It’s All Connected Somehow - Soul LP 2x12"

Description

Collecting records is a complex undertaking. A structure built without any real logic, other than an unrestrained passion for all kinds of music, regardless of style, era, or origin. If it makes your body, your mind, or both vibrate, then it earns a place on the shelf, where thousands of vinyl specimens cross paths and communicate with one another. Others are so diametrically opposed that they don’t even know each other exists. Or so they think. Because the collector is the point where it all comes together. The one who knows why they’re there, and who even remembers the precise circumstances in which each record was bought. When, in 2004, Laurent Garnier decided to launch his web radio station PBB (Pedro’s Broadcasting Basement), he had just one source of material to draw from: his own record collection. When a musician establishes themselves, it can sometimes be difficult to see them beyond the category they belong to. Associated with techno, Laurent Garnier, however, has never stopped doing what he started in his teens, perhaps even earlier: digging into funk, rock, soul, electro, jazz, disco, Eastern flavors, South American sweetness, African spices… There simply isn’t enough room to list it all. Within this beast, constantly fed but never quite satisfied, some records know the way to the turntable by heart, while others are so thoroughly forgotten that they’re rediscovered only by chance, during a search for something entirely unrelated. The fact remains that music isn’t meant to fade away quietly in a room that few people can access. Recognizing his collection as a form of cultural heritage, Laurent Garnier has decided not only to share it, but also to bring it to life. But not in a haphazard way. It’s All Connected Somehow… Soul launches a series in which each release will explore a specific theme. For this first outing, soul takes center stage, with rarity taking a back seat to the simple pleasure of listening to a track over and over again. No matter how many musical genres it contains, a record collection is a single entity and must always be understood as a whole. The artwork, designed by Mambo, will follow the same principle. Each volume will form one piece of a puzzle, with all the pieces eventually coming together to create a complete work of art. How many volumes are yet to come? How many musical genres will be explored? There are far too many questions! The only thing you need to know is that these compilations are “made to put you in the fast lane to pure bliss!” All tracks selected by Laurent Garnier