The Explorer’s Club is new and very interesting subscription-based mp3-club made as a collaboration between Eardrums’ favourite LOAF recordings (home of great bands like Dark Captain Light Captain , Seeland, Vincent Oliver and others),  and Arctic Circle, who arranges concerts in London (Efterklang at the Barbican, Notwist at the Union Chapel, etc).

For one year, starting in January, the new club will release new digital singles once a month from 30 artists from all over the world. The singles  will include two or three exclusive mp3s and a digital booklet with a new hand-drawn explorer-themed penguin illustration.

The list of artists that will be involved in this new club is amazing, and could well be our own list of favourite artists! Just have a look here:
Nils Frahm, Sweet Billy Pilgrim, Peter Broderick, Bill Wells, Kama Aina, Johann Johannsson, Hauschka, Montag, David Kitt, Dustin O’Halloran, Minotaur Shock, Smile Down Upon Us, The Sleeping Years, Klima, Ryan Teague , Inch-Time, Vincent Oliver, Ted Barnes, Emily Barker and many more. None of these artists are afraid to explore new musical territories, so the name of the club is a good one!

Another interesting thing is that the project will also include Snowbird, the new project of Bella Union-boss and ex-Cocteau Twin Simon Raymonde and the wonderful Stephanie Dosen, and several collaborations and so far unheard new artists.

When you subscribe to the club, you will also receive several handprinted artworks, a calendar, a tote bag and some other goodies. You can find more info about all of this and how to subscribe on LOAF’s Explorer’s Club page:
http://lorecordings.greedbag.com/buy/explorers-club-subscription-pack/

So, if you need a last-minute Christmas present for a music fan who is not afraid to explore new, interesting and beautiful music, – a subscription to the Explorer’s Club should be a good gift. And if any of my friends or family read this, – I want one!!

Here is a spotify playlist I’ve put together with some of the artists in the club (not all, and none of these songs will be in the club):
Exploring the Explorers (Spotify-link)