{"title":"Harlem","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"hippies","title":"Hippies","description":"\u003cp\u003e'hippies' is the second long player from austin's hardest working troublemakers, harlem. as demonstrated by numerous self-booked tours including stints at sxsw and cmj, harlem have a reputation of making club gigs seem like living room shows (and living room shows feel like club shows). 'hippies' harnesses this energy in its 16 blasts of pure pop energy with a new dimension of songwriting that is as tightly masterful as it is true to a joyfully frantic primitivism. recorded at the distillery in costa mesa, ca with the assistance of mike mchugh, hippies is more refined and cleaner record than it's predecessor (the self released 'free drugs') with a classically iconoclastic sound that in eras-past, was achieved by the gories, the standells, dead moon, the kinks and the pixies. the songwriting and vocal duties on 'hippies' are evenly shared by coomers (nee michael coomer) and curtis o'mara...who switch between guitar \/ vox and drums on stage (and off) alongside newly-added bassist jose boyer. on matador.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"No Label","offers":[{"title":"CD","offer_id":50410215997771,"sku":"324943","price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/c27756bf-bead-41aa-8831-cc945604aeae_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1726640428"},{"product_id":"cage-2","title":"Cage","description":"\u003cp\u003eVeyl is pleased to welcome Harlem back to the label with a new 8 track LP titled \u003ci\u003eCage\u003c\/i\u003e. The Stockholm-based duo of Martin Thomasson and Johan Skugge last appeared on the imprint with 2021’s, \u003ci\u003eBait\u003c\/i\u003e, and the project now returns diving deeper into their infectious cocktail of menacing electronics.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBringing with them a vast body of work, ranging from dub to minimal techno, with Harlem the pair fuse electro, no wave, post-punk, disco, proto-body, dub, hip-hop, and grime, creating a unique sound that cannot be categorized. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eCage\u003c\/i\u003e opens with “Shut Your Body”, a muscular piece which drills into the surface, setting the stage for what’s to come. Next up is “Fantasy Scan” a dance floor ready jam that picks up the pace and lures us into the pleasure dome. “Blow by Blow” brings a nihilistic energy to a fictional scenario that takes its cues from the past while remaining firmly in the now.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Kiss The Steel” continues on the slow burning path, dropping us into a dream like state, blurring the lines of reality and plunging us into a surrealist nightmare or reverie? “Dummy Up” comes roaring back, injecting a dose of electro and body that sounds like a soundtrack to your favorite cult gathering. With “Sleuth”, we hear the repetitive grind of a man at work, searching for the unknown, unlocking new mysteries along the way. As we head toward the finale, “Contact High” brings back a seductive dance, ready to movie bodies and stir emotions. Closing things out is “Wiggle Walker”, returning us to a drifter’s journey, a wanderer’s melody that carries us to the end, or is it just the beginning?\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Veyl","offers":[{"title":"Black LP","offer_id":51040574701899,"sku":"2237796","price":27.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/VEYL043_bdfafe09_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1735985137"}],"url":"https:\/\/shop.roughtrade.com\/de\/collections\/harlem.oembed","provider":"Rough Trade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}