NEWS

Flying Flowers RecordsOut now on all good download stores. Metecho Slow Burner on 66Khz Productions!
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Flying Flowers RecordsOut now on Beatport, Juno and all other major stores.  Jolie BElle EP by Ian Morbey on Flying Flowers Records. Support from Laurent Garnier amongst others!
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GIGS

12/06/2010
New night launching featuring special guest Luke Solomon!  Welcome to SUBmerge @ The Garden High Wycombe!
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20/02/2010
Ian Morbey and Jerry Frempong at Ministry of Sound with Roger Sanchez and 2 good souls! MORE >
Release Information

Pret A Ecouter releases and tracks signed to other labels:

Go to Beatport.com Get These Tracks Add This Player
Ian has also had some tracks picked up by French label Flying Flowers under his own name and UK based 66Khz Productions under the pseudonym Metecho, out now!

You can check out the labels here! http://www.myspace.com/flyingflowersrecords and http://www.66khz.co.uk/

Promo comments included:

Alex Attias (Freedomsoundz / Mule / Compost ...)
Ian Morbey - Jolie Belle EP : I really like the production and this will also be played on my show.
great work thanks
Hrdvsion (Wagon Repair records)
really dig the jolie belle... great dance tune...shuffle in there....booty shaker!
Laurent Garnier (PIAS / F Com)
Really like track 1 of Ian Morbey
Matt Flores (Combination records / Shack / Compost ...)
Jolie Belle could fit in my bit more upfront sets, will give it a spin.
 Muallem (Compost Black Label)
Jolie Belle by Ian Morbey is completely up my alley!!!
 Skwerl ( SonarKollektiv / Member of the Trick)
"Jolie Belle" is also a great track, fantastic bounce and just the right sounds are guaranteed to make em dance.
Yannick Labbé (aka Trickski / Sonar Kollektiv)
Also, Strange Side of my Brain by Ian Morbey is right up my alley!
We are proud to announce the debut release of Ian Morbey.  Fifth Ray EP is out on Pret A Ecouter Music now!
Listen to the tracks in the player below.






Fifth Ray has just been signed to the "30 Minimal Tech House Volume 5" compilation out now on Beatport and all other good download stores!  MORE >

The track has also been picked up on "75 Techno Tunes", "Tech Selection" and "Worlds Largest Club Collection 2" compilations.

Promo comments included:

"Cool Track" - Greg Desty
"Unique little tech track here" - Los
"this is dope! deep and somewhat atmospheric but still has good energy!" - DJ Chronus
"nice funky house..sounds good" - DJ Dennis Sebayan
"great work , really nice tune !" - DJ Mindaugelis
"solid track...very clean..perfect warmup or lounge." - Brandon Jay
"very intelligent, classy, well-produced stuff...nice funky groove...will play early" - Adam S

Available for download now at www.vinyl-distribution.co.uk  , www.djshop.de, www.juno.co.uk, www.djdownload.com, www.beatsdigital.com and soon at all other good download stores!

Check out A&R details below we are looking for artists!
A&R Contact Info:
Please submit all demos in high quality mp3 format to ian@pret-a-ecouter.co.uk as a downloadable link. Do not attach files to the email. Please note that we receive numerous submissions but are only a small label. We will do our best to listen and leave feedback but can’t promise that we’ll get back to you every time. To stand a chance, please adhere to the following:

Only submit high quality MP3’s – no links to MySpace - I’m afraid we can’t promise to listen to these.
Only submit electronic dance music. We won’t be releasing anything else.
Try and stick within the deep house – tech house categories although we may consider minimal techno or soulful house also. (Listen to our music to get an understanding of what we’re about before submitting material).
Always include ID3 tags with at least Artist, Song title and contact info.
Always ensure that any submissions do not breach any copyright. We cannot accept submissions that may infringe on copyright law!

Studio Information:

Ian Morbey Studio

The hub of Pret A Ecouter Records is run out of Ian’s studio built up over the last few years. See the kit list and photos below:
Quad Core PC running windows XP and Ableton Live 7
MOTU 828 Audio interface
M Audio Delta 44 Audio Interface
Alesis M1 520 Mk2 Monitors
M Audio Axiom 25 controller keyboard
Novation Nova
Roland JV1010
Various Synth VST’s (including Arturia Moog Modular V and Fab Filter Twin 2)
Acoustic Treatment
Sample Collection
Large vinyl collection
2 x Pioneer CDJ
Korg Kaoss pad mixer
Technics 1200

Studio Ian Morbey         Studio Ian Morbey

Studio Ian Morbey
All of our tracks are mastered by Jesse Skeens at Medway studios; see the links page for more info.