Staple Diet Recordings Releases

Demagogue EP      https://focuspuller.bandcamp.com/album/demagogue-ep

Twisted times breed twisted sounds. 

If you've been anywhere near underground dance floors over the past 20 years, chances are you've encountered Focus Puller, either in person as he graced the decks at clubs such as Fabric, or through the erudite record boxes of tastemakers such as Dave Clarke, Laurent Garnier and Alan Fitzpatrick. 
Indeed, Alan himself saw fit to invite Focus Puller to be featured guest on We Are The Brave Radio in recent months, having enjoyed his uniquely uncompromising yet hypnotic and emotive style of crafting a set. 

Now we arrive at the inaugural release on Focus Puller's own imprint, Staple Diet Recordings. Showcasing refreshing diversity, Demagogue EP is an off-kilter, defiant, yet strangely optimistic journal of living through turbulent times. 

This EP was crafted through live jams using the Sequential Circuits/Dave Smith OB6 and Take 5, Erica Synths LXR-02, Roland TR-8S, Moog DFAM, Korg Minilogue XD and Moog Grandmother. The result is electronic music with an organic, human feel that embraces imperfection. 

Music to nourish the soul and move the feet.
credits
released November 5, 2022 

Written & produced by Mike Healey. 
Mastered by Justin Drake at The Bake House. 
Cover Photography & Design by Mike Healey 


Staple Diet Recordings 2022
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Demagogue

Call Off Your Dog

Liars

Focus Puller returns with two emotive, yet uncompromising bangers. 
Distilled from live jams, Perspectives EP is an expression of the eternal cycle of inner conflict. Nothing ambiguous about the result though; both cuts bare teeth and step forward with conviction. 

This EP was crafted using the Sequential Circuits/Dave Smith OB6 and Take 5, Erica Synths LXR-02, Roland TR-8S, Moog DFAM, Korg Minilogue XD and Moog Grandmother. The result is electronic music with an organic, human feel that embraces imperfection. 

Music to nourish the soul and move the feet.
credits
released March 22, 2023 

Written and Produced by Mike Healey 
Mastered by Justin Drake at The Bakehouse 
Cover Photography and Design by Mike Healey 

Staple Diet Recordings 2023
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Optimist

Pessimist

In Plain Sight EP
https://focuspuller.bandcamp.com/album/in-plain-sight-ep

Focus Puller continues his explorations into interesting and unusual sound design, resulting in 2 new low-slung sleazy techno cuts that while familiar, take the listener into alien territory. 

This EP was crafted through live jams using the Sequential Circuits/Dave Smith OB6 and Take 5, Erica Synths LXR-02, Roland TR-8S, Moog DFAM, Korg Minilogue XD, Chase Bliss Mood, Chase Bliss Generation Loss, and Moog Grandmother. The result is electronic music with an organic, human feel that embraces imperfection. 

Music to nourish the soul and move the feet.
credits
released September 1, 2023 

Written and Produced by Mike Healey 

Cover Design and Photography by Mike Healey 

Mastered by Justin Drake @ The Bakehouse 

Staple Diet Recordings 2023
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In Plain Sight

We Wear Our Masks

Evolving Self EP
https://focuspuller.bandcamp.com/album/evolving-self-ep

Focus Puller returns with a heavenly dose of hypnotic, conscientious techno. 
Distilled from live jams using the Sequential Circuits/Dave Smith OB6 and Take 5, Erica Synths LXR-02, Roland TR-8S, Moog DFAM and the Twisted Electrons Mega FM, this is electronic music with an organic, human feel that embraces imperfection, nourishes the soul, and moves the feet.
credits
released March 1, 2024 

Written and Produced by Mike Healey 
Cover Photography and Design by Mike Healey 

Mastered by Justin Drake at The Bakehouse 

Staple Diet Recordings 2024
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Depositional Landforms

Evolving Self

Purveyor of decent techno, electro, ambient and experimental.
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Focus Puller’s relationship with music started  aged 6, when he was given a Dansette record player and a pile of old 7's by his Dad's mate. Stacking those records on the player and announcing them to an imaginary radio audience as they dropped one by one onto the platter had a mesmerising effect. Those early days unlocked a lifelong love affair with music, and paved the way to developing a style that is diverse but fluid. His 2005 mix 'Masical Mugic' brought together hip hop, drum and bass, breaks, techno and house as a seamless whole, claiming second place in the IDJ magazine mix competition and the reward of playing at Turnmills. Most recently, through his long association with the respected Cubism label, Mike has played at Fabric numerous times, which remains his favourite club to this day. 

His own compositions have found their way into the record boxes of some of the world's most admired artists including Dave Clarke, Laurent Garnier, John Digweed and Ben Watt, while 'Pressure Cooker', his 2007 Collaboration with Dave Robertson (Reset Robot), featured in Nic Fanciulli's Radio 1 Essential Mix. Described by DJ Mag as an original and daring artist, Mike continues to release innovative, intriguing music that aims to nourish the soul as well as the feet.