"phil ranelin: remixes" is now available in the online store
(
https://www.heftyrecords.com/store) for pre-orders. it is due for release
on feb. 19th and will begin shipping on the 13th. the remix artists include:
prefuse 73, el-p, kirk degiorgio, jan jelinek, nobody, micha acher, and
morgan geist, as well as hefty artists: slicker, telefon tel aviv, and
beneath autumn sky. this project is in support of our 2001 reissues of
ranelin's "the time is now!" (1974) and "vibes from the tribe" (1976). it
is our hope that the remixes will generate interest in ranelin's past work
as we feel it is as relevant now as ever. audio samples are available in the
hefty listening station.
"it's a rarity to find a collective of musicians more concerned with
community and the immediacy of making things happen regardless of
restraints. by gathering the resources around them and using them to get the
message out, they were pioneering the ideas of the independent label light
years before. bll the while, they were writing classics, especially phil
ranelin!"
- scott herren (savath+savalas, prefuse 73)
"phil ranelin has been a source of strength for me and Hefty ever since i
met him. when i first spoke with phil about the early days of tribe, it
confirmed all of my pursuits with hefty and my own music. the fact that phil
has been so open to this remix project displays his willingness to welcome a
new generation of listeners and proves that he is still one step ahead."
- john hughes (hefty records owner, slicker)
"phil ranelin is the type of unsung hero that record collectors and
producers worship. being able to reconstruct and play with his
instrumentation was a challenge and an honor that i can only hope i did
justice to."
- el-p (company flow, def jux)
"sample this", a hefty records sampler, is currently featured alongside the
february issue of the wire magazine for all subscribers. the sampler
features tracks from recent hefty releases including tracks by telefon tel
aviv, savath+savalas, phil ranelin and slicker. "sample this" is currently
available in the hefty online store at a discounted price for those who were
unable to pick it up. also featured on the sampler is a prefuse 73's phil
ranelin remix not yet released.
telefon tel aviv is featured in the february issue of keyboard magazine in
support of their full-length, "fahrenheit fair enough". you can find them in
the "spotlight" section (pg. 56). among other things they discuss their
production techniques and home studio set-up.
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