Archival 2, by Alexander East

Archival 2

by Alexander East

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Gerwin Van Engelenburg Top release and love the back story classic stuff! Favorite track: Tears (Remaster).

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	1.	Have U Ever (Remaster) 07:30		buy track
	2.	Tears (Remaster) 07:04		buy track

about

For Archival 2, I asked Alexander East if he was okay with Fresh Meat releasing a track that I signed from him back in 2001 for my Gourmet Recordings label. The track, Have U Ever, only made it to the test press stage - we received three test pressings (with Simon - The Exchange carved into the run-out groove of the record). One copy was sent to Alexander, I still have one and the third is lost to time. The track was never released!

Have U Ever has always been one of my favorite tracks from Alexander. It is musically and sonically distinct - it moves hypnotically but has an ecstatic swingy beat and a bass line that is AE through and through. The woman speaking in the middle is emotional, gut wrenching and uplifting. This is midwestern American House Music, written in Minneapolis by a creative that was as much influenced from the soul and funk drenched history of his hometown as he was from experimental and minimal grooves from far away.

Tears was originally released via Simple Soul Recordings on vinyl back in 2002. We never released it digitally and I've never stopped loving the super gritty track.

I thought it right to pull out the original recordings for Tears and Have U Ever and sent them to our friend and mastering genius Dietrich Schoenemann to bring the recordings up to modern day sonic snuff. I want to make sure these recordings exist digitally so that people can listen to the real deal when it comes to deep house. Dietrich took Have U Ever and Tears and has delivered masters that I personally can't stop listening to and playing in my sets. I hope you love Archival 2 as much as we do here at Fresh Meat.

credits

released November 10, 2023

Music written, produced, and mixed by Alexander East
Mastered by Dietrich Schoenemann.
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