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Black Friday 2015
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From the vaults: ZsaBep
When diggin’ the vaults we stumbled upon recordings of one of our earlier projects called ‘ZsaBep’. The group (well more studio project to be honest) was formed in 1999 and produced two EP’s. One was used as a demo but ‘officially’ released. The other one was never presented to the outside world… till now. So we added these recordings to the shop. If you like electronic sample pop music you should definitely check out this group with is still sounding fresh today. Since there aren’t any hardcopies left, the tracks are only available as digital download via the Bandcamp player. Phil Martin was responsible for the recordings, drums, samples and production. Ton van der Kolk took care of the bass parts and Ron Smith played guitar and sang.
Disco of Decay – Recensie Festival Info
De jaren tachtig vieren op muzikaal gebied momenteel hoogtij. EĆ©n van de Nederlandse aanvullingen in dit genre is de uit Dordrecht afkomstige electropopband Black Tie Electrons. Het duo bestaat uit drummer/producer Phil Martin en zanger/gitarist Otto van Gemert die beiden hun sporen al in andere bands hebben verdiend. Disco Of Decay is het debuutalbum van de band.
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Recensie BodyQuake – Joost Wijdeven
BodyQuake is het derde album van het Brits, Nederlandse collectiefĀ Laura Vane & the Vipertones. In 2008 is de band ontstaan door de samenwerking viaĀ MyspaceĀ tussen een aantal soulveteranen van eigen bodem en de Engelse souldiva Laura Vane. Songwriter en zangeres Laura Vane, ook wel āmiss honey-over-sandpaper tonesāgenoemd, heeft een indrukwekkende staat van dienst. Zo bracht zij eerder albums uit met artiesten alsĀ The StreetsĀ enĀ Gnarls Barkley.
Met haar rauwe stem voegt ze een typische Engelse ātouchā toe aan de composities van haar Nederlandse partners in crime, componistenĀ Ton van der KolkĀ enĀ Phil Martin. De heren staan bekend om hun uitstekende werk voor acts alsĀ AIFF,Ā The Soul Snatchers,Ā The Jazzinvadersvoor labels alsĀ Social Beats RecordsĀ enĀ Unique Records. Continue reading Recensie BodyQuake – Joost Wijdeven
Laura Vane & The Vipertones – BodyQuake
Can you feel it? Thereās a rumble in your ears, a tremble in your kneesā¦ the world as youāve known it is about to split, swallow you up whole and spit you out! Then, and only then you will know youāve heard āBodyQuakeā the long awaited and eagerly anticipated third album from Laura Vane and The Vipertones! Continue reading Laura Vane & The Vipertones – BodyQuake
The Jazzinvaders ft. Dr. Lonnie Smith
āThat’s What You Say!ā was deļ¬nitely one of the most heartfelt sayings when Hammond Legend Dr. Lonnie Smith shared the studio with The Jazzinvaders in the summer of 2012. After meeting and gigging earlier in 2012, Dr Lonnie and The Jazzinvaders decided it would be fun to spend some days in the studio to see what would happen. Continue reading The Jazzinvaders ft. Dr. Lonnie Smith
Brand new 7″ single
The A-Side delivers a top-notch Modern Soul Song that originally has been published in the early 1970s. Since the original version by Margie Joseph has been released at least half a dozen artists covered the track. Laura Vane and the Vipertonesā version is definitely one that will fill any dance floor in no time! Tight and brisk! Itās a really charming mid-tempo track that brings out Lauraās powerful voice to the max! Continue reading Brand new 7″ single
110% Remixes – Dub Style
Synth lines, hard beats and bass lines, cut vocals, robotic vocals, percussion breakdowns, sirens, wobbly bass, soft warm keys, fast and dirty sounds, sample tricks, jazzy vibes, anthemic club melodies and climaxes, some heavy pulsing dance-floor mixes and so much moreā¦. that’s about the result of the 110% remix competition with Laura Vane & The Vipertones! Continue reading 110% Remixes – Dub Style
110% Remixes – Electro Disco
Synth lines, hard beats and bass lines, cut vocals, robotic vocals, percussion breakdowns, sirens, wobbly bass, soft warm keys, fast and dirty sounds, sample tricks, jazzy vibes, anthemic club melodies and climaxes, some heavy pulsing dance-floor mixes and so much moreā¦. that’s about the result of the 110% remix competition with Laura Vane & The Vipertones! Continue reading 110% Remixes – Electro Disco