{"title":"Excursions","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"a-library-excursion","title":"A Library Excursion","description":"\u003cp\u003eFor our next Excursion, we're off to the library. In search of library records that is - you know the type, the crazy rare records used for soundtracks and such and such. We have a sick selection of synthed-up beats and pieces chopped together by one Earl Jeffers, making the most out of his international library digging card* (*not a real thing).For those that don't know, Cardiff's Earl Jeffers is one half of Darkhouse Family, regular family at our sister label, First Word, on which they released their debut album 'The Offering' late last year. Earl is a prolific producer in his own right, also releasing over the years under the aliases Chesus and Metabeats on labels like MCDE, Fat City and Local Talk, collaborating with artists like Byron The Aquarius, Action Bronson and Kamaal Williams \/ Henry Wu, turning his hand ably to house, hip hop, jungle, jazz and more. All this in addition to running his own label, Mélange Records.A dedicated digger and record collector first and foremost, Earl has provided us with a quadruple set of heavyweight stuttery sci-fi boom bap. In Earl's words: \"This record was mostly inspired by my penchant for the more electronic \/ synthesized jams, mostly replayed from the original compositions then thrust in to 2028 and beyond….\"\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Excursions","offers":[{"title":"12\"","offer_id":50435734438219,"sku":"1038222","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}]},{"product_id":"a-gospel-excursion-volume-1","title":"A Gospel Excursion Volume 1","description":"\u003cp\u003eWielding a nifty set of disco scissors, he's selected the finest of gospel cuts and brought them neatly to the boil, serving up three delectable dishes of hot spiritual gumbo. Soul food of the highest calibre. Taking us to church straight off the bat, 'Thankful' builds and builds along an infectiously uplifting piano-heavy hook; an edit that bubbles away effortlessly akin to a Moodyman-esque disco groove, perfectly crafted for the dancefloor. 'He'll Answer' drops the tempo and tone to something slower \u0026amp; lower, lending its sound to that of the most proficient beat-masters, incorporating moody synths and haunting strings, in a true future gospel style and pattern. The last serving on the plate is 'Jus' A Little Talk' – a cheeky flip of a classic that's destined to make the AOR diggers and connoisseurs salivate profusely. This retro yacht rock bumper closes out this joyously ethereal platter perfectly. Already finding its way into the crates of selectors such as Gilles Peterson, Horse Meat Disco and Patrick Forge, it's also received love in Mixmag and across the airwaves, from NTS to Mi-Soul to Rinse FM. Another essential Excursion on wax, and one that will never leave the box.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Excursions","offers":[{"title":"12\"","offer_id":50435966796107,"sku":"1013827","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/1433ac1e-6023-48f1-8ce7-77526b409804_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1726910365"}],"url":"https:\/\/shop.roughtrade.com\/collections\/excursions.oembed","provider":"Rough Trade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}