Returning to Phantasy for a triumphant fourth single, ahead of a debut album to be released later in 2023, Josh Caffé dons ‘Meine Lederjeans’ for a gloriously tight squeeze of electro-funk, accompanied by an unapologetically gritty, stroboscopic remix from Caffé’s frequent collaborators, Paranoid London. Out now on streaming platforms, to download and on 12" vinyl.
Dialing the tempo down from the frenetic club play of previous releases ‘According To Jacqueline’ and ‘Do You Want To Take Me Home?’, ‘Meine Lederjeans’ finds the British-Ugandan DJ and performer melting into a hedonistic slow jam of Prince-indebted grooves driven by drum machines oozing Chicago spirit with additional playing from Alex White of cult groups Fat White Family and Saint Leonard. Celebrating and subverting queer tropes in double measures, ‘Meine Lederjeans’ is an exquisite blend of soul and sexuality.
Paranoid London, the duo of Gerardo Delgagdo and Quinn Whalley (Caffé’s principal studio partner, and producer of ‘Meine Lederjeans’) deliver a characteristically merciless remix of Josh Caffé’s original, looping their vocalist into an acid-soaked stupor. Throbbing, insistent, maximal yet minimal, this is PL in particularly raw form.
supported by 13 fans who also own “Meine Lederjeans”
I've had this in my head - along with tinnitus - since seeing Paranoid London live years ago. Now I know it's not just my subconscious talking to me. edlomas
supported by 13 fans who also own “Meine Lederjeans”
The first time I heard this I was painting a painting. It was so energetic, so wild and intense! I just had to hear it again. Today I found myself jumping up to dance, as I could not resist these grooves. I thought "I love this but am I getting to old for wild shit like this?? Then I thought FUCK NO, SHUT UP AND GROOVE!!! I LOVE THIS!!!! I'll be too old when I'm dead, right now its called "GRAB IT WHILE YOU CAN CHILDREN!" Too many juicy tracks to just pick one fav sorry... So fucking good!!! kaosskid
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