Claremont 56’s latest release is very much a family affair. It sees Idjut Boy Conrad McDonnell – a regular remixer of C56 releases since the label’s inception – serve up two spaced-out, dub-wise revisions of a little known cut by Bison, the imprint’s very own “super-group”. The 12” has extra emotional resonance for Bison’s Paul ‘Mudd’ Murphy and Ben Smith, as it marks the band’s first release since the passing of fellow founder members Holger Czukay and Ursula Kloss.
Clutching his cherished space echo and tape delay units, McDonnell has delivered two tasty new dubs of “Salmon Spungcake”, a spacey, gently throbbing Bison cut that he co-wrote, produced and mixed for Claremont 56’s 10th Anniversary box-set in 2017.
While the original version shied away from the dancefloor in favour of creating a hazy, horizontal mood, McDonnell’s “Zip It Shrimpy Mix” re-invents the cut as a hypnotic dub disco shaker rich in weighty bass, layered hand percussion, locked-in kick drums and spaced-out vocal snippets. In true dub fashion, flashes of the band’s original instrumentation – effects-laden guitars, hazy electronics and meandering, deep space chords – float in and out of the mix at irregular intervals. It’s the kind of remix you want to get lost in while wearily shuffling at 5am in a dark, sweaty basement.
The glassy-eyed, head-in-the-clouds fun continues on the “I Think I’ve Got Gout Mix”, an even more spaced-out affair that recalls some of the other inspired dancefloor dubs McDonnell has produced alongside Idjut Boys partner Dan Tyler. Stripped back, heavy, percussive and driven forward by sturdy kick-drums and the track’s rich, warm bassline, this is a deep space dub disco tailor-made for space cadets and intoxicated sunrise dancers.
Includes unlimited streaming of
Salmon Spungcake
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Minor Circle –
Double gatefold LP
Leo Almunia
£21.99 GBP
Samba With You –
Gatefold double vinyl
Jpye
£21.99 GBP
Sunday In June –
Gatefold double vinyl
Hillside
£21.99 GBP
Pulsar –
Remastered Double LP
Almunia
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Walpole Days (Joe Claussell Remixes Part 2) –
Limited 12" (400)
Hillside
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Cosa Ti Va? –
Limited (300) 7"
Jpye & Renato
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Walpole Days (Joe Claussell Remixes) –
12" (LTD 400) (PRE-ORDER)
Hillside
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Walpole Days (Joe Claussell Remixes) –
12" Gold Screen Printed Sleeve LTD 100 (PRE-ORDER)
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Claremont Editions 02 CD LTD 100 (Bandcamp Exclusive)
Various
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Claremont Editions Vol 2 –
Limited edition double vinyl gatefold
Various
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Large Claremont 56 prismatic sticker
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Double gatefold LP
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Limited 12" (LTD 300)
DJ Rocca & Leo Almunia
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Jack Cutter/Almunia remixes limited sampler –
Jack Cutter/Almunia remixes limited sampler
Various
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In A Small Place –
Sillyboy's Ghost Relatives - In A Small Place (LTD 300)
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Japan tour heavy weight tote bag (black short handles) 12oz
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Birds –
Torn Sail - Birds 12" repress (250)
Torn Sail
£8 GBP
Hidden Port –
12"
Hillside
£8 GBP
All One –
Ferdi - All One
Ferdi
£16 GBP
Blue River (Remastered) –
Hand numbered, limited edition (500) gatefold
Smith & Mudd
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New Moon –
Almunia - New Moon Double LP repress
Almunia
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In A Small Place –
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Ready To Die –
Bel - Ready To Die (Mudd Mixes)
Bel
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Claremont 56 Stickers
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Alterleo 10"
Alterleo
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Kama –
Waxwood - Kama/Kama (Fuga Ronto Remix) 12"
Waxwood
£8 GBP
Hear & Now - Aurora Baleare
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