Lauer, H.R. Boss/Banned
[Live At Robert Johnson] Phillip Lauer’s day job consists of running Brontosaurus Records, forming respective halves of Arto Mwambe and Tuff City Kids, and still finding the time to release his own...
View ArticleLittle White Earbuds January Charts 2011
01. Hercules & Love Affair, “My House” [Mochi Mochi Recordings] (buy) Although Hercules & Love Affair is best known as a disco group, Andrew Butler often worked elements of influential...
View ArticleMaxmillion Dunbar, Polo (Versions)
[Live At Robert Johnson] The past few years in dance music have suggested that no one can do house quite like Americans: no matter where your favorite contemporary house records were coming from,...
View ArticleDOTW: Helium Robots, Bring Drinking (Tuff City Kids Remix)
Some cases of pro quid quo are better than others: Gerd Janson released Helium Robots’ biggest record to date on his beloved Running Back label earlier this year. In return, Tuff City Kids — his...
View ArticleLauer, Phillips
[Running Back] What I’ve always loved about Phillip Lauer is his willingness to go there. In the game for over a decade but really picking up steam over the last few years, as a member of both Arto...
View ArticleLittle White Earbuds July Charts 2012
Chart courtesy of The Economist 01. Policy, “One Last Time” [Rush Hour Recordings] (buy) One way to look at Rush Hour’s Direct Current series is as an incubator for emerging talents, a safe place to...
View ArticleDownload of the Week: Saint Lou Lou, Maybe You (Lauer Remix)
Perhaps it was his full body embrace of technicolor melodies, or maybe the 80s reference points for his sonic palette, but I’ve always loved how Phillip Lauer’s solo productions feel just a few small...
View ArticleHotel Lauer, Brudis
Artwork by Noell Airson [Live At Robert Johnson] According to the press release for Brudis, Hotel Lauer is a collaboration between Phillip Lauer and his brother, Jacob. This is interesting because...
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