CCO004 ☆ JIALING — FREAKY HORNS

Baltimore meets the Bay as Clasico steps into Autumn with four tracks of collaborative club heat from JIALING and Farsight.

Fans of the label will already know JIALING from ‘FREAKY HORNS’, this Summer’s all-conquering manifesto for a new era of Baltimore club music that’s been in countless DJs’ crates and crowned “the sound of the Summer” by RA. 

Farsight meanwhile has been Clasico extended family since the start. Based in San Francisco but originally hailing from Oakland, he’s emerged in recent years as one of club music’s most exciting contemporary minds, recently releasing on Cloudcore, Scuffed Records, Rinse and Dusky’s 13 Steps label. 

The pair played an extended back-to-back at Clasico and No Bias’s takeover of London’s Dalston Superstore last week, teeing up ‘WHISTLE TIP’ perfectly. Originally stemming from sessions that started two years ago, the EP’s title track sets pace with stuttered drums, chant vocals and — you guessed it — whistles, before ‘TWISTER’ comes through with big breaks and a flute line that we’ve had stuck in our heads since the first demos. Finally, ‘Spin City’ brings the rave pianos before Farsight’s stripped-back flip of ‘Whistle Tip’ closes the EP with skeletal drums and warped bass hits for the late night club rats.

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CCO005 ☆ JIALING & Farsight — WHISTLE TIP EP

Buy: https://clasico.lnk.to/coffintexts

Local Action is proud to announce a new sibling label, Clasico, curated and operated by ELEANOR.

Clasico will be focused on cutting edge global club music, and was inspired by a series of label trips to North America in 2022 and the energy, community and friendships that we built there. The inaugural release on the label comes from Coffintexts, an ascendent Miami-based artist who has quickly become a key figure in the city’s current hotbed of club music talent. 

A steady stream of releases across the last few years, both solo and collaborating with the likes of INVT and Jonny from Space, have seen Peruvian-American artist Coffintexts emerge as one of the most exciting new names in contemporary club music, with DJ support coming from Pearson Sound, Dixon, Charlotte de Witte, Volvox, Eclair Fifi, Nick Leon, Florentino and more. 

As well as contributing to compilations from the likes of Femme Culture, Coffintexts was behind one of the stand-out tracks on Danny Daze’s scene-setting Homecore! Miami All Stars compilation last October, and recently performed her first Boiler Room and Keep Hush streams, on top of recent festival appearances at Okeechobee, III Points and more. Press-wise, she’s had glowing write-ups in Resident Advisor, DJ Mag, Mixmag, Crack, Untitled 909 and more. 

Driven by flawless percussion throughout and punctuated by her own vocal hooks that stay with you from the first listen, Touch is a perfect summation of what makes Coffintexts so special. Opening track ‘Ur Body So Smooth’ feels like the perfect intersection between contemporary Miami, classic UK Funky and mid-2000s US house, with vocals from collaborator Gaby G. Title track ‘Touch’ takes things harder with big 909 hats over a warehouse bassline, while ‘Toxic’ hones in on the hypnotic combination of voice and percussion which has felt like a trademark of previous Coffintexts releases. Finally, ‘Activo’ slows things down for a Latin percussion workout, heavy on atmosphere and automation. 

All tracks written and produced by Coffintexts in Miami
Vocals and writing on Ur Body So Smooth by Gabriela Guerrero
Mastered by Alex Gordon at Abbey Road Studios
Artwork by All Purpose Studio
Cover photo by Yana Gueorguieva
Released by Clasico Records | Catalog #: CCO001

Tracklist: 
01. Ur Body So Smooth
02. Touch
03. Toxic
04. Activo

Listen to @coffintexts on Soundcloud

Touch

Coffintexts — Ur Body So Smooth

Buy: clasico.lnk.to/coffintexts

Local Action is proud to announce a new sibling label, Clasico, curated and operated by ELEANOR.

Clasico will be focused on cutting edge global club music, and was inspired by a series of label trips to North America in 2022 and the energy, community and friendships that we built there. The inaugural release on the label comes from Coffintexts, an ascendent Miami-based artist who has quickly become a key figure in the city’s current hotbed of club music talent.

A steady stream of releases across the last few years, both solo and collaborating with the likes of INVT and Jonny from Space, have seen Peruvian-American artist Coffintexts emerge as one of the most exciting new names in contemporary club music, with DJ support coming from Pearson Sound, Dixon, Charlotte de Witte, Volvox, Eclair Fifi, Nick Leon, Florentino and more.

As well as contributing to compilations from the likes of Femme Culture, Coffintexts was behind one of the stand-out tracks on Danny Daze’s scene-setting Homecore! Miami All Stars compilation last October, and recently performed her first Boiler Room and Keep Hush streams, on top of recent festival appearances at Okeechobee, III Points and more. Press-wise, she’s had glowing write-ups in Resident Advisor, DJ Mag, Mixmag, Crack, Untitled 909 and more.

Driven by flawless percussion throughout and punctuated by her own vocal hooks that stay with you from the first listen, Touch is a perfect summation of what makes Coffintexts so special. Opening track ‘Ur Body So Smooth’ feels like the perfect intersection between contemporary Miami, classic UK Funky and mid-2000s US house, with vocals from collaborator Gaby G. Title track ‘Touch’ takes things harder with big 909 hats over a warehouse bassline, while ‘Toxic’ hones in on the hypnotic combination of voice and percussion which has felt like a trademark of previous Coffintexts releases. Finally, ‘Activo’ slows things down for a Latin percussion workout, heavy on atmosphere and automation.

All tracks written and produced by Coffintexts in Miami
Vocals and writing on Ur Body So Smooth by Gabriela Guerrero
Mastered by Alex Gordon at Abbey Road Studios
Artwork by All Purpose Studio
Cover photo by Yana Gueorguieva
Released by Clasico Records | Catalog #: CCO001

Tracklist:
01. Ur Body So Smooth
02. Touch
03. Toxic
04. Activo

Listen to @coffintexts on Soundcloud

Coffintexts — Touch

Coffintexts — Toxic

Coffintexts — Activo

A key part of New York’s club music underground, WTCHCRFT will release his next EP on Clasico, Local Action’s new sibling label curated and operated by ELEANOR.

Titled Sleepless in Brooklyn, the four-track EP sees WTCHCRFT continue to hone a distinctive take on techno — typically driven by acid basslines, minimal 808s and vocal hooks that reflect his hip-hop background — that’s seen him supported by the genre’s brightest sparks: Ellen Allien, Marie Davidson, TSHA, VTSS, Francois X, SPF DJ and Paula Temple.

A live fixture in the US and Europe, both solo and as one half of Madness Of (with regular b2b-partner KYRUH), WTCHCRFT has previously released on Balkan Vinyl, Sorry Records, Noise Manifesto and more.

Started during the pandemic and finished at the start of this year, Sleepless in Brooklyn is “dedicated to my time in Sunset Park Brooklyn, staying awake every day during the pandemic making music until 7AM."

All tracks written and produced by WTCHCRFT in Brooklyn.
Mastered by Alex Gordon at Abbey Road Studios.
Artwork by All Purpose Studio.
Cover photo by Karla Del Orbe.
Released by Clasico Records | Catalog #: CCO002

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Baltimore in the house! 

Following her appearance on our Superclásico Vol. 1 compilation (but long cemented as core label family since first meeting in London in spring 2022), JIALING makes her full debut on @clasicorecs with a four-track EP. 

From Baltimore but with strong ties in New York, JIALING has spent the last few years earning a reputation as one of the underground’s finest club producers, self-releasing a steady stream of breaks, club and acid anthems while collaborating with the likes of Jersey Club legend KAYY DRiZZ and Baltimore standard-bearer Calvo. Most recently, she released her debut album 家 (jiā) to a rapturous reception in the scene, and remixed TREKKIE TRAX co-founder Seimei’s ‘Tokyo Funky Breaks’ on Sorry Records. 

Although she wears her influences on her sleeve, drawing from a deep knowledge of North American club music history, JIALING has developed a way with percussion, samples and breaks science that makes her music instantly recognisable as her own, with a lasting power that lingers long after the tracks finish. With one foot in New York’s contemporary club scene and another in Baltimore’s vibrant new wave, FREAKY HORNS sets out JIALING’s manifesto for club music that’s steeped in history with an eye to the future. 

In her own words: “You gotta be having fun, otherwise what’s the point?”  

releases July 12, 2024
All tracks written and produced by JIALING in Brooklyn. 
Mastered by Alex Gordon at Abbey Road Studios. 
Artwork by All Purpose Studio. 
Cover photo by Ie-Ming Shih. 
Released by Clasico Records | Catalog #: CCO004 

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JIALING - FREAKY HORNS

Baltimore's rising star JIALING returns to Clasico (Local Action sibling label), following her 'FREAKY HORNS' EP (one of the biggest dance tracks of 2024, called "song of the Summer" by Resident Advisor, DJ support from Pangaea, Bradley Zero, Nikki Nair, Miley Serious, Jossy Mitsu and more). 

Here she teams up with rising West Coast star Farsight, who has previously released on Rinse, Scuffed, Cloudcore & Dusky's 39 Steps label, for a stripped back, direct new club record - heavy on the breaks and carnival vibes.

WHISTLE TIP

JIALING & Farsight – WHISTLE TIP

SLAM CITY, the second single from JIALING and Farsight's collab EP is available to stream and download now!

The full EP releases September 26, 2024

All tracks written and produced by JIALING and Farsight in Brooklyn and San Francisco.
Mastered by Alex Gordon at Abbey Road Studios.
Artwork by All Purpose Studio.
Cover photo by Sasha Klu.
Released by Clasico Records | Catalog #: CCO005

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JIALING & Farsight – SLAM CITY

Baltimore's rising star JIALING returns to Clasico (Local Action sibling label), following her 'FREAKY HORNS' EP (one of the biggest dance tracks of 2024, called "song of the Summer" by Resident Advisor, DJ support from Pangaea, Bradley Zero, Nikki Nair, Miley Serious, Jossy Mitsu and more).

Here she teams up with rising West Coast star Farsight, who has previously released on Rinse, Scuffed, Cloudcore & Dusky's 39 Steps label, for a stripped back, direct new club record, for a high-energy club, grime and bass hybrid.

JIALING & Farsight – TWISTER

Baltimore's rising star JIALING returns to Clasico (Local Action sibling label), following her 'FREAKY HORNS' EP (one of the biggest dance tracks of 2024, called "song of the Summer" by Resident Advisor, DJ support from Pangaea, Bradley Zero, Nikki Nair, Miley Serious, Jossy Mitsu and more). Here she teams up with rising West Coast star Farsight, who has previously released on Rinse, Scuffed, Cloudcore & Dusky's 39 Steps label, for a stripped back, direct new club record - heavy on the breaks and carnival vibes.

JIALING & Farsight – WHISTLE TIP (FARSIGHT FLIP)

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