Long before FatCat was the renowned independent label it is today, it was a hallowed record shop specialising primarily in Detroit and Chicago-based techno and house.
Run by Alex Knight and Dave Cawley (still at the helm of FatCat and FCR), plus Andy Martin and Lee InSync, the shop opened in Crawley during 1988, then moved to Covent Garden in 1990.
“FCR is going to be our label releasing club records that we like. I listen to what we have coming up and although it’s all over the shop - from the driving house of Cottam, to the two step vocal cuts of E&D – it’s all FatCat . Both Alex and I are really excited to be finally releasing club 12”s again. For now neither of us have any expectations - it’ll be small vinyl runs, plus hopefully some parties to share the sounds we like,” states Cawley.
‘I Can’t Carry On’ is a proper Chi-style-deep-house-classic-in-the-making, whose layers subtly build over 12 immersive minutes. With a raw driving bassline, deep strings and killer underground vocal sample, it stands up easily against early Ron Trent and Lil Louis favourites.
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