Richard Russell steps up under his rLr alias to remix his own Everything Is Recorded project. Released via XL Recordings, the rLr remix of ‘Never Felt Better’ sees Russell breaking apart the original into a bass-heavy audio collage that warps and chops Sampha and Florence Welch’s original vocals while beaming in legendary mixtape pioneer Kid Capri from somewhere in 1990’s New York City. It’s the first rLr remix in over five years, following previous remixes for the likes of Crass, Viviankrist, Ibeyi and Roots Manuva.
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‘Never Felt Better’ by Everything Is Recorded ft. Florence Welch & Sampha
The original ‘Never Felt Better’ features on Everything Is Recorded’s acclaimed third album Temporary. Released in February, the album features an incredible roll call of collaborators including Sampha, Florence Welch, Bill Callahan, Noah Cyrus, Maddy Prior, Berwyn, Alabaster Deplume, Jah Wobble, Yazz Ahmed, Laura Groves, Kamasi Washington, Rickey Washington, Roses Gabor, Jack Peňate, Samantha Morton, Clari Freeman–Taylor and Nourished By Time.
Created over four years from 2020 to 2024, Temporary was recorded in the main at Russell’s own west London Copper House studio, alongside sessions in Tottenham, Cumbria, Dorset, Los Angeles and Las Vegas, and is set to build on previous acclaimed releases including 2018’s eponymous, Mercury Prize-nominated debut album.
Temporary is the first full Everything Is Recorded release in over four years but followed a prolific period of music-making for Richard Russell. As Everything Is Recorded, he released four album-length pieces via Soundcloud and Bandcamp only over the previous twelve months: Summer Solstice, Autumn Equinox, Winter Solstice and Spring Equinox. Each was recorded during extended, one-day improvised jams on the date of their respective titles at Russell’s west London Copper House studio, featuring an eclectic cast of musicians and collaborators. Earlier this year, he teamed up with singer, songwriter and acclaimed actor and director Samantha Morton as musical duo SAM MORTON to release their acclaimed debut album Daffodils & Dirt. Meanwhile, he produced ‘Four Kinds of Horses’ from i/o, Peter Gabriel’s first number one album in over 30 years, as well as this old house, the debut EP from tipped London trio Mary In The Junkyard.
It was for these records, alongside previous lauded production work for the likes of Bobby Womack, Damon Albarn, Gil Scott–Heron and Ibeyi, that Russell received the prodigious Inspiration Award at last week’s Music Producers Guild awards in London. Full details here.
Praise for Temporary
“an endearingly ramshackle album… by turns light, sunny and soulful” – Uncut
“‘Temporary’ might be one of the gentlest records ever made about death, but it’s also one of the most life-affirming. Russell’s decision to prioritise melody over rhythm results in an album that feels weightless yet deeply affecting, like sunlight filtering through the cracks of a long-lost memory. Every collaborator on this record sounds like the best version of themselves, elevating ‘Temporary’ into something truly special.” – Clash
What makes Temporary so captivating is its raw vulnerability, its exploration of impermanence, change and connection through a kaleidoscopic lineup of artists and musicians… It’s a record that resonates deeply, long after the needle lifts” –
Crack Magazine
Everything Is Recorded – Temporary
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TRACKLISTING
01. October
02. My And Me (Ft. Sampha, Laura Groves, Ricky Washington & Alabaster DePlume)
03. Porcupine Tattoo (Ft. Noah Cyrus & Bill Callahan)
04. Never Felt Better (Ft. Sampha & Florence Welch)
05. Ether (Ft. Maddy Prior)
06. Losing You (Ft. Sampha, Laura Groves, Jah Wobble & Yazz Ahmed)
07. Firelight (Ft. Florence Welch, Berwyn & Alabaster DePlume
08. The Summons
09. No More Rehearsals (Ft. Roses Gabor, Jah Wobble, Jack Peñate & Yazz Ahmed)
10. You Were Smiling (Ft. Samatha Morton)
11. Norm (Ft. Bill Callahan)
12. Swamp Dream #3 (Ft. Mary In The Junkyard)
13. The Meadows (Ft. Roses Gabor, Kamasi Washington & Ricky Washington)
14. Goodbye (Hell Of A Ride) (Ft. Nourished By Time)
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