Name: Club Meduse 2 (Retour Au Club) – V.A. (compiled by Charles Bal)
Brand: Various

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Bonus disc: No

Catalogue number

STLKCD007

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Download code: No

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Format Music GB

Limited edition

Release date

2020-03-20

Signed copies

Signed copies: No

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Kudos

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Standard:20

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5050580730878

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1 / CD / Extended format: No / Rough Trade Exclusive: No / Signed copies: No

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Various

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Disco / Balearic

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Spacetalk

Spacetalk is a renowned music label that is run by Danny McLewin from Psychemagik, Simon Purnell from Leng, and Paul N. Murphy from Claremont 56. With their combined expertise and passion for music, Spacetalk has become a trusted name in the industry.
Under the guidance of these talented individuals, Spacetalk has curated an impressive collection of music that spans various genres and styles. From electronic beats to soulful melodies, each release on the label showcases exceptional talent and creativity.
With an authoritative presence in the e-commerce market, Spacetalk offers a seamless platform for music enthusiasts to discover and purchase tracks from their favorite artists. Whether you're a dedicated fan or simply looking to explore new sounds, Spacetalk provides an unparalleled experience for all music lovers.

In the summer of 2018 Beachfreaks Records founder and celebrated crate digger Charles Bals threw open the doors of Club Meduse, an imaginary open-air venue on the Cote D’Azure where the obscure but inspired soundtrack is always humid, sun-kissed, synthesizer-heavy and proudly European. The resultant compilation was acclaimed by both music critics and record buyers, so two years on Bals has once more joined forces with Spacetalk to re-open Club Meduse for another imaginary summer season beneath the baking-hot Mediterranean sun. Acting again as in-house DJ, Bals has dipped into his personal stash of obscure, overlooked and little-known gems and selected a soundtrack rich in drowsy chanson vocals, glistening Spanish guitar lines, Latin-tinged drum machine rhythms, rushing Fairlight stabs and sparkling synthesizer sounds. Having gone to great lengths to track down the musicians behind the music, he’s joined in the virtual DJ booth by a wealth of forgotten artists whose magical music he holds so dear.

This time round there’s an undeniable 1980s flavour to proceedings with all but one of the tracks – Claude Miss’s African-influenced 1990 Balearic pop shuffler Paco Ye Adame – being produced and released during the decade. As with its predecessor, Meduse (Retour au Club) contains a mixture of off-kilter, barely known dancefloor cuts and the kind of drowsy, slow-motion tracks that are best suited to lazy afternoons by the pool and early evenings spent squinting towards the sunset. In this category you’ll find the ambient-pop bliss of Lili’s fretless bass and Flamenco guitar-sporting Gitana Morena, the slow-motion brilliance of Belgian outfit Capco’s No Vayas Al Sol (featuring the vocals of future Benelux pop star BeaLuna), the trumpet-laden magic of Nathalie David’s Coup De Foudre (Instrumental) – a track written by her songwriter father Jacques Bendavid – and the Mediterranean pop slickness of Jean-Claude Watrin’s Game City.

Club Meduse 2 (Retour Au Club) – V.A. (compiled by Charles Bal)

Music GB