Aan 'Life... [blows raspberry]' EP out now everywhere: fsx.lnk.to/aan-life

A pre-cursor to Aan's next full-length LP, 'Over The Mountain', featuring the single "Black Hole," releasing later this Fall on Fresh Selects

"Recorded as a group, mostly live, throughout fall of 2023 and spring of 2024, it’s a bit of heaviness. The songs were the pressure valve for what were my most trying and sorrowful times.

Much work and passion went into these recordings, I hope you enjoy."

– Bud

Dedicated to Reese Lawhon

Produced by Aan

Lyrics & Music by Bud Wilson Jr.

Bud Wilson Jr. - vocals, guitar
Zak Nelson - guitar
Travis Leipzig - bass
Dana Valatka - drums
Andrew Lawson - JUNO-106 synth, samples
JT Lindsey - Kawai PH50 synth, samples

Mixed by JT Lindsey & Cameron Spies

Recorded by Eric Crespo at Ruby Machine in Portland, Oregon – January 2024

Mastered by Kelly Hibbert at Almachrome

FSX-065 © 2024 Fresh Selects. Life must go Aan.


Lyrics:

When will it end, division of sense?
If you’re not asleep, blink twice for me
Dark curtains are drawn over all of the lands
If you’re not asleep, blink twice for me

In this pale fire light lull the tongues of Lucifer’s sons
Hands unfeeling are coddling seedlings
Want to spread in cells (incels)
Whispered plans to begin to strip the lions of their skins
Inveterate scum who’ll never hesitate to venerate
The wants of old white men so prepare for the end

While some die in the heat
Some redefine the violence of hate
Someone’s not someone lest somebody profits Redlined to rebuke their say
There ain’t no use in trying
When there’s no means of getting away
Watch the cues at the food banks
When you’re worse off calling the cops
Than digging graves

When will it end? Listen to me my friends
If you’re not asleep, blink twice for me
Any humans here, can we learn to forget?
If you’re not asleep, blink twice for me

Cause all days end for you and me
Release your jaw
Or we’ll rip it off

I wish you would have stayed home
I wish we could have stayed home

Life... [blows raspberry]

Aan "Blink Twice For Me"

From the forthcoming LP 'Eight Ring Revival' by Telemakus
Available now on the 'Seven of Eight' prelude EP: fsx.lnk.to/tele-7of8

Produced, Mixed, & Arranged by Telemakus
Written by Telemakus & Amarinder Singh

Telemakus - synths
Ted Taforo - tenor sax, soprano sax, flute
Amarinder Singh - bass
David James - drums

Mastered by Kelly Hibbert at Almachrome

Follow:
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Seven of Eight

Telemakus "The Return of Tele"

Out now: fsx.lnk.to/staring-chasing

Intercontinental collaborators Buli & CelerLogica make their Fresh Selects debut with a two-pack of solar-themed instrumental pieces

Hailing from Pretoria, South Africa and PG County, Maryland respectively, Buli and CelerLogica released a joint EP, 'Opalescent,' in 2022, and are currently working on a slew of new material both together and as solo artists

Stay tuned for more

Written & Produced by Buli & CelerLogica

CelerLogica - bass
Buli - drum programming, keys

Mixed by Buli
Mastered by Swarvy for SFTNR

Cover Art by Buli

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Buli & CelerLogica "Chasing Sunsets"

The second single from Aan's forthcoming LP 'Over The Mountain' – out December 6th on Fresh Selects: fsx.lnk.to/laced

"Laced and Lost" is a song about making music. It's about examining what motivates a person to create, what motivates me, and the question "is it intrinsically unethical to make art with no emotional depth?"

– Bud

Lyrics by Bud Wilson, music written by Bud Wilson & Cameron Spies

Bud Wilson - lead vocals, guitars, Kawai PH50 synthesizer
Travis Leipzig - bass
Dana Valatka - drums
Zak Nelson - Roland Chorus Echo tape delay
Andrew Lawson - Juno-106 synthesizer, backing vocals
Cameron Spies - Kawai PH50 and Juno-106 synths, programming

Produced by Cameron Spies & Bud Wilson

Recorded & Mixed by Cameron Spies at The Trash Treasury in Portland, Oregon

Mastered by Kelly Hibbert at Almachrome

Artwork by Tawfiq Mardini

A&R: Kenny / Fresh Selects

Executive Producers: Bud Wilson & Kenny / Fresh Selects

FSX-064-02 © 2024 Fresh Selects. The best all have their backs against some truth.

–

Lyrics:

Amputate the heart of it,
I know it can’t be real
Shallow introspection,
So little is revealed
All the little creatures 
 will rot against their will

If we’ll never get it right,
It ends tonight

Let me kiss your emptiness,
Your sonic voided space
Your elevator music makes me feel prostrated
If I keep my back against the truth, love
The best all have their backs against some truth

If we’ll never get it right,
It ends tonight

Laced for the greatest race, then lost
If I’m born to win, don’t let me know
‘Cause damned if I, if I could let it go

Anchored in this always, 
I wanted to be there
Hallowed in this ageless place,
I was unprepared
Am I always backed against the truth, love?
The best are always backed against some truth

If we’ll never get it right,
It ends tonight

If we’ll never get it right,
It ends tonight

Laced for the greatest race, then lost
If I’m born to win, don’t let me know
‘Cause damned if I, if I’d let it go

If I’m born to win, don’t let me know
Laced for the greatest race, then lost
If I’m born to win, don’t let me know
‘Cause damned if I, if I’d let it go

If I’m born to win, don’t let me know
Laced for the greatest race, then lost
If I’m born to win, don’t let me know
‘Cause damned if I, if I’d let it go

If I’m born to win, don’t let me know
Laced for the greatest race, then lost
If I’m born to win, why am I slow?
Damned if I…

Over The Mountain

Aan "Laced and Lost"

The new single from Aan's upcoming LP 'Over The Mountain' – coming to vinyl and digital December 6th on Fresh Selects: fsx.lnk.to/aan-body

"My Body" is a simple song. It’s gratitude song for my corporeal housing. Like a good leather boot, if you keep it oiled it’ll last a long time.

– Bud

Bud Wilson - lead vocals, guitar, Korg SH-2 and Juno 106 synths
Travis Leipzig - bass
Dana Valatka - drums
Eddie Bond - MonoPoly synthesizer
Cameron Spies - MonoPoly synth, programming
Andrew Lawson - backing vocals

Produced by Cameron Spies & Bud Wilson

Recorded & Mixed by Cameron Spies at The Trash Treasury – Portland, Oregon

Mastered by Kelly Hibbert at Almachrome

FSX-064-03 © 2024 Fresh Selects. Just happy we're here.

"My Body" 
Lyrics by Bud Wilson, music by Bud Wilson & Cameron Spies

My body knows
what’s good for me and what is not
My body knows what’s right,
It carries me through the sunshine
Holds me in place,
Shows it on my face
My body knows the weight,
Worn down from a long day

Not crazy, just happy I’m here
No nothingness around me
I’m grateful

My body is all I have,
With me in sunlight
My body knows the night,
Holds me when I feel down

Not crazy, just happy I’m here
No nothingness around me
I’m grateful

Aan "My Body"

The new single from Aan's upcoming LP 'Over The Mountain' – coming to vinyl and digital December 6th on Fresh Selects: fsx.lnk.to/aan-seams

"An anxious song about impending doom. Written in the headspace of paranoia regarding 2020’s encroaching wildfires, but vague enough that any ol’ pit of the gut concern can apply."

– Bud

Bud Wilson - lead vocals, guitars, drums
Travis Leipzig - bass
Andrew Lawson - piano, Juno 106 synth, backing vocals
Cameron Spies - programming, MonoPoly synth

Produced by Cameron Spies & Bud Wilson

Recorded & Mixed by Cameron Spies at The Trash Treasury – Portland, Oregon

Mastered by Kelly Hibbert at Almachrome

FSX-064-04 © 2024 Fresh Selects. But it won’t stop.

"Searching For Seams"
Lyrics by Bud Wilson, music by Bud Wilson & Cameron Spies

Power’s out,
Must be over the mountain
Skies ablaze in firelight

Come outside,
Ashes swirl in the hot wind

If in days we find escape, we’ll herald from the hills
Else watch the fallout, other window sills
And lift each other up, we are but human beings,
Searching for seams and pulling at strings

If in days we find escape, we’ll herald from the hills
Else watch the fallout, other window sills
And lift each other up, we are but human beings,
Searching for seams and pulling at strings

Gather what you can carry,
Time to go

If in days we find escape, we’ll herald from the hills
Else watch the fallout, other window sills
And lift each other up, we are but human beings,
Searching for seams and pulling at strings

If in days we find escape, we’ll herald from the hills
And watch the fallout, other window sills
And lift each other up, we are but human beings,
Searching for seams and pulling at strings

But it won’t stop,
‘till it’s under the rain’s shadow
No, it won’t stop
‘till it’s under the rain’s shadow (shadow…)

Must be over the mountain

Must be over the mountain

Aan "Searching For Seams"

From FSX-064: Aan 'Over The Mountain' – the new album out now everywhere: fsx.lnk.to/aan-mountain

Bud Wilson - lead vocals, guitars, SH-2 synthesizer
Andrew Lawson - vibes, piano, backing vocals
Dana Valatka - drums
Cameron Spies - programming, piano, MonoPoly synth

Lyrics by Bud Wilson, music written by Bud Wilson & Cameron Spies

Produced by Cameron Spies & Bud Wilson

Recorded & Mixed by Cameron Spies at The Trash Treasury – Portland, Oregon

Mastered by Kelly Hibbert at Alma chrome

Lyrics:

Marveled spans in dotted lives
All I am will have failed me there
Camels that trample man’s greatest works
Time levels passion with a smile
Again

Mountains, stars, are all alive and all will die
Set to flames, or blown and erased, it all will die
Slow decline, or flash of light, it all will die
Safe to say, that life is decay and all will die

Time won’t reprieve
 its mysteries
Speculum Aenigmate,
Time won’t reprieve

Mountains, stars, are all alive and all will die
Set to flames, or blown and erased, it all will die
Slow decline, or flash of light, it all will die
Safe to say, that life is decay and all will die

Aan "Speculum Aenigmate"

From FSX-064: Aan 'Over The Mountain' – the new album out now everywhere: fsx.lnk.to/aan-mountain

Bud Wilson - lead vocals, guitars
Travis Leipzig - bass
Dana Valatka - drums
Andrew Lawson - Juno 160 synthesizer, backing vocals
Cameron Spies - programming, MonoPoly synthesizer

Produced by Cameron Spies & Bud Wilson

Recorded & Mixed by Cameron Spies at The Trash Treasury – Portland, Oregon

Mastered by Kelly Hibbert at Almachrome

Lyrics:

I’m alright,
I’ll just stay outside 
 under the ice in the autumn light,
I can wait

I’m your dog,
I will be yours here
Lie me down when you need some space,
I can wait

I’m alright,
I’ll just stay outside
Oh, you know each second,
I’m making it up to you, making it up to you

Freedom –
Like a hole too small to crawl through,
Freedom
Freedom –
My heart simply follows you,
Freedom

There’s no pain
Album’s soaked in so much shame,
All my thoughts go out to you
I can wait

‘Cause I’m your dog,
I’m ever patient here
Oh you know, each second,
I’m making it up to you, making it up to you

Freedom –
Like a hole too small to crawl through,
Freedom
Freedom –
My heart simply follows you,
Freedom

You always pull the same way,
Right away on me,
On my orange neon leash, neon leash

Aan "Neon Orange Leash"

Celebrating the 10 year anniversary of FSX-007: SiR 'Seven Sundays' on the Fresh Selects label
Clear blue sky colored vinyl now in stock: freshselects.bandcamp.com/album/seven-sundays

Remix Produced by DK The Punisher
Mixed by DK The Punisher
Mastered by Swarvy for SFTNR Studios

Original vocals by SiR & Fat Ron
Original production by Knxwledge
Recorded and mixed by SiR & Will "Dub Shakes" Shakespeare at NoHo Suite – Los Angeles, CA

Artwork by Tawfiq Mardini

FSX-RS-2208 © 2025 Fresh Selects. We made it so far, we made it so far.

SiR "In The Sky (DK The Punisher's 10th Anniv. Mix)"

Out now everywhere: fsx.lnk.to/body-slam

Beyond a long time coming, one of our oldest friends in music since our earliest blog days – Sxlxmxn now officially breaks bread with us as a label for his first solo outing.

Those who have paying attention should already know of him by now, if not from theHOMETEAM single he produced for us a while back (https://soundcloud.com/freshselects/thehometeam-crash-dummies), then for his extensive work over the years with damn near everyone in the Portland rap scene (Milc, T.$poon, Illmac, Donte Thomas, Bocha, Cassow, Epp... you name 'em, he's got something with him), or for some of the high-profile collabs he's produced with Mick Jenkins, Westside Boogie, Guilty Simpson, Iamsu!, Jason Martin, and Ruck of Heltah Skeltah.

If not – we got you.

On this first single for Fresh Selects (of many more still to come), the perpetually-prolific Portland producer brings together two of the Midwest's best to the Pacific NW, with dueling verses from Boldy James (Detroit) & Vic Spencer (Chicago) – with Seattle's own Na'ki bridging it all together on the hook.

"Big Screen Body Slam"

Verses by Boldy James & Vic Spencer
Chorus by Na'ki

Produced by Sxlxmxn
Arranged by Sxlxmxn & Kenny From Fresh Selects
Additional Drums by Smokers Lung for Skyking Drum Library

Mixed by Kenny Fresh From Selects
Additional Mixing by Letjoux, HOT16, & DaveNotti
Mastered by Swarvy for SFTNR Studios

Artwork by Tawfiq Mardini

A&R Direction: Sxlxmxn & Kenny From Fresh Selects
A&R Assist: Hash Dro

FSX-070-01 © 2025 Fresh Selects. What else?

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@boldyjames
@vicspencer
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Sxlxmxn "Big Screen Body Slam" (feat. Boldy James, Vic Spencer & Na'ki)

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