Apron Records has been instrumental in shaping the current landscape of contemporary electronic music coming out of the U.K. since 2014. After almost a decade of pushing their unique vision has made the Apron Records imprint one of the most in-demand labels in most independent record stores. Now more than 45 releases deep in their journey, Apron Records have teamed up with Patta Soundsystem to work on their first various artists release and to celebrate this monumental milestone, both camps have collaborated to create a clothing capsule to accompany this release. After working with the artist formerly known as Funkineven on ‘The Wave’ late last year, it was only right to showcase the diverse talents behind this movement.

Sharing a drawing board with Patta for the first time with Apron Records, together they have created a Trucker Cap and a Graphic T-Shirt that echo the racing theme of the whole project. Better Together is the slogan that runs throughout the entire collaboration, stressing how unity makes us stronger as individuals. Artwork for the record has been provided by Amsterdam based artist Jim Klok. His unique Acetone printing technique has now been immortalised on this LP, juxtaposing vintage cars with checkered racing flags to create a dynamic cover that would be right at home in a picture frame as well as a record bin.

System Olympia’s ‘Passi Mai’ is a beautiful 80’s inspired driving riddim layered with her own vocals that wouldn’t be out of place in an arcade or a sticky nightclub floor. Followed up by ‘Leven’ by Brassfoot, we get a wobbler from the NTS regular. Layed with Jamaican vocal samples and audacious arpeggiated bleeps, Leven is a soulful approach to techno tropes that have been bouncing around Brassfoot’s head. Shamos’ 737363 is a cryptic masterpiece. With dreamy pads as a backdrop for shuffling drum beats, euphoric sweeps and dynamically designed synthesis, this closes off the themes explored in the first half of the record.

Side B kicks off with J M S Khosah’s contribution to the record titled ‘Lessons’ which is a dancefloor filler, adorned with glamorous percussion, vocal samples and syncopated stabs ontop of a driving 4x4 kick pattern. Kicking things into 6th gear is a club-ready production from London's most soulful selector Shy One. Groovy basslines and a 2-step riddim make ‘Candy Floss’ an ode to the grimey and the glittery sides of London nightlife. This project champions one of the people that have been pivotal in the success of the label, Steven Julien whose track E46 is an emotional journey through his synth-laden East London studio. Bookending the project are two compositions from Compton’s-own AshTreJinkins. Showcasing his abilities to approach the project from both an ambient and a pure beat-making perspective in order to hold the whole project together.

Shamos - 737363

System Olympia - Passi Mai

The uncanny duo of Sudi "Space Ghost" Wachspress on production and Teddy Bryant (Urbyne) on vocals, dropping their first single on PPU, successfully securing the catalog # PPU-101 "Introduction to Grown and Sexy Music". Ushering in the next 100 releases for Peoples Potential Unlimited.

Heaven Sent

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Space Ghost feat. Teddy Bryant "Heaven Sent" PPU-101

Now Again Records and Sonor Music Editions announces the debut release by The Kimba Unit on 45. Grown up in Los Angeles, the talented Kimba made his musical studies in New York, developing his personal portfolio while listening to the Jazz mentors of American Spiritual/Avant-garde (Sun Ra especially), and being deeply influenced by the legendary Madlib's Jazz projects. Since his very young age, he travelled a lot to Italy, and this created the connection with the world of Italian Library music and the renomated Italian composers like Piero Umiliani and Piero Piccioni, that definitely completed and surely influenced his musical taste. The 3 tracks from this EP are entirely DIY studio recordings, with a distinct Lo-Fi sound and shades of Spiritual Jazz all over.

THE KIMBA UNIT EP

The Kimba Unit EP

PPU and FLICKK back with this highly anticipated reissue featuring both of his sought after 7"s on one PPU platter. This second round finds Flickk assuming his Sherlock Holmes alter ego as a private investigator on "Prime Suspect", and an attentive human body mechanic on "Body Shop". Both were previously self-released in the mid 80s on Flickk's on West Coast label. 

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Flickk "Prime Suspect / Body Shop" PPU-103 BOOGIE FUNK 7"

forthcoming fire already been burning since 2008 - written, recorded, produced by the one man band Central AYR.

Central AYR Productions "It Was" PPU-105

BRAVUDA "Shoot Your Shot" CARDELL FUNK MACHINE REDO

Damn I Am

In 1982 I was drinking heavily at an Irish bar called Tom Bergin's on the west side of L.A., and it occurred to me that it would be cool to write a really disenchanted answer to Buddy Holly's song. So I did, on the way home in my car. And because of our chintzy drum machine it came out as kind of disco-y, but it was fun to sing, with Steve Conrad arranging it and playing guitar and bass. Later I did a video of this song, but I don't have the guts to put it online.
LYRIC:
CHORUS:
I’d rather do almost anything than Peggy Sue
Almost anything you’d like to do
Almost anything you’d like to do

We could go to the discount store
We could browse for an hour or more
Till they throw us right out the door
That’s what we’ll do

CHORUS

If you wanna hit the midnight show
We could sit in the seventh row
Till our faces are all aglow
Just me and you

Then we could get right out of our heads
And we could lie down under my bed
And we could make believe that we’re dead
That’s what we’ll do

INSTRUMENTAL

Peggy does her face when the sun goes down
Then she comes to me in her evening gown
It’s been so long that she’s been around
It makes me blue

CHORUS, twice

So right now I’m gonna go downtown
Where the girls they march around
I’m gonna find me a joyful sound
And dance with you

CREDITS:
guitars, bass, and arrangement: Steve Conrad
vocal: J.M. Kearns
song written by J.M. Kearns

Peggy Sue

INSTRUMENTAL

MDO & Soft Fit - Untitled

People's Potential Unlimited (PPU) is a very special record label in DC known for discovering and reissuing some of the weirdest and best ultra-rare boogie, funk, and other dance music from the 70s, 80s, 90s as well as a new generation of beat-makers who draw inspiration from these strange worlds of sound.

Started by music fiend Andrew Morgan and operated out of his basement, PPU’s is a world that re-imagines funk as outsider art and cosmic-boogie as a modern variant of folk music. What would it be like if your school janitor made rap music in the broom closet or if someone in middle management still nursed a dream of being the next El Debarge? The label’s roster includes Robbie M., Dwight Sykes, Evans Pyramid, George Franklin Smallwood, Uku Kuut—names found on demo tapes abandoned to time, or else unearthed online. But PPU also pushes the present into the future. Newest members of the PPU family include DC favorite sons Beautiful Swimmers,  Dreamcastmoe, King Pari, PPU VHS Video mulcher Luke Wyatt, LA beathead Benedek, Vancouver space cadets Pender Street Steppers and Miami sound machine Mickey de Grand IV. There's a palpable scent of both mustiness and freshness to be found in all of PPU's grooves though, the smell of funk from a parallel dimension.

Flickk "Prime Suspect / Body Shop" PPU-103 BOOGIE FUNK 7"

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