+ JUNE 2025 PART II

Is It Now?

Packaging

Running Through the Airport (feat. cindygod)

Home

Home (Tom Sharkett Edit)

A highlight of their recent debut EP for Eskimo Recordings, Kate Stein & Lord Fascinator's Asteroid saw the psychotropic duo take us on a joyful joyride through the cosmos, its melodic synth-pop and trance inducing disco finding a hitherto unguessed at sweet spot somewhere between Spiritualized and Lipps Inc. Too much fun to keep to themselves our LA based duo have invited the likes of Aeroplane, Eli Escobar and BĘÃTFÓØT to join them on the trip and add their own touch to the track before it burns up on re-entry.

First up is high flying Belgian producer and DJ Aeroplane, who returns to Eskimo 15 years after the label released his acclaimed debut LP.  Responsible for some of the most iconic remixes around, you know you're in for a good time with Vito at the controls and he once again delivers a masterclass in pairing indie vocals and pop melodies with chrome plated disco beats and sky high synths. The result, a joyous celebration of love, chemicals and chemical induced love, sure to echo out over festival fields this summer.It's always a good sign when you see Eli Escobar's name on a track's credits and the NY producer has been delivering killer remixes for the likes of Lana Del Rey, M.I.A. and Honey Dijon for well over two decades now. Stripping Asteroid back to just the vocals and slowly but surely building it back up from there, Escobar delivers a killer synth-heavy house track for when you want to reset the vibe in the club and take things to the next level. It's set to a slow burning fuse but when it all kicks in this Asteroid explodes like a firework.Finally, taking time out from drumming duties with Red Axes Udi Naor slips into his BĘÃTFÓØT alias to deliver a frenetic, peak time remix of Asteroid. Throwing everything from pummelling martial drums, rave stabs, urgent synths and pitched up vocals into the mix, Naor's remix burns through the sky like a particularly wildly piloted UFO, a sci-fi synth stunner with all strobes set to stun.

Biography
Having cut her teeth in the art world working in spatial design Kate Stein made her musical debut in 2021, her hypnotic take on house quickly seeing her make appearances on labels sick as Roam Recordings, Playground Records, TAU and Rotten City.
Lord Fascinator meanwhile began his musical career as the frontman for Australian rock band Children Collide. Since relocating to NY and moving behind the decks he's DJ'd and performed all over the world sharing stages with the likes of The Avalanches and Tame Impala, been remixed by Prins Thomas, collaborated with Simple Symmetry, scored Hollywood films and produced immersive dining experiences in Mexico.

Kate Stein & Lord Fascinator - Asteroid (Aeroplane Remix) [Eskimo]

Do Nothing

"I Knew You Before We Met" is about the struggle to reconnect after a long separation. It explores friendship and platonic love. In March 2024, V.V.I.A. reunited in a cabin in the woods of Denmark. At the time, they didn’t know what the album would become; they only knew they wanted to create something together after being apart for so long. Yet, both internal and external challenges made the process difficult. The process turned into a desperate situation, but it also unfolded as a love story about two people striving to rediscover something that once was and hoping to find it again.


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Το "I Knew You Before We Met" έχει σαν βασικό θέμα του τον αγώνα για επανασύνδεση, μετά από έναν μεγάλο αποχωρισμό. Εξερευνά τη φιλία και την πλατωνική αγάπη. Τον Μάρτιο του 2024, οι V.V.I.A. επανασυνδέθηκαν σε μία καλύβα σ'ένα δάσος της Δανίας. Τότε δεν γνώριζαν ότι θα προκύψει ένα άλμπουμ, ήξεραν μόνο ότι ήθελαν να δημιουργήσουν κάτι μαζί, αφού είχαν χωριστεί για τόσο πολύ καιρό. Ωστόσο, τόσο οι εσωτερικές όσο και οι εξωτερικές προκλήσεις δυσκόλεψαν τη διαδικασία.  Από αυτό προέκυψε μία κατάσταση απόγνωσης, η οποία όμως εξελίχθηκε σε μια ιστορία αγάπης για δύο ανθρώπους που προσπαθούσαν να ανακαλύψουν ξανά κάτι που κάποτε υπήρχε και ήλπιζαν να το ξαναβρούν.

V.V.I.A. - Over and Over

Inner Ear is an independent record label, that was established in 2007. It is located in Patras, Greece. 
Throughout these years, Inner Ear has released a wide array of albums by local independent forward-thinking bands and artists. 
For more information about the artists and releases, please visit our website.

V.V.I.A. - Over and Over

Inner Ear Records