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TIRK DISCOGRAPHY;
TIRK002 - DJ HARVEY 'ELUSIVE'
TIRK003 - IDJUT BOYS. TANTRA 'Press Play' Sampler
TIRK004 - New young Pony Club ‘Ice Cream’
TIRK005 - Syclops ‘Mom The Video Broke’
TIRK006 - Greg Wilson ‘Credit To The Edit Sampler 1’
TIRK007CD - Idjut Boys ‘Press Play’ CDLP
TIRK008 - New Young Pony Club ‘The Get Go’
TIRK009 - Fujiya & Miyagi ‘Conductor 71’
TIRK010 - Sugardaddy ‘Love Honey’
TIRK011 - Greg Wilson ‘Credit To The Edit Sampler 2’
TIRK012CD - Greg Wilson ‘Credit To The Edit’
TIRK013 - Greg Wilson ‘Credit To The Edit Sampler 3’
TIRK014 - Fujiya & Miyagi ‘Collarbone’
TIRK015 - Syclops ‘The Fly’
TIRK016 - Fujiya & Miyagi ‘Ankle Injuries’
TIRK017CD - Fujiya & Miyagi ‘Transparent Things’
TIRK018CD - Louie Austen ‘Retrospective Album’
TIRK019 - Sorcerer ‘Surfing At Midnight’ (PT Mix)
TIRK020 - Love Supreme ‘Rocqet’
TIRK021 - George Demure ‘New Confrontation’
TIRK022CD - TIRK01 Label Sampler (Various)
TIRK023 - Chaz Jankel ‘To Woo Lady Kong’
TIRK024 - Love Supreme ‘Elsewhere EP’
TIRK025 - Drrtyhaze ‘We See Everything’
TIRK026CD - Sorcerer ‘White Magic’ Album
TIRK027 - Sorcerer ‘White Magic’ Sampler
TIRK028 - Martin Rushent Presents ‘Disco Unlimited’
TIRK029 - Martin Rushent Parts
TIRK030 - Chaz Jankel ‘My Occupation’
TIRK031CD - Chaz Jankel ‘My Occupation’ The Music Of Chaz Jankel
TIRK032 - Sugardaddy ‘Pimp In Me’
TIRK033CD - The Bees ‘Sound Selection’ (Various)
TIRK034 - Arcade Lover ‘Fantasy Lines’
TIRK035 Architeq 'Birds Of Prey'
TIRK036 Chaz Jankel 'Get Yourself Together Remixes'
TIRK037 Morten Sorensan 'Start Something'
TIRK038 - Hedford Vachal - Toys / Allan V'S. Gary - Richard Sen Mix
TIRK039 - Hot Coins - Valient Truth EP
TIRK040CD - Unabombers - Electric Chair Saved My Life
TIRK041 - Unabombers EP ECSML Sampler Ft. Jeobert Singers SOTW
TIRK BACK CATALOGUE;
TIRK038. HEDFORD VACHAL - ALAN VS GARY + SEN MIX
Brad Vachal and Eric Hedford are two bearded colossi of the Portland, Oregon music scene; one a founding father of the dance scene in the Pacific Northwest with a CV that stretches back to the early nineties, the other an original member of the Dandy Warhols, the relatively sane band in the genius Dig movie. They’ve played together on and off together at Portlands’ legendary disco / funk basement party Soul Stew for nearly a decade, and now they’re making sweet music with each other for Tirk under the neatly assembled moniker Hedford Vachal.
The EP opens with six and a half minutes of live drums and bass driven cosmic funk in the shape of Alan vs Gary, all spacey synths and motorik rhythms riding a low slung groove to disco oblivion. ‘Toys’ strips things back with a raw bass and bleep groove providing the backing for Eric’s cooly delivered vocal, which is joined by a scronky Pfunk/drone riff in the last quarter, all of it combining for a winning Downtown NY 81 feel.
On the flip, Richard Sen (Padded Cell) turns in what has to be one his best pieces of work to date, which is a big claim, and we’re sticking to it. A classic disco style bassline drives along with all manner of trippy effects, bleeps and a vocodered version of Eric’s vocal, before giving way to the kind of wonky teknoid riffs the BBC Radiophonic workshop used to dream up, with the overall effect sounding like T Connection jamming with the Emperor Machine, a fantasy combo if ever there was one, and Pure Padded cell. All power to the Sen!
TIRK037. MORTEN SORENSEN - START SOMETHING
Hailing from a small mackerel fishing village in southern Norway, 22 year old Morten Sorensen enjoyed a ten year spell spent in New York whilst his dad worked for the UN’ s international martitime commission developing a love of dusty old NY disco that was to irrevocably shape his future.
On returning to his home country two years ago to find the fires of nu disco burning brightly, Morten set about producing this, his debut ep for TIRK, with Groove Armada’s Tom Findlay lending a helping hand on production duties.
TIRK035 - ARCHITEQ - BIRDS OF PREY EP
Hailing from Dundee, Sam Annand AKA Architeq, aged 22, treats us to a feast of deep and dubby electronic beats... live drums, twisted jazz chords, all warped, roughed-up and stressed, but sooo soulfully fused, somehow remaining coherent and leaving you waiting for the next trick.
Title track ‘Birds of Prey’ is a gloriously dubbed out and glitchy affair, with spliced and distorted guitars, bass lines to die for and driving drums… as live as they come.
Second track ‘Sleeping Bear Lament’... Well... Nothing but pure keys heaven interwoven with dirty elecro lines, muted soundscapes and easygoing rhythms. Catch the masterful use of his back tracking on the tape echo unit... bit of kit!
Into The Cosmos, is another foray into dubby waters, still with the crunchy off-beat drums, this time offset against lush, soulful strings and a burbling seascape of sounds.
Finally, ‘Packard’.... A driving little electro rhythm, spacey effects , cow bells, all weaving in and out of a silky smooth, soothing electro bass line. Dub to the max here... In a rocksteady style.
TIRK034. 12" - ARCADE LOVER - FANTASY LINES
The new project from two of the top names in modern dance, Darshan Jesrani from Metro Area and Escort’s Daniel Balis.
This driving disco beat with smooth strings and brass sections stabbing away becomes an instant disco classic on the first play. Along with partner Morgan Geist of Metro Area, Darshan Jesrani has been hugely influential on the resurgence of disco in recent years, as has Daniel with his Escort imprint.
TIRK036. OUT NOW - CHAZ JANKEL - GET MYSELF TOGETHER HERCULES/TERJE REMIXES
With their glittering nu-disco star very much in the ascendency, we're pleased to have DFA favourites Hercules help kick of 2008 for Tirk with two totally different but equally exciting remixes of Chaz Jankel's 'Get Yourself Together'. First up is the 'Hercbump Mix', a joyous, bumping disco version, all sweet melodies fluttering keys and irresistable grooves. The 'Herchouse' mix strips things back with a moody, percussive Chicago 88' style work out, a classy after hours affair.
Along with the original LP version, the package also comes with a much sought after edit of 'Glad To Know You' from Norweigen legend Todd Terje, a lush dubbed-out reworking with the irresistible piano hook taking centre stage.
TIRK033 CD ALBUM - THE BEES - SOUND SELECTION
The latest in Tirk Records’ series of compilations curated by some of the finest artists and DJs in contemporary music, this time brought to you by Mercury nominees The Bees.
The compilation includes an exclusive unreleased alternate version of “Left Foot Step Down” from The Bees' third album, “Octopus”.
This sound selection was chosen, compiled and Mixed by the Bees.
TRACKLISTING; 1. The Staple Singers - Step Aside 2. Quasimoto – Phony Game 3. Redbone - Bad News Ain't No News At All 4. De La Soul - Ego Trippin' (Part Two) 5. Muddy Waters - I Just Wanna To Make Love To You 6. Dilinger - Headquarters 7. Matumbi – Chain Gang 8. The Bees - Left Foot Stepdown 9. Elis – Roda 10. Dungen - Jamma Plagor 11. Fatty Flx – Original Ghosts 12. Can – I’m So Green 13. Silver Apples - I Have Known Love 14. The Bees – Papa Echo 15. Cyril Labonne – Aloud Limonade 16. Donovan - There Is A Mountain 17. Little Ann – Going Down A One Way Street 18. Clarence Reid – Nobody But You Babe.
TIRK031CD ALBUM - CHAZ JANKEL - 'MY OCCUPATION' THE MUSIC OF CHAZ JANKEL
The long anticipated retrospective album charting the solo career of the legendary Chaz Jankel (The Blockheads) is due out on Tirk. Encompasing sounds including disco, new wave, electro, R&B and pop.
TRACKLISTING: 1. To Woo Lady Kong 2. Glad To Know You 3. You’re My Occupation 4. 3,OOO,OOO Synths 5. Number One 6. Alone 7. Reve De Chevres 8. Ai No Corrida 9. Get Myself Together 10. Oh You Pretty Thing 11. Without You 12. Am I Honest With Myself Really? 13. Call Me (Bonus Dub)
Chaz Jankel was Ian Dury’s writing and performing partner in The Blockheads. This album covers Chaz’ solo career, including hits such as the platinum selling 'Glad To Know You' (6 weeks atop the Billboard Hot 100) and 'Ai No Corrida'.
Also included on the album are exclusive, previously unreleased alternate versions and mixes.
SORCERER - SURFING AT MIDNIGHT:
Inspired by his Californian home and the Mexican coastline, and influenced by surf music, krautrock, disco, dub, early electronic music (Tangerine Dream etc) and AM radio gold like Fleetwood Mac and ELO, Sorcerer's music provides a parallel "SoCal" take on the Balearic and cosmic sounds currently finding favour in Europe. The 'Surfing At Midnight' 12" is out now featuring an epic remix from Prins Thomas, ahead of the release of the Sorcerer album in July.
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