Creative offspring of Tushen Raï and Cornelius Doctor's musical fantasies, Hard Fist has been a non-profit project encompassing producers, graphic designers, djs and dreamy party worshippers since its inception in 2017.

“We would never have thought that this collective story would bring us this far, that it would take such a place in our lives and that it would bring us so many beautiful encounters. It was only possible to celebrate our 5th anniversary with the unreasonable idea of making something out of the ordinary. 
So we thought big, a digger's dream: a double vinyl in limited edition with 20 artists from 17 countries gathered around exceptional collaborations: producers who have marked the history of the label these last 5 years, friends, but also peers, people who inspired us and gave us the desire to create Hard Fist.
In this Unidentified Noisy Object (U.N.O), you can expect borderless music flirting with Nu-Rave and No Wave, Cosmic Dub and Post-Punk, a slice of Psychedelic Electronica, a lot of Acid and a bit of Slow Goa Trance.  As well as some beats of Krautrock played with an Afrobeat groove and a few Darkwave's synths. But not only that. It's never only that. But what is it then? Just a label without label, to dance and to explore.”

A1 - Cornelius Doctor & Omri Smadar - Ayawaska
A2 - Bawrut & Philou Louzolo - MadAm 
 
B1 - Matias Aguayo & Deena Abdelwahed - Ghita 
B2 - A-Tweed & Balam - Kiricocho
B3 - Tushen Raï & Juan MacLean - Vanity Dub (Skank Mix)
 
C1 - Fantastic Twins & Sascha Funke - Junk Good Baby No 
C2 - Errortica & Curses - Hangman
C3 - Roe Deers & Omar Joesoef - Slap!
 
D1 - Pletnev & Fargo Devianti Feat Vongold - Future Perfect
D2 - Strapontin & MR TC - Metal Layer

PRE-ORDER & SUPPORT

SNIPPET MIX - Dust of Life [Hard Fist 5 years compilation]

Wandering the world slowly, through sound, with frequent naps.
Check my "Mix" playlist for my explorations. Most are free downloads.
Also included are beat-tapes for rappers, and house music mixes for our dance sessions!
More journeys coming next month, some of which will be livestreamed on IG.

Creative offspring of the musical fantasies of @Tushen_Rai and @CorneliusDoctor, Hard Fist brings together a passionate, supportive and activist party scene. Celebrating a globalized - but far from rootless - dancefloor where Turkish psychedelia, Lithuanian cold wave, Central African percussion and Indonesian polyphonic chants blend, Hard Fist crosses time and borders with a singular attachment to the folk music of trance, the kind that marks spiritual gatherings and festive rituals. Shaping the technological meeting of man and machine, the Hard Fist sound brings the experience as much on the dancefloor as in the calm of a Bedouin tent, always off the beaten track, with a free heart and clenched fists.

The label has been releasing collective records with artists such as Bawrut, Balam, A-Tweed, Omri Smadar, Matias Aguayo, Fantastic Twins, Philou Louzolo, Deena Abdelwahed, Curses, Dengue Dengue Dengue, Martin Noise, J.A.K.A.M., Omar Joesoef, MR TC, Pletnev, Anastasia Zems, John Parsey, Errortica, The Juan MacLean, Khidja, Roe Deers, Cosmo Vitelli, Ground, Sascha Funke, Fargo Devianti & Vongold, Daniel Monaco, Fringe Society, Elfenberg, Timothy Clerkin, A-Tweed, Ko Shin Moon, Lokier, Pletnev, nICo, Strapontin, Simple Symmetry, Que Sakamoto, Kubebe, Jonathan Kusum, Kaan Duzarat, Los Ninos Del Parque, Feller, Mekine U Teksi, Bab, Linja, Lion's Drum, Mishell, Ayma, Kincaid, Balam, Juan To Tree, Mytron & Ofofo, Niv Ast, Damon Jee, Thomass Jackson, Rina, Fabio Me Llaman Soltero, Hipless, N.O.Y, Oded Gafni, Radial Gaze, Fabio Fabio, Omar Joesoef, Da Iguana, Neskeh, Warum and all artists that collaborated to our edit series Re-Phrase Collection...

Lady Varmint at Critter Control LA 🐞 
Businesswoman at Miss Mgt @miss-mgt 👠
Resident Stacecadet at Bears in Space LA👩🏾‍🚀 
Mermaid at @sirens_la 🧜🏾‍♀️
Replicant at Machine Club, Los Angeles ⚙️.

SNIPPET MIX - Dust of Life [Hard Fist 5 years compilation]

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