HVN010: Teengirl Fantasy - Cheaters Remixes

A. Cheaters (Original Mix)
B1. Cheaters (John Talabot Classic Vocal Refix)
B2. Cheaters (Beautiful Swimmers' Shoulda Known Remix)

Limited 12" green marbled vinyl
Release Date: April 2011
Courtesy of True Panther Sounds and Merok

HVN010 Teengirl Fantasy - Cheaters Remixes by Hivern Disc

When Delorean toured with Teengirl Fantasy last spring they told us about a song that had really blown them away. When they shared it with us we understood why. It was called “Cheaters” and sounded like an instant classic. Very different to the trademark psychedelic jams of the duo, the song was homage to classic Chicago House from a modern perspective. Builded around layers of blissful synths and borrowing the vocals of First Committee's “Cheaters Never Win”, it had that kind of energy that we sometimes miss in contemporary dance music.

Later that summer, John Talabot visited New York and became aware that the track was going to be released by True Panther Sounds only as part of the album “7AM”. Something sparked inside us. We felt it was not fair that such an incredible track had to share it's vinyl's grooves with other songs so we thought it would be nice to dedicate a full maxi side to it. After all, the song's roots are found in dance music. Isn't it? So we immediately talked to True Panther to explain them our idea and they quickly agreed that we released it as a 12” single.

Now, some months later, the track has gained an incredible reception both between the public and the press, even being named “song of the year” by FACT Magazine. Maybe it was because it's just a free and honest approach to it, with a DIY spirit that keeps it miles away from the thousands of technical-obsessed soulless tracks that we suffer day after day...or maybe it's simply a glorious song. In any case, it's been proven “Cheaters” is a special song, it's finally time to give it a special release. It's gonna come in a limited edition 12” vinyl, with remixes by Beautiful Swimmers and John Talabot to whom we already thank for accepting he arduous task of remixing a perfect track. We would also like to thank Dean and everyone at True Panther for giving us the chance of releasing such an amazing song. We are incredibly excited and proud about it. We just hope you share the feeling.

OUT NOW: HVN008 Pional - We Have Been Waiting For You

Pional - We Have Been Waiting For You

A1. We Have Been Waiting For You (Original Mix)

B.1 We Have Been Waiting For You (Gavin Russom Remix)

B2. We Have Been Waiting For You (Blue Daisy Remix)

*DIGITAL BONUS: We Have Been Waiting For You (Live At The Meteor'89)

12" Already available distributed by Kompakt and Rubadub

Pional takes things in stride. And we like that. Despite the enthusiastic response towards “A Moot Point”, his debut on our label, he has kept it low. Locked in his studio, with his mic and his machines, recording non-stop but being extremely picky about what he chooses to release. That's why we are a tremendously thrilled about introducing you to "We Have Been Waiting For You", a song that has been blowing us away since the first time we heard it.

This time we say “song” for real. In this occasion, Mike Barros crosses chamber-pop with a deep-house background and discoid rhythms. The result is a gem that leads us to a highly emotional state through pianos, strings and his own voice. As if Owen Pallet was produced by some house luminary, Pional combines moody melodies with cinematic arrangements creating a nocturnal atmosphere, shady and melancholic but profoundly danceable. A song that hits the target of emotion, but that also invites to have fun.

A release like this deserves, at least, two things: 1) Great remixers, 2) A nice 12” vinyl. And that's what we got. For the remixers we've count with two very different producers that we admire equally. In first term, Gavin Russom; the synth master, the man behind Black Meteoric Star and The Crystal Ark, the guru of sound modulation. His remix is an analogical arpeggios feast that, combined with the original voices takes the song to an acid-ciberdelic land. He adds tension and revamps the track's feeling to transform it into an hypnotic monster ideal for your psychedelic evenings. Blue Daisy, in the other hand, goes to the opposite end. The cosmic beats wizard reduces the tempo, wraps the voices and pianos in tons of reverb and adds home-grown melodies that endow the song with a spacey atmosphere; buoyant and full of magic. Two remixes from very different prisms but connected by the greatness of a song fated to remain timeless.

Once again the release comes in a nice and glossy vinyl, matched with a wonderful design by the talented Arnau Pi. For this, and because of the music it contains, we're specially excited with this one. We hope you like it, at least, as much as we do. We'll be back soon, with more music and some new 12”s.

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Pional se toma las cosas con calma. Y esto nos gusta. Después de la gran respuesta que recibió “A Moot Point”, su debut en nuestro sello, ha seguido a lo suyo. Encerrado en su estudio, con su micro y sus cacharros, grabando sin parar pero siendo tremendamente exigente con lo que decide editar. Es por eso que nos hace una ilusión tremenda poder presentaros este “We Have Been Waiting For You”. Una canción que nos tiene flipados desde la primera vez que la escuchamos.

Esta vez lo de canción es con todas las de la ley. Porque para esta ocasión Mike Barros nos ha reservado una composición que cruza el pop de cámara con cadencias deep-house y ritmos discoides. El resultado es una pequeña joya bailable que, a través de pianos, cuerdas y su voz nos lleva a altas cotas de emoción. Como si a Owen Pallet le produciera los discos alguna luminaria del house, Pional combina melodías taciturnas con arreglos cinemáticos, creando una atmosfera nocturna, melancolica, pero profundamente bailable. Una canción que da en el clavo de la emoción, pero que también invita a la diversión.

Una referencia así se merece, al menos, dos cosas: 1) Remixers de primer nivel, 2) Un bonito vinilo. Y así es. Para lo primero hemos contado con dos productores muy distintos, pero que nos despiertan la misma admiración. Por un lado Gavin Russom, el maestro de los sintes, el hombre detrás de Black Meteoric Star y The Crystal Ark, el sabio de la modulación. Su remix es un festín de arpegios analógicos que, combinados con las voces de la canción original, hacen que esta adquiera tintes ácido-ciberdélicos. Añadiendo tensión, transforma el feeling del tema para convertirlo en un monstruo hipnótico ideal para tus veladas psicodélicas. Blue Daisy, por su parte, se va al otro extremo. El mago de los beats cósmicos baja el tempo y envuelve las voces y los pianos en toneladas de reverb para luego añadir melodías de cosecha propia que dotan a la canción de una atmósfera espacial; ingravida y mágica. Dos remixes desde prismas muy distintos conectados por la grandeza de una canción llamada a perdurar.

Una vez más editamos la referencia en bonito vinilo, acompañado por un diseño del avezado Arnau Pi. Por esto y por la música que contiene, estamos especialmente excitados con este lanzamiento. Esperamos que os guste tanto como a nosotros. Volveremos pronto, con más música y más 12”s.