Back in my early days I was commissioned to do a remix of this song, and I just found this draft in my archives. It's kinda cute so I thought I'd share. It obviously never came out, they wanted a house mix lmao

Kelis - Lil Star - My remix from 2006

Quick edit for the 18th anniversary of 'Slow'

Slow Rush

World, You Need a Change of Mind

Swingin' Party

Buy on iTunes

SEOD

Buy on 12" Vinyl

Blood Orange - Uncle ACE (Kindness Remix feat. Robert Owens)

Recorded live at ZIG until the recorder stopped working! 
Picture, confusingly, from Bute.

LIVE @ ZIG

Mixed With Love

FEMNRG005

Pre-order:

Kindness - kindness.es
iTunes: http://bit.ly/otherness-itunes
Amazon: http://bit.ly/otherness-CD
Rough Trade: http://bit.ly/otherness-roughtrade

Headline Show - 16 Jan http://bit.ly/kindness-brixton

Written by Adam Bainbridge, Kelela Mizanekristos
Published by The Funk Stops Here / Cherry Coffee Music/Sony/ATV

Lead vocals: Ade Omotayo, Kelela Mizanekristos
Backing vocals: Adam Bainbridge, Rebecca Freckleton, Valentina Pappalardo
Drum programming, keys: Adam Bainbridge
Drums: Kenneith 'Bam' Alexander
Percussion: Pauli 'The PSM' Stanley-Mackenzie, Adam Bainbridge
Sax: Finn Peters
Bass: Blue May

All vocals & instruments recorded at XXVII, London except drums, recorded Ontario, CA

Produced by Adam Bainbridge 

Mixed by Blue May at XXVII, London

Mastered by Howie Weinberg at Howie Weinberg Mastering
Assistant mastering by Gentry Studer at Howie Weinberg Mastering

℗ & © Female Energy Records 2014. 

Buy 'Otherness' here

World Restart feat. Kelela & Ade

Moshi Moshi Electro Compilation 2

FEMNRG006

Pre-order:

Kindness - kindness.es
iTunes: http://bit.ly/otherness-itunes
Amazon: http://bit.ly/otherness-CD
Rough Trade: http://bit.ly/otherness-roughtrade

Headline Show - 16 Jan http://bit.ly/kindness-brixton

Written by Adam Bainbridge
Published by The Funk Stops Here

Vocals, drum programming, synth: Adam Bainbridge
Drums & percussion: Lemar Carter

All vocals & instruments recorded at XXVII, London except drums & percussion, recorded at Red Bull Studios, Los Angeles

Produced by Adam Bainbridge

Mixed by Blue May at XXVII, London

Mastered by Howie Weinberg at Howie Weinberg Mastering
Assistant mastering by Gentry Studer at Howie Weinberg Mastering

℗ & © Female Energy Records 2014.


This Is Not About Us

FEMNRG2

Pre-order ‘Otherness’
www.kindness.es

World Restart feat. Kelela & Ade
Written by Adam Bainbridge, Kelela Mizanekristos
Published by The Funk Stops Here / Cherry Coffee Music/Sony/ATV

Lead vocals: Ade Omotayo, Kelela Mizanekristos
Backing vocals: Adam Bainbridge, Rebecca Freckleton, Valentina Pappalardo
Drum programming, keys: Adam Bainbridge
Drums: Kenneth 'Bam' Alexander
Percussion: Pauli 'The PSM' Stanley-Mackenzie, Adam Bainbridge
Sax: Finn Peters
Bass: Blue May

All vocals & instruments recorded at XXVII, London except drums, recorded Ontario, CA


This Is Not About Us
Written by Adam Bainbridge
Published by The Funk Stops Here

Vocals, drum programming, synth: Adam Bainbridge
Drums & percussion: Lemar Carter

All vocals & instruments recorded at XXVII, London except drums & percussion, recorded at Red Bull Studios, Los Angeles

I'll Be Back
Written by Adam Bainbridge, Sam Beste
Published by The Funk Stops Here / Copyright Control

Lead vocals: Adam Bainbridge
Outro vocals: Ade Omotayo
Piano: Sam Beste
Drum programming, keys, percussion: Adam Bainbridge

All vocals & instruments recorded at XXVII, London


Who Do You Love? feat. Robyn
Written by Adam Bainbridge, Robyn, Bob Blank and Lola Blank
Published by The Funk Stops Here / Robyn Songs - Universal Music Publishing Scandinavia / Lola-La Music

Vocals: Robyn
Backing vocals: Adam Klaus
Organ, synth, bass, guitar, backing vocal: Adam Bainbridge
Organ, synth: Markus Jägerstedt

This composition contains elements from 'Shy Girl' written by Bob Blank and Lola Blank. Used by permission. All rights reserved

The track contains a sample of the recording 'Shy Girl' by La Chandra. Courtesy of Jump Street Records. Used by permission. All rights reserved

All instruments recorded at Rotwang Studios studio, Stockholm, except bass recorded XXVII, London
Lead vocals recorded at Chateau Marie, Los Angeles by Syd Tha Kid

Robyn appears courtesy of Konichiwa Records


8TH Wonder feat. M.anifest
Written by Adam Bainbridge, Kwame A. Tsikata
Published by The Funk Stops Here / Kwame A. Tsikata

Drum programming, organ, bass, synth, vocal: Adam Bainbridge
Vocal: M.anifest
Drums & percussion: Chris Bear
Saxophone: Jason Arce
Harp: Brandee Younger

Jupiter 8 recorded Onex, Geneva
Bass recorded Nunhead, London
All percussion recorded at The Fool Shed, Long Island
Hammond organ recorded at Studio des Forces Motrices, Geneva
Adam vocals recorded at Red Bull Studios, London
M.anifest vocal recorded at Anywhere-i'm-at Studios, Ghana
Saxophone recorded at Brown Sugar studios NYC by Mixedbyblue
Harp recorded at Studio Younger


With You  feat. Kelela
Written by Adam Bainbridge, Kelela Mizanekristos, Trevor Horn, Anne Dudley, Paul Morley, Gary Langan, Jonathan Jeczalik
Published by The Funk Stops Here / Cherry Coffee Music/Sony/ATV / Unforgettable Songs, Perfect Songs

Lead vocals: Kelela Mizanekristos
Drum programming, percussion, piano, bass, synth: Adam Bainbridge
Bass: David 'DJ' Ginyard
Sax, flute: Finn Peters

All instruments recorded Nunhead, London
Except bass recorded at Brown Sugar Studios NYC by Mixedbyblue
Sax & flute recorded at XXVII, London
Vocals recorded at XXVII, London

This composition contains elements from 'Moments In Love' written by Trevor Horn, Anne Dudley, Paul Morley, Gary Langan, Jonathan Jeczalik.  Used by permission. All rights reserved

The track contains a sample of the recording 'Moments In Love' by Art of Noise. Courtesy of ZTT Records. Used by permission. All rights reserved 


Geneva
Written by Adam Bainbridge
Published by The Funk Stops Here

Lead vocals: Adam Bainbridge, Kelela Mizanekristos
Backing vocals: Adam Bainbridge, Rebecca Freckleton
Bass, piano: Rob Malarkey
Vocoder: Sam Beste
CS-80: Adam Bainbridge

All vocals & instruments recorded at XXVII, London
Except: 
Hammond organ recorded at Studio des Forces Motrices, Geneva
CS-80 Germantown, NY
Backing vocals recorded at Red Bull Studios, London
Kelela vocals recorded at Red Bull Studios, Los Angeles


For The Young
Written by Adam Bainbridge, Herbie Hancock & Foday Musa Suso
Published by The Funk Stops Here / Hancock Music / Mandingo Music

Vocals, synth, drum programming: Adam Bainbridge
Backing vocals: Kelela Mizanekristos
Bass: Dimanche Mardi
Drums & percussion: Lamar Carter

All programming / synth Dumont Road, London
Bass & drums recorded at Red Bull Studios, Los Angeles
Vocals recorded at XL Studios, London
 
This composition contains elements from ‘Moon / Light’ written by Herbie Hancock and Foday Musa Suso.  Used by permission. All rights reserved.

This track contains a sample of ‘Moon / Light’ by Herbie Hancock feat. Foday Musa Suso under license from Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment. Used by permission. All rights reserved


Why Don’t You Love Me? feat. Devonté Hynes & Tawiah
Written by Adam Bainbridge, Devonté Hynes, Tawiah
Published by The Funk Stops Here / Domino Publishing Company Ltd / Copyright Control

Vocals: Tawiah, Devonté Hynes, Adam Bainbridge
Backing vocal: Tawiah, Devonté Hynes, Adam Bainbridge, Adam Klaus
Drums: Blue May
Drum programming: Adam Bainbridge, Jodi Milliner 
Keys: Devonté Hynes, Adam Bainbridge
Bass: Jodi Milliner
Guitar: Devonté Hynes

All vocals & instruments recorded at XXVII, London


It’ll Be Ok
Written by Adam Bainbridge
Published by The Funk Stops Here

Vocals, drum programming, bass, synth: Adam Bainbridge
Bass, guitar: Blue May
Bass: Daniel Aged
Sax: Finn Peters
Drums & percussion: Lemar Carter

All vocals & instruments recorded at XXVII, London
Except bass & drums recorded at Red Bull Studios, Los Angeles

‘Otherness’ was produced by Adam Bainbridge 

Except 'Why Don’t You Love Me' co-produced by Devonté Hynes

Engineered by Blue May 

Assistant engineer: Dave Johnson

Recorded by Blue May at XXVII, London

Mixed by Jimmy Douglass, Blue May & Adam Bainbridge

Tracks 2, 5, 7, 9, 10  Mixed by Jimmy Douglass at The Magic Mix Room, Miami & Blue May at XXVII, London

Track 1, 3, 4, 6, 8  Mixed by Blue May at XXVII, London

Mastered by John Dent at LOUD Mastering

Except track 2 mastered by Howie Weinberg at Howie Weinberg Mastering. Assistant mastering by Gentry Studer at Howie Weinberg Mastering

Management: Jim Martin at Killer Artists

Sleeve design: Simon Renggli, Alban Schelbert & Adam Bainbridge

Sleeve photography: Pauline Beaudemont

℗ & © Female Energy Records 2014. 

Thanks to

Daniel Aged
Kenneith Alexander
Derek ‘Mixedby’ Ali
Aurélien Arbet
Jason Arce
Ramsey Arnaoot
Matt Avery
Joëlle Bacchetta
Aymie Backler
Katie Bagley
Adeela Bainbridge
Bob Bainbridge
Sara Bainbridge
Christopher Bear
Pauline Beaudemont
Sam Beste
Mikaelin Bluespruce
Joakim Bouaziz
Paul Buck
Lemar Carter
Louis Chedid
James Connolly
Bryndon Cook
Mita De
Monica Dogra
Andrew Doig
John Dent
Jimmy Douglass
Beth Drake
Ruth Drake
Edward Droste
Todd Edwards
Karine Francfort
Anne Franssen
Rebecca Freckleton
Richard Forbes Hamilton
Philip Gamble
David Ginyard
Ferry Gouw
Simon Guzylack
Ewan Hall
Camille Henrot
Gunther Hermann
Devonté Hynes
Sara Ilyas
Jimmy Jam
Dave Johnson
Nadia Ksaiba
Adam Klauss
Solange Knowles
Kwes
Elise Lammer
Inbal Lankry
Jack Latham
Terry Lewis
Sophie Littlefair
Kunal Lodhia
Nicholas Lorden
M.anifest
Rob Malarkey
Gary Mandel
Jim Martin
Blue May
Tom McGeorge
Chad McPhail
Christian Neuenschwander 
Jodi Milliner 
Kelela Mizanekristos
Robert Owens
Valentina Pappalardo
Asiah Payne
Nick Peill
Finn Peters
Walter Pfeiffer
Lloyd Quilty
Jesse Rae
Joe Ransom
Simon Renggli
Alexis Rivera
Robyn
Adam Royal
Sampha
Alban Schelbert
Dyane De Serigny
Ethan Silverman
Foday Musa Suso
Harry Sprout
Joel Stanley
Pauli Stanley-Mackenzie
Ariel Stark Benz
Gabriel Stebbing
Imogene Strauss
Alex Sushon
Beverly Tawiah
Chris Taylor
Ali Tillett
Marlene Tsuchii
Samantha Urbani
Max Vitali
Geordie Wood
Brandee Younger
Philippe Zdar
Blake Zidell
Julia Ziegler Hynes
Meagan Ziegler Hynes

Dedicated to Emile Francfort-Cruz

Otherness

I'll Be Back

Who Do You Love?

With You

A radio mix of songs from the solo projects of YMO members

Tracks:
Yukihiro Takahashi - Present
Haruomi Hosono - Sports Men
Akiko Yano - Rose Garden
Ryuichi Sakamoto - G.T. II

YMO Solo mix

FEMNRG007

Otherness - Out Now

Kindness - www.kindness.es
iTunes: bit.ly/otherness-itunes
Amazon: bit.ly/otherness-CD
Rough Trade: bit.ly/otherness-roughtrade

Live Shows
www.songkick.com/artists/840994-kindness

Written by Adam Bainbridge, Robyn, Bob Blank and Lola Blank
Published by The Funk Stops Here / Robyn Songs - Universal Music Publishing Scandinavia / Lola-La Music

Vocals: Robyn
Backing vocals: Adam Klaus
Organ, synth, bass, guitar, backing vocal: Adam Bainbridge
Organ, synth: Markus Jägerstedt

This composition contains elements from 'Shy Girl' written by Bob Blank and Lola Blank. Used by permission. All rights reserved

The track contains a sample of the recording 'Shy Girl' by La Chandra. Courtesy of Jump Street Records. Used by permission. All rights reserved

All instruments recorded at Rotwang Studios studio, Stockholm, except bass recorded XXVII, London
Lead vocals recorded at Chateau Marie, Los Angeles by Syd Tha Kid

Robyn appears courtesy of Konichiwa Records

Produced by Adam Bainbridge
Engineered by Blue May 
Assistant engineer: Dave Johnson
Recorded by Blue May at XXVII, London
Mixed by Blue May at XXVII, London
Remix by Joakim
Mastered by John Dent at LOUD Mastering

(P)& (C) 2014 Female Energy Records.

Buy Album

Who Do You Love Feat Robyn (Joakim Remix)

Otherness - Out Now

Kindness - www.kindness.es
iTunes: bit.ly/otherness-itunes
Amazon: bit.ly/otherness-CD
Rough Trade: bit.ly/otherness-roughtrade

Tour tickets here: http://bit.ly/KindnessWorldTour
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Written by Solange Knowles, Devonté Hynes

Published by EMI April Music Inc. / Solange MW Publishing, Domino Publishing Company USA

Vocals, Drum Programming, Synth, Adam Bainbridge

Produced by Adam Bainbridge 
Mixed by Blue May at XXVII
Mastered by John Dent at LOUD Mastering

(P)&(C) Female Energy Records 2015

Some Things Never Seem To Fucking Work

Tracklist & more info here: 
http://storify.com/FEMNRG/beats-in-space-24th-march

Beats In Space mix 03 - 24 - 15

このミックスは東京のファンのために作ったんだ。この中のものも含めて、いろんな曲をかけるのを楽しみにしてる。待ちきれないよ！

Tracklist: http://www.thefader.com/2015/09/29/kindness-mix-for-tokyo

Mix For Tokyo - Yoroshiku Onegaishimasu

Slowed Jams

Some sample heavy edits that missed the remix deadline... Love to KM, KB & DR

Kate 4 Me

Late last year my mum told me about a project she'd heard about at her work — she's a family tracing co-ordinator for the British Red Cross. The Long Road is a collaboration between musicians and refugees, who have told us their stories in their own words. In each case, the artist's task was to try and capture some of the urgency, or reality of those events and histories and put it to music. I met Ayman, who is originally from Syria, in London, and we spoke for several hours about the last few years of his life, and what it's meant for him and his family, some of whom are still living in Syria, and coping with life surrounded by an ongoing daily conflict.

In short, as the first wave of pro-democracy protests were happening in Syria in 2011, Ayman and his friends believed they had an obligation to be present, and to document the uprising as it happened. In doing so, Ayman and his friends became targets for the government, and were now hiding from the police. It's telling that under certain circumstances, picking up a digital camera can be as provocative as any weapon. Ayman was providing footage on the ground to certain global news outlets, such as Al Jazeera.

His eventual escape from Damascus, and that he found himself living alone in Glasgow without his wife and two baby boys, are stories too long and nuanced to capture here, but there were a few small personal moments from his story that have really stayed with me. Ayman's freezing on the plane at Heathrow, unable to process the idea he'd made it to safety. His boys, who remember nothing of their lives in Damascus, who now speak with Glaswegian accents. His wife, unable to process the pain of seeing images of their flat, now left in disarray by the police, their wedding albums trampled underfoot...I hope that projects like these, using the strength and power of a story sourced directly from the individual, become more common. Thanks to Ayman and his family for sharing their story with me.

Buy the EP here

A Retelling

Buy Kindness' album

Gee Up (Erol Alkan's Extended Rework)

Cry Everything

Lost Without

Something Like A War

Samthing's Interlude

Softness As A Weapon

The Warning (feat. Robyn)

Who You Give Your Heart To (feat. Alexandria)

Nova Club

Kindness est le selector du Nova Club

This recording is a continuous version of the audio from my homemade glossary of Music Industry Terms available here: http://kindness.es

If you have any feedback, please feel free to email me. Mean spirited comments will be deleted. Trust me I know how sleep inducing this is, I wrote these 10,000 words about industry terms which are designed to be SO BORING that we as musicians never learn this stuff...

Music Industry Terms (Audio version of page at kindness.es)

It's two years since Honey! When I joined Robyn on tour in 2019, I'd make mixes overnight and try them in sets - there are a lot of them, Honey vs Kenlou, Honey vs Pépé Bradock, That's Alright (Honey), She's Got Her Own Thing She's From Sweden, This is Robyn Speaking.... but the one which seemed to make the most sense, like it was a blessing from the gods of music, was 'Chic It Immediately'. I remember having this brain itch that the bassline in "French Kiss" reminded me of something, and it turns out it was Bernard Edwards' bassline from "I Want Your Love". 

It's been teased by Robyn on NTS, (which was then ripped and used at a JW Anderson show), and played every night by me on the Robyn tour. We're happy to share it here.
Happy Anniversary Honey ❤

Chic It Immediately

All Cats Are Beautiful

Tracks featured:
body prompt - aden
https://adenniye.bandcamp.com
https://www.instagram.com/adenniye/

One Love - Prodigy
https://theprodigy.bandcamp.com
https://www.instagram.com/theprodigyofficial/

Tears of a Clown - Gigi Masin
https://music-from-memory.bandcamp.com/track/tears-of-a-clown
https://www.instagram.com/gigi_masin/

Stuck - Peven Everett
https://peveneverettandco.bandcamp.com
https://www.instagram.com/peven.everett/

I Need Your Lovin' - NRG
https://soundcloud.com/stelloydtunes/i-need-your-lovin-nrg-original

The Sunshine After the Rain - Berri
https://rareandobscuremusic.wordpress.com/2018/09/08/berri/

Cloudbusting - Kate Bush
https://katebush.bandcamp.com
https://www.instagram.com/katebushmusic/

Kindness

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