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Artist:	PEDRO
Title:	Fear & Resilience
Label:	MELODIC (UK)
Format:	CD
Price:	$10.50
Catalog #:	MELO 025CD

Fear & Resilience Remixes is a seven-song EP featuring reworkings of a song from UK-based James Rutledge's (Pedro) self-titled debut. Pedro (MELO 018 CD/LP) was met with much critical acclaim thanks to its beautiful psychedelic layering of free-folk hop and processed acoustic melody. What originally started as an idea for a remix single snowballed into friends and acquaintances producing an entire album of music. This remix album sees his music drifting towards the hip-hop inclinations of Prefuse 73, Cherrystones, and Danger Mouse, the experimental blast of newcomers Home Skillet, and the awesome mixed-bag of Four Tet. As varied as the mixes are, they all seem to capture the spirit of the Pedro sound.

Artist:	PEDRO
Title:	Early Pedro
Label:	MELODIC (UK)
Format:	CD
Price:	$13.50
Catalog #:	MELO 028CD

Early Pedro is a collection of the first three acclaimed EPs by James Rutledge. Spanning 15 tracks, and wrapped in a beautiful sleeve by Fridge's Sam Jeffers, Early Pedro charts the progression of not only the young man and his music, but also the label (Melodic) established in his first few steps. Expect a heavy manipulation of genres and samples, from warbling hand looped beats to unhinged fizzing electronics. With nods from Danger Mouse, Fennesz, Four Tet, Hood, Kevin Shields, Prefuse 73, Andrew Weatherall and Thom Yorke, Pedro has slowly forged a glowing reputation.

Artist:	PEDRO
Title:	Pedro
Label:	MUSH RECORDS
Format:	2CD
Price:	$11.00
Catalog #:	MH 240CD

"Pedro's self-titled debut has been met with much critical acclaim thanks to its beautiful psychedelic layering of free folk-hop and processed acoustic melody. 'Fear and Resilience,' the most highly regarded track on that album, has been remixed here by some of the most exciting and fearless producers working today. Although the drastically different approaches include Prefuse 73's intricate click-hop, Cherrystone's rock-flavored re-interpretation, Danger Mouse's Pete Rock inspired sample-thon, Home Skillet's abstract sound collage, and finally Four Tet's twenty-one minute(!) mini-album, they all capture the spirit of the Pedro sound. Originally released on Manchester's Melodic Records, Pedro's debut full-length garnered universal critical praise and nods from high-profile producers like Danger Mouse, Fennesz, Four Tet, Hood, Kevin Shields, Prefuse 73, Andrew Weatherall and Thom Yorke. The album is the sound of an artist finding his voice through the distillation of disparate musical forms. Textures of jazz, folk, and rock sit upon a bed of hip hop-infused beats supplemented with samples of chopped and layered musical instruments. The compositions range from simple piano embellished with rhythm-generating effects to complex collages filled with live synths swirling over layers of heavy drum programming. The CD edition of this reissue contains a bonus disc featuring the Fear & Resilience EP."

Artist:	PEDRO
Title:	You, Me & Everyone
Label:	MUSH RECORDS
Format:	CD
Price:	$11.00
Catalog #:	MH 255CD

"Fresh off the triumph of Mush's 2006 re-release of his self-titled debut (where he took the 2003 Melodic version back to the studio for a sonic overhaul), London's mighty Pedro returns with You, Me & Everyone. While comparisons to artists like Four Tet and Minotaur Shock have been natural on his past releases, Pedro approaches this latest set of compositions in a way that continues to establish his unique take on folk and jazz-based electronica. Free-jazz horn blasts ring out with new vigor, drums hit a bit harder, and Pedro continues to forge new elements into his song craft, even raising the ghosts of Liquid Liquid and A Certain Ratio on a track or two. You, Me & Everyone will surely be the album that secures Pedro a position among the game's elite."

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