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Fitness remix EP "Fuller Weller" out 5/6 + new demo

we're so very excited to be releasing Fuller Weller a remix companion of Fitness' incredible 2021 record "Full Well". Featuring reworkings from Maxshh, Microcosmic Worship Hour, Brick Road, pseudo-antigone, Fuller Weller is a truly delightful reimagining of Fitness' transcendent songs.

Are you fully well? How fully well do you fare? Do you want to be fully weller? To fill up your well?

1. Theme II - Maxshh Remix

Phase 1 is intended to provide fast-acting, immediate relief of high-low surface tension. Remixed by Hadley, Massachusetts-based expert scientist and Sad Cactus Records labelmate Maxshh, phase 1 is an exercise in jittery collage. Assembled from the ruins of Full Well track Theme II, phase 1’s avant-pop leanings are sure to make you grin fuller and feel weller almost instantaneously

2. Fingernails - Brick Road Remix

Phase 2 is designed to ease the listener into the flow of the patented timed-release technology. Phase 2 is produced by Edmonton pensive tinkerer and free-jazz connoisseur Brick Road. Full Well number Fingernails reimagined as downtempo psychedelia, phase 2 is a slow-burner that places the listener in a meditative mode of contentment and seamlessly transitions the listener into the exuberant joy of phase

3. Coal Miner - Pseudo-Antigone Remix

Phase 3 is an ebullient wave produced by Edmonton’s hyperpop queen Pseudo-Antigone. A master of analysis and deconstruction, Pseudo-Antigone dissects Coal Miner into its constituent elements before reassembling it into a joyful real-estate anthem guaranteed to assuage even the most persistent of ailments. The effects of phase 3 mirror the methods implemented in its conception; it induces in the listener the sensation of being deconstructed and reassembled Fuller, Weller™.

4. Knowing - Microcosmic Worship Hour Remix

Phase 4 provides the sonic massage necessary to consolidate and encode the wellness data of the previous 3 phases into your ROM. This phase is akin to an auditory baptization. Conceived by Kaunsel (of, among others, Zebra Pulse and Soft Ions), phase 4 is perhaps the most ethereal of the 4 phases, abandoning the regular rhythmic pulse of previous phases for an enigmatic ablution of non-wellness.

5. Fitness - Exchange

The final phase of Fuller Weller™. A return to basic wellness, if you will. Initially conceived as a part of Full Well but incorporated into the phased release of Fuller Weller™ to allow for maximum retention of the release’s unique effects. Titled in homage to, incorporating ideas from, and overall deeply indebted to Rae Armantrout’s poem Exchange, phase 5 is a coda that is sure to maximize the collection’s wellness effects so you can feel Fuller Weller™ for longer.

Posted on May 4th, 2022
Fitness new EP "Astare" out 11/5 - new single "Astare" out now

we're very excited to announce that the new Fitness EP Astare will be coming out Friday, November 5th! The first single "Astare" is streaming now via Fitness' bandcamp, and you can listen below.

On their newest EP, Fitness push further into the propulsive sound that they refined on 2020's Full Well. Building off of the momentum from Full Well, they refine their distinctive post-whatever cadences and here reveal an entirely cohesive four tracks, a release that shows the band growing into themselves and sounding truly confident in their songwriting. The titular lead single "Astare" is a taut three minutes and has an effortless and almost maybe avant-Is This It energy. It is a remarkable piece of songwriting that carries Keanan Swan-Azmon's yearning lyricism and coheres it into an astonishing package. Stay tuned for more soon!

You can pre-order Astare here and receive a limited edition zine with the release: https://fitnessband.bandcamp.com

Posted on October 20th, 2021