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I'm thrilled to announce a new song, "Hotwired for Love", is out today. It's from our new album "Hurt Feelings", out in just two weeks. Links in bio.

@darlarecords @ellenlouiseosborn by @darlarecords

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"Hotwired for Love" comes out tomorrow. It's the second song released from our new album, "Hurt Feelings", released on the 30th. Please enjoy!

@darlarecords @ellenlouiseosborn by @darlarecords

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Shipping for October 30 release date: Passing Clouds color silver with blue swirl vinyl or CD by @darlarecords

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Rocketship - Hurt Feelings LP/CD/MP3/FLAC (DRL396)
Preorder any format and get single #1 New Threats as instant download. Stream New Threats everywhere now. by @darlarecords

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I'm pleased to announce Rocketship's new song from our new album is out today. Stream, etc. via link in bio.

Sung by Lupe Nuñez-Fernandez and Dusty. Music by Dusty.

@darlarecords @1920luu by @darlarecords

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"New threats, all bets are off". The first release from our new record, " Hurt Feelings", comes out tomorrow.

@darlarecords @1920luu by @darlarecords

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11 days ago

Blueboy - A Life in Numbers LP/CD Aquavinyle Records (France)
Available for preorder now by @darlarecords

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Club 8 - Weeks of Golden Beats LP. Limited edition of 300. Preorder now to ship by October 2. by @darlarecords

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Andrew Prinz’s classic design of the debut LP in die-cut jacket and heavy inner sleeve newly remastered by Warren Defever. CD and limited edition of 1000 black vinyl LP shipping now. Instant download with order. by @darlarecords

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Rocketship- Hurt Feelings LP/CD/DIG
Street date: October 30
Now accepting preorders at Darla.com by @darlarecords

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V/A - Drum & Bliss, Vol. 1
Limited edition of 500 Marijuana color LP w/ Cosmic Brownie
Instant download with LP order.

1. Color Filter - Painter From New York 4:59
2. Sweet Trip - Aah! Sealife 8:45
3. Junior Varsity KM - Flotation Nation 7:20
4. Technicolor - Paper Or Plastic? 5:32

Ah! Sea Life was released for Darla Records first Drum & Bliss compilation in 1999, which also featured solid tracks by our labelmates Junior Varsity KM, Color Filter, and Technicolor. Ah! Sea Life was recorded shortly after Alura and was a bit of a progression for us, as we got more familiar with our Atari computer and the samplers we had gathered between Halica and up to that point.

That track is completely sample based. Synths were used but were sampled to have more control over things (the main organ may have been the PercOrgan patch in our TX81Z). We remember spending hours on the internet (and that was dialup, btw) searching for the always omnipresent Amen break in order to add it at the end of the track. Since we were still a bit green with samplers, that Amen break wasn’t cut properly, so you can hear a bit of timing issues, lol. Oh well, we were excited about the track, and excited to have a song that features the iconic Amen break - we felt kinda legit, haha.

It also felt good to branch out a little bit out of the “shoegaze” sound to embrace some of our other influences like funk and soul, especially with the bassline and maybe even the strings during the “should I return now” section.

Anyway, Ah! Sea Life means a lot to us, not only because we love the track, but it also gave us a boost of confidence that we could expand further and further.

PS, the artwork for this compilation rules. — Roberto Burgos, May 2021 by @darlarecords

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