Dave Seaman has just released Mirrorball Sleaze, on Selador Recordings, which remarkably is his first artist album in a four-decade long career.
Available digitally and on vinyl and CD, the album draws on different periods of his career, combining contemporary material with reworked tracks – representing Seaman’s efforts to fight back against our current “here, today, gone tomorrow culture”, according to a press release.
It features a number of collaborations – opening track Loco Hermoso features Argentine DJ Paul; Thomas Gandey contributes vocals to Heavyweight Residue; and Promise You features AIKON. Elsewhere, on Rockets & Rainbows, Seaman reunites with studio collaborator Quivver, with Brianna Price providing vocals.
“I love that deep, dirty chugging vibe,” Seaman says of the track. “This is a good example of what I consider to be Mirrorball Sleaze.”
The album also includes nods to Seaman’s past, including a new version of Poloroid’s So Damn Beautiful, featuring Danielle Rowe, which featured on his Global Underground 12: Buenos Aires mix. Nightfalls revisits the vocal refrain from The Ananda Project’s Cascades of Colour, long a favourite of Seaman’s. Finally, closing track, Under the Knowledge, combines two previous collaborations: Under the Scars, recorded with Selador partner Steve Parry and vocalist Yulanda, and Napkin Knowledge, his collaboration with Hernan Cattaneo.
“I wanted to shine fresh light on these tracks, which I’m very proud of and really think stand the test of time,” says Seaman. “I was also keen for people to be able to digest it as a carefully curated full album package, a true listening experience. More than anything, I hope people enjoy it!”
Seaman has spent four decades working in electronic music, including editing Mixmag at the age of 18, performing in almost 100 countries, producing more than a dozen mix compilations and running three record labels.
Dave Seaman – Mirrorball Sleaze is out now on Selador. Check it out here.
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