Wu-Tang Clan
Enter The Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)

Plaisance Records est fier de présenter sa nouvelle release en collaboration avec le label et collectif Jungelen : le producteur et rappeur norvégien Lars.Connu sous l’alias de Lars B quand il s’agit de beatmaking, de Kamuflars quand il s’agit de sortir des projets house ou broken beat sur le label Mhost Likely, Lars utilise son vrai nom pour révéler l’un de ses nombreux side-projects. « Nordnes » a été produit 3 ans avant sa sortie, par pure coïncidence, alors qu’il se plonge dans le memphis rap et qu’il découvre des projets comme Kryptonite (Pink Siifu, Liv.E & Lord Byron) ou aille en vacances dans des bains chauds naturels quelque part en Scandinavie. Naturellement, peu de temps après, il commence à produire dans son home studio des morceaux inspirés par le memphis rap, mais aussi le chopped’n’screwed auquel il rajoute ses claviers.« Nordnes » est un projet qui ne devait pas quitter son disque dur, un projet qui a été produit sans l’intention d’être sorti. En 2020, « Nordnes atteint les oreilles des deux co-fondateurs de Plaisance Records, Tom Manzarek et OG Maxwell. Quelques heures plus tard, Plaisance s’associe avec Simon Alejandro du collectif et label norvégien Jungelen pour sortir le projet en France et en Norvège, avec une édition limitée de 100 cassettes.« Nordnes » est un projet qui a été entièrement produit par Lars. Il inclut un featuring avec le rappeur et DJ norvégien Simon Alejandro aka Brun Viking.All tracks produced and performed by Lars - Track “Hon e Cool” featuring Simon Alejandro - Mastering by Qant - A&R by Thomas Berthelot, Maxime Ryckwaert, Simon Alejandro - Cover by Thomas Berthelot

Touching Bass continue to prise open a distinct, exciting lane for themselves as a label home for forward-thinking, soulful music with the progressive second album (and third project) from Danish/Tanzanian trio, Athletic Progression — Jonas Cook (keys), Jonathan J. Ludvigsen (drums) and Justo Gambula (bass).'cloud high in dreams, but heavy in the air' sees the Aarhus-based band dive deeper into their intricately fused world of experimental, groove-based music. Recorded over the course of one week in Copenhagen in 2019, bringing together songs that had been marinating and evolving during their live shows, they finally felt ready to eternalise them in the studio. The rest of the album was written in in the studio, turning iphone memos of ideas from soundchecks into songs and improvising. The album serves as a time machine snapshotting processes and different times of Jonas, Justo and Jonathan's lives both personally and as a group, a current expression of past experiences.The album is mixed by Eric Lau (KOKOROKO, Yussef Dayes, Mansur Brown) and celebrates freedom and spontaneity at its core, beautifully capturing those playful moments where jams become songs. The title (which comes from Brother Portrait’s verse on “Extended Technique”) echoes that playfulness, while also contemplating on the realities of life and its important decisions.Sonic touchpoints include the space-leaning electronics of Brainfeeder’s Flying Lotus and Thundercat, the glowing dexterity of JD Beck & Domi and BadBadNotGood and jazz-fusion’s boundless nature, with rapper/poet Brother Portrait supplying the feels of London.Like all of our favourites they’re a band best experienced live, blessed with an uncanny ability to make three instruments sound fuller than most. As a result, they’re already familiar faces on Danish national television, have sold out multiple shows both at home and in Europe (supporting Moses Boyd and Alfa Mist) as well as receiving two Danish Music Awards and one Critic Award for ‘Best Musician’ between them.Outside of their own music, they’ve also played alongside talented contemporaries including Kaidi Tatham, Charlie Stacey, Erika de Casier and Taylor McFerrin in New York.With this album, a 20+ date European tour and a number of other exciting projects ahead of them, Athletic Progression are on the cusp of growing beyond their native Denmark and onto the global stage.

Smoother than smooth. Presenting the debut release by Last Jazz Club, a crew formed of Veks and producer Mike B... this is a bit more than an EP, perhaps its a mini-LP! Essential release for any heads who support that vintage 90s sound