It was an absolute pleasure to remix the new single from the excellent Sun Shines Cold @sunshinescold ! I really enjoyed working on this one.
Both the single and my remix of ‘A Feeling Unknown’ are out now on @1991recordingslabel
Brilliantly mastered by Simon Scott @spsmastering
https://sunshinescold.bandcamp.com/track/a-feeling-unknown-maps-remix
The absolute legend that is Andy Bell will be playing a special acoustic show at Bedford Esquires on Sunday the 2nd March 2025 for his incredible new album ‘Pinball Wanderer’ (released on Sonic Cathedral on the 28th February!
I’m thrilled to be spinning some tunes on the night as well 🙌
You can pick up a ticket along with pre-ordering a copy of the album from Slide Record Shop now!
Hope to see you there! x
My cover of ‘Stay Another Day’ gets its first ever physical release today on this beautiful vinyl 7” on @soniccathedral 🎄 It is a new edit of the song exclusive to this release.
Also features @markpetersmusic amazing cover of ‘Jingle Bells’ and @younghusbandmusic’s beautiful version of ‘I Don’t Intend To Spend Christmas Without You’.
All 3 tracks also feature on CD4 of the @soniccathedral CD box set (titled ‘Celebrate Your Elf!’) which is in all good record shops this Friday!
OUT NOW!
‘Stay Another Day’
Released digitally on Mute Records.
https://mute.ffm.to/maps-stay-another-day
In 2007, I recorded a cover of ‘Stay Another Day’ by the U.K. boy band East 17. It was never ‘officially’ released – until now!
It seems fitting to release it this year, as it is 30 years since E17 hit the Official UK Christmas Chart No1 (in 1994).
I always genuinely loved the original song, it reminded me of early Spiritualized. This version was made using my old 16 Track hard disk recorder, a Yamaha RM1x groovebox and Yamaha SU 10 sampler. No computers were involved. It has a simplicity to it, which is something I still love after all these years.
As if that isn’t enough, the track is also getting a physical release courtesy of Sonic Cathedral! It is featured on the 20th Anniversary CD box set, ‘Celebrate Yourself! The Sonic Cathedral Story’, due out on 6 December.
Incredibly honoured to have my work included in the Sonic Cathedral 20th anniversary box set: ‘Celebrate Yourself! The Sonic Cathedral Story 2004-2024’
Available to pre-order now: https://linktr.ee/sc20boxset
Stunningly designed by Stuart Jones
I became friends with Nat Cramp from Sonic Cathedral way back in 2005/6 (through MySpace!) when he put on some of the very first Maps shows. That relationship continued through the years, whether it was playing Sonic Cathedral shows, DJing at events or remixing SC artists. Maps even played the 15th anniversary show at Bush Hall. Also, the honour of me producing the Emma Anderson album ‘Pearlies’ (released last year) was through Nat.
Nat Cramp is an amazing human, and Sonic Cathedral is an amazing label. Here’s to the next 20 years!
My remix of Not Me But Us is included on the box set, as well as my cover of East 17’s ‘Stay Another Day’ (which is previously unavailable until now!). Also, a previously unreleased Emma Anderson track is on there (which I produced).
Beauty. Emotion. Love. Infinity. Distortion. ❤️