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Flooting Grooves - Debut Album "Upsyde Downe" PEAK Records - March 2007
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FLOOTING GROOVES
Debut Album
"Upsyde Downe"
Peak Records (PR012)
March 2007
Following the recent psy-stomping-night-time spree with the releases of "Peakopath" and Yab Yum's debut album "Nocturnal Emissions", PEAK RECORDS is now on a mission to explore the chill side of the moon…and is proud to introduce artist and producer FLOOTING GROOVES with his debut album "UPSYDE DOWNE".
Ethnic-ambient-groovy-downtempo-psy-progressive-cyber-chill-floaty-flooty would be a few words to describe FLOOTING GROOVES' music…if only words were enough to describe sound! His trademark is the well-crafted combination of these different styles, producing tight, funky beats, with a silver flute free-floating and gliding on top.
“UPSYDE DOWNE” is a psychedelic odyssey that travels from the land of beatless chill all the way to planet prog, in 8 tracks. Intelligent, trippy and organic, FLOOTING GROOVES’ album is the offspring of hard work, art work and heart work!
The emphasis is on groovy, airborne, spacey sounds that make you feel good!
Tracklist
1. Mbirations
2. Across The Threshold
3. Thermal Shock
4. Mystic Mountain
5. Wavelength
6. Birds
7. Zero Defect
8. Spacedrift
Mastered by Huby Sea & Vincent Villuis @ ultimae.com
Artwork by Titine Leu
Graphic design by Ajja & Tanina Munchkina
Artist profile
FLOOTING GROOVES is Pearce Van Der Merwe. Born in Cape Town in 1975, he grew up in South Africa and Italy, surrounded by music. Having a varied background ranging from classical to jazz, rock and related styles, he started playing flute after hearing Jethro Tull. Groups like Ozric Tentacles and Pink Floyd opened him up to Psychedelia and that's where his journey began!
A party in Amsterdam in 2000 changed the course of things forever, marking Pearce's introduction to the trance scene, with its addictive and infectious grooves! Another turning point was the meeting of like-minded musicians and beings Dan Symons (a.k.a Dymons) and Ajja Leu (one half of Yab Yum) who both played instruments and laptops. The initial meeting and jamming eventually led to Pearce moving to Switzerland to join The Peaking Goddess Collective (PGC): the organic chill and psy trance band formed in 2003 by Ajja, Dymons & Master Margherita, which combines laptops and synths with live instruments: Flute, Guitar, percussion, Bass & Fx.
After his beginnings with the PGC, where his flute found the perfect niche in which to evolve, he started to participate actively in the production of the collective's tracks. Soon, he was also producing music solo, finding his own sound and ultimately performing live: FLOOTING GROOVES! Ethnic, groovy, floaty and psychedelic, his music ranges from chill to airy progressive beats. His performances are always a success and music lovers greatly appreciate the sight of the live instrument fusing with machine production.
In the past two years, Pearce has performed live at a great deal of parties and festivals including the renowned Boom 2006 in Portugal and Soulclipse in Turkey, both with his FLOOTING GROOVES project and with The PGC. The trance caravan has taken him to South Africa, Switzerland, The Netherlands Portugal, England, France, Turkey, Ireland and Germany. And his 2007 agenda is filling up with new performances around the world.
Since 2004, FLOOTING GROOVES has released a number of tracks on Peak Records and Electric Dreams. He has contributed to virtually all the Peak Records releases with down tempo tracks for the chill compilations as well as chill intros and outros for the night-time compilations. More releases are to come!
2007 will be a busy year for FLOOTING GROOVES! He will be promoting "Upsyde Downe" his full-length debut album, as well as The Peaking Goddess Collective’s debut studio album, which is set for release in March 2007. May his trails be happy and fruitful, and may your trails cross his!
For more information on Flooting Grooves visit: http://www.myspace.com/flootinggrooves
http://www.peakrec.com
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Sunai
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Posted : Feb 12, 2007 22:09
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Awesome news wowww Bomb from peak again!wish u all the best! |
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OIL
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Posted : Feb 13, 2007 03:42
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for sure more spirituality 
cheers |
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XaMć CirKus aKa. ay-ash
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Posted : Feb 13, 2007 04:36
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OLA!!!
all the best for more one production family PEAK Records !!
keep THis OutSide
 !!!Dance Until You FighT your Fears!!!
http://www.myspace.com/xamacirkus
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MARGHERITA
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Posted : Feb 13, 2007 13:36
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Stregone
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Posted : Feb 14, 2007 22:10
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Yesss
Must be really nice 
GL! |
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ZawHeR
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a3k
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Posted : Feb 19, 2007 15:49
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very good PEAK RECORDS - i´m sure it will be a good release
the flyer is delicious for the eyes
all tha best
A3
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MARGHERITA
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Posted : Feb 21, 2007 16:25
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^MISTIQUE^
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Posted : Mar 2, 2007 00:31
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Great music guys. . . . .
Peak is one of my favorite labels for chill music.
Love what you did on the previous releases so im waiting to hear this fenomenal Cd,
Love and light
BooMs |
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hallucinator
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Posted : Mar 2, 2007 00:41
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always treats from peak rec.. are welcomed..
cant wait to hear this one !
thnx to Flooting Grooves and full respect to swiss best label " PEAK REC "
Hallucinated Neighbour / Silent Existence
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mouka
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Peak Records
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Posted : Mar 20, 2007 19:24
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the countdown can begin!
-10 days to launch!
yeah!
chill & groove lovers get ready!
FLOOTING GROOVES' debut album "Upsyde Downe" will be released worldwide on MARCH 30, 2007
Peak On!
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