Since launching in 2020, Claremont 56’s Claremont Editions series of compilations has delivered a trio of must-check collections featuring a mixture of unheard gems from the label vaults and brand-new, previously unreleased tracks. Label founder Paul ‘Mudd’ Murphy continues with this blueprint on 2024’s instalment, the fourth in total.

There's naturally some genuinely headline grabbing highlights amongst the nine tracks on display, starting with opener ‘Crossing’ – a fresh cut from C56’s in-house super-group Hillside (AKA Paul Mudd Murphy, Alex Searle and Patrick Dawes), featuring lead vocals from long-time friend of the family Quinn Lamont Luke. The track is prime Hillside: all rolling hand percussion, warming keys, simmering synth-strings, sun-splashed solos and blue-eyed soul vocals from the effervescent Quinn.

It sets a high bar, quality wise, but predictably the rest of the collection hits similarly heady heights. Mudd contributes two other tracks of note: a first collaborative outing with long-time creative partner Ben Smith for five years, Smith & Mudd’s ‘Journey Seven’ – a languid, slow-motion affair that hints at what we can expect from their forthcoming album – and a typically rich, jazz-fusion influenced solo excursion, ‘Massimo’s Steps’. As vivid, emotive and detailed as you’d expect, the track explores similar sonic territory to Mudd’s recent album, In The Garden of Mindfulness.

It's usual for Claremont Editions collections to include tracks from new members of the Claremont family. Editions 4 is no different, with Danish producer Fureby – a close friend of fellow Danes Mike Salta and Peter Visti – joining forces with Guy Moscoco and Brian Faber on ‘Halcyon (Extended Mix)’, a gorgeously kaleidoscopic Balearic groover rich in fluttering flute solos, simmering disco strings and sun-bright electronics.

Elsewhere, a few familiar favourites contribute suitably stellar tracks. Mai Fujinoya dons the Yamp Kolta alias for the first time since appearing on the first editions compilation in 2020, serving up the languid Japanese language Balearic pop brilliance of ‘Saturate’, featuring beautiful lead vocals by Yuzz. Krautrock-influenced duo Neumayer Station – who made their C56 bow on last year’s Editions collection – lay down a typically stretched-out, dubbed-out groove with Spaghetti Western soundtrack flourishes (the lilting and atmospheric ‘Bassrutscher’), while Ferdi Schuster invites us to dive into the immersive depths of ‘Resonance’ – a lightly art rock and progressive rock-influenced soundscape best enjoyed while lying flat on your back.

Slow-motion house specialists Hear & Now continue to join the dots between tactile Balearica and pitched-down Italian ambient house on the stunningly gorgeous ‘Chimaera’, while there’s a surprise return for a Claremont 56 favourite: Mudd’s sought-after extended mix of Bel’s 2018 single ‘Ready To Die’, a sing-along modern Balearic classic. This time round, it has been re-edited by Blank & Jones, who teases out the sun-soaked instrumentation before finally dropping the original’s emotion-rich lead vocals.

It all adds up to another must-check instalment of the indispensable Claremont Editions series. As usual, the vinyl version has been pressed in limited qualities and comes housed in a deluxe gatefold sleeve, complete with another stunning cover painting by illustrator Mark Warrington.

Ferdi Schuster - Resonance

Mudd - Massimo's Steps

08 Les Banlieues

The Righteous One Instrumental

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Lost Files - Palm Beach

The music on this record is inspired by and composed for The Golden Age of Danish Pornography – a collection of vintage hardcore short films from the early seventies, directed by Danish porn pioneer Freddy Weiss.

01 The Barber Shop

These are stripped-down edits of the original tracks!!!

Artist: Rainer Trueby
Release: Compost Black Label #82
Format: 12"/digital
Cat.-Nr: CPT 385-1

Tracklisting:
A1  „Jeck“ (8:32) 
 
AA1  „Jeck“ (Marcus Worgull Dub) (7:41) 
AA2  „Welcome To Our World (8:06)
 
Infos:
Rainer Trueby’s brand new 3 solo single! After releasing his smashing solo debut on Compost Black Label (Livin In The Music / Es Lo Que Pasa / Hirtenruf) and doing “Schoko Bolla”, an all-night jam session (and an amazing free download and gift for all fans out there) he is back again teaming up with Danilo Plessow (Motor City Drum Ensemble). Funny, both Motor City Drum Ensemble and Rainer Trueby (as Trueby Trio - together with Roland Appel and Christian Prommer) have compiled a DJ Kicks.  
 
With its perfectly chosen post garage appeal „Jeck“ sets you in the mood for doing nearly everything and honours the slower, more subtly grooves in a very significant way. Reminds a bit to the early Nineties Nu-Groove Sound from NYC. Especially when the bombastic kick combines with the more jazzy, laid back keys. 
And when you realize that Trueby speaks (and sings) all of his vocals himself, you know that there’s the whole package! The record contains a further track “Welcome To Our World”, which is as moody as hell! Sit back and relax! Last but not least the 12inch includes a kick-ass Marcus Worgull’s remix.  
Marcus Worgull is one of the top addresses for deep house releases on labels like Sonar Kollektiv, Dixon and Amé ́s Innervisions and remixes like Farside Records, Running Back, Lovemonk or DFA.  
 
Rainer Trueby was born in Stuttgart on 20.08.1971. He was raised in the Neckardelta, a prosperous economic region along the river Neckar. He is catholic and goes to church on christmas. His first DJ experience was in an old people’s home (Arbeiterwohlfahrt) in Stuttgart in 1990 where Rainer was the host of tuesday 
afternoon’s teadance, developping a feeling how to rock an elderly but open-minded crowd (65+) with classics like "Es gibt kein Bier auf Hawaii". After having that DJing experience, Ali & Basti Tiefschwarz gave Rainer a sunday night residency @ their ON-U club in Stuttgart where the motto was "all things nice" ranging from Soul 
Funk Jazz to Hip Hop and Talkin Loud stuff. In 1993 Rainer met Compost head honcho Michael Reinboth. 
After some 12"s with A Forest Mighty Black and some compilations ("Glücklich") he teamed up with Christian Prommer and Roland Appel to form the Trueby Trio. Some 12s, one album ("Elevator Music"), one remix album ("Retreated") and numerous remixes followed. His club residency Root Down @ Waldsee / Freiburg is 15 years old now. He likes to play chess with Michael Reinboth. He likes a glass of wine as well. A decent meal too.  
 
Check out Rainer Trueby’s recent remix on Brownswood Recordings as well:  Gilles Peterson's Havana Cultura Band - Afrodisia (Rainer Truby Remix) Brownswood Recordings 

For more info: 
 
www.myspace.com/rainertrueby
www.facebook.com/pages/rainer-trueby/120953687929354
www.compost-rec.com 


AA2 Rainer Trueby | Welcome To Our World

Out now !
12" 180g | Buy vinyl : www.banquiserecords.bandcamp.com
Worldwide distribution : Rush Hour

40 years after its first release, Cameroonian artist Zogo reissues his EP 'Africa' on Banquise. This release includes remixs by Dan Shake (Mahogani Music), Folamour (FHUO Records) and Tvfrom86 (In The Box Records).

A1    Africa
A2   Africa (Tvfrom86 Edit)
B1    Africa (Dan Shake's Disco Dub)
B2   Africa (Folamour Remix)

A1. Zogo - Africa

El Alacran from our soon to be released album “Quasi” performed live at Livingston Studios featuring Yelfris Valdes on trumpet

We are very excited to announce that our second studio album "Quasi" will be released on 15th of April. We can't wait now. We've taken on new journeys since our first album and wanted to show all the different things that Ariwo is to us. We hope it means something to the listener as well.

We have collaborated with many talented musicians for "Quasi". Our brother Yelfris Valdés make an epic come back on "Pyramid" and bring the carnival vibes on "El Alacrán", Binker Golding is tearing everything apart on "Ireme", Joe-Armon Jones is dreaming on "Dasht" and Thommy Lowry Garcia brings it back to Cuba.

Quasi's artwork is a collection of photographs taken by Iranian Artist Afshin Chizari at Hormoz Island.

Enjoy

Quasi

El Alacran (Vinyl Factory Exclusive)

Makam - Images (33⅓ rpm speed)

Weight Watchers - (Parallel Dance Ensemble) Coco Solid & Bobbi Soxx

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