Prins Thomas will release his debut solo album on March 29.
Having released two collaborative full-lengths with his friend and countryman Hans-Peter Lindstrøm, Thomas goes it alone for this new, self-titled collection, due to be released via his own Full Pupp label.
“I haven’t really thought about doing a proper solo album before,” says the Norwegian DJ, producer and ultra-prolific remixer, “As just finding the time for my solo 12”s in-between [remixes] has been hard enough.
”The album came together quite quickly. The week after HP and I finished mixing down II, I had a couple of ideas floating around and – having just had a good run in the studio – I was feeling really inspired.”
Prins Thomas was recorded in its maker’s Oslo studio, “with HP next door and [Todd] Terje across the hall.” Lindstrøm plays keyboards on ‘Wendy Not Walter’ and clavinet on ‘Sauerkraut’, with Terje adding trumpet to the latter.
Fans of Thomas’s tripped-out sound will know what to expect – a collision of disco, kosmische, krautrock, house and faintly Balearic pop, always with a firm emphasis on groove.
“I had a brief nerve-wrecking moment as I did the final mix,” he confesses. “But I’ve always ended up going with my gut feeling. The scary thing now is how inspiring it is to finally put out a bunch of my own stuff. Now I’ve got tons of new stuff in the pipeline plus a couple of more dance singles lined up, too!”
There will be a launch party for the album at London’s Corsica Studios on March 12. More details coming soon.
Tracklisting:
1. “Ørkenvandring”
2. “Uggebugg”
3. “Slangemusikk”
4. “Sauerkraut”
5. “Wendy Not Walter”
6. “Nattønsket”
7. “Attiatte”
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