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Launched by Tom Lea in 2010, Local Action is a London-based independent label that specialises in high-energy, high-emotion electronic music - but with a scope that goes way beyond that, having some of its greatest successes with leftfield international artists like Dawn Richard and Lena Raine.
A decade into operation, it's built an enviable catalogue of classic records, from T. Williams' 'Heartbeat' and DJ Q's 'Brandy & Coke' to recent hits like Finn's 'Sometimes The Going Gets a Little Tough' and India Jordan's 'For You' - and also launched its club-focused sister label 2 B REAL, operated out of Manchester by Finn.
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Rough Night (Explicit)
Rough Night - (4:21) 100 BPM
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LOCLP 021
01 Nov 22
Balearic/Downtempo
Do What You Want Forever: 10 Years Of Local Action (Explicit)
Various
E.M.M.A. - "Into Indigo" - (4:34) 104 BPM
Review: Next up, we have a seriously cool collection of treats as the legendary Local Action pull together some of their biggest creations over the last decade to celebrate '10 Years Of Local Action'. Right from the jump, this is a collection littered with top quality artists, including the likes of Finn, Mosca, Terri Walker, T.Williams, DJQ, Slack & many many more. Actually having the opportunity to dive into the Local Action catalogue with all of its many years condensed into one release really does highlight just how creative they have been able to be over the years. We would definitely recommend checking out I. JORDAN 's 'For You' as part of your own personal dive, alongside the gorgeous summer pulses of LOFT's 'Wish It Would Rain' and the outstanding soundscaping work of E.M.M.A's 'Into Indigo' whilst you're at it!
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LOCLP 022
10 May 22
UK Garage
New Breed (Explicit)
Dreams & Converse - (3:17) 106 BPM
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3663729 181947
10 Nov 21
Hip Hop/R&B
Flex Time (Explicit)
Tired Angel - (3:49) 108 BPM
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LOC 069
21 Jul 21
Bass
Indigo Dream
Into Indigo - (4:34) 104 BPM
Shell - (2:51) 100 BPM
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LOCLP 018
29 Jul 20
Ambient/Drone
Into Indigo
Into Indigo (single edit) - (3:36) 104 BPM
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LOCLP 018A
07 Jul 20
Balearic/Downtempo
Spirals Heaven Wide
Balstonia - (5:28) 100 BPM
Played by: Joris Voorn, Everett
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LOCLP 017
15 Nov 19
Balearic/Downtempo
Spa Commissions
Any% Teardrop ASMR - (3:48) 106 BPM Hot
Review: Yamaneko's debut album - 2014's Pixel Wave Embrace became a cult classic - quietly but notably influential on the artists around him and further afield. For his third full length effort on hometown imprint Local Action, the London based producer Joe Moynihan (who has released under the names Talbot Fade and Yaroze Dream Suite with Miles Mitchell) has been combining electronic music with ambient by way of grime, new age cassette music, video game soundtracks and techno. This album follows up last year's colder, less inviting Project Nautilus (Keygen Loops) but is a complete change of perspective. Story has it that earlier in 2017, he was commissioned to create music for a spa in Europe. These commissions eventually developed into a mass of material which formed the basis of this entire album. Here he has created his most blissful, beatless record to date.
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LOC 037
17 Nov 17
Ambient/Drone
Lease Of Youth
Feather Fall - (2:58) 104 BPM
Craiger Caught The Sleeper - (6:04) 102 BPM
20 Years - (4:33) 100 BPM
Review: This year, there has been no one more fundamental to the development of Local Action than the prodigious, and extremely talented Erskine Lynas. Lynas is based in Aberdeen, and was only recently churning out future-grime frameworks across the scene; this new step into the vast, bottomless pit of Balearic electronica is both a refreshing surprise, and utterly impressive given just how damn good he is at crafting the stuff. This new LP, Lease Of Youth, is his third outing for the label, and it offers listeners a chance to cop some pure synth vibes of all shapes and sizes. "Feather Fall" and "Craiger Caught The Sleeper" open with sweet, poopy vibes backed by subtle house rhythms, but the album soon precipitates into much looser, abstract notions of electronic dance. Form the bouncy waves of "New Concrete" to the gentle ambience of "Forever Rain", the one consistent factor is Lynas' own voice, riding majestically along a river of endless euphoria.
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LOCLP 012
10 Nov 17
Experimental/Electronic
Redemption (Remixes)
Lazarus (Orlando remix) - (3:27) 100 BPM
Played by: Big Dope P
Review: Female house sensation Dawn Richard started off as a vocalist for the likes of Supplemental Facts back in the day, bust she's since developed into a sublime beat producer with an unmistakably singular style and mentality. She's back with a bunch of remixers to help re shape some top tunes from her recent album, Redemption, out through Local Action. Alla shades of house and bass are on offer here, starting off with the funky stride of Florentino's version of "Lilies", followed magnificently by Mr Mitch's seductive R&B take on "Vines". Sega Bodega launches an instant pop hit with his version of "Voices", while Orlando transforms "Lazarus" into a bittersweet ballad made of beautiful ambient soul, and Hi Tom follows suit with a more beat-driven pop remangle. This is chart material.
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LOC 034
25 Aug 17
Bass
Redemption (Explicit)
Hey Nikki - (3:37) 105 BPM
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LOCLP 010
18 Nov 16
Bass
47 EP
Murky Moon - (3:36) 101 BPM
Played by: Loom
Review: Brooklyn producer Lil Jabba has already popped up on Local Action once before, and it makes sense seeing as his limber sound tips its hat to Night Slugs futurism while also being rooted firmly in the US footwork style of rhythmic delivery. It's playful stuff, from the cheeky keyboard breakdown section of "Stalka" to the madcap jazz and funk samples flitting around razor sharp construction "Dusty". "Skates" shows off Jabba's diversity with a slower, more atmospheric piece, and "Tea" takes things even further into introspection, but there's also space for faster material such as the rigid junglisms of the beat programming on "Silencer". All the way through though the EP is made consistent thanks to the glassy, beautifully realised synth lines and keen deployment of melodies.
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65816
15 Dec 14
Bass
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