LJ Kruzer remixes plus Cursor Miner live in London

The fantastic remix package of tracks from LJ Kruzer’s sophomore album ‘Manhood & Electronics‘ is now available as a digital release. Unfortunately due to delays at the pressing plant the 12″ vinyl is going to be another couple of weeks, but don’t fret! Sticking with our what’s-not-to-like model of doing business, if you order the vinyl from us directly, you get the digital version free, instantaneously, and then we ship the vinyl to you as soon as we get our own paws on it. Go here for the dilly. This one’s limited to 200 copies and has been getting great support across a wide array of DJ’s including the likes of Dave Mothersole, DJ 3000 (Underground Resistance), Harri, The Black Dog, Orde Meikle (Slam), Russ Gabriel, Terry Mitchell, Alex Downey, Semtek, Jim Masters and plenty more. On remix duty we have the marvellous talents of TVO, Ukkonen, Trademark and Cyan341 who each tackle one of two tracks from the album and turn up the techno heat in their individual ways. Don’t sleep!!

Cursor Miner’s eagerly awaited new single and album are on the way, in the meantime he’s going to be playing at Ginglik in London on saturday 13th of March alongside Kone-R and Stayhome, with Surrealartist supplying the visuals. £6 before 10pm, £8 after and it goes on til 3am. Not one to be missed if you’re in the capital!! Ginglik can be located underneath Shepherds Bush Green, opposite the Central Line tube station – just keep an eye out for the fairy lights. See you down the front!

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Posthuman’s Europa Sky and Soundcloud exclusives

We’re over the moon to announce our first new release of 2010. “Europa Sky” by Posthuman brings our Dub Plate Sessions series of 10″ singles to a close, with each featured artist (LJ Kruzer, Cyan341 and Posthuman themselves) contributing an original track and a remix each. Already getting widespread acclaim and DJ support from the likes of Laurent Garnier, Orde Meikle (Slam), Fabric Lig, Chris Coco, Gregor Tresher and a host of others, volume 3 contains the original version of “Europa Sky” and is backed with a remix by Cyan341. Listen in full:

Get more info here, and place your order here – you have the option of buying the digital only version in the format of your choice, or you can pre-order the 10″ which includes instant high quality mp3’s, with the vinyl being shipped to you in time for the release date of 1st of February. It’s limited to just 250 hand-numbered copies so don’t sleep! The vinyl will also be available from all good record shops with worldwide distribution by Kudos, and the digital version will be on all the usual stores, with customers of Beatport getting a bonus remix by the wonderful Echaskech.

If you want to get exclusive audio previews of our new releases this year, it’s well worth following us on Soundcloud, where we’ll be posting special updates for anyone who follows us. With new music from LJ Kruzer, Cursor Miner and plenty more on the way soon, this will be the earliest way to get your ears on fresh goodies.

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LJ Kruzer live this weekend plus a new Kone-R mix

LJ Kruzer performs a rare live set this Saturday 16th of January as part of ‘Echaskech presents…’ which takes place at Concrete @ The Hayward Gallery on London’s South Bank. The event runs from 8pm-1am and entry is free. DJ support comes from Kone-R and the Echaskech boys themselves. Echaskech have contributed a special remix to the next u|a| release – news of which to follow very soon.

As for Kone-R, as usual when he’s not busy keeping the u|a| cogs turning he’s keeping the turntables turning, and he recently recorded a hot new and exclusive mix for the recently relaunched Delta 9 website. It’s been doing heavy traffic over the web already so why not add yet more strain to D9’s creaking server and download it here.

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We Three Kings

Further to our recent post about LJ Kruzer’s Christmas Carols, he’s only gone and done a new one. And being the good chap that he is, he’s agreed to make it available for you to download for free to help your Christmas go with an electronic swing.

Listen:

Download LJ Kruzer – We Three Kings

LJ says, “If you’re singing along at home, it’s been written for five verses and choruses – just don’t sing along with the intro”.

Finally we’d like to take this opportunity to thank everyone for their support this year, especially the good folks at Kudos Distribution, EPM, Obscene Strategies, Fabric, Renaissance, Juno, Bandcamp, Ginglik and far too many others to mention here… you know who you are… thank you all and see you in 2010 for our biggest year yet.

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LJ Kruzer’s Christmas Carols

Over the last few years, LJ Kruzer has gained a reputation for his electronic Christmas carol services in London. Sadly there’s no service this year due to LJ’s family commitments but you can still throw your own! Although the limited edition CD sold out within weeks of its release back in 2006, you can still get hold of these instrumental Christmas wonders digitally. Hear them in full below and download in just about whatever format you like.

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Council Flats in the mix

Our most recent release, the début self-titled album by The Council Flats of Kingsbury, has been going down a storm. Radio support from the likes of Huw Stephens (BBC Radio 1), Don Letts (BBC 6Music), John Kennedy (XFM), ChillFM, Anothernicemess (Netherlands) and WFMU (New York). Cracking reviews. Punters foaming at the mouth to get their mitts on the hand-numbered limited edition vinyl. Well, here’s some more suburban goodness from the man like Colin Kavanagh, a fresh mix of the sort of stuff that gets him all excited…

Here’s a direct link to download the mix.

Tracklist

  1. Lena Horne – It Had Better Be Tonight
  2. Marisa Gata Mansa – Ceu e Mar
  3. The Creation – Through My Eyes
  4. Krzysztof Komeda – Cul-de-sac
  5. Martin Denny – Exotica
  6. Alain Goraguer – Strip Tease
  7. Stelvio Cipriani – Mary’s Theme
  8. Dick Hyman / Mary Mayo – I’m Glad There Is You
  9. Goblin – Death Dies
  10. Françoise Hardy – Chanson D’o
  11. Roberto Menescal – Depois da Queda (Tema de Flor)
  12. Luis Bonfa – A Felicidade
  13. Nara Leao – Cancao da Primavera
  14. Miles Davis – Willie Nelson (Insert 1)
  15. The High Llamas – Bach Ze
  16. Fred Neil – December’s Dream
  17. Ennio Morricone – Metti, Una Sera A Cena
  18. Georgie Fame – Parker’s Mood
  19. Kitty Winter – Mato Pato
  20. Neyde Fraga – So Deus e Eu
  21. Nic Jones – Little Musgrave
  22. Thuh Advo-Cats – Bad Classical Music
  23. OMO – Live Show
  24. Gregg Diamond’s Bionic Boogie – Hot Butterfly

Don’t forget if you order the vinyl direct from us, we supply you with a digital version absolutely free. It’s also available from all good indie stores via Kudos Distribution, and the digital version is available from just about any provider you care to mention. Stream the whole album for free and place your order.

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The Council Flats of Kingsbury – new release!

Here’s a record we’ve been waiting a long time to announce: the first album-length selection from The Council Flats of Kingsbury. And boy was it worth the wait!

The Council Flats of Kingsbury

Radio support from the likes of Huw Stephens (BBC Radio 1), Don Letts (BBC 6music), John Kennedy (XFM London), Another Nice Mess (Holland), WFMU (New York), Chill FM and many more means there are likeminds out there who agree with us – which is always nice.

There’s a 12″ vinyl version limited to 250 hand-numbered copies and a digital version too. Order the vinyl from us directly and get the digital version for free (so no worries regarding postal strikes). Alternatively it will start appearing in all good record shops over the next week or two, and we’re sure they’d appreciate your support as much as we do.

Stream the whole album for free and place your order.

Review love:

“Compact and captivating. Don’t miss this if you’re into folktronica, hauntology, Ghost Box, Moon Wiring Club etc”.
(Undomondo)

“…comes across like Broadcast dipping their vintage equipment into the world of tropicalia. The album is strewn with beautiful, upbeat tracks, and you’d never really think of this as an in any way sinister or unsettling record were it not for the recurrent echo-deck edits that stealthily propel these easy-listening ditties into a state of instability that occasionally borders on madness”.
(Boomkat)

“It’s warm and inviting.. both simple and honest, yet intriguing and multi-faceted… like a favourite uncle in a scary costume that’s a touch too realistic. I love it”.
(Waxfactor)

“Sumptuously crafted and designed through a retro viewfinder… an utterly rewarding gem”.
(The Sunday Experience)

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LJ Kruzer on the Wire… and in chapel

LJ Kruzer

LJ Kruzer’s new album, Manhood & Electronics is now available in all good retail outlets, both physical CD and digital formats (or buy it direct from us and get both together). Those nice folk over at The Wire magazine have two exclusive reworkings of a couple of album tracks available for free download.

Also, LJ has confirmed for a single live show to back up the album. This will take place on Saturday 26th of September at London’s beautiful Union Chapel as part of the Daylight Sessions.

The event begins at midday and also features Michael Wookey on the bill. Entry is free so you have no excuse whatsoever.

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LJ Kruzer’s long awaited second album is here!

LJ Kruzer - "Manhood & Electronics" cover art

Yes folks it has finally arrived, the follow up to the critically acclaimed début album ‘This Is How I Write‘, LJ Kruzer’s ‘Manhood & Electronics‘ CD is now available for pre-order from Uncharted Audio.

Order the CD direct from us and get a free download code emailed to you within 24 hours of your purchase to enable you to start listening straight away at 320kbps. The CD’s will be shipped on Saturday 1st of August and won’t be in the shops for another 2 weeks.

The new album has already received the highest of praise from Kris Needs writing in Update, giving it 5/5 and proclaiming it “an intoxicating, emotional set of electronic reflections built on poignant piano melodies while electronic pulses and washes to take care of the rhythm side of things… the manhood has mated brilliantly with the circuits to produce a mood music masterwork…. Essential”

Pre-order and listen

Download ‘Tam Variations’ for free as a side dish

Watch the incredible video for album track ‘Tam’

LJ Kruzer – Tam (music video) from JimJam Graphics on Vimeo.

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Free stuff galore

Uncharted Audio are proud to present you with a whole bunch of new FREE STUFF to promote its current and upcoming releases.

All the mp3 downloads are totally free if you want the 128’s. If you want a heftier format, you have the option of paying money (you decide how much) or entering a zero amount and giving us your email address instead.

So what have we got for you?

The Council Flats of Kingsbury - "Sunflowers" cover art

Part 0 of ‘Sunflowers‘, a frankly uncategorisable 5 part series brought to you by The Council Flats of Kingsbury. Your best bet is to get in a darkened room and turn it up loud. Part 1 to follow next week, with each ensuing part in the weeks after, all leading up to the release of the super limited debut LP next month.

Go get it!

Next up, the long awaited return of LJ Kruzer….

LJ Kruzer - "Tam Variations" cover art

“LJ Kruzer and Uncharted Audio present the Tam Variations, eight engaging experimental versions of Tam, a piece which features on Kruzer’s forthcoming album “Manhood & Electronics“. Each variation is the end result of methodical sequences of sound processing exploring all the possibilities of computer manipulation of digitised sound data – stretching, squashing, restretching and resquashing giving the concertina’d timbres of Tamz; filtering, distorting and reverberating backwards and forwards to create the rough textures of Tamx and Tamxr; modulating brown noise with the source audio to give Tamb; and simple stretching and reverberating resulting in the billowy melancholy of the collection’s opener Tam814. Manhood & Electronics is set for release as a CD and download on Uncharted Audio on June 29th 2009.”
Go get it!

Finally you can download two new exclusive Line tracks. One is a cover and the other is a remix by the incredibly talented up-and-coming techno producer Cyan341. The album ‘Hearts’ is available now on CD, LP or download.

Who loves ya?

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