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RÊVE ISABELLE by Versatile Records

Recorded live during this party. Special thanks Felix for the recording

RÊVE 107 by Versatile Records

While clearing out a barn in Gauchant, I stumbled upon a peculiar suitcase filled with cassette tapes. It belonged to the former owner, an eccentric Englishman named Mark Doll, who hosted a radio show in the late 1980s on Radio Echo, a community station in the region. I didn’t recognize any of these incredible tracks he played, some true gem I decided to share them with you. Happy New Year and best wishes for the holiday season! Of course too cool to be real. Let’s keep it unreal, I’ve been experimenting with AI lately and wanted to share with you the best and craziest moments

Zombie Zombie-The Beach ZZZ Cover by Versatile Records

John Cravache Le Desir De Reste Petit (REMIX) by Versatile Records

GILB'R+DJ SOTOFETT-Foliage Live Jazz Mix by Versatile Records

I:Cube VVV by Versatile Records

King Ghazi presents Abu Sayah - HOURAN(DJ SOTOFETT VERSATILE MIX) by Versatile Records

King Ghazi presents Abu Sayah - NASSER INTERLUDE by Versatile Records

King Ghazi presents Abu Sayah - SHAMALEH(GILB-R DUB VERSION) by Versatile Records

King Ghazi presents Abu Sayah - HOURAN(I:CUBE REMIX) by Versatile Records

King Ghazi presents Abu Sayah - SHAMALEH(GILB-R MAIN MIX) by Versatile Records

VERSATILE 20 YEARS : 1996 / 2016 a double cd selected by I:Cube & Gilb'r Between the time when we were hand-stickering our first release (I:Cube - Disco cubizm) in the living room of my former apartment at Rue de la Goutte d'Or and today, 20 years have passed. Twenty years in which I have tried to show inventiveness, perseverance, and... surprise. The surprise comes primarily from the artists, who’ve been my main motivation as well as my source of energy during all this time. I want to thank them all here, first and foremost I:Cube, who was the first to be signed and with whom I now share this selection on this double CD. new related event : Release Party in Paris for Versatile 20 Years https://www.facebook.com/events/1738967623048408/ Exclusive Pre-order Digital and/or CD http://shop.versatilerecords.com/album/1996-2016-versatile-records-20-years

VERCD032 : Zombie Zombie - Slow Futur Tracklisting 01 - Hyperespace 02 - Slow Futur 03 - Blue Screen 04 - Extra Life Sortie en vinyl & CD Avril 2016, sortie digitale Mai 2016 Musique originale du spectacle « SLOW FUTUR » d’Elsa Guérin et Martin Palisse jouée et composée par ZOMBIE ZOMBIE ( Cosmic Neman, Etienne Jaumet, Dr Schonberg), présentée ici séparément du spectacle. SLOW FUTUR met en scène deux jongleurs (Elsa Guérin & Martin Palisse) sur un tapis roulant (8 x 2m) qui les emporte le long d’une installation lumineuse aux néons qui délimite l’espace chorégraphique comme une sorte de tunnel espace-temps « l’hyperespace ». Leur pratique minimaliste du jonglage avec 3 balles blanches chacun, joue sur des mouvements opposés comme l’accélaration/immobilité, synchronisation/transformation progressive, et évoque ainsi une manière de faire corps face à l’avancée inexorable du temps. La musique, répétitive et plannante de ZOMBIE ZOMBIE, vecteur de la mécanique chorégraphique, mèle sons électroniques analogiques et rythmes acoustiques qui montent en intensité afin d’emporter les deux jongleurs dans une course effrénée et hypnotique, où le tapis roulant soumet leur corps à un mouvement indépendant de leur volonté, et devient alors une machine infernale. Entre abstraction et représentation de la réalité, SLOW FUTUR questionne les rapports entre êtres humains, où l’individualisme dû au monde moderne rend la solitude telle qu’elle réduit la condition humaine à une simple machine dont les mouvements robotiques sont alors dénués d’émotion. Elsa Guérin et Martin Palisse renouvellent ainsi l’image du cirque d’aujourd’hui en poursuivant leur recherche sur le potentiel chorégraphique, dramatique et poétique du jonglage. Instruments : synthétiseurs modulaires Buchla & Synthesizers.com, Synare 3, Six-Trak Sequencial, Roland TR 808, OP1 Teenage Engineering, oscillateurs, batteries Gretsch & Ludwig, percussions LP, rototoms, vibraphone, Korg and Boss Vocoder, délais Oto Bim & Ibanez UE 305, sax alto Selmer... Enregistré en avril 2015 à MIDILIVE STUDIOS (anciens studios VOGUE), Villetaneuse et mixé en juin 2015 par Angy Laperdrix à SOLARIS STUDIO, Paris. Masterisé par Stuart Hawkes à METROPOLIS, Londres. Concept de la Pochette : www.laboca.co.uk ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Original music of the "Slow Futur" show by Elsa Guérin and Martin Palisse, played and composed by Zombie Zombie (Cosmic Neman, Etienne Jaumet, Dr Schonberg), here presented separately from the show. Slow Futur features two jugglers (Elsa Guérin and Martin Palisse) on a treadmill (8 x 2m) which carries them along a neon light installation which delimits the choreographic space as a kind of space-time tunnel: "the hyperspace". Their minimalist juggling practice - with 3 white balls each - plays with opposite movements like acceleration/immobility, synchronization/progressive transformation, and thus evokes a way of making the body face the inexorable passing of time. The music of Zombie Zombie, repetitive and floating, as a vector of the choreographic mechanic, mixes analog electronic sounds and acoustic rhythms that rise in intensity in order to bring the two jugglers into a frantic and hypnotic rush, whereas the treadmill submits their bodies to a movement independent of their will, so becoming an infernal machine. Between abstraction and representation of reality, Slow Futur questions the relationships between human beings, where the individualism caused by the modern world leads to loneliness, as the human condition is reduced to a simple machine which robotic movements are devoid of emotion. Elsa Guérin and Martin Palisse are not only renewing the image of today’s circus but also continuing their research on the choreographic, dramatic and poetic potential of juggling.

VERCD032 : Zombie Zombie - Slow Futur Tracklisting 01 - Hyperespace 02 - Slow Futur 03 - Blue Screen 04 - Extra Life Sortie en vinyl & CD Avril 2016, sortie digitale Mai 2016 Musique originale du spectacle « SLOW FUTUR » d’Elsa Guérin et Martin Palisse jouée et composée par ZOMBIE ZOMBIE ( Cosmic Neman, Etienne Jaumet, Dr Schonberg), présentée ici séparément du spectacle. SLOW FUTUR met en scène deux jongleurs (Elsa Guérin & Martin Palisse) sur un tapis roulant (8 x 2m) qui les emporte le long d’une installation lumineuse aux néons qui délimite l’espace chorégraphique comme une sorte de tunnel espace-temps « l’hyperespace ». Leur pratique minimaliste du jonglage avec 3 balles blanches chacun, joue sur des mouvements opposés comme l’accélaration/immobilité, synchronisation/transformation progressive, et évoque ainsi une manière de faire corps face à l’avancée inexorable du temps. La musique, répétitive et plannante de ZOMBIE ZOMBIE, vecteur de la mécanique chorégraphique, mèle sons électroniques analogiques et rythmes acoustiques qui montent en intensité afin d’emporter les deux jongleurs dans une course effrénée et hypnotique, où le tapis roulant soumet leur corps à un mouvement indépendant de leur volonté, et devient alors une machine infernale. Entre abstraction et représentation de la réalité, SLOW FUTUR questionne les rapports entre êtres humains, où l’individualisme dû au monde moderne rend la solitude telle qu’elle réduit la condition humaine à une simple machine dont les mouvements robotiques sont alors dénués d’émotion. Elsa Guérin et Martin Palisse renouvellent ainsi l’image du cirque d’aujourd’hui en poursuivant leur recherche sur le potentiel chorégraphique, dramatique et poétique du jonglage. Instruments : synthétiseurs modulaires Buchla & Synthesizers.com, Synare 3, Six-Trak Sequencial, Roland TR 808, OP1 Teenage Engineering, oscillateurs, batteries Gretsch & Ludwig, percussions LP, rototoms, vibraphone, Korg and Boss Vocoder, délais Oto Bim & Ibanez UE 305, sax alto Selmer... Enregistré en avril 2015 à MIDILIVE STUDIOS (anciens studios VOGUE), Villetaneuse et mixé en juin 2015 par Angy Laperdrix à SOLARIS STUDIO, Paris. Masterisé par Stuart Hawkes à METROPOLIS, Londres. Concept de la Pochette : www.laboca.co.uk ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Original music of the "Slow Futur" show by Elsa Guérin and Martin Palisse, played and composed by Zombie Zombie (Cosmic Neman, Etienne Jaumet, Dr Schonberg), here presented separately from the show. Slow Futur features two jugglers (Elsa Guérin and Martin Palisse) on a treadmill (8 x 2m) which carries them along a neon light installation which delimits the choreographic space as a kind of space-time tunnel: "the hyperspace". Their minimalist juggling practice - with 3 white balls each - plays with opposite movements like acceleration/immobility, synchronization/progressive transformation, and thus evokes a way of making the body face the inexorable passing of time. The music of Zombie Zombie, repetitive and floating, as a vector of the choreographic mechanic, mixes analog electronic sounds and acoustic rhythms that rise in intensity in order to bring the two jugglers into a frantic and hypnotic rush, whereas the treadmill submits their bodies to a movement independent of their will, so becoming an infernal machine. Between abstraction and representation of reality, Slow Futur questions the relationships between human beings, where the individualism caused by the modern world leads to loneliness, as the human condition is reduced to a simple machine which robotic movements are devoid of emotion. Elsa Guérin and Martin Palisse are not only renewing the image of today’s circus but also continuing their research on the choreographic, dramatic and poetic potential of juggling.

Available on limited edition 2x12" with Gilb'r / I:Cube / Dj Sotofett remixes https://versatilerecords.bandcamp.com/album/king-ghazi-presents-abu-sayah-houran-shamaleh

VERCD032 : Zombie Zombie - Slow Futur Tracklisting 01 - Hyperespace 02 - Slow Futur 03 - Blue Screen 04 - Extra Life Sortie en vinyl & CD Avril 2016, sortie digitale Mai 2016 Musique originale du spectacle « SLOW FUTUR » d’Elsa Guérin et Martin Palisse jouée et composée par ZOMBIE ZOMBIE ( Cosmic Neman, Etienne Jaumet, Dr Schonberg), présentée ici séparément du spectacle. SLOW FUTUR met en scène deux jongleurs (Elsa Guérin & Martin Palisse) sur un tapis roulant (8 x 2m) qui les emporte le long d’une installation lumineuse aux néons qui délimite l’espace chorégraphique comme une sorte de tunnel espace-temps « l’hyperespace ». Leur pratique minimaliste du jonglage avec 3 balles blanches chacun, joue sur des mouvements opposés comme l’accélaration/immobilité, synchronisation/transformation progressive, et évoque ainsi une manière de faire corps face à l’avancée inexorable du temps. La musique, répétitive et plannante de ZOMBIE ZOMBIE, vecteur de la mécanique chorégraphique, mèle sons électroniques analogiques et rythmes acoustiques qui montent en intensité afin d’emporter les deux jongleurs dans une course effrénée et hypnotique, où le tapis roulant soumet leur corps à un mouvement indépendant de leur volonté, et devient alors une machine infernale. Entre abstraction et représentation de la réalité, SLOW FUTUR questionne les rapports entre êtres humains, où l’individualisme dû au monde moderne rend la solitude telle qu’elle réduit la condition humaine à une simple machine dont les mouvements robotiques sont alors dénués d’émotion. Elsa Guérin et Martin Palisse renouvellent ainsi l’image du cirque d’aujourd’hui en poursuivant leur recherche sur le potentiel chorégraphique, dramatique et poétique du jonglage. Instruments : synthétiseurs modulaires Buchla & Synthesizers.com, Synare 3, Six-Trak Sequencial, Roland TR 808, OP1 Teenage Engineering, oscillateurs, batteries Gretsch & Ludwig, percussions LP, rototoms, vibraphone, Korg and Boss Vocoder, délais Oto Bim & Ibanez UE 305, sax alto Selmer... Enregistré en avril 2015 à MIDILIVE STUDIOS (anciens studios VOGUE), Villetaneuse et mixé en juin 2015 par Angy Laperdrix à SOLARIS STUDIO, Paris. Masterisé par Stuart Hawkes à METROPOLIS, Londres. Concept de la Pochette : www.laboca.co.uk ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Original music of the "Slow Futur" show by Elsa Guérin and Martin Palisse, played and composed by Zombie Zombie (Cosmic Neman, Etienne Jaumet, Dr Schonberg), here presented separately from the show. Slow Futur features two jugglers (Elsa Guérin and Martin Palisse) on a treadmill (8 x 2m) which carries them along a neon light installation which delimits the choreographic space as a kind of space-time tunnel: "the hyperspace". Their minimalist juggling practice - with 3 white balls each - plays with opposite movements like acceleration/immobility, synchronization/progressive transformation, and thus evokes a way of making the body face the inexorable passing of time. The music of Zombie Zombie, repetitive and floating, as a vector of the choreographic mechanic, mixes analog electronic sounds and acoustic rhythms that rise in intensity in order to bring the two jugglers into a frantic and hypnotic rush, whereas the treadmill submits their bodies to a movement independent of their will, so becoming an infernal machine. Between abstraction and representation of reality, Slow Futur questions the relationships between human beings, where the individualism caused by the modern world leads to loneliness, as the human condition is reduced to a simple machine which robotic movements are devoid of emotion. Elsa Guérin and Martin Palisse are not only renewing the image of today’s circus but also continuing their research on the choreographic, dramatic and poetic potential of juggling.

I:Cube " Chansons du siècle dernier (1990-1996) " ------------------------------------------------------- a mini mix of old tracks from the cassette archives. Let's indulge in a little nostalgia for once. I'm going to talk about a period which goes from 1990 to 1996, with modest beginnings in the production of house "musique de chambre" in which freedom and enthusiasm were more important than anything else. Inspired by the discovery of dance music at the end of the eighties in England and through listening to the radio, I tried to reproduce what I heard with a small Casio toy sampler, and a Mattel Electronics rhythm box played by hand. Gradually more machines were added to this primitive set-up, and by 91 i got a better sound with a Roland sampler. Like all bedroom producers of this period, you did the best you could with the means you had at your disposal, not having much idea of "how it was done". All this air of mystery contributed to the aura of the records which came out during this period. The role played by FM radio during this time in Paris was of prime importance. For additional information I suggest you should read Etienne Menu's excellent article on this subject : http://daily.redbullmusicacademy.com/2015/11/french-radio-feature. I constantly zapped between stations. Radio Nova (Deenastyle with Dee Nasty and Lionel D, Guillaume la Tortue's mental mixes in 1990, Garnier and his "paradise garage" show, the Nova mix with Loik and Gilb'r, as well as numerous different guests). Also Radio FG which played ambient (the "radio mental" mix on monday) as well as hardcore techno and garage, with very good guest DJ's ( Liza N'Eliaz, DJ Deep, Jeff Mills…). Public service radio France Culture offered sound creation (in particular the famous Atelier de Création Radiophonique, Clair de nuit, and radio drama), radio Ici & Maintenant for UFO's and New Age weirdness, radio Libertaire for its "epsylonia" show, Transat FM for rare groove and so on….. Public record libraries (which are free and well-stocked in Paris), as well as flea markets, were my main source of samples, as well as numerous musical finds. What was most important for me was not to make a record, but above all to make music. The end product was a multitude of bits of music which I collected on cassettes over the years, recording moments of creation and fun. It went in all directions, from dadaist deep house to hazy trance. Freedom and lack of production techniques meant so-called rules of good or bad taste were immaterial and it was all the better for it. There was an overpowering desire to take pleasure in doing it and experimenting ("how would it sound if I mixed a reversed zouk beat with an acid baseline?"). This minimix, which is a bit difficult to stomach when you listen to it, is interspersed with short radio extracts which take us back to the atmosphere of the period. The absolute roughness and lack of sophistication of it, the naivety and the passion make it all the more charming. In 1996, I sent some cassettes out to have a second opinion on them, without much conviction. The only reply came from Gilb'r who was working at Radio Nova and decided at that time to start a record label. Everything happened by trial and error and in an atmosphere of enthusiasm and curiosity. As a result of all this collective energy (big up Isabelle, Didier, Jérôme, Stephane, Ygal) and all those who joined in the adventure at some time or other, the image of Versatile has developed as each record has come out, preferring to be always a little on the sidelines, not wanting to be confined to what sound is fashionable or just restricted to dance music. Because nothing has been pre-determined, instead relying on gut-feeling on the spur of the moment, Gilbert has been able to retain this freedom and enabled his label to stand the test of time. I:Cube

VERCD032 : Zombie Zombie - Slow Futur Tracklisting 01 - Hyperespace 02 - Slow Futur 03 - Blue Screen 04 - Extra Life Sortie en vinyl & CD Avril 2016, sortie digitale Mai 2016 Musique originale du spectacle « SLOW FUTUR » d’Elsa Guérin et Martin Palisse jouée et composée par ZOMBIE ZOMBIE ( Cosmic Neman, Etienne Jaumet, Dr Schonberg), présentée ici séparément du spectacle. SLOW FUTUR met en scène deux jongleurs (Elsa Guérin & Martin Palisse) sur un tapis roulant (8 x 2m) qui les emporte le long d’une installation lumineuse aux néons qui délimite l’espace chorégraphique comme une sorte de tunnel espace-temps « l’hyperespace ». Leur pratique minimaliste du jonglage avec 3 balles blanches chacun, joue sur des mouvements opposés comme l’accélaration/immobilité, synchronisation/transformation progressive, et évoque ainsi une manière de faire corps face à l’avancée inexorable du temps. La musique, répétitive et plannante de ZOMBIE ZOMBIE, vecteur de la mécanique chorégraphique, mèle sons électroniques analogiques et rythmes acoustiques qui montent en intensité afin d’emporter les deux jongleurs dans une course effrénée et hypnotique, où le tapis roulant soumet leur corps à un mouvement indépendant de leur volonté, et devient alors une machine infernale. Entre abstraction et représentation de la réalité, SLOW FUTUR questionne les rapports entre êtres humains, où l’individualisme dû au monde moderne rend la solitude telle qu’elle réduit la condition humaine à une simple machine dont les mouvements robotiques sont alors dénués d’émotion. Elsa Guérin et Martin Palisse renouvellent ainsi l’image du cirque d’aujourd’hui en poursuivant leur recherche sur le potentiel chorégraphique, dramatique et poétique du jonglage. Instruments : synthétiseurs modulaires Buchla & Synthesizers.com, Synare 3, Six-Trak Sequencial, Roland TR 808, OP1 Teenage Engineering, oscillateurs, batteries Gretsch & Ludwig, percussions LP, rototoms, vibraphone, Korg and Boss Vocoder, délais Oto Bim & Ibanez UE 305, sax alto Selmer... Enregistré en avril 2015 à MIDILIVE STUDIOS (anciens studios VOGUE), Villetaneuse et mixé en juin 2015 par Angy Laperdrix à SOLARIS STUDIO, Paris. Masterisé par Stuart Hawkes à METROPOLIS, Londres. Concept de la Pochette : www.laboca.co.uk ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Original music of the "Slow Futur" show by Elsa Guérin and Martin Palisse, played and composed by Zombie Zombie (Cosmic Neman, Etienne Jaumet, Dr Schonberg), here presented separately from the show. Slow Futur features two jugglers (Elsa Guérin and Martin Palisse) on a treadmill (8 x 2m) which carries them along a neon light installation which delimits the choreographic space as a kind of space-time tunnel: "the hyperspace". Their minimalist juggling practice - with 3 white balls each - plays with opposite movements like acceleration/immobility, synchronization/progressive transformation, and thus evokes a way of making the body face the inexorable passing of time. The music of Zombie Zombie, repetitive and floating, as a vector of the choreographic mechanic, mixes analog electronic sounds and acoustic rhythms that rise in intensity in order to bring the two jugglers into a frantic and hypnotic rush, whereas the treadmill submits their bodies to a movement independent of their will, so becoming an infernal machine. Between abstraction and representation of reality, Slow Futur questions the relationships between human beings, where the individualism caused by the modern world leads to loneliness, as the human condition is reduced to a simple machine which robotic movements are devoid of emotion. Elsa Guérin and Martin Palisse are not only renewing the image of today’s circus but also continuing their research on the choreographic, dramatic and poetic potential of juggling.

VERCLASSIC004 : Various Artists – Disco Cubizm / Venus EP Tracklisting 01 – I:Cube – Disco Cubizm (Daft Punk Remix) 02 – Cheek – Venus Sunshine People (Dj Gregory Unreleased Pass) Out on vinyl March 18h 2016 First in a series of Versatile Records 20th Anniversary re-mastered vinyl repress is this double sided classic offering with the Daft Punk remix of I:Cube “Disco Cubizm” on side A and an unreleased pass of Dj Gregory remix of Venus “Cheek” on side B.

VERCLASSIC004 : Various Artists – Disco Cubizm / Venus EP Tracklisting 01 – I:Cube – Disco Cubizm (Daft Punk Remix) 02 – Cheek – Venus Sunshine People (Dj Gregory Unreleased Pass) Out on vinyl March 18h 2016 First in a series of Versatile Records 20th Anniversary re-mastered vinyl repress is this double sided classic offering with the Daft Punk remix of I:Cube “Disco Cubizm” on side A and an unreleased pass of Dj Gregory remix of Venus “Cheek” on side B.

Aladdin - Girls In Uniform EP - VER107 Tracklisting 01 - Girls In Uniform (Original Mix) 02 - Girls In Uniform (Graal Dub) 03 - Girls In Uniform (Trevor Jackson Mix) Out on vinyl March 11th 2016 Aladdin is an atypical project at Versatile, even for Versatile's standards. In the base, the group consisted of Nicolas Ker — singer, chaotic poet (known from Poni Hoax, Paris, and his solo project yet to emerge) — and Gilbert Cohen, boss of the label. The two met in the studio after breaking up with their then-girlfriends, resulting in an album filled with inner pressure. “We were strong so we got lost”, released only on cd in June 2011, selling only 400 copies. And since then... nothing. But thanks to a one-week studio session offered by a brand of energy drink, they met again, attracting Syd Barrett-influenced guitarist Eat Gas as a new member, to record new material. Besides Eat Gas and his haunted guitars, other musicians were lured to the studio to contribute to the latest Aladdin EP: “Girls in Uniform”. Long jam sessions took place, featuring motorik drummer Mark Kerr, bass player Juan de Guillebon, and percussionist Francesco Lopez playing Brazilian percussions like the berimbau, and — hold your breath — the mouth harp. With a cast alike, you’ll understand the listening experience will be a hybrid one ; in between rock, dub, kraut, interrupted by a break in the form of a strange fairy tale... Trevor Jackson has been a staunch supporter of the previous album, so asking him for a remix was an obvious choice. Glorified by the success of his compilation on the On-U Sound label, he swings in a remix dark as hell but with an unstoppable heavy groove. At last, Gilb’R delivers a smoky dub, one of the first recordings to roll out of his new Amsterdam studio.

Aladdin - Girls In Uniform EP - VER107 Tracklisting 01 - Girls In Uniform (Original Mix) 02 - Girls In Uniform (Graal Dub) 03 - Girls In Uniform (Trevor Jackson Mix) Out on vinyl March 11th 2016 Aladdin is an atypical project at Versatile, even for Versatile's standards. In the base, the group consisted of Nicolas Ker — singer, chaotic poet (known from Poni Hoax, Paris, and his solo project yet to emerge) — and Gilbert Cohen, boss of the label. The two met in the studio after breaking up with their then-girlfriends, resulting in an album filled with inner pressure. “We were strong so we got lost”, released only on cd in June 2011, selling only 400 copies. And since then... nothing. But thanks to a one-week studio session offered by a brand of energy drink, they met again, attracting Syd Barrett-influenced guitarist Eat Gas as a new member, to record new material. Besides Eat Gas and his haunted guitars, other musicians were lured to the studio to contribute to the latest Aladdin EP: “Girls in Uniform”. Long jam sessions took place, featuring motorik drummer Mark Kerr, bass player Juan de Guillebon, and percussionist Francesco Lopez playing Brazilian percussions like the berimbau, and — hold your breath — the mouth harp. With a cast alike, you’ll understand the listening experience will be a hybrid one ; in between rock, dub, kraut, interrupted by a break in the form of a strange fairy tale... Trevor Jackson has been a staunch supporter of the previous album, so asking him for a remix was an obvious choice. Glorified by the success of his compilation on the On-U Sound label, he swings in a remix dark as hell but with an unstoppable heavy groove. At last, Gilb’R delivers a smoky dub, one of the first recordings to roll out of his new Amsterdam studio.

Aladdin - Girls In Uniform EP - VER107 Tracklisting 01 - Girls In Uniform (Original Mix) 02 - Girls In Uniform (Graal Dub) 03 - Girls In Uniform (Trevor Jackson Mix) Out on vinyl March 11th 2016 Aladdin is an atypical project at Versatile, even for Versatile's standards. In the base, the group consisted of Nicolas Ker — singer, chaotic poet (known from Poni Hoax, Paris, and his solo project yet to emerge) — and Gilbert Cohen, boss of the label. The two met in the studio after breaking up with their then-girlfriends, resulting in an album filled with inner pressure. “We were strong so we got lost”, released only on cd in June 2011, selling only 400 copies. And since then... nothing. But thanks to a one-week studio session offered by a brand of energy drink, they met again, attracting Syd Barrett-influenced guitarist Eat Gas as a new member, to record new material. Besides Eat Gas and his haunted guitars, other musicians were lured to the studio to contribute to the latest Aladdin EP: “Girls in Uniform”. Long jam sessions took place, featuring motorik drummer Mark Kerr, bass player Juan de Guillebon, and percussionist Francesco Lopez playing Brazilian percussions like the berimbau, and — hold your breath — the mouth harp. With a cast alike, you’ll understand the listening experience will be a hybrid one ; in between rock, dub, kraut, interrupted by a break in the form of a strange fairy tale... Trevor Jackson has been a staunch supporter of the previous album, so asking him for a remix was an obvious choice. Glorified by the success of his compilation on the On-U Sound label, he swings in a remix dark as hell but with an unstoppable heavy groove. At last, Gilb’R delivers a smoky dub, one of the first recordings to roll out of his new Amsterdam studio.

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Taken from The Explosion forthcoming album on Versatile Records. Out vinyl & digital October 30th 2015. More info & buy the album : http://versatilerecords.com/release/the-explosion/

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