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EXRECLP 005LP
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$39.50
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RELEASE DATE: 4/18/2025
At the heart of this double album, and amid the intense internal struggle between creative instinct and artistic reasoning, Ziggy has identified two key themes: inspire and radicalise. It is within this duality that the 15 tracks of this new work, recorded between Berlin and London throughout January 2024, take shape. Throughout its creation, the crew enlisted a familiar pallet of materials, seeking those obscure and vintage music-making machines, meeting a myriad of percussion and drums with the new addition of electric guitar as the band ventures into disco/highlife inspired territories. Bringing this ambitious project to life, Ziggy enlisted a team of forward thinking musicians across Europe and the UK alongside old friends and collaborators from the grassroots in Melbourne, Australia: Lewis Moody (Energy Exchange Records), Szabolcs Bognar (Abase), Eric Owusu (Jemba Groove), and Tom Varrall (Jamie Cullum) form the core rhythm section alongside a hefty list of guest appearances (from the likes of Oscar Jerome and Tom Driessler) making this truly the most ambitious and diverse incarnation of ZFEX to date.
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EXRECLP 004LP
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After a string of ambient and experimental releases across labels such as Bedroom Suck, Best Effort, Ken Oath and Analogue Attic, Matthew Hayes -- veteran bassist of Z*F*E*X, welcomes his latest project Xpress Point, designed to keep your hips moving rather than kicked back on your couch. Born out of jam sessions and collaborations with artists such as Dreamcastmoe, Jitwam, Ziggy Zeitgeist, Finn Rees, and Allysha Joy and an obsession with reclaiming the nostalgic sound sounds of the Korg M1 and Yamaha DX7, Xpress Point, which takes Its name from a local surf break off the coast of Phillip Island, draws heavily from the boogie tradition with a nod to vaporware, downtempo, Balearic and funk breaks. Assembled in 2023 across Melbourne/Naarm, London and Berlin, from surf breaks to crusty drum breaks, Xpress Point is a vehicle for Hayes to search for the perfect bass line, explore funk minimalism, continue nurturing longtime musical relationships with close friends and offer his own take on music to make you move.
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EXRECLP 003LP
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In an unprecedented international collaboration, Energy Exchange Records presents The Napoli Exchange -- the brainchild of Energy Exchange Records co-founders, Lewis and Ziggy, joining forces with producer and label boss Federico Gallotti (Tartelet/La Scimmia). The project was inspired by numerous visits to Naples, allured by the mediterranean breeze and of course the underground disco and funk forged by labels such as Early Sounds and Periodica Records. This meeting of minds created an opportunity to build bridges from the historic Italian city to the broader European scene of club crossover music.
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EXREC 002LP
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Bursting into the summer with a vibrant and dynamic debut album, Energy Exchange Ensemble (EX Ensemble), assume their position as innovators of contemporary organically engineered dance music inspired by collaboration and that "special sauce" born from improvised jam-style musicianship. Long-time collaborators and pioneers of Melbourne's indefinable underground sound through collectives like 30/70 and Zeitgeist Freedom Energy Exchange, Lewis Moody and Ziggy Zeitgeist, reunite on their latest project, EX Ensemble. Energy Exchange Records Vol. 1 pays homage to the transcultural projects curated by iconic label, ECM, capturing the impassioned spirit of spontaneity. Also featuring Oscar Jerome, Allysha Joy, CC Dance Orchestra, Eric Owusu and Cody Currie.
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EXREC 001LP
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Art Make Love sees the return of 30/70, the mothership of the internationally acclaimed collective. Their sound expanding far beyond its previous markers of nu-soul and jazz, it is inspired heavily by broken beat complexity and their unique coming together of truly collaborative and eccentric songwriting. Real sense of light and dark in this -- exploring the very edges of emotion and life, truth and fear, the depth of spirit and emotion. Art Make Love is breaking down the walls between the music and the listener, it is bringing art back to the center and inviting you in. It is looking directly into the darkness while celebrating life, expressing joy at the edges of all experience. Includes download code.
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