Claremont 56

Serpent Strut (Larry Heard's Fingers Deep club mix) - (8:11) 110 BPM

Paqua - "Ruby Running Faker" (Emperor Machine extended dub) - (10:52) 123 BPM

Played by: Chris Massey, YAM WHO?, Juno Recommends Disco, Future Bones, Ben Pearce, LEGO EDIT, BALEARIC

C 56063
02 Mar 18
Funky/Club House

The Dubs

The Visitor (Ray Mang dub reprise) - (5:59) 98 BPM

Late Train (Idjut Boy naughty wrong un) - (5:23) 105 BPM

Played by: Juno Recommends Disco, Moustache Love

Review: As we continue to recover from the sheer awesomeness of Paqua's debut album Alkaliko, Claremont 56 commission two very special versions of the modern day Balearic hymn "The Visitor". Ray Mang reminds us of the true meaning of dub as we're immersed in a truly enveloping dynamic where flickers of the original's vocals fly and in and out of the mix. Idjut Boys follow a similar sentiment but instead of teasing us with the vocal shades, they extend, break down and rebuild the instrumentation in a way only they know how. This is the perfect complement to a perfect album.

C 56047
04 Aug 14
Disco/Nu-Disco

Akaliko

Akaliko - (7:30) 100 BPM

We Came Far - (5:05) 102 BPM

We Are What We Are - (5:50) 120 BPM

The Visitor - (5:35) 85 BPM

These Things Come - (4:59) 100 BPM

Late Train - (10:33) 105 BPM

Dinosaur Zappa - (6:03) 110 BPM

Ruby Running Faker - (5:12) 130 BPM

Played by: Bachteen, Alien Disco Sugar (Leonidas DeeJay)

C56CD 017
16 Jun 14
Disco/Nu-Disco

Remixes

Late Train (Idjut Boys Late Brain version) - (8:06) 105 BPM

Visitor (Ray Mang mix) - (8:08) 98 BPM

Late Train (Emperor Machine Special extended version - instrumental) - (11:28) 112 BPM

Late Train (Emperor Machine Special extended version - vocal) - (11:28) 112 BPM

Played by: Tronik Youth, Flash Atkins, Pete Herbert, TROBAR, Ray Mang

C 56046
12 May 14
Disco/Nu-Disco

Late Train

Late Train - (10:33) 105 BPM

We Are What We Are - (5:50) 120 BPM

Played by: Dynamicron (Los Grandes/Our Nights)

C56 045
27 May 13
Disco/Nu-Disco

Dinosaur Zappa

Dinosaur Zappa - (6:04)

The Visitor - (5:36)

Played by: Dicky Trisco, Marco Febbraro, Chris Coco, In Flagranti, Juno Recommends Downtempo, Juno Recommends Experimental, Dynamicron (Los Grandes/Our Nights)

Review: For those that like their disco flavours mixed with 70s rock (as on Steve Miller's essential "Macho City"), this little two-tracker has a whole lot of Southern Fried groove to get into. "Dinosaur Zappa" has a great phasing vocal, clean guitar chops, a throbbing bassline and nice n' loose percussion, building to a pleasingly psychedelic climax. "The Visitor" is a more laid-back affair, catching a wave of dreamy atmospheres in a loungey key, replete with heartbreak strings and oodles of Balearic spirit. It's hard to picture music being made like this in these times, when it's this unfashionable and honest, but you'll find no complaints here.