Close Counters - SOULACOASTA II
Release Date: Wednesday 15th February 2023
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SOULACOASTA II

Introducing “Club Companions” - a collection of 13 edits of some of our favourite tracks that we’ve been playing out in our DJ sets. Covering a range of tempos and soulful club flavours: from house to broken beat and beyond. It’s available for download from Bandcamp only, ripe for the dance floor 💌


CLUB COMPANIONS available here: https://closecounters.bandcamp.com/album/club-companions
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CLUB COMPANIONS

Produced by Allan McConnell and Finn Rees 
Mixed by Allan McConnell
Mastered by Dustin Alexander
Artwork and design: Piewack

Close Counters would like to thank everyone who helped facilitate the creation of this record, from the many studios or make-shift recording spaces where these songs were written, produced and mixed, to the supportive friends, family and community. We’re ever grateful.

Management by Rick Bridgman for Good Intent

This record was made predominantly on stolen land belonging to the Wurundjeri people of the Kulin Nation and the Gadigal people of the Eora nation. We wish to pay our respects to the elders past present and emerging and note that sovereignty was never ceded.

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Close Counters Remixes

CC MIXES

SOMETHING IN MY DRINK

SOMETHING IN MY DRINK (Fouk Remix) [feat. JAYDEAN]

Distractions One: Variants

Coliseum (Close Counters Remix) [feat. Genesis Owusu]

Purely Educational

Purely Educational (Close Counters Remix)

Relive a snippet of our 5 hour B2B dj set with Golden Vessel from VIVID Festival Sydney. 28th May 2022

Close Counters x Golden Vessel B2B - Club Ctrl, Club 77

Close Counters - SNAP TO IT!
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Release Date: 7th October 2022 via The Remedy Project (Defected Records)
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GET DOWN!

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TAKE A CHANCE

ONLY ONE feat. IZY

FLASHBACK

SECOND STEP

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LEWES - Blood (Close Counters Remix)

Close Counters Triple J Mix - Up 2023

Stars - Remixes

Stars (Close Counters Remix)

Bastard Jazz is proud to present the debut EP from producer and multi-instrumentalist Simon Mavin. Most well known as the Grammy nominated keyboardist/co-producer and co- writer of the celebrated Australian band Haitus Kaiyote, Simon’s had a hand in multiple projects across the spectrum, but has yet to release under his own moniker until now.

The EP, which features two original tracks and two remixes from fellow Aussies Harvey Sutherland and Close Counters starts out was recorded in-between projects at the Grove, a small recording sanctuary in Melbourne. In Simon’s studio, he had installed a library of keyboards. 30-40 synthesizers, all of which were painstakingly patched in to be simultaneously accessible and ready to record in an instant. A drum kit in the corner was constantly mic'd up, and everything routed through a multitude of analog mixing desks providing different flavours of tone and texture. The Grove had such appeal that it was chosen as the studio to record the Gilles Peterson compilation ‘Sunny Side Up’ on Brownswood Recordings.

Things kick off with “Good Hair Day”, a track originally blossoming from an infectious piano loop in which fellow collaborators Nick Lam and Henry Hicks added guitar parts and bass parts. What’s resulted is a danceable, infectious feel-good dancefloor jam with an ultra funky synth bassline that harkens back to Herbie Hancock’s 1970’s repertoire. Harvey Sutherland takes the tempo up and takes the track deeper into outer space with deep synth work, four on the floor drums, and a punchy bassline for late night sessions.

On the flip, “Only You & Me” is a lower tempo, slow burning joint with a live drum loop played by Nick Martyn, with an alien bassline, squelching keys, otherworldly oscillating vocodor parts and jazzy keyboard solos. Up and coming trio Close Counters take the song into new territory, stripping things down with a classic Broken Beat vibe, a driving bassline and synth stabs from the original, moving things squarely on the dancefloor – definitely a track for the breakers in the building.

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Simon Mavin - Only You & Me (Close Counters Remix)

I WANT YOU / LONELY FEELING

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I WANT YOU

Close Counters edit of Roy Ayers 'Oh What A Lonely Feeling'

LONELY FEELING

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House Of Lucien

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HOUSE OF LUCIEN

PROTOTYPE

BRIGHTER STAR

BRIGHTER STAR (Close Counters Remix)

Close Counters Naarm Day Party 2023

SOUL TO SOUL

HARLEM RIVER DRIVE

HEARD IT ALL BEFORE (BRUK MIX)

HEARD IT ALL BEFORE (HOUSE FLIP)

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Since the day in 2022 where we partied alongside Allan McConnel and Finn Rees of Close Counters on a balmy summer's day in Naarm/Melbourne's St Kilda, we added them to our mixtape bucket list for a contribution in due time.

If you're not acquainted with their sound already, Close Counters make music for vibrant club dance floors with an expansive catalogue of tunes covering everything from soul, house, broken beat and boogie/disco.

With two albums and numerous original releases that have been featured on BBC Radio, triple j, and iHeart Radio, Al and Finn have gained a cult following of disco descendants. Their ’23 album ‘SOULACOASTA II’ was the Best Electronic Work at Music Victoria Awards last year.

They’ve also achieved the notable honour of an inclusion in the FIFA 23 soundtrack (the final official FIFA™ game) which is the pinnacle and peak of good music recognition, at least for us.

Enjoy their hour long mixtape and see the full tracklist below.

Thanks for being Cools.

Tracklist

Poolside Etiquette | Live Mixtape 31 ft. Close Counters

CLOSE COUNTERS X SURANA B2B

On the collaboration, Tiana notes: "As artists, we often have these transient lifestyles that can act like a poison and remedy for our own mental health and outlook on life. Travelling to avoid and escape the mundane home life or make and perform music that heals us and others... When I was writing ‘ON THE MOVE’, I reflected on how keeping busy, travelling and moving between cities has helped me break out of depressive cycles, and stagnant relationships."

Tiana continues: "Moving to Melbourne, touring and travelling overseas for music changed my life and continues to gift me with adventures and stories that become songs. As much as I feel like I miss out on precious moments back home or sometimes crave the stability of a more conventional life, I am so glad I took the risk. ‘ON THE MOVE’ captured that feeling for me, knowing that I didn't want to settle for a stagnant life, so I had to keep it moving and go on this new adventure, always internalising a sense of "home" wherever I go."



ON THE MOVE! Ft. Tiana Khasi

FEELING TAKES OVER ME ft. Lyric Jones

ON THE MOVE feat. Tiana Khasi

CLOSE TO ME

DUSK

WAITING ALL NIGHT feat. Allysha Joy

FREEDOM WE'RE NEEDING feat. Shiv

CONSTANT LOVE feat. Jace XL

WATERFALL

9. I'LL BE THERE FOR YOU

FEELING TAKES OVER ME feat. Lyric Jones

Hermitude - Ukiyo (Close Counters Remix)

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Artwork by McLaineMedia 
Design by Jack O'Sullivan
Mastered by Wayne Sunderland for Suture Mastering

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Pump Up The Jam (Close Counters Remix)


Close Counters have joined forces with Melbourne 80s revival band Vaudeville Smash to do an official remix of their hit song Zinedine Zidane. The remix chops and loops elements of the original vocals but maintains the catchy chorus, whilst reimagining the instrumentation with punchy drums and retro synths.

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Zinedine Zidane (Close Counters Remix)

A cover of "Just Friends (Sunny)" by Musiq Soulchild we recorded live with James Berkeley in Brighton, UK.

Video available at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EUG9C3jC-Dk

You can check out more of James projects at:
https://soundcloud.com/yakulband
https://soundcloud.com/iamnewsome
Mastered by Wayne Sunderland

Just Friends

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Soulacoasta 

SOULACOASTA (FULL ALBUM)

MUSIC VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R2AmXKDbSPo

SOULACOASTA is the title track from our latest release: https://soundcloud.com/closecounters/sets/soulacoasta

Artwork by Aaron "Champ" Ashwood
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Mastered by Wayne Sunderland for Suture Mastering

SOULACOASTA

MUSIC VIDEO

REFRACTIONS available via Exist. Recordings: https://fanlink.to/CloseCounters_RefractionsEP

Bass: Paul Bender

Artwork: Piewack x Jack O'Sullivan

FILMCLIP

TIP OF MY TONGUE FT. Laneous

Mastered by Wayne Sunderland

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Motez - Steady Motion (Close Counters Remix)

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Young Franco – Fallin’ Apart ft. Denzel Curry & Pell (Close Counters Remix)
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Fallin’ Apart ft. Denzel Curry & Pell (Close Counters Remix)

FLUX

SOMETHING IN MY DRINK (feat. JAYDEAN)

Naarm/Melbourne-based Close Counters’ diverse soundscape sits at the crossroads of house, neo-soul, broken beat and disco. Their 2023 Music Victoria Award-winning album, ‘SOULACOASTA II’ secured their spot as one of the top talents in their class, with the duo tirelessly sourcing niche samples from films and records on trips across the globe. The LP was touted by tastemakers Gilles Peterson, Folamour, Jamz Supernova and landed Album Features with Australian stations Double J, 3RRR, PBS and 2SER. Breakout singles from the pack were originally released by Melvo Baptiste’s The Remedy Project, an imprint of Defected Records.

Their collab 'Rollout' with Young Franco, Scrufizzer and Jay Prince, won over fans across the globe and was added to the Official Soundtrack for acclaimed video game FIFA 23, and have been synced for Apple’s recent iPhone campaign. In the past year the band have also performed for triple j, 3RRR, Defected Radio, FBi Radio, Soho Radio NYC, Baked, and interviewed on BBC Radio 1Xtra on tour recently, and when hotly tipped as their ‘After Dark Discovery’ and ‘EP of the Week’ (‘FLUX’, 2022).

The duo expands up to a 7-piece tour-de-force with live-mapped visuals, dancers and featured musicians and vocalists from their wider collective and they’ve continuously sold out their hometown Naarm/Melbourne dates, notching impressive shows at Sidney Myer Music Bowl, sold out dates at 170 Russell, Corner Hotel, The Night Cat, and packed-out rooms across Australia’s east coast. Support duties have flowed from Madlib, Sofi Tukker, Crazy P Soundsystem, Tall Black Guy, to local mates Confidence Man and The Jungle Giants, betwixt bucket-list festivals Splendour in the Grass, Falls Festival, Let Them Eat Cake, Strawberry Fields, Meredith Music Festival, MONA FOMA, Party in the Paddock and showcasing at BIGSOUND, Electronic Music Conference and three sold-out Melbourne Music Week events.

The band recently finished their UK & EU summer ticking off Lost Village Festival, Manchester Jazz Festival, Defected Malta and Cabaret Sauvage. In London, they sold Ronnie Scott's, did 180 tickets at Ninety One Living Room, packed out Hootananny Brixton and landed a sold out Jazz Café support for Somewhere Soul's showcase with Cotonete. The band have also played packed sets in Berlin, Paris, Amsterdam, Monaco, Brighton and featured behind the decks at ADE, Defected Croatia, Reflektor in Belgium with A-Trak, and are returning for Brick Lane Jazz Festival in April 2025.

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