Our new album, "Recover" OUT NOW: https://TNAF.lnk.to/recover

Mgmt: andres@paperclip.no
Booking: thomas.reade@allofloride.eu (World except), brent@good-direction.agency (US+CAN), watty@movidamusica.com (MX)

For over a decade now the name Satin Jackets has been synonymous with sublimely laidback Balearic house and sun kissed disco. The brainchild of German producer Tim Bernhardt who, following a successful career producing house music under a variety of different aliases, launched Satin Jackets as a vehicle to explore his lifelong love of disco and the clean, polished productions of artists like Chic and Trevor Horn.

“I had always been fascinated by just how glossy people like Nile Rodgers made their music,” Bernhardt explains. “It always sounded like the musical equivalent of a fashion magazine’s cover. I’d been making somewhat more underground music for a while but really wanted to go in totally the other direction and create this really smooth, polished sound.”

That first Satin Jackets release, the dreamlike You Make Me Feel Good, would set the tone for what was to come. Released on the iconic Belgian label Eskimo Recordings, which had previously helped launch the careers of artists like Aeroplane and Lindstrøm & Prins Thomas, it was an instant hit. Its graceful melodies, airy textures and yearning chorus became the soundtrack to the setting sun at parties worldwide.

With almost metronomic precision You Make Me Feel Good was followed by a string of acclaimed singles and remixes for some of the genre’s biggest names, including Goldroom and Blank & Jones, establishing Bernhardt as one of the most exciting new names in the nu-disco scene. While the face behind the mask may have remained a mystery, Satin Jackets’ warm, polished take on disco soon made the name familiar to music lovers around the world.

Taking things to the next level, 2016’s debut Satin Jackets album, Panorama Pacifico, firmly cemented Bernhardt’s position as both Eskimo’s flagship artist and as one of the biggest nu-disco producers around. Winning praise from the likes of Mixmag, DJ Mag and Groove, the album has gone on to click up over 75 million streams on Spotify alone, and Satin Jackets’ golden mask has become a regular fixture behind the decks at clubs and festivals from Mexico City to Seoul.

2019’s follow up, Solar Nights, would see Bernhardt further develop and refine the Satin Jackets sound. Rapturously received by fans, DJs and press alike, the album, propelled by singles like the global hit ‘Northern Lights’, proved that, much like the original disco artists that first inspired the project, Bernhardt was just as capable of crafting radio friendly pop hits as tracks for the dance floor.

While the pandemic may have put plans for global tours and festival appearances on hold, Bernhardt kept himself busy as clubland went into hibernation. Having relocated to Munich just before lockdown, a succession of singles that ranged from out-and-out pop collaborations to instrumental, chilled-out tracks as well as a series of live Lockdown Streams kept Bernhardt in touch with his ever growing legion of fans. Indeed, it was those Lockdown Streams and the response from his fans that allowed Bernhardt to rediscover, in his own words, “the connection between what I do and what people feel” and sow the seeds for what was to come.

Now as we emerge blinking into the new world, Bernhardt returns with Satin Jackets’ third album, the aptly titled Reunion. Where the first two Satin Jackets albums saw Bernhardt work to first develop his own sound and then elevate his productions to another level, Reunion reveals a musician and producer wholly at ease with both his abilities in the studio and artistic vision. 

From blissful instrumental tracks that seem to effortlessly float above the clouds, through to bittersweet wistful pop songs featuring the likes of Australian star Panama, Belgian singer Ivy Falls, US based vocalist Metaxas and up-and-coming British singer Tailor, Reunion is a strikingly confident album that layers new depths and dimensions to the Satin Jackets sound and sets the stage for the next exciting chapter of the Satin Jackets story.

"DJ BJ's Faves", a collection of B-sides, OUT NOW!

Welcome to Rainbow Valley, the home of all Matt Corby stuff.

New single 'Know It All' out now
https://MattCorby.lnk.to/KnowItAll

Grogan Social Scene is a collective that changes and rotates on any given night, but one thing is constant; founder and bandleader Thomas Grogan. Currently based out of Washington, DC, Grogan is working on his second full length album.

Grogan hit the road wandering coast-to-coast, chasing jobs and dreams, before finally settling in Washington, DC. Ultimately, Grogan gained hard-won wisdom from his solitary travels, which he then channeled into his  long-standing music project, Grogan Social Scene. Haunting, insightful and  sometimes humorous, Conceptual Arrangements (2015) will be Grogan Social Scene’s second full-length release of Americana-infused, indie-rock songs. 

The album was recorded at Alpine Red studios with Chip Johnson (Pat McGee, Tony Lucca, The Alternate Routes, Stephen Kellogg & The Sixers), the same studio where their previous release, Simple Observations, was recorded. On Conceptual Arrangements, Grogan sings poetic, philosophical musings in a striking baritone reminiscent of David Berman of The Silver Jews, The National’s Matt Berninger, and Bill Callahan. Musically, Grogan Social Scene is evocative of Pavement, Wilco and early Modest Mouse, however, the band achieves its own unique sound with the juxtaposition of elegant violin that weaves its way around Grogan’s powerful voice. 

Although Thomas Grogan believes in a true collective spirit, that anyone on any given night is welcome on stage to be part of his “social scene”, the recording features longtime staples of the band’s live performances. Ian Thomas, Erika Seberhagen and Tyler Elliott are former members of DC’s famed, Once Okay Twice.  Elliott plays bass while Seberhagen, classically trained, provides the hypnotic violin that swirls around each track. Drummer, Jerry Tolk (One Big Woo), as well as engineer, Chip Johnson, provide the backbone of the rhythm section while Grogan rounds out the percussion. Coinciding with the release, visual artist LA Johnson, has created limited edition poster art inspired by each song on the album.

Grogan Social Scene has received coverage and favorable reviews for their concerts and videos on music journalism sites across the country, including The Deli (San Francisco), CT Indie (Connecticut), Pasta Primavera (Baltimore), An Ocean of Noise, Hometown Sounds, DC Rock Live (Washington, DC), and many more. Although Grogan may not look back favorably at the tough times that inspired the album, he is grateful for the stories and wisdom he acquired during that period.  As he sings near the end of the album, “All of the things that I’ve seen, you couldn’t make up if you tried.”

<b>Upcoming Gigs</b>

La Cocina, Madrid
Wed 25th Jul

Powered by <a href='http://crowd.fm?source=soundcloud'>crowd.fm</a>

dmarvs is following