Fuzzy Cogitator
Vibe Off is just a straight up killer track that I very much groove out positive vibrations. In Formation beautiful bass melodies and that sound! Fantastic release
140g Black vinyl pressing, black inners in full-color Philip D Kick "Reebok Classic Footprint" print, premium, reverse board 3mm spined sleeve. Sleeves & Labels created from Risograph print processes by UTILE. Vinyl mastered and cut by Lewis at Star Delta.
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Limited Edition T-Shirts. Pathways design in High-quality DTG Print with oversize large print on white US Import AAA Alstyle 1301s : 100% cotton jersey T-shirts with set-in rib collar with shoulder-to-shoulder taping and Double-needle sleeve and bottom hem. Preshrunk to minimize shrinkage and with tear away label. Designed by UTILE.
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A3 poster. Risograph print on GF Smith Munken 170gsm with hand stamped Astrophonica logo. Designed by UTILE. Printed by 12 — B.
Includes unlimited streaming of Pathways
via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
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Bundle #2 // 12" Vinyl + T-shirt Bundle
Record/Vinyl + Digital Album
140g Black vinyl pressing, black inners in full-color Philip D Kick "Reebok Classic Footprint" print, premium, reverse board 3mm spined sleeve. Sleeves & Labels created from Risograph print processes by UTILE. Vinyl mastered and cut by Lewis at Star Delta.
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Limited Edition T-Shirts. Pathways design in High-quality DTG Print with oversize large print on white US Import AAA Alstyle 1301s : 100% cotton jersey T-shirts with set-in rib collar with shoulder-to-shoulder taping and Double-needle sleeve and bottom hem. Preshrunk to minimize shrinkage and with tear away label. Designed by UTILE.
Includes unlimited streaming of Pathways
via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
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Limited Edition 12" Vinyl
Record/Vinyl + Digital Album
140g Black vinyl pressing, black inners in full color Philip D Kick "Reebok Classic Footprint" print, premium, reverse board 3mm spined sleeve. Sleeves & Labels created from Risograph print processes by UTILE. Vinyl mastered and cut by Lewis at Star Delta.
Includes unlimited streaming of Pathways
via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
140g Black vinyl pressing, black inners in full-color Philip D Kick "Reebok Classic Footprint" print, premium, reverse board 3mm spined sleeve. Sleeves & Labels created from Risograph print processes by UTILE. Vinyl mastered and cut by Lewis at Star Delta.
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A3 poster. Risograph print on GF Smith Munken 170gsm with hand stamped Astrophonica logo. Designed by UTILE. Printed by 12 — B.
Includes unlimited streaming of Pathways
via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
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Test Pressing
Record/Vinyl + Digital Album
***LIMITED COPIES AVAILABLE***
12" Vinyl, white label test pressing
Includes unlimited streaming of Pathways
via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
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Warehouse Find - 12" Vinyl (Sleeveless)
Record/Vinyl + Digital Album
*** LIMITED COPIES AVAILABLE ***
12" Vinyl. Missing the outer sleeve. Vinyl in Unplayed Mint condition.
Labels created from Risograph print processes by UTILE. Vinyl mastered and cut by Lewis at Star Delta.
Includes unlimited streaming of Pathways
via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
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Warehouse Find - 12" Vinyl
Record/Vinyl + Digital Album
*** LIMITED COPIES AVAILABLE ***
140g Black vinyl pressing, black inners in full color Philip D Kick "Reebok Classic Footprint" print, premium, reverse board 3mm spined sleeve. Sleeves & Labels created from Risograph print processes by UTILE. Vinyl mastered and cut by Lewis at Star Delta.
Includes unlimited streaming of Pathways
via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
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Limited Edition T-shirt
T-Shirt/Apparel
Limited Edition T-Shirts. Pathways design in High-quality DTG Print with oversize large print on white US Import AAA Alstyle 1301s : 100% cotton jersey T-shirts with set-in rib collar with shoulder-to-shoulder taping and Double-needle sleeve and bottom hem. Preshrunk to minimize shrinkage and with tear away label. Designed by UTILE.
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Limited Edition A3 Risograph Print Poster
Poster/Print
A3 poster. Risograph print on GF Smith Munken 170gsm with hand stamped Astrophonica logo. Designed by UTILE. Printed by 12 — B.
Astrophonica proudly presents “Philip D Kick – Pathways” and we’ll start by passing you straight over to Label boss Fracture...
“This is really a special record for Astrophonica. It could be argued that Jim Coles aka Om Unit’s Philip D Kick alias spawned an entire movement which dictated the sound of future. The three Philip D Kick ‘Footwork Jungle’ EPs released in 2011 saw Jim take classic Jungle anthems and footwork them. At the time, this was mind-blowing, I’d never heard anything like it. Even though I had been checking for Footwork and of course, have a history and love for Jungle. These edits spawned a generation of younger producers and revitalised older producers like myself. It also bought Jim and I together as friends and later on collaborators. So it is with great pleasure and genuine excitement that I present to you Philip D Kick’s first original material – Pathways.”
And now over to the man himself for a few words… Philip D Kick, Jim, Om Unit…
"I decided once I was done with my Om Unit ‘Self' project that I wanted to have some real fun with breaks again, and something drew me back to working at 160bpm, I wanted to make some more fun light-hearted stuff, and so I felt like returning to the Philip project would be a nice way of not only re-visiting something that was such a vibe back in the day but also now that all the fuss around so called 'jungle footwork' as a 'thing' has died down."
Pathways opens with ‘In Formation’ which sets off with familiar breaks before descending into uncharted Acid Footwork Jungle territory. ‘Work That’ traces the 4/4 UK hardcore lineage to plot a new course for the dance floor. ’Drown’ draws energy from drum-funk to discover an ethereal breakdown that leads to a sound killing Amen finale. Two worlds collide on the same course in ’Vibe Off’ with Chicago based Footwork pioneer DJ Spinn claiming he’s vibing off the beat and honestly, who can blame him? ’For Real’ is a fitting ending to Pathways. A lights out and headphones on journey from moody drum machine rhythms to euphoric synth lines.
Pathways is released 1st June 2018 on Limited Edition 12” & Digital with Limited Edition A3 Risograph prints, and Limited Edition T-shirts with DTG oversize prints on US-Import Tees. As always big shout Utile Creative (and Philip D Kick’s Reebok Classics) for the artwork.
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released June 1, 2018
Artwork by Utile Creative
Mastered by Robert Macciocchi @ SC Mastering
Vinyl Mastering & Cut by Lewis Hopkin @ Star Delta
F*ck me Moresounds drops an absolute bomb with this track. Listen to this loud through a decent sound system and you’ll get it. Quality. As is this whole album through and through. No bad tunes. Rock solid from front to back. Masaq DJ (Dave King)
Remastered and expanded version of Surly's debut EP from 2017, a surprising and masterful mix of Polish jazz and footwork. Bandcamp New & Notable Feb 21, 2018