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Record label. Record shop. Film label. Since 1989.

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Upcomings shows:
20.12 Cave du Cep D'or, Vevey 
06.12 Double Zéro, Marseille
15.11 Le bourg w/ Visions recordings, Lausanne
14.11 Brasserie du Chateau, Lausanne
01.11 Onda, Milan
31.10 Bluesquare, Milan
04.10 Jupiter Disco w/ Marco Weibel, New York
04.10 The Lot Radio, New York
03.10 In-Store Razor N Tape, New York
27.09 Music Sounds Better with Books, Lausanne
19.09 Romandie w/ D'Monk, Lausanne 
02.08 Rooftop Cassis, Marseille
19.07 Café de la musique w/ Kléo & Patrick Gibin, Paris 
21.06 Fête de la musique - Suffren, Marseille 
09.05 Romandie w/ Kennedy, Lausanne
26.04 Studio, Zürich 
19.04 Vice Versa, Marseille 
18.04 Double Zero, Marseille 
23.03 Arca, Milan 
21.02 Djoon, Paris 
15.02 Pavillon, Lausanne 
14.02 - Maison, Bern 
25.01 - Pavillon, Lausanne 
24.01 - Music Sound Better with books, Lausanne 
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28.12 Stéréo, Zürich
27.12 Kasheme, Zürich 
11.10 Brasserie du Château, Lausanne
05.10 Cave du Bleu Lézard w/ Soul Koffi, Lausanne 
04.10 Comédie de Genève w/ Dimsum & Chima Isaaro, Genève
26.08 Rundfunk, Zürich 
23.08 Folklor w/ 2M, Lausanne
09.07 Montreux Jazz Festival, Montreux 
08.06 Canvas, Amsterdam 
07.06 Yellow House w/ Bevan, Amsterdam 
24.05 Folklor w/ Eternal Love, Lausanne 
18.05 Stéréo, Zürich 
11.04 Cully Jazz Festival 
05.04. Red Champéry 
30.03 Vice Versa w/ Matt Ma Moustache, Marseille 
28.03 Kasheme, Zürich 
15.03 Zéro Zéro, Marseille 
09.02 Audio Club w/ Chaos in the CBD & Willow, Genève
26.01 Djoon w/ Aleqs Notal, Paris 
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29.12 Folklor w/ Suze Ijo, Lausanne
16.12 Vice Vice w/ DimSum
15.12 Bar3000, Zürich 
09.12 Audio w/ Marcellus Pittman & Kirollus, Genève 
08.12 Brasserie du Chateau, Lausanne
02.12 Rinse France w/ Serious A, Paris 
01.12 Double Vie w/ Wolff, Paris 
11.11 Sacré w/ Mel C, Paris
03.11 Usine w/ Danilo Plessow aka MCDE & Alia, Genève
27.10 Villa Perret w/ Solar Edge Records, Neuchâtel 
21.10 Vice Versa W/ Life Classics & Wolff, Marseille 
14.10 Le Bourg (Delight) w/ Davide D’Amico & DimSum, Lausanne 
13.10 Fréquence w/ Wolff, Paris
07.10 Holy Groove w/ Andy Smith & Nnavy , Le bourg, Lausannne
23.09 Le Bourg w/ Manny Whodamanny, Lausanne 
16.09 Atto Project, Lausanne 
15.09 Audio w/ Tama Sumo & Lakuti, Genève 
01.09 Better Days w/ Sophie McAlister, Paris 
31.08 Café de la musique, Paris 
24.07 After Beach, Grimaud 
15.07 20/44, Belgrade
01.07 Montreux Jazz Festival, Montreux
29.06 Audio Club w/ Mendel, Genève 
24.06 O'Rheun w/ Clémentine & Raphael Top Secret 
17.06 Marsatac w/ Folamour, Marseille
26.05 Le Zoo w/ Mark Seven, Genève 
13.05 Audio Club w/ Léa Lisa & Antal, Genève 
15.04 Studio Bounce w/ Frank Spirit, Berne
14.04 Cully Jazz 
08.04 Folklor w/ Fred P, Lausanne
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01.08.22 Trevarfest, Lofoten 
16.07.22 Le Gram w/ Volcov & Alex Attias, Renens 
09.07.22 Montreux Jazz Festival w/ Soul Koffi & Esa, Montreux 
03.07.22 Baou w/ Lakuti & Tama Sumo, Marseille
26.06.22 Mazette w/ Life Classics, Paris
30.10.21 Gambetta Club w/ DiscoTomie, Paris 
29.10.21 Bambino w/ Alex Attias, Paris 
22.10.21 Kasheme, Zürich 
15.10.21 Zoo w/ Hugo Lx & Pascal Viscardi, Genève
08.10.21 Bambino w/ Wolff, Paris 
02.10.21 Audio, Genève
18.09.21 Tropical high-Life w/ Anders, Meraki, Lausanne
26.08.21 Tropical High-Life, Général, Pully
25.08.21 APRH w/ James Lacey & Retromigration, Folklor
07.08.21 Solaris Festival W/ Sassy J & Folamour 
01.12.20 Loose Antenna Radio, Lausanne
12.09.20Tropical High-Life W/ Alex Attias, Bourg, Lausanne 
04.09.20 Electrosanne Festival, Arsenic, Lausanne
19.07.20 Solaris Playground w/ Alex Attias & Sassy J, Verbier
26.06.20 Locked Down, Folklor, Lausanne
30.05.20 Gambetta Club, Paris 
18.04.20 Open House Party, ABC club, Lausanne
03.04.20 Cully Jazz Festival Caveau
27.03.20 Cully Jazz Festival Caveau
13.03.20 Paradisque w/ Bwi Bwi, Paris 
07.03.20 Tropical High-Life W/ Soul Koffi, Le Bourg, Lausanne 
28.02.20 Hugo Lx b2b Theo Terev, Folklor, Lausanne
15.02.20 Nouvelle Nuit W/ Frank Spirit, Le Bourg, Lausanne
07.02.20 Bambino, Paris
18:01.20 Brasserie du Chateau W/ Alex Attias, Lausanne
03.01.20 Bambino, Paris 
18.12. Christmas Vinyl Market, Le bourg, Lausanne
14.12 Le Gram, Renens
13.12 Open House Party, ABC, Lausanne
07.12 Brasserie du chateau W Leo(Blackout), Lausanne
01.12. Polaris Festival, Verbier
16.11 Tropical High-Life W/ Soul Koffi, Le bourg, Lausanne
09.11 Gambetta Club, Paris 
08.11 Fréquence, Paris
25.10 Espace Bien-Etre with Volcov, Romandie, Lausanne
05.10 Polaris Festival Showcase W/ Mirko Loko, Badaboum, Paris 
28.09 Nouvelle Nuit With Sanctuary, Le Bourg, Lausanne
15.09 Rinse France w/ Aurelio Lost Grooves, Paris
14.09  Pont Neuf records W/ Arthur Lastmann, Sacré, Paris
06.09 Tropical High-Life w/ Soul Koffi & Cortega, Le bourg, Lausanne
06.09 Tropical High-Life w/ Soul Koffi & Jean Toussaint, Jetée de la compagnie, Lausanne
01.09 Electrosanne
16.08 Boat du lac with Leo (Blackout), Neuchâtel
10.08 Mutual Intentions W/ Joyce Wrice & Byron The Aquarius, Oslo
08.08 Oslovelo Under Oya festival, Oslo
07.08 Handslag, Oslo 
12.07 Limited Brothers W/ Alex Attias, Le bourg , Lausanne
21.06.19 Fête de la musique / Electrosanne, Lausanne
31.05.19 Open House Party with Hugo LX,ABC club,Lausanne
30.05.19 Carte Blanche @ Café des Philosophes, Lausanne
15.05 Folklor, Lausanne
10.05.19 J.A.M with Frank Spirit, Cave du Bleu Lézard, Lausanne
08.05.19 Le Mellotron, Paris 
17.04.19 Réouverture @ Grenette with Soul Koffi & Traffic, Lausanne 
12.04.19 Nouvelle Nuit with Mark Grusane, Bourg, Lausanne
29.03.19 Espace Bien-être with Amila (Altered Soul Experiment), Romandie, Lausanne
09.03.19 Tropical High-Life with Soul Koffi, Bourg, Lausanne
02.03.19 Casino With Marcel Vogel & Lea Lisa 
31.01.19 Brain & Device with Frank Spirit & Huazee @ Rössli Bar, Bern

Founder of Thievery Corporation.

In a time where much of the world is confined and fearful comes Thievery Corporation co-founder Eric Hilton’s first solo record “Infinite Everywhere”, an elegant exploration of inner space that will leave listeners feeling replenished and centered. While Thievery painted with a broad musical brush, genre hopping across (and sometimes within) over 20 plus years of albums and live work, Hilton’s solo debut is distilled, focused, and more personal.  "I’m kind of the drum & bass guy in Thievery – I’ve never been much of a player of melodic instruments. “Infinite Everywhere” is me challenging myself to play more. I started work on a laptop and cheap midi controller; when my engineer Igor Garnier heard the rough tracks, he encouraged me to play more,” says Hilton. “I’ve always been a bit of studio rat, but I've found I really enjoy making music on my own, late night with just me and a keyboard – I’m kind of hooked on that. On this record I played nearly every instrument, which I’ve never done before.”

“Infinite Everywhere” was recorded at The Winter Palace in Washington, DC from September 2019 through March 2020. The album title and concept predate the current global crisis, but are remarkably prescient, conveying feelings of melancholia and optimism in equal measure. And while Hilton has incorporated exotic musical ingredients from diverse cultures on his previous work with Thievery Corporation, “Infinite Everywhere” is decidedly more European in feel. This influence came from an unexpected place, Hilton explains: “I took a tongue in cheek influence from prog rock – the best elements of it anyway. Prog too often goes off in a direction I don’t like. But some more mellow progsongs aren’t necessarily “rock” – at their best they’re explorations of space, organic, with truly gifted playing. That part of the genre appeals to me.” 

The meditative title track and first single, “Infinite Everywhere”, personifies Hilton’s humanistic and exploratory ethos. “Infinite Everywhere” is so simple, but it always gets me into my chakra mode – there’s a realignment that comes when listening to it,” he says. The song isn’t just a doorway to the album, but a potent rhythmical mantra for willing ears. “When I meditate, I become vapor, flowing free around the earth or the atmosphere – I let myself explore in my mind, pop up on a Tokyo Street, then in Prague, or on the Ganges in India. My mind decides on the time and space. “Infinite Everywhere" represents that experience of doing that."

But don’t make the mistake of thinking that descriptors like “exploratory” and “meditative” are code for a sleepy record. As an album, “Infinite Everywhere” is the ne plus ultra of elegant groove, which Hilton has been distilling for over two decades. It kicks, and it sounds amazing. “In Thievery, we always wanted to make music that was electronic but sounded real, -that’s what I’m into. I love making real sounding things with an unusual process.”  We are living in strange times – perhaps the strangest in our lifetimes. The album’s second single, “This Strange Daze” featuring Puma Ptah, is something of an outlier, being the only song on the record with vocals, and more of a Jamaican feel. “Strange Daze” was a strong instrumental sketch, but something in me said it would be more powerful
with a vocal. I’ve been working with the incredible Puma Ptah for many years, he’s done some tracks and toured with Thievery and is the main singer for The Archives. He’s such a great writer, so I hit him up to collaborate on the track. He wrote the song about week one of this current crisis, riffing off the title, powerful lyrics about anxiety and worry eating at you, how to deal with it and cope. It occupies a very special place on the record, another point of connection.”

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