ARTIST: VARIOUS
LABEL: FABRIC RECORDS
OUT: 15th April 2016
CATALOGUE NUMBER: fabric173
PRE-ORDER LINK: www.fabric87.com
Tracklisting:
01 Charlotte de Witte – Weltschmerz (Melodic Theme) [Turbo]
02 Scuba – All I Think About Is Death (Radio Slave Atmos) [Hotflush]
03 Marcel Fengler – Zen [Ostgut Ton]
04 Roberto – Triage [Fossil Archive]
05 Truncate & Jimmy Edgar – Submission (Truncate Rework) [Ultramajic]
06 Mike Dehnert – Wokabeat [Clone Basement Series]
07 Reset Robot – Lolly Pop (4am Mix) [Whistleblower]
08 Audion – Mouth to Mouth (Scuba’s Orbital 93 Mix) [Spectral Sound]
09 Bjarki – Windy Cindy [Trip]
10 Markus Suckut – Untitled #3 [Rekids]
11 Alan Fitzpatrick – Where Haus? [17 Steps]
12 Alan Fitzpatrick – 1992 (Boxia VIP) [Drumcode]
13 Mike Dehnert – Meckwiki [Clone Basement Series]
14 Monoloc – TrySome [Hotflush]
15 Reset Robot – Pressure (Roman Lindau Remix) [ESD]
16 Psyk – Stigma [Tresor]
17 Alan Fitzpatrick – Eyes Wide Open (Mark Broom Edit) [Drumcode]
18 Ilario Alicante – Forward [Soma]
19 Operator – Flat Rotation Curves [Singular]
20 2000 and One – Wrangel Calling [Drumcode Limited]
21 Session Restore – Speak Out [Rauh]
22 Alan Fitzpatrick – End Theme [unreleased]
23 Drewxhill – Bullets (Alan Fitzpatrick’s Lights Up Remix) [Whistleblower]
There can be no doubting Alan Fitzpatrick’s position as one of the most influential electronic artists of the moment. Having enjoyed a breathlessly successful 2015, he is transitioning rapidly from the techno underground towards the electronic music main stage, attracting plaudits from BBC Radio 1, Mixmag and Resident Advisor.
Already a universally respected and in-demand producer, Fitzpatrick has succeeded in carving out his own musical niche within the ever-expanding genre of techno, drawing high praise from peers and tastemakers across genre divides for the vibrancy, originality and inventiveness that has come to characterize his music.
A mainstay at Drumcode since 2009, Fitzpatrick is also a go-to producer for labels such as BPitch Control, Hotflush Recordings and Hypercolour, as well as being invited to remix Roisin Murphy and Leftfield. He is a regular guest at a long list of high profile clubs across the globe and an alumnus of the coveted BBC Radio 1 Essential Mix, attracting fans from all over the world with his trademark tough, hooky grooves and incendiary beats moulded together with cerebral moments of emotive melody.
(photo credit: Jimmy Mould)
“I really wanted to deliver a mix that had a timeless quality about it and that contained tracks that people were not very familiar with already. Crucial to achieving this was the special edits that feature in the mix, as well as the exclusive and unreleased material that I was able to include which I hope everyone enjoys listening to.” – Alan Fitzpatrick
fabric 87 is a statement of the strong connection between the club and Alan Fitzpatrick, who not long ago was a regular on the other side of the DJ booth. Recorded in one take, the mix weaves together a selection of tracks that convey the rollercoaster rave that is a Fitzpatrick Room 2 closing set and also stand as an expression of the influences and tastes of the audio architect himself.
It’s an exhilarating 76-minute trip that burrows down wormholes of dark bumping rhythms courtesy of Mike Dehnert, Reset Robot and Truncate & Jimmy Edgar, with blissful eyes-shut euphoria encapsulated by Scuba’s rework of Audion ‘Mouth To Mouth’ and a nostalgic nod to the ’90s via two Fitzpatrick numbers, the forthcoming ‘Where Haus?’ and Boxia’s VIP of ‘1992’ (an exclusive to this compilation).
There’s also no shortage of heavy-hitting cavernous beats, the likes of which sound very much at home inside fabric’s rave cave, courtesy of Psyk, Ilario Alicante, 2000 And One and Mark Broom’s exclusive edit of ‘Eyes Wide Open’.
The mix is bookended by thoughtfully constructed opening and closing sequences, the respective highlights of which being Marcel Fengler’s enchanting ‘Zen’ and Fitzpatrick’s own unreleased remix of Drewxhill’s ‘Bullets’.
Alan Fitzpatrick will launch fabric 87 at fabric on Saturday, 16th April, alongside Mike Dehnert (Live) and Reset Robot. For tickets and full listings visit: http://www.fabriclondon.com/club/listing/1241
fabric 87 World Tour:
Apr 16: LONDON (UK) fabric
Apr 21: BARCELONA (ES) City Hall
Apr 22: PARIS (FR) Concrete
Apr 23: MADRID (ES) Fabrik
Apr 28: GLASGOW (UK) Sub Club
Apr 29: SHEFFIELD (UK) Arch 9
May 01: BRISTOL (UK) Motion
May 04: BERLIN (DE) Wilde Renate
May 06: AMSTERDAM (NL) De Marktkantine
May 07: BRUSSELS (BE) Fuse
May 13: MILAN (ITA) Dude Club
May 14: NAPLES (ITA) Duel Beat
May 19: SEATTLE (US) Q Club
May 20: SAN FRANCISCO (US) Public Works
May 21: NEW YORK (US) Output
May 22: WASHINGTON DC (US) Soundcheck
May 24: CORDOBA (ARG) Macabi
May 26: SANTIAGO (CHILE) The Bunker
May 27: BUENOS AIRES (ARG) Crobar
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