A collection of highlights from Aan's different releases on the Fresh Selects label over the years

FSX-064: Over The Mountain (coming December 2024) – freshselects.bandcamp.com/album/over-the-mountain

FSX-065: 'Life... [blows raspberry]' EP (July 2024) – fsx.lnk.to/aan-life

FSX-027: 'Losing My Shadow' cassette – lnk.to/aanlosingmyshadow

Aan on Fresh Selects

Lara Li - Vem

The story between Apparel Music and the Neapolitan producer Alfonso Bottone aka Wearing Shoes continues… and it does in great style with a new stunning four-track EP called ’21st Floor’.
This stunning work, that could also be considered as a short LP for its length, is a dazzling array of its creator’s talent and, most importantly, it embodies his idea of music in such a clear and concrete way. Alfonso brings a brilliant Deep touch and defines it in four different ways; he is really capable of telling his personal story with time being on his side, considering that each track is almost 10 minutes long, which makes every composition a sonic adventure.

link: @wearingshoes

21st Floor EP is a true journey into Wearing Shoes’ creative mind and we can’t wait to share it with you: will be out on Apparel Music Extra the 24th June 2022.
Music mastered by Alfonso Bottone, mastered by Lopazz, published by Apparel Music, artwork illustrated by Giuseppe D'Alessandro, distributed by Wordandsound.

21st Floor EP

Wearing Shoes - We Need House

Scruscru - Musique D'ameublement 
Hot Sand EP
Craft Music
Release date: 04-Apr-22
Buy link: https://www.juno.co.uk/products/scruscru-hot-sand-ep/857207-01/ 

Rising Russian house star Scruscru steps up with a solo EP for Craft Music. Dancefloor assassin edits to Cuba and Japan's musical heritage. A must have in any DJ bag.

HSM PREMIERE | Scruscru - Musique D'ameublement [Craft Music]

Bon Temps

2. Carpe Diem

New single out: fsx.lnk.to/black-hole

Multi-dimensional art-rock explorers, Aan, return to Fresh Selects with a brand new single – the first output of new music from the Portland band since 2019's beautifully eruptive 'Losing My Shadow' LP.

"Black Hole" is a gateway portal jettisoning us towards what's to come for this next phase of the band. Expanded in both scope and size to now a full six-piece ensemble, the indie scene veterans wrote & recorded their way through the near-apocalyptic feel of 2020's pandemic and orange-skyed wildfires that spread across the entire US West Coast – and for Aan frontman, Bud Wilson, came terrifyingly too close to home, surrounding his family's farm just outside of Portland.

With enough layered detail and addictive melody sprinkled within its boundless soundscape for us all to traverse through for the time being, we can still confirm reports that on the other side of this particular anomaly in space and time, just so happens to be 'Over The Mountain' – an incredible body of work that we cannot wait to share with the world in 2024.

Stay tuned...


Aan is: Bud Wilson, Travis Leipzig, Dana Valatka, Andy Lawson, Zak Nelson, and JT Lindsey

"Black Hole"

Bud Wilson - vocals, guitars, bass, woodblock
Cameron Spies - programming, Juno-106, Kawai PH50
Dana Valatka - drums

Lyrics by Bud Wilson, music written by Bud Wilson & Cameron Spies

Produced by Cameron Spies & Bud Wilson

Mixed & Recorded by Cameron Spies @ The Trash Treasury – Portland, Oregon

Mastered by Kelly Hibbert at Almachrome

Artwork & Design by Tawfiq Mardini

A&R: Kenny / Fresh Selects

Executive Producers: Bud Wilson & Kenny / Fresh Selects

FSX-064-01 © 2023 Fresh Selects. It's a taste that you know.

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Lyrics:

Black Hole...

I’m on a wave of light,
Pan-astral highway
Gardens of stars ablur,
Less than a feather
But where to go? 
You know

Baleen teethed whales of waste
Carve through the worn air
They harvest, then radiate
And stitch up the warm air
As if they know,
Drawn to the...

Black Hole

Rest in the fountains dried,
Hardly a breath to take
Snaked up the helix, learned
Living is passed away
We all return 
into the...

Black Hole

It’s a taste that I know...

It's a taste that I know.

Over The Mountain

Aan "Black Hole"

Possibilities

The second single from Aan's forthcoming LP 'Over The Mountain' – out December 6th on Fresh Selects: fsx.lnk.to/laced

"Laced and Lost" is a song about making music. It's about examining what motivates a person to create, what motivates me, and the question "is it intrinsically unethical to make art with no emotional depth?"

– Bud

Lyrics by Bud Wilson, music written by Bud Wilson & Cameron Spies

Bud Wilson - lead vocals, guitars, Kawai PH50 synthesizer
Travis Leipzig - bass
Dana Valatka - drums
Zak Nelson - Roland Chorus Echo tape delay
Andrew Lawson - Juno-106 synthesizer, backing vocals
Cameron Spies - Kawai PH50 and Juno-106 synths, programming

Produced by Cameron Spies & Bud Wilson

Recorded & Mixed by Cameron Spies at The Trash Treasury in Portland, Oregon

Mastered by Kelly Hibbert at Almachrome

Artwork by Tawfiq Mardini

A&R: Kenny / Fresh Selects

Executive Producers: Bud Wilson & Kenny / Fresh Selects

FSX-064-02 © 2024 Fresh Selects. The best all have their backs against some truth.

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Lyrics:

Amputate the heart of it,
I know it can’t be real
Shallow introspection,
So little is revealed
All the little creatures 
 will rot against their will

If we’ll never get it right,
It ends tonight

Let me kiss your emptiness,
Your sonic voided space
Your elevator music makes me feel prostrated
If I keep my back against the truth, love
The best all have their backs against some truth

If we’ll never get it right,
It ends tonight

Laced for the greatest race, then lost
If I’m born to win, don’t let me know
‘Cause damned if I, if I could let it go

Anchored in this always, 
I wanted to be there
Hallowed in this ageless place,
I was unprepared
Am I always backed against the truth, love?
The best are always backed against some truth

If we’ll never get it right,
It ends tonight

If we’ll never get it right,
It ends tonight

Laced for the greatest race, then lost
If I’m born to win, don’t let me know
‘Cause damned if I, if I’d let it go

If I’m born to win, don’t let me know
Laced for the greatest race, then lost
If I’m born to win, don’t let me know
‘Cause damned if I, if I’d let it go

If I’m born to win, don’t let me know
Laced for the greatest race, then lost
If I’m born to win, don’t let me know
‘Cause damned if I, if I’d let it go

If I’m born to win, don’t let me know
Laced for the greatest race, then lost
If I’m born to win, why am I slow?
Damned if I…

Aan "Laced and Lost"

The new single from Aan's upcoming LP 'Over The Mountain' – coming to vinyl and digital December 6th on Fresh Selects: fsx.lnk.to/aan-body

"My Body" is a simple song. It’s gratitude song for my corporeal housing. Like a good leather boot, if you keep it oiled it’ll last a long time.

– Bud

Bud Wilson - lead vocals, guitar, Korg SH-2 and Juno 106 synths
Travis Leipzig - bass
Dana Valatka - drums
Eddie Bond - MonoPoly synthesizer
Cameron Spies - MonoPoly synth, programming
Andrew Lawson - backing vocals

Produced by Cameron Spies & Bud Wilson

Recorded & Mixed by Cameron Spies at The Trash Treasury – Portland, Oregon

Mastered by Kelly Hibbert at Almachrome

FSX-064-03 © 2024 Fresh Selects. Just happy we're here.

"My Body" 
Lyrics by Bud Wilson, music by Bud Wilson & Cameron Spies

My body knows
what’s good for me and what is not
My body knows what’s right,
It carries me through the sunshine
Holds me in place,
Shows it on my face
My body knows the weight,
Worn down from a long day

Not crazy, just happy I’m here
No nothingness around me
I’m grateful

My body is all I have,
With me in sunlight
My body knows the night,
Holds me when I feel down

Not crazy, just happy I’m here
No nothingness around me
I’m grateful

Aan "My Body"

Bronze, Silver & Brass swing in horns blazing with their electrifying second 7” vinyl single on Timmion Records. ”Renard’s Groove” and “Brass In Motion” expand the musical range that can be distilled from a brass band mixed with guitar and funky drums. You are in for a cinematic ride through funk, soul, and jazz-inspired terrain.

On the A-side, “Renard’s Groove” delivers fast-paced, library soundtrack style funk. Driven by a tight guitar riff and solid breakbeat drums, this instrumental gem stages a high-speed chase though the grimy alleyways of a nameless 1970s metropolis. Flipping the record reveals the B-side, “Brass In Motion”, a mellow mid-tempo instrumental that once again tips its hat towards the golden age of independent jazz funk. While maintaining the funky soundtrack mood, its lyrical chorus and unhurried pacing make “Brass In Motion” a perfect pairing for the frenetic energy of its counterpart.

With their second release, Bronze, Silver & Brass continue offering fresh sounds for those who have an ear for uncomplicated funky instrumentals. The digital package of the group’s singles comes with a digital only bonus track “Boondocks”, that reveals another sweaty street funk workout for getting your dance on.

Renard's Groove

The new single from Aan's upcoming LP 'Over The Mountain' – coming to vinyl and digital December 6th on Fresh Selects: fsx.lnk.to/aan-seams

"An anxious song about impending doom. Written in the headspace of paranoia regarding 2020’s encroaching wildfires, but vague enough that any ol’ pit of the gut concern can apply."

– Bud

Bud Wilson - lead vocals, guitars, drums
Travis Leipzig - bass
Andrew Lawson - piano, Juno 106 synth, backing vocals
Cameron Spies - programming, MonoPoly synth

Produced by Cameron Spies & Bud Wilson

Recorded & Mixed by Cameron Spies at The Trash Treasury – Portland, Oregon

Mastered by Kelly Hibbert at Almachrome

FSX-064-04 © 2024 Fresh Selects. But it won’t stop.

"Searching For Seams"
Lyrics by Bud Wilson, music by Bud Wilson & Cameron Spies

Power’s out,
Must be over the mountain
Skies ablaze in firelight

Come outside,
Ashes swirl in the hot wind

If in days we find escape, we’ll herald from the hills
Else watch the fallout, other window sills
And lift each other up, we are but human beings,
Searching for seams and pulling at strings

If in days we find escape, we’ll herald from the hills
Else watch the fallout, other window sills
And lift each other up, we are but human beings,
Searching for seams and pulling at strings

Gather what you can carry,
Time to go

If in days we find escape, we’ll herald from the hills
Else watch the fallout, other window sills
And lift each other up, we are but human beings,
Searching for seams and pulling at strings

If in days we find escape, we’ll herald from the hills
And watch the fallout, other window sills
And lift each other up, we are but human beings,
Searching for seams and pulling at strings

But it won’t stop,
‘till it’s under the rain’s shadow
No, it won’t stop
‘till it’s under the rain’s shadow (shadow…)

Must be over the mountain

Must be over the mountain

Aan "Searching For Seams"

From FSX-064: Aan 'Over The Mountain' – the new album out now everywhere: fsx.lnk.to/aan-mountain

Bud Wilson - lead vocals, guitars, SH-2 synthesizer
Andrew Lawson - vibes, piano, backing vocals
Dana Valatka - drums
Cameron Spies - programming, piano, MonoPoly synth

Lyrics by Bud Wilson, music written by Bud Wilson & Cameron Spies

Produced by Cameron Spies & Bud Wilson

Recorded & Mixed by Cameron Spies at The Trash Treasury – Portland, Oregon

Mastered by Kelly Hibbert at Alma chrome

Lyrics:

Marveled spans in dotted lives
All I am will have failed me there
Camels that trample man’s greatest works
Time levels passion with a smile
Again

Mountains, stars, are all alive and all will die
Set to flames, or blown and erased, it all will die
Slow decline, or flash of light, it all will die
Safe to say, that life is decay and all will die

Time won’t reprieve
 its mysteries
Speculum Aenigmate,
Time won’t reprieve

Mountains, stars, are all alive and all will die
Set to flames, or blown and erased, it all will die
Slow decline, or flash of light, it all will die
Safe to say, that life is decay and all will die

Aan "Speculum Aenigmate"

From FSX-064: Aan 'Over The Mountain' – the new album out now everywhere: fsx.lnk.to/aan-mountain

Bud Wilson - lead vocals, guitars
Travis Leipzig - bass
Dana Valatka - drums
Andrew Lawson - Juno 160 synthesizer, backing vocals
Cameron Spies - programming, MonoPoly synthesizer

Produced by Cameron Spies & Bud Wilson

Recorded & Mixed by Cameron Spies at The Trash Treasury – Portland, Oregon

Mastered by Kelly Hibbert at Almachrome

Lyrics:

I’m alright,
I’ll just stay outside 
 under the ice in the autumn light,
I can wait

I’m your dog,
I will be yours here
Lie me down when you need some space,
I can wait

I’m alright,
I’ll just stay outside
Oh, you know each second,
I’m making it up to you, making it up to you

Freedom –
Like a hole too small to crawl through,
Freedom
Freedom –
My heart simply follows you,
Freedom

There’s no pain
Album’s soaked in so much shame,
All my thoughts go out to you
I can wait

‘Cause I’m your dog,
I’m ever patient here
Oh you know, each second,
I’m making it up to you, making it up to you

Freedom –
Like a hole too small to crawl through,
Freedom
Freedom –
My heart simply follows you,
Freedom

You always pull the same way,
Right away on me,
On my orange neon leash, neon leash

Aan "Neon Orange Leash"

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