{"title":"Mermaid Chunky","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"pre-order-mermaid-chunky-slif-slaf-slof-lp","title":"Mermaid Chunky - slif slaf slof LP","description":"\u003cp\u003e \u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“Stunning.” - \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eClash\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“A beautifully ritualistic trance.” -\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003cem\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eMermaid Chunky. It’s all in a name, sometimes. The danceable, costumed, curiosity rich duo of artists Freya Tate and Moina Moin are as imaginative as they profess. Or, to get more to the point, as we all need them to be.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eFreya and Moina are two visual artists and musicians from Stroud and South London, places where they importantly found communities (Stroud’s SVA and the capital’s Total Refreshment Centre) of like minded people just as willing to chase down an idea to its possibly illogical conclusion. And it is in the collective and the idea of participation that Mermaid Chunky really clicks. This is a party, a collective dance, made all the better with more: people, ideas, layers, kick drums, recorders, saxophones, frogs.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eTo wit, the album’s first track and first single, “Céilí,” named after a traditional Scottish or Irish social gathering and dance, which builds from a simple recorder line into a swelling, warm burst of major chord dance music. Goosebumps or check your pulse.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eFurther down the rabbit hole, “Chaperone” is almost boardwalk electro, like Fischerspooner on a ferris wheel; “Frogsporn” and “Nature Girl” are mucky, trippy dirges filled with stalactites of synth and squelch; “Tiny Gymnast” is a kaleidoscopic waltz into the night. Hold onto your seats, ladies and gentlemen.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eYou might be wondering how we, DFA Records, all the way over in cynical Brooklyn, entered the picture. There was a day a few years ago, sun shining in full Springtime splendor, when James heard something while waiting for a coffee down the street from the office. It sounded simple yet deceptively complex: a dance track where the one - that anchoring first beat in a measure - could be heard a thousand different ways. Frustrated and interested, he Shazamed the song, playing from an episode of Zakia’s Questing show on NTS, and brought it back to the office. (The song, FYI, was “Friends,” from Mermaid Chunky’s VEST EP, released in 2020.) It led to an invitation to open for LCD Soundsystem at Brixton Academy in 2022 and the eventual deal with DFA. Mermaid Chunky has also played live alongside The Comet Is Coming, Alabaster DePlume, Snapped Ankles, and many others.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSide A\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1. Céilí\u003cbr\u003e2. Frogsporn\u003cbr\u003e3. Tiny Gymnast\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSide B\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e4. Chaperone\u003cbr\u003e5. Medieval\u003cbr\u003e6. Nature Girl\u003cbr\u003e7. Sad Nun\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"DFA Records","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44351160287401,"sku":"DFA2714LP","price":26.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0528\/2493\/2521\/files\/DFA2714_PRODUCT-1.jpg?v=1725025692"},{"product_id":"mermaid-chunky-remixes","title":"Mermaid Chunky - Remixes 12\"","description":"\u003cp\u003eAfter a banner year playing shows with LCD Soundsystem in the US and a string of wigged-out festivals through the UK and Europe, Mermaid Chunky close things out with a proper double A-side remix 12” for DJs who still believe in records.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eUp first, New York legend Justin Strauss and W. Andrew Raposo of Midnight Magic drag “céilí” indoors, trading barefoot fields for Big Apple sweatboxes, major chords ringing, everyone slightly feral.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFlip it and there’s Peach’s version of “chaperone,” a burst of rhythm that turns the original’s messy euphoria into house music manna: cold machinery, warm hearts, no sleep.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSide A\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003ecéilí (Justin Strauss en La Piscina Remix)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSide AA\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003echaperone (Peach's 2Good 2Be Remix)\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"DFA Records","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46497725481129,"sku":"DFA2724lp","price":16.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0528\/2493\/2521\/files\/DFA2724_PACKSHOT.png?v=1761075817"}],"url":"https:\/\/store.dfarecords.com\/collections\/mermaid-chunky\/artist-mermaid-chunky.oembed","provider":"DFA Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}