STUDIO
West Coast
Boomkat Product Review:
Cult Swedish cosmic disco/baggy fusion duo STUDIO's beloved debut gets the proper reissue treatment, bundled with CDR versions, edits and extra tracks.
When art school mates Dan Lissvik and Rasmus Hägg released 'West Coast' on their own Information imprint in 2006, it sold out so quickly that few outside Scandinavia managed to get their hands on it. It wasn't until they put together the compilation 'Yearbook 1' a year later that their reputation began to travel across the globe, prompting a wider reissue. But since then, the album has never officially been available digitally - now it's fallen to Ghostly to handle the goods, and they've packaged the original record with another disc of versions and rarities, just to make it more tantalizing.
STUDIO never followed up the album, so listening to 'West Coast' almost two decades later sounds like reconnecting with an old friend. The duo, alongside The Knife, Sally Shapiro and Radio Department, looked back to vintage pop (we're thinking Saint Etienne, The Cure, Giorgio Moroder and New Order), but modernized their inspirations by integrating the shimmering guitars and boxy drums with deep house production tricks and balearic/kosmische spaciness. The album's closing track 'Indo' is pure Göttsching worship, while the 16-minute opener 'Out There' shimmers from 'Blue Monday'-era New Order towards Donna Summer's 'I Feel Love' in the final act.
'West Side Part I&II', the split version of the title track that appeared on limited edition vinyl back in 2007, has been included on the second disc, alongside radically different "CDr versions" of 'Indo', 'West Side' and 'Life's A Beach!' and the 'Yearbook' edit of the 'Technique'-like baggy house love-in 'Self Service'.
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Boomkat Product Review:
Cult Swedish cosmic disco/baggy fusion duo STUDIO's beloved debut gets the proper reissue treatment, bundled with CDR versions, edits and extra tracks.
When art school mates Dan Lissvik and Rasmus Hägg released 'West Coast' on their own Information imprint in 2006, it sold out so quickly that few outside Scandinavia managed to get their hands on it. It wasn't until they put together the compilation 'Yearbook 1' a year later that their reputation began to travel across the globe, prompting a wider reissue. But since then, the album has never officially been available digitally - now it's fallen to Ghostly to handle the goods, and they've packaged the original record with another disc of versions and rarities, just to make it more tantalizing.
STUDIO never followed up the album, so listening to 'West Coast' almost two decades later sounds like reconnecting with an old friend. The duo, alongside The Knife, Sally Shapiro and Radio Department, looked back to vintage pop (we're thinking Saint Etienne, The Cure, Giorgio Moroder and New Order), but modernized their inspirations by integrating the shimmering guitars and boxy drums with deep house production tricks and balearic/kosmische spaciness. The album's closing track 'Indo' is pure Göttsching worship, while the 16-minute opener 'Out There' shimmers from 'Blue Monday'-era New Order towards Donna Summer's 'I Feel Love' in the final act.
'West Side Part I&II', the split version of the title track that appeared on limited edition vinyl back in 2007, has been included on the second disc, alongside radically different "CDr versions" of 'Indo', 'West Side' and 'Life's A Beach!' and the 'Yearbook' edit of the 'Technique'-like baggy house love-in 'Self Service'.
Boomkat Product Review:
Cult Swedish cosmic disco/baggy fusion duo STUDIO's beloved debut gets the proper reissue treatment, bundled with CDR versions, edits and extra tracks.
When art school mates Dan Lissvik and Rasmus Hägg released 'West Coast' on their own Information imprint in 2006, it sold out so quickly that few outside Scandinavia managed to get their hands on it. It wasn't until they put together the compilation 'Yearbook 1' a year later that their reputation began to travel across the globe, prompting a wider reissue. But since then, the album has never officially been available digitally - now it's fallen to Ghostly to handle the goods, and they've packaged the original record with another disc of versions and rarities, just to make it more tantalizing.
STUDIO never followed up the album, so listening to 'West Coast' almost two decades later sounds like reconnecting with an old friend. The duo, alongside The Knife, Sally Shapiro and Radio Department, looked back to vintage pop (we're thinking Saint Etienne, The Cure, Giorgio Moroder and New Order), but modernized their inspirations by integrating the shimmering guitars and boxy drums with deep house production tricks and balearic/kosmische spaciness. The album's closing track 'Indo' is pure Göttsching worship, while the 16-minute opener 'Out There' shimmers from 'Blue Monday'-era New Order towards Donna Summer's 'I Feel Love' in the final act.
'West Side Part I&II', the split version of the title track that appeared on limited edition vinyl back in 2007, has been included on the second disc, alongside radically different "CDr versions" of 'Indo', 'West Side' and 'Life's A Beach!' and the 'Yearbook' edit of the 'Technique'-like baggy house love-in 'Self Service'.
Boomkat Product Review:
Cult Swedish cosmic disco/baggy fusion duo STUDIO's beloved debut gets the proper reissue treatment, bundled with CDR versions, edits and extra tracks.
When art school mates Dan Lissvik and Rasmus Hägg released 'West Coast' on their own Information imprint in 2006, it sold out so quickly that few outside Scandinavia managed to get their hands on it. It wasn't until they put together the compilation 'Yearbook 1' a year later that their reputation began to travel across the globe, prompting a wider reissue. But since then, the album has never officially been available digitally - now it's fallen to Ghostly to handle the goods, and they've packaged the original record with another disc of versions and rarities, just to make it more tantalizing.
STUDIO never followed up the album, so listening to 'West Coast' almost two decades later sounds like reconnecting with an old friend. The duo, alongside The Knife, Sally Shapiro and Radio Department, looked back to vintage pop (we're thinking Saint Etienne, The Cure, Giorgio Moroder and New Order), but modernized their inspirations by integrating the shimmering guitars and boxy drums with deep house production tricks and balearic/kosmische spaciness. The album's closing track 'Indo' is pure Göttsching worship, while the 16-minute opener 'Out There' shimmers from 'Blue Monday'-era New Order towards Donna Summer's 'I Feel Love' in the final act.
'West Side Part I&II', the split version of the title track that appeared on limited edition vinyl back in 2007, has been included on the second disc, alongside radically different "CDr versions" of 'Indo', 'West Side' and 'Life's A Beach!' and the 'Yearbook' edit of the 'Technique'-like baggy house love-in 'Self Service'.
Estimated Release Date: 24 January 2025
Please note that shipping dates for pre-orders are estimated and are subject to change
Boomkat Product Review:
Cult Swedish cosmic disco/baggy fusion duo STUDIO's beloved debut gets the proper reissue treatment, bundled with CDR versions, edits and extra tracks.
When art school mates Dan Lissvik and Rasmus Hägg released 'West Coast' on their own Information imprint in 2006, it sold out so quickly that few outside Scandinavia managed to get their hands on it. It wasn't until they put together the compilation 'Yearbook 1' a year later that their reputation began to travel across the globe, prompting a wider reissue. But since then, the album has never officially been available digitally - now it's fallen to Ghostly to handle the goods, and they've packaged the original record with another disc of versions and rarities, just to make it more tantalizing.
STUDIO never followed up the album, so listening to 'West Coast' almost two decades later sounds like reconnecting with an old friend. The duo, alongside The Knife, Sally Shapiro and Radio Department, looked back to vintage pop (we're thinking Saint Etienne, The Cure, Giorgio Moroder and New Order), but modernized their inspirations by integrating the shimmering guitars and boxy drums with deep house production tricks and balearic/kosmische spaciness. The album's closing track 'Indo' is pure Göttsching worship, while the 16-minute opener 'Out There' shimmers from 'Blue Monday'-era New Order towards Donna Summer's 'I Feel Love' in the final act.
'West Side Part I&II', the split version of the title track that appeared on limited edition vinyl back in 2007, has been included on the second disc, alongside radically different "CDr versions" of 'Indo', 'West Side' and 'Life's A Beach!' and the 'Yearbook' edit of the 'Technique'-like baggy house love-in 'Self Service'.
Fog machine vinyl edition.
Estimated Release Date: 24 January 2025
Please note that shipping dates for pre-orders are estimated and are subject to change
Boomkat Product Review:
Cult Swedish cosmic disco/baggy fusion duo STUDIO's beloved debut gets the proper reissue treatment, bundled with CDR versions, edits and extra tracks.
When art school mates Dan Lissvik and Rasmus Hägg released 'West Coast' on their own Information imprint in 2006, it sold out so quickly that few outside Scandinavia managed to get their hands on it. It wasn't until they put together the compilation 'Yearbook 1' a year later that their reputation began to travel across the globe, prompting a wider reissue. But since then, the album has never officially been available digitally - now it's fallen to Ghostly to handle the goods, and they've packaged the original record with another disc of versions and rarities, just to make it more tantalizing.
STUDIO never followed up the album, so listening to 'West Coast' almost two decades later sounds like reconnecting with an old friend. The duo, alongside The Knife, Sally Shapiro and Radio Department, looked back to vintage pop (we're thinking Saint Etienne, The Cure, Giorgio Moroder and New Order), but modernized their inspirations by integrating the shimmering guitars and boxy drums with deep house production tricks and balearic/kosmische spaciness. The album's closing track 'Indo' is pure Göttsching worship, while the 16-minute opener 'Out There' shimmers from 'Blue Monday'-era New Order towards Donna Summer's 'I Feel Love' in the final act.
'West Side Part I&II', the split version of the title track that appeared on limited edition vinyl back in 2007, has been included on the second disc, alongside radically different "CDr versions" of 'Indo', 'West Side' and 'Life's A Beach!' and the 'Yearbook' edit of the 'Technique'-like baggy house love-in 'Self Service'.
Estimated Release Date: 24 January 2025
Please note that shipping dates for pre-orders are estimated and are subject to change
Boomkat Product Review:
Cult Swedish cosmic disco/baggy fusion duo STUDIO's beloved debut gets the proper reissue treatment, bundled with CDR versions, edits and extra tracks.
When art school mates Dan Lissvik and Rasmus Hägg released 'West Coast' on their own Information imprint in 2006, it sold out so quickly that few outside Scandinavia managed to get their hands on it. It wasn't until they put together the compilation 'Yearbook 1' a year later that their reputation began to travel across the globe, prompting a wider reissue. But since then, the album has never officially been available digitally - now it's fallen to Ghostly to handle the goods, and they've packaged the original record with another disc of versions and rarities, just to make it more tantalizing.
STUDIO never followed up the album, so listening to 'West Coast' almost two decades later sounds like reconnecting with an old friend. The duo, alongside The Knife, Sally Shapiro and Radio Department, looked back to vintage pop (we're thinking Saint Etienne, The Cure, Giorgio Moroder and New Order), but modernized their inspirations by integrating the shimmering guitars and boxy drums with deep house production tricks and balearic/kosmische spaciness. The album's closing track 'Indo' is pure Göttsching worship, while the 16-minute opener 'Out There' shimmers from 'Blue Monday'-era New Order towards Donna Summer's 'I Feel Love' in the final act.
'West Side Part I&II', the split version of the title track that appeared on limited edition vinyl back in 2007, has been included on the second disc, alongside radically different "CDr versions" of 'Indo', 'West Side' and 'Life's A Beach!' and the 'Yearbook' edit of the 'Technique'-like baggy house love-in 'Self Service'.
Estimated Release Date: 24 January 2025
Please note that shipping dates for pre-orders are estimated and are subject to change
Boomkat Product Review:
Cult Swedish cosmic disco/baggy fusion duo STUDIO's beloved debut gets the proper reissue treatment, bundled with CDR versions, edits and extra tracks.
When art school mates Dan Lissvik and Rasmus Hägg released 'West Coast' on their own Information imprint in 2006, it sold out so quickly that few outside Scandinavia managed to get their hands on it. It wasn't until they put together the compilation 'Yearbook 1' a year later that their reputation began to travel across the globe, prompting a wider reissue. But since then, the album has never officially been available digitally - now it's fallen to Ghostly to handle the goods, and they've packaged the original record with another disc of versions and rarities, just to make it more tantalizing.
STUDIO never followed up the album, so listening to 'West Coast' almost two decades later sounds like reconnecting with an old friend. The duo, alongside The Knife, Sally Shapiro and Radio Department, looked back to vintage pop (we're thinking Saint Etienne, The Cure, Giorgio Moroder and New Order), but modernized their inspirations by integrating the shimmering guitars and boxy drums with deep house production tricks and balearic/kosmische spaciness. The album's closing track 'Indo' is pure Göttsching worship, while the 16-minute opener 'Out There' shimmers from 'Blue Monday'-era New Order towards Donna Summer's 'I Feel Love' in the final act.
'West Side Part I&II', the split version of the title track that appeared on limited edition vinyl back in 2007, has been included on the second disc, alongside radically different "CDr versions" of 'Indo', 'West Side' and 'Life's A Beach!' and the 'Yearbook' edit of the 'Technique'-like baggy house love-in 'Self Service'.
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