Légère Recordings

27/07/2024

big office move ahead... quite exciting, can*t wait 😀(except I have to pack stuff now ...brrrrrgggh)... there'll be at least one event in the next few week for all you people in the area to grab desks (not decks!), record shelfs, office stuff - plus buy extremely cheap Légère Recordings / Lounge Records CDs/vinyl you might not even know it existed ... I'll announce in a few days, stay online ... (gorgeous space here, btw ... in case any of you ...)

18/07/2024

Young Gun Silver Fox on widescreen, DJ Shadow rockin‘ it like it‘s 1994, plus Air iin Pompeji, kind of (😜). Trainspotters check Shadow‘s set-up in attached pics. This is Gent Jazz 2024, amazing. Now I am told Sting is in the same hotel. Think I need assistance.

12/07/2024

Holy ghost, the boogie is coming at us, I can feel it = 45 WEEKENDER HAMBURG starts at BernsteinBar tonight. and at too many venues to mention around the St. Pauli area here in Hamburg tomorrow, plus a breath-taking line-up of international DJs - catch Mr. Mellow opening at Mojo Café 4pm and later at Sommersalon 8:30pm, adding some sunshine to the funk ...

10/07/2024

Just arrived! Something very special in the pipeline with the good people from Mocambo Records / The Mighty Mocambos - coming in autumn on double gatefold LP vinyl, and still rather secret ...

30/06/2024

thanks Spoorpark LIVE Festival 2024 that was great! Sjaak de Bruijn, we‘d be lost without you 😀😀😀 … top performances by Super db, Young Gun Silver Fox, PM Warson … 10k crowd I believe, the Dutch can do it, I can feel it 😎

21/06/2024

„graceful and confident“, thanks to Bandcamp for putting „Flying On Abraham“ by Diane Birch on top of their „best of spring 2024“ today

Looking back at the first quarter of 2024.

21/06/2024

The Faithful Brothers' album is out today as an expanded digital version, check it out on your favorite digital platform ... and there are few LPs left in in the Légère Recordings / Lounge Records / Mr. Mellow's Music Bandcamp ... happy expanded release day!

13 track album

06/06/2024

something to look forward to on the horizon

06/06/2024

Preparing the biggest bunch of single releases on a single day (4x that is) tomorrow Friday June 7 on Légère Recordings I just pretend it is 1986 (walking round round Soho or Notting Hill getting the latest The Chesterfields or Talulah Gosh on vinyl) and they'll be all out on 7inch ... well, unfortunately they are not (just shiny digital), but there already is (or soon will be) accompanying LP vinyl from Diane Birch, Carwyn Ellis & Rio 18, The Faithful Brothers and Super db ... anyway, have a look out for these 4 beauties on your preferred digital thingybingy in a few hours from now ...

31/05/2024

Missing any Légère vinyl & CD? ... the good people at jpc offer selected items for a fantastic price, limited quantities, for a short period only ... grab them now ...

Fünftes Studioalbum der hochgelobten US-Sängerin, Songwriterin und Musikerin als CD im Digisleeve sowie als LP mit bedruckter Innenhülle auf Légère Recordings. Diane Birch blickt auf eine jahrzehntela…

19/05/2024

Melissa, John, The Orchids and China Crisis all in agreement: PM Warson „Right Here, Last Night“ on FYND distributed by Acid Jazz Records in agreement with Légère Recordings is next on the turntable

14/05/2024

three Légère Recordings recording acts on one festival during one day? naaaah! not in Germany, but in The Netherlands on June 29, let‘s go Young Gun Silver Fox, PM Warson and Super db (UB40 headlining btw … ha! … will they play Food For Thought ?)

Spoorpark LIVE Festival is terug! Op zaterdag 29 juni in het Tilburgse Spoorpark. Dit jaar voor het eerst met internationale headliners, naast de helden van eigen bodem. Aangekondigd tot nu toe: UB40, Clouseau, Danny Vera, Douwe Bob, Young Gun Silver Fox, Michelle David & The True-tones, Postmen, Su...

10/05/2024

office window just got completely tagged during daylight saying „yuppies raus“ …. I guess that what happens to independent record labels these days in Hamburg, times they are-a-changin‘ … will keep on releasing music on vinyl, with no investor, you won‘t stop me, ha!

29/04/2024

... while thinking of nothing much in particular, checking streams & packing some mail orders I noticed a little tendency in the Légère Recordings releases/roster ... erm, guys, I think we all need to try harder ... Nicholson (Ederlezi), Diane Birch, Allysha Joy and Gryner are taking over ...

19/04/2024

announcement!
new single by Allysha Joy
in co-op with First Word Records
here https://lnk.to/allyshastay

12/04/2024

Flying On Abraham today - happy release day Diane Birch

Listen to Flying on Abraham (ROW: minus DE/JP/FR/BENE) by Diane Birch.

11/04/2024

Release day is tomorrow. For today here's a really great interview with Diane Birch on WEST COAST SOUL.de

Diane Birch is a remarkable American singer-songwriter and pianist whose illustrious career spans over a decade, marked by critically acclaimed releases and diverse musical influences. From her upbringing as a preacher’s daughter in Africa to her formative years immersed in the vibrant cultural sc...

01/04/2024

Mr. Mellow's shop is online ... I'll add new releases, back catalogue stock not available anywhere else anymore etc. by and by ... (and you even get a 15% discount) ... Légère Recordings, Mr. Mellow's Music and Lounge Records releases directly from the source ...

Mr. Mellow's Music

22/03/2024

These guys have all the tools in the toolbox --- happy release day Super db and Men of North Country - today it feels like 1983 ("Downtown" LP) and 1970 ("I Can Feel It" 7inch) all happen on the same day

22/03/2024

Hey MOJO magazine, you nailed it! ... what a cool review, thanks ... Diane Birch "Flying On Abraham" available on Légère Recordings LP/CD from April 12

19/03/2024

Congratulations to Paul Blow, his illustrations for The Chesterfields "New Modern Homes" album cover and inner sleeve have been nominated for the Victoria and Albert Museum Illustration Awards 2024. What amazing news is this ... it means: Mr. Mellow's Music on the V&A ILLUSTRATION AWARDS 2024 shortlist! ... cheers to Simon Barber for making it all happen! V&A is 'the' place to go for me since my youth.

The V&A Illustration Awards is the UK's most prestigious annual illustration competition recognising the very best in book, editorial and student illustration.

13/03/2024

Three albums out in the next four weeks, all on vinyl and all in stock now --- March 15: Ederlezi --- March 22: Super db --- April 12: Diane Birch --- you know where to get them, or you ask our friends at Broken Silence or Kudos Records

11/02/2024

Save the news! …. more details about vinyl, CD and digital soon …

Hallelujah let the 🎺 sound I can finally announce that my long overdue album ‘Flying On Abraham’ will be released this coming April 12th worldwide! More details to come but for now put it in your diaries in permanent ink!

22/01/2024

31/12/2023

What a busy year this was, an amazing run of releases ... Mr. Mellow says thanks to all the artists who joined the ride, hope to see you all well in 2024! ... Joel Sarakula, Men of North Country, Emm Gryner, Nick Corbin, David Nesselhauf, James Sayer, Super db, Young Gun Silver Fox, Max Beesley's High Vibes, Carwyn Ellis & Rio 18, Kerbside Collection, freekind, The Faithful Brothers, Ederlezi, Myles Sanko, Tendaji / Donje, Erobique, The Chesterfields, David Fostex, Shawn Lee

18/12/2023

Japan mixing Business with Pleasure, arigato!

EG vinyl spotted in Tokyo. Chris Hope, president of the and Mr. Jimmy. ❤️🇯🇵 🛥️









Légère Recordings

15/12/2023

Good morning! ... Mr. Mellow arranged a small re-run of The Faithful Brothers "Dance My Hurt Away" 7inch on Mr. Mellow's Music (cheers Martin Sukale) .... it's available with Simply Soul Mail Order, Soul Brother Records, Rough Trade, Jet Set / Japan, my Bandcamp etc., first bunch disappeared so quickly ... and ooohlala what's that popping up on Spotify today? A surprise Men of North Country single ("Hate It When You Leave") on Légère Recordings ... it's a cover version from Keith Richards' "Main Offender" album, pretty cool tune actually. Will listen now ...

12/12/2023

So many great Légère moments in 2023 -- Joel Sarakula's "Island Time" definitely was one of them -- very happy to see the album in the best of 2023 list in Rheinische Post next to Wilco/Noel Gallagher/Rolling Stones/Roisin Murphy, not to forget the amazing reception at Sendesaal Bremen / Bremen Zwei

20/11/2023

2 hours of Joel Sarakula & all star multi national band (Paul J Housden UK/ Phil Martin Timothy VanderHolst Netherlands/ Alexander Dommisch Berlin) live on Radio Bremen Zwei / Sendesaal / December 5 -- what a party! Anybody joining Mr. Mellow and Légère Recordings ?

Bremen Zwei holt Joel Sarakula zu einem exklusiven Radiokonzert in den Sendesaal. Freuen Sie sich auf entspannte melodische Vibes und sonnenwarme Songs im Herbst.

18/10/2023

James Sayer, Nick Corbin and Young Gun Silver Fox singles coming this Friday in diverse formats, some vinyl only some digital only. 😀 have an eye on them!