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FPE Profiled in NewMusicBox
FPE is now officially IN the NewMusicBox, with this excellent profile that breaks it all down for you. Listen along to the dizzyingly quirky and diverse music collection we’re building for you, record by record.
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Volume One
Qwanqwa’s unique, experimental, joyously tuneful take on traditional Ethiopian music is irresistible. Volume One is their first album, recorded in 2013, and available on a ruby red cassette from FPE. (Volume Two, recorded in 2014, will be available on CD and LP in late 2014.) Qwanqwa – Volume One cassette $5
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The Brave
You’re on a path that never ends. Your eternity is now. It’s nice to have a friend along. You know what else is nice? Ruby slippers. Zigtebra’s vinyl and CD debut, The Brave, is like a friend, a lover, ruby slippers, a testimonial. The Brave grew the Grinch’s heart, gave the Cowardly Lion his courage, […]
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Becky
Forget what came before. The Miami Dolphins are a band, Becky‘s a record. The Miami Dolphins have been bringing it to the lucky people of Minneapolis since 2011, and now they’re gonna bring it to you too! A lovely tangle of 13 epic fits that speak and squeak, and yeah maybe just maybe creak a […]
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The Ooli Moves
The Ooli Moves from FPE Records on Vimeo. This video for the song that David Young called “the best dance song of 2153″ is a breathtaking example of the talent of Chicago filmmaker Buki Bodunrin that really captures the spirit of the song: the emotional qualities of humor and darkness as well as the themes […]
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WACSAC – The Four Seasons and String Quartets
Late-aughts compositions by Matthew Pakulski now reach the world through cassettes. The Four Seasons is a work for orchestra, as ambitious as any you’ll hear; in fact, a symphony. Yes, it’s about the seasons, but that wasn’t really clear until after it was done. The works for string quartet are called Gold and Lia. Gold […]
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The Miami Dolphins
Photo: Rachel Collier and Jeremy Ashlyn The Miami Dolphins are based in Minneapolis, MN. They have been playing together for over three years, despite great confusion. In 2012, they were runner-up for the Waterloo, IA Battle of the Bands, losing to a Korn cover band. Band members find inspiration in: hummingbirds, lakes, intelligent underwater mammals, […]
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Intergalactic Beings
“A work of considerable daring and vision… portrays fear and hope, ugliness and beauty, nihilism and sensuality” – Howard Reich, Chicago Tribune What would it be like… …to be abducted? …to be subjected to horrifying creatures that are repelling to one’s aesthetics of beauty? …to understand that your life depends on mating with these non-humans […]
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Qwanqwa
FPE is proud to present its newest artist, Qwanqwa, from Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Music has long had the beloved nickname “The Universal Language”. It is the world’s mother tongue, understood by all, and has the reputation of bridging socio-economic groups and joining the young and old. The new band, “Qwanqwa”, based in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, […]
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Records Are Fun!
Hey did you know that Matt who made up FPE Records also does a photoblog about records where he takes portraits of records? It’s pretty fun. Records are Fun, dig? You can follow that blog to get where Matt’s head’s at, and now, you can also get a zine he made out of the blog. […]
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Nicole Mitchell September Shows and Press
Nicole Mitchell, the force of nature whose Intergalactic Beings will see release on FPE Records in early 2014, has had a busy late summer, with performances in Massachusetts, New York, Ontario, and Chicago. Everywhere she goes, she leaves a wake of superlatives. Nicole’s Indigo Trio’s performance at the Guelph Jazz Festival in Guelph, Ontario September […]
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Zigtebra – The Pink Line NOW AVAILABLE!
Zigtebra’s first release on FPE Records, and FPE Records first release at all, is now available for mail order. It’s the dawn of a new age! Presenting “The Pink Line” cassette. Zigtebra are an adorable brother-sister pair from Chicago (he’s the tiger, she’s the zebra) who at this writing (September 2013) are completing the second […]