Artist: Joseph Malik
Additional performers: Niki King, Capitol A
Remixers: Manakinz, DJ Huggy, Digital Liquid
Title: Diverse Part 3 – Variant Issue Volume 2
Label: F*CLR
Cat.No: FCLR024
Release date: June 19th, 2023

F*CLR Records presents ‘Variant Issue Volume 3’ – an EP with three ‘guerilla style’ remixes from four very distinguished Scottish remix/ producers – Manakinz (Harri & Max), DJ Huggy and Digital Liquid. Their alternative take on Joseph Malik’s tracks, taken from his ‘Diverse Part 3’ album on Ramrock Red Records, gives you, the listener, an opportunity to take a musical diversion without leaving the comfort of your own headphones.

Manakinz and DJ Huggy both tackle ‘I Quit My 9 to 5’ with Joseph and Niki King on vocal duties. DJ Huggy’s version only just made it onto the EP as the original premaster got lost when his PC crashed and only the MP3 remained. Hats off to Darren Morris for rescuing the track and doing some skilful mastering. Digital Liquid takes a very dark and much tougher stance with his rework of ‘Battle Cry’ featuring Capitol A. I can hear this being played extensively in Berlin. There’s something for everyone on this EP.

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02. DJ Huggy - I Quit My 9 To 5 (Huggy's Deeper Remix)

01. Manakinz - Nine To Five (Manakinz Remix)

Artist: Joseph Malik
Title: Only Fans ft. Digital Liquid (Original Vocal + Instrumental)
Label + matrix no: F*CLR/ FCLR032
Release date: June 21st, 2024

Taken from Joseph Malik’s solo 2023 LP, ‘Proxima Ebony’, ‘Only Fans’, ft. co-writer, Daniel Walls aka Digital Liquid, explores Joseph dealing with his early memories of being brought up around sex workers and the roles they were expected to fulfil. His emotive lyrics are delivered over Digital Liquid’s compelling acid worm lead that propels the whole track allowing the message to inform and destroy the dancefloor at the same time. Darren Morris adds additional dark, knarly synth lines to add to the brooding vibe of ‘Only Fans’.

Only Fans EP

Only Fans ft Digital Liquid (Instrumental)

Only Fans ft Digital Liquid

Joseph Malik ft. Digital Liquid
‘Only Fans’ (X-Press 2 Remixes)
F*CLR / FCLR033

‘Only Fans’ ft. Digital Liquid, taken from Joseph Malik’s acclaimed ‘Proxima Ebony’ album of last year, gets the first-class remix treatment from London’s legendary production duo, X-Press 2. Joseph delivers an impactful vocal, waxing lyrical on his memories of being brought up around sex workers, underpinned by Digital Liquid’s acid worm lead, as X-Press 2 unleash a sublime dance floor slayer loaded with catchy hooks, jackin’ beat wizardry and dynamic production. Propelling the song into another stratosphere, the duo have created the chugging Lo-Fi 'Back Room' behemoth, armed with slo-mo breakbeats and a badass dubby bass groove, culminating in hypnotic groover that would make the late and great Mr Weatherall very proud.

Scotland’s Joseph Malik has crafted a fantastic catalogue of music over the decades and is highly respected for his distinctively soulful voice and on point song writing skills. Together with co-producer, David Donnelly, he released his first album, ‘Diverse Part 1’ (Compost) in 2002. This was followed by ‘Aquarius Songs’ album (2004), and ‘Diverse Part 2’ album (2018) on Ramrock Records which was ‘Album of the Month’ on Gilles Peterson’s BBC 6Music show. Joseph’s ‘Diverse Part 3’ album (2018) was Craig Charles’ BBC 6Music ‘Album of the Year’. Joseph then released ‘Diverse Part 3 Variant Issue’, the remix album (2022) and most recently his outstanding ‘Proxima Ebony’ album (2023) on Ramrock Records to great acclaim.

London’s X-Press 2 have been at the vanguard of British electronic music for three decades. In that time this acclaimed DJ and production duo, alongside Ashley Beedle, have turned out many hits. Both Rocky and Diesel have a truly pioneering spirit that fueled early nineties underground anthems such as the percussive ‘Muzik Express’, ’Kill 100’, the 2003 Ivor Novello Award winning single ‘Lazy’ and ‘Give It,’ with vocalists Talking Heads’ David Byrne and Lambchop’s Kurt Wagner. They’ve continued to turn out powerful club cuts such as ‘Tonehead Chemistry’ and ‘Siren Track’, and recently delivered big remixes for Gabriels, David Holmes, JIM and David Kitt. To date, X-Press 2 have released 4 albums, including their recently released, ‘Thee’, album on Acid Jazz. Rocky and Diesel are still fanatical about the music they play and produce, they still very much have their finger on the pulse and continue to lead from the front.

Track Listing
1. Only Fans (X-Press 2 'Front Room' Vocal Remix)/ 2. Only Fans (X-Press 2 'Front Room' Vocal Remix Radio Edit)/ 3. Only Fans (X-Press 2 'Front Room' Instrumental)/ 4. Only Fans (X-Press 2 Lo-Fi 'Back Room' Vocal Remix)/ 5. Only Fans (X-Press 2 Lo-Fi 'Back Room' Instrumental)
‘Only Fans (Xpress-2 Remixes) will be released worldwide on July 5th 2024 on F*CLR.

05. Joseph Malik - Only Fans ft Digital Liquid - X-Press2 Lo-Fi 'Back Room' Instrumental

04. Joseph Malik - Only Fans ft. Digital Liquid - X-Press2 Lo-Fi 'Back Room' Vocal Remix

03. Joseph Malik - Only Fans ft. Digital Liquid - X-Press2 'Front Room' Instrumental

02. Joseph Malik - Only Fans ft. Digital Liquid - X-Press2 'Front Room' Vocal Remix Radio Edit

01. Joseph Malik - Only Fans ft. Digital Liquid - X-Press2 'Front Room' Vocal Remix

TRACKLIST
Joseph Malik feat. Digital Liquid - Only Fans (X Press2 Front Room Remix)
BETON feat. Wevie Stonder - Directions (The Cirez D Edit)
DJ Dan & Masivo - Needle Drama
Nightlab - The Chant
Milk & Sugar - Let The Sun Shine (James Hurr Scorchio Remix)
Moby - Go (Moby's Trophy Remix)
Kristen Velvet feat. Fred P - Get Down
Kendrick Lamar - Money Trees (AYYBO Edit)
Charles Pierre - Moonlight To Sunrise (Franky Rizardo Remix)
Yolonda Be Cool, Alexander Som & Piero Pirupa - Hold On
Cheesecake Boys feat. Betty Love - Holiday (Timbee Summer Mix)
Oden & Fatzo & Poppy Baskcomb - Tell Me What You Want

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