House News

New-ish Hamburg talent alert! After releasing a fantastic track on the second RTTD comp it would have been rather remiss of us not to share more of L.F.T.'s idiosyncratic synth-pop-electro-dirge with you. Cracking Stuff!

Tatu Metsätähti And Tatu Peltonen Formed Their Electro Duo Mr Velcro Fastener In The Small Town Of Turku, Finland Back In 1995. In 1999, After A Couple Of Twelve Inches, They Released Their First Full Length Album 'lucky Bastards Living Up North' On I220, Which Was Well Noted (not Only For Its Hyper Colourful Cover Art By The Designers Republic). The Album Took The Duo Touring In Europe And Overseas, And Led To Further Releases On Labels Like Stars-music, Ali B's Air Recordings, Solina Records, Cyber Dance And Of Course Billy Nasty's Electrix, As Well As Remixes For The Likes Of Hardfloor, Marco Carola, Dk8, Transparent Sound And Aux88.

Returning To Electrix With Their Third Full Ep For The Label (and A Gap Of 13 Years!) They Have Delivered Their Own Unique And Recognizable Electro Sound With Two New Cuts. 'a Monster In Two Worlds' With Its Electro-funk Sound, Classic Vocoded Vocals And Grinding Groove Is A Perfect Opener, While 'bakteriofag' (bacteriophage In English) Like Its Name, Creeps Up Like A Virus, Infecting The Senses With Its Crisp And Shining Melody.

Additionally, There's Remixes Of 'a Monster In Two Worlds' From Silicon Scally (carl Finlow In His Electro Guise) And M-twelve (the New Moniker Recently Launched By Billy Nasty And Surface's Nick Dunton) To Complete The Line-up.

Four slabs of no nonsense, bassline-driven rollers. ST, our favourite son and the first release on our 'slow to grow' label is back for 004. An extension beyond the deep excursions of 001, if you caught that you may know what to expect, if not... think 3am at 'Racket on a quality biscuit with the bass bins shaking. If you've never been to 'Mad Racket' then we suggest you visit sometime +++ two head-bent remixes in the form of locked grooves on each side from our other love, Jon Watts (Jon & Hugh - OTIS002). Cause life is cyclical xx

Repress 2022

Das Duo Boy Harsher Aus Northampton, Massachusetts Gibt Es Seit 2014 Und Sie Verbinden Düstere Dance-beats, 80er-jahre-versatzstücke Mit Sehr Ätherischen Vocals Und Schaffen So Eine Unheimliche, Intensive Und Fesselnde Klangwelt.
Nach Ihren Ersten Ep&album-veröffentlichungen "lesser Man (diverse Pressungen 2014 - 2018, Soft Science / Nachtaufnahmen / Aufnahme + Wiedergabe / Nude Club) Und "yr Body Is Nothing" (diverse Pressungen 2016 - 2018, Dka Records / Nude Club), Ist - careful Nun Der Nächste Schritt - Vielleicht Noch Einen Schritt Weiter In Richtung Dunkelheit.

Augustus Muller Entwickelt Den Unterbau Der Tracks Aus Präzisen Und Kraftvollen Beats (die Irgendwie Nach Damals Klingen, Aber Von Heute Stammen) Und Schleift Darüber Noch Sägende Synthies, Während Jae Matthews Dazu Haucht, Schreit Und Singt. Diese Kathartischen Aber Auch Magnetisierenden Tracks Wurden Innerhalb Kurzer Zeit Zu Hits Eines Real Existierenden Untergrunds. Das Album - careful Wurde Hauptsächlich In Massachusetts Geschrieben, Mit Einer Handvoll Synthesizern Und Einem Laptop. Für Muller Ist Ein Minimales Set-up Sehr Bedeutend In Diesem Prozess. Gemischt Wurde In Italien Mit Maurizio Baggio Von La Distilleria Studio.

Boy Harsher Haben Sich Über Die Letzten Jahre Bereits Eine Sehr Treue Untergrundgemeinde Er- Und Zu Beginn Des Jahres Eine Triumphale, Restlos Ausverkaufte Tour Durch Europa Gespielt. Es Folgte Eine Weitere Tour Durch Europa Und Zwei Us-touren, U.a. Mit The Soft Moon. Im Frühjahr Folgt Die Eigene Headline-tour Durch Europa.

Ken Oath slip on their moon shoes for a joint venture with Freda & Jackson, pressing up four cuts that will have you slipping the surly bonds of earth and dancing in the skies. Loaded with basslines heavier than a neutron star and well-chopped breaks, produced with a dubwise ear for space, this is some of the duo's finest material yet 'Kendama' is the heaviest cut here, a deep psychedelic outing that's swathed in an foggy haze. Abstracted digi-flutes and koto plucks are paired with a skull-boring bassline and exacting breakbeat dissection, adding some levity to the leaden heaviness of the track's bass-weight. 'Cubone' slows but retains the hallucinatory haze that coils around all these trackers. Thudding bass anchors the floating drones and glitches, while percussion snakes through the track, building, like smoke slowly filling a room. The steady build is transportive, to the point where you hear the final echo tail trailing out into silence, and wonder how that all time dissipated Flipping over the record, 'Platform 22' is where you'll find the two of them at their loosest. Submerged vibraphone melodies and swirling voices play over a bassline that sounds like its descending the stairs, boisterous and half-drunk, to culminate in an orgiastic percussion frenzy at the end. Spacious and dubwise, 'Noggin' is a tellingly heady closer. Samples are set adrift across the track as they are dubbed-out and dissolved into smears of sound. There's a buoyancy to the whole piece, a pleasant weightlessness that keeps you floating after the final notes fade out. One time for ya mind.

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TRAFFIC008 again by Martyné & Jacob. Electro inspired Techno

After a brief wander 'round the garden, Chilean-born Ricardo Tobar returns to the ESP Institute bearing earthly delights. With 2017's Liturgia, he introduced his creative point-of-view—instantly substantiating a sense of rhythm that was deliberately complex yet slightly rough around the edges, while touching upon his musical origins from the guitar-driven corners of psychedelia— however with his debut 2xLP Continuidad, he leaves us gobsmacked and seeking shelter as he leaps from dancefloor comforts and descends into absolute chaos (in more ways than one). Emotionally, the artist has crossed all previously self-imposed and subconscious thresholds, putting his true imagination on display and exposing an unwavering attraction to all things loud, orgasmic and transcendent. He's not subtly hinting at a fetish, but opening his arms wide with conviction, abandoning genre taboos and personally inviting everyone to join his enchanted caravan. Sonically, his appetite for intensity is clear throughout—epic chord changes, ascending peaks in arrangement, accumulating layers of grit that build into impenetrable blankets of distortion and feedback—a kind of aural hedonism that translates visually into the potent video abstractions our Mario Hugo has summoned for the album's packaging. This might all sound like a warning for Hurricane Ricardo, but fear not, listeners will still find some security in the album's rhythmic underpinnings, and although this foray into primitive, ritualistic bang-the-drum percussion is significantly more dangerous than his previous programming, its the imperfection in his passionate studio performances that imbue Continuidad with something remarkably human.

It's tempting to think that the opening of SCHLOSS02, which features the sound of track racing behind a cavernous broken kick, has some connection with the fact that DJ/producer Karima F runs Schloss out of a disused Porsche repair shop with contemporary artist Ida Ekblad. But then you might start to wonder about other details, like whether her production is influenced by a teenage effort to fit in with the cool kids by playing the violin (it isn't). The three songs on the debut 12" of Oslo mainstay Karima F take off in their own direction, tripping through bleeps and metallic riffs on the way to something more ethereal.

The 4th Release On Detroit Vinyl Room Welcomes A New Artist To Our Roster That Was Born In Chicago But Has Been Based Out Of Detroit For The Past Few Years, Moppy. His Original Track vinyl Is Important' Captures His Unique Eclectic Style While Also Embracing The Deeper Sounds That Are Sought After On This Label. His Original Track Was Remixed By Label Owner Isaac Prieto And House Music Legend, Norm Talley. Isaac's Remix On The A Side Show's Resemblance Of Early Electro Music, Pushing A Futuristic Sound At A Faster Tempo. The B Side Of The Record Contains Norm Talley's Extended House Interpretation And It's Finished Off With A Secret Ambient Track From Moppy At The End. This Record Can Be Found In The Record Bags Of Artists Like Kai Alce And Patrice Scott.

Shanti Celeste returns to Peach Discs in 2019, teaming up good friend Hodge for the label's first release of the year. The three tracks that make up the 'Soba Dance' EP showcase the best of both producer's styles - from the galloping rhythm and misty pads of the title track to the propulsive momentum of 'Alulu' and the trippy, sombre slide of 'Pips,' it's a record that finds Shanti and Hodge teasing out new ideas together while retaining that dancefloor magic. Artwork by Shanti Celeste and new label co-owner Gramrcy.

Left Ear are issuing two previously unreleased Full-Length versions of Space Farm's mid 90's Egyptian inspired tracks. Both, 'The Dawn of Birds' and 'Camels in Desert Air' were initially cut short to allow for additional remixes on the original release. For their 2019 issue, Left Ear have decided to focus only on these downtempo original songs allowing the heavy percussion and synth workouts to shine through on a loud 45RPM press.

Space Farm is the story of three friends Darrin, Bill and Waleed their love for 80's NY culture, Egyptian music and a cross continental business plan that never materialised. Darrin and Bill grew up in North New Jersey only a few miles from NY city and met while studying in '90. Bill spent his formative years listening to the emerging sounds of 80's left-leaning New York radio stations, while Darrin immersed himself in the DJ and B-Boy culture. Fast-forward to '94 and the two found themselves living in Boulder, Colorado. By this time the tag-team had started producing music and would look to their NJ roots for a group name, deciding on the title 'Space Farm' after a kooky local petting farm they often cracked jokes about. Armed with an open mind and a bunch of old studio gear the duo began producing music inspired by 80's NY, however after a budding friendship began with Egyptian native Waleed they were inspired to start experimenting with Egyptian and Arabic sounds. After hearing their output Waleed pushed for the release of an Egyptian inspired record saying 'it would sell like crazy in Egypt', that 'he would bring it back to Egypt on his next visit and get it to all the right people that need to hear it'. The record got done but, due to circumstances beyond their control it never made it over to Egypt. The duo performed live a few times in Boulder before finally returning to NJ. Darrin recalls playing their final party in Boulder in which the Space Farm record was played from start to finish, 'Some joker ran up to us while we were playing and kept signalling to up the tempo we were like F Off! raver boy'.

Nutcracker.

We concluded 2018 with a gentle bed of ethereal, chilly ambient so we could rocket into 2019 with something especially loud, brash, pummeling.

Here is Lights Out, a four-track EP by Viers, a.k.a. LK, proprietor of Hokkaido Dance Club and purveyor of surgically-precise, brutal techno, riotous electro, jacked house. If this doesn't wake you up, nothing will.

On his debut E.P. for WPH Adham Zahran presents two pieces of divine house music that ooze soul and musicianship. 'The Midnight Tower' will go straight to your hips with it infectious piano hook whereas 'Disco Infinite' is a subtle discofied bass affair that would sit well next to classic Theo Parrish or Moodymann stuff. High praise, but just listen and you'll know it's well-deserved!

4 tracker catering to various moods - from the early Madonna / Petshopboys influenced cut Ascona over to some deeper dance excursions to Lucas's own interpretation of reggae. With much love to detail and support from Timo Hein on bass.

For the last 20 years London-based author and party organiser Tim Lawrence has dedicated himself to excavating the history of New York City party culture and bringing some of the most powerful aspects of that culture to London's dance scene, from where it has ricocheted around the world.
Having conducted the first set of major interviews with David Mancuso, Lawrence started to put on Loft-style Lucky Cloud Sound System parties with David and friends in London in June 2003.
In early 2004 he published Love Saves the Day: A History of American Dance Music Culture, 1970-79, which tracked the influence of the Loft on the wider New York DJ, dance and disco scene.
In 2009 his biography of the iconic musician Arthur Russell became the first book to map the wider downtown music scene.
These beautifully written and politically insightful histories have educated, inspired and celebrated the previously overlooked foundations of contemporary dance music.

Lawrence's most recent publication, Life & Death On The New York Dancefloor, 1980 - 1983, published in late 2016, shines a light on 'one of the most dynamic and creative periods in the history of New York City'. Falling between the more regularly celebrated sounds of disco, house and techno, the period produced a uniquely hybrid series of sounds that never acquired a settled name.

This led them to be largely ignored by historians and even DJs, yet the power of the period's music and the scenes it birthed, Lawrence argues, remains undeniable. Met with a rapturous response, Life and Death On The New York Dance Floor saw Lawrence on the road for most of the next year as he spread the word about the characters, the records, the clubs and the bands that shaped the post-Disco, post-Punk, and burgeoning Hip Hop landscapes of New York City during the early 1980s — a period when freedom still ruled.

This, the second of a 2-part sonic tribute to the 1980 - 1983 era as well as a musical companion piece to Life & Death On The New York Dance Floor, sees recognised classics (such as 'Don't Make Me Wait' and 'Din Daa Daa') nestle up alongside the belatedly recognised (including the August Darnell remix of 'Contort Yourself' and Mark Kamins remix of 'Love Tempo') and the downright obscure ('Vena Cava' and the B-side of the 'Pop Your Funk' 7' promo).

Capturing the range and the mayhem, Material's under-appreciated 'Bustin' Out' features Nona Hendryx delivering lyrics inspired by Black Panther George Jackson's prison letters plus a music track featuring dance beats combined with a heavy electric guitar — a combination proposed by Michael Zilkha after the ZE label head rejected Bill Laswell's first effort. The mix comes courtesy of Better Days resident DJ Tee Scott. Everyone, it seemed, was open to everything.

Lovingly curated across 2 slabs of vinyl, the album introduces listeners to a stunning array of sounds, styles, vibes and feelings that encapsulate this most fertile and forward-thinking era, when music, fashion, sound system innovations, leaps in music technology, a DIY attitude and a freedom from corporate politics combined with extraordinary expressivity. All music contained within this album has been hand-picked and programmed by Tim Lawrence.

It represents a selective yet rich introduction to one of the most extraordinary periods in New York City's epic musical history.

This is the first release on Reappearing Records, a label led by Tim Lawrence and distributed worldwide by Above Board distribution.

Licensing courtesy of Tracksuit Music.
Mastering by Optimum Mastering, Bristol UK.
Artwork & design courtesy of Atelier Superplus - 2018.

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Hearing Colors is a new imprint based between Miami and Berlin. The label's debut release is a stunning V/A that features the talents of Pohl, Onirik, Felipe Valenzuela and Phil Evans. It Enhances the emphasizes of the eclectic nature for each. Boasting a modus operandi that shifts between dreamy, emotive, moody, made-for-the-club house and techno, HC001 is sure to treat fans of cutting-edge, discerning electronic music style.

Detroit's resident producer, Appian, joins ANMA with three originals that twist and grind through break and straight 4/4 beat grooves. A lot of the sound presented sets ground in the rough and rugged but minimalist feel with focus on rhythms that are sometimes complex and sometimes more reliant on the heavier dance floor cuts while simultaneously meshing new ideas with references to electronica classics that paved the way for today.

The alternative take on the flip is provided by Italian producer Sofa Talk, no stranger to the label seeing his own release debut EP hitting the shops in 2017, with more focus on 4/4 beat with layers upon layers of improvised synth and atmospheric licks.

Ace ambidextrous addendum to Brandon Knocke's latest limited vinyl offering, Midnight Companion crossfades a dreamer's delight pirate mix of unreleased originals, flowing through glow-fi house, balcony bump, decadent noir, and assorted velvet rope rhythms. Both sides slip and slide with signature Body San swing, out late with nothing to lose, skipping steps up to the roof, a 36-minute 360 skyline of magic hour motion and distant city lights. Bring yourself, bring a friend.

Basic Rhythm arrives on Arcola following two killer albums for Type and one as East Man for Planet Mu. Up top, 'Dough Boy' rolls a tough LFO heavy dance floor number that is sure to mash heads up everywhere it is deployed, while the anthemic 'Can't You See' shifts between early AI synths and an ambient dancehall vibe that while it has its roots in early 90's jungle and hardcore, has its sight fixed firmly on the future."

Made in the Designers Republic. 12" EP house in full print outer sleeve with clear foil detailing and custom die-cut holes plus custom print inner sleeve.
Mastered and cut by Beau at Ten Eight Seven.
Limited to 500 units worldwide

The third outing on Øyvind's private Moonlighting label.

The long time Oslo DJ and producer unveils some deep, late night house sounds from the frozen North.
Ice cold synths, stuttering drum machines and melodic motifs grace this 12", all lovingly collaged and channelled through Morken's own unique style and sound. 2 tracks of hardware laced expressionism recorded in Oslo at his home studio and spread across a side each on a super nice 12" pressing. For the uninitiated, Morken has long been a representative of Norway's dance music underground and his reputation as Jaegers weekly resident DJ in Oslo has earned him worldwide respect where he has booked Theo Parrish, Levon Vincent, Mark E, Beautiful Swimmers, Mark Seven, Ron Morelli, Motor City Drum Ensemble, Hunee, Floating Points & loads more! With very tight links with Sex Tags, Todd Terje and Prins Thomas and with releases on Olsen, LIES, Full Pupp & Mysticisms, Øyvind is a very busy man! Moonlighting is his own personal label platform and venture where he releases his own music and ideas. The previous 2 releases on the label disappeared in record time (no pun intended!) and are feverishly sought after by those who snoozed! Quality Norsk vibes on this one, sure to find a home in the most discerning DJ's bags. Super limited pressing on this one - 300 for the world and that's that.

The third release for Planet Euphorique comes from none other than D. Tiffany herself, delivering four tracks of delicate yet driving, emotional anthems for prime-time dance floor bliss. 'Feel U' shows spacial finesse and rhythmic maturity, rumbling robotic basslines elevate the undeniable euphoria supplied by glowing pads and fleeting vocal earworms. Whilst the EP is diverse in mood and colour, that undeniable D. Tiff steeze is laced through from start to finish, resulting in a crucial record suitable for the club, after party or the next morning.

Eric Maltz Had A Busy 2018 With The Release Of The First Two Records On His Label Flower Myth, The Frenetic Pathway Ep And The Dub-techno Informed Estuaries Ep. The Smashing Vocal Single Naked Broken Followed On Possible Futures As Well As A Remix For Marlon Hoffstadt, A Debut Performance At Berlin's Atonal Festival And To Close The Year, A Live Set At Tresor With Close Friend Levon Vincent Whose Novel Sound Label Released Eric's 2017 Double Ep Ns-17.

2019 Is Gearing Up To Be Just As Busy And Kicks Off With 'dream Journal', Two Long Form Cuts For Deep Dancefloors.

A Side 'dream Journal' Is One For The Rem Cycles. A Development Of Maltz' Signature Psychedelic Deep House Sound, Dub Sound Effects Jump In And Out Of Focus, Swirling Arpeggios Pan Across The Stereo Field And A Playful Piano Solo Take Turns At The Center Of The Stage As A Deep Bass Line And Funk-ready Drum Machine Hold The Fort.

On The Flip, 'subliminal Virgo' Is Exactly That, Hitting With A Loose Breakbeat And Echoes Of "dream Journal" Before Settling Into An Unstoppably Subby 4x4 Throb. A Synth Solo Hides Deep Under The Layers As Maltz Adventures Into The Dark Chasms Of Thought Gaps

Duckett returns to Wisdom Teeth with another otherworldly four-tracker of melodic, trippin' house-n-techno. While recent outings on Berceuse Heroique and Solar Phenomena have showcased the more abstract edges of his sound, Corde Raide Vers Nulle Part comprises a collection of the Welsh producer's most melodious work to date. Throughout, the tracks are driven by snaking FM basslines, shimmering video game synths and tonal drums, creating a record that will appeal equally to fans of golden era Night Slugs, bleeping minimal techno, and the compositional electronica of labels like RVNG International and Latency.

Kicking off 2019 for Idle Hands comes a release from K-LONE, boss of the Wisdom Teeth label alongside Facta.

Two tracks in a classic IH style. Dub and Garage influences to the fore, broken House vibes.

Khalab's 'Album of The Year' has been re-worked!

Ahead of a full remix LP (Summer 2019) On the Corner have opened the vault on 2019 hitters.
This 12' scorches the terrain built by 'Black Noise 2084'.
Hieroglyphic Being dominates the dancefloor with his 10 min sweater.
Afrikan Sciences launch off from Khalab's afrocentric soundscapes into a futuristic cosmos.
Blood, Wine or Honey strip it back, break it down and leave bassments trembling with the
weighty jungle blows.

After a stellar year for Khalab and On the Corner these three remixes bring knock-out blows
for 2019 dancefloors.

Hieroglyphic Being's 10 min sledgehammer shakes the floor as the mythical producer runs a
profound groove with three 808s pummelling the spine of Khalab's track.

On the B side, Afrikan Sciences uses the Afrocentric theme of the original to strip it back and
propel it into the cosmos.

Khalab's 'Black Noise 2084' has already racked up 'Album of the Year' status and we're giving
you a first glimpse of this earth scorching, dance destroyer that will prepare an onslaught for
2019.

Hot off the press - a classic and much-loved Shield rework from back in 2010 backed with a brand-new, unreleased take on another vintage Lil' Louis joint.

It's seen heavy rotation from the likes of Annie Mac and Pete Tong, alongside being a firm favourite across the summer circuit this year. TIP!

French label is back with some fresh house, breakbeat, italo, electro and acid stuff. As always, perfect for club use!

sehr schöne detroit electro und technotracks im typischen underground resistance gewand !!!

Dim DJ returns on June Records with the long player Recurring Patterns after his first appearance on the label in 2015. This time he expands his classic acid house sound with slower, mystifying tracks that were recorded between 2015 and 2018 in Thessaloniki, Greece.

"Hard Ton" is the duo formed by Massimo Bastasi and Mauro Copeta. They offer us a fresh sound and in turn they go back to the golden age of HI-NRG,
moving on stage as Divine, with futuristic acid touches and falsettos worthy of Sylvester.

His sound and presence on stage make the duo "Hard Ton" a unique work of art.
The textures we find in their sounds cross barriers where we find magic and seduction.


rmx by Bute Sound system is the new, live modular performance project, by Luis
Callegari, experienced producer an succesful dj, was part of Cutlab (Big Chief
Ny, Harlem records uk, Blackflag Detroit), and for 14 years now , dj resident at
AET parties @ Pacha Buenos Aires & Palacio Alsina.



Rmx by Sintex Bortexx where adds rich bass
with the classic sound 303, samples and keyboards incorporating the style of the old school,
creating a good climate for the dancefloor.

Medical Records presents the third release in our Transfusions 12" singles series. Certain Creatures (born Oliver Chapoy) currently resides in Brooklyn, NY but has a career dating back to the early 90's. He has roots in the Miami hardcore scene that evolved into post-rock and even electronic pop (Warm Ghost). He began exploring electronics as Certain Creatures in 2013 with a 12" on Styles Upon Styles with guest vocals from Stuart Argabright which led to Oliver producing the 2014 Black Rain comeback record on Blackest Ever Black. In 2015, Oliver created a lush and enthralling LP Vipassana, also released on Styles Upon Styles. For this particular release for Transfusions, Oliver sought to step out of his production bias comfort zone by recording live takes with minimal editing and production in order to maintain a dirty, raw, haze-filled warehouse aesthetic. Mission accomplished! The 12" contains 5 tracks total of uncompromising techno which we are ecstatic to unleash on the world. Presented on classic 160gram black vinyl in our Transfusions 12" sleeve. Mastered by Martin Bowes at the Cage Studios, UK. Crucial material for fans of Surgeon, Regis, as well as labels such as Downwards, Mote-Evolver, and the like.

It's Borft Payback time... Here comes tropical house, raj raj and mysteriousness.

Sun rises in the East & sets in the West!

Adult Contemporary have always focused on meticulous production and manufacturing throughout the catalog history. This time no different in that regard, but the approach seems to have crossed over to the visual aspect of their ninth release, a glorious offering introducing artist Invisibleland, as well as, a dazzling cover illustration synchronizing the entire package.
The headlining lead track is astonishing itself. 'Six months of no rain' is a way of life in L.A. come every September which is when this multi-dimensional masterpiece lands.

On a trip to Tokyo, steeped in thoughts about a world driven by fear, scaremongering and supremacy ever present, there was a need and desire for Rushmore to explore his own internal hope, faith and positivity - themes that lie at the core of debut album, 'Ours After'.

The LP's backbone is informed by his past musings of 90s/00s rap albums, fused with the more recent club stylings of innovative music pioneers like Spinn, Rashad (RIP) & Teklife.

At 13 tracks long, the album is a journey - and a chance for Rushmore to re-imagine the music he'd been gifted before, to become 'Ours After'.