Garage | Selector https://selector.news The Electronic Music Journal Sun, 16 Jan 2022 19:31:40 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.5 https://selector.news/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/cropped-cropped-selectorIcon-32x32.png Garage | Selector https://selector.news 32 32 UK Speed Garage Label Shuffle ‘n’ Swing ReIssues Elusive 2000s Era EP https://selector.news/2022/01/16/shuffle-n-swing-fungus-mungus-london-vibes/ https://selector.news/2022/01/16/shuffle-n-swing-fungus-mungus-london-vibes/#respond Sun, 16 Jan 2022 19:31:40 +0000 https://selector.news/?p=10653 2000 arguably marked the peak of UK garage’s heyday. One key release from this period was actually put out twice with the same tracks renamed. The original speed garage EPs are called both London Vibes and Fungus Mungus Vol 1 based on the white label’s identifying sticker. It’s so coveted that the re-release offered in October 2021 by London label Shuffle ‘n’ Swing sold out its limited pressing of 300 copies immediately.

Cutmaster Ace is featured on the re-release with two A-side tracks that barely have any digital presence. Title track “London Vibes (SW15)” includes an emcee voicing over a two-toned synth baseline that evokes images of classic ’90s UK warehouse raves. “Escape (SW15)” is equally driving, bringing the bounce immortalized by UK garage. The tracks were remastered by Simon Davey and pressed onto 10-inch white label vinyl.

Shuffle ‘n’ Swing was launched in 2018 as a DJ collective before expanding into a record label. The outfit’s mission is to bring old classics back into pressing and give a platform to new talent in the UK garage genre. Rarities and new classics are their specialty as they link old and new school vibes into a cohesive catalogue.

New editions of a series called SnS Members Mix are regularly uploaded to Shuffle ‘n’ Swing’s Soundcloud.

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Todd Edwards’ Back Catalogue to See First-Ever Digital Release on Defected https://selector.news/2021/05/04/todd-edwards-defected-back-catalogue/ https://selector.news/2021/05/04/todd-edwards-defected-back-catalogue/#respond Tue, 04 May 2021 11:18:09 +0000 https://selector.news/?p=8004 Todd Edwards, an American producer closely associated with early UK garage, will release his full back catalogue in digital format for the first time. It arrives by way of Defected Records May 7th.

“Finally! It’s been almost a decade since I got back the music catalog that helped define my career,” Edwards wrote in a statement. “Now it’s ready for re-release, and I am very happy it will all be on Defected Records, the perfect label to share my music with old fans and a new audience.”

Born in New Jersey, Edwards derived influence from the likes of Todd Terry and Marc “MK” Kinchen in the early ’90s. His distinctive style of vocal sampling altered the evolution of UK garage and 2-step garage, affording him two separate opportunities to work with Daft Punk in the 2000s.

Resident Advisor notes that the Defected digital release will include such Todd Edwards singles as “Saved My Life,” “Dancing For Heaven,” and “Can’t You Believe.” All will be remastered and available for purchase and streaming.

Defected Records will also reissue select Todd Edwards releases in vinyl record format as well as devoting an installment of their House Masters compilation series to the producer.

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