"I made absolutely sure that none of us would ever return to normality again."
- Scott Hardkiss
Hardkiss are celebrating the 20th anniversary of Delusions of Grandeur. The out-of-print album will be released digitally for the first time on May 25th, 2015. A commemorative 20th Anniversary double CD includes a 32 page booklet written by Terry Matthews of 5Magazine. This and other special offers including vinyl and The Hardkiss Vault '91 - '99 are available exclusively via a PledgeMusic campaign.
"Hardkiss’s music defies musical barriers, time and space with off-the-teabags loved-out majesty and manages to suspend the listener in a bottomless pool of fragrant intoxicants and rabbit aphrodisiac heart rhythms."
- Kris Needs, Melody Maker
Nick Warren - "Still sounding as wonderful as they did the first time I heard them. Brilliant music like this never ages."
Tensnake - "Great classics."
Darin Epsilon - "'Raincry' is still sounding great to this day."
Anthony Pappa - "Amazing and classic … it's always been one of my favorite releases."
Larry Tee - "A tasty selection!"
Chris Fortier - "A classic of classics … still as stunning as ever."
Christian Martin (Christian Martin) - "'Out Of Body Experience (Burning Spear)' is so sick."
Hardway Bros (A Love From Outer Space) - "Love love love!"
Chrissy Murderbot (Planet Mu / Loose Squares) - "I remember buying this when it came out. Hyped for the remasters!"
Öona Dahl (Hallucienda) - "'3 Nudes Having Sax On Acid' is still amazing to play in a set! Timeless, all of it."
Sumsuch (Colour and Pitch / Mega Jawns) - "Sometimes you look back on classic records with rose colored spectacles. This is not one of those times … these tracks are just as spiritual, emotional and dance-able as I remember."
Generic People (Cut For Life) - "An absolute stone cold classic that has stood the test of time."
Andy Wilson (Ibiza Sonica FM / Balearica) - "I have cherished copies of these on vinyl and played them to death, especially at beach and jungle parties in Thailand in the early '90s. It's so great to get nice new digital versions to play again."
Dr. Best (Radio Z, Germany) - "I love my crackling vinyl copy from back in the days, but now it shines in remastered sound quality … nice."
Available now from Beatport, Juno Download, and iTunes.