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OLS 018EP
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Todd Terje teases his fans with a sneak preview of what's to come in the form of this body-moving, brain-grooving cover version of a Norse synth spectacular from the dystopian dancefloors of '82. Terje lures Det Gylne Triangel back into the booth for the first time in 25 years to record vocals for the track. With a minimal wave goodbye to the moodier moments of the original, Terje turns up the funk and gets lost in the groove on this deep discoid delight. Remix duties fall to Erol Alkan, who replaces those dub disco flourishes with the strobe-lit pulse of giallo.
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OLS 017EP
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Repressed. Todd Terje continues to buck trends and shuck conventions, presenting here two tip-top reworks of an original that remains unreleased at the time of this release. Four Tet's remix picks out a particularly jazzy path to a distant dancefloor dimension, with a surge of spectral arps, swelling sine waves, shuffling percussion, and the sweet syncopation of off-beat piano, before the Text founder unleashes a booming bassline. Prins Thomas's remix evokes vintage R&S, Dutch electro, and Sheffield bass, pairing an infectious breakbeat with full-bodied subs and a particularly X-rated bassline while fluttering keys blur into the nebulous swirl of dopamine-drenched vocals.
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OLS 016LP
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Jam-packed with a wellspring of harmonic slingshots, pumping beats and melodic rollercoasters, The Mechanical Fair drew comparisons to Igor Stravinsky's The Rite of Spring upon its original release in 2014. It's apparent appeal to an surprisingly wide range of musical communities finally brought it right into DJ dance-wiz Todd Terje's hands. And make no mistake: the physicist's hands don't settle for an iPad, it craves vinyl. His wholehearted endorsement led the captain of the Olsen family to clear the rights, assemble his own killer remix and requisitioned Grammy-winning cutting engineer Matt Colton for a gorgeous double 180 gram, half-speed vinyl re-release of the orchestral epic. Originally written for a quintet including heavily merited jazz cats Erik Nylander, Ole Morten Vågan, Petter Vågan and Even Helte Hermansen in 2013, The Mechanical Fair expanded at the initiative of the Trondheim Chamber Music Festival, growing bolder and more powerful with the addition of the adventurous and Grammy-winning chamber orchestra The Trondheim Soloists in 2014. Having just spearheaded seven genre blending shows in just six days as the "Artist in Residence" of 2016's prestigious Molde International Jazz Festival, the multi award-winning Norwegian violinist/multi-instrumentalist, composer and producer Ola Kvernberg can look back at an already impressive recording and performing career. The once 17 year old jazz manouche violin sensation quickly and impatiently moved beyond the jazz realm for inspiration - resulting in seven albums as a solo artist, eight feature films as a movie score composer and countless additional recordings as a sideman. His list of collaborators range from jazz legends Pat Metheny and Joshua Redman, via post/prog-rock act Motorpsycho, to collaborations with world renowned novelists Lars Saabye Christensen and Jo Nesbø. His fearless attitude and relentless drive towards the boundaries of genres has given him a well-earned high standing on the Scandinavian scene today. The Mechanical Fair is a genre twisting magnum opus that reaches its true potential with this vinyl release.
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OLS 015EP
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Blowing the cobwebs off another hit from the lesser thumbed pages of the Norwegian songbook, Todd Terje, Bobby Spice and Bjorn Torske remix Holm CPU's "Fotspor" from the album .Login (1981). Terje powers out a pair of dance floor reboots, in disco and dub form. Bobby Spice rearranges the original into a limber funk freestyle complete with cocktail sipping crowd sounds, balloon rubbing bassoons and seesawing organs. Bjorn Torske takes the reins, pulling the original apart and reassembling it into a sunset spectacular awash with croaking guiro, tropical bird calls and spaced-out slap bass.
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OLS 014EP
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"The morning dew is courtesy of Dixon and Luke Abbott, who both put their respectively unique touch on 'Snooze 4 Love'. Abbott adds his brush and easel to create an ambient, inventive and absorbing remix. Dixon elbows it in the ribs, he straightens out the thing, loses its fat and makes it fit for his specific dancefloor. Damn, I am jealous of this record." -- Gerd Janson
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10"
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OLS 013EP
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After the eight ear tickling tracks from The Big Cover Up, you'll feel like you've hit the dancefloor jackpot, but just wait for this bonus ball to drop. While you're stretching your best spandex to this disco double play, Dan Tyler's back on a tasty 10" with two special dubplate versions of ?Disco Circus? and ?Firecracker,? ready to make you freak all over again.
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OLS 013LP
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Appearing on record together for the first time, Norway's premier disco troop Todd Terje & The Olsens have cooked up a double-pack dancefloor attack for your listening pleasure. Digging through their extensive collections of well-loved wax, Terje & the gang have specially selected a quartet of disco classics ripe for a remake. Forget re-edits though, this is The Big Cover-Up and the Olsen crew have hit the studio with all guns blazing on this wild version excursion. Our journey starts in Tokyo with a 303-driven take on Yellow Magic Orchestra's version of Martin Denny's "Firecracker." The perfect combination of cocktail exotica and disco kitsch, this party pyrotechnic is reloaded with buoyant acid and beefed up bass, accelerating through Eastern guitar licks and operatic vocals before filling the night sky with an explosion of color. Falling somewhere between the Swingle-inspired New Mjondalen Disco Swingers and Yello's "Oh Yeah," the remake of the enduring "Disco Circus" puts the vocals at the forefront, locking us into a tribal trance state with its hypnotic rhythms. Next Terje & The Olsen's give "Do You Wanna Bump"" a bright and brassy make over perfect for cocktails and caviar on a Mediterranean yacht. While in the Med, take a trip to Greece with a sleek and slick spy flick remake of Vangelis' stunning "La Fete Sauvage." Disc two is all about the dark room as Todd flips through his remix Rolodex and recruits some demolition experts keen on club destruction. The C-side finds Mexican maverick Daniel Maloso takes the lead with a synthed up club dub of "Do You Wanna Bump"" before Idjut Boy Dan Tyler brings the cosmic power on his spaced out version of "Firecracker." Full Pupp impresario and gourmet Goulash chef Prins Thomas pays tribute to "Whole Lotta Love" with a full throttle remix of "La Fete Sauvage" while fellow Norwegian Oyvind Morken fires up the 808 on a percussive house mix of "Disco Circus."
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OLS 012EP
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Olsen launches its Dansbar series, dedicated to shining light on the lost history of Norway's disco underground, with remixes by Todd Terje and Prins Thomas of Beranek's "Dra Te Hælvete," a mislaid classic originally released as a 7" on Mind Expanding Records in 1981. To mark the 2016 35th anniversary of its May 1981 release, Terje delivers the definitive 12" version of this narcotic number, capping off a trio of his own interpretations with a mind-expanding version from friend and countryman Prins Thomas.
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OLS 011EP
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Repressed. Boasting a star-studded cast from all over the globe, this Olsen blockbuster is sure to leave you excited and delighted after a breathless half hour of fun. Pepe Bradock delivers disorienting mixes of "Inspector Norse" and "Swing Star"; both interpretations bump, bleep, and come on stronger than a tripped-out cheese dream. Joakim embraces his inner diva with a jacking ballroom house rework of "Strandbar," complete with bright vamps and deep bass impact. Eric Duncan delivers the grand finale, hitting the special-FX budget harder than late-career Michael Bay, while the "Strandbar" piano and bassline loop into infinity and beyond.
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OLS 010EP
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2016 repress; "Initially Alfonso Muskedunder was just the nickname for my newborn son Alf, but the character soon started leading its own life. Interpreted for this single by a bunch of good people, such as Deetron (jazzy-ish housey-ish), Bullion (main vocal funky Latin house mix... or not. It's vocal though), Mungolian Jetset (acid mambo deep in the forest, quattro formaggio pizza style), and the mysterious Tangoterje (dub mambo especial)." Vinyl artwork by Bendik Kaltenborn and Espen Friberg; mastered and cut by Matt Colton at Alchemy Mastering.
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OLS 008EP
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It's remix time! Preben just had the time of his life. First he was invited by Frenchman I:Cube to go diamond hunting in his luxury yacht somewhere in the Adriatic Sea. A helicopter sounded, pirates entered the ship. No match for Preben though, he's got a pink belt in capoeira. Wham! He then "borrowed" the helicopter ("Zed's dead"-style) and flew out to Asker, Norway, where Prins Thomas offered him a big bowl of disco stew. How nice. Artwork by Bendik Kaltenborn, as ever. Mastered and cut by the talented Matt Colton at Alchemy Mastering.
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OLS 007EP
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2015 repress. First 12" single taken from Todd Terje's recent It's Album Time CD/2LP.
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OLS 005EP
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Special 7" related to Todd Terje's recent It's Album Time CD/2LP.
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OLS 001EP
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2023 repress. Please welcome: It's the Arps! Oslo's magic music-maker Todd Terje has already gained a wunderkind-like reputation on top of being one of the best remixers money can buy. The first release on his own label was created from scratch and solely on the mythical synthesizer ARP 2600. Towering over the assortment is the laser crime scene called "Inspector Norse," which is the finest goosebumps dance music. "Myggsommer" gives away Terje's secret love for quirky exotika, whereas "Swing Star Pt. 1" and its brother have a (Balearic) brilliance and witchery to them. Housed in a beautiful sleeve courtesy of Bendik Kaltenborn.
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OLS 004EP
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2015 repress. Todd Terje's fourth 12" on Olsen finds him going back to his roots with two extended sparkling synthesizer adventures for club use. "Spiral" and "Q" preceded the mastermind's 2014 debut album It's Album Time (on which none of the tracks appear). "Spiral" is exactly the kind of percussive-driven crescendo cut that would have had discerning discos of yesterday hitting their roofs -- luckily, the dancefloors of today are none the wiser while spiraling into bliss. "Q" is a 12-minute trance-not-trance epic that makes use of cowbells, fosters distortion as a stylistic device, and features a prominent melody that won't leave your brain any time soon.
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OLS 002EP
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2015 repress. "Lanzarote" is (pronounthed with a lithp and a finger thnap. The working-title for this was "Cowley," let's see if any of you can figure out why). The B-side remix by DJ-turned-mathematician diskJokke turns down the gayness, but keeps most of the elements for a version even the most serious of the deep house mafia can play.
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OLS 003EP
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2015 repress. Todd von Terje dives into summer with a new single entitled "Strandbar," following '90s tradition by featuring three versions of the same piano-based idea, bringing in both a "samba," "disco" and a "bonus" mix. The samba mix is a percussion cacophony with a busy beat tailored to make your limbs loose, the disco mix is what Terje would've played IF he'd been asked to program the music at the Virgin space shuttle, and the bonus mix is... a bonus mix.
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