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GBR 035LP
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Working his mellow magic on the Growing Bin Records, Sorcerer entertains your inner child with eight tracks of instrumental west coast pop suitable for dancing, dreaming and surfing a wave or two. While Basso sat in a Teutonic treehouse, feeding his head with the sounds of the woodland, Dan Judd danced on the sands of San Francisco's Baker Beach. Stretching between them, like the world's longest tin can radio, was the Dream Chimney. This legendary forum, run by Ryan Bishop, better known as The Beat Broker, helped to launch a thousand labels, and the Growing Bin is one of them -- all hail the Chim! Here, Dan, naturally mystic in his Sorcerer guise, satisfies all your sensory needs with a Kinder Surprise of sweet melodies, coastal cool and playful rhythms inspired by his children's earliest responses to music. Following his feelings and avoiding overthinking, he creates open, enticing and accessible cuts; each living and breathing that mellow magic you only get on the West Coast. Kids World kicks into gear with the spheric bass of "2000 Studio", a bouncy embodiment of that spacious San Francisco sound. There's a nod to nu disco but the dreamy dubiness takes the track much deeper, especially as those surf guitars start to detune in the summer heat. The breezy fretwork continues on "Disco Drums", topping a wriggling groove tailor made for the terrace. Shades of rave refract through a healing crystal at the midpoint, encouraging al fresco dancing from sunrise to sunset. Sorcerer gets into the groove of "Bahia Brothers" rolling that rubberized B-line out of his own Paradise Garage before putting the top down for the carefree Balearic pop of "Spray Paint". The B-side glides into being via the night dubbing grooves of "Fire Feel", a reverb laden journey though glassy tones, off beat perx and gorgeous chord progressions. Next up, the new wave inspired "Crunchy" translates Sheffield's daring synth pop into a wide-eyed blast of psychedelic house, boosting our mana ahead of the loose limbed and light footed "First Wave". Ringing guitars reference Ghanaian highlife, shimmering in the heat haze as Dan funks up the drum kit ready for the broken beat and blissed out energy of sundowning set closer "Escape Route".
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BEWITH 033LP
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2018 release. Be With Records present the first ever vinyl issue of Sorcerer's Neon Leon, originally released in 2009. A continuation of his kaleidoscopic sun-dappled cosmic-disco, Neon Leon was the much-loved CD-only album by Sorcerer (Californian Dan Judd, one half of Windsurf with Hatchback). Remastered. Double gatefold package with freshly updated artwork throughout.
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BEWITH 032LP
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2018 release. Be With Records present the first ever vinyl issue of Sorcerer's White Magic, originally released in 2007. A perfect summer record, White Magic was the lauded CD-only debut album by Sorcerer (Californian Dan Judd, one half of Windsurf with Hatchback). Back in summer 2007, this majestic set gently nestled itself into the Balearic soundtrack-to-summer slot for many, making him a household name for cosmic disco heads alongside the likes of Lindstrøm, Metro Area, Todd Terje, Mudd, Studio, and Quiet Village. In the intervening years, exceptional producers have created vibrant variations on the dreamy, dubby, melodic nu-disco theme. Happily, the emergence of such luminaries as Jex Opolis, Harvey Sutherland, Suzanne Kraft, Tornado Wallace, et al has only served to make the master -- Sorcerer -- sound ever more brilliant and vital. Utilizing his array of guitars, drum machines, synths, and trusty MPC, the loved-up Sorcerer sound inspires halcyon memories of warm days, endless sunsets and pure youthful abandon. Influenced by surf, '80s dance pop, acid-R&B, space jazz, krautrock, disco, dub, and AM radio gold, his music maps a tour through a uniquely Californian lifestyle. Yet when music so vividly captures a vibe and a feeling, it can make writing about it appear almost redundant. Instead, to glean the full color of what your turntable will soon gratefully radiate. Remastered by Simon Francis. Pressed on heavyweight double vinyl. Presented in a deluxe gatefold jacket with freshly commissioned artwork throughout from original designer Rich Robinson; Edition of 500.
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TIRK 026CD
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White Magic is the debut full-length album from the Bay Area's Sorcerer (Daniel Judd), who delivers an '80s electro-pop, disco, psychedelia, Krautrock (think Kraftwerk, Can) influenced masterpiece comparable to Lindstrøm, Metro Area, Mudd and Quiet Village. Fusing the mystic moods of dawn mist with the power of riding the perfect pipeline, Sorcerer conjures brimstone from guitars, casts spells with drum machines, spooks out synthesizers, and mesmerizes fragments of sampled sound with his MPC. Influenced by surf music, '80s dance pop, space jazz, Krautrock, disco, dub, and A.M. radio gold, his music presents a tour through a uniquely Californian lifestyle. His sounds inspire memories -- they may not even be your own -- of warm days and feeling free. Ultimately Sorcerer believes that happiness is sometimes just a chord change away. This is music that will bring smiles and finger snaps.
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TIRK 027EP
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White Magic is the debut album from California native Daniel Saxon Judd, aka Sorcerer. This 12" is a sampler for the album. Influences on the Sorcerer sound include disco, early electronic music (Tangerine Dream, etc.), '80s electro-pop, psychedelia, Krautrock and '70s-style "smooth music" like Steely Dan, ELO and Fleetwood Mac.
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