It's debut time!
Making his first appearance on wax is Manchester's hottest property, Approach Release. When he isn't creating cross-genre chaos behind the decks, this genial gee mans the tram, so you gotta know he's comfortable at the controls.
In addition to a clean drivers license, the man is in possession of some seriously deep crates and this three-tracker sees him pick out a few obscurities in serious need of some scalpel.

The A side serves up the swooning space disco of 'Krypton Factor', a mid-tempo trip into the mirror ball nebula which pairs sweet female vox and dramatic sax with malfunctioning electronics and chest height bass riffs. File it under set opener, sci-fi frother and future anthem!

Over on the B side, A.R. indulges in a little beatific boogie via 'Coma', an outer national excursion building from bubbling bass and classy keys into the eventual heart-swelling vocal, an arms aloft moment if ever we've heard one.
We've been dropping this anywhere there's a CDJ and are just as happy as you lot to have it on wax. Approach Release makes it three hits out of three on the B2, as a slept-on slice of synth-pop Francais gets a necessary extension and leaves its lame chorus on the cutting room floor. Tune in for taut drum machines, playful melodies and a chic vocal.

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PREMIERE : Approach Release - Krypton Factor

For this one I combined my favorite Frank Ocean song with my favorite Bicep song:
Frank Ocean - Lost
Bicep - Glue

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Frank Ocean X Bicep - Lost Glue (Richy Anderson Mashup)

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A RECORDING TAKEN FROM THE FINAL ISLES SHOW - RECORDED IN AUGUST 2023 BELFAST

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Bicep X Hammer - STEALL

Twenty five years ago, The Smiths, arguably the greatest British band of the 1980s, released their masterpiece, ''The Queen Is Dead''.
"Like the Sex Pistols' God Save the Queen, the Smiths' The Queen Is Dead was designed as a state-of-the-nation address. The parallels are many: explicit criticism of the monarchy as a pillar of the existing class system; the toughest hard rock as the most effective method of making your point; lyrics that are a blast of eloquent rage from the standpoint of an outsider –in each case a young man of Irish extraction.When The Queen Is Dead was released in June 1986, Britain was nearing the end of a second term of Margaret Thatcher's Conservative government. There was surprisingly little dissidence expressed in popular culture, as the onset of CD software inaugurated a wave of retro marketing." John Savage, The Guardian, December 15th, 2010.

Today, this monumental album is the subject of the very first Cover Lovers exclusive tribute compilation 'The Queen Is 25', comprising mostly of young, Greek independent artists and bands [most of them have released their debut albums this year].

Have a look at the contributing artists:
01. Baby Guru [GR] - The Queen Is Dead
02. My Drunken Haze [GR] - Frankly, Mr Shankly
- Egg Hell [GR] - Frankly, Mr Shankly
03. Mechanimal [GR] - I Know It's Over
04. Tyler Holmes [US] -Never Had No One Ever
05. Sillyboy [GR] - Cemetry Gates
06. Dial Up [US] - Bigmouth Strikes Again
07. James Collin [US] - The Boy With The Thorn In His Side
- Garden On A Trampoline [US] - The Boy With The Thorn In His Side
08. A Victim Of Society [GR] - Vicar In A Tutu
09. Betty Loop Loop [GR] - There Is A Light That Never Goes Out
10. Pan Pan [GR] - Some Girls Are Bigger Than Others
- Lumiere Brother [GR] - Some Girls Are Bigger Than Others
Starting on Monday November 7th, we' ll be posting one exclusive cover every day.
Needless to say, we' ll be glad for you to share, host or link to the project.
You can keep track of it by following the blog's RSS or twitter.
Hoping you enjoy The Queen Is 25
Love from Athens.
THE COVER LOVERS
http://thecoverlovers.blogspot.com

Baby Guru - The Queen Is Dead (The Smiths Cover)

Huminal proudly presents his (unofficial) remix for Bicep's 'Apricots', a homage to the UK duo's emotional and epic cut. The combination of Bicep's harmonic symphony and Huminal's signature intensity work seamlessly with each other, resulting in a spiced up derivative that will make you tingle down your spine.

Baby Guru - The Queen Is Dead (The Smiths Cover)

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