Another Place Another time... If you forget the slappy 80's beat philosophy could be something immortal without any date of release...

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When I'm on tour travelling I like to do edits. While waiting in airports, cars, vans, trains, customs, hotels, soundchecks I do them. This is one of my favourites. 

Ishinohana - Lucía (John Talabot's Sunset edit)

Emotional Rescue follows up the success of our debut, Bob Chance’s Wild It’s Broken, with a reissue of ethno-dub band Suns Of Arqa, with their classic disco-not-dub dancefloor oddity Brujo Magic - featuring the last recording of the legendary Prince Far I.  

As the late 70s British reggae scene found a kinship with and fully embraced punk’s attitude and aesthetic, experimentation pushed further in to dub’s infinite realm.  Led by the, enigmatic Wadada, the Suns Of Arqa were at the forefront of this new sound. 

From 1979 and 1983 they released a series of now classic albums that mixed dub rhythms with Balearic and dance flavours and it is these that are the source for the two tracks that make up our first 12” EP reissue.   

Included in SOA’s ever floating line-up were legendary vocalist Prince Far I,  on what proved to be his last recording before his untimely demise and also a then young and up and coming producer called Adrian Sherwood on the mixing desk.   

Again remastered especially for this release,  Brujo Magic sees Prince Far I laying down his inimitable vocal style over a driving disco-not-dub groove.   

When first talking with Wadada on which version to reissue he sent us a short unreleased version which had a drum and bass rhythm with more kick and bottom end than the original versions – therefore we got the mysterious Apophenia to extend it especially for this release.

Backed with what has become something of a Balearic secret tune for many underground DJs, Ananta Snake Dance appears here in the it’s original long format.

Release on 12" vinyl in Spring 2012.

Suns Of Arqa - Brujo Magic EP - ERC002 
A1: Suns Of Arqa - Brujo Magic (Unreleased Edit) 
B1: Suns Of Arqa - Ananta Snake Dance (Long Version)

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B. Ananta Snake Dance

Like many German musicians who went on to release kosmiche and disco influenced material in the late 70 and early 80s, Klaus Hoffmann started out as a member of various psychedelic and prog rock bands.     

After purchasing his first Mellotron in 1974, he soon went solo with his increasingly sonic explorations, however, it was not until 1982 that the first Cosmic Hoffmann release appeared.   

Originally recorded in 1978 for the soundtrack to an ultimately doomed film project, the beautiful kosmiche original was reworked some 3 years later with electronic percussion and piercing synth solo over the top.   

Tucked away on the b-side of an overlooked 7”, Space-Disco has since become a classic and highly sought after piece of the Cosmic Disco puzzle.   

Now 30 years later, Emotional Rescue is able to reissue both the ambient original and the 7” version together for the first time.     Fully licensed and remastered, as ever with updated artwork from the 7” single, this classic interstellar Moog and Mellotron wig-out is again aiming for the stars.

Released November 2013.

Cosmic Hoffmann - Space-Disco EP - ERC003 
A1: Cosmic Hoffmann - Space Disco
B1: Cosmic Hoffmann - Space-Disco (Original Unreleased Version) 


Remastering by Robin Lee for Edge Music.

Distribution: 
UK, Europe - Juno Distribution 
North America - Groove Distribution 
Japan - Technique / Disk Union 
World - Lasgo / One Nation

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B. Space-Disco (Original Unreleased Version)

Emotional Rescue returns in early 2013 with the second of their Kevin Harrison releases.    

Teaming up with fellow electronic explorer, Peter Every from Neophyte Records, the Neo project came out in 1985 as a limited cassette only release.    The 8 track Global Network release saw Kevin return to his pre-Fly experimental works of Inscrutably Obvious LP and the Against The Light project.   

This EP presents 5 of those tracks on vinyl for the first time, fully licensed and remastered.    

Expanding further from the pulsing electronic rhythms of the Fly EP (ERC005) with the openers Electric Eels and Praise The Night!, the dancefloor is clearly still within his sphere, however, it is the other more experimental, ethereal and at times ambient tracks that provide witness to the possibilities being explored.   

From the esoteric Eros In Exile (Parts 1 & 2) to the On-U style rhythms of Bush Recorder and to finish the melodic(a) ecstasy of Pointy Birds, this EP and the clear freshness of working with Peter, does justice to a side of Kevin's music that is not as well known but should be just as appreciated. 

Licensed and remastered as always.  Available in Spring 2013.

Neo - Global Network EP - ERC006
A1. Electric Eels
A2. Eros In Exile (Parts 1 & 2)
B1. Praise The Night!
B2. Bush Recorder
B3. Pointy Birds

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A2. Eros In Exile (Part 1 & 2)

Emotional Rescue continues with another "Cosmic Classic" in the release of The Dream.   Created from Indipop Records pioneering stable of early 80s ethnic Dance music, the EP found favour with the more discerning balearic, afro and left-leaning DJs.  

While the term ‘World Music’ became a dirty word by the late 80s onwards, the ground-breaking work of producer Steve Coe and his partner, Sheila Chandra as Monsoon, spread beyond their 1981 hit with Ever So Lonely, to be literally the originators about all that was good in the merging of dub, dance and ethnic music.   

Expanding this to it’s maximum through the idea of a full orchestra, The Dream mixes duggis, shenai, tabla, conga and guitar through Indian raga and European rhythm structures to create a unique musical vision.

Discovered and championed by a young Daniele Baldelli, this is our 2nd release to of been defined as a “Cosmic Classic”, however, that would be too narrow a description.  

Long known to more open minded collectors and DJs, the whole EP has long been sought after and staple of many sunset and sunrise experiences.

This release takes it further with the little known and in this longer version, previously unreleased addition, in The Calling.   Essentially an ambient version of The Dream, to some this will be the real gem of the EP.   Extended especially for this release by The Invisible Hands, it’s title is apt.   

They also turn the respectful scapel to the raga of Meditasian.  Originally the B side to The Dream and at over 24 minutes infamously packaged with what turned out to be vinyl warping incense that was designed to be lit for it’s journey.   For our release we have edited it to a shorter meditative length that still grasps it’s depth. 


Fully licensed and remastered as ever.   Enjoy, but be careful with the incense!

To be released in May 2013.

The Ganges Orchestra - The Dream - ERC010
A1. The Dream
B1. The Calling (Long)
B2. Medisasian (Short)

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A1. The Dream

Emotional Rescue follows up the success of the Suns Of Arqa’s Brujo Magic EP (ERC002) with this special screen-printed first vinyl addition of remixes from the cult producer, Muslimgauze.

The meeting of Suns Of Arqa’s dub rhythms and ethnic harmonies with Muslimgauze’s Industrial cut-up atmospherics, noise drones and colliding rhythms creates the perfect result, that could easily of been crafted this year rather than the 20 years ago.
Released as CD only in 1996, the story of how the minds and music of Wadada and Muslimgauze met is as much the result of geography than the mutual musical desire to work together.

Based in Manchester throughout their career, the meeting was upon Jones seeking to work with Wadada. After a visit to the latters home, a full set of the bands recently recorded master tapes were handed over and then some month later the tracks on this album were mailed back in return as you hear them now.

There was never a meeting again between the two, but the material produced was such that it appeared in two differing versions for release on their own respective label outlets.

This first time vinyl addition takes the recordings as they were originally released, from the Sun’s own Arka Sound album and picks 13 tracks that show the marriage of World music with these inspired remixes.

Bryn’s untimely death at just 38 created a cult that left a huge cannon of work that is still being discovered and hopefully, this album will add to that legacy.

Released on vinyl for the first time, with screen printed sleeve by House Of Traps, the Re-mixs will be available in June 2013.

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A1. Whirling Dub

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A1. The Dream

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