Floating points broad tastes in music inform the discography of his record label melodies international.
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With lead single you re a melody backed with an extended disco mix lending its name to a floating point party at plastic people in 2014 it s not hard to hear why its become so sought after the understated funk rhythm section meeting sweeping string arrangements that point the way to the most extrovert big room disco.
I ve learnt about a lot of incredible music from listening to late night tales over the years so i jumped at the opportunity to compile one myself he shares.
Floating points gets all the credit for this one as his label melodies international is behind this long awaited reissue.
What started small is now a fully fledged operation employing three people and with an increasingly prolific release schedule.
Of these new recordings they cut only five copies.
A few years ago melodies family members floating points and dj red greg got their hands on a couple of original 70s obscurities.
Dedicated to uncovering rare and out of print gems it s revealed many classics and made them available again.
Its 17 tracks span soul ambient jazz and folk.
While these standout records shone brightly in their own right the two djs saw the potential to create their own edits behind the scenes finely attuning the original versions to modern day dancefloor standards.
And while the rare soul and disco that make up his sets are aimed squarely at keeping the dance floor.
With floating points pj harvey joy orbison and more.
Track 3 is by marius katz aka great leap forward who released an album on flying rhino records in 2001.
Floating points aka sam shepherd is curating the newest instalment of late night tales out this march on double vinyl.
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Track 4 by magneticon michael kammler has a deep down tempo rhythm and some floating sounds.
Whether through his productions expansive dj sets or melodies international label sam shepherd aka floating points has been responsible for bringing a huge variety of beautiful often obscure music to a wider audience.
The singles offerings include melodies international unearthing a garage hued house gem from hanna joy orbison serving up bubbling electronics on hinge finger and main room stadium techno madness from sinfol.
Written arranged and produced by arnold moore 6 tracks are spread over three 7 records and the beautiful coalescing of strings vocals guitars synths horns and drums on you re a melody i feel like dancin dance awhile and more are sure to draw you closer to anyone in your vicinity.
