J Majik
Always Be

It’s a thing. Things are ugly. Things are beautiful. The record is a blur of melted media. Piles of tapes and records. Human elements provide some evidence that we are still the ghosts in the shell. The world that is being built is broken like a breakbeat. Our perception gives it flavor. Pay attention to the details listeners. This city is humming. The master programmer and the underground mellow are trading bars with the frantic, the hard, the heart, and the horrifying. Voices are held in suspension like conjured spirits given new context through the sublime art of sampling. Resurrect the music with a message or a question. Where does it come from? Why does it fit? Reaching out brings you deeper within. Static, fuzz, echo, and the bedrock of a boom-bap rhythm. Ignore it if you dare but you can’t deny the feeling. The trembling in your blood. The hot wire touching the specimen in the petri dish reveals life’s impulsive nature. SURVIVE. When the soul speaks, making sense isn’t an option. Words don’t do it justice. The password is LISTEN.

The unreleased 1984 follow-up to the groundbreaking albums Kakashi and Mariah's Utakata No Hibi, Kiren is Yasuaki Shimizu's work for experimental dance music. Employing cutting edge production to create lush new wave soundscapes, it bridges the gap between his early 80s recordings and his later work with the Saxophonettes, filling a key lost chapter in his discography. Full liner notes in English and Japanese by Chee Shimizu.

Taken from the documentary film about Laurent Garnier directed by Gabin Rivoire, produced by Featuristic Films.Laurent Garnier’s legendary open minded musical selection as seen in Off The Record is now pressed on a double LP. From psychedelica rock’n’roll to mental ambiant, stately electronica and of course house music to bring us all back together. New comers, legends, and friends, all selected by Laurent Garnier himself.This compilation is a travel in time, backward and onward, but most importantly, another proof that the iconic French DJ is dance floor’s favorite musical guide for more than 30 years now. This double LP needed a home, a long time friendship and collaboration between Pedro Winter and Laurent Garnier settled the deal. Ed Banger records is proud to release this record, a testimony of our love for Electronic music.