Review: Ostensibly a response to techno being 'in such a sorry and predictable state', Full Pupp's latest compilation goes off in a number of wonderfully captivating tangents. Label owner Prins Thomas' "Mere Apokalypso" is a tripped-out groove, while his take on Synk's "Tool Mix" is an acid-laced chugger. In contrast, JaddajaddaPlay's "Bird No Bird" goes down a percussive route. Despite the title, techno does make an appearance. Blackbelt Engh Rhythm Combo's "Frydenlyn" is a rolling tribal affair, while trance influences bubble to the surface on Christian Engh's dubbed out "Khonsu" and Karolinski's high-paced, melodic "Slutt A Mase Eg Har Ikkje Spelt Pa Ei Veke".
Review: Hamburg-based trio RSS Disco recruit Scandidisco don Prins Thomas to remix the latest offering on their own Mireia label. My notes for 'Mooncake' in its original form read simply "slow and dense" - that's not a description of the artists, you understand, but rather of the moody, claustrophobic feel to the track, which is sure to find its way into many an afternoon, warm-up or afterhours set, and which sports a very Euro-sounding spoken female vocal. For dancefloor action, though, the man from Oslo's Diskomiks is likely the better bet, as he ups the tempo just slightly while adding some dubwise flourishes.
Review: At the start of 2021, Prins Thomas realised after a series of remixes and mixdowns for other artists that he hadn't paid much attention to his own productions. He revisited old tracks he had started and came up with new material for two albums ready for this year; first we heard 8, and now we see the release of its successor. On 9, we have another collection of balmy cuts by the Oslo scene stalwart, such as the sun kissed instrumental balearica of "Evig Ung", the hypnotic slo-mo polyrhythms of "Earthbound" (feat John Carroll Kirby), the shimmering and neon-lit Italo disco of "I Love U" and the Scandinavian coastal road trip soundtrack of "Film 006" being just some of the highlights.
Review: At the start of 2021, Prins Thomas decided to stop doing remixes for other people and focus on making new music of his own. The result is a pair of albums - 8 being the first - that the Norwegian veteran believes are among his best work to date. There's certainly plenty to please confirmed fans and newcomers alike on Prins Thomas 8, with the Full Pupp founder adding layers of attractive 'Scandolearic' instrumentation - glistening guitars, dreamy synths, wistful melodies and such-like - and subtle jazz-funk influences (check the fine collaboration with Bugge Wesseltoft, 'Sunroof Down') to his usual loose-limbed drums, space disco sounds, Krautrock references and rubbery basslines. It contains some of his most beautiful and picturesque music to date, and that's saying something. In a word: essential!
Review: To mark the debut of new imprint Blank, Norwegian Scandolearic legend Prins Thomas has handed over the parts to two of the strongest tracks from his top-notch 2019 album "Ambitions". Italian producer Fango is the first remixer to rise to the challenge, offering up his take on previous single "Feel The Love". He makes great use of the Oslo-based producer's weighty, low-slung bassline, using it to drive forwards a heady house chugger rich in Fairlight-style stabs and saucer-eyed vocal breakdowns. Thomas's old pal Oyvind Morken reworks "Ambitions", reimagining the 12-minute epic as a breezy, loved-up and lo-fi trip through deep, off-kilter and minimalist space disco pastures.
Review: Prins Thomas continues on his voyage through peak-time electronic disco with "Graut". Clocking in at just under twelve minutes, it sees the Norwegian producer drop steely drums and a dense, murky bass. Bells ring and percussion ticks along, but it's all about the powerful low-end on this track. For the remix, Prins has drafted in Fango; this version sees the Italian producer wrap the original track's bass inside an acid-soaked acid chamber before letting loose with a spangled electronic disco groove. Bolstered by tough, steely drums and lean percussion, it's a hard to classify dance floor-primed gem.
Review: Hamar is the island town in Norway that birthed Prins Thomas, and here he teams up with two local producers with backgrounds in the skwee scene for a split EP on his own Full Pupp label. He graciously lets his guests go first, with Melkeveien bringing us blissed-out Scandolearic throbber 'Thirst Issues' and Sprutbass blending flutes and electro synths on 'Reddik'. Then it's Thomas's turn, as he serves up 'Bybass', a breakbeat-driven funker with more 80s-sounding synths, and 'Ansjless', a much housier drum cut that nods to vintage Chi-town and gets ever more frantic as it progresses.
Prins Thomas & Bjorn Torske - "The Contemporary Fix" (Bjorn Torske remix) - (9:38) 119 BPM
Prins Thomas, Matt Karmil, Biosphere, Andre Bratten & Gigi Masin - "Morals/With Their Paddles In A Puddle/Minor Misconception/Planetarium - Gigi Masin Remix" - (4:56) 119 BPM
Review: In the five years that it's taken former studio partner Hans-Peter Lindstrom to produce his latest solo album, Prins Thomas has delivered three fantastic full-length excursions. He's at it again here, laying down another cheery, entertaining and off-kilter romp in his now distinctive style. Rich in live instrumentation, vintage synthesizers and classic drum machines, "Prins Thomas 5" sees the lauded Norwegian serving up cuts that variously touch on space rock, cosmic disco, Italo-disco, krautrock, ambient, acid, proto-techno and, of course, his own distinctive takes on the "Scandolearic" sound he helped to create. It's arguably a little more intricate, layered and complex than some of his previous work, but that's no bad thing. Arguably, it's one of his best sets yet.
Review: While renowned for promoting a particular kind of Scandolearic disco, Prins Thomas's Full Pupp label has never shied away from mixing things up now and then. As the title suggests, Vi Kal It Asid sees Thomas gather together a bunch of like-minded misfits for a no-holds-barred trip into acid territory. The much-loved label boss kicks things off with a particularly tough, intense and gnarly acid jam - all brain-melting 303 lines and punchy percussion - before Omar V and Mario Aparicio join forces for the deeper and more psychedelic-inclined, Orbital-ish "Acidwave". Ayvind Morken does his best Phuture impression on the straightforward, but still intoxicating "Mann Not Maskin", while Trulz & Robin combine foreboding waves of trippy electronics and off-kilter drum machine hits on the "Energy Flash" influenced "Tjelvar".
Review: A decade after opening its' doors, Prins Thomas' Full Pupp label - a long-running showcase for Norwegian talent - has reached 50 releases. Fittingly, the imprint's figurehead has decided to mark the occasion with a double-pack of his own material - his most expansive offering since the Prins Thomas III LP in 2014. Highlights are plentiful, from the fluid, broken rhythms, undulating electronics and bubbling acid lines of the quietly grandiose "Meiro", and trance-inducing, dark nu-disco of "Trans (12" Version)", to the Chicago acid-influenced dancefloor wonkiness of "Toransu". The package also contains a tasty "bonus beat" rub of one of the tracks, and previously unheard remixes from Chmmr and Kort.
Review: Prins Thomas' recent Paradise Ghoulash mix was something of an epic, stretching across three CDs. It also featured a number of special versions, re-edits and remixes by the man himself, a selection of which have now been available digitally for the first time. There's naturally much to admire, from the rolling, dancefloor-friendly rework of Box Saga's forgotten 1995 B-side "Zen & The Art Of Deadlines", and a blissful Balearic house interpretation of Hieroglyphic Being's "Imaginary Soundscapes 9", to two fine versions of Blacknecks' 2014 jam "Don't Dream It Be It", in which the Norwegian adds his own krautrock-influenced percussion and psychedelic builds. Arguably best of all, though, is Thomas no-nonsense edit of U's "The Subdubba Beat (Stockholm Glue Mix)", which tightens up and cuts down the dub techno epic to make it vastly more workable for DJs.
Review: Prins Thomas seems to have got this album making malarkey down to a fine art. Having taken what seems like an eternity to put together his 2010 debut album, Prins Thomas, he's now up to volume three in his self-titled solo series. Whereas previous albums had a crustier krautrock feel amongst the cosmic synths, Prins Thomas III is largely downtempo, delivering a range of atmospheric Scandolearic moments that recall his two full-lengths alongside pal Hans-Peter Lindstrom. As usual, there's much to enjoy, from the drifting downtempo fluidity of "Trans" and wonky leftfield disco of "Labyrinth" to the sparse off-kilter Italo of "Apne Slusa" and intoxicating Middle Eastern chug of "Arabisk Natt (Dub)". In many ways it's a muted set - by his standards, at least - but that only adds to its' lazy, hazy charm.
Review: Full Pupp boss Prins Thomas drops the first DJ friendly release on his label for some two years and it's pure dirt! There's a guttural glee to "Lang Tung Ting" which grabs you from the off and keeps you hooked throughout. Rough, gut punching drums are the perfect match for growling acid squiggles that occupy the lower reaches of the mix, with the track steadily accruing warped jacking intent as it progresses. "Tom Peng Pung" offers a shorter, more percussively inclined version on the track which just doesn't retain the same earthy joy as it's longer counterpart. The bump of "Ny Maskin" is notable for the increasingly psychedelic surges of guitar that gradually overwhelm your senses.
Review: Working as a companion to his recent self-titled album, these three tracks from the same sessions find a home on this sprightly release on Thomas' own Full Pupp imprint. Title tune "Morfar" fits in with the motorik grooves that dominate on the album - a rock-steady bassline (which sounds weirdly similar to The Beatles' "Ob-La-Di") and disco-rock drums make it a post-rock, post-disco odyssey."Atter En Trall" is a tasty nu-disco number while Kukkelure is just plain funky!
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