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Artist:	BABY OLIVER
Title:	Feelings 2/Shot Caller
Label:	ENVIRON
Format:	12"
Price:	$7.50
Catalog #:	ENV 029EP

"Check out the new record from new Environ act, Baby Oliver! More hot and twisted tracks for disco jackers and neurotic nu-romantics... you don't want to miss it. Baby Oliver's debut 'Primetime/Hypochondriac' was an underground smash hit, gaining notoriety in sets by the finest DJs from disco (Metro Area, Prins Thomas) to house/techno (praise from Carl Craig) and indie floors (Junior Boys, Optimo). And it's no wonder: like the best club music, Baby Oliver's jams slice across genre divides and sound like nothing else coming out! Like any music that makes one feel uncomfortable with its unfamiliarity, it was universally despised by teen clones on venues like iTunes while trendmaking DJs licensed it for their mix CDs (LCD Soundsystem's James Murphy among them). Baby Oliver's new jams expand on the territory he pioneered on his debut. 'Feelings 2' sounds like an out-take from Prince on the day he forgot to take his meds, with the result cut and sliced by Ron Hardy and served up by the Hot Mix 5 on WMBX. The B-side is a slow-building, dark epic called 'Shot Caller' that juxtaposes the sounds of gunshots with the famous Linn Drum rim shot sound in a wry sonic pun. Sprinkled with vocal garnishes rendered from memories of Depeche Mode and Art of Noise, 'Shot Caller' is sure to drive your dancefloors wild."

Artist:	GEIST, MORGAN
Title:	Detroit
Label:	ENVIRON
Format:	12"
Price:	$7.50
Catalog #:	ENV 032EP

"Detroit is the first single from Double Night Time, the album from Morgan Geist and his first solo artist album in over a decade. It features two epic, gorgeous remixes from Grammy-nominated remixer Carl Craig and features vocals from Jeremy Greenspan of Junior Boys. After turning the dance music world on its head with his Metro Area project (alongside collaborator Darshan Jesrani) and mining rare disco gems with the seminal obscure disco DJ mix Unclassics (2004), Geist decided it was time to turn his attention to a solo album. 'Detroit' is the lead song from the album and (as careful listeners may discern) is based loosely on '24K,' Geist's cult classic track from 2001 (taken from the Super EP and recently covered by The Whitest Boy Alive for their performances, a 7" release and almost 400,000 downloads from their MySpace page). The new, wistful lyrics (further emphasized by Greenspan's evocative delivery) and melancholy feel (an ode, certainly, to the electronic music of Detroit itself) create a potent combination when contrasted against Geist's meticulous production and trademark grooves. A native of the city for which the track is named, Carl Craig is a world-renowned remixer and was definitely the man for the job of tackling 'Detroit.' Geist is a long-time Craig fan, and he knew the remixer was already adept at working with Greenspan's vocals (it was Craig's remix of Junior Boys 'Like A Child' that received the Grammy nomination for Best Remix). After many revisions, Craig finally created two remixes that combined elements of all of his previous efforts. The 'c2RMX1' remix is a full-on stormer in the classic C2 instrumental style (and featuring occasional MC'ing from the man himself!). The 'c2RMX2' remix is just as devastating for the floor, but packs the emotional punch of retaining Greenspan's vocals and Geist's original chord progressions and melodies."

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