Kicks & Hugs label launches with tribute to late Andrew Smith, AKA Jasen Loveland

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  • Out later this month, the first release contains two tracks produced under Smith's The Lone Flanger alias.
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  • Berlin-based booking agency and mix series Kicks & Hugs is starting a label. Launched in 2017, the multi-disciplinary platform works with artists such as Yuka, Bertrand. and, until his death in 2021, the prolific US producer Andrew Smith, AKA Jasen Loveland. The first release on the label is a mini compilation featuring tracks by Bertrand. and Smith as The Lone Flanger, plus reworks by Varg2™ and Dasha Rush. Vibe Before Hype is out digitally and on vinyl from May 27th. The label said the EP "is dedicated to a musical shape-shifter, a paramount figure, ephemeral talent and a dear friend—Andrew Smith." Listen to "HD 140283 (The Cheetah Song)."
    Tracklist 01. The Lone Flanger, Kawala Bravo, Varg2™ - Fuzzy-Trace Theory 02. The Lone Flanger - HD 140283 (The Cheetah Song) 03. Bertrand. - Spray 04. Bertrand. - Spray (Dasha Rush Hypnotic Mix) Kicks & Hugs will release Vibe Before Hype on May 27th, 2022.
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