News — U

Out Now: U 'Parade/Watchers'

One of the longest-serving and most consistently intriguing artists within the fold of Phantasy, U returns to the label with another two-track trip of sonic mystery and erratic magic, ‘Parade/Watchers’, out now digitally hereAvailable to pre-order here as a very limited 12" vinyl pressing with the outer sleeve handmade by U and riso printed with London’s Error Press.‘Parade/Watchers’ two distinct sides connect the disparate dots between neanderthal chug, urban shamanism in the mould of Mark Leckey, alongside the halcyon march of the Berlin Love Parade.With the texture and earthy promise of a psychedelic mulch, ‘Parade’ presents a glorious timelapse of...

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Out Now: U 'Ecstasy'

U returns to Phantasy with a new single entitled ‘Ecstasy’, out now on 12" vinyl and digitally.Stream, download or buy the 12" vinyl here Initially available as a limited pressing with a sleeve designed and printed by U themselves, this haunting return promises two divine rhythms, transferring unknowable forces and mysterious energies. The first side of the artefact portrays ‘Ecstasy’, a wide-eyed and spectral incantation rich in intimacy, whispering voices and earthy psychedelia. Somewhere between machine funk and folk canticle, a sonic gift perhaps for a field in England bathed in moonlight, else a dire basement dripping in energy, ‘Ecstasy’ leaves...

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Phantasy 100: PH31 – PH40

PH31 The 31st single came from Connan Mockasin, featuring a highlight of Connan’s recently released second album, Caramel. ‘I’m The Man, That Will Find You’ was recorded in a hotel room in Tokyo. On the flip, Connan delivered an unexpected cover of Outkast classic, ‘She Lives In My Lap’ providing his own, esoteric take on the Speakerboxxx/The Love Below standard. Striking photography on the cover was courtesy of Jen Carey. Pitchfork wrote in 2013: "His tireless search quickly turns into strange obsession: as its guitars quiver around the edge of consciousness, Mockasin blurts "I can wait a long time," in the...

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Meanwhile, 1 year ago...Beyond The Wizards Sleeve - Daniel Avery & BTU Reworks

Taken from Beyond The Wizards Sleeve's acclaimed debut 'The Soft Bounce', we released two expansive remixes from the album by Daniel Avery and BTU - a collaboration between producers Babe, Terror and U. Two very distinct trips into the outer reaches of electronic sound.Avery ramps up the atmosphere of 'The Soft Bounce' with an airy, drifting electronic mantra, pulsing with gliding motorik propulsion perfect for late night escapades. On the flipside, BTU, take album closer 'Third Mynd' and recast it as a mind opening sixteen minute collage of found sound, drone and atmosphere, a psychedelic opus befitting Jon Savage's otherworldly speech. Bliss. Pressed...

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