Name: Remixes Pour Ascenceurs en Panne
Brand: Brigitte Barbu

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Bonus disc: No

Catalogue number

CCS113

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Black

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Format detail

Format Music GB

Limited edition

Release date

2020-07-17

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4251804121453

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1 / 12" / Extended format: No / Rough Trade Exclusive: No / Signed copies: No / black

Artist

Brigitte Barbu

Genre GB

Electronic

Label GB

Circus Company

Circus Company is an independent French label, founded in 2000 in Paris. With an international audience and repertoire, it is currently run by Mathias Duchemin.

Although it began its activities as part of the minimal house scene, Circus Company's productions soon reached broader horizons, blending house music tones with the heritage of funk, jazz and a touch of experimentation. Inspired by musicians such as Matthew Herbert, Losoul and Mr Oizo, its first EPs were released in 2001, followed in 2003 by a first album by Ark, a French artist whose inventiveness, curiosity and eccentricity would provide a lasting influence on the label.

In 2006, *Dave Aju* was the first foreign artist to be signed to Circus Company, followed by *My My*, *Seth Troxler* and *Guillaume & The Coutu Dumonts*. Artists from Germany or Canada alongside French artists such as Nôze or dOP brought a new energy to Circus Company whose activities soon reached clubs such as the Batofar, the Nouveau Casino,the Rex Club and the international scene.

Over the years,the label has broadened its musical palette. *Nôze*, Les Fils du Calvaire,dOP,Dani Siciliano or Ezéchiel Pailhès have explored electronic music at the crossroads of pop music and chanson often with a sense of humour and

Brigitte Barbu’s Muzak Pour Ascenseurs en Panne (Muzak for broken lifts) marked a bold new addition to the Circus Company repertoire. In a gilded haze of resonant tones conjured by traditional and non-traditional methods, Brigitte Barbu created an inviting sound world brimming with life and doffing its cap to 1970s signal processing. Out of such sonic research and development comes a wealth of material for other artists to sink their teeth into, and so we proudly present an accompanying remix EP that takes Brigitte Barbu’s distinctive stamp into new territory.

Roman Flügel makes a first appearance Circus Company with two versions of Dae-Boj DeMoya that showcase this constantly versatile lynchpin of European techno. First up is his “kraut remix”, which unsurprisingly channels the grainy beauty of Neu! and early Kraftwerk, before his “synth remix” dials back the drums and diverts our attention towards an expansive arrangement of melodious flourishes from classic synthesisers.

John Tejada and Reggie Watts reunite as Wajatta following their triumphant LP Don’t Let Get You Down on Brainfeeder to deliver a particularly inventive, soul-stirring vocal techno version of Couvre chef en peau de Taupe. Watts soars over the signature warmth of Tejada’s production, while Brigitte Barbu’s mysterious tones linger in every fold of the mix.

Matthew Herbert offers up a Butter Dub version of the album interlude serie Trou Vert that pits his signature stark sampling methods against Brigitte Barbu’s material and creates a fruitful dialogue of crooked 4/4 mechanics with all the playful curiosity of the original and a strong dose of Herbert’s inimitable musical personality.

Remixes Pour Ascenceurs en Panne

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