Frijsfo Treats 4 – Cardopusher»

27/09/11


The fourth in our sporadic series of free music and sound give-aways is a straight up DJ set from the one and only Cardopusher. He recorded this mix for Frijsfo Beats in August, during a hectic summer otherwise spent performing throughout Europe and prolifically producing and promoting an incredibly strong string of original releases. Remarkably, Cardopusher has managed to release new music every month of 2011 so far, including Frijsfo favourite ’Yr Fifteen Minutes Are Up‘ on Tigerbeat6 (one of Read More »

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SFO012 – Point B / Kuoyah / Kingthing»

26/09/11
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Released September 2011

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SFO011 – Cardopusher»

05/09/11
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Released September 2011

We welcomed Cardopusher to the label just last month, giving him the opening spot on the Frijsfo Beats Vol. 3 compilation. Based in Barcelona (but Venezuelan by birth) the producer is challenging the field of new garage and dubstep head on, blowing most out of the water with sheer grit and soul.

Aptly named, the Instant Loving EP includes the anthemic ‘Then What’ taken from Vol. 3. A club smasher in the most sophisticated sense, like the rest of the EP it’s a hybrid beast, engineered from elements of rugged techno soul and deep garage house. The memorable melody of ‘Instant Glue’ will jump-start any Read More »

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FRJ010 – Frijsfo Beats Volume 3»

22/08/11
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Released August 2011 on 12″ vinyl w/printed sleeve.

“Frijsfo Beats come with the biggest drop yet in their series of vinyl EPs compiling work from various artists. As usual it’s evidently curated with a distinctive ear, tuned to wilder mutations of garage and dubstep. Volume 3 sees Geiom return, by now a label stalwart, but is largely about new blood, delivering a hefty load of talent to the roster all at once in Cardopusher, Desto and Submerse.

Cardopusher will shock anyone who thinks they have him pinned down as a purveyor of jump-up tracks, albeit high quality ones. “Then What” pulls the covers from the Venezuelan’s real talent, for rugged techno soul and the kind of weighty but improbably elastic rhythm section that marks out a cannier producer. Though sharper heads will have clocked his recent album for Tigerbeat6, for sheer rewind and replay value his contribution here stands out memorably.

Desto isn’t the only Finnish producer to get ahead in the hype game recently, but he stakes out his territory in muscular fashion. His remix Read More »

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SFO010 – Submerse / Kuoyah»

01/08/11
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Released August 2011.

“Over the past 3 years Frijsfo have built a name for releasing quietly adventurous music, joining the dots between garage and the broader, more exploratory side of cross genre electronica that has come to be termed simply as bass music. Over the same time, Submerse has produced a selection of melodic and skeletal garage tracks, making Frijsfo a natural home for this 12”.  On the A-side, gentle pads, weighted kicks and a hollow woodblock give way to a super smooth drop, involving subtle sub patterns and the ubiquitous cut and pitched female vocal.

For those used to the edgier end of the labels output though, it should be noted that this is as close to ‘pure’ garage as Frijsfo have got, and if the A side leaves you hankering for something slightly more twisted, turn over for Kuoyah’s superbly wonky remix. The Italian producer retains the pads and percussive elements but layers them, building a supremely warped 5am stumble.

Calling to mind the hypnotic rhythmical quirks of 2562 or even Actress, and clocking in at over 6 minutes, it is a joy. An assured and polished 12”.” (Harry Sword, DataTransmission.co.uk)

 

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Planes – Joining Dots LP»

28/07/11
Planes - Joining Dots LP

Planes - Joining Dots LP

Frijsfo Beats heavyweight Point B is to release some more excellently “destabilised, squashy, instrumental hip-hop beats” on Lab Beat under his Planes moniker, next week on August 1st!  This is his debut album with the Planes project and makes for some top-quality summer listening – don’t miss out!

Tracklisting:

1. Time Again

2. Vespa

3. Leg Warmers

4. Steel Curve

5. Joining Dots

6. Junkyard Sculpture

7. Skim

8. New Purchase

9. Taking Shape

10. Among Us

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SFO009 – Geiom»

25/07/11
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Support for these tracks comes from: Autechre, Rob Hall (Skam), Hackman (Ramp), Dave Q (Dub war), BunZero (SubFM), West Norwood Cassette Library, Kingthing (Fortified / Well Rounded), Rob Booth (Electronic Explorations).

Released July 2011.

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StaszekZ»

11/07/11

http://staszekz.tumblr.com/

http://staszekz.tumblr.com/

He’s done all the art and design for Frijsfo Beats releases from day one, and we’re not going to let him stop. Staszek is every bit as talented as the people on our records and you should keep up with his work at his new tumblr!

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Sully – Carrier LP»

10/07/11

Sully - Carrier LP

Sully’s debut album has officially been announced and is to be released in September 2011 on Blackdown’s excellent Keysound Recordings imprint. It’s an amazing album; surely one of the best we’ll hear this year and it should be bought on sight. BIG NEWS!

Tracklisting:

1. It’s Your Love
2. 2 Hearts
3. In Some Pattern
4. Encona
5. Let You
6. Scram
7. I Know
8. Trust
9. Bonafide
10. Exit

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FRJ009 – Sully»

09/05/11
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Frijsfo Beats are proud to announce the latest single from UK bass badman, Sully, entitled ‘Toffee Apple’. Picking up where his 2010 Keysound single ‘In Some Pattern’ left off, it sees the versatile pirate vibes-imbibed producer take purple synths and twist them into dizzying contortions. Read More »

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