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WRL 011EP
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These two tracks came out of recording sessions by the Modern Deep Left Quartet in Mathew Jonson's Berlin studio. Cobblestone Jazz here is comprised of Jonson on SH101 bass, Danuel Tate on Fender Rhodes and Tyger Dhula on drums. The A side, "Before This," has plenty of fiery Rhodes and shuffled hats to compliment the congas, synth, and snaking bassline, while the flip's "Before That" is decidedly more subdued and relaxed, with a mellower Rhodes pass and stripped down drums.
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WRL 010EP
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Hrdvsion's "Prettier Than That" is a monster, created by a monster and is perfectly suited for the likes of Wagon Repair. On the flip side, Midnight Operator (the duo of Mathew Jonson and Hrdvsion) bring the noise. "Dangerous Behaviour" rains bass in your face. These two are ready to take the dancefloors by storm -- a melding of analog and digital minds.
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WRL 009EP
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The third installment in the Cobblestone Jazz 12" series brings two more tracks. On the A-side we find "Who's Future?" -- full of bubbling, elastic bass and deep chord swells, it's a laidback affair with a snappy groove to push it along. On the flip is "Across The Nation," a stripped-out and up-tempo electro jam with crisp breaks and gated pads. All the elements mingle together to create a thick bed of future funk.
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WRL 008EP
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Cobblestone Jazz are back with their second installment in their Wagon Repair series. "Lunar Lander" is a spaced-out zero-gravity jam -- its sparse and jittery beats complimented by some sweet key stabs and a thick and burly analog bass line. "Your Life (You're Life)" is an uptempo slugfest of crunchy beats and a driving bass line. Both tunes were recorded live in the studio and have been culled and edited for your mixing pleasure (A-side by Tyger Dhula and B-side by Danuel Tate).
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WRL 007EP
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"Memories (From Where We Are)" celebrates the first of a series of 12" releases that will come out on Wagon Repair over the course of 2011/12. The outcome of a Berlin jam session last fall, Cobblestone Jazz incorporated a Fender Rhodes, vocoder and SH-101 to make up the core voicing of the tracks. The track was mixed live with no prior sequencing arrangement and then cut by The Mole into two sublime edits.
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WAG 064EP
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This 12" features tracks from the full-length release Where Did You Just Go? (WAG 064CD) from Canadian Nathan Jonson aka Hrdvsion. Where Did You Just Go? takes the listener to a variety of places, at least some of which will doubtless be new to many ears. A non-compromising creator of glitch-heavy electronic music for the last decade or so, Hrdvsion has finally matched his esoteric vision to the more formal structures of house, techno and electro/breakbeat.
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WAG 060EP
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Wagon Repair presents a teaser 12" in anticipation of Cobblestone Jazz's second album. "Chance Dub" features a gentler sound -- deeper, smoother, maybe more reflective. A lone chord progression leads the way, and around it builds swelling synth pads, sub-bass pressure, sprightly bass sequences, and high-precision rhythm programming. Mixed and recorded in real time, the track is always evolving and in motion, without being busy. This is driving, sensual, properly analog house -- the way it was meant to be.
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WAG 061EP
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''Be At Risk'' was recorded and produced by Bea Tricks and Beatmaster G (producer/beatboxer). A wide range of influences can be heard such as electro-pop, punk rock, hip-hop, old school, '90s techno, etc. Marta Nael's artwork reflects the arrival of a dimensional traveler to a fictional world where its inhabitants will interact with him and show him a good time ("Melting Dancing"), their fears ("Pipistrello"), and their non-conformism ("Contravention"). It's up to the listener to interpret the record in their own way.
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WAG 059EP
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Mr. C presents three versions of the same track, but each with very different purposes as DJ tools. "Waxing" aims for that deep, after-hours vibe, so with the tempo set at 122bpm, Mr. C started with a simple rhythm, layering deep chords and bass lines against spaced-out tones. With "Full Moon," the chord structure of the bass line is slightly altered to make it sit more comfortably with the pads, stabs and melodies -- a beautiful last track of the night-time or sun-up.
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WAG 057EP
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Wagon Repair welcomes Exercise One to their roster with this 4-track EP. "Several Things At Once" lays out a groovy foundation and lets the machines do their thing with a rough and dirty sound. "Breeze" features wind-chimes which were recorded with a mic and mixed with melodies and reverbed kicks. "Colony" accumulates power by winding itself into the mind and body of the listener. "Prowl" is based on sound-shifting samples that evoke a predator in search of its prey.
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