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Australian duo Close Counters return to The Remedy Project for their soulful slice ‘BUTTER BREAD’, featuring Irish singer-songwriter shiv. Fusing broken beat, jazz and neo-soul with electronic production, Close Counters’ eclectic sound first appeared on Melvo Baptiste’s revered imprint in 2022, with singles ‘SNAP TO IT!’ and ‘GET DOWN!’ earning them support from key tastemakers Gilles Peterson, Jamz Supernova and artists like Folamour, Barry Can’t Swim, Jaguar. A live act at heart, the band have made a name for themselves in the UK and Europe, recently touring across venues like Ninety One Living Room and Ronnie Scott’s as well as tastemaker festivals like Lost Village and Defected Malta; the band’s return to the UK will see them perform live at Brick Lane Jazz Festival, Love Supreme, Glastonbury and a slew of live dates across summer 2025, with their latest LP LOVERS DANCE ACADEMY climbing tastemaker charts in their home country and receiving major radio play across the UK and US. Now they unveil ‘BUTTER BREAD’ featuring house DJ turned singer-songwriter and producer, shiv. Previously impressing on Luke Solomon’s imprint with house collective Girls of the Internet for ‘Never Ever Ever’, shiv’s smooth vocals and effortless tone is the perfect match for Melvo Baptiste’s cool, tasteful imprint. ‘BUTTER BREAD’ is a faultless amalgamation of the two artists’ style; Close Counters’ laid-back composition is brought to life through complex production subtleties and live elements as shiv’s vocals stack in harmony, supporting her rhythmically decadent lyrics.

Close Counters feat. shiv - BUTTER BREAD

Adel Force
/‘ʌdel fɔ:s/
is the new electronic music project of Maksim Adel, previously known to the audience as Bisweed. 

Hailing from Estonia, and with over 15 years of experience as a producer and DJ, Adel has proven himself as an outstanding performing artist, limitless musician and a versatile explorer of sound design techniques and musical approaches, which help achieve a rich variety of musical emotions in shapes of different moods and genres. While underground dubstep aesthetics remain as the core factor and the main conductor of his musical language, there’s always a possibility that the next release is going to be something else, something new, something different. Shaped by many disciplines, including influences from jazz, techno and trending music, Adel Force is a vector of a neverending transformation and a message to the listeners delivered with the desire to be honest, powerful and inspiring.

The Remedy Project is the imprint of London-based tastemaker Melvo Baptiste. Throughout Melvo’s decade in broadcasting and A&R he has shared his musical DNA of soul, rare groove, funk, disco and house with enthusiasts around the world, while making connections with contemporary artists on the peripheries of these genres in his quest to become the next indie champion. 

The Remedy Project is dedicated to the development of those young, forward-thinking, genre-bending and ambitious musicians. The label’s founding principles are to offer a home and a platform to these like-minded artists.

Produtor/ DJ
- House/ Tech House
Instagram: @jo.ppert