{"product_id":"fila-brazillia-mermaids-2027-repress","title":"Fila Brazillia - Mermaids (2027 Repress)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e2027 repress\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMermaids\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is many things at once: The debut single by \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFila Brazillia\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (named after the mishearing of a Brazilian mastiff breed mentioned on the radio), the second release on Pork Recordings, a deep house master piece, the brainchild of the summer of love, a pen friend to \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA Man Called Adam\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e’s \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBarefoot in the Head\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and most of all pure balearic bliss. Originally released in 1991 and subsequently featured on \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOld Codes, New Chaos\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, which according to Frank Tope at Mixmag, is \"the Best Dance LP ever made”, it marked the beginning of a long and illustrious partnership for Hull natives \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSteve Cobby\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDavid (Man) McSherry\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMermaids\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e still sounds as good and as addictive on any kind of beach or natural environment as it supposedly did on \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBoris Dlugosch\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e’s Front dance floor or any other basement suffused with strobe lights at the time (or any hedonistic place for that matter). Having been already part of the latter’s and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eKlaus Stockhausen\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e’s \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMastermix Front Compilation\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, it has now been dusted off and remastered for an individual performance. Added for the first first time though is the original demo version that makes use of a different yet not less enchanting bass line.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAlso included is Fila’s 1994 trippy, dare we say progressive, UK house blueprint \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSlacker\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. A seismic shift from the traditional tropes of house, it set an example for what should rock the dance music boat just a few years later. Delivered in a previously unreleased extended version for your utmost enjoyment.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eArtwork note: The sleeve photograph is a proto-selfie taken by Steve in 1983 (the year the two first met). Man still has those braces.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Running Back Double Copy","offers":[{"title":"12 Inch Vinyl","offer_id":59616452673881,"sku":"SDZ-53412","price":16.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3455\/0945\/files\/SRD_20260925_1759_173331_598_p_RBDC09_007.jpg?v=1790673499","url":"https:\/\/spindizzyrecords.com\/products\/fila-brazillia-mermaids-2027-repress","provider":"Spindizzy Dublin","version":"1.0","type":"link"}