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MFF 15028EP
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Music For Freaks are chuffed to off the third in the series Let's Do It Again series. Chilean anti-hero Ricardo Villalobos delivers a tripped-out, discordant tech mix of the Freaks track, "He's Angry". A track properly hidden in the Freaks DAT vaults from the 1990s, "Unbeknown To Us" finally sees the light of day. The Martinez Brothers make their MFF debut with nothing but good vibes, a true rip snorting tech house remix of "Time". TCK 808 whip-up an excellent stripped 808, electro-hop mix of "Turning Orange" with low slung electro beats, minor key atmospherics, and nostalgic 80s vocal pitch-shifts.
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MFF 15021EP
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After a successful collaboration with Thatmanmonkz, Dave Aju suggested the pair continue with a new percussive tracks project. At the same time, Aju has finally kept his word to legendary Bay Area club personality, Foxxee, to work together as well. The title started as a reference to the late Jonny Igaz, aka Nacht, but it was then decided that a universal underground anthem angle would be more appropriate. Aju and Monkz then imbued the track with Cajual/Relief-style drum knocks and a filtered voiced bass line nod to MAW, adding a remix by Seven Davis Jr and an acapella.
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MFF 15018EP
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Repress. From the classic vinyl vaults of Music For Freaks, Methods in Madness, was originally released in 2000 and featured a minimal funk house remix courtesy of Chicago-based deep house guru Tim Shumaker and Brooklyn-based musician Tim Kvasnosky as Home & Garden. The flipside came with two mixes from Soul Capsule, aka Thomas Melchior and Peter Baby Ford, who delivered a minimal house tour de force of stripped back, energetic beats, bubbling bass, and atmospheric vocal samples.
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MFF 15015EP
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Anna Wall & Corbi's take on Queen drummer Roger Taylor's "Two Sharp Pencils (Get Bad)". The result: one of the most unlikely and essential party records of 2017. Originally released back in 1984, "Two Sharp Pencils (Get Bad)" features Taylor on vocals, drums, bass, and guitar. The remix of "Two Sharp Pencils" is about as far away from a run-of-the-mill house record as it's possible to get. Full of character, unexpected turns and moments of joyful brilliance, it's every DJ's dream.
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MFF 15012EP
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Repress of the original vinyl release on Music For Freaks back in 2001. Newly re-mastered for 2017, "Angie's Fucked" and "Sure" are sounding bigger and better. Driving dubby deep house with freaky effects. This EP was undoubtedly one of MFF's release highlights and C++ needs no introduction having been making music for past 24 years and setting up Vizual Records with production partner Diz. Four Tet paid homage to this rarity by adding "Angie's Fucked" to his FabricLive.59 compilation, released in 2011 (FABRIC 118CD). The track sits comfortably alongside Burial, Floating Points, Red Rack'em, Ricardo Villalobos, and Caribou.
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MFF 15009EP
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Mr. Tophat, an enigmatic Swedish house head, presents From Another Dimension. Mr. Tophat serves up three of his textbook trips down the rabbit hole. "Aliens From Another Dimension" is a squeaky adventure in sound, navigating the inner-workings of Mr. Tophat's imagination and penchant for sci-fi. "Prophet Funk" is a chugging, progressive slice of hip house surrealism. Its quirky call and response melodies and gawky vocals are straight out of an episode of the Twilight Zone. "Message To The Stars" features a funky breakbeat underpinned by discordant melodies and lead lines that resonate with the head and the heart.
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MFF 15004EP
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Dave Aju's Freee Lover EP marks the first artist release on the relaunched Music For Freaks label, delivering three original tracks from Aju and an amazing remix from Germany's SoulPhiction. "Find A Lover" and "Givin It Dub" are two signature Aju cuts, deep and soulful tech house featuring original vocals and just the right amount of jack. "Freeez" is a discordant downtempo number, with muted jazzy chords and twisted grooves, a surefire track for sunrise dancefloors. To top off the package, SoulPhiction inject some peak-time energy back into Freeeze, offering a beautifully produced, perc lead tech roller.
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MFF 15002EP
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Freaks' Let's Do It Again Part 2 opens with Ricardo Villalobos's second remix for the Music for Freaks label, a confoundingly brilliant 14-minute rework of "Eighties Throwback" constructed alongside studio partner Frank Greiner. With their remix of "Washing Machine," Boston house duo Soul Clap funk-up Diz Washington's vocals and turn in a crisp, futuristic, and downright freaky funkathon. Closer "Robotic Movement" is an original Freaks track remastered for this release; it was originally recorded as a remix in the '90s, but Justin Harris and Luke Solomon removed all references and renamed it for their 2000 album The Beat Diaries.
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MFF 15001EP
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180-gram vinyl. This 12" marks the relaunch of Music for Freaks, previously responsible for such releases as Turning Orange (1999), Washing Machine (2002), Where Were You When the Lights Went Out? (2003), The Creeps, and works by Recloose, Kenny Hawkes, Doc L Junior, Mark Farina, and others. Ricardo Villalobos delivers an innovative rework of various tracks from Freaks' 2003 The Man Who Lived Underground album. Tuff City Kids (Gerd Janson and Phillip Lauer) remix Turner's "Been Out," a classic MFF release from 2000. Freaks' "Instrument" is a rediscovered, previously unreleased gem from the days of DAT recording.
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MFF 007CD
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Mixed by Chris Duckenfield (Swag). "This acid onslaught contains 14 all-new and exclusive contemporary acid house tracks from esteemed acid house luminaries SWAG, D'Julz, Soul Mekanik, Freaks, Joshua (aka Iz), Mr. Barcode (aka Jay Tripwire), Jérôme Pacman and many more, all beautifully mixed together by acid house pioneer and Swag main man Chris Duckenfield (JBO, Warp, Version, Primitive, Odori)."
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