To Begin At The Beginning: Phantasy Singles 2007-2010

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1.	LA Priest - Engine 04:17	buy track
2.	Fan Death - Veronica's Veil (Erol Alkan's Extended Rework) 05:58	buy track
3.	Riton & Primary 1 - Who's There? (In Flagranti Remix) 06:37	buy track
4.	Late Of The Pier - Best In Class 02:58	buy track
5.	Boys Noize & Erol Alkan - Lemonade 04:43	buy track
6.	Dance Area - AA 24 7 05:26	buy track
7.	Bangkok (Dub) 04:23	buy track
8.	Paul Chambers - Yeah, Techno! (Soulwax Remix) 04:16	buy track
9.	Primary 1 - Hold Me Down 03:23	buy track
10.	Babe, Terror - Summertime Our League (Four Tet Remix) 08:25	buy track

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“To begin, at the beginning…”

Taking its title from the first spoken words in Dylan Thomas’s seminal BBC radio drama ‘Under Milk Wood’, this single collection takes us not to Wales in 1954, but London 2007-2010, charting the ambitious first chapter of Erol Alkan’s label Phantasy Sound. Founded immediately following Alkan’s unexpected closure of his seminal weekly club night Trash, Phantasy set about expanding the ethics and energy of a decade of partying and creativity, giving voice, keys, guitars and dancefloor space to a natural community of artists.

The collection begins with ‘Engine’, the first release from LA Priest, the alias of Sam Eastgate debuting a moniker still familiar today. Known at the time as a founding member of unwieldy dance band Late Of The Pier, they also appear here with ‘Best In The Class’, a resplendent final single, produced by Alkan himself. The label director’s evolving approach to production is also represented with a sumptuous, string-laden rework of ‘Veronica’s Veil’ from Fan Death, a disco-tinted respite that slowed the pace of the time.

The irrepressible energy of this recently combed-over period is nonetheless canned and shaken with abandon, led by allies Soulwax ably blowing up Paul Chambers' already enormous ‘Yeah, Techno!’ to a gargantuan rave scale. Hamburg’s house mastermind Boris Dlugosch applies similar pressure to international bass bins with the stomping ‘Bangkok’, appearing here in its pressurized dub form. The mysterious duo of Dance Area twist Chicago’s preferred drum machines swinging with ‘AA247. But it’s Alkan’s sophomore collaboration with Boys Noize, ‘Lemonade’, that still arguably offers the stickiest thrills, blessed with true groove and rare character.

In contrast, Four Tet soothes any sore heads with a blissful, undulating and truly psychedelic remix of Brazilian outsider-artist Babe, Terror, while Primary 1’s ‘Hold Me Down’ shines with an underappreciated stomp of glam and post-punk influences, setting up Phantasy for further installments beyond the expectations of scene or genre.

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released May 12, 2023

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Phantasy Sound London, UK

Record Label from London. Our artists include Erol Alkan, Daniel Avery, Terr, Josh Caffe, Houeida Hedfi, Beyond The Wizards Sleeve, Fort Romeau, Nadia Ksaiba, Gabe Gurnsey, Cromby, PYTKO, Ruby Goon, Jay Duncan, C.Y.M., Chicken Lips, Late of The Pier, Connan Mockasin, James Welsh, Future Four, Red Axes, Cowboy Rhythmbox, Wilted Woman, Joshua James, U and Babe Terror. ... more

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