“This is a mass culture we live in. It makes you act like something you really aren’t. It made me so narrow that I couldn’t really do myself justice so I broke away from that whole modern dance thing. I want to be me, I want to be human.”

Doctor Barbara Ann Teer’s words on The Radicle’s opening jam ‘JAS’ may have been lifted from an old Folkways record, but that doesn’t make the sentiment any less prescient. In fact, these words could have been said by Tim himself in reference to the spirit and ideology of ‘The Radicle’, only his third artist album to date.

Born out of a pure love of real instruments and instrumentation, and with a decidedly soulful, blues-y feel, ‘The Radicle’ is vastly different from the majority of electronic albums out there. Tim took his time and immersed himself completely into the record, surrounding himself with some of the best contemporary jazz musicians around, making for a sonic adventure with ideas bursting from every kick and lick. There’s a cover of the Miles Davis classic ‘So What!’ which bends the trumpet classic into new forms while ‘Shanti’ explores a more mystical Indian vibe with a sax solo John Coltrane of which would be proud.

Presented as an Expanded Edition, the album is supplemented by nine club-focused remixes, including a brand new, exclusive Live Disco Revision by Terry Grant & Luke Solomon, that manages to be both dynamic and sensitive, and some syncopated Bonus Beats courtesy of Classic Music Company label-mate Eli Escobar.

Tim Deluxe 'The Radicle'

All Songs Written by Tim Deluxe, except ‘LOVE is’ Written by Tim Deluxe & Fenton Robinson, and ‘So What!’ Written by Miles Davis

Produced, Arranged & Mixed by Tim Deluxe

The Players: -
Ben Hazleton: Bass on ‘JAS’, ‘Feelings’, ‘Captain, Captain’, ‘Unsung Hero’, ‘Dah Dance’, ‘So What!’, ‘Shanti’&‘Spirals Pt. 1 + 2’
Enzo Zirilli: Drums on ‘JAS’, ‘Unsung Hero’, ‘Dah Dance’, ‘So What!’&‘Shanti’
Rod Youngs: Drums on ‘Feelings’, ‘Captain, Captain’, ‘Tryin’ Find A Way’&‘Spirals Pt. 1 + 2’
John Donaldson: Fender Rhodes on ‘JAS’, Piano on ‘Captain, Captain’, ‘Tryin’ Find A Way’, ‘Shanti’&‘Spirals Pt. 1 + 2’ and Organ on ‘Unsung Hero’
Jay Phelps: Trumpet on ‘JAS’, ‘Feelings’, ‘LOVE is’&‘Tryin’ Find A Way’
Pete Wareham: Sax on ‘Feelings’, ‘LOVE is’&‘Dah Dance’
Fraser T. Smith: Guitar on ‘Captain, Captain’
Jim Mullen: Guitar on ‘Unsung Hero’&‘So What!’
Tim Deluxe: Keys & Strings on ‘JAS’, Piano on ‘Feelings’&‘Dah Dance’, Keys & Moog Voyager on ‘Captain, Captain’, Organ on ‘LOVE is’, Keys on ‘Unsung Hero’, Organ & Moog Voyager on ‘Tryin’ Find A Way’, Vibraphone on ‘Shanti’ and Organ, Piano & Moog Voyager on ‘Spirals Pt. 1 + 2’

Recording Engineer: Beatriz Artola

Mastered by Simon Davey at The Exchange Mastering

Track 11 Remix & Additional Production by Luke Solomon & Terry Grant
Track 18 Remix & Additional Production by Eli Escobar

All Songs Published by Defected Music, except ‘LOVE is’ Published by Defected Music & Eyeball Music Chicago and ‘So What!’ Published by Jazz Horn Music Corporation‘JAS’ contains samples of ‘Black Theater’ by Barbara Ann Teer taken from the recording entitled ‘Black Drama with Barbara Ann Teer and Charlie L. Russell’, FW09712, courtesy of Smithsonian Folkways Recordings, P&C 1973. Used by permission. ‘Captain, Captain’ contains a sample of the recording ‘I Don't Mind The Weather If The Wind Don't Blow’ by Jim Henry, used with permission and under license from Document Records Ltd.‘LOVE is’ contains samples from Fenton Robinson “You Don’t Know What Love Is”. Samples therein licensed from Alligator Records and Eyeball Music Chicago, IL, USA. Used by permission.‘Unsung Hero’ contains a sample of the recording of Maya Angelou reading ‘Willy’, from the audio book ‘And I Still Rise’. All reasonable endeavours have been made to obtain a license for the use of this sample. If you are the owner of the master recording or the publisher of the underlying composition, please contact justin.robson@defected.com to discuss a retrospective clearance of this sample.‘Tryin’ Find A Way’ contains samples of ‘Black Theater’ by Charles Russell taken from the recording entitled ‘Black Drama with Barbara Ann Teer and Charlie L. Russell’, FW09712, courtesy of Smithsonian Folkways Recordings, P&C 1973. Used by permission. ‘Shanti’ contains a sample of the recording ‘Shanthi Nilava Vendum’ performed by Sudha Ragunathan from the album ‘Dhyanalingam’. All reasonable endeavours have been made to obtain a license for the use of this sample. If you are the owner of the master recording or the publisher of the underlying composition, please contact justin.robson@defected.com to discuss a retrospective clearance of this sample.

All Tracks P&C 2014 Classic Music Company under exclusive license from Deluxe Records Ltd except
Track 11 2017 Classic Music Company under exclusive license from Deluxe Records Ltd
Track 12-15 2015 Classic Music Company under exclusive license from Deluxe Records Ltd
Track 16-19 2016 Classic Music Company under exclusive license from Deluxe Records Ltd