With Volume 1 a success, the stakes are high for FoF Volume 2 to deliver so we invited one of our very favorite acts, Larytta to curate the second release. Last year the Swiss duo released their debut “Difficult Fun” which we believe was one of the criminally underrated albums of the past year, an infectious, whimsical fusion of weird beats, afropop, 80s electro-funk, futuristic soul, and sunny folk that would comfortably fit anywhere between Kompakt/Spectral 12″s, Hot Chip, Konono no.1, and Paul Simon in one’s record collection. Without ever meeting them, we reached out and explained the idea and to our surprise (and elation!) they enthusiastically took us up on the offer. Like the first installment, the artist who Larytta chose to complete the b-side, fellow Swiss producer Bauchamp, was one that wasn’t on our radar at all before but now we’re ever so happy to have an outlet to showcase this friend of a friend. A perfect complement to Larytta’s a-side of island-influenced electronic pop, Bauchamp’s contribution is a breezy dose of tropical techno and electro.
As huge fans of Larytta, we would have been grateful if they handed gave us some “outtakes ” or more “experimental” jams but instead they turned in their best, maybe catchiest output to date. It’s an exciting glimpse of what’s to come from this increasing unclassifiable eclectic duo. The opener “You Got Nothing” is equal parts humorous art-pop and tribal electronics, lightly accented by Caribbean flourishes and new wave synths. The bright “Promises” sounds like a hit to us, anchored by a sunny african guitar line it’s crooning electronic R&B/pop has been in our heads since the moment we heard it. Lastly, they give us their dance-floor banger “Play Me Loud (Futuro)”. Think fire + melody and you get Larytta’s third and final contribution to the release.
If Larytta is your soundtrack to sipping daquiris in the sand, Bauchamp is what’s playing on the beach’s dance party. Exploring many of the same influences (techno, funk, latin) as the a-side, Bauchamp transforms them into his own unique, intoxicating dance-focused brew. In the bouncy “Calypso”, synth bass and steel drum melodies riff off each other over housey drum program ming and analog island-jazz. “Tchumu” rides a sped up, funk bassline while the meticulous arrangements turn the rhythm track
inside out, getting a lot of mileage out of little bit. While the careful production takes a cue from Cologne and the “microhouse” it spawned, Bauchamp is sonically more melodic and playful fitting well with Larytta’s poppier a-side. FoF Volume 2 will be on released once again on a 100% organic cotton tee(Alternative Apparel), designed by Tatiana Rihs and including the incredible seed-paper(you can plant them!) download card with a code to retrieve the album and exclusive remixes from Lazer Sword, The Chap, Hecuba, Round Table Knights, Otic Angst and more……
Includes unlimited streaming of
Friends Of Friends Volume 2
via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
Puzzle Face –
Limited Edition 12" Vinyl - White
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maybe not tomorrow –
Limited Edition 12" Vinyl - Green
santpoort
$18 USD
Black Shrimpnose Beanie
shrimpnose
$30 USD
As It Seems –
Limited Edition Cassette Tape
shrimpnose
$10 USD
A Free Mind –
Limited Edition 12" Vinyl - Black
Sweatson Klank
$22 USD
Gravity Bundle Pack
Somni
$80 USD
Gravity –
Limited Edition 12" Vinyl - Transparent Red
Somni
$18 USD
Somni Hat
Somni
$30 USD
Somni Sticker
Somni
$2.50 USD
Somni Sweatshirt
Somni
$35 USD
Reverie EP –
Limited Edition (Only 50 Made) 12" Vinyl & T-shirt Bundle
Sweatson Klank
$65 USD
Reverie EP –
Limited Edition (only 50 made) 12" Vinyl - Hand Silk Screened, Hand Numbered and Autographed
Sweatson Klank
$50 USD
Glossover Bundle Pack
Afternoon Bike Ride
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Glossover Sweatshirt
Afternoon Bike Ride
$45 USD
Glossover T-shirt
Afternoon Bike Ride
$35 USD
Glossover Hat
Afternoon Bike Ride
$30 USD
Glossover –
Limited Edition 12" Vinyl - Silver
Afternoon Bike Ride
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Fine Art Prints
Deru
$100 USD
We Will Live On –
Limited Edition 12" Vinyl - Black
Deru
$22 USD
We Will Live On –
Special Edition 12" Vinyl - Milky Clear
Deru
$30 USD
Home –
Home Limited Edition Vinyl
Perera Elsewhere
$22 USD
Toy Animals Cassette & DVD Bundle
joe nora
$20 USD
Toy Animals –
Toy Animals Cassette Tape
joe nora
$8 USD
Toy Animals DVD
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$15 USD
Beat Heads - Cassette Tape Bundle
$20 USD
The End –
Limited Edition Pink Vinyl 2LP
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Postcards –
Postcards 12" Vinyl - Hand numbered, ultra limited pressing
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ocean tales –
ocean tales - limited edition turquoise vinyl
santpoort
$18 USD
ocean tales –
ocean tales - limited edition turquoise vinyl & view master bundle
santpoort
$40 USD
Sirens EP –
Limited Edition Cassette - Clear
Harris Cole & Somni
$8 USD
Afternoon Bike Ride –
Afternoon Bike Ride - Limited Edition 12" Vinyl in Transparent Crystal
Afternoon Bike Ride
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ocean tales - view master
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$30 USD
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