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Open Records is proud to present Backyard Bender, the debut release from Australian artist Tonelab.

Tonelab is Philip Rex, a veteran Melbourne musician from with feet in both the jazz and electronic worlds. One one hand, he is one of Australia’s most accomplished bass players, with multiple ARIA Award nominations and a win for Best Jazz Album in 1998 for The Future In Today.

On the other, he has a rich history in the Australian electronic music scene with legendary progressive trance project Decoy and the techno and house-inspired Rex’n’Chappo, both with longtime collaborator Ian Chaplin. The pair also produced music under the monikers IMPS with Marcus Henriksson and Sebastian Mullaert of Minilogue/Son Kite fame, and toured extensively in Australia and across the world.

Now with Tonelab, Philip is presenting his all-new take on melodic techno and house, with Backyard Bender the perfect introduction to his new sound. Blending a heavy groove with spacious atmospherics, giant stabs and a juicy, swung lead, it’s sure to please longtime fans of both Philip and Open Records’ music.

The A-side is supported by two other fine originals, from the classic pads and pounding bottom-end of Dirty Ducks, to the warm, emotive journey of The Feeling Of Her to close the release out.

SUPPORT: Kolsch, Oliver Schories, Cid Inc, Jeremy Olander, Kassey Voorn, Darin Epsilon, Lost Desert, Animal Picnic, Madloch, Justin Massei, Audioglider, Sebastian Markiewicz, Criss Source, Chris Fortier, Sanjay Dutta, Luke Santos, Joel Armstrong, GMJ, D-phrag, John Johnson, Josh Coakley, Cevin Fisher, Orsen, Andy Arias, Vinayak^a, Aldrin, Nila Alin, Praveen Achary, Danny Lloyd, Lemon 8, Marcelo Vasami, Tash, Baunder, Lars Behrenroth, Miguel Garji, DJ Ogawa, Black 8, DJ PAUL, Juan Zamanillo, Graziano Raffa, Luke Garcia & more.

Backyard Bender

TONELAB - Dirty Ducks (Original Mix)

And then the penguin looks at the farmer and laughs, he's not an eggplant, I think he is retarded.

Manila | Montreal | Toronto
( ( ( MUSIC IS THE ANSWER ) ) )

28 years a DJ.

TECHNO | DNB | PSYCHEDELIC | FUNK | SOUL | HIP HOP | REGGAE | BREAKS | PARTY! 

Fat Mandy aka Jon Ward, brings a multitude of production and DJ skills which deliver a unique style: whether a radio show, warm up set or frantic festival dance floor. Fat Mandy has been a consistent contributor to the south coast dance music scene over the last 2 decades. 

His slick sounds have rocked Glade, Noisily Festival of Music and Arts, Glastonbury Festivals, TRiBE of FRoG, Sicknote - Brightons Techno Night, Shift, Technosis, Codesouth.FM, The Bass Bin, After Dark Radio, The Widgeon Theatre Boat and many more, alongside industry legends such as Bushwacka, Terry Francis, Hardfloor, Luke Vibert, Ben Coda, DJ Billy Daniel Bunter, Chris Liberator, D.A.V.E. The Drummer, Grouch, Hedflux, Evil 9 and Meat Katie. 

Starting in the early 2000s leading the party collectives Circuitree, Gnomelands, Bad by Design, Bass Invaders and Synthplicity; Fat Mandy also known as Mr Faster, has been organising and playing events from Bristol, London, Kent to Manchester, in iconic venues such as SE1, Mass, The Colosseum, Black Swan, Lakota, Jacks Club, Blue Mountain, Concorde2, and Volks.

Spreading good vibes and love with a collective free party sound system and countless crew linkups. Jon has held multiple residencies in every genre of music at Sicknote, Wobbly Records the Druids and Hare and Hounds. Jon was also one of 3 professional hires by the agency WDC, beating 140 other Brighton DJs in live auditions at the Grand, just one of 10 DJ comp victory’s over the years.

Playing a solid, positive and energetic mix of techno, Drum & Bass and party tunes, over 4 decks, Fat Mandy blends layer upon layer to keep the groove flowing, the dance floor jumping and the speakers thumping.  

There is plenty in store with solo releases on Wobbly Records, a forth coming debut EP and the next edition of collaborative techno night: SHIFT. 

Whatever the genre.. Fat Mandy keeps the good tunes coming, the mixes tight and the vibes strictly positive.

Selecta!

Open Records is a techno, house and electronica imprint based out of the sunny state of Queensland, Australia. Founded in the lush tropical paradise of Cairns in 2007 and now managed out of the bustling metropolis of Brisbane, Open has grown into a respected and prolific label with more than 70 releases from artists in all corners of the globe.

The Open sound is just that. Over the years we have released everything from deep, organic, progressive and tech house, to staunch minimal, hypnotic tribal, driving techno and abstract electronica. What has remained constant is our desire to represent the intelligent, groovy, dancefloor-oriented sound of the Australian festival and party culture, with a little help from our friends around the world, too.

Along the way we've managed to top the Beatport charts, featured in the playlists of some of the world's biggest DJs and radio shows and helped launch the career of some of Australia's most talented artists. Not bad for a crazy idea hatched in a small city in regional Australia! Big respect to everyone who has supported us on our journey, we wouldn't be where we are today without you.

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