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Artist:
MFA
Title:
Zone Day
Label:
BPITCH CONTROL (GERMANY)
Format:
12"
Price:
$10.00
Catalog #:
BPC 109EP
"Britain's MFA stand for the revitalisation of rave handling musical history with ease not dissimilar to that of the likes of fellow countryman Tim Wright. MFA is Ali and Rhys, respectively Alastair Douglas and Rhys Evans from London and Wales. Their guitar-driven 'The Different It Makes' (which falls under the category of lo-fi tech-house) was released on Border Community, and then once again last autumn on Kompakt. MFA just recently remixed
Magma
for Ellen Allien. They see themselves as 'men on an unstoppable mission.' Well, well? but actually, they really are -- and full of zeal in their quest for the perfect rave hymn from the end of the '80s and early '90s. Et voilā? Their 12" 'Zone Break': Disco 2 Break: 'I feel my disco beat / my day break': electro can be a very melancholic affair. This is heartfelt pathos with even more honestly earned bags under the eyes. There are these two individuals peacefully pouring their hearts out on cultivated party-overkill. Hey -- the night has only just begun -- the day before yesterday... 'Disco 2 Break' is a little history lesson for those who were born later. For their repertoire they harken back on their socialisation during the '80s. For one, they know exactly how to capture the feeling of ultimate party fatigue, but then there's also that rare moment of reconciliation with the world on the way home. 'Rinse Time': Hurray! We can finally rave again! All happy, light-footed and charming with those pitched vocals, and smiley faces dancing ring-a-ring-a-roses. 'Rinse Time' dates back to an era when tracks bore official titles like 'G-Force Part 2.' The Prodigy, still wearing gas masks back then, are permitted to rise from their graves to stage a slap-happy St. Vitus dance in cargo pants. Old school! 'Overhang': Step on the gas for this loose and fluffy trance. Here's a shout for the British-lad humour that we so cherish in MFA."
Artist:
MFA
Title:
Coffee Shop Rules
Label:
DOMINO (UK)
Format:
CD
Price:
$17.00
Catalog #:
WIG 048CD
"Comprised of Mark Broom and Dave Hill, MFA started out in the early '90s on the Mo Wax label. MFA were introduced to Domino through the label's Series 500 imprint. The pair also run Pure Plastic Records, a techno label with a discography of 39 releases thus far, including Rue East, Ben Sims, Surgeon, Claude You, Jega and Autechre.
Coffee Shop Rules
is a fantastic mix of breaks, beats and techno influences."
Artist:
MFA
Title:
The Difference
Label:
KOMPAKT (GERMANY)
Format:
12"
Price:
$8.00
Catalog #:
KOM POP005EP
"'Wonderful,.... Great track', that's what everyone said when 'Border Community nr. 2' was played at the Kompakt store for the first time. This record of exception with this painted in friendly sky-blue and decorated with stylised songbirds and windmills took our hearts by storm. 'Whatīs that sound?' 'They're called the MFA. No idea.' 'Hmmm...great! Listen to this...' 'That's a new UK import. Strange.' 'So they come from England, I see.' 'But no, it's produced in Switzerland.' 'Really? Oh yes. And what means MFA?' 'Hmm... For sure not music for assholes! This here comes from the heart...' 'The voice sounds like this blue opera diva in 'The 5th Element', somehow unreal.' 'Strange, it has everything thatīs out long ago: filterhouse, vocoder, ....but, how great is this? extremely compressed that all is. But for once thatīs really cool.' 'Exactly thatīs why itīs so good...' 'What an odd flower, quite weird but very, very nice.' 'Marvellous!' (and so on and so on). Onehundredfifty parties under the successful participation of this tender flower and 23 emails with Border Community later we were happy to have done something what weīve never done before: we have licensed. The Kompakt Pop number 5 is called The MFA. Our Superpitcher has contributed one of his most beautiful remixes ever. Epic, seductive, ecstatic. Oh you know,.... Live could be worse sometimes..."
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