"Cake" was a New York band formed in 1973, following a line-up tweak and a change from their previous name "Mixed Company» (referring to the racially mixed personell). At Arabellum Studios in Colony, Albany, NY, the band recorded their only 7-inch single. "Make Up Your Mind" / "Let Your Body Go» was released on Key Records in 1979. 

Half a life time later, after appearing in DJ mixes and online auctions in the late 2000s, the single started gaining notoriety among DJs and diggers. Working its way up to "holy grail" status on the modern soul and disco collector scene, original copies of the sought after record would eventually sell for as high as $1000.

In 2012, Hans Jørgen Wærner (Mutual Intentions Co-Founder and notorious disco collector) got in touch with Arabellum studio owner Art Snay who produced the record. This lead him to lead singer Bob Treffiletti who had a cassette tape with unreleased long versions of the songs. The sound quality of the tape was not adequate for what Hans had in mind, and so the hunt for the original master tapes began! Unfortunately, Art Snay later passed away. At one point chances of finding the original recordings seemed so slim, the project was all but abandoned…. 

Luckily, Bob managed to get hold of the master tapes via Art's wife and they were sent away to legendary disco mixer / remixer John Morales, who transferred the tape to digital format. After several rounds in one of Norway's best mastering studios (Strype Audio), noise reduction and sound surgery were done while retaining the soul of the original recordings. The songs were finally ready to be pressed on the format they have always deserved: the 12-inch disco single!

The 12-inch comes with four 5 min + long songs and can be pre-ordered via Mutual Intentions' Bandcamp now. The high-quality lacquer cut pressing is produced at Optimal Media in Germany and limited to 300 copies worldwide.

Exclusive Premiere: Cake "Make Up Your Mind" (Mutual Intentions Records)

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https://shawcuts.bandcamp.com/album/10-years-of-shaw-cuts
Title: 10 Years Of Shaw Cuts
Artist: Various Artists
Label: Shaw Cuts
Cat.: SC10Y
Date: 25/06/2025

Tracklisting:
01. Quiem - Sun At Paral-lel
02. Lindenberg Support - Da09 (SC 10 Y)
03. Tom Dicicco & Roger 23 - Die/Gl0-w/PhenaX
04. Formula Gone - Wolf Lamp
05. Delta Division - A Decade Of Cuts
06. Cressida - Perfect Circle
07. Nothus - Decodanse
08. Farron - Barcaelon
09. Impurity - Decalcomania
10. Kid Kun - Endless Disarray
11. Merino - Hidden Blade
12. Twuan - Made Of Air
13. Anybody Anytime - KI2t
14. Placid One - Ghost Mode
15. Silent Era - Protopia
16. Serenace - Salle D_Attente
17. Regen - Jela

Infotext:
It all began with “Have Sword, Will Travel“, an EP that started the „armed“ journey with its many different ups and downs. But the label is still here and celebrates its 10th anniversary today. Besides being pretty emotional about the fact that this journey is still continuing after so many years, I’m also looking back at an intense period of time full of doubts, disappointments and mistakes. Especially social media leads us to believe that every life is so exciting, spectacular and unique and that you are doing something wrong compared to all of this glamorous self-promotion. If you really start comparing to these blissful images, things feel miserable very fast. But instead, the healthiest things are to just be yourself, to follow your vision no matter how slow and complicated things evolve and to avoid doing things that feel wrong and factitious. And because of that, everything is right where it should be for Shaw Cuts and it’s still so much fun and exciting to run this project. I’m trying my best to keep things going and to keep things fresh & exciting - hopefully for another decade.
Thank you all for the genuine appreciation and support of all the music that got released over the past 10 years, for having an open mind for all the different projects and for helping the label to grow and develop a certain brand recognition and identity. Without you none of that would have been possible. Have Sword, Will Travel.


[SC10Y] VARIOUS ARTISTS - 10 YEARS OF SHAW CUTS

Pension Funk

b.e.n.m has been soaking up Berlin Techno vibes for almost a decade. 
Coming from a background of producing hiphop beats, he loves deep grooves and hypnotic samples in electronic music but also produces crossover projects with other artists. 


Social Links:

IG: https://www.instagram.com/b.e.n.m/
SC: https://soundcloud.com/8enm

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"Supply & Demand"

"In the silence, our hearts converse  
A single glance, the universe bursts.
 
And if tomorrow fades away  
Love would still find its way;

In the whispers, in the air  
It lives, it pulses, everywhere."

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