Ryan Crosson and Shaun Reeves Visionquest Mix

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To tie in with their appearance playing at fabric’s 11th Birthday spectacular this weekend we caught up with Detroit’s Ryan Crosson and Shaun Reeves to hear them talk about their new Visionquest label which is due to launch later this year.

Shaun: Visionquest has been something that has been happening throughout the course of mankind’s evolution of conciousness. In many ancient civilizations, and some indigenous tribes still present to this day, it is seen as a right of passage towards a new beginning. Sometimes it is used for healing purposes but more often involves an individual going alone into an unknown wilderness while fasting, seeking an vision or sign that will define the future course of their life.

Ryan: For the past few years we’ve been looking for some sort of new beginning musically as a way to communicate to others what our idea of quality music should be while not confining that idea solely to the dance floor. We are hoping to bring back an aesthetic of artwork, music, vinyl culture and unique party atmospheres to ring in a new generation of underground culture.

Shaun: For our first four releases on our Visionquest label we are bringing in 3 duos and one female solo artist, all of whom are relatively new on the music scene. The debut release will feature Benoit & Sergio who have previously released on Spectral Sound and have an EP out on DFA early in the new year. They’ve delivered us a fantastic EP about the lurid pleasures of a dance future that has emerged from the excesses of pop’s past. The second release is from a duo called Footprintz out of Montreal. They have a pop sensibility to their music, kind of like a deeper version of MGMT, and a few other labels are already champing at the bit to sign further tracks from them.

Ryan: Visionquest 003 will be the Italian wonder pair, Tale of Us. Karm and Matteo are such genuinely great people and it shows both in their productions and their DJ and live performances. Their use of vocals on the record creates an amazingly sensual vibe. The fourth release will be quite a special one. We are releasing 2-4 tracks by an unknown talent from Mexico City, Niki Nakazawa. The best way of describing her sound would be vocal indie rock/folk pressed on 7″ vinyl with full artwork to boot.

Download : Ryan Crosson & Shaun Reeves – Visionquest Mix for fabric (October 2010)