Filewile - Blueskywell

New Album | CD / Vinyl / Digital | Label: 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.

Africa Tourblog Part 1

30.11.2009 News

by Mago Wed, 23 nov 8 AM: Filewile at Zürich Airport with the mission to get 40kgs extra weight (equipment) on a Swiss plane. Picture the young man working at the check-in desk (Hochstrasser) saying „I’m sure you don’t want to know how much it is gonna cost you..“. We don’t hesitate, pay sFr. 2000.- [...]

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Tourposter Southafrica

13.11.2009 News

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Past Shows:

13.11.2009 Live dates

16.07.2010: Jazzparade, Fribourg, Switzerland 02.07.2010: Woodrock, Waldhäusern-Moosegg 26.06.2010: Fusion, Lärz, Germany 12.06.2010: Imagine, Barfüsserplatz, Basel 11.06.2010: commentate Worldcup SA – MEX at Bourbaki, Luzern 16:00h 11.06.2010: B-Sides, Kriens, Luzern 05.06.2010: Sismic Festival, Sierre 28.05.2010: Taktlos, Rote Fabrik, Zürich 19.03.2010: Museumsnacht, Westside, Bern, Special 4h Ambient Set / Expo Johannes Gees «I WANT YOU» 06.03.2010: Swiss [...]

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QUOTES ON «BLUESKYWELL»

01.11.2009 News

Some Quotes on Blueskywell: Musicweek UK: Filewile tap into the madcap genius tradition started by fellow swiss agent provocateurs Yello…. Der Bund Switzerland: …Ihr neues Album ist ein Meisterwerk mit Hit und höchst holprigen Beats… Strangefruitmusic UK: they actually do sound weird but in a good way…So if you think you are ready for something [...]

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Our Album drops in a couple minutes!

30.10.2009 News

Our New Album Blueskywell drops in a couple of minutes! grab it! Digitaly: Itunes junodownload Finetunes Beatport CD: Cede.ch Mouthwatering Records Store Chop Records Bern (Switzerland Only) Juno Amazon Share this:

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Vinyl «Number One Kid» arrived!

23.10.2009 News

We just received the Vinyl 12″ of «Number One Kid» looks fantastic! and also contains downloadcode! ORDER HERE Share this:

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Vote 4 us on Swiss TV

21.10.2009 News

We need help on voting for us on Swiss TV SF Roboclip! please vote here for our Videoclip Number One Kid! Share this:

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tonight “live” at rsr la-1ere 19h-20h

19.10.2009 News

we’re playing tonight at radio-paradiso rsr la-1ere from 19h – 20h. tune in: radio-paradiso Share this:

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tonight on Radio Virus Switzerland

18.10.2009 News

we’re on Radio Virus tonight! 18h – 20h: Tune In! Share this:

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EPK Filewile «Blueskywell»

15.10.2009 Video clips

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