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Dopamine Vol 01
Dopamine - (6:28) 126 BPM Hot
Jackpot - (6:46) 128 BPM
Juno Dancin' - (6:12) 124 BPM
DX-7 - (6:07) 126 BPM
Dopamine (Sunrise mix) - (5:40) 126 BPM
Lullaby 01 - (4:49) 126 BPM
Lullaby 01 (Synthapella) - (4:34) 126 BPM
Review: Chris Barratt AKA Eagles & Butterflies returns with an EP that packs five tracks in seven mixes, and that clocks in at 41 minutes, which - fun fact alert! - is longer than either 'Sgt Peppers' or 'Never Mind The Bollocks', and just a minute shorter than 'Dark Side Of The Moon'. No faulting this one on the VFM front, then... and if high-octane, uptempo house grooves - entirely instrumental and leaning towards the proggy, heavily electronic side of the street, with some distinctly 80s sounds thrown in for good measure - are what float your boat, then there's no faulting it in the quality stakes either.
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AIL 008
19 Jan 24
Funky/Club House
Dopamine
Dopamine - (6:28) 126 BPM Hot
Dopamine (Sunrise mix) - (5:40) 126 BPM
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AIL008S
05 Jan 24
Funky/Club House
AIL Remixes 2022
The Trip (Jennifer Cardini & Damon Jee remix) - (7:26) 126 BPM Hot
Eagles, Butterflies & Coloray - "Sinners" (Chinaski Hysteria remix) - (5:14) 124 BPM
Sketch 16 (Hiver remix) - (6:53) 126 BPM
The Last Dance (Eagles & Butterflies Private remix) - (5:44) 123 BPM
Eagles, Butterflies & Coloray - "Sinners" (Chinaski Hysteria DUB remix) - (5:12) 124 BPM
Review: As the title makes clear, Chris Barratt's latest outing as Eagles & Butterflies features a swathe of fresh remixes of cuts he's released on Art Imitating Life, the label he established back in 2018. Jennifer Cardini and Damon Jee kick things off with a ridiculously grandiose, Italo-disco and big room house inspired revision of 'The Trip' - all thrusting, arpeggio style sequenced synth-bass, bold electronic riffs and delay-laden drum fills - before Chinaski turns Barratt's recent collaboration with Coloray, 'Sinners', into a Moroder-inspired, piano-sporting electronic disco throb-job (a vocal-free 'Dub' mix of this version is also included). Elsewhere, Hiver's tweak of 'Sketch 16' is a driving, melodious, acid-fired treat that could well be the EP's standout moment, while Barratt's own 'Private Remix' of 'The Last Dance' is a tidy blend of revivalist Italo-disco and saucer-eyed nu-disco.
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AIL 007
11 Nov 22
Disco/Nu-Disco
Trip EP
Sketch 16 - (8:00) 117 BPM
The Trip - (7:28) 120 BPM Hot
The Trip (Synthapella) - (3:32) 120 BPM
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AIL006. 2
27 May 22
Disco/Nu-Disco
Sinners
Sinners - (6:38) 123 BPM Hot
Sinners (radio edit) - (4:17) 123 BPM
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AIL006. 1
15 Apr 22
Disco/Nu-Disco
Rebel EP
Rebel (feat Shey Baba - club mix) - (5:46) 122 BPM Hot
Gone - (6:36) 127 BPM
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AIL 005D
28 May 21
Disco/Nu-Disco
Can't Stop (Gerd Janson Remixes)
Can't Stop (Gerd Janson Trax Shop remix) - (6:41) 117 BPM Hot
Can't Stop (Gerd Janson Trax Shop dub remix) - (6:41) 117 BPM
Can't Stop - (7:10) 117 BPM
Can't Stop (radio edit) - (3:08) 117 BPM
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AIL 004RD
28 Feb 20
Disco/Nu-Disco
Can't Stop
Can't Stop - (7:10) 117 BPM Hot
Can't Stop (radio edit) - (3:08) 117 BPM
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AIL 004
23 Aug 19
Electro
Art Imitating Life Vol 3 LTD
The Last Dance (Solomun remix) - (8:27) 123 BPM Hot
The Last Dance (Mano Le Tough remix) - (8:16) 123 BPM
The Last Dance (Toto Chiavetta remix) - (7:22) 120 BPM
Review: For the third instalment of his Art Imitating Life series, Chris Barratt aka Eagles & Butterflies opts for a fittingly epic approach. On the original version of "The Last Dance", the Ibiza producer lays down hazy, mournful synths that swirl in over the gorgeous dubbed out groove. It makes for a beautiful, sensuous affair, but Barrat manages to better it with the 'Sunrise remix'. There, he utilises subtle break beats that provide the perfect accompaniment to his lush sound scapes. Finally, there's the 'synthapella' that dispenses with beats and rhythms, instead venturing into a world of beautiful ambience.
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AIL 003LTD
06 Jul 18
Minimal/Tech House
Art Imitating Life Vol 3
The Last Dance - (9:29) 123 BPM Hot
The Last Dance (Sunrise remix) - (7:52) 123 BPM
The Last Dance (Synthapella) - (2:41) 124 BPM
Review: Eagles & Butterflies is the studio alias of Chris Barratt, and he brings the beauty of his Ibizan surroundings to bear on this third volume of the Art Imitating Life series. "The Last Dance" is led by symphonic strings and pads as well as loose percussion, and this combination soars its way into the kind of epic break down that is common for White Isle house music. The 'Sunrise' version is even more vivid, with Barratt laying down lithe break beats and homing in on the widescreen strings. For those who want to experience Barratt's music in a Cafe Del Mar type scenario, there is also a glorious, beatless 'Synthapella' version included.

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AIL 003
02 Feb 18
Minimal/Tech House
Art Imitating Life Vol 1
Experiment A - (7:19) 118 BPM
Experiment B - (6:57) 122 BPM
Experiment C - (8:52) 120 BPM Hot
Experiment D - (5:56) 120 BPM
Played by: George Fitzgerald
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AIL 001
04 Oct 16
Deep House
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