Browse by Artist: FAIRLEY, JAKE

Artist:	FAIRLEY, JAKE
Title:	Boozing & Losing
Label:	DUMB-UNIT (CANADA)
Format:	12"
Price:	$10.00
Catalog #:	DU 013EP

"The prolific Mr Fairley drops 3 of his latest concoctions on Dumb Unit, and the leading track is a club stormer. 'Boozing' is a riff laden techno number with a squashy main synth line that modulates throughout the track and delivers and accessible and heavy club track. There are 2 more cuts on the flip, of the deep techy variety, minimal synths, clean sub bass lines and deft production deliver these polished and quality tracks from Mr Fairley, check."

Artist:	FAIRLEY, JAKE
Title:	Night Stick
Label:	DUMB-UNIT (CANADA)
Format:	12"
Price:	$10.00
Catalog #:	DU 014EP

"Let's just say this is one mean mother of a track off one mean mother of an album. A gianormous onslaught of crisp thick and fat analogue warmth set to hot rock shuffle with trademark Jake edge through and through. There are those that try to rock and then there are those that succeed and this time Kake sinks the boat ...Take that and add 2 smoking remixes by 2 artists at the top of their game; Metope and Pan/Tone, and what you get is a ep that hits harder than a fat greasy linebacker .. Super size it ..."

Artist:	FAIRLEY, JAKE
Title:	Touch Not the Cat
Label:	DUMB-UNIT (CANADA)
Format:	2LP
Price:	$18.00
Catalog #:	DU 016LP

German-only vinyl version (CD is on the Paper Bag label in N. America). "A gianormous onslaught of crisp, thick and fat analog warmth set to hot rock shuffles and driving techno with trade mark Jake edge through and through. Managing to find grooves, hooks and energy in the most unusual places , Touch Not the Cat Demonstrates Jake's strength not only as a techno programmer but also as a first rate producer and songwriter. In the era of cold flat recordings Jake's studio knowledge and passion for heavy hitting sounds is a much needed respite. Touch Not the Cat is an intricate and precise yet somehow more direct and uncompromised album, one that will no doubt send minimal computer wimps running for their mothers. Warm, full and fatter than a bus load of North American tourists Touch Not the Cat is an album that demonstrates the diversity of today's music as well as Jake's uncanny ability take it farther than most can imagine..."

Artist:	FAIRLEY, JAKE
Title:	Animal Love
Label:	DUMB-UNIT (CANADA)
Format:	12"
Price:	$10.00
Catalog #:	DU 019EP

"Heavy building songs of epic chords and sound washes over some of the fattest analog bass around. Mix this with Jake's syncopated distortion and smart drumming and what you get is smooth, strong dancefloor mayhem. A1 'Racoondog' is an epic anthem in the tune of Mad Max ... imagine dirty future ravers wearing crazy fur outfits holding torches and having sex and I think you'll get a good picture ... gritty low rumblings mash into a strong reverbed sound wash that chugs away until the sun comes up. B1 'Catsquirrel' is our idea of what modern music should be. Strong, dark, catchy and a bit twisted. Jake manages to create a modern pop burner without need for over-used one finger melodies . Instead Jake builds his song into layers of slow growling bass that converges slowly until it smacks you in the face and steals your wallet. Response to his most recent lives sets have had an overwhelming response -- 'Catsquirrel' is sure to be a household pet very soon."

Artist:	FAIRLEY, JAKE
Title:	Touch Not the Cat
Label:	PAPER BAG RECORDS (CANADA)
Format:	CD
Price:	$13.00
Catalog #:	PAPER 012CD

"Jake Fairley (b. 1977) has been making techno music in his home town of Toronto, Canada since the late '90s. He has released many records known for their original and rocking style for labels such as Kompakt, DumbUnit and Sender. Touch Not The Cat is Jake Fairley's first full length release in over two years and brings together and draws from every project and release from throughout his career; yet still taking his music to the next level. Many different ideas and sounds are brought together for the first time to create an album that is extremely catchy, danceable and unmistakably Jake. His trademark straight and dirty beats are pitted against the shuffle riffery of T. Rex, the tense monotone of Lou Reed and the distorted pop of The Misfits. His music is the happy combo of vintage Suicide and plugged in Pyschic TV."

Artist:	FAIRLEY, JAKE
Title:	Cold World
Label:	SENDER (GERMANY)
Format:	12"
Price:	$9.00
Catalog #:	SENDER 022EP

"Cold World has created excitement ahead of it's release. This is not without reason since 'Cold World' is a straight-up anthem -- an obvious hit. The epic-strings in the Trance-Rock mix produce a deep and emotional mood without any doubt. Arms will be up in the air by the time Jake's electric guitar-broken voice hits the mic. The original mix is much more subtle, yet still moving minus the vocals, and reaches the signature crisp-techno-funk of Sender. 'Cold World' will probably be heard frequently in the near future, it's the official winter anthem in the house of Sender."

Artist:	FAIRLEY, JAKE
Title:	Going Down The Road
Label:	SENDER (GERMANY)
Format:	12"
Price:	$9.00
Catalog #:	SENDER 026EP

"Jake Fairley, the unquieted deliverer of heart-warming techno tracks, has done it again: his new 12" Going Down the Road throws us three of these unforgettable

intensive tracks before our feet, which emote the typical Fairley suction force onto the dance floor. The title Going Down The Road comes from a Canadian cult movie that has to do with travel on the roads and highways of Canada. The A-side's 'The Rock' makes its way with easy force and brittle rock planes, simultaneously uncompromising and emotive. The A2 track, 'Highway 10', swings under its porous surface incomparably lax and uninterested in letting you loose. On the B-side there hides 'Oshawa' that some might have heard on Fairley's crisis CD from 2002. Now 'Oshawa' is available on wax for all the dj's and vinyl-junkies out there. Until now it was merely released as a promo B-side which DJ's like Sven V�th and Laurent Garnier shot into clubs worldwide. Jake Fairley combines almost sacral strings with his charming hypnotic funk. A bass line chugs steadfast underneath it all, getting by with what's necessary to make the last few heads flip out."

Artist:	FAIRLEY, JAKE
Title:	Blood From A Stone
Label:	SENDER (GERMANY)
Format:	12"
Price:	$9.00
Catalog #:	SENDER 031EP

"Jake Fairley has given it his all once again coming out of a stint in German exile. He left nothing untouched to please Sender fans. This was again accomplished well in the face of temporary home sickness. A majestically throbbing bass line builds the basis for the a-side 'Foreigner'. The Sender rave is off and running with marching snares and an ultra-crisp breakdown. It could be called rustling stadium techno funk of the highest grade. Jake Fairley makes the impossible possible on 'Blood From A Stone' by fusing the gigantic rave with the small sweaty club in an arty kinda way. Apparently, Fairley has found a little island in between Toronto, Berlin, and Cologne that drives him with strong inspiration."

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