GAY WITCH - PART ONE

Super Value 15 The Party (LTJ Edits) sampler

[NOTE FROM HARRISON FJORD: this is an older version of "I Am Spartacus". I have since renamed myself to Super Hans. You can find a link to the newer version by clicking "Buy"]

"I Am Spartacus" marks the first official release by Harrison Fjord. It also marks the launch of Starkiller Records. (This track was originally recorded by Fjord's alter ego, The Starkiller, but something happened. It's complicated. The original might be available somewhere as a reminder not to do mastering with crappy headphones)

This slow stomping cosmic disco tune with an acid aftertaste hearkens back to the heroic days of Rome and is guaranteed to raise a rebellious army of insurgent disco slaves!

Harrison Fjord - I Am Spartacus

Included on Cultures of Soul's Tropical Disco Hustle Vol 2

Wild Fire - Try Making Love (Al Kent Re edit)

Billy Afrika - Blue Monday (1987)

Phill & Friends Band - This Man

India

Aaj Shanibar - Rupa

Japan

Harumi - Fire by the River

England

Rexy - Running out of Time

Peter Pan and the Good Fairies - Balloons

Betty Davis - Shoo - Be - Doop And Cop Him (Cottam Gentle Extension) - Wav Download

Leoparden - Stilen er svimmel 
Lyskestrekk Records / LYSK002    

Soulful echoed vocals, dancing guitar rhythms and Cosmic synth jams! 
Leopardens first appearance is a dreamy lo fi affair inspired by everything from Bollywood disco to Nigerian boogie with a twist of funk from the east Oslo suburbs. Get your leopard coat on, it´s about to get wild!

Releasedate Lp & Digital : 1st July 2019

A2 Børster Kåpa

Thunder Jam's latest EP comes from a producer yet to make his (or her) mark in music, the capital letter loving REZ. The artist has another EP due out on Hatched soon; if this debut EP is anything to go by, that will be well worth a listen. We're particularly enjoying the chugging, slow-motion disco-rock head-nod that is opener "Too Cool To Be Careless", a revision of a well-known 1980s AM radio hit that will have your dancefloors singing along when the chorus eventually drops. Elsewhere, "Believe In Magicians" re-imagines a quirky and bluesy swing number into a locked-in chunk of hip-house, while "It Was All A Dream" successfully rearranges a slap-bass sporting chunk of "juicy", 80s-inspired 1990s hip-hop/R&B.

JUKE JOINTZ

Rez - It Was All A Dream

buy here:

https://rarewirirecords.bandcamp.com/album/hold-you-tight

Ziggy Phunk - Baby Doll

Available from - https://lengrecords.bandcamp.com/album/psychemagik-presents-magik-sunrise

Having wowed critics and crate-diggers alike with 2012’s acclaimed Magik Cyrkles compilation, Psychemagik are now ready to unleash the follow-up, Magik Sunrise.

Bristling with psychedelic, cosmic and curiously Balearic oddities hand-picked from the depths of their vast record collections, Magik Sunrise is, if anything, even more inspired that its predecessor.

Given that Magik Cyrkles was widely considered to be one of the best compilations of 2012, that’s some feat. That collection garnered praise across the board, appearing in the end-of-year charts of Rough Trade, Juno and Piccadilly Records. As if that wasn’t enough, DJ magazine also described it as “f***ing great!”

The public seemed to agree with their assessment. The limited-edition gatefold, double-vinyl edition of the collection sold out within two days and now changes hands for upwards of £50 on Discogs.

For Magik Sunrise, the Kent-based duo has dug even deeper into the dusty corners of their record vault, deep in the Cosmic Forest. The result is another inspired, 15-track collection that gleefully skips between all manner of forgotten gems and little-known nuggets, occasionally stopping to acclaim an otherwise unknown track or artist.

Off-kilter African reggae (Max Adioa) nestles side by side with eyes-closed deep-jazz funk (Rob Mehl, George Oban), while the stoned, Balearic prog rock of Jeff Liberman jostles for position with the Steve Miller Band-on-valium goodness of Fox’s “The Juggler”. Then there’s the Roxy Music-ish grooves of Joey Newman, the drifting new age ambience of Iasos (whose “Formentera Sunset Clouds”, from the 1975 album “Inter-Dimensional Music”, is a highlight) and the folksy bliss of Yves Simon.

Artists originally ignored first time round, such as Daniel Mathieu, Cherubin, Susana Estrada and Steve & Teresa, are given a place in the spotlight. In fact, Leng spent a considerable amount of time tracking down each artist, allowing them to tell their stories, give the inside history of each track and relive their musical adventures – however previously obscure or overlooked.

“A lot of these artists have been hidden from the music industry for some time,” says Leng’s Simon Purnell. “Us finding them has proved to be a big deal for them, because these tracks were very important to them and this album has brought back their memories of that time.”

Their wares, from misty-eyed acoustic rock to slowed-down blue-eyed soul, sound sublime in Psychemagik’s new setting.

As ever with Leng and Claremont 56, much attention has been paid to the artwork and packaging. Long-time Psychemagik collaborator, acclaimed illustrator Luke Insect, once again handles design duties. His illustration – part pagan, part medieval alchemy, part prog rock revivalism – effortlessly matches the wide-eyed mood of Psychemagik’s brilliant selections.

Like its predecessor, Magik Sunrise will be available on gatefold double vinyl, double CD (with a bonus mix from Psychemagik) and digital download.


Magik Sunrise Track List

Iasos - Formentera Sunset Clouds
Daniel Mathieu - C'Etait Un Beau Dimanche
Fox - The Juggler
Walter Hawkins - Metropolis
Steve & Teresa - Catching A Wave
Cherubin - Sunrise
Yves Simon - Raconte-Toi
Susana Estrada - ¡Gózame Ya! 
Joey Newman - The One You Love
Rob Mehl - House On The Rock
George Oban - Basshoven
Rioland & Goldfeder - Tension
Jeff Liberman – Transformation
David Astri - Safe And Sound
Max Adioa - Toubab Bilé (Instrumental Version)

Peter Pan and the Good Fairies - Balloons

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