compilation -into the light- in 2012. for isigude s first 12- vinyl release we draw our focus to the 1987 track “i don’t believe” featuring vocalist eleni dimou. -i don t believe- combines pop, rock and eastern melodies and feelings and sold more than 100.000 on it s original release. featured here in remixed form by up and coming greek producer zaq (a.k.a img_02) the original composition is reimagined and the result is a low tempo dreamy, balearic disco burner with dimou s lyrics expressing her disbelief in love, beautiful moments, oaths and sacrifices, with her requesting to be set free. a truly beautiful and tasteful reimagining of a lost rarity, the perfect way to launch the label.

the second ep, 1987s greenfingers, was their final recorded work and, according to hayward, its possible to hear the group atomising and preparing to go its separate ways within its grooves. the only this heat or camberwell now recording not to have been produced at brixtons cold storage studios, it was recorded as a diy exercise and – unusually for either of the groups – was not pored over laboriously for a great deal of time. the ep also saw the addition of a new member, maria lamburn, primarily on sax, whose element unknown was inspired by her experiences in the nuclear protest camp at greenham common. camberwell, in south london, pops up infrequently in pop culture. perhaps you know it from the camberwell carrot, the heroically sized joint smoked in cult movie withnail & i, or perhaps – if youre attuned to experimental music – you know of camberwell now. the group formed from the ashes of this heat, the art-noise group whose catalog was reissued on modern classics recordings in early 2016.

hailing from lithuanian capital vilnius, miskotom appears on pleasure unit for a debut appearance that should appeal to all lovers of delicate, pop flecked house with a smooth 80s veneer. the production is perfect for the mood of the music, with the dusty groove of the title track embellished with eastern flute motifs and larry heard chords of the sweetest melancholy. - downtown - meanwhile revels in slap bass finery, and -tempelhof kite- gets a rubbery moog tone in the low end that offsets the woozy pads beautifully. kito jempere comes on board for a remix that dubs -tempelhof kite- down into a warm and sexy house cut of the highest order.

freaky bass / drum & bass

without knowing it, you’ve probably heard kelly lee owens work over the past few years: the 27-year-old london producer contributed vocals and writing&#8239,,,,to several tracks on fellow uk techno wizard daniel avery’s debut lp, 2014’s drone logic, and she’s made waves with a pair of limited-release 12” singles showcasing her gifts for spectral, hallucinatory pop. on&#8239,,,,the “oleic” ep,&#8239,,,,her debut release on smalltown supersound, owens flexes her considerable muscle as a dance producer with four luscious, deeply satisfying slices of big-room electronic music.

sebastian maschat a.k.a. stoneage kid has been around in the house music scene for about 15 years now: cult stoner house with extra produktionen , drummer in erlend oye s whitest boy alive and numerous other projects. stoneage kid is an hardware / mpc based act, with own vocals and a very distinctive electro pop aesthetique. his first ep on smile for a while creally sounds like captain comatose meeting isolee in some purple haze panic room. you ll find melancholic drum machine jams, some serious synths, lotsa vocoder and a lot of bassline-bumping. phillip lauer delivers a refreshingly cheesy remix with god singing solo and the holy ghost on drums just as expected. hang on to a dream is quite a special tune, written and sung by german indie veteran otto von bismarck. this remix version is really something for intimate connoiseurs of both pop and house music.

with day out of days, scratch massive has made a modern electronic album, perfectly at ease with the influence of pop, as a way to revisit and reexamine its clichés, its stylistic effects, and the hungry nostalgia for the 1980s.

“dialogues” ist das vierte album der cold-wave-minimalisten motorama aus der russichen stadt rostow am don. nach dem erfolg des vorgänger-albums “poverty” und der anschließenden deutschlandtour 2015 erscheint nun mit “dialogues” das bis dato ambitionierteste album der band um frontmann und sänger vladislav parshin. für das neue album haben motorama die bandmagie ganz simpel mit einem portastudio von tascam eingefangen, ganz ohne netz und doppelten boden direkt aufs band. das ergebnis dieser selbstbeschränkung ist ein homogenes pop-album voller packender melodien, tanzenden basslinien und keyboard-hooklines.
die lp erscheint auf transparentem vinyl inklusive mp3-downloadkarte.

das debütalbum des schottischen duos naked ist eine brutal-verzerrte experimental-pop-vision über den desillusionierenden masochismus der heutigen jugend im digitalen overload, über menschliche isolation und ein deformiertes gefühl für sex und körperlichkeit. co-produziert wurde zone von paul corley (anohni, oneohtrix point never, ben frost). naked veröffentlichten bislang eine ep auf luckyme, produzierten mykki blanco, sowie den soundtrack zum film “a silent man” von regisseurin charlotte colbert.
die vinyl-lp erscheint inklusive downloadcode.

flames & figures is the second full-length album from the seshen, whose forward-thinking sound combines synthesizers, drum machines, live percussion and entrancing harmonies for an unmistakable fusion of r&b, synth-pop and electronic music. the long player sees the band on the cusp of a new era, two years in the making, the album marks an evolution in the seshen’s unique sound.

frischer electro-pop von australiens neuem dream-team venus ii, bestehend aus jarrad brown (eagle & the worm, dorsal fins) und ryan grieve (canyons). das debütalbum des duos ist benannt nach seinem ersten hit inside your sun, bei dem stimmiges songwriting auf glasklare produktion trifft, in einer abmischung von chris colonna (the vines, jagwar ma, alison wonderland).

more smart edits: cans vitamin c blends eerie pop hooks w/some psych vox + epic drum breaks. silver apples lovefingers f/ their famous homemade synth + stripped down drums & psych-era vox.

illusory house and techno from new york native image man, following up a release on crucial newcomer label sunal/perabob with another four-track 12” of windy, paradoxical tracks built from samples and drum machine. “glance” shifts further into a weirded out but druggily decadent realm where he’s found looping the reflections of disco, soul and ancient pop samples into his own spaced and primitive euphorias, starting out with the slowmo downbeat of “more” before the more apprehensive rhythms of “else” end up filtering out into a pool of a reverberant samples that echoes out the second half. from the image man himself: “we trust in the sound we take for granted—the music wouldn t lead us astray, would it? emotions can lead us astray, the wanting to feel, the wishing of forever lasting, the pleading for change, the expectation of ecstasy. just a quick glance in the mirror.”

following strong turns from kasra v last year, this love fever spin-off label returns to call upon al kassian to drop some electro-pop enchantment on unsuspecting ears. with just one recently released record to his name, al has positively encouraged the intrigue that emanates from artificial emotion. -roboluv- is a sublime slice of house balladry shot through with a curious line in wobbly electro synths, which then really come to the fore on slower b1 jam -default-. with the heavily vocodered vocals pealing out through the mix, it s quite an arresting end result that culminates with the wonderful curio -broken embraces-.

ultra fast schnrazin acid techno - old skool

verträumte soundlandschaften, atmosphärische beats, aber auch direkte, cluborientierte sounds für den moment, wo die euphorie einer party alle trägt: der 23jährige dänische produzent sekuoia kreiiert hypnotisierende elektronische musik, die stets warm und organisch ist und veröffentlicht im herbst diesen jahres endlich seinen ersten lanspieler -flac-. seine heimatstadt kopenhagen spielt für sekuoia alias patrick bech-madsen dabei eine durchaus wichtige rolle: vor allem die starke house- und technoszene inspiriert ihn immer wieder. aber nicht nur diese. für kollaborationen hat sich sekuoia mit der experimentellen sängerin kill j und marc roland des poporchesters kentaur vor allem um dänische acts bemüht, die den pop in seiner musik hervorkitzeln. so wird aus -lamp in the dark- ein sinnlicher, vom r&b inspirierter song, während -brace- sich mit roland am gesang zum richtigen ohrwurm entwickelt. und wenn man von patrick hört, dass zu den musikalischen vorbildern four tet und caribou zählen, kann man bei diesem song durchaus auch noch bonobo ergänzen. aber auch die andere seite des spektrums wird von sekuoia noch weiter erforscht - die cluborientiertere.

hifi sean, angesehener dj/produzent (ministry of sound, savage disco) und ex-frontmann der schottischen rave-band the soup dragons, liefert mit -ft.- ein party-pop-album mit gute-laune-faktor und vielen promi-features ab. die 13 tracks basieren auf sonnigen disco/funk/house/techno-grooves, während seine feature-gäste von house-queen crystal waters über funkateer bootsy collins bis avantgardistin yoko ono reichen und bei new wave-legenden wie dave ball (soft cell), fred schneider (b-52s) und alan vega (suicide) lange nicht aufhören.

he s been doing liveshows for a long time, 20+yrs or so..... not until few years ago daniel started to pop up on various labels. borft want to say hello mr rave, serve us with your liquid-bricks!

revivehers maiden musical voyage is steered by the transcendental music of debutant sultan shakes backed with an array of sub-lunar remixes. the title track is a crossover hit,that sees sultan shakes seductively documenting his escapades as a space-travelling lothario with a towering falsetto gliding over a deep percussive nebula jam on the title track, whilst ok showcases his balearic-infused wonky pop side. reviveher score the first rub n tug remix for 4 years, which flips ok into an acid-burbling, drum-machine workout, whilst young marco channels classic ibadan on his summer-primed remix of interstellar love. reviveher residents bi-bop and nick hadfield offer two alternate but club-focused remixes of interstellar love whilst herbert protege crewdson veers off in a more broken direction.

dominatrix is a synth-pop/electro project from the 80’s, best remembered for their 1984 club hit, “the dominatrix sleeps tonight”. the brains behind this new york city based project is producer/songwriter stuart argabright, whose other projects over the years have included ike yard, black rain, the futants, the death comet crew, the dystopians, and the voodooists.
the story behind this project began one night when a young stuart met a beautiful mysterious older women in a corvette while hitchhiking. they became friends, spending nights at her east side apartment, getting high and listening to bowie records. after argabright noticed the bull whips and manacles hanging in her closet, it became apparent that his friend’s occupation was chaining up, whipping, and torturing upscale manhattan businessmen (who were very willing victims and had the credit card bills to prove it). this project came to life because of his sincere admiration and respect for professional dominatrixes.
this is a limited edition on white vinyl with un-released tracks from dominatrix.

unter dem titel “new skin” erscheint das langerwartete debütalbum von jones via 37 adventures. jones, die bürgerlich cherie jones heißt, perfektioniert auf ihrem erstlingswerk das zusammenspiel von melancholie und euphorie, den einklang von elektronischen und organischen sounds, gepaart mit feinsten pop-elementen. die 25-jährige londonerin arbeitete bei den aufnahmen zu “new skin” mit großen studiotalenten zusammen wie lana del rey kollaborateur justin parker, savages produzent sowie the xx mixer rodaidh mcdonald, sam smith co-texter tourist, two inch punch, xo, oceaan, a.k. paul und honne.
die vinyl-lp erscheint inklusive downloadcode.

four never before released or publicly available demo cuts from the writing sessions of craig peyton and jolyon skinner circa 1983-1985. the duo produced and wrote hits for artists in between working on their own projects. these songs survived the past 30 years on a cassette tape, which was lovingly transferred for this exclusive to peyton records release. after their short but fruitful collaborative period, peyton went on as a writer and band leader and skinner went on to have a career as a songwriter for pop acts such as joe, nsync, and freddie jackson. in the words of craig peyton: “jolyon skinner and i met in the early ’80s through our mutual friend keith diamond (the trinidadian producer of hits such as “caribbean queen” by billy ocean). after we met, jolyon and i started regular writing sessions at my nyc p-factor studio. our first break came in 1983 with howard johnson’s “let this dream be real-. that was followed up with “love of a lifetime” by melba moore and “where ya gonna be tonight” for will collins. after this we were offered a recording deal by april blackwood music, but due to my contract with profile records at the time we couldn’t accept it. shortly after skinner got signed to zomba and we stopped writing together around 1985.

sweet addiction is yuksek’s great studio comeback. its 5 elegant tracks signal his return as a main player. the maxi, which prefigures a 3rd album, features the greek singer monika (make it easy) and the duo her (on the1st single, sweet addiction). yuksek’s characteristic sound, midway between post-disco, house and pop, shines through on its various tracks. even more than on his last album, living on the edge of time, yuksek shows his talent as a singer. his new melodies are sunnier than before, his beats and production more subtle. airy, but still conveying a touch of hedonism in its most club-friendly sounds, this ep is a foretaste of a sparkling new opus. bio : at the start of the 2000s, yuksek released a series of maxis and then two albums: away from the sea (2009) and living on the edge of time (2011).those records laid the foundations of a sound that uncompromisingly combined pop, disco and electro. then in 2013, he set up his own label: partyfine. it is now home to artists such as clarens, weekend affair, get a room!, jean tonique, juveniles,tepr and villa.

miguel barros alias pional punktete in der vergangenheit bereits mit exzellenten veröffentlichungen auf labels wie hivern discs, young turks oder permanent vacation. für das britische ninja tune sublabel counter veröffentlicht der spanier nun seinen neuesten streich. die vier tracks bewegen sich elegant zwischen electronic-, house und pop und klingen zeitlos und frisch. pional, der bereits mit john talabot kollaborierte und mit the xx tourte, wird vom uk-hipster e-zine resident advisor regelmäßig in deren top 20 live performance gewählt. fans von jamie xx über metronomy bis hin zu zomby sollten die neue pional ep nicht verpassen!

kaiko haben ihre wurzeln im wildromantischen, südoststeirischen vulkanland. ihr pop-entwurf ist einer, der angenehm weit entfernt ist von der sensationslust der hyperventilierenden musikpresse - sie folgen lieber dem ursprünglichen entwurf des musizierens, songschreibens und geschichtenerzählens: kathrin kolleritsch & band erzählen uns aus dem leben - von geschwisterlichen beziehungsebenen, dem verarbeiten dramatischer familienereignisse, die sorge vor großen gesellschaftlichen veränderungen. dass dieses anti-modell nicht ganz verkehrt sein kann, beweisen mehrere faktoren eindringlich: die band hat sich in den letzten monaten ein beachtliches live-publikum zwischen wohnzimmerkonzert und festivalbühnen erspielt und wird mittlerweile von einschlägigen festivals ebenso gebucht wie von ausgewählten songwriter-clubs.
die vinyl-lp erscheint im klappcover inklusive downloadcode.

zarenzeit is a band project by the label owners with lead keyboarder and producer george btp, also known as allstarr motomusic or dan piu. after several live projects back in the 90ies, the band releases its first full album as black inside with vocalist debra jones davis and sarignia bonfà. the lp infuses deep soulful house and 80ies funk elements, starting with the ambient house drift of time travel, which soon settles into a classic rare synth pop as 2souls, 1heart, while let them know they won blasts more into the spacy and light dancefloor. sarignia s lovely gospel version of talk about a child, ends the album on a spare, but no less grooving, note. quality house music not only for adults.

the producer javier pérez rodríguez, resonance presents his latest work: an electronic sweet-sounding journey of songs and electronic beats from ambient-idm-pop-cinematic landscapes till reach the dancefloor... a symphonic-techno soundtrack which every track will absorb into the emotional and introspective nature of the album.

19-track compilation of songs recorded across 1983, most of which have never been released on vinyl before! bocal 5 were a no wave art group composed of doc pilot (synths, vocals), zouka dzaza (bass), florian guillou (synths), mickey lepron (electronic drums, bass) and evy tinguette (lead vocals). the project was born in november 1980 in tours, france as the brain child of doc pilot. between 1981 to 1986 bocal 5 recorded one 7inch single and a cassette-only album before taking a year off in 1984 to launch x-ray pop. influenced by erik satie, brigitte bardot, suicide and young marble giants, they call their music-minimum naive new wave.

ali renaults vivod label continues to bring the goods, as recent missives from skatebard and monkeyshop (their first release of any sort for 11 years) emphatically prove. the imprints latest release comes from newcomer paul withey, who follows up a fine contribution to a recent split e.o on ruby hills & diamond mountain, with a debut solo e.p of his own. the five tracks featured are nicely varied stylistically, but all boast the distinctive shimmer of analogue synthesizers and dusty drum machines. highlights include the surging italo-disco revivalism of -pallas-, cheerily positive synth-pop flex of -yes master-, and the curious, radiophonic workshop style weirdness of -beneath the surface-.

ursprünglich 2007 erschienen, konzentriert sich das von gareth jones produzierte werk auf hymnischen synthie-pop, der in der produktion zeitweise mit modernem techno flirtet. durch andy bells stimme, die gefühlvollen soul nicht scheut, bleiben die songs aber durch die bank pop im besten sinne des begriffes.

-nightbird- erscheint erstmals auf vinyl. das album war zuvor nicht in diesem format erhältlich. die 180 gramm schwere edition wird dem pop-meisterwerk klanglich gerecht.

konzept des werkes ist es klassische erasure-songs neu als country- oder akustik-versionen einzuspielen, diese lieder damit komplett aus ihrem elektro-pop-korsett zu lösen. damit werden die songs auf ihre essenz reduziert, das songwriting rückt in das zentrum der wahrnehmung. erasure-juwelen wie boy und piano song in versionen mit akustik- oder steel-pedal-gitarre zu hören, ist jedenfalls ein großes vergnügen.

expect unexpected music from the 1960s and 1970s, mixing western and eastern elements, remapping your knowledge of pop music along the way. hear italian shouters, east-european freak beat, anatolian rock, kurdish spiritual pop, uzbek folk pop, pakistani soundtracks, nepalese folk beats, mongolian pop, indian bollywood scores, malaysian rock’n’roll, philippine surf pop, singaporean dream pop and many sounds more — for all lovers of the danceable, the mind-expansive, and the sure-fire hits. come on and take the trip...
with pt. 4/4 you will travel from south korea via japan, india, indonesia, malaysia, philippines to singapore. here the trip ends.

formed in 2015, vanishing twin came together to make an exploratory record that marries oblique english pop with a palette of arkestral sounds. having previously released a string of conceptual cassettes under the name orlando, founder cathy lucas named the group after her vanishing twin, an identical sister absorbed in utero, when they were both still a cluster of cells.
the vinyl release includes a downloadcode.

mac quayle ist komponist und der sound-engineer von cliff martinez. cliff martinez wiederum ist ein gefragter sondtrack-komponist in hollywood, seine scores zu -drive-, -spring breakers- (zusammen mit skrillex) und -solaris- gelten als einige der ikonischen film-musiken der jüngeren gegenwart. mac quayle hat an diesen mitgearbeitet, parallel pop-musik von künstlern wie new order, beyonce und britney spears produziert oder mit einem remix versehen und sich jüngst an eigene tv-soundtracks herangewagt. -american horror story: freak show- und -mr. robot- sind populäre beispiele. -mr. robot- wurde 2016 mit dem golden globe awards 2016: beste serie - drama und dem critics choice awards 2016: beste dramaserie, bester hauptdarsteller in einer dramaserie ausgezeichnet. mac quayles vornehmlich elektronisch ausgelegter score interpretiert den paranoiden grundton der serie perfekt. von seiner arbeit mit martinez beeinflusst, bewegt er sich auch in das terrain eines trent reznor (nine inch nails) und lässt düstere sounds miteinander kollidieren. weißes doppel-vinyl im klappcover, downloadcode inklusive.

hinter dem projekt xander harris verbirgt sich justin sweatt aus austin, tx. er bezeichnet seine musik als dunkel gefärbten snythie-pop. nach seinem debüt urban gothic erscheint sein zweites album nun bei rock action, dem label der musiker von mogwai. folgende assoziationen tauchen in besprechungen zu seiner musik immer wieder auf: der soundtrack zu dem spielfilm drive, der soundtrack zu assault on precinct 13 von john carpenter, daft punk, die interessanten schaffens-phasen von künstlern wie tangerine dream oder kraftwerk. california chrome jedenfalls wagt den spagat zwischen atmosphärischen synthiesoundscapes und rhythmischen knallern wie etwa dem track buckle bunny. seine musik ist instrumental realisiert und überzeugt bei titeln wie basilisk stare auch mit wunderbaren melodien, die sich für eine nachtfahrt auf autobahnen ideal als soundtrack anbieten. die vinyl-lp erscheint inklusive downloadcode.

standard edition black double vinyl in gatefold sleeve including cd.

the formula was simple: marry bubblegum and soul to the absolute sincerity of an enthusiastic child, cross your fingers and pray for airplay. but while the youthful sums of that formula may have grown up and walked away from their illusions of stardom, their permanent records remain. by 1973, michael, tito, jermaine, marlon and jackie were as hip as kids could get—household names, with lunchboxes, coloring books, a saturday morning cartoon, and an alpha-bits cereal commercial pushing the j5 brand onto any kid with television reception. their impressive run of four consecutive #1 singles playing on both pop and r&b stations cemented their appeal to both whites and blacks, prompting mgm to launch the osmonds as the safer (read: white) alternative. and parents? well michael had that wrapped up with his impossible-not-to-love mini-james brown thing. even their song selection straddled both sides, with “zip a dee do dah” and “abc” for kids, and contemporary standards “standing in the shadows of love” and “my cherie amour” for the older crowd. this extreme marketing and merchandising juggernaut created the kid soul explosion. a decade removed from our acclaimed home schooled compilation comes a fresh batch of talent show titans. with enterprising parents, neighbors, and teachers turning play dates into recording dates, groups like magical connection, little man and the inquires, and five ounces of soul emulated the jacksons, who’d made grade-school stardom appear easy as abc. afterschool special: the 123s of kid soul contains 19 tiny tunes ranging from bilingual d.a.r.e. anthem, to james brown bio, to young love and life beyond the playground.

lumberjacks boogie is back! phil gerus is a natural musical talent who oozes sound from every pore. fusing together cassette pop, house, soul, r&b and funk, his sounds are effortless but hugely emotive and have come on labels like sonar kolkektiv, manmakemusic, futureboogie, madtech and bastard jazz before now.

im juni diesen jahres erschien mit patience the invisibles drittes avantgarde-pop album, inklusive features von anna calvin, rosie lowe, connan mokassin & jessie ware. nun veröffentlicht ninja tune eine weitere ep mit dem album-track lifes dancers, einem großartigen remix von floating points und einem bisher unveröffentlichten song namens first time, welcher auch von floating points co-produziert wurde

the chordz ep brings it with 3 hot new modern boogie tracks. label hero newman opens the release with the title track chordz, a synth-fuelled dancefloor banger, reminiscent of harvey sutherland s recent work. flip it over and ourra (aka simon tappenden aka pop out n play) brings us a truly tropical treat reminiscent of palm trees, pina coladas and 80s miami sunsets. last but not least, keyboardist for brian ellis, adam chini plays horizons of funk, a lush down tempo synth funk number bringing the ep to the perfect clo