Browse by Label: INTERNASJONAL (NORWAY)

Artist:	WINDSURF
Title:	Coastlines
Label:	INTERNASJONAL (NORWAY)
Format:	CD
Price:	$17.00
Catalog #:	INT 001CD

This is the debut album by San Francisco producer duo, Windsurf -- Sorcerer's Daniel Judd and Hatchback's Sam Grawe. With a plethora of critically-acclaimed releases already under their own respective belts including their own solo debut albums for Tirk (Sorcerer) and Lo Recordings (Hatchback), Coastlines could well be hailed as a modern day "cosmic disco/slo-mo house" classic. "I'm unfortunately not very good at describing their music: Tangerine Dream's Edgar Froese meets Steely Dan?" says Internasjonal/Full Pupp label boss and Lindstrøm collaborator, Prins Thomas. In fact, Thomas was already doing remixes for both Daniel and Sam's solo projects before he even realized they were Windsurf. He put out their previously-digital Windsurf EP and more tracks and ideas led to this full release: "Their record was originally intended as the perfect pre-summer release, but I've got to say it suits the cool breeze of autumn just as perfectly. This album has been constantly on my ipod for a few months now and even though I might be biased, I know I'll be playing this the whole year (and next summer, too)." The album will be followed by the second 12" release Bird Of Paradise, backed by remixes from Studio and fellow Californian, The Beatbroker while Sam and Daniel have also managed to complete some seriously stunning and epic remixes for Shawn Lee, Low Motion Disco, Black Mustang and LCD Soundsystem. This is just the beginning of warm, laidback, slanted, fully-danceable synth jams.

Artist:	MARK E & DRAGON
Title:	Good Times
Label:	INTERNASJONAL (NORWAY)
Format:	12"
Price:	$12.00
Catalog #:	INT 003EP

"For their third release Internasjonal assembled a true champions league line-up. Mark E who used a razor for his own private edits long before he needed one for facial maintenance and also recently equally impressed with his very own productions on Running Back, showcases both sides of his talent with a radical re-work of Chic's 'Good Times.' It starts out rather dark with a gnarly bassline and slow stomping beats before some sensual swirling Rhodes chords ascend, blended with the original's chorus and manipulated with some slight filter magic, it all leaves you with a warm fuzzy feeling inside. Prins Thomas gets down to business with a faster percussive dub version that has a loose live funk feeling and great intense build-up. Fresh from their debut album the super hyped duo of Matt Edwards (Radio Slave) and Joel Martin aka Quiet Village create a hazy codeine-disco vibe with a laid-back percussive, gently swaying beat-loop mixed with psychedelic, soundtrack style atmospherics and dub antics."

Artist:	DISCODROMO
Title:	Cosmorama
Label:	INTERNASJONAL (NORWAY)
Format:	12"
Price:	$12.00
Catalog #:	INT 004EP

"Short about the label: a joint effort between Prins Thomas and Word And Sound -- the idea behind the label is to put out good music and not limiting ourselves to stick with a specific genre, instead opting to stay fresh and individual with each release going in every direction we feel. We're gonna be highlighting new talent, re-releasing some lesser known nuggets and certainly give you some dancefloor killers along the way to. From Japanese techno to California Kraut, just the way we like it... for our 4th release on Internasjonal we bring you Giacomo Garavelloni aka Discodromo. Reminding me both of some '90s lost tribal house record played on a Walkman with low batteries or even some of those equally good/weird '90s etno house tracks played by DJs such as Baldelli (yes, do check those late '80s and early '90s tapes to; they're amazing) anyway, I guess I was drawn to this track both because of its chugging quality (that's slow motion dancing for overweight people) and its unwillingness to try and fit in with most of today's new electronic music. Hopefully you'll like it as well. On remix duties you'll find Brennan Green which has spent more than a decade nurturing a sound of his own. On first listen, you might be a bit surprised but give it a second spin and see if you're not bought, just as me. As Carl Craig once said (something along the lines of) 'it's not what you put in but what you take out' I spent some time fooling around with the files to and with the help of a little cheesy drum sample -- voila! -- a third track completing the package -- now please go and buy this record so we can continue delivering you the good stuff."

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Artist:	CHACONA, NICK
Title:	Eagle City
Label:	INTERNASJONAL (NORWAY)
Format:	12"
Price:	$11.50
Catalog #:	INT 001EP