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Cobbleztone Jazz Dump Truck (Supafly Guys EDIT)

You Better Be

The Acid - RA (David August Remix)

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2015 saw Damian Lazarus create his most ambitious project to date in The Ancient Moons, producing a full length album ‘Message From The Other Side’ with a wide assortment of vocalists and collaborators from around the world. They went on to support Roisin Murphy on tour, gain acclaim from the likes of Dazed & Confused and Lazarus became the final coverstar of the year in the UK”s Mixmag magazine.

Now the tracks from ‘The Other Side’ have been reinterpreted by an assortment of stars, from techno stalwarts Juan Atkins & Kimyon Huggins, to German experimental talent Kölsch, and Acid Pauli’s sprawling fusion of weirdness. The original material is ploughed in new and surprising directions by Black Butter’s own Gorgon City and Mehmet Asian, resident at Berlin’s infamous Wilde Renate club.

Talent from Lazarus’ label Crosstown Rebels, including Francesca Lombardo, DrumTalk and Israeli trio Red Axes also produce their own visions for the music, all of which retain the mysticism of the original with added dancefloor appeal. The final four tracks revisit some of the biggest moments from the Moons to date, as the album revisits interpretations from Jamie Jones, Dixon, Serge Devant and &Me.

Co-produced by James Ford (Simian Mobile Disco, Arctic Monkeys, Florence & The Machine), The Ancient Moons was always a unique project, which has now been stretched to include the flavours of some of the most exciting artists shaping the musical landscape right now.

Recorded in Mexico, LA and London, ‘The Other Side’ features instrumentalists from Mozambique, Guinea, Pakistan, Egypt, America and even Mexico’s own Yucatan Symphony Orchestra.

TRACKLISTING

01 Adventures Of The Ancient Moons - Juan Atkins and Kimyon Huggins Remix
02 Lovers' Eyes (Mohe Pi Ki Najariya) - Mehmet Aslan Remix
03 Message From The Other Side - Red Axes Remix
04 Trouble At The Séance - Kölsch Remix
05 We Will Return - Francesca Lombardo Remix
06 Sacred Dance Of The Demon - Gorgon City Remix
07 Eyes Won’t Let Me Hide - DrumTalk Remix
08 Tangled Web - Acid Pauli Remix
09 Lovers' Eyes (Mohe Pi Ki Najariya) - Dixon Re-edit
10 Vermillion - Jamie Jones Remix
11 We Will Return - Serge Devant Remix
12 Vermillion - &Me Remix

Remixes From The Other Side

Damian Lazarus & The Ancient Moons - Vermillion (&ME Remix)

Luca Bacchetti & Guti - LONELINESS

Who Can You Trust? Ep - ENDLESS 003

Almost two years have gone by since Luca and Guti last locked themselves in a studio to produce together. “Loneliness” is one of those pieces which come from the heart without planning. In the meantime the pair have got thousands out on the dance-floor playing it in clubs all around the world, with Guti even including it on his Essential Mix for BBC1.
There’s a great story behind this track, as Luca explains: “I’d always dreamed of visiting Rio de Janeiro, and from my research I fell in love with that “Scala” in Lapa, a Rio neighbourhood where the Chilean artist Jorge Selaron lives. I had wondered who was responsible for that flight of stairs which features in so many commercials and has become one of the symbols of the city. Jorge had made a deep impression on me and I proposed to Guti that we use the voice of this artist to tell a story and together we decided to write an emotional piece entitled “Loneliness” which would combine the two sentiments of “melancholy” and “joy”. Last October during the Brasilian leg of the tour I had the chance to visit Rio and as I was dying to meet Jorge I went to Santa Teresa to interview him. I was fortunate to be able to meet this unique artist just a few weeks before his tragic death. An artist who expressed a sense of solitude, together with restlessness and even madness, in the sole company of his faithful obsession: his stairs!”
Was it intuition or just coincidence to have called the track “Loneliness”? Listening to it now it sounds even more true and emotional. Following the continual requests of club goers and as a result of this incredible journey Luca and Guti finally decided to release the track. A small but sincere homage to all those artists who just like Selaron live in a sort of solitude, far away from the “noise”, in their own fashion changing their world and ours.

Label: Endless
Cat no: NDL003
Web: www.endless-worldwide.com
Released: Vinyl 20.05 Digital 03.06

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