Catskills Records

20/06/2024

Now you can look as pretty as Pepe Deluxé . Available here: https://catskillsmusic.com/shop/

👕 Spanking NEW Pepe Ts! 👕

What begins with "T", ends with "shirt", and has "-" in it? That's right, it's "COMIX SONIX"! Get the Pepe T-shirt for yourself, or even better, get it for your significant other! This way, you can easily admire Vilunki 3000's design magick—without spending the whole day in front of the mirror. It's like visiting a fancy art gallery, but in the comfort of your own home, and sans all those snobs who think THEY know something about art. Ha, if only! 🎨

Go get ‘em organic cotton Pepe T’s straight from the Catskills Shop: https://catskillsmusic.com/shop/

17/06/2024

Ooooh look what Pepe Deluxé just did!

OUT TODAY! Stream/Buy/Steal here: here: https://orcd.co/saddle
Taken from the album 'Comix Sonix' available to stream/download/order here: https://orcd.co/comix

Video: https://youtu.be/P6ivCF_tEDw?si=VEPeP4FW4webeB9r

Stream/download/order/Steal "Saddle that Wind" here: https://orcd.co/saddleTaken from the album 'Comix Sonix' available to stream/download/order here: https:...

16/06/2024

Time for a reverb shootout! Pew pew!

More maKing of Comix Sonix delights!

https://youtu.be/PHFJad1eRBk?si=6Br-T4w8DlZqaXY5

Preorder Comix Sonix here: https://orcd.co/comix

The spring reverb, hailed as mankind’s third greatest invention after the wheel and the moka pot, opens the door to a magical, vibrant, and bouncy sonic dime...

12/06/2024

Quick hurry before they never run out! Go here to pre-order/save the final single from Pepe Deluxé forthcoming album: https://orcd.co/saddle

🎶 The Final Single from the Pepe Deluxé Album COMIX SONIX 🎶

The pre-order/save link: https://orcd.co/saddle

Last but definitely NOT least – in fact, when we played the almost finished version of COMIX SONIX to a few friends, quite a few picked “Saddle that Wind” as their favorite song. And yes, that’s the final single from the album... which is coming out in a week and a half!

The song features our Aussie friend, ex-Gulf War veteran turned peacenik singer Boi Crompton on lead vocals, while the soaring harmony and choir vocals were performed and recorded by Mikko von Hertzen while he was in India. That’s plenty of sunshine ☀️ – in a song celebrating the boundless potential of human ambition and innovation.

And to go with the “innovation” part, Mr. Fastfinger’s mind-blowing guitar solo uses the Deluxé prototype guitar pedal “Electric Salami Slicer.” If “all roads lead to Rome,” perhaps “all songs lead to Salami Fever”? Well, many do – just ask The Prodigy! 😉

P.S. Unfortunately no 7" this time, but keep your eyes open for another crazy video by Paul! 🎥

12/06/2024

ooooh look at all these pretty things!

🎶 Pepe Deluxé's COMIX SONIX - Full Artwork & Track Listing 🎶

We absolutely loved creating the artwork for Pepe Deluxé this time around! Yes, we always enjoy the process, but this adventure was extra special. Unlike on our previous albums, here very few of the source images were "sampled". Also, in the past, we always started with the CD artwork and adapted it to vinyl, but now we've flipped the script.

For the first time, our vinyl includes the lyrics, truly capturing that "golden age of vinyl" vibe. We also have amazing liner notes by the walking, talking encyclopedia of music, Mr. Pekka Laine. What makes these notes particularly special is that they were Pekka's genuine reaction upon hearing the nearly completed album – we only asked what his "keeper" songs were on the almost completed album!

Preorder here: https://orcd.co/comix

The track listing:

(FIN)
1. From the Mouth of Elmer McCurdy
2. Freedom Flag
3. Baptized by Nitro
4. Wise Monkeys and The Devil
5. Emotionally Available Diabolical Parenthood
6. Saddle that Wind
7. Earth Boys are Easy
8. Swedish Ex-pander
9. Sweet Baby Sun
10. Serving the Fruits of the Infinitely Branching Multiversal Tree
11. Everybody Is
12. Back from the Futures with Goldfinger and K
13. Superbutterfly
14. What was till The Beginning
15. Le Petit Voyage (Homo Sapiens)

16/05/2024

At last Pepe Deluxé's new album Comix Sonix is available for Pre-Order on 2 x coloured gatefold vinyl & CD and digital Pre-Save NOW!

https://orcd.co/comix

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🎶 Pepe album VI "Comix Sonix" - PREORDER 📀

HERE: https://orcd.co/comix

Un-friggin-believable: "Super Sound" was released 25 years ago!!! Yes, we were incredibly lucky; it was just the right music at the right time, the album was released no less than three times (!) and sold an insane number of copies. And most importantly, the record told me: "Son, THIS is what you'd be doing in your life".

Since then, we've had so many unusual adventures that the ONLY way we could release a truly UNIQUE Pepe Deluxé album would be... by putting out a record that sounded like one of our previous releases. Never say Never - but Comix Sonix is NOT that album. However, I feel there might be some flavors from all previous Pepe records, hidden somewhere deep in that Curious Little Custom Shop... and PLENTY of new ideas again! “The only thing that does not change ... is change itself”.

Thank You for spreading the word! We are very grateful for the opportunity to release another fine Pepe Deluxé record.

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29/04/2024

Come get some Pepe Deluxé sausages NOW!

23/04/2024

Celebrate! Pepe Deluxé deliver freedom!!!! Come stream/buy/steal here: https://hypeddit.com/freeflag

Also we're down to the last few of the 7" Eco vinyl pre-orders!

16/04/2024

We have Pepe Deluxé VINYL!!!! PRE-ORDER/SAVE NOW! x

https://hypeddit.com/freeflag

2nd Single from the NEW Pepe Deluxé album “COMIX SONIX” 🎶

A: “Freedom Flag” / AA: "From the Mouth of Elmer McCurdy”

Presave/VINYL PRE-ORDER: https://hypeddit.com/freeflag

Is it crazy? You Bet!
A 7"? You Bet!
Is 7” Limited Press Eco Vinyl? You bet - check the pre-order!
What about a video? You Bet – it’s coming!
Is the Video crazy? Abso-bloody-lutly! 🤪

This is quite a package: a fun-ky song about Freedom (not inspired by George Michael), and an unbelievable-but-true story about a coin-eating, roller-skating, US-crisscrossing mummy. Plenty of friends there again, including the original Pepe DJ Slow's wah-wah & whammy scratches, Bart Hopkin & half a dozen unique instruments from his "Instrumentarium", Kai Hahto's mad double-bass drum break ('Faster, faster!'), Lotta singing upside-down, etc. etc. Cultural references include "Invasion of the Body Snatchers", "Six Million Dollar Man", and Skeletor. Oh, and "Freedom Fries". Indeed another Deluxé release!

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01/03/2024

Another woooooohooooo! Look what the cat (almost) dragged in!😍.

Available now for pre-save/order. Quick! It's out 5th March!

https://orcd.co/everybodyis

🎶 NEW Pepe SINGLE! A: “Everybody Is” AA: “Sweet Baby Sun” 🎶

Get into the grooves: A: "Everybody Is" - a Northern Soul Stomper with a nod to The Prodigy. AA: "Sweet Baby Sun" - a mesmerizing Boléro contemplating the cycles of Life, Universe & Everything.

Mark your calendars for March 5th... but why wait? Secure your spot in the musical journey right now by pre-saving through this link! 📆

https://hypeddit.com/everybodyis

Now, we know you're wondering about your 7" vinyl and that crazy Pepe music video. Trust us, we're just as eager as you are! Due to unforeseen circumstances (cue the earthquake and terrible flood), we've had to adjust our plans slightly. But fear not!

Pepe dressed in vinyl (the 7") and a crazy-ass video WILL make their grand debut alongside our SECOND single. Paul has been working his magic, and let's just say, it's worth the wait! So hang tight, groovy people with a Deluxé taste in music– more excitement is on the horizon, albeit fashionably late! 😉🎥🎶

12/01/2024

Wooooohoooo what a start to 2024!

Come get some new Pepe Deluxé: https://orcd.co/goldfinger

The First New Song from the Upcoming Pepe Deluxé Album! 🎶 ( https://orcd.co/goldfinger)

“Back from the Futures with Goldfinger and K” is a delightfully unconventional composition, even by the most Deluxé of standards. It's a song of songs, drawing inspiration from Megamixes and the film “Everything Everywhere All at Once,” offering glimpses into the new Pepe Album. However, these aren't glimpses from OUR future; instead, they are windows to other potential futures and dimensions, where the album might have sounded a little or even completely different! Think of it as a magical journey in sampling from future music that hasn’t even been made yet!

Among the sonic treasures, you'll discover the title tune of an unreleased Hammer film classic and a musical ode to the most dangerous man in the world. Listen for the resonant tones of the Blüthner piano from the airship Hindenburg, another airborne piano once played by Frank Sinatra (Jr.), a trapped horsefly, and a human skull door knocker - operated by yours truly. 💀🎹

Some familiar faces return, including DJ Slow, the original founding member of Pepe Deluxé, and the world's largest cowbell, this time accompanied by the most well-endowed man in the world (naturally!). Our trio of fantastic drummers is back, Mr. Fastfinger skillfully navigating a biplane and pterodactyls with his six-string, and Tuukka Haapaniemi, THE bass singer, exploring the stratosphere to deep underground. And that's just the beginning!

So, there's a plethora of exciting elements, and we sincerely hope you enjoy this musical journey as much as we enjoyed creating it.

HERE YOU GO: https://orcd.co/goldfinger

A HUGE THANK YOU to everyone involved in making this possible!!! 🙌🎉 "

12/01/2024

The First New Song from the Upcoming Pepe Deluxé Album! 🎶 ( https://orcd.co/goldfinger)

“Back from the Futures with Goldfinger and K” is a delightfully unconventional composition, even by the most Deluxé of standards. It's a song of songs, drawing inspiration from Megamixes and the film “Everything Everywhere All at Once,” offering glimpses into the new Pepe Album. However, these aren't glimpses from OUR future; instead, they are windows to other potential futures and dimensions, where the album might have sounded a little or even completely different! Think of it as a magical journey in sampling from future music that hasn’t even been made yet!

Among the sonic treasures, you'll discover the title tune of an unreleased Hammer film classic and a musical ode to the most dangerous man in the world. Listen for the resonant tones of the Blüthner piano from the airship Hindenburg, another airborne piano once played by Frank Sinatra (Jr.), a trapped horsefly, and a human skull door knocker - operated by yours truly. 💀🎹

Some familiar faces return, including DJ Slow, the original founding member of Pepe Deluxé, and the world's largest cowbell, this time accompanied by the most well-endowed man in the world (naturally!). Our trio of fantastic drummers is back, Mr. Fastfinger skillfully navigating a biplane and pterodactyls with his six-string, and Tuukka Haapaniemi, THE bass singer, exploring the stratosphere to deep underground. And that's just the beginning!

So, there's a plethora of exciting elements, and we sincerely hope you enjoy this musical journey as much as we enjoyed creating it.

HERE YOU GO: https://orcd.co/goldfinger

A HUGE THANK YOU to everyone involved in making this possible!!! 🙌🎉 "

15/12/2022

We're suing! x

12/09/2022

What? Who? When? Woooooooooooahhhhhhh!!!! Paolo Sorrentino knows films and he knows music :)

Paolo and Pepe Enter the Show

Oscar-winning director Paolo Sorrentino made a short film called "Enter the Show" for Hennessy. It both celebrates and also makes friendly fun of various characters, who all feel that they are more important than they really are. La Dolce Vita! :)

(Damn groovy) music by Messieurs Deluxé: that's "Bongo Up", the original instru version of "Hesperus Garden".

​Ad edit: ​https://www.instagram.com/reel/CiPZh_av5Ll/

​Full film: ​ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5RkQqzQmMAo

20/05/2022

OOOOh listen and watch how Pepe Deluxé actually squeeze real life sound before your eyes and ears!

Not the same old studio crap: a few "Not bad meaning Bad but bad meaning Good" compressors from the collection of the Sanctum Sanctorum Musæum Studio. All cl...

20/05/2022

Pepe Deluxé's Science of Sounds: Mean, Trashy & Tricky Compressors

The 2nd geeky Pepe gear video. This time they're demoing some ghetto compressors. You know boxes that you can actually hear doing some work ...

Not the same old studio crap: a few "Not bad meaning Bad but bad meaning Good" compressors from the collection of the Sanctum Sanctorum Musæum Studio.

All clips are loudness matched.

https://youtu.be/LW8y3qxJa2c

06/04/2022

Some stories about and ideas that went into making of The Most Album of the year 2021

https://music.pepedeluxe.com/podcast

06/04/2022

Ever wanted DRUMS like Pepe Deluxé? Well..here's step 1!

https://youtu.be/Zzv-E99Eses

Enjoy

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Scope Lab’s PERISCOPE is a microphone with a fierce built-in compressor – it’s the only mic that can give you instant killer drum sounds.And in case you’re w...

05/04/2022

More praise for Phantom Cabinet Vol. 1 and check out the Pepe Deluxé podcast or rather podcats if you prefer:

https://music.pepedeluxe.com/podcast

Phantom Cabinet Vol. 1 PODCAST & Praise

I love the fact that the album is, despite the fact that it was released at the end of the last year, still getting reviews. The one in the image (top left) is from the vinyl section of Hi-Fi World magazine.

And it's not just the album; here's a fun & fantastic review of General Deluxé: "... deliciously mind-blowing and bountiful single-come-madcap experimentalist brilliance-come-archeological fest...":

https://electronica.org.uk/blog/pepe-deluxe-general-deluxe/

And last but definitely not least: if you're interested in hearing some of the unusual ideas and stories that go with the album, here's a little podcast I did a little while ago. It's Spotify link as it's using Spotify tracks:

https://open.spotify.com/show/37DiUbnJeYkQIYuc7Sj8dx

(You need the Spotify app for that, doesn't work with the web player, sorry!)

It also doubles as a demo for one of the capsules of the "Dum Dum Bullet" prototype mic that I posted here some time ago. I think this one is capsule number four: the fighter pilot microphone.

02/01/2022

Happy new year indeed! Woohoo a new Pepe Deluxé video and a peak into Pepe Deluxé's Top 7 most insane instruments. Enjoy x

10/12/2021

Finally today yes TODAY...the VINYL & CD is out in shops Worldwide! Run run run before they all sell out and the vinyl is on ebay for $300 like Queen of the Wave vinyl is...

https://music.pepedeluxe.com/phantomcabinet

06/12/2021

Wooohooo if you're in the UK the physical Vinyl and CDs are finally in shops. Rest of the World will be 10th December!

https://music.pepedeluxe.com/phantomcabinet

A general note on we’ve now shipped all Catskills order. It should take 5-14 days for EU orders 21-56 days for the rest of the world (sorry that's as vague as Royal Mail would be) to arrive .

Due to (lovely) Brexit there’s likely to be some delays and we’ve been telling people to check at their local post office or customs office for any packages as some are being held there. Annoyingly theres’s no way for us to provide customer contact details to them so they can notify you or track these orders so if you're an EU customer please contact them in the next 7 days and keep checking regularly.

REALLY SORRY about this inconvenience :(

Catskills

PS: We voted remain! :(

17/11/2021

Please don't kill us...we had to beg, steal, bribe, tickle, impersonate and harass a lot of people to get stock before next year (!!!) but we super duper guarantee the physical music will be in shops 10th December. We will mail out mail order copies the week before so that people should hopefully get them before then. Manufacturing in 2021 is absolutely horrible. x

Will the Real Phantom Cabinet please stand up?

I've experienced The Future, and it looks & sounds friggin' AMAZING! OK, to be honest, I've not seen the vinyl yet - but I've heard the test presses (=very nice). And the CD definitely beats the online versions.

The Bad News(TM): physical distribution is slow in the UK. I just got this from Catskills Records: "the release date is now 10 December. We can post internationals the week of 3rd December so they should arrive either before or on the week of release."

Catskills don't want to hurt or upset the few remaining record shops by sending the records out earlier. We hope you understand & thank you for your patience!

Then again, those buying physical format(s) will get a bit more music - music that's rather bizarre even by our high standards! If the online material is Phantom Cabinet during the daytime, this is the Cabinet during the nighttime.

05/11/2021

Hey all, soooooo sorry for the delay but we're finally able to start shipping these out. Vinyl has been an absolute nightmare...f**king Majors (yes capital M for Major pain in the ass) have been going around buying up all capacity at all the factories so they can sell ANOTHER re-issue of Coldplay on vinyl...

Still a few copies left of the limited press here: https://catskillsmusic.com/product/pepe-deluxe-big-fat-woodpecker/

03/11/2021

We are super excited to invite you to enter Pepe Deluxé's immersive Virtual Phantom Cabinet. You can enter on via desktop, mobile and VR headsets!

So turn up the sound, feel free to explore, click on everything and enjoy. Strictly NO spitting!

https://visit.virtualartgallery.com/pepedeluxe/

Big thank you to Otso Kähönen and arilyn for all their help making this madness a reality.

You are Cordially Invited to the Opening of the Virtual Phantom Cabinet!

It’s a Digital Deluxé Wunderkammer, a Nexus bringing together and expanding the various elements of Phantom Cabinet Vol. 1. For a Curious Mind, it has several Easter eggs, ranging from quite easy to very difficult. It also contains some clues and references to Vol. 1 material that is still unreleased.

https://visit.virtualartgallery.com/pepedeluxe/

This is the Virtual Cabinet’s first exhibition – if you have any wishes or ideas of what you would like to see there in the future, please let us know, thank you!

An E-N-O-R-M-O-U-S THANKS! goes to Arilyn people who built the cabinet for us, especially Otso (the original idea of doing something new for the new album) and Topi & Sabha, who did both the technical design work, and also came up with plenty of cool details and ideas – like the skirting boards based on Vilunki’s album art, and the “elf door” size of the exit door. The latter is of course not necessary, but surprisingly many people feel more comfortable if they have an exit - even if it's in a virtual space.

And Hey! No spitting on the floor, OK? ;-)

27/10/2021

Pepe Deluxé proudly (Damn Right!) presents: the Virtual Phantom Cabinet!!!

"Rise! And walk with me!" - The Ghost of Christmas Past

"This is SO GOOD. I love it. Love, love, love." - A Major museum's very cool curator whose name can't be revealed because it's a Big Institution, and by the time we would actually get the right to publish the quote with the museum's name, you'd be listening to Phantom Cabinet Vol. 3.

"You are very Beautiful Samaris! But I love another girl!" - The Phantom

Opening November 3rd, 2021. Free? YES! Really!?!? REALLY!

www.pepedeluxe.com

22/10/2021

After 9 LONG years we are incredibly PROUD of Pepe Deluxé for producing such a stunning album. It's finally out today and you get a chance to hear and enjoy their Indiana Jones exploration of music. We guarantee you will never have heard anything like this album before.

Listen/Stream/Download/Buy at: www.pepedeluxe.com

Love

Catskills x

Ps: We hope to finally be able to ship the vinyl 3rd December...we love vinyl but we hate manufacturing it at the moment.

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21/10/2021

Our EYES! OUR EYES! Some Pepe artwork...Someone call the FIRE BRIGADE! 🔥🔥🔥🔥

"Your Honor, we did it in the name of Art!"

We spent an illegal amount of time and work on the artwork of Phantom Cabinet Vol. 1. We do blame our designer friend Vilunki 3000 for that; he just kept saying "Yes! More!" when ideas were piling on ideas. Plus he made everything "sound" much better. And so the artwork is both mad as a hatter AND very genuine. We hope you like it!

https://www.flipsnack.com/pepedeluxe/phantom-cabinet-vol-1-cd-artwork.html

(Gatefold CD + 16-page booklet. Gatefold DOUBLE Vinyl artwork is based on the same material, but a little crazier! https://orcd.co/phantomcabinet)

On a sadder note, my trusty old warhorse - the bike I've been riding mercilessly everywhere & around the year - was stolen a few days ago when I was away from home with my family. Over the years I've worn out (and replaced) at least half of the original parts. It's been both an ecological and also a "selfish" choice - the physical exercise is an absolute must to compensate for all those endless hours (mainly sitting) at the studio.

I miss my horse very much... and this did remind me of the laws of the old west, where you apparently could shoot a man in self-defense and get away with that - but if you stole his horse and got caught, you were hanged. I'd settle for a little less: my horse back ... and perhaps a foot massage! :)

20/10/2021

Wow 9/10....Thank you PopMatters

After all the hard work by Pepe Deluxé, it's nice to read reviews like this :)

When you open Pepe Deluxé's Phantom Cabinet, you have to jump in with both feet. Even setting wacky instrument antics aside, it's a musical baptism worth total immersion.

19/10/2021

Pepe Deluxé have gone too far this time!

Find out how they used a human skull drum and a synth designed for group s*x - Phantom Cabinet Sessions (5 of 6): Sexophone Saxophone & Human SkullSkulldrum

https://youtu.be/qIRTb77BD40

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