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Artist:	MR. CHOP
Title:	Switched On
Label:	FIVE DAY WEEKEND
Format:	2x10"
Price:	$21.00
Catalog #:	FDW 7705-10

"The producer, engineer and multi-instrumentalist behind several Now-Again and Jazzman Records releases, Mr. Chop is the proprietor of Cheshire, UK based Ape Recording Studios -- one of the finest analog studios in the world, and a repository for vintage synthesizers, guitars, drums and gear sourced from the world over. Which brings us to Switched On, his homage to the great Moog-lead albums that proliferated in the wake of the synthesizer's invention in the late '60s and early '70s. But, unlike those records - like Dick Hyman's Age of Electronicus which contained one great synth-funk track amidst a series of soft pop hits, this album is all killer, and no filler. Mr. Chop tackles songs by the likes of Can, the JBs, Jimi Hendrix and Jimmy Smith via a still-futuristic blend of heavy drums and funky basslines by The Heliocentrics' Malcolm Catto and Jake Ferguson, and his own fuzzy guitars and cosmic keys."

Artist:	MR. CHOP
Title:	Vitamin C
Label:	FIVE DAY WEEKEND
Format:	9"
Price:	$21.00
Catalog #:	FDW 901EP

"Now-Again Records, in association with Five Day Weekend, will be bringing you Switched On, the newest project from Mr. Chop. The producer, engineer and multi-instrumentalist behind several Now-Again and Jazzman Records releases is the proprietor of Cheshire, UK based Ape Recording Studios, one of the finest analog studios in the world. Not to mention, it is a repository for vintage synthesizers, guitars, drums and gear sourced from the world over. Which brings us to Switched On, his homage to the great Moog-lead albums that proliferated in the late '60s and early '70s. Your first taste from Switched On is Chop's take on the Can classic 'Vitamin C.' The gang at Now-Again and Five Day Weekend could have just dropped the cut as a 12" but given the wealth of creativity from both camps something special seemed in order. Some would have said orange vinyl would be unique enough but to make the experience a bit more interesting this destined to be collectible vinyl will be coming as an orange vinyl 9 inch pressing."

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