Compassion Crew digs deep for new rarities compilation on Major Problems

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  • The 11-track double LP features the likes of Frak, Beatnik Love Affair and Phillip Jeck.
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  • Compassion Crew will release a vinyl compilation of obscurities on Dublin-based label Major Problems in April. Following releases on Rush Hour and Dolly, the Irish producer has put together Compassion Cuts, Tapes & Acetates, a double LP that covers an eclectic range of artists, eras and styles, from Roger Davy's library music and Frak's off-kilter house, to San Francisco's Big City Orchestra. Touch affiliate Phillip Jeck's proto-house tribute to Walter Gibbons and Arthur Russell also features. Apparently, the tracklist was assembled over a period of years and took Compassion Crew from the American Midwest to Rome, Germany and beyond in pursuit of the licences. A special edition will also be available in a run of 25, which includes the compilation, a copy of Defuser's private press LP, Music For A Comic Book Video, and a screen print of the cover art. Major Problems is run by Barry Redsetta, a long-time resident at Dublin's Twisted Pepper and a key figure of the city's scene. The label has been releasing music from the likes of New Jackson and Terriers since 2013. Listen to Frak's contribution, "Uttoz Gives A Song," below.
    Tracklist A1 Roger Davy - Brumes Sur Mars A2 Big City Orchestra - Kitty Push Here A3 Olivier Rogg - Final B1 PlusTwo - Fantasy' (7" Version) B2 Admas - Kalatashew Waga B3 Beatnik Love Affair - Bow Wow C1 Henrik Hektik & Thomas W. Sutter - Infernal Jet Waltz C2 Defuser - Bouquet Of Weeds D1 Frak - Uttoz Gives A Song D2 Philip Jeck - In Loving Memory (Walter Gibbons & Arthur Russell) D3 Tetelestai - Prologue Major Problems will release Compassion Cuts, Tapes & Acetates in April 2016.
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