Put together by UK independent label Freshly Squeezed Music, the Eclectrik compilation is the soundtrack to a dirty weekend in a decadent boutique hotel by the sea!

It offers a taste of the Brighton label’s genre-busting mix of “future cult classics” (The Independent). From The Lovers’ Jarvis Cocker penned ‘La Degustation’, through the late-night electro of Product.01 (whose ‘Hot Trap’ – included here – went top ten on MTV Dance) to the organic ska meets breakbeat of The Voodoo Trombone Quartet (whose previous single almost blew their cult credentials by skimming the edges of the official UK download charts) – the compilation aims to define the sound and ethos of the label by bringing together releases past, present and future. It even includes a few that ‘got away’. (Snatched by jealous rivals!)

Although many of these records have willfully slipped beneath the mainstream radar, there are songs here like, for instance, ‘Sonido Total’ from Barcelona’s acclaimed The Pinker Tones that may be more familiar as one of at least six tracks from the label in the TV series Ugly Betty. This sits alongside exclusive tracks such as Lodekka’s ‘Yes Mr B’ and ‘Electric Love’ by Dodo, which will also be available as a 7” single to tie in with the album release.

For those that maybe don’t know, Freshly Squeezed Music evolved from the voluntary retirement at its peak of a seminal London nightclub and off shoot label. Club Montepulciano ran for over 11 years to become a “clubland institution” (Evening Standard) described by Time Out as one of the “things you have to do before you can call yourself a real Londoner”. They pioneered the emerging lounge, cabaret and burlesque scenes as a forerunner to events like Lost Vagueness (with whom they still have strong ties) while their label Club Montepulciano Recordings provided the soundtrack with a series of groundbreaking compilations of contemporary music.

From this background Freshly Squeezed formed in 2005 and has since enjoyed huge success licensing tracks to many international compilations, 5 major Hollywood films, many TV series including the afore mentioned Ugly Betty and a Japanese TV show theme tune. Thjey’ve provided music for ad campaigns for companies including Kellogg’s, Walls, Alpha Bank and Coca Cola and were the exclusive source of all music for the latest DVD from Davina McCall. On top of all that they have seen their bands play at numerous events and venues worldwide including Glastonbury, Tate Britain’s Art Of Noise, Madison Square Gardens, Latitude, Bestival, Sonar, Burning Man and many, many more…

www.freshlysqueezedmusic.com

Tracklisting:

Electric Love – Dodo
La Degustation – The Lovers
XXX Files – Foxgluv
Hot Trap – Product.01
Batman (Twist!) – Lemon
The Phantom – The Voodoo Trombone Quartet
Major Taylor – Bicyclist – The Voodoo Trombone Quartet
Yes Mr. B – Lodekka
Let’s Go Bikini (7” Remix) – Lemon
Sexuality In The Eighties – Stereo De Luxe
Sonido Total – The Pinker Tones
Dakkaragada – Trevira Modern