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Whisper it quietly, but Andrew Meecham’s ninth album as The Emperor Machine, Island Boogie, may well be the long-serving producer’s strongest set to date. Of course, all his albums ripple with vintage synth sounds, colourful lead lines, dub-flecked electronic disco and lashings of cosmic intent, but this one just feels a little more special.

Island Boogie is certainly special. Meecham’s “most personal” full-length to date was inspired by his experiences at the Rotation Garden Party – a beloved micro-festival promoted by a group of friends (including sometime Bizarre Inc and Chicken Lips partner Dean Meredith), renowned for the quality of its custom-built Klipschorn soundsystem. “The album’s title sums up the vibe that you get from Rotation,” he explains. “It may be held in a landlocked venue but it gives a wonderful sense of isolation – it is an audiophile paradise.”

Meecham road-tested rough versions of the album’s eight tracks at Rotation 2023, with the feedback and dancefloor reaction guiding the sound and arrangement of the final mixes. Fittingly, Meecham will return to the event to showcase the album at Rotation 2024 this July. Given the inspiration he’s drawn from previous editions of the festival, that will be a very special occasion.

Musically, Island Boogie offers the most fully functioning and expertly constructed expression of The Emperor Machine sound yet, a style Meecham describes as “electronic cosmic disco-boogie”. It’s a sound that takes cues from early ‘80s NYC punk-funk and dub disco, vintage electro, proto-house and left-of-centre synth-boogie, but one that’s instantly recognisable to those who have followed Meecham’s career over the last three decades.

Island Boogie also sees Meecham continue his blossoming working relationship with Séverine Mouletin, whose stylish and distinctive vocals previously graced his popular ‘Dance Par Amour’ and ‘Your Own Style’ singles. Here Mouletin features on four tracks: the acid-flecked retro-futurist wave-boogie of ‘La Cassette’ (featuring additional percussion by Rupert Brown); the infectious, bleep-sporting headiness of recent single ‘Dévoilez-Vous’; and the squelchy analogue synth-funk of ‘Wanna Pop With You’ and ‘Vas-y-Le Chat’.

Meecham also finds space for a cover of Fox’s 1976 pop-rock classic ‘S-s-s-single Bed’, one of the Stafford-based artist’s all-time favourites. His version, featuring lead vocals by Michelle Bee and guitar from Dave Atherton, re-imagines the track as a subtly Chic-influenced slab of infectious electro-pop rich in kaleidoscopic synth sounds, sing-along choruses and shuffling drums.

The instrumental foundations of the classic Emperor Machine sound come to the fore on the album’s three other cuts. There’s the jazz-funk-flecked warmth of the LP-opening title track; the sparse squelches, bleeps, TB-303 style bass and brightly coloured electronics of ‘Walk The Dog’; and the exotic, slow-motion cosmic electronica of ‘Cha Murrah Etem’, a warm but poignant affair dedicated to his late father. Heady and intoxicating, with hints of Balearica and digital reggae, it offers a fittingly beautiful and tactile conclusion to Meecham’s most expressive and accessible album yet.

Island Boogie

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Emperor Machine - La Cassette feat. Séverine Mouletin

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@submotion-orchestra 'Needs' featuring @andrew-ashong (@mr-scruff remix)
Mastered by George Atkins at @80hertz, Manchester.
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Digitally released on @counter-records 20th May 2016.
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Needs Remixes

Needs (Mr. Scruff remix)

Submotion Orchestra 'Needs' ft. Andrew Ashong (Mr. Scruff Remix)

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The first album on Toy Tonics. The debut album of Toy Tonics labelboss Kapote. And it’s kind of an manifesto of the label’s sound: a perfect blend of Jazzfunk and Slow House.

The album comes in the right moment: It’s a great time for Toy Tonics:
MixMag had the label in their “10 best labels of the year“ list. DJ’s like Harvey, Kerri Chandler, Moodymann, Gerd Janson, Hunee, Black Madonna playing the records. The releases selling out on vinyl constantly. And: Toy Tonics just joined the K7! family. One of the most prestigious electronic music collectives.

After doing one EP per month for the last five years, now here is the first album. Made by Toy Tonics’ head honcho KAPOTE. With a lot of live instruments, solos, clever using of rare samples and a wide range of musical inspirations. Pure quality and freshness for 2019.

Kapote - Get Down Brother (2019 Version)

He's Your Could've Been

Honeyed soul from Sydney duo Hugh B & @setwunsound on @outertimeinnerspace.

Read more & buy: https://www.stampthewax.com/2020/05/29/premiere-hugh-b-setwun-sweet-sweet/
Listen on Youtube: https://bit.ly/otis-sweet-sweet

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Hugh B & Setwun - Sweet Sweet (STW Premiere)

This is the dub of my remix of this classic track by Hamilton Bohannon.

Mixed at Right Track NY on their brand new new SSL console in Studio B around January 1983, I believe this may have been one of the first three of four sessions done on it when no one even knew what this console was capable of. 

I don't remember having an engineer, just a lot of help from head tech Bob Schwall as well as whoever was the assistant engineer, and it was difficult session but quite fun and we made it through.

Additional Keyboards: Hubert Eaves III, Lenny Underwood

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