Review: Fred Everything - Love, Care, Kindness & Dubs (Lazy Days Recordings)

Lazy Days Recordings' re-imagination of 'Love, Care, Kindness with Dubs, Alternate takes and remixes' is as mesmerising as the original.

At a time when we're all raving about Clive From Accounts, remembering the remix of  Fred Everything's 'Soul Love feat. Stereo MC’s (see review HERE and Clive From Accounts' YATM interview HERE) here's the 'extra' album to follow 'Love, Care, Kindness' original that came out last May (see review HERE)

Packed with the great and the good, from the Atjazz Galaxy Aart Remix of 'Asolee', different mix of 'Never' featuring Robert Owens (that's already had the remix treatment by Osunlade and Waajeed, see review HERE) and our favourite James Alexander Bright, a Lazy Dub of 'Breather' (don't forget the orginal, see review HERE and the Rocco Rodamaal Remixes, see review HERE).

So even the keenest of fans might be wondered what else is there in this album? Well, there's the instrumental of 'Hope Is On The Horizon' that can then focus on flute and the funky keys, a proper dub of 'A Long Coming' and a new arrangement of 'Evening Ghost' made at the MUTEK festival in Montreal by Fred.

And talking flute gang, 'Broken Flute Thing' is a brand new previously unreleased track and the instrumental version of 'A Long Time Coming' of previously used as an backing track for an interview with Dom Servini's Jazztronics show on Jazz FM (see below)

If you've got the original album, the new of these 'companion' version is a no brainer to follow it up and get this, if you've not got it, if you start with this one, you want be disappointed and it stands as a great album on its out merits.

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PS. 'Asolee' is also featured on the Colour & Pitch February Mix

Colour and Pitch · Colour and Pitch Sessions with Sumsuch - February 2025

Artist:  Fred Everything 

Title:  Love, Care, Kindness & Dubs 

Release date: 7th March, 2025

Label : Lazy Days Recordings

Catalog Number : LZLP20

Format: Vinyl / Digital / Bandcamp 

"Dreamy trip hoppers stay connected" as Fred Everything teams up with the much loved Stereo MC's on a 'Soul Love' train as remixed by Clive From Accounts and the Lazy Days crew have been far from lazy in sorting out these collection of remixes/mixes.

"Dreamy trip hoppers stay connected" as Fred Everything teams up with the much loved Stereo MC's on a 'Soul Love' train as remixed by Clive From Accounts and the Lazy Days crew have been far from lazy in sorting out these collection of remixes/mixes.

One of our top tracks this year (see review HERE) and having released our favourite remix by Rocco Rodamaal of 'Breathe' featuring James Alexander Bright (see review HERE), we're now on the last single from Fred Everything's recent album 'Love, Care, Kindness & Hope' (see review HERE).

In the leftfield nu-disco dancefloor, Clive From Accounts (aka Richard Day) is one of the sort after names having released his own work on Dirt Crew, Outplay and the super hot Razor-N-Tape (just to prove how hot they are, check Tom Noble Presents... 'House Of Spirits' (see review HERE).  Clive From Accounts is also busy on the remixes and he's put his double entry booking credentials to the test on the dubby 'Soul Love' and goes into the deep house for a special hybrid (that's sort of reflected in the artwork).

Definitely aimed at the DJ world with an array of versions in additon to the remix, 'Clive From Accounts Dub', 'Lazy Vox', 'Lazy Dub', 'An Afterthought', 'Original', 'Edit', 'Instrumental', 'Beatless' - you'll be breathless after all these versions.  All that's missing is a Sumsuch vs. Hectic mix!

The 'Soul Love (Lazy Dub)' is particularly good and it'll be big with the flute gang and everyone else plus the re:envisoned 'Afterthought' mix but you keep going back to Clive From Accounts - not to be confused with Colin From Accounts; could all this accounting make CIPFA qualifications trendy?

Artist:  Fred Everything 

Title: Soul Love feat. Stereo MC’s (Clive From Accounts Remixes)

Release date: 6th December, 2024

Label : Lazy Days Recordings

Catalog Number : LZD108

Format: Digital / Bandcamp 

Review: Fred Everything & James Alexander Bright - Breathe (Rocco Rodamaal Remixes) (Lazy Days Recordings)

We're definitely big fans of both Fred Everything and James Alexander Bright so we were super excited when they got together for 'Breathe', but who's Rocco Rodamaal?

Well, Rocco might not be the most prolific producer/remixer out there but he's definitely well connected with the likes of Atjazz, Osunlade and Afro-house communities.

That said, when he's come to one of the most popular tracks from Fred Everything's recent album 'Love, Care, Kindness & Hope' (see review HERE), the colaboration with 'friend of YATM', James Alexander Bright (see review HERE), there's a big chilled approach that includes dub and beat versions.

Definitely aimed at the DJ world and you can't go wrong with any of these versions.

Colour and Pitch · Colour and Pitch Sessions with Sumsuch - September 2024

Artist:  Fred Everything & James Alexander Bright 

Title: Breathe (Rocco Rodamaal Remixes) 

Release date: 20th September, 2024

Label : Lazy Days Recordings

Catalog Number : LZD

Format: Digital / Bandcamp 

Review: Fred Everything & Robert Owens - Never (Osunlade & Waajeed Remixes) (Lazy Days Recordings)

They say, "Never look a gift horse in the mouth", and as Robert Owens' vocals are the gift that keeps on giving, here's some monster remixes for your summer of love. 

Taken from the album 'Love, Care, Kindness & Hope (see review HERE), did I not predict the the magic vocals of Robert Owen would mean that all the big heads will be lining up for a remix.

Well, Osunlade and Waajeed are some pretty big heads and all together there's eight version of this modern classic to enjoy here.

And much like Mr Everything himself, it's hard to choose amongst the Yoruba Soul, Waajeed's, the Cosmic Vox/Dub and orginals including various instrumentals (I know it sounds a silly thing to say when Mr Owens is on it, but never overlook an instrumental is what I say).

Never would have thought would you?

All the usual suspects are on this already, Jazzanova, Laurent Garnier, Aroop Roy, Daz-I-Kue, Moodymann, Colin Dale, Stu Patterson, Bill Brewster, Ashley Beedle, Sumsuch and more, i.e. all your favourite DJs!

Artist:  Fred Everything & Robert Owens 

Title: Never (Osunlade & Waajeed Remixes) 

Release date: 19th July, 2024

Label : Lazy Days Recordings

Catalog Number : LZD106

Format: Digital / Bandcamp 

Review: Fred Everything – Love, Care, Kindness & Hope (Lazy Days Recordings)

With everything in the current state of things, what we all need is some of Fred's 'Love, Care, Kindness & Hope'.

We've already had a feel for Fred Everything's latest album with the increasingly hypnotic, 'Soul Love' featuring the Stereo MC's (see review HERE) on 'Breathe' featuring our local favourite, Alexander James Bright (see review HERE) and the classic sounds of Robert Owen on 'Never'.

And what's even better, Mr. Everything (aka Frédéric Blais) is just as good on the other seven tracks with just Sapele featuring on 'A Long Time Coming' and just as importantly, multi-instrumentalist (but particularly sax and flute) Finn Peters.

In fact, perhaps it's a little surprising that there are not more guest appearances as he's worked with and remixed so many since since debut album came out in 2000, 'Under The Sun' (which itself included the input of Atjazz).  It still sounds like a deep jazzy house that's layered into the grooves of 'Love, Care, Kindness & Hope' along with Peters who was making waves in the original Bruk/jazzy house golden period himself.

Between them they can bring Montreal down to a Detroit boogie flute gang zone ('Hope Is On The Horizon'), move to the modern electronic shuffle of 'A Good Day' and bounce to a Mr. Scruff-style bounce (Evening Ghost).

There's something for everyone who likes a dance and a lazy day on here and I'll definitely be playing out these tracks this summer, especially the happy clap 'Moonrise'; soul love people!

Artist:  Fred Everything

Title: Love, Care, Kindness & Hope

Release date: 24th May, 2024

Label : Lazy Days Recordings

Catalog Number : LZDLP19

Format: LP Digital / Bandcamp 

"Dreamy trip hoppers stay connected" as Fred Everything teams up with the much loved Stereo MC's on a 'Soul Love' train.

"Dreamy trip hoppers stay connected" as Fred Everything teams up with the much loved Stereo MC's on a 'Soul Love' train.

We were ahead of the timetable with Fred's collab with James Alexander Bright on the last single 'Breathe' (see review HERE) and the album, 'Love, Care, Kindness & Hope' is coming out next month.

So with 2 great singles, expectations are high; especially if Fred's collection of vintage keyboards are involved.

New versions of the track, including remixes by Clive From Accounts (he of 'Strictly Business EP' on Razor N Tape and some classy remixes), will be available later in 2024

Artist:  Fred Everything feat. Stereo MC’s

Title: Soul Love

Release date: 26th April, 2024

Label : Lazy Days Recordings

Catalog Number : 

Format: Digital / Bandcamp 

Review: Fred Everything - Breathe feat. James Alexander Bright (Lazy Days Recordings)

Sometimes, there just seems something in the air as if a plan forms and comes together like a synergy of elements made with love.

And that can't be too far from 'Breathe' as if you can imagine a merger of Fred (aka All Is Well) and his latest release on Compost Records (see review HERE) with elements of Bright & Findlay's 'Everything Is Slow' (see review HERE) you can almost feel, 'Breathe' as a synth heavy club bouncer.

Findlay's other half in Groove Armada, Andy C, recently got the big ups from BBC 5 Live's Adrian Childes (that really touched you as this WBA fan was clearly moved by his commitment to improving ethical farming - it's quite a story!) but clearly there's a similar meeting of the dancefloor mind with Fred and James. 

I must have told you that I was part of James' warm-up DJ team when he made his debut on the Re:Warm showcase last year (Ed. of course you did - see review HERE) and I can't see that happening ever again as he's a bit of a multi-instrumentalist coup.

James is in illustrious company as Fred's last release was 'Never' featuring vocal legend Robert Owens and last years' C J Cooper hit, 'Live Love Give' (see review HERE).

Apparently, there's a 'Breathe' remix due by DJ Rocco to follow but as my martial arts teacher often says, "it's not about the positions, it's all about the breathing - slow down": sounds like the oposite of Hectic for a lazy day.

Colour and Pitch · Colour and Pitch Sessions with Sumsuch - March 2024

Artist: Fred Everything

Title: Breathe feat. James Alexander Bright

Release date: 21st March, 2024

Label : Lazy Days Recordings

Catalog Number : LZD103 Digital / Bandcamp