THE PURPLE COLLECTION

TRACKLISTING

1 . Atella feat. AURORA - Ascension 2 . Languages - Helicopters
3 . Dogu Civicik - Andromalius IV.
4 . IV Edition feat. Lilianna Wilde - Whose Man's
5 . Antenna - Sparks
6 . Simon Says - Feel Me
7 . Dan Solo & Future Feelings feat. Tony Brown e - What Else Can I Do
8 . Cavego - Vår I ¥yer
9 . NTEIBINT & Stella - A State Nearby
10 . Paresse - Quiet Light
11 . Simple Symmetry - Prince Of Persia
12 . Hermigervill - Disco Borealis
13 . BOKA - Spac e Issues
14 . Horixon feat. Else Born - Hello (Extended Mix)

1 . Various Artists - The Purple Collection (Bonus Mix)



I NFO
Fresh from releasing Bill Brewster's 'Tribal Rites' compilation, a critically acclaimed trawl through the past 4 decades of dance music, Belgium's Eskimo Recordings return to the present and look to the future with the release of 'The Purple Collection', the 7th release in the label's annual colour series of compilations. Featuring brand new tracks from the likes of Simple Symmetry, C avego and Future Feelings alongside recent label highlights from Horixon, Atella , Paresse and NTEIBINT, 'The Purple Collection' provides another essential snaps hot into today's electronic music scene, covering everything from underground ho use & disco to sparkling electronica and leftfield pop.

Kicking thing s off in style hotly tipped Norwegian duo Atella team up with bonafide Scandinav ian sensation AURORA for the frosty ambience of 'Ascension'. Taken from their re cent 'Beacon One' EP it's a prime example of why the likes of DJ Mag have been t ipping them for great things in recent months. Vibe well and truly established B erlin duo Languages pick up the baton with the stunning Balearic heart-melter, ' Helicopters'. Having caught the label's attention with the release of their debu t EP on Days of Being Wild, their mix of dreamy laidback beats and hypnotic voca ls (sung in their own made up language no less) fits in perfectly amongst their new label mates.

Inspired by the Turkish music of his grandfather Dog u Civicik is another artist making his debut on the label and judging by the slo w paced, hypnotic 'Andromalius IV' this won't be the last we hear of him. The ki nd of music that really should come with a warning for those driving or operatin g heavy machinery, it's a heavy, psychedelic brew of chugging beats, delicate ja zz flourishes, drones and industrial sounds echoing off into oblivion. Pulling u s back from the brink of pure ego-death Brooklyn producer IV Edition teams up wi th Californian singer Lilianna Wilde for the languid, nostalgic jam that is 'Who se Man's', a track that breathes light whilst also managing to sample the sound of rain falling in a forest and a close-up recording of fire ants, which is prob ably the point where any yacht rock comparisons end.

Having made a sp lash with his contribution to last year's 'Red Collection', Russian producer Ant enna continues to swerve any preconceived ideas of what music made in a region t hat regularly experiences -15°C temperatures sounds like. Rather than cold, aust ere and forbidding 'Sparks' instead is a vintage sounding cosmic disco gem, warm arpeggios that brim with the optimistic belief of a producer who believes that music can change the world. Parisian producer Simon Says has been doing his thin g for over two decades now and it shows in the insouciant funk of 'Feel Me', the kind of outrageously funky sex jam that can turn on both electro kids and disco dads, and could be released on a brand new vinyl only imprint or have sat proud ly on an old Ze Records compilation.

If things have been chugging alo ng at a more sedate tempo so far it's the turn of Mexican producers Dan Solo and Future Feelings to turn up both the heat and the tempo with 'What Else Can I Do ', a perfect slice of electro-funk all topped off with the heartfelt vocals of T ony Browne. Keeping the party vibe going Norwegian producer Cavego steps up next with the snappily titled and irrepressibly upbeat 'Vår I ¥yer' ('Spring in ¥yer '), a track that funnily enough sounds exactly like that first sunny day of the year after months of dark clouds and sub-zero temperatures.

Longtime fans of Eskimo Recordings won't be surprised to see the inclusion of Greek produ cer NTEIBINT on this collection. One of the label's veterans he's once more team ed up with his fellow Athenian Σtella for a sci-fi disco ballad, full of h eartbreaks and mellow synth lines, it's another essential release from the pair. Swedish producer Paresse made his debut on Eskimo late last year with the 'Slot h Machine' EP, a release so successful the label elected to press up a limited e dition 12" that quickly sold out. Taken from that EP 'Quiet Light' is the kind o f sun kissed instrumental track that crate diggers would re-discover tucked away on the b-side of an 80's pop single and would, decades later, go on to enjoy a golden second life on the beaches of the Adriatic coastline, timeless and beauti ful music.

Next up we have Russian duo Simple Symmetry, having made a name for themselves with releases on Moscoman's Disco Halal imprint the duo mad e their Eskimo debut last year remixing Paresse's 'Temple' to devastating effect and now return with their original track 'Prince of Persia'. Melodic, emotional music that isn't afraid to wear its heart on its sleeve and will no doubt becom e a secret weapon for many more open-minded DJs. Inspired by the northern lights that can be seen dancing nightly above his home town of Reykjavik, Icelandic pr oducer Hermigervill's 'Disco Borealis' is another stand out piece of cosmic-scan di-disco, playful yet still primed to cause a serious commotion on the dancefloo r, it's no wonder he's regularly held up as one of Iceland's top electronic prod ucers.

Norwegian's BOKA claim their influences range from The Avalanc hes to black metal, and whilst 'Space Issues' may not display any deep throated roars or existential angst it does show off a wonderfully eclectic attitude that sees the track skip between classic cosmic disco arpeggios, Skatt Bros style ch anting, thumping house pianos and acidic squelches to wonderful effect. Finally to close out the collection we have a contribution from two artists who again sh ould be no strangers to Eskimo fans, British based duo Horixon and Norwegian sin ger Else Born whose 'Hello' is a quiet storm of numinous pads, sparse piano chor ds and an almost 2-step beat that serves as the perfect outro.

Since launching in the year 2000, Gent based Eskimo Recordings has gone onto become on e of the leading electronic music labels in the world releasing genre defining a rtist albums and compilations from the likes of Aeroplane, Lindstr¢m, Prins Thom as, The Glimmers, Optimo, Psychemagik and many more. Since its launch in 2013 th e 'Colour' series, now in its 7th edition, has continued to build upon the label 's reputation, not only for discovering and curating great music but for great d esign and the cover for 'The Purple Collection' features a stunning photo by Dan ish photographer Ken Hermann.