Populette’s forthcoming 12″ “Populace”/”Populus” feat. a mind-melting Gavin Russom mix is getting serious love! Check it out here
It will in stores and available for digital download from all the usual suspects on October 18!
Today is the day… Harkin & Raney’s instant-classic debut 12″ is out now.
Check out the review on XLR8R and preview a tune!
NYC party-starters Eamon Harkin and OneAuff finally give the world their debut 12″ following several notable solo releases and two white-hot remixes for Populette and Neurotic Drum Band.
The single drops in both physical and digital formats on Monday July 19 via the always-awesome Kompakt Distribution and features remixes by Throne of Blood labelmates Populette and Master Khan (aka Great Weekend aka Twilite Tone).
The single is getting love from the likes of Matt Walsh (Clouded Vision), Kiki (BPitch Control), Nick Warren, Brennan Green, 40 Thieves and more!
Check it out here:
Harkin & Raney EP by Throne Of Blood
Buy it here:
HARKIN & RANEY, Word To The Wise
click here to buy
Franki Chan included AKA JK’s “Someone Out There…” (KIM Remix) in his new Summer Vibes mix up on Discobelle! Check it out
Some recent reviews and a couple free download links for Mugwump’s “The Congregation of Discalced Clerks”/”Concrete Skankin”, which is available in finer record shops and digital download outlets now:
Juno:
“When a DJ of Ivan Smagghe’s stature leaves a 150 word reaction waxing
lyrical about a record, you know it’s gonna be something a little bit
special. Mugwump’s The Congregation Of Discalced Clerks is that record
and it’s a thumping release for NYC imprint Throne Of Blood, rapidly
becoming contenders for label of the year.”
Piccadilly:
“I hate to make the comparison but if you liked “Odyssey” by Caribou
then your going to love “The Congregation Of Discalced Clerks” (what a
mouthful!). With a simple three-note bassline / melody and a live,
organic drum beat complete with cowbells and Hot Chip style swing
(that Caribou also do very well) its a brilliantly modern sounding
track that still retains that ever important human element and
juxtaposes digital and organic production.”
Resident Advisor:
Mugwump hasn’t found a reliable label home, but that’s to be expected. Geoffroy Dewandeler and Olivier Gregoire’s music is so varied that it’s hard to pin them down to any one sound. Case in point: The duo’s new EP, The Congregation of Discalced Clerks, for New York label Throne of Blood. The two tracks seemingly come from two completely different groups. The title track is bright Kompakt-esque pop, riding a percolating synth line to victorious ends. Reminiscent of prime-era Rex The Dog, it keeps the rhythm basic in order to make sure that the melody sticks in your head. Mission accomplished.
“Concrete Skankin” is the more interesting of the pair, a throwback to the duo’s Belgian New Beat past. Rough around the edges and clocking in at a healthy 130 BPM, there’s a lot to digest: Reversed vocal samples, a synth line that recalls the classic sound of “Los Ninos del Parque,” buzzing horns in the back. The duo have stuffed the tune to the brim, but break it down early and often for maximum impact. Mugwump may not be easy to figure out on a release-to-release basis, but they clearly have no problem adhering to the law of the dance floor each time out.
XLR8R:
“From The Rapture-run record label Throne of Blood comes this funky,
Italo-tinged dance tune. Belgian producer Mugwump crafted the song as
the lead number for his forthcoming two-song EP, and it’s easy to tell
why; the song kicks off right away, immediately setting a slyly
serious tone with arppeggiated synths, rubbery bass riffs, and a
backbeat tailor-made for folks looking to flex some fancy footwork.
But that’s all prior to a tense string section taking over the whole
track, and transporting it into spatial oblivion before taking it back
to the initialgroove.
Slutty Fringe:
In which Throne of Blood continue to excel with their release schedule, this time turning to Belgian duo Mugwump who deliver a superlative two track EP that includes a acid soaked EBM remake of Nitzer Ebb in ‘Concrete Skankin’ and ‘The Congregation of Discalced Clerks’ which sounds like a homage to a balearic classic.
and check out our next 12″ by MUGWUMP aka Geoffroy & Kolombo!!!
GEOFFROY/KOLOMBO present MUGWUMP, The Congregation Of Discalced Clerks
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Populette charted by Azari & III
AKA JK charted by Michael Mayer
Now that AKA JK is in stores now, Throne of Blood is gearing up for our next single by Belgium’s Mugwump.
Check out what Ivan Smagghe (It’s a Fine Line/ex-Black Strobe) has to say:
“there is a very very special kind of great record. rare as hell. they’re the ones that you have in your box but that blow your mind when someone more clever than you are plays it at the right moment. that’s exactly what “congregation of discalced clerks” did for me. I had it for ages, Michael Mayer played it and I rushed like an idiot to ask him what this bomb was… this is a big compliment for the record (who likes obvious hits ? not me) and a kick in the arse for myself, especially that it exactly fits into what I love : old school gone now, disco gone trance, fearless of a hint of cheese, slow and funky as fuck. in one word: brilliant.”
thanks Ivan. we couldn’t have said it better ourselves
Big homie My Cousin Roy of the always amazing Wurst Music Company recently put together a podcast mix for our SF-pals from long ago XLR8R Magazine and our very own AKA JK’s “Someone Out There…” (Runaway Remix) is all up in there. Check it out HERE
Max Pask and The Wiz have whipped up a new mix. Download it HERE