We've been looking for an imitate late venue to have the next lovetoparty since the Sequential EP launch last July. A successful party with our friends from the Bohemian Artists Studio at this private venue in October convinced us to book it for Leonidas' birthday and to celebrate the forthcoming vinyl EP "Machines, Tapes and Electronic Setups" by Leonidas & Hobbes which comes out in May.
There are two floors: a funky bar area upstairs and an intimate downstairs bass-ment. The whole venue is purple :-)
We'll be welcoming Wholemeal Music's good vibrations on the ground floor till 1am and Leonidas & Kay Suzuki will bring their Roland TR-707 and SH-101 to the basement for a little jam later on too.
Title : Sequential EP Artist : Leonidas Label : round in motion (UK) Cat No : RIM007 Format : limited clear vinyl EP + Digital EP Release Date : 9th July 2012
Close your eyes and follow the sound with your third eye...
Athens-born, London-raised producer Leonidas draws from his life experiences and uses warm vintage analog equipment to express those magical moments, on this deep and varied debut EP.
A1: Sunrise feat. Duchy is a fierce, slow-mo disco-funk groove brought to life by RIM’s favorite singer Duchy, whose vocal captures the spirit of the summer after-party. A2: Sunrise dub seamlessly complements the vocal mix by going deeper into the sunset/sunrise groove with cut up vocals/harmony rhythms and spaced out effects. B1: Deep E feat. TK1 captures the raw energy and audio fidelity of vintage 70s & 80s machines expressed through this pure house groove. Co-written by the label founder Kay Suzuki, B2: Interstellar Vibrations feat. Kay Suzuki is a nine minute psychedelic journey, celebrating the synchronicity of the universe and meeting of kindred spirits, through a symphony of analog synthesizers. Digital EP includes bonus track : Interstellar Meditation feat. Kay Suzuki - A beatless ambient mix of B2 inspired by sharmanic experience both of them have and an ideal mix for deep meditation.
A1: Sunrise feat. Duchy (7:52) Written by Leonidas Stavropoulos and Paula “Duchy” Michelle Lewis. Arranged, produced, recorded and mixed by Leonidas & Kay Suzuki @ DoTank Music Studio, London Sequential Circuits Prophet T8, Sequential Circuits Pro-One, Roland SH-101, ARP Odyssey, Squier Telecaster guitar by Leonidas ARP Odyssey by Kay Suzuki. Vocals by Duchy
A2: Sunrise dub (6:26) Additional Production / remix by Leonidas
B1: Deep E feat. TK1 (5:48) Written, arranged, produced, recorded and mixed by Leonidas Stavropoulos and Tony Kattashis @ Trigono Studio in Nikosia, Cyprus Roland TR-808, Roland SH-101, Sequential Circuits Prophet 5, Fender Rhodes Mk I stage piano by Leonidas and Tony Kattashis
B2: Interstellar Vibrations feat. Kay Suzuki (9:12) Written, arranged, produced, recorded and mixed by Leonidas Stavropoulos and Kay Suzuki @ DoTank Music Studio, London Sequential Circuits Prophet T8, Sequential Circuits Pro-One, Sequential Circuits Drumtraks, ARP Odyssey and Squier Telecaster guitar by Leonidas Sequential Circuits Prophet T8 by Kay Suzuki. Additional T8/ARP Odyssey by Claudio Passavanti for Sunlightsquare.
Digital bonus track : Interstellar Meditation feat. Kay Suzuki (11:29) Additional Production/remix by Leonidas Stavropoulos and Kay Suzuki
Mastered by Frank @ The Carvery, Hackney, London. Photo by Bex TBX (@TBXDJ) Designed by Kay Suzuki & Leonidas A&R by Kay Suzuki
Friday 13th April is "lovetoparty" @ Bar A Bar in N16, London. version 0.1 of semi-regular party celebrating the beginning of round in motion and Leonidas collaboration. Continue the legacy of Leonidas's legendary house parties, we'll bring his vintage Tannoy speakers & Urei with lots of love in the air.
Gilles Peterson All Night Long Christmas Party Friday 16th December 2011 @ The New Empowering Church (1a Westgate St, Hackney E8) with FUNKTION ONE SOUND SYSTEM 8PM - 5AM | £10 advance more on the door.
One afternoon with Kay Suzuki & Koichi Sakai talking about music, creation and higher matters, as they introduce their new Afrobuddah 12 inch, in preparation of their highly anticipated DJ set with Gilles Peterson on Dec 16th @ New Empowering Church. Not to be missed!!
