"chill, winston..."

i somehow managed to blag my way on to the International Feel promo list a few weeks ago. they're a fairly new label based in uruguay and run by a guy called mark (who is not from uruguay). the emphasis is on quality music, on limited 180g vinyl, in a hand finished sleeve. i don't know what mark did in the past but he's managed to get the likes of harvey and daniele baldelli to do stuff for him. international feel also do limited run edits on the Efeel label. anyway, the next release is by maxxi & zeus. never heard of them? well, if i mention quiet village (a.k.a. matt edwards and joel martin) then you know it'll be good. both tracks could be labelled ambient and it would be foolish to say otherwise. so what if it's all wave noises, gentle percussion and some fella rambling on about life (the struggle) or bird noises, bell chimes, acoustic guitar and wailing (the cell). it's a very brave release and actually quite good. the release date is may 24th and i'm sure it'll be available from the usual suspects. the digital files are normally released some time after the vinyl, so don't fret if you use cdj's or a laptop.