{"title":"The Mole","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Mole is a talented producer hailing from Canada. With a unique sound that blends elements of house, techno, and jazz, he has carved out his own niche in the electronic music scene. Drawing inspiration from artists like Cobblestone Jazz, Bruno Pronsato, and Ricardo Villalobos, The Mole creates captivating tracks that are both innovative and infectious.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eKnown for his intricate production techniques and attention to detail, The Mole's music takes listeners on a journey through deep grooves and hypnotic rhythms. His tracks have a distinct warmth and organic feel, thanks to his use of live instrumentation and analog gear.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWith releases on esteemed labels such as Wagon Repair, Perlon, and Ostgut Ton, The Mole has gained recognition worldwide for his exceptional talent. Whether he's performing at renowned clubs or festivals around the globe or producing music in the studio, The Mole continues to push boundaries and captivate audiences with his unique sonic explorations.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"high-dreams","title":"High Dreams","description":"\u003cp\u003eNew music by The Mole. High Dreams contains four tracks, three originals and one remix from Circus Company favourite Dave Aju. The Mole savours dreaming and welcomes the mystical landscapes of the mind with High Dreams, a collection of uptempo dance pieces inhabited by ghosts and welcoming creatures from the deeps. This unpretentious collection cuts straight with the rhythms, and carries long with the arrangements. Dancefloor sizzle. Subsonic rumble. Ghosts! Your body moving requisites lie within this simple plate of wax. Turn up your amps and bathe in it.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Circus Company","offers":[{"title":"Black 12\" - 2222215","offer_id":50383274475851,"sku":"2222215","price":17.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/CCS133_a225d459_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1726266361"},{"product_id":"the-river-widens","title":"The River Widens","description":"\u003cp\u003eOne of our all-time favourite artists and extended Circus Company member The Mole returns to the label for\na proper presentation of his album \u003ci\u003eThe River Widens\u003c\/i\u003e. Originally a limited, cassette-only release via fellow\nCanadian Eddie C’s Red Motorbike, Company Circus are proud to offer this album in its full glory for the first time on all\nformats.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNever one to shy away from synth deep dives, or raw sample flip collaging, this collection of 21 works checks\nall the boxes. Ambient trippers to straight up neck-snapping instrumental beats. Not forgetting tastes of the\nmore uptempo, highly-assured and hypnotic dance floor feels the world has come to love The Mole for.\nMoments of casual chillin are interspersed with effortless, emotive angles, some evoking the charm of his\nLittle Sunshine release for us in 2017.\n\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Circus Company","offers":[{"title":"Black LP","offer_id":50466057322827,"sku":"2003057","price":34.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"Tape","offer_id":50466057486667,"sku":"2003058","price":14.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/CCS124_d86840d9_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1727303364"},{"product_id":"high-hopes-4","title":"High Hopes","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eHigh Hopes \u003c\/i\u003eis 17 songs across 40 minutes on one slice of wax that, as advertised, sounds nothing like last month’s Ep, High Dreams. Here, rather than the long form dance form, is a continuation of the beat tape pacing from the last album, a collection of moments posing as ideas posing as a narrative stuffed with oddities and surprises that reward the close listen.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat’s heard on \u003ci\u003eHigh Hopes\u003c\/i\u003e is the Mole’s exploration of a love letter, from one person to a family, from the northern Pacific to the southern Atlantic, from a boy to a painted bird. Vancouver Island to Manantiales. The songs range from ambient sound bath and hip hop sludge, up to micro boogie and almost House before tumbling back down and forth again. Bubbling synths, MPCs swung out, samples chopped and chewed, bass and violins from Rick and Sophie, field recordings of birds and frogs and beaches, friends and family and fiestas. Did we mention the love ?! This album has got it all! Original collages from Antonio Carrau envelope this wax: jacket, sleeve and cookie.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAntonio’s work is typified by playful combinations and bold statements about living in a embrace of analog and digital health. His collages marry the corporeal world with an updated, digitalized age of reproduction, inducing feelings of gratitude for the simple everyday scenes we sometimes lose touch with when we forget to slow down. Good living, like breathing, requires inhaling as well as exhaling.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWe can’t always produce content, make art, we must also pause, and listen. And enjoy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Mole is joined by friends and colleagues on several songs included on\u003ci\u003e High Hopes\u003c\/i\u003e. Rick May plays bass on both Que Rico and album stand out GoinF4er. Sophie Trudeau (Godspeed You Black Emperor) plays and arranges violins on GoinF4er and Danuel Tate (Cobblestone Jazz) and Julz Chaz (Wagon Repair) both play Vibes and Emaxx throughout the album. Working with these incredible talents not only enriched this album, but fulfilled a long standing goal of the Mole’s; to work again with the musicians from whom he learned so much. People who helped inform the shape of Mole to come. The Mole who was As High As The Sky.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Mole has been ‘recognized’ by the ‘global underground’ since his critically celebrated premiere album, As High As The Sky, but his earlier Eps (Wagon Repair, Philpot, Musique Risquee) got the attention of Top DJs, clubs, and festivals around the world first. His sound remains unique, fresh and deep: enjoying plays in a wide variety of spaces and places.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eHigh Hopes\u003c\/i\u003e is the Mole’s 5th solo album and his 2nd album for Circus Company (The River Widens) who have also proudly released two eps of Mole magic (Little Sunshine, High Dreams).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIsn’t that too much time for one record? 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