Exclusive! Collaboration between 2 strikingly different #electroswing artists on the Freshly roster; Recently signed British Retro Pop girl-group ELLE & THE POCKET BELLES bringing sassy vintage style & the more electronic and harder edged sound of young Antipodean producer ODD CHAP. Pre-save the upcoming album COLLABORATIONS and get FELL GOOD instantly!  https://idol-io.ffm.to/collaborations

This UPBEAT and FEEL GOOD song is part of a developing series of vocal cuts for ODD CHAP's forthcoming all-collaboration album, while for ELLE & THE POCKET BELLES have just released their debut album...

Collaborations

Feel Good (If It Was Easy)

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Odd Chap, Elle & The Pocket Belles - Feel Good (If It Was Easy)

Talented young New Zealand producer ODD CHAP has built a name for himself as one of the most exciting producers on the ELECTRO SWING scene. TAKE A CHANCE is next in a series of one-off collaborations with guest vocalists, building to his debut album on Freshly Squeezed due early in 2024. Pre-save the upcoming album COLLABORATIONS and get Take a Chance instantly! https://idol-io.ffm.to/collaborations

For this rousing electronic number, he partnered with SARAH MYERS, perhaps better known as her rapping alter-ego MADAM MISFIT. Together they have crafted a dance-floor anthem that takes a head-long leap into pop territory. Throw caution to the wind and take a chance on this risk free proposition. Watch the Official Music Video here:https://youtu.be/Zsv7ontBrFM

Take a Chance

Odd Chap, Sarah Myers - Take a Chance

Massive collaboration between #electroswing royalty - LOREDANA GRIMAUDO (former vocalist and co-founder of the SWINGROWERS) joins producer ODD CHAP for a one-off single ahead of his forthcoming full-length collaborations album. Pre-save the album and get OUR GAME IS OVER instantly! https://idol-io.ffm.to/collaborations 

As ever, LOREDANA brings melodic sophistication and a song that rewards repeat listens while ODD CHAP lends exceptional studio skills from the production chair. They are joined by special guest CIRO PUSATERI (also ex- Swingrowers) on SAXOPHONE and together create magic. A beautiful banger that is both immediate on the dance floor but deeply rewarding for armchair and headphone listeners with an enigmatic lyric (below) and unique atmosphere.

Add to this the video, made in Sicily, that combines a beautiful modern aesthetic with a typically committed method performance from LOREDANA and you have something we are sure will be enjoyed by fans, new and old... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pqz5G6elpRA

Our Game Is Over

Odd Chap, Loredana Grimaudo - Our Game Is Over

ELECTRO SWING producer ODD CHAP has been joined by a series of distinctive vocalists building towards his full COLLABORATIONS album dropping next... Pre-save here: https://idol-io.ffm.to/comeon

Here ASHLEY SLATER (Freakpower/Fatboy Slim/Loose Tubes) lends his unmistakable tenor voice (and trombone) to this slower tempo burner. Sounding like a modern take on vintage R&B (like an Oscar Brown Junior 'call and response') this is all the better for being darker and grittier than is often the case in the genre.

Come On!

Electro swing royalty, Odd Chap returns with a brand new single taken from his upcoming Collaborations album! The diverse talents of the New Zealand-based multi-instrumentalist have in recent times, created a multitude of huge international dance floor tunes that have been winning fans from all over the globe. This is no exception! The song is a remix of his original remix taking ODD's early version and adding an updated twist on the Glenn Miller tune. Out now here: https://idol-io.ffm.to/collaborations

Enjoy this bonus track!

The Little Man Who Wasn't There

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Odd Chap - The Little Man Who Wasn't There (Bonus Track)

ELECTRO SWING producer ODD CHAP has been joined by a series of distinctive vocalists building towards his full COLLABORATIONS album dropping next... Out now here: https://idol-io.ffm.to/collaborations

Here ASHLEY SLATER (Freakpower/Fatboy Slim/Loose Tubes) lends his unmistakable tenor voice (and trombone) to this slower tempo burner. Sounding like a modern take on vintage R&B (like an Oscar Brown Junior 'call and response') this is all the better for being darker and grittier than is often the case in the genre.

Odd Chap, Ashley Slater - Come On!

Talented young New Zealand producer ODD CHAP has built a name for himself as one of the most exciting producers on the ELECTRO SWING scene. TAKE A CHANCE is next in a series of one-off collaborations with guest vocalists, building to his debut album on Freshly Squeezed due early in 2024. Out now here: https://idol-io.ffm.to/collaborations

For this rousing electronic number, he partnered with SARAH MYERS, perhaps better known as her rapping alter-ego MADAM MISFIT. Together they have crafted a dance-floor anthem that takes a head-long leap into pop territory. Throw caution to the wind and take a chance on this risk free proposition.

Exclusive! Collaboration between 2 strikingly different #electroswing artists on the Freshly roster; Recently signed British Retro Pop girl-group ELLE & THE POCKET BELLES bringing sassy vintage style & the more electronic and harder edged sound of young Antipodean producer ODD CHAP. Out now here: https://idol-io.ffm.to/collaborations

This UPBEAT and FEEL GOOD song is part of a developing series of vocal cuts for ODD CHAP's forthcoming all-collaboration album, while for ELLE & THE POCKET BELLES have just released their debut album...

FOLLOW ME brings in Dutch blues singer and Electro Swing legend J FITZ to close the run of singles and open the album. It's a sure fire banger of a tune, with a topical and on-the-money request to 'follow me'. Out now here: https://idol-io.ffm.to/collaborations

Follow Me

Odd Chap, J Fitz - Follow Me

ODD CHAP - one of the most consistent and exciting of young electronic dance music producers - continues his series of one-off collaborations. Here up-coming UK vocalist EMMA LEA (who is herself about to release a debut album on Birmingham's Ragtime Records) joins the run of notable singers. Out now here: https://idol-io.ffm.to/collaborations

The new single FIRE (6th in the series) is already setting light to the Halloween playlists this season. Combining ELECTRO SWING elements with a broader HOUSE vibe, and even throwing a touch of DISCO POP into the mix, it is part of the ongoing build to ODD CHAP's debut album which will be made up entirely of these one-off guest vocal collaborations.

Fire

Odd Chap, Emma Lea - Fire

ELECTRO SWING collaborations don't come much hotter than this. Taken from his upcoming album COLLABORATIONS, here is TAKE THE NIGHT
Out now here: https://idol-io.ffm.to/collaborations

Without doubt one of the scene's finest up and coming producers, ODD CHAP has released an exemplary series of singles on Freshly Squeezed building towards his guest-filled debut album. OCTAVIA ROSE is the co-creator and vocalist behind the biggest hits by JAMIE BERRY, many racking up streams in the 10's of millions. Now they join forces on a one-off single that adds OCTAVIA's pure-sounding and highly relatable voice to ODD CHAP's huge-sounding production. TAKE THE NIGHT builds from its quiet intro to a future night-on-the-town anthem that ingeniously also weaves a little DISCO HOUSE magic into the mix. Try sitting still to this!

Take the Night

Odd Chap, Octavia Rose - Take the Night

Third single in from ODD CHAP is a real grower as he builds towards his full COLLABORATIONS album on Freshly Squeezed. HIGHWAY ROMANCE drops the tempo but turns up the heat as ALANNA LYES takes vocal duties on this steamy masterclass of downtempo swing hop. Out now here: https://idol-io.ffm.to/collaborations

Following #electroswing singles with LITTLE VIOLET and French legends LYRE LE TEMPS, look out for more one-off collaborations and special guests... We're still working on the music now so if there's a hook-up you'd especially like to see, let us know in the comments below and maybe we can make it happen. ODD CHAP vs PAROV STELAR? ODD CHAP vs JAMIE BERRY? We're listening...

Highway Romance

Odd Chap, Alanna Lyes - Highway Romance

He's back! ODD CHAP returns to Freshly Squeezed with the second single building to his full album of collaborations. French #electroswing legends LYRE LE TEMPS join him to deliver another masterclass in the genre. Out now here: https://idol-io.ffm.to/collaborations

As Odd Chap said: "Right before I even started making electro swing I was listening to Lyre Le Temps (in particular "Looking Like This" which i stumbled across on Funky Pandas channel) which helped hook me into the electro swing genre and showed me how you could blend electro swing with all these different styles. This was early/mid 2015. Fast forward to 2016 and they drop their Prohibition Swing single and album and it completely blew me away, I listened to it soooo much, especially during the time when i was helping to work on Offbeat's album (poor Offbeat is still probably sick of that album i played it so much haha). But I absolutely love their sound."

(Hey, Brother) What Have You Done?

Odd Chap, Lyre Le Temps - (Hey, Brother) What Have You Done?

OUT NOW and topping all the playlists because #electroswing collaborations don't come much hotter than this! Singer and pianist LITTLE VIOLET released her album-charting debut earlier this year to much acclaim. ODD CHAP is probably the best up-coming producer on the scene smashing out credible bangers like no one else. Together they have written a sure-fire crowd-pleaser that references PEAKY BLINDERS and represents the first in a series of super-exciting new collaborations that will form the debut ODD CHAP album on Freshly Squeezed coming in 2022. "It's-a-gettin' crazy out there!". Out now here: https://idol-io.ffm.to/collaborations

We collected some of our favourite clips from PEAKY BLINDERS *, put them through a blender and served them up with a soundtrack of the new collaborative single from ODD CHAP and LITTLE VIOLET. We sincerely hope you like it. Watch the video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0hVxZYAT5cg

Crazy out There

Odd Chap, Little Violet - Crazy out There

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Track list:
Brass Devil - Parov Stelar
Tango Del Fuego - Parov Stelar/Georgia Gibbs
Crush & Crumble - Parov Stelar
On a Pipe - Mind Blowing Orchestra
A Little Party Never Killed Nobody (All We Got) - Fergie/Q-Tip/GoonRock
Feel Good (If It Was Easy) - Odd Chap/Elle & The Pocket Belles
Tick	- Mind Blowing Orchestra
We No Speak Americano - Hit The Electro Beat
Lone Digger - Caravan Palace
Venom - Parov Stelar
Gringos Revenge - Parov Stelar
Singing in the Rain (Love Baby) - Betina Bager/Brian O
Get A Move On! - Mr. Scruff
Boy Met Girl - Parov Stelar
Chambermaid Mash Up Swing - Parov Stelar
Booty Swing - Parov Stelar

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