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Lookleft & Bearight - Miss You (dOP Remix)

I Dont Think About You - Jan Blomqvist

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dOP - Close Up (Original Mix)   *PREVIEW*

A unique project gathering nineteen tracks from eighteen prolific producers including
Claude VonStroke, Brodinski, Cassius and Art Department centred around one inimitable singer; JAW. ‘Midtown’ is the ambitious sound of an artist reflecting on his vision of the world, through collaborations with friends from every corner of the planet.
You may know JAW by name, but most will know him by voice. As the frontman of French house wildcards dOP and their indiepop sideproject, Les Fils du Calvaire, JAW has blossomed into one of  the most distinctive performers in a scene where few dare to cross the barrier of the DJ booth. From bedroom setups to street recordings to highend studios, spanning melancholic folk, electro pop and apocalyptic R&B, ‘Midtown’ is the culmination of years JAW has spent connecting with likeminded artists, challenging himself to use his unmistakable voice in different ways. Placing the emphasis on
having fun, whether the music be dark and obtuse, or upbeat and flamboyant, the result is nineteen different recording spaces with nineteen different textures, ensuring that no two moments on ‘Midtown’ feel the same.

o As the vocalist for madcap house wayfarers dOP, Jonathan Illel has seduced the hearts and minds of dancefloor dwellers, holding them captive with his voice as he douses them in vodka. He has also guested on notorious tracks such as Claude VonStroke ‘Le Fantôme’ and on his relentless mission to share his voice, he seizes any chance he can to get into a session with anyone who shares his passion.

o+ This insatiable appetite led to him working with a host of different producers on ‘Midtown’ including The/Das, Claude VonStroke, Piers Faccini, Kevork Keshishian, Cassius, Claptone, Seuil, Para One, Mim Youthman & Marger, Chaim, Steve Smyth, Art Department, Saschienne, Rose Ryot, Brodinski and more.

o+o From selling popcorn at Euro Disney to manning a sex shop, grafting in a kitchen to fronting a hotel reception, JAW has served his time in unforgiving jobs and unsociable hours. So when a fearsome touring schedule first emerged in 2007, JAW relished the opportunity to hone his skills and pushed naturally to work hard.

o+o+ With ‘Midtown’ he intends to make the perfect introductory statement, identifying himself in every shade of music and to give listeners the full picture. Forcing producers to go outside their comfort zone to meet his musical vision, whilst adopting a unique singing style for each track, JAW has sought to craft the ultimate collection of music to represent who he is. The digital version collate five extra track collaborations.

o+o+o It’s an open move, laying his soul bare before he moves on to explore more mysterious ways of making music, but JAW is on a constant mission to take in human contact. His website, an online collection of his photographs from around the world, is addressed with a phone number, positively inviting the world to call up for a chat. www.0033669988858.com

o+o+o+ It’s this affinity for making connections that makes JAW such a good storyteller, fuelling his imagination and leading him astray, and like the pied piper when he starts singing we can’t help but follow.

Amour Tjs - Claptone & JAW

SOFT GUNGE RECORDS PRESENTS….

Ravi Gunslinger - Slug Man (Slug FM Edition)

As you all know Ravi loves to push boundaries. It's kinda his thing. 

A year ago, whilst searching for some answers to questions, Soft Gunge Records offered Ravi the opportunity to spend the year as a slug. In return for spending a year as a slug Ravi would be given a lifetime of perfect health. As part of the deal Ravi also agreed to record an EP about slug year (rather than the previously agreed Malcolm in the Middle album - Ravi is a *huge* malcolm-head, or malc-head as is the usual convention in malc-head online communities such as r/malc-head).

For many, spending a year as a slug would be at minimum undesirable. The slug life is no easy feat. You don't have limbs, nor any effective methods of communication. It's a lonely existence. Especially if you have to live it with the memories of being able to walk with legs and eat with hands.

But not for Ravi. This is his art. I mean, what's more punk than metamorphosis? A John Lydon endorsed pale ale at a Brew Dog pub? Maybe. But apart from that, there isn't anything else more punk than turning into a slug and then back into human again in exchange for a lifetime of perfect human health. In any case John Lydon isn't really punk any more. A bit like a neatly stroked cover drive isn't really cricket anymore. Or how using a Jamie Oliver cookbook for inspiration isn't considered to be "proper" cooking. 

This record documents Ravi's year as a slug.

Side A is the originally planned Slug Man EP and on side B, the infamous Slug FM broadcast (presented by Morgan Slugman) featuring a re-working of The Many Days of Slug Year, a Parquet Courts cover as well as some special appearances from friends of Ravi G.

Available on cassette, vinyl, CD and .wav/streaming.

Buy a tape/vinyl here!

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Hurts - Miracle (Hermanos Inglesos RMX)

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Part of a set we played at a night-time event 
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