News — Josh Caffe

Three years since a debut volume, ‘A Psychedelic Sensibility II: The Remixes’ digs further into the diverse back catalogue of Erol Alkan’s esteemed London label, bringing fresh focus to a collection of transcendent remixes of Phantasy’s key artists, reinterpreted by some of the most iconic and creative names in electronic music.Download via Bandcamp hereMirroring A Psychedelic Sensibility’s initial 2020 edition, this expansive sequel has been curated and mixed live by John Loveless, the DJ, producer and writer who has been creatively involved with the label since 2014. The Bandcamp exclusive compilation also features an exclusive new remix of PYTKO 'All Pretty...

We are proud to introduce ‘Poppa Zesque’, the debut album from Josh Caffé, out now digitally. Taking its name from Caffé’s hedonistic, liberated alter-ego and a distillation of influences from raw Chicago house to sensual RnB, ‘Poppa Zesque’ is an eleven-track exploration of nocturnal pleasure, co-produced with Quinn Whalley of Paranoid London and featuring Al White of Fat White Family.Stream or download hereAccompanied by a new video for the scintillating lead track, ‘Mania’. Conceived and co-directed by BAFTA-nominated creative Dawn Shadforth (Kylie Minogue’s ‘Can’t Get You Out Of My Head’, HBO’s ‘I Hate Suzy’) working alongside Jay Oliver Green, ‘Mania’ pairs...

"Don’t lie to me, don’t waste my time. Don’t lie to me, it’s all about You.” Josh Caffé continues a stellar run of singles on Phantasy with the raw energy of ‘You’, accompanied by an equally propulsive rework from label founder, Erol Alkan.Stream or download hereProduced alongside regular collaborator Quinn Whalley of Paranoid London, who recently turned in a warehouse-primed take on Caffe’s last single ‘Meine Lederjeans’, Caffé’s defiant lyrics ride a high-tempo concoction of vintage drum machines and vampish chords. Dripping in authentic, percussive tension and emotional vulnerability, ‘You’ further speaks to Caffé’s deep schooling in the legacy and...

“Spinning all around I don’t know what I swallowed / Something’s kicking in I don’t know where I’m going.”Returning to Phantasy for a triumphant fourth single, ahead of a debut album to be released later in 2023, Josh Caffé dons ‘Meine Lederjeans’ for a gloriously tight squeeze of electro-funk, accompanied by an unapologetically gritty, stroboscopic remix from Caffé’s frequent collaborators, Paranoid London. Out now on streaming platforms and 12" vinyl.Stream, download or order the 12" vinyl hereDialing the tempo down from the frenetic club play of previous releases ‘According To Jacqueline’ and ‘Do You Want To Take Me Home?’, ‘Meine Lederjeans’ finds the British-Ugandan...