{"title":"Tigerbalm","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"international-love-affair-remixes","title":"International Love Affair Remixes","description":"\u003cp\u003eSince its release in November, Rose Robinson’s first album as Tigerbalm, International Love Affair, has received plenty of plaudits from critics and listeners alike. We’re not surprised, because the album’s unique, retro-futurist blend of global grooves, indigenous instrumentation, female vocals, heavy percussion and nods to a variety of past, present and future dancefloor styles is a bold and brilliant statement from the London-based DJ, producer and multi-instrumentalist. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGiven Robinson’s own roots in club culture – before turning her hand to production as part of now dormant duo Earthboogie, she was (and remains) a popular DJ in her home city and far beyond – it seems fitting that the album has been given a dancefloor-focused makeover. After completing the album in early 2022, Robinson reached out to producers whose work she loves – some friends, others like-minded individuals – and asked them to deliver reworks of cuts from the set\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ubiquity","offers":[{"title":"LP","offer_id":50506191307083,"sku":"2019835","price":32.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/a3108894792_10_de112aaa_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1727820144"},{"product_id":"international-love-affair","title":"International Love Affair","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn an age of regressive politics and inward-looking neo-nationalism, there’s something gloriously open and outward-looking about the musical worldview of Rose Robinson. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA keen traveller whose mindset and musical vision has been shaped by her experiences visiting different destinations around the globe, Robinson’s releases as Tigerbalm thrillingly combine her roots in dance music – Robinson has been DJing around her home city of London and much further afield for well over a decade – with rhythms, sounds and instrumentation inspired by all manner of indigenous musical cultures from around the world. This trademark sound is sonically kaleidoscopic, unflinchingly percussive and undeniably infectious, though attempts to accurately describe it are likely doomed to failure. While confounding those employed to review music not Robinson’s aim – she was much more interested in fusing her eclectic global musical influences and showcasing great female vocalists – her brilliant debut album,\u003ci\u003e International Love Affair\u003c\/i\u003e, will surprise as much as it delights – and all for the right reasons. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt arrives on the back of a string of celebrated singles and was created with the help of a large archive of recordings of jam sessions with musician friends, and contributions from a talented pool of female singers Robinson has met on her travels around the world. It’s those travels that shaped the sound of \u003ci\u003eInternational Love Affair,\u003c\/i\u003e with every track being a personal response to the musical cultures of places she’s visited. Combine these vivid experiences with nods to dancefloor-focused styles she loves – think organic house, nu-disco, Afro-house, dub disco, Afro-disco and Brazilian club cuts – and you have a debut solo album that’s as imaginative and entertaining as they come. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTaken as a whole, \u003ci\u003eInternational Love Affair\u003c\/i\u003e more than lives up to the promise of its title, marking out Robinson as one of electronic music’s most inventive and on-point global fusionists.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ubiquity","offers":[{"title":"Black | LP | x0","offer_id":50527558795595,"sku":"2000821","price":31.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/780661140511_6ef46db1_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1728054970"},{"product_id":"bubblegum-discos","title":"Bubblegum Discos","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFour years on from her acclaimed debut International \u003cem\u003eLove Affair,\u003c\/em\u003e Tigerbalm (Rose Robinson) returns to Ubiquity Records with the thrillingly kaleidoscopic \u003cem\u003eBubblegum Discos.\u003c\/em\u003e A bolder evolution of her globally infused nu-disco sound, the album reflects a newfound confidence and a desire to collaborate with handpicked musicians and vocalists from around the world. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePainted in vivid sonic colours, \u003cem\u003eBubblegum Discos\u003c\/em\u003e showcases Tigerbalm's two great musical loves: Brazilian musical culture and vintage dancefloor workouts from the African continent, infused with nods to Italo-disco, proto-house and soca. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe album's first half leans into South American influences. 'Nayar' , crafted with Napoli's Giorgio Lopez, leads the way with lightly reggaeton-inspired nu-disco, followed by the Brazilian disco rush of 'Diga Me' and the breezy samba-disco of 'Vera En Paraty' . Robinson delivers her first-ever lead vocal on the partly improvised neo-boogie workout 'Coco Makoko'. The album then pivots to Africa, with standout contributions from Andre Espeut, Montreal-based Haitian vocalist Waahli on the horn-rich 'Do Da Soca' , and Afrobeats vocalist Idd Aziz on the body-popping 'Afro-Disco' . Closer 'Conga' brings things home with heavyweight Afro-centric disco rhythms and deep dub bass.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAction-packed and impeccably crafted, \u003cem\u003eBubblegum Discos\u003c\/em\u003e is the sound of an artist delivering on her early promise, and then some.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ubiquity Recordings","offers":[{"title":"LP - Black","offer_id":56852584956235,"sku":"R4356-4438","price":24.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/2000x2000bb_ce8f13be-9dd0-4be3-b5bf-74bcff98eca7.jpg?v=1774048012"}],"url":"https:\/\/shop.roughtrade.com\/fr\/collections\/tigerbalm.oembed","provider":"Rough Trade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}