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Chris Carrier & Hector Moralez – Lotus
Seven
[Apollonia]
Formats: Vinyl, MP3
Reference: APO05 / APO06
Vinyl Release: 5 March,
2013
Digital Release: 2 weeks
after
Less than a year old, the newly formed label Apollonia presents its
debut album release
Inviting
you on an imaginary journey in their Lotus Seven, a road trip back to ‘90s San
Francisco takes Chris Carrier and Hector Moralez on a musical mission, stopping
for hip hop style smokes, disco jams and soul-warming joints on the beach; this
is an exploration through their colourful inspirations and rhythmic upbringing.
With ‘Lotus Seven’, Chris Carrier and
Hector Morale, two of house music’s finest producers create a timeless body of
music that goes beyond the tight beats they are known and praised for. Across
14 cuts, house meets hip hop and is infused with everything that comes in
between, as the pair’s versatile approach is sewn together with old skool
samples and nostalgic vocals.
Cuts like ‘Astronomers Dream’ perfectly demonstrate their hip hop roots
given a house twist, intertwining breakbeat with a 4/4 kick, while ‘Keep On
Moving’ stays true to the San Francisco sound they have taken much inspiration
from when creating classic deep house. Along a similar warm tone but given a
soulful groove with an uplifting vocal sample is ‘Island Breeze’, likewise it’s
the vocal on ‘Disco Remodel’ that makes the track, with a diva melody over a
funky baseline. Not limiting themselves to sampling, Moralez experiments with
his own voice to full effect on ‘5000 Watts’,
becoming a humorous storyteller on the dance cut. Woven together with
substantial interludes, the individual tracks piece together a journey through
the pair’s extensive musical tastes and styles.
The duo first met in 2002 through a
partiality for fine herbs and an avid love of ‘90s San Francisco house and
produced their first EP together shortly afterwards, the hit ‘The Acid’ on
Robsoul Recordings.
There’s no doubt that Chris Carrier is one
of the most consistent and certainly most driven producers on the underground
house scene today, producing more than 500 tracks over the past 18 years,
whilst running his label Adult Only releasing the likes of Phil Weeks, Dan
Ghenacia, DJ W!LD and Dyed Soundorom. On the other side of the ocean, Moralez
has rapidly carved out a reputation of his own, starting off at the renowned
Primal Records before partnering up with Phil Weeks under the moniker Fries and
Bridges, as well as managing his own imprints Minority Music and The Factory. A
move to Paris for Moralez in 2010 meant the pair finally had the time to
produce an LP together, and so the indulgent smoky sessions in Carrier’s studio
could commence.
‘Lotus Seven’ is the inaugural album
release on Apollonia, the house label launched earlier this year by Parisian
friends Shonky, Dan Ghenacia and Dyed Soundorom. Citing Chris Carrier as a long
term favourite artist, top beat maker, and playing a part in the ignition of
his own producing career, Ghenacia felt very in tune with the project and had
the tracks on repeat from the first listen. “There is everything on this album;
jazz, hip hop, techno, acid, dancefloor tracks to slow interludes. They have
managed to achieve all of this, but most importantly in the right balance. As
an electronic album it really works because it is something you can easily
listen to at home, as well as being loaded with dancefloor weapons.”
Note:
Each vinyl includes an A2 poster of the storyboard of the album (Each track is
illustrated by a situation)
+
a MP3 download card so purchasers can download the album tracks not included in
the vinyl pack (TBC).
Lotus
Seven double vinyl packs:
APO05
Track
01 5000 WATTS 6:10 (A1)
Track
04 Disco Remodel 7:01 (A2)
Track
05 Island Breeze 7:34 (B1)
Interlude
04 Wonki Wonka 1:30 (B2)
APO06
Track
02 Keep it Movin' 7:56 (C1)
Track
03 Astronomers Dream 6:23
(C2)
Track
08 Lotus
Seven 7:46 (D1)
Interlude
06 Finger Story 2:20 (D2)
Lotus
Seven digital tracklist:
Interlude 01 Blast OFF
Track 01 5000
WATTS
Track 02 Keep
it Movin'
Interlude 02 Phillies Titan
Interlude 02 Phillies Titan
Track 03 Astronomers
Dream
Track 04 Disco
Remodel
Interlude 03 Mystery Streets
Track 05 Island
Breeze
Interlude 04 Wonki Wonka
Track 06 Rise
of the People
Interlude 05 April's Groove
Track 07 Headband
Track 08 Lotus
Seven
Interlude 06 Finger Story
For more press info, contact Clare Dickins: info@rebelbutterfly.co.uk
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