Discography

Releases

• Codeine (Single / Itunes Exclusive Release) | Mouthwatering Records
  

  After the successful single «Number One Kid» (College Charts Germany, Airplaycharts in Switzerland, Rotations at FM4, Radio Nova, DRS3, Couleur3, Virus, Rete3 and many more Radiostations in Switzerland and Europe) Filewile now release another single off their latest album «Blueskywell».
  The new single contains two versions of the track «Codeine».

  Releasedate: 26.03.2010

   

• Blueskywell (CD, Album) | Mouthwatering Records
  

  With the new album, Filewile have made the transition from dubby laptop duo to a dub driven band. Along the way, Filewile integrated the raw power of their live performances into their production methods. They now thoroughly cherish the imperfections of analogue instrumentation, tape machine and the iconic Space Echo. At the same time the human voice has moved centerstage in the Filewile sound – being used and abused as a musical instrument all over the album.
  Filewile have fully integrated their former guest singer Joy Frempong and session bassist Mago Flueck, to explore the possibilities of the «human element» as a positive influence to the total control previously exerted by Dustbowl (Andreas Ryser) and Dejot (Daniel Jakob) through their machines. Joy Frempong’s love of experimental lyrics and song heightens the sparkling vibe Filewile exude with every chord. In her lyrics, Joy Frempong cunningly moves between childish nonsense and the abyss of human existence. Two tracks on the album see the return of Brooklyn born rhyme artist RQM to the Filewile fold. RQM further enhances the album’s genre bending quality and the impossibility to pin the sound to any particular country.
  In parts «Blueskywell» flirts with mainstream radio appeal by weaving catchy harmonies and moving beats into something resembling Pop music – only to break into Dance music, Rock fragments or experimental Jazz antics in time to stop the listener from drifting off into a cloud of comfort. «Blueskywell» is an album worthy of the term: rather than being a compilation of one band’s tracks, it is a congruent whole, – an exciting excursion into a world of Music. A world full of bass and multi facetted vocalizing, switching from Jiggy Breaks to Ambient Electronics to Rootsy Reggae and Funky Jazz while dabbling with the freakish, psychadelic and experimental‚ without succumbing to the outright weird. Filewile remain a dance act, but they disguise it well.

   
• Number One Kid (EP, 12″) | Mouthwatering Records
  

  Before dropping their new long player, Filewile bless us with a gem of an EP: The Number One Kid mixes take you on a ride through soul caressing Bass music, twisted Hip Hop and straight out partying. The new Filewile sound is clearly inspirational – rarely have four producers made so muchout of the one and same tune!
  Tracklist:
  A1 Number One Kid (Original)
  A2 Number One Kid (Robot Koch Remix)
  A3 Number One Kid (Algorythm & Blues Remix)
  B1 Number One Kid (Ramax Remix)
  B2 Number One Kid (Mercury Remix)

   
• Number One Kid (7″) | Mouthwatering Records
  

  A1: Picture one of them pimped up 70’s cars bouncing down the hot inner city street, seemingly pushed along on nothing but the bass pounding from it’s speakers. The tune blastin’ is Number One Kid and the kids one the streets are all out shaking, breakin’ and poppin’ to the dubbed out Hip Hop Soul Sound that is Filewile. One tune this! It won’t leave once its in your head a you probably won’t mind.
  B1: Electric Blanket have turned the original dubbed out Hip Hop Soul Sound of Number One Kid into an upbeat Indiepop tune. What remains of the original is Joy Frempong’s singing, which is now accompanied by driving drums, Indie guitar and a low key flute melody. Its a very UK kinda tune, reminiscent of bands like Strange Idols or Voxtrot – it should go down well with the kids at the club.
  Tracklist:
  A1 Number One Kid (Original)
  B1 Number One Kid (Electric Blanket Edit)

   

• Nassau Massage (CD, Album) | Mouthwatering Records
  

  Filewile are a duo seen rocking clubs for the last years with their dub infused Electronica sets. «Nassau Massage» brings together guest artists from many corners: Nicolette (British vocalist formerly of Massive Attack fame), New York rapper and now Berlin resident RQM, Rider Shafique and Mr. Melody alongside Baby Chann bring on their versatile UK Reggae flavours. Local talents like the Swiss resident Ghanaian singer Joy Frempong, rapper Baze and Switzerland’s only underground country-star Zeno Tornado help make «Nassau Massage» a tight pop-Electronica album with a strong Reggae foundation.

   
• Damn (EP, 12″) | Mouthwatering Records
  

  The electronic minimal Funk of Filewile’s «Damn» paints the perfect soundscape for New York Rapper RQM’s brilliant anecdote about a ride on the A-train on a rainy Sunday. Rhyme and music blend in rare harmony to create a funny, crisp and sexy image of an only too familiar situation. 2 remixes accompany the original, one by Jahcoozi and the other by the Round Table Knights. The extra track is a dubby Reggae tune named «Forward», feat. Rider Shafique of the Son of Man / Pressure Drop camp.

   

• Barbarella (2×12″) | Mouthwatering Records
  

  «Barbarella» is a minimal but kicking, slow building tune with peculiar yet driving rhythms, heavy bass and a Booker T & The MGs style keyboard melody swinging in there somewhere. The whistled refrain instantly sticks in one‘s mind and the guitar strumming over the Break Beat gives this tune a wicked Rock kinda feel. With remixes from Bengston, Sad feat. Baze, Balduin & the bonus-track «Soupa» by Filewile.

   
• Filewile Remixed Part One & Two (CD, Album, 12″) | Wankdorf Recordings
  

  Filewile present the first two releases on their own label «Wankdorf Recordings», with 16 remixes by various national and international artists. The original tracks (Kleppa, Chumpnrun & Trolley) by Filewile are available to download on this website for free. The Remixes from Tim Scott, Pola, Illy Noiz and Random Acoustics are also available on Vinyl.

   

• Chumpnrun (CD Box, Ltd) | filewile.com

  Limited Edition Homemade Single CD-Laptopbox «Chumpnrun». The CD includes the Videoclip done by M. Spahr, Optickle.
  The Laptopboxes are numbered and limited on 300 Copies. This was the first physical release by Dustbowl & Dejot under the name of Filewile.
  100% homemade production of the laptopbox (quicktime movie)

   

• Various tracks & remixes (free download): see post-listing «free tracks» and the podcast-feed.

Remixes

• My Boy – Copy & Paste | Everest Records
• Barely Evil – RQM | OMG
• Ego – Bonaparte | Staatsakt / Indigo
• Cute Ass Algorithm – Algorythm + Blues | Mouthwatering Records

• Luvely – The Tape vs RQM | Mouthwatering Records

• Last Night – Lunik | EMI
• Wholesome – Nicolette (12” & CD) | Early Records
• Overflow – Pureape (12”) | Alpinechic
• Bonx it bon me – Ganglords | Decibelle
• Shakedown – Lovebugs | Decibelle

• Sunny Days – Pressure Drop (12”) | Mouthwatering Records

• Weather – Lunik (12”) | EMI

Tracks Appear On

• Release: Maximize (CD) | Track: Damn (RTK Remix) | Label: Exploited | 2007
• Release: Suisse Electro (CD) | Track: Communication | Label: CMA | 2007
• Release: Swiss Circus In Stereo (mp3) | Track: Attila | Label: Alpinechic | 2005
• Release: Expedition_1 (CD) | Track: Robinhood | Label: Everest Records | 2005
• Release: La Suisse (CD) | Track: Orwell | Label: Swiss Music Export | 2004
• Release: Compilation IV (2xLP) | Track: Emitow | Label: Everest Records | 2004
• Release: Home Crowd (CD) | Track: Xibalba_1 | Label: Mouthwatering Records | 2003