Stefan Ringer aka REKchampa says he makes music that's danceable, intelligent, and soulful, and we couldn't agree more. This 4 track EP of soulful house from the star of Atlanta's underground scene has everything for the discerning DJ (bangers Bounce #3 and Can't Stop) and the home listener (heady deep cuts Feeling It and The Come Down) alike.

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Bounce #3

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Stefan Ringer - Bounce #3

From DEAD ENDS out 5/13/2016
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Dead Ends, the album from New York/New Jersey musician & producer Kallie Lampel & the follow-up to last year’s self-released Revisiting, presents itself as a living maze, taking the listener through a series of alternately haunting and beautiful vignettes. With snap-to transitions and a drone-inspired sensibility, Dead Ends creates a cinematic experience that can be disorienting once you’ve surfaced - a swift kick back to reality from a trance-induced state.

The tracks comprising Dead Ends were recorded from 2013-2014 through a sample-heavy method, pairing the enduring cyclical form of cassette and vinyl-based loops with occasional synth decorations, to sometimes opposite effects: here, sonic signatures carrying a traditionally ”positive” connotation often mask an air of madness, while the album’s more brooding textures can create a sense of stillness & solitude. Pieces such as “Blind Cat” and ”The Horseman” seem to fill an almost schizophrenic space, while the healing strings of ”Palindrome” & angelic harp of ”I Remember” evoke a certain new-age bliss.

Lampel’s inspiration is drawn from physical process as much as mood and mental imagery, and Dead Ends is a tangible result. As with recent material from friends & collaborators such as Dali Vision beginning with their time at SUNY Purchase, Dead Ends represents another wave of the continuing & ever-impressive creativity coming from this region.

Dead Ends

Kallie Lampel - Palindrome

From "anomia" (Bootleg Tapes, 2016)

All music by Ari Finkel & Adrian Mojica (2014-2015)
Mastered by Josh Pleeter

EP 1 

Action Figures: "Hangover"

While known for his work in Boston's contemporary indie scene including the legendary Grass is Green and other groups including Supervolcano, Vending Machetes, and the Dirty Dishes (bass + guitar, guitar + keys, bass, and drums, respectively), Boston-born, Roslindale-raised Michael John Thomas III, aka MJTIII, also plays a little-known but important role of maverick engineer and mastering enthusiast - his fingerprints mark countless releases and not-yet-releases within JASS' circles as well as Boston's underground and beyond. Equally comfortable behind the console with one of his bands as with a more electronically-focused work, Thomas applies a mechanical, analog-based, often tape-driven approach to his productions that not only seeps through his own numerous solo electronic productions as MJTIII, but is also extremely appealing to work with as an outside artist. It is this mix of experiences that he brings to Contemporary and Past Events, 41 minutes of vinyl selections ranging from Swiss post-punk, Irish shoegaze, Italian psychedelia, and Iranian garage to Philadelphia soul, with a DJ's ear for contrast and congruency. Solid, driving cuts from the rock canon like Grauzone's Eisbär & the nimble, stretchy punk of My Bloody Valentine's Soft As Snow (But Warm Inside) are placed throughout the mix, with sudden turns and highlights such as Alessandro Alessandroni's Political Congress, a bizarre, modern form of 'active' lounge music. Thomas offers a refreshing look back at styles you may have overlooked and an open-armed invitation to reconsider your listening habits.

Released December 8 2013

MJTIII - Contemporary and Past Events (JSMIX004)

This is the first single from Wharp & Rom's forthcoming krautrock epic 'Radical American Hippy Kraut' due out now on vinyl and all digital platforms as a joint release between Astro Nautico and JASS Records.

Radical American Hippy Kraut

Wharp & Rom - President Pullman's Elephanthead Patriarchy

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Kallie Lampel - Palindrome

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