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From a 4x5m room stacked with vinyl, ashtrays, magazine drafts, and semi-functional synths, "Stompin n Risin" rises again -- reincarnated but not revised. Originally a spontaneous ritual from the days of blunted dreaming and one-eye-open ambition, this track first snuck into the world under a different name (Jacobite Fool, courtesy of those tasteful Belgians at International Feel) and went on to become a cult curio. Now, it's back -- rebuilt with the very same machines that once hummed beside the mattress, but still left to run wild like they used to. The rest of the EP stays close to that spirit: music as lived experience, jammed with friends, lovers, and ex-boyfriends (literally). "Lucy's Electricity" is a shimmering daydream, born from a jam with Daniele Labbate, recharged by a whirlwind wedding, and soundtracked by a bittersweet guitar line courtesy of the groom's bride's ex. A track for walking into churches -- or out of time entirely. A personal favorite of the artist, and maybe the only funeral anthem with this much static joy. One takes things inward -- made with the Moog One for open-air yoga sessions during the era of no-dancing-but-still-dreaming. It's a sundappled, slow-motion dancefloor where breath and bass align. "Love 2" Love closes the circle: an unearthed jam with long-time collaborator and platonic supermodel Hanne Uekermann, revived from hard drive purgatory and infused with new life. A love song to the music, the moments, and the friendship behind it. This record isn't just a collection of tracks. It's a lived-in photo album, a soft pulse through oceanic memory, a reminder that all sound comes from life, and maybe all life comes from sound.
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Inexplicably, yet true, Lexx has never appeared in any way, shape, or form on International Feel recordings -- until now. And it's been worth the wait. Into the Stream is one of the finest endeavors of the Zurich record hound, DJ, musical mastermind, and Balearic baron to date. Bespoke for International Feel, it feels like a comforting blanket for hard times. Inspired by early '90s electronica and serene landscapes, the title track embodies those magical moments just before sunset on warm summer days -- a light breeze carrying the sweet scent of earth as you cycle past a peaceful herd of white, black, and brown sheep moving in unison. Revisiting stages of faith and devotion of one of the favorite bands of nearly every 1980s teenager, and using their formal vocabulary after a deep dive into their rich discography, Lexx delivers a respectful nod and a heartfelt bow, one that is not only a question of lust, but simply irresistible. Last, but not least, Abun-dance is a celebration of life and love. It manages to tap into the stream and discover the true abundance of the (Balearic) bliss that surrounds us.
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IFEEL088 is a split remix 12" that stitches together two albums, two projects, and a collection of kindred spirits who understand the delicate art of sonic transformation. Charlie Charlie (the Swedish duo of Chords and Bella Boo) have been long-time admirers of Mondag, ever since their ears first met the melancholic splendor of Sad Soup. When it came time to create "Save Us," they had one request: a sax solo from Kristian (of Mondag fame). A beautiful idea, but as the fates (and studio schedules) would have it, the horns never made it onto the album. Fast forward, and what began as a missed opportunity has now come full circle. Mondag, still taken with "Save Us," took matters into their own hands and offered up a remix -- a shimmering, unexpected rework of a track that already carried so much weight. Charlie Charlie obliged. And, because there's no such thing as too much of a good thing, Bella Boo herself offers a tight and nimble edit, while Gerd Janson drapes the track in an ambient mist for those more horizontally inclined. Hypernatural exists in some liminal space between waking life and dreamstate, it makes sense that its remixes should play with perspective. The trio -- Dan Whitford (Cut Copy), Mirko Vogel, and Mike Gamwell (a.k.a. Knightlife) -- crafted their album between the Swedish coast and the Scottish highlands, capturing the sublime and the surreal in equal measure. Now, it's time to hand things over to new guides. Mike Gamwell himself steps up, delivering a fresh take that bends and stretches time, while Gerd Janson follows, offering another piece for the puzzle -- one that slots seamlessly into the hazy, transportive nature of the Hypernatural sound. One record, two projects, three perspectives, and infinite interpretations.
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Île Flottante is Mr. Beatnick´s fifth album, following 2023's Joy In Variation (including the notorious cover of "Love on a Real Train") and his well-received off-beat collaboration with London-based avant-garde agitator Richard Greenan -- Coasty -- this is his first contribution to the International Feel trademark. Probably best known for some big deep house revivalist tunes circa 2013 on the now dormant Don't Be Afraid record label, Beatnick now converts that aural quality and dimensionality into the Balearic system. Île Flottante takes its name from the tastiest French pudding of Mr. Beatnick's childhood holidays. The name, also a jeux de mots -- floating island -- hinting at the album's inspirations and sense of identity, as a danceable soundtrack to a fictional island. Explored with high intensity and over a yearlong process, the sounds of the well-worn, but never-failing Balearic universes were a mind-expanding influence. Think of genre staples like Software, Manuel Goettsching, Mark Barrott, Len Leise, Don Carlos, Gaussian Curve, Joan Bibiloni, or Yasuaki Shimuzu. Île Flottante tries its very hardest to avoid being any one thing in particular. At one point, it is a gentle beach walk accompanied by polyrhythmic drum plod and flourishes of Guzheng. At another, the infamous James Yancey septuplet swing is repurposed against a marimba melody that wouldn't be out of place in one of Link's forest adventures. Elsewhere, there are the bellows of distant whales, touches of Italian dream house and a splash of vintage madchester, all working to create a space that feels both familiar and loaded with well-worn tropes, but with its own quirky sense of personality, facets which are often attributed to Mr. Beatnick's holistic b-boy approach. This is his understanding of a Balearic (b-boy) stance. Just with a float instead of a freeze.
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Calabra are London based duo DJ Toni Rossano and musician Neil Simons. Having hung out as teenagers in the Midlands, the friends went on to pursue different musical paths in the capital. Neil has engineered, mixed and produced a wide variety of artists whilst Toni, a DJ/Producer, was part of the pirate soul explosion as Blackbeard in the noughties and currently dabbles under the Gospel guise as The Showfa. Now many moons later, the idea for Calabra was born during fuzzy after-party hours on the pebbles of a brisk Brighton beach and is the musical yearning for adventures on warmer Balearic shores. Sunshine inspired beats and melodic guitars lead a cast of analogue synths, percussion, fender bass, oboe and voices all lovingly colored by '70s art rock, new age, folk and inspired Ghanaian high life. Picked up by Gerd Janson, the Calabra EP features four debut tracks. The leading "Mazzara Return" has a midtempo Balearic-like feel with lead guitar, house-up styled beats and electronica inspired atmospherics. Followed by the sci-fi synth driven "Half Baked" with melodic Spanish guitar riffs and sequenced synthesizers for that old skool analogue sounding thrill! "Hustle" launches with a rolling live played bass and synth line on top of the guitar chill-out like licks fused with congas, bongos and cowbell rhythm courtesy of Yam Who percussionist Des Morgan. "Respiro," the EP's grand finale introduces, vocalist and songwriter Penelope Rossano and is a folk/jazz style ballad showcasing not only a poetic gentle beauty in the song but also her own oboe composition to make a perfect book ending with the bonus of an instrumental added for measure for this debut EP on International Feel.
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John Mayer band member and studio guru called Basso, the "ECM of chill wave," is best known for his label Growing Bin and probably even more so for the online record shop of the same name. He is one of those miraculous figures in music or record culture who can be called a true believer. Helplessly addicted to collecting music nonstop (hence Growing Bin) from all corners of the spectrum and with an uncanny knack of finding precious little diamonds, where others only assume slop, his shop features everything from original trance tapes to fake reggae and plain private press folly. Much to the pleasure of his devoted customers and even more so to the nickel nursers who use his website for window shopping and go bargain hunting in the dusty canyons and wide plains of the internet. Unfair, you might think, because knowledge like that comes with a commitment. Sitting in Trees for International Feel is a sampling demonstration of this commitment. Devotees of his previous compiling efforts Proper Sunburn (Music For Dreams) and Lucky Are Those Who Hear The Birds Sing (Growing Bin), know what to expect: some of the best songs you have never heard before, some you would probably never hear without this and even some that you did not know you would even like. Even self-proclaimed record diggers might not recognize more than "Mystery Voice" by smooth jazz new agers Dancing Fantasy. It is a world of merry music that pretty much is boundary- and genre-free and includes sunshine stepper like Beau Michael's "Move Away." Patrick Jahn's and Erobique's previously unreleased "Moonlight Shuffle" (the soundtrack to a lost Schimanski Tatort) and Christian Ch. Kneisel's impossible-to-find Balearic digi gem "Jungle Connection." All contextualized, explained and wonderfully described with meticulous liner notes by the king of record descriptions himself: Basso. Also featuring Edwin Schimscheimer, Peak Of Normal, Beau Michael, Summer Vee, and Ikee Largo.
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Ruffy's back with a new four track EP Casita Más Alta and it's a love letter to Ibiza -- as he takes us on an alternative tour of his favorite parts of the pine-covered island. The title track opens slowly, spaced out with motifs and pads washing in like an incoming tide, before charging headlong to the beach with a thumping kick and distorted keyboard solo. In contrast, we get a more sundown feel with "Cala Vedella," soaking up the forest breeze and sounding like The Art of Noise but fed through a modulator and left to float in the iciest pitcher of 7Up. Meanwhile, the rolling congas and percussive synths of "Las Cicadas" take us deep into tribal territory, Lost Woods style. The EP closes out with "Niu Blau," built on beautifully optimistic choir pads and steel pan sounds, and the evening could just go on forever, especially if you've taken any of those power ups. It might be an homage to Ibiza and the Balearics, but seen through the Ruf Dug prism, there's always something new to discover.
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Marco Vella and Anth Wendt step up to International Feel with a five-track EP of Balearic-tinged bliss for their first collaborative release as Other Mother. There's definitely something in the air round the Adelaide Hills. Longtime friends Marco (aka Body Corp) and Anth (aka Oisima) finally got together in Anth's studio after the pandemic and the result is Numero Uno an EP of laidback synth guitar and drum machine workouts mixing 303 riffs and sunsets for a supremely low-slung vibe. After cruising around the Hills in the day the pair worked on tracks by night and their carefree days soaking up the sun shines through. Opening track "About Time" sets a steady pace with its lush delayed guitars slow-rising acid melody and hefty sub perfect for Sunday pub garden appreciation. A side closer "Zwang!" drops the tempo but brings the percussion into focus for another masterclass in tension and release with interwoven 303s and dub feedback. Side B keeps the beach-side atmos flowing with guitar licks working around sumptuous synth chords for "Anyway, Music" -- a song that's the ultimate soundtrack understated parts fitting together seamlessly in service to the feeling and belying the technique required. "Lost In The Forest" makes use of expansive ambient pads synth riffs and shakers to evoke a sense of wonder sunlight coming through the trees. The EP concludes with "Where's The Fifty" a dreamy piece of drum synth phrases and 303 interplay that perfectly characterizes Marco and Anth's collaboration -- two musicians and producers playing to serve the song. They write elements that combine for a harmonious whole greater than the sum of its parts.
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The Croatian production powerhouse and disco boogie impresario steps up to International Feel, and takes a left turn into deep space with a new six-track release, Pulsar Diaries. Ilija's discography stretches back to 2003, and over those 20 years he's packed it full with albums, versions, remixes and singles. His releases are often perfectly-penned love letters to '80s boogie, electro and disco, and like postcards from an old flame. On Pulsar Diaries, Ilija delivers a panoramic collection of spaced-out synths and drum machine grooves, dedicated to the planet and our place in the universe. The A side opens up with the blissful, weightless pads of the title track, before it breaks out into filtered stabs over a minimal b-boy bounce. "Delphic Expanse" ebbs and flows like a lunar eclipse, sounding like a futuristic version of Key-Matic's "Breaking In Space", all uprock rhythms and syrupy synth horns as it spins off beyond the asteroid belt. Side A closes out with "Blackburn Tales", a suspenseful and spacious electro rhythm packed with strings and 303 squelch, which you might call anti-gravity acid, if you were so inclined. Side B picks up the tempo with "Fourth Amendment", perfect for the space station discotheque with its sweeping bass filters and ice-cold synth melodies hovering in orbit. "Farewell Theme" takes an introspective moment, slowing the pace to a cosmic 90 bpm and inviting a certain cinematic feel to proceedings. "Ursa Major" is ablaze with cascading drum fills, bubble-wrapped bass riffs and bright synth chords that sparkle like city lights underneath a re-orbiting satellite. Pulsar Diaries is part soundtrack to space travel, part meditation on the human condition, part deep-burning dancefloor dynamo.
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Hot on the heels of 2022's Mermaids reissue retrospective, Hull's deep listening house forerunners return: this time revisiting a pair of originals as well as previously unreleased versions. It's testament to the depth of feeling that Steve Cobby and David McSherry can conjure, that these tracks sound as potent and impactful as they did when they first came out -- and not just for the dance. Throughout their 30+ years, the Yorkshire duo have produced ten albums amid many more collaborations, and transformed the remix into an artform, putting their fingerprints on everyone from Busta Rhymes to The Orb to Radiohead. This EP collection finds them at the full scope of their powers: from disembodied mood music, to tripped-out dubby beats and raw house sessions for the club. The title track "Subtle Body" sounds like it drifted in through the window in the middle of a snowy night. Its layered chimes, looped delay feedback and floaty chords (played on a Wurlitzer Electronic Piano that Steve bought from Bill Nelson), mark it out as an enduring piece of ambient music, and a favorite for film-makers, able to soundtrack both haunted memories and afterparty comedowns with finesse. It precedes an unreleased instrumental version of "Nightfall" from Fila Brazillia's 2002 album Jump Leads, and as an instrumental, the chunky electro bass and mix of ephemeral tones and bird-like chirrups are brought clearly into focus. The attention to detail is what makes Fila Brazillia's sound palette so rich, and Nightfall a certified smokers' anthem. On the B side, the tempo and temperature rises, and you're treated to "The Light Of Jesus", a favorite from Fila Brazillia's 1994 debut LP, Old Codes: New Chaos. Atop a bumping house groove, the song weaves together smooth organ pads and electrified guitar licks with syrupy bass and gospel-tinged exaltations from Charles Bukowski. The EP rounds out with "Room '96", a live house jam from Hull's Room nightclub, and a veritable time capsule back to the halcyon '90s rave days, when the lights were still on, everyone was home, and anything seemed possible. The songs here on Subtle Body might be a window into a time long past, but they remain in the present: and as long as bodies seek pleasure, and dancers want to keep going til sunrise, Fila Brazillia will endure, and soundtrack those moments for you to get lost in.
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Running Back regular Feater aka Daniel Meuzard puts his newly transplanted studio through its paces for the first time since relocating from Vienna, swapping out the bustle of the city for the fresh mountain breeze of the West Alps. The Positive People EP proves that a change is as good as a rest, as the wide-open nature not only had some rejuvenating effects on the creative process -- it also gave Feater some room in his head to ponder questions about nature, nurture, and whether our inner morality is externally programmed. The taut jazz funk of opening track "Coding" springs into action like the montage music of a lost '70s TV show, while the title track "Positive People" plays on the ambiguity of its title, with cascading synth notes, tastefully dubby 303 stabs, and an Afro-Cuban drum figure that forms the foundation for a spaced-out dancefloor workout. It's a combo of tracks that should appeal to chat room moderators and serotonin programmers alike. "Expensive Zeit" kicks off sounding like grime maverick XTC had been brought up on Murder Capital electro rather than East London garage -- before it morphs into a bumpin' electrofunk and percussion session, with its sights set firmly on an aquatic worm hole. The EP rounds out with "Decline All Cookies", which breaks out of a flanged-out half-time drum n' effects intro to reveal a lush chord progression, flipping a soul jazz piano mood into a trippy slice of modern instrumental funk. Can man be the master of his own destiny? It seems with this change of location and musical direction, Feater might just have figured out the answer.
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Manchester producer, DJ, and dancefloor spirit guide Ruf Dug gets fruity on his Korg DW8000, for this homage to Manctalo pioneers Red Laser Disco who have revitalized the Italo sound over the last decade. Given that Ruffy lives on the same street as Red Laser head honcho "Il Bosco" it's unsurprising that his latest release is heavily influenced by his noisy neighbor's antics. Manctalo Beach has gone through several versions over the years to arrive, like a chilled Bianco, at the crisp beauty you hear today. Packed with chunky bass arpeggios, pixelated pitch-bent melodies and freeze-frame drum fills, the A-side conjures images of coastline sunsets and waterski waves. Meanwhile on the flip, the bonus beats proceed in a more dubbed disco direction, with acres more space, cascading delays and tripped-out breakdowns. One for your speedboat.
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Manchester's Balearic synth provocateur Ruf Dug teams up with Private Joy for a sizzling slice of laidback street soul -- if the streets were lined with palm trees, that is. Ruffy admits to not having any recollection of making the beat, which adds to the sundrenched, day-dream quality. Modulated pads evaporate in the heat haze, while a synth saxophone riff dances on the breeze, all setting the scene for a tropically-tinged marimba and a piano solo that respectfully nods to Vladimir Cosma's Sentimental Walk. When Gerd enquired about a possible vocal, Ruffy reached out to Private Joy, who sings like the fate of the track was entwined with her own, and it elevates the track to a whole other soulful level. In true '90s tradition, Ruffy delivers an alternate reggae mix for the flip, putting an off-beat bump to the track, while the instrumental versions shine a light on Ruffy's pitch-perfect production, and provide plenty of ammunition for acapellas of all sorts.
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Rome's own disco wizard L.U.C.A. aka Francesco De Bellis is back for his second LP Terra, hot on the heels of his Venus 12" EP earlier in 2022. In this far-reaching album, the Edizioni Mondo founder explores the deteriorating relationship between man and nature, and the dire consequences. The album is split into two themes -- part one is "Consacrazione (Consecration)" and side two is "Coscienza (Conscience)" -- as L.U.C.A. charts a trip through mankind's psychic universe, and imagines worlds beyond our physical dimension. The opening composition "Cities" is an up-tempo number that slowly comes into focus, as dreamy drum machines emerge from the urban bustle, before settling into a soulful groove as keyboard, upright bass and guitar figures dance across bright percussion. As it builds up a head of steam, the piece gives way to an ambient, tribal breakdown, which is also echoed in the following song, "Drum Talk". This second tune sets up in a fourth world dreamscape of drums, synths, and abstracted echo effects, and is peppered with word fragments from the bush of ghosts. By the time we've reached the third track, "Congiunzione" sounds like travelling at singularity speed, beaming in from a future where human consciousness and gaia can finally dance on a cosmic plain. Part two of Terra details how revelation of the spirit can guide the mind, as "Time Spirals" rises out of a drum motif with a nod to classic ragas, as a disembodied voice asks questions on the nature of corporeality. The sound design is just as front and center as the sitar and fretless bass, and the song gives way to a richly-layered soup that sounds like the vast space between atoms. It's this shift from composition to ambience that is the dynamic core of Terra, giving L.U.C.A. plenty of space to showcase his next-level audio and arranging skills. Midway through part two, "Giallo Assoluto" begins with reverb tails and choral voices before expanding in brightness and texture until the audio field is practically levitating your hi-fi speakers, vibrating them with drones, twinkling keys and shards of digital noise. The closing composition "Ritorno al Domani" is a perfect balance of optimism and mystery. Tension and release collapse in on themselves as waves of ambient pads crescendo and then break over stretched-out sonic turbulence, before reversed synths bring the listener to a closing door, and the end of the journey.
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Not much is known about the German session musician ensemble Studiogruppe 1 from the '70s and '80s. It's believed that the grandfather of one member, known only as V.S., originally soundtracked silent films in theaters -- although that hasn't been proved. Studiogruppe 1 never rose to prominence in the heyday of studio groups and library records, but it certainly wasn't due to lack of trying. Although it's unknown who the individual members of Studiogruppe 1 were, it's clear they could find a groove within the machines. It appears the sessions were also engineered by V.S., and there's plenty of space between the notes, which lends a heady atmosphere of anticipation to the music. Just close your eyes and you will find that the music triggers many scenes from the movies in your mind. Take the opener "Dunkler Sonnenaufgang", for example. Waves lap on the shore line of an alternate Coney Island, while the sound system of an abandoned amusement park plays arpeggios in the distance. "Errinungen" could complement expansive panoramic time-lapses of natural cycles and rolling clouds. The track "Wenn Der Tiefe Schlaf Kommt", might accompany a documentary on REM dream cycles and flotation tanks. "Sonnentanz" raises the temperature, as act III in every movie narrative should, as protagonists rush to overcome their challenges. "Ein Neuer Anfang" would perfectly soundtrack the plot twist of any number of thrillers, film noirs, or sci-fi mysteries. Album closer "War Alles Nur Ein Traum" could supplement slow-motion shots of dawning realization, foreshadowing a betrayal or a cliffhanger. V.S. and Studiogruppe 1 have condensed the evocative sounds of the '80s into something of an art form. Bringing to mind the lilting melodies and melancholy chord movements of Tangerine Dream, Vangelis, or Manuel Göttsching, Studiogruppe 1 manage to capture widescreen emotional flash points without the need for celluloid, or barely any visual aid, for that matter. These tracks work just as well in the furnace of your imagination or a dark room filled with dry ice and lasers.
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Hypernatural, comprises of Dan Whitford, better known as one of the pillars of Melbourne heavyweights Cut Copy, Mirko Vogel, the engineer extraordinaire who has recorded for Modular and Room40, and Mike Gamwell, also known as Knightlife, who's racked up several releases on Cut Copy's own Cutters Records. You could say their roots are in Melbourne, Australia, but it seems unfair to pinpoint the trio to any specific location. That's because their sound lies somewhere deep in misty forests, or half-remembered dreams and subconscious wells of ancestral emotion. The transformative power of these seven tracks was no accident however. The music was pieced together during two trips -- one to the remote Swedish coast and another to the Scottish Highlands. The three producers used a set of guidelines that allowed each of them to compose and arrange tracks separately yet collectively, like a connected Oblique Strategy. They took inspiration from the stark beauty of their natural surroundings, which had a huge effect on the music they were making. The resulting tracks inhabit a world of their own, full of shimmering arpeggios and drifting pads, taut drums and sound effects. The opening track "Longboat" cruises into view with white noise washes and galley master rhythms, conjuring Old Norse battleships and a sense of sailing the open sea, destination unknown. The single "Stormfront" is a depth-charged deep house burner, bristling with atmospheric energy and rolling like thunder. Hypernatural particularly succeeds in its world-building, and there's a cohesion to the tracks despite their many differences in tempo and style. "Spirit Walk" joins marimbas with modular pulses, as well as slide guitar and snappy shakers, to bring out some Ry Cooder swagger. "Unknown Caller" taps into the phone line at the speed of 5G, sending breakbeats down the wire on a cold calling mission to recruit ravers for the next after hours. Both "Changing Tides" and "New Dawn" slow down time to an introspective moment, a catch of the breath, the witness to a beautiful moment. Album closer "Valley" harks back to classic rave-era ambient, an avalanche of optimism down a majestic mountainside. Hypernatural evokes panoramic vistas and serene countryside, and you could certainly imagine it soundtracking a hike along coastal hills, or a field at a festival. But it also resides beyond the pastoral, finding a home in airport departure lounges and autobahn service stations, until it eventually settles down inside you -- even without the headphones on.
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International Feel welcomes Jolly Mare. Hailing from Italy and being a well-versed producer. Multi-instrumentalist and passionate DJ, his first release on the rekindled label sees him delving deep into the mystical and magical realms of vintage synthesizers, drum machines, and effect units. Sounding like a one-man band from the late '70s conferring with a studio wizard from the 2020s, it has all the components of a cosmic or Balearic master thesis: traces of krautrock, Italian pop sensibilities, dance rhythms, cosmic curveballs, and capturing chants. The single Vivo melds those ingredients and is just the first bite in an extraordinary Omakase.
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The International Feel label is back from an extended meditation. Well-rested and with a cornucopia of new ideas and records, IFeel announce the debut album from Charlie Charlie as the starting shot. Little Things is the brainchild of Gabriella Borbély alias Bella Boo and Jens Resch better known as Chords. Born on a beach in Southern California instead of their hometown Stockholm, it is exactly what you would hope for such a record to be: pop music that is informed by hippie or counter culture and by a Balearic ethos (hence the International Feel address) that is free of blinkered definitions. In equal parts, the duo's ten songs take the listener through honey dripping R&B, while respelling that certain Californian recording studio sound aesthetic, revisit vintage yacht rock and pop tropes as well as they are reflecting dance music influences in a broken, yet gold framed mirror. Most of all, it's like a day dream that you don't want to end. To quote the label's Italian friends from Edizioni Mondo: "good listening experience!" Charlie is Gabriella Borbély -- also known as Stockholm's deep house virtuoso Bella Boo. Charlie is Jens Resch -- also known as prodigious producer/musician Chords. The two Charlies met on a beach in Southern California and immediately decided to write a song together. That first track was built on the sampled sounds of a rusty drainpipe. Charlie fired up a dusty ARP Odyssey and played a woozy solo over the drainpipe beats, then the other Charlie did the same, using that same legendary '70s analog synth. When they realized the two separately recorded solos played together in perfect harmony, they knew they had to keep heading down their newly found, shared musical path. Charlie & Charlie have since continued making music together, describing their common process as liberating, free-flowing, genre-less. Little Things, their debut album, is made up of tracks recorded in Los Angeles and Stockholm, using that very same ARP as well as pianos, electric guitars and machines like the Prophet 6, the Juno-106 and the Syncussion SY-1. Vocal contributions come from the Charlies themselves as well as friends like Mapei and Julimar Santos.
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IFEEL 071EP
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The 71st release on International Feel is not only the wake-up-call from the label's well-deserved lull, but also the constitution of Charlie Charlie. Consisting of Gabriella Borbély alias Bella Boo and Jens Resch better known as Chords, their genesis didn't happen in their home port Stockholm, but on a beach in Southern California -- and the music kid of gives it away, too. "Save Us" takes a sun bath in pop melodies with infectious vocals of Mapei and a cabriolet ride on the proverbial highway, while "Charly" is its instrumental counterpart that would sound good on any beach on this planet and was to be expected on a label like International Feel. Balearic on a meta-level and soon to be experienced in full album mode.
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IFEEL 070EP
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Mark Barrott: "For a long time after The Pathways Of Our Lives (2017), I didn't feel like making music . . . I went back to Uruguay for the first time in a long while, walked in the Arboretum Lussich and sat by the ocean . . . eventually realised I'm a musician, not a philosopher and got back to work . . . In the meantime, one thing having a break has taught me, is that music is not about being clever or relevant, it's about self-expression and connection, an escape for both the maker and listener from everyday homogeny."
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IFEEL 069EP
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Following his "mini-masterpiece" in 2017 (IFEEL 064CD/LP), LA musician Scott Gilmore returns to International Feel with Another Day. The uplifting "Electric Gestures" is the first of the four dreamy soundscapes. Setting the tone, it drifts through with tight yet subtle percussion. A melancholic twist ensues with the melodic string number "Things Forgotten". Next up, "Lately" follows suit blending emotive keys with thoughtful strings, which lead onto the hopeful and hypnotic chords of "Another Day". Gilmore combining elements of '70s underground psychedelia, kosmische, and library music.
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IFEEL 068EP
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Mark Barrott on the release: "In 2016 I released Cascades (IFEEL 053EP). François K got in touch with some very kind words about the track and offered to remix it, initially in surround for his 2016 show at the Ministry of Sound and later on in stereo. Here it is. It's deep and luscious. Enveloping and all encompassing. A melted chocolate fountain of warmth and joy minus Augustus Gloop."
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IFEEL 067LP
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From their base in Los Angeles, intrepid musical voyagers Pharaohs have imagined a place far from the city for their first stand-alone release on International Feel. "While we were working on this record I was reading a book Crossings by surfer journalist Michael Kew," says Pharaohs co-founder Sam Cooper. "A lot of the music was inspired by his travels in the South Pacific, his imagery, the way he talked about places and how there were still undiscovered places in the world. I was immersing myself in this tropical island world. I guess this is my idea of what I'd want to hear if I was out there." Filled with irregular rhythms played on peculiar percussion, with shades of Eno's work with Jon Hassell, guitar lines and muted saxophone drift in and out of focus, while exotic sounding synthesizers carry much of the melody. Sam met fellow Pharaohs co-founder Ale Cohen in Amoeba Music and the pair, who each play guitar and synth, started jamming in 2007/08. Two more members were added. Diego Herrera, who also records as Suzanne Kraft, was an original member and although his relocation now prevents him from joining the regular jams, some of his playing can be heard on this album, notably its first track "Muddy Middle Of Nowhere". Fourth member, Casey Butler, aka Stellar Rahim, studied composition at CalArts where his mentor and teacher was renowned avant-garde and free jazz trumpeter/composer Wadada Leo Smith. He is also a member of the CalArts Gamelan Orchestra. Originally conceived by Test Pressing's Paul Byrne, International Feel's mini-album series has established itself in a space somewhere between worldbeat, Balearic, and library music. Following releases in the series by Len Leise (IFEEL 049LP, 2015), CFCF (IFEEL 051LP, 2016), Shelter (IFEEL 061LP, 2017), Wolf Muller & Cass (IFEEL 054LP, 2016), In Oeland offers a mature and heady mix of diverse influences that displays the furthest extents of Pharaohs' musical adventuring to date. Sit back, listen and join them for the ride. In Oeland is the fifth release in International Feel's mini-album series. 180 gram vinyl.
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IFEEL 066EP
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One year on since their last venture as Black Spuma on International Feel (IFEEL 057EP, 2016) Fabrizio Mammarella, also known as Telespazio, and Phillip Lauer, one half of Tuff City Kids, are back with the insatiable Orme. Showcasing the pair at their best, this four-tracker is where acid meets emotive melodies and shimmering Italo synths lines. In the words of Phillip Lauer it's where "Balearic vibes, acid love and a lost tape from 1991 merge into pure bliss!" Lauer recently released the self-titled Talamanca System album on International Feel, alongside Gerd Janson and label boss Mark Barrott (IFEEL 063CD/LP, 2017).
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IFEEL 064CD
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There is something wonderfully uplifting and naive about the mittle European B-movie pop and library music of the 1970s. An imperfect perfection of sound palette and melody, creating and encapsulating a whole world of hypnotic intrigue. This feeling is what comes to mind when listening to the debut album of Californian Scott Gilmore. A wonderfully concocted tincture of yard sale instrumentation, Walker Brothers guitar, offbeat refrains, and home-brew synthesizers, put together with a truly different sense of perspective, from a musician seeming to exist outside of time and scene. Scott's debut is reminiscent (in more modern times) of the pre-Moon Safari Air (1997). The playful opening of "E70 No. 01" leads into the Bowie and Eno-esque shimmerings of "Europe" and the Gainsbourg hazed moments of "Flight Through Grey" and "Subtle Vertigo". The album closes with "Walking Underground", a valley boy diary of the outsider looking inwards at the bizarrity of everyday life. This is a travelogue of the timeless and gently obscure, a bunch of rarities all in one place, at one time, woven together with an accomplished sense of harmony, counterpoint, and vision. From the river side of the Dordogne, to the Grünewald of Berlin, the white sands of Playa de Des Illetes, and the urban sprawl of Van Nuys, this is an alternative sonic reality sent to free the mind and open the heart, as the sun rises high in the sky and the cotton wool heat envelopes you in its gilded cage. CD version comes in a four-panel digipak.
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