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Burning Witches Records release illusive EP by Dorothys Fortress

Once a secret weapon of The Chemical Brothers...

Burning Witches Records release illusive EP by Dorothys Fortress

Once a secret weapon of The Chemical Brothers...

The Kent based record label have released a special 7" record featuring two tracks. "Theme From Phase IV" is out now and is as seedy, murky and deviant on the dancefloor as they come. The record was once a secret weapon of The Chemical Brothers over ten years ago and now is given the light of day it truly deserves. The label describe the release as follows:

"Produced by the mysterious Django the Bastard, Side A hits you with a bass heavy 80s Italo disco arpeggio laden electro fest with ‘Theme from Phase IV’ whilst the B-side sees our heroes deliver ‘Hellcat’ a fat 4/4 piece of electro disco business, tinged with lo-fi sleaze !

Originally released over a decade ago and played by the Chemical Brothers as a  super disco weapon, Dorothys Fortress soon gained underground cult status, but no sooner than they appeared, they went back to the secret studio in El Santoro, Los Angeles."

Buy the record HERE. 

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