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Our Mother have today shared a remix of ‘La Ritournelle’ by Sébastian Tellier. Infusing their own heady and baroque video-game aesthetic into an indisputable classic in this new mix, Our Mother’s version of ‘La Ritournelle’ features exceptional bass and stabbing, staccato synths punctuating the now broken voice of Tellier. Hinting at the band’s fascination with the Berlin techno scene, they bring an air of the forlorn to an already beautifully melancholy track.

There’s no overstating the effect that Tellier’s instant classic, “La Ritournelle”, has had on people over the last decade. Featuring Afrobeat’s inventor Tony Allen on drums it was aptly described by NME as “basically Unfinished Sympathy Pt. 2” and it is now being re-released with brand new mixes from Lucky Number affiliated acts to close out our 10 year anniversary as a label.

Remixing a true classic is a daunting task but it is a testament to the song’s timelessness that these mixes draw new life from the track. Chicago-born/New York-based production duo Gilligan Moss, take the track on a spun-out journey that involves and overwhelms the listener with suspense and then delivers nothing short of drop everything ecstasy once those recognizable vocals appear. In addition, our latest signing, London-based Our Mother, infuse their unique baroque video-game aesthetic into the track, whilst Leicester’s champion beat sculptor FTSE demonstrates a surprising subtlety in gothic groove. These three new remixes sit alongside the classic pop précis from Mr. Dan and the glorious original upon the EP.  The EP is to be re-released on May 27th but you can pre-order now.

Sebastien Tellier’s Sexuality (Remix) album is now released in the UK and Ireland. Including remixes by Floating Points, Aeroplane, A-trak, Boys Noize, SebastiAn and many more. It’s a fantastic collection of all the amazing remixes commissioned throughout the campaign. More info on releases page.

The flip side to the forthcoming mix of ‘L’amour Et La Violence’ by Floating Points is a complete reworking of Tellier’s neo-romantic Kubrickian fantasy ‘Fingers Of Steel’ by Penguin Prison. Assimilating a perfect brew of down-town funk hybrids his unique re-imagining features Penguin Prison himself on lead vocals, crooning a blue-eyed cover, whilst Tellier steps up solely to sing his own BV’s on the chorus. It’s a swirl of space-funk with added pop appeal, a Talking Heads-Tom Tom Club mélange of the highest funk factor.

On Saturday, April 18, 2009, independently-owned music stores across the country are celebrating Record Store Day. On this day, all of these stores will simultaneously link and act as one with the purpose of celebrating the unique cultural place that they occupy, both in their local communities, and as part of the national identity.

As a 100% independently owned label, we rely on the great support these stores provide our releases, & so we knew we had to contribute something special to the day.

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