RELEASE: Strangers In Paradise
ARTIST(S): Dee Montero, Jamie Stevens, Of Norway, Island Hill
REMIXERS: Macho Cutie
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RELEASE DATE: 2023-03-10
DOWNLOAD FORMAT: 896Kbps, LOSSLESS
FILE SIZE: (414.22 MB)
Strangers In Paradise have 10 TOTAL TRACKS
- Island Hill – 1000 Lives (06:10) 09A, 110
- Island Hill – Stella (05:38) 08B, 110
- Of Norway, Island Hill – Leaving (08:02) 07A, 120
- Jamie Stevens, Island Hill – Breathe (04:38) 09A, 114
- Island Hill – Cloud Memories (06:33) 10A, 120
- Island Hill – Teenage Bride (Macho Cutie’s Shit Disco Remix) (07:49) 08A, 120
- Island Hill – Escape From Seoul (05:32) 09A, 124
- Island Hill – Killer Of Fate (06:16) 09A, 105
- Dee Montero, Island Hill – Yanhanshan (07:04) 08A, 123
- Island Hill – Persian Lover (06:20) 08A, 115
Total Playtime: 01:04:02 min
Featuring Dee Montero, Island Hill & 2 more on Bedrock Records
Dee Montero is a house and techno producer born in Belfast, Northern Ireland, currently based in Bali. His melodic house and organic house productions appear on Anjunadeep, Renaissance Records, Knee Deep In Sound, and Mobilee Records.
Island Hill is a producer trio from Jeju comprising Al, Barry and Dibby, formed in 2019. The group produces indie dance and melodic house tracks, releasing on labels including Bedrock Records, Sincopat, and Flores since 2023.
Australian producer Jamie Stevens is a founding member of electronic trio Infusion, performing and producing since the early 1990s. His solo work spans progressive house and melodic techno across labels including Bedrock Records, Lost & Found, and Balance Music.
Of Norway is a duo from Oslo comprising Vegard Wolf Dyvik and Carl Christian Steenstrup. The group produces deep house and tech house across labels including Connaisseur Recordings, Beatservice, Bedrock Records, and Skint Records.
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September 2019: As Typhoon LingLing battered South Korea, the inhabitants of the rugged, volcanic island of Jeju frantically set up ‘typhoon parties’, collectively clubbing together to share resources and to shelter from the onslaught of the elements. This is how Al, Barry and Dibby met. The trio instantly gelled.
When the superstorm finally passed, they emerged and began to make music together; three musicians from widely varying backgrounds, yet with a shared love of vintage synths, blues guitar and psychedelic electronic music. Thus, Island Hill were born.
Strangers In Paradise is a musical snapshot of their incredible time together on Jeju and one of the freshest, most original albums for quite a while, born from a melting pot of musical environments and inspirations in the studio. Dark synths ripple and fuse with warm pacific guitars, vibrant vocals and harmonies nestled perfectly in the mix. Intelligent lyrics delivered through brooding, but bright and beautiful soundscapes. No wonder Strangers in Paradise is widely tipped as one to watch this year.
Island Hill on Strangers In Paradise: We’re humbled to release our debut album on the iconic Bedrock Records, and we thank Scott and John for trusting and running with our sound. It all began with us experimenting in a small home studio over a few cheeky soju (Korean rice spirit). That relaxed vibe culminated in a warm and open-hearted album. Thank you so much to Of Norway, Jamie Stevens, and Dee Montero. Their collaborations brought so much depth and complexity to the album’s theme.
John Digweed, electronic musical legend and head of Bedrock Records, said about the trio: Every once in a while, you hear something that really stands out from the crowd.
The initial demos that grabbed my attention have slowly matured into what is now a very accomplished body of work. I’m very proud to have an artist album like Strangers In Paradise released on Bedrock. You can hear the combination of their musical minds working together on this project, their collective influences and skills synchronising to deliver such a fantastic album.//
