over the last decade, bantam lions (aka liverpool producer mike carney) has devoted much of his spare time to “playful experimentation,” channeling 30 years of musical inspirations and adventures to create electronic music that sits somewhere between hazy nostalgia and far-sighted futurism. now, he’s gathered together some of his favourite moments to create short stories, a debut album – and scenery’s first long-form release – simply overflowing with page-turning musical narratives.
these are short stories to savour, to get lost in, and to revisit time and time again. they’re bantam lions’ stories, but he’s happily shared them for others to enjoy.

liverpool-based producer bantam lions has long been part of the scenery records family, helping label boss asok launch the imprint with 2012s one to one ep. here he returns with his third 12 inch for the label. lead cut *recollections* is particularly good, delivering a deep and attractive fusion of fuzzy analogue warm, dreamy melodies and intoxicating chords. he ups the tempo further on *many years later*. which layers dubbed-out chords and swirling textures over an energy-packed techno groove. the accompanying remixes are pretty tasty, too, with the cyclist particularly impressing with his detroit techno-goes-lo-fi interpretation of *recollections*. that said, the dreamy, new age-influenced downtempo take from mood hut regular cloudface is pretty darn good, too.

scenery records present their second release this week, and it doesnt disappoint. it is a four tracker, with the a side being held down by deep space orchestra and b side duties being taken care of by bantam lions who featured on scn001 with a remix by the ever popular cottam. pressed on 180 gram heavyweight vinyl.
dj support: cottam, john heckle, d.s.o, hypercolour, andy ash, toby tobias, james priestley, ruf dug, neville easton, voyeur rhythm, steven briunsmann (m>o>s)

scenery launches in style with a double header from bantom lions & john heckle. pressed on limited edition 180 gram heavyweight vinyl.

infinite pleasure releases inpl001, inpl003 & inpl004 all bundled up for one special price!

five different moods from five different minds. the first various artist compilation features five gems that will provide pleasure infinitely!
pressing on clear & solid purple mixed vinyl.

liverpool based scenery records has long championed artists and producers from in and around the city. framing the labels sound with the talent on offer in merseyside. the parent label has released eps from the likes of john heckle, bantam lions, binny and label boss asok. it is label boss, asok, who shares this first release with the london based stalwart neville watson, christening the introduction of scenery white with aplomb and a sympathetic step away from the scenery output to date. asok and neville watson supply two tracks each, produced exclusively on outboard equipment and split over each side of the ep

asoks scenery imprint continues to go from strength to strength, with the boss man following up bantam lions recent recollections ep with a single of his own. hunter is undoubtedly the liverpool-based producer s strongest track yet, with woozy, soft-focus chords and alien electronics riding a dusty, analogue-rich groove. as with much of the labels recent output, there are distinct hints of mood hut, future times and mister saturday night. experienced producer versalife reworks the title track, turning it into a blissful chunk of drexciya-style electro. flip to the b-side for cabal, an ultra-deep and occasionally discordant concoction, and the fuzzy, detroit-influenced bounce of millennium 2.2.

building on the momentum of 2013s two excellent split eps from andy ash/circular rhythms and deep space orchestra/bantam lions, scenery records now serves up a full ep from liverpools much loved house and techno inventor, john heckle.