Browse by Label: FOUNDSOUND

Artist:	SOMEONE ELSE
Title:	Pen Caps And Colored Pencils
Label:	FOUNDSOUND
Format:	CD
Price:	$15.50
Catalog #:	FOUND 001CD

This is the debut full-length release by Philadelphia's Sean O'Neal (aka Someone Else), following several acclaimed EPs. Once his tracks became heavily played by the international trendsetting DJs we love so much, Someone Else turned himself into a producing machine and he pumped out a countless array of tracks that incorporate his unique sound design -- and with so many remixes under his belt, one might say he's the Armand van Helden of the minimal scene. Several of his tracks and remixes have been featured on mix CDs curated by DJs such as Richie Hawtin, Marco Carola, Steve Bug, Adam Beyer, Frank Lorber, and many others. Pen Caps And Colored Pencils is a 12-tracker that offers a more developed side of Someone Else. And whether it's mumbling, chanting or downright singing, his own voice is often disfigured and sparsely scattered throughout the album. Tracks like "Play It Kershaw" and "Threadbare Snare" offer a more stripped-down, tracky and DJ-friendly side of his goofball minimalism. "Pooty Call" is a dark and moving clickhouse gut-stretcher. "Funky Fromage" and "Mi Lápiz Es Amarillo" offer an electro side to the witty frolic. And ditties like "Family Unties" and "Oh Sean" (both CD only) dive deep into submerged dubby-ness and laid-back psychedelia. On Pen Caps And Colored Pencils, Someone Else finally brings his unique, organic, sampladelic style to CD for all electronic music fans, whether they're shaking their booty in a club or listening at home.

Artist:	ULTRAKURT
Title:	En Short EP
Label:	FOUNDSOUND
Format:	12"
Price:	$10.00
Catalog #:	FOUND 004EP

"Following up the first three vinyl releases by Foundsound's own Someone Else and Miskate, the time has come to present to you the French duo, Ultrakurt. Ultrakurt is Jean-Guillaume Cabanne (a.k.a. Cabanne) and David Glück (a.k.a. Glück and Spasm). Driven by their infinite hunger for silly, druggy sounds, the twosome have been partying, playing and promoting intermittently together since 1990. The A-side ('Carnadada') is a nine-minute, ultra-heady groove machine that gently drives and bubbles with snippy quirkiness, odd vocal scraps and a plunging bass-line -- an essential minimal DJ essential that borders the styles of vintage Perlon and hooks you in with calculated funk."

Artist:	PARRIS, BEN
Title:	Double Wimpfighter EP
Label:	FOUNDSOUND
Format:	12"
Price:	$10.00
Catalog #:	FOUND 005EP

"Foundsound is stoked to present the debut EP by another member of the Foundsound crew, Ben Parris -- along with a remix by Magda. Currently residing in Baltimore, Maryland, and co-organizer of the annual One.Twice:Festival and co-founder of Sonar's Treatment monthly (alongside 12k's Richard Chartier), Ben Parris has become well-known within our thriving music scene for his witty mind-set, outgoing personality and unstoppable party antics -- before now close friends with many international minimal artists you know and love. The A-Side ('Loose Impediments') is a nine-minute killer that will impel any minimal techno fiend to willingly and joyously shit his/her own pants while bouncing all over the dancefloor. Meticulously arranged for a DJ to mix with ease, the long-play track starts with a lengthy intro that drives grippingly through quirky percussive snippets, a bouncy bassline, the splattering and crunching of found sounds, boingy tones and gurgling voices -- which all finally carries you to a gritty synth pad that coincides tremendously with a druggy sunrise. The track is perfect for fans of vintage Perlon and Ricardo Villalobos. The B1 track ('Glotsback') is deep, ultra-minimal and gently goofy. On B2, Magda reworks 'Glotsback' into a tracky, electro-ish jammy-jam."

Artist:	FUSIPHORM
Title:	You Am I
Label:	FOUNDSOUND
Format:	12"
Price:	$10.00
Catalog #:	FOUND 006EP

"Who is Fusiphorm? He is Cyhl. He is Foundsound co-founder Cyhl Takerkart, and he is the identity responsible for the freakishly compelling new EP from Foundsound records. Though this is Fusiphorm's first vinyl release for Foundsound, he has already dropped a number of solidly original tracks and remixes for Unfoundsound, Foundsound and Plong! records. (Meanwhile, he is in the midst of completing new tracks for Sushitech Purple and Goosehound.) In keeping with the label's goofball aesthetic, Fusiphorm's debut release offers three thumping ditties fueled by the crumpling folds and crevices of processed sound design."

Artist:	HENNING, MARK
Title:	The Dog's Bollocks EP
Label:	FOUNDSOUND
Format:	12"
Price:	$10.00
Catalog #:	FOUND 007EP

"Foundsound is thrilled to present an essential 4-track EP by Mark Henning of London, England -- along with a remix by J. Hunsberger. The 'A1' side ('Bombay Kicks') is a stabbing dancefloor gem that parallels his Freude am Tanzen releases -- driving deeply with quirky synths, shuffly rhythms, goofy reverbs and bouncing blips. The 'A2' track offers a druggy DJ tool for the minimal connoisseur. J. Hunsberger is known for releases on labels like Revolver, Mutek, Cynosure and others. His remix for Foundsound is simplistic and obscure at the same time -- meanwhile maintaining Henning's heady playfulness."

Artist:	SOMEONE ELSE + MISKATE
Title:	Gullah Go-Go EP
Label:	FOUNDSOUND
Format:	12"
Price:	$10.00
Catalog #:	FOUND 008EP

"Collectively, they find great pleasure in gathering field recordings and found sounds, and then transforming them into some sort of idiosyncratic, conceptual techno. Foundsound-01 (Rip It Cookie Muenster EP) was the duo's debut release, and it garnered an ass-load of recognition for their new label, Foundsound. The couple returns with two dancefloor crushers that carry a soulful undertone while fueled predominantly by snippy samples of gullah vocals from USA's southern region. On the A-side -- 'Dee Gullah Go-Go' -- some funky-ass minimal house carries you through a collage of squeaky photo copy machines, ringing cell phones, clickity-clackity percussion, stabbing synths, along with brilliantly sliced and diced female vocals both spoken and sung -- causing your heart to bounce merrily around your chest until your slithery body is forced uncontrollably onto its feet. While still being just as druggy and reverb-heavy as other tracks that you may know from these two producers, this one offers a Chicago house undercurrent while remaining experimentally abstract and guaranteed to make a packed dancefloor scream. The B-side -- 'No Catfish (Whoop Whoop)' -- offers a tracky DJ tool for minimal techno DJs with a loopy, sub-heavy bassline and a snappy snare. This is another drugged-out crowd-pleaser to say the least."

Artist:	BAREM
Title:	Campo Madness EP
Label:	FOUNDSOUND
Format:	12"
Price:	$10.00
Catalog #:	FOUND 009EP

"Foundsound is brimming with glee to present to you the vinyl debut of Barem (aka Mauricio Barembuem). A young lad hailing from Buenos Aires, Argentina, Barem garnered much respect with his digital releases and remixes on Unfoundsound which continue to receive heavy play by hot shot DJs like Richie Hawtin, Magda, Someone Else and others. On A1 -- 'Campoloco' -- Barem jacks your body with tracky minimal goodness and calculated funk. On A2, Onur Özer from Istanbul, Turkey, (with releases on Freude am Tanzan and Vakant), reworks 'Campoloco' into a darker, more tonal head-trip with a druggy Latin undertone."

Artist:	MISKATE
Title:	Pharm Whacker
Label:	FOUNDSOUND
Format:	12"
Price:	$10.00
Catalog #:	FOUND 010EP

After a plethora of orgasmic releases on labels like Foundsound, Microcosm, Karloff, Einmaleins and Alphahouse, Miskate (real name Kate Iwanowicz) has made her mark with recent live performances around the world and an inimitable experimental techno sound intricately crafted with found sounds from various sources that range from a microphone in her hand to a movie on her screen. Miskate is a cofounder of the Foundsound label and a mastermind at making dancefloors blissfully squirm amidst her music's quirky eccentricity and rhythmic oddities. Miskate's latest two-track release, Pharm Whacker EP, is an inventive expansion of her playful and psychotropic approach to minimal dance music."

Artist:	PARRIS, BEN
Title:	The Dumbest EP Ever
Label:	FOUNDSOUND
Format:	12"
Price:	$10.00
Catalog #:	FOUND 011EP

After garnering plenty of hype with his 2005 debut Double Wimpfighter EP on Foundsound, Baltimore's Ben Parris returns with even more sophistication, more pizzazz, more wit, and an avant-garde sense of slapstick playfulness. He remains meticulous with his stripped-down percussion patterns while the Foundsound arrangements are more advanced than ever. On The Dumbest EP Ever, you get three bugged-out, goofo-rama minimal gems fit for both the big, big parties as well as the dingy afterhours -- plus you get a deep, heady, loopy remix by Butane of Alphahouse fame.

Artist:	FUSIPHORM
Title:	Yourspace EP
Label:	FOUNDSOUND
Format:	12"
Price:	$10.00
Catalog #:	FOUND 012EP

After the Foundsound co-founder garnered heaps of hype with his 2006 release You Am I on Foundsound, Fusiphorm went on to do a few other eccentrically heady EPs and remixes for labels like Plong!, Sushitech Purple and Tic Tac Toe. Now the Frenchman is back with Yourspace. This time around, Fusiphorm presents an even more sophisticated approach to minimal dance music with three tracks of stripped-down rhythms, snappy percussion and playful field recordings.

Artist:	SOMEONE ELSE
Title:	Lowdown Brittle EP
Label:	FOUNDSOUND
Format:	12"
Price:	$10.00
Catalog #:	FOUND 013EP

The Lowdown Brittle EP is a pre-release for Someone Else's full length, Pen Caps and Colored Pencils, featuring one track from the album along with remixes by Fusiphorm and Josh Wink. "Lowdown Brittle" is deep and groovy with a snazzy, funky bassline mixed with more chopped voices, reverbs, delays, squeaks, crunches, blips and bleeps. Fusiphorm reworks the deep and heady tune into a tracky, minimal DJ tool. Josh Wink's remix is nearly 12 minutes long -- driving with a minimal beat and layered percussion. Voices from the original are cut up, pitched, and heavily reverberated. A sweeping synth bassline rips your guts out.

Artist:	SOMEONE ELSE
Title:	Pen Caps And Colored Pencils
Label:	FOUNDSOUND
Format:	2LP
Price:	$18.00
Catalog #:	FOUND 014LP

Double LP version. This is the debut full-length release by Philadelphia's Sean O'Neal (aka Someone Else), following several acclaimed EPs. Once his tracks became heavily played by the international trendsetting DJs we love so much, Someone Else turned himself into a producing machine and he pumped out a countless array of tracks that incorporate his unique sound design -- and with so many remixes under his belt, one might say he's the Armand van Helden of the minimal scene. Several of his tracks and remixes have been featured on mix CDs curated by DJs such as Richie Hawtin, Marco Carola, Steve Bug, Adam Beyer, Frank Lorber, and many others. Pen Caps And Colored Pencils is a 12-tracker that offers a more developed side of Someone Else. And whether it's mumbling, chanting or downright singing, his own voice is often disfigured and sparsely scattered throughout the album. Tracks like "Play It Kershaw" and "Threadbare Snare" offer a more stripped-down, tracky and DJ-friendly side of his goofball minimalism. "Pooty Call" is a dark and moving clickhouse gut-stretcher. "Funky Fromage" and "Mi Lápiz Es Amarillo" offer an electro side to the witty frolic. And ditties like "Family Unties" and "Oh Sean" (both CD only) dive deep into submerged dubby-ness and laid-back psychedelia. On Pen Caps And Colored Pencils, Someone Else finally brings his unique, organic, sampladelic style to all electronic music fans, whether they're shaking their booty in a club or listening at home.

Artist:	EASY CHANGES
Title:	Caviar EP
Label:	FOUNDSOUND
Format:	12"
Price:	$10.00
Catalog #:	FOUND 016EP

Russia's Easy Changes (aka Sil and Denis Guttersnipe) return with their second EP on Foundsound, offering another three-tracker doused with hypnotic surprises, quirky rhythms, psychedelic sound-play and gritty found sounds. "Caviar" is a long-play slow-builder that bounces through an array of quirky sounds with a watery bassline, plunging tones, detuned melodies, tickity-tackity percussion and funny rhythms. "Dirty Flat" is a groovy, uppity party-starter with a happy, walking bassline, shuffly percussion and brain-tickling grit. "Smolensk" is a deep and experimental after-hours gem. Easy changes are special.

Artist:	SOMEONE ELSE
Title:	Pen Caps Remixed
Label:	FOUNDSOUND
Format:	12"
Price:	$10.00
Catalog #:	FOUND 017EP

Following up the Pen Caps and Colored Pencils full-length album by Someone Else, this is Pen Caps Remixed, featuring album tracks remixed by Losoul, Barem and Easy Changes. Barem reworks the funky, stripped-down minimal tune into a crafty, groovy, Kraftwerk-y electro-ditty. Easy Changes turn it into a bouncy dancefloor-burner with a psychedelic sound-play. Losoul revamps it into a quirky, swingy, nine-minute long-play with a touch of Matthew Herbert-esque dexterity. Remixes are fun!

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