A Random Blog about ALL THE THINGS!!!!
Hello!
Its been a while since I did a blog post...which is a vast understatement lol - so much to do, and so little time it seems. It has actually been so long that I don't even remember. And I also do not know if I will finish this post in time to post it lol, so what I am gonna do is just sort of blurt out all the things.
And there are a LOT of things. Especially when it comes to the releases.
Speaking of the releases, I will not be able to put these in accurate order of when they will be released, because we have reached a point where we use four different pressing plants, and all of them seem to be a bit erratic with deliveries for no real reason we can discover. So anyway, I will start with non record things, and then do a huge list of what you can expect with upcoming vinyl for the next 4 or 5 months....
KFVIP - Knite Force Vinyl In Production
This is NOT he same as being a VIP on the KF site. Nope. Rather, this is a whole new part of the Kniteforce world...We have set up our own pressing / brokering division as part of the business. We did this because last year we pressed a LOT of records. I mean...a LOT...and once we factored in all the labels we own, the labels we press for, represses, and so on it was really a bit ridiculous. And because of that, we now have very good pressing prices with all the plants we use.
So we set up part of KF to do pressing for the labels that use our distribution, and for anyone else who wants to press records, really. We can press anything from 100 white labels to huge complicated multi vinyl box sets, colour and shaped vinyl, picture discs, USBs...you name it, we can do it.
We hired Chloe to manage that part of the business. Chloe (aka Ginge) used to manage a large portion of the Kniteforce pressings when she worked at a pressing plant, and who is someone with expert knowledge of all things vinyl. She now handles all our pressing in house, and can give you all the hguidance you might need and excellent prices for you to get your record pressed as well :) Basically, if you are looking to press a record and need some help, please contact:
chloe@kniteforcerevolution.com
You can check out the website if you wish:
KFVIP - Vinyl Pressing
And it goes almost without saying that we can also offer fulfilment and distribution, if you want that as well!
What else?
KNITE CLUB
Not a lot of solid news for Knite Club in 2026. Cindy and I decided not to do an event this year because we always do them in Septmeber, and by coincidence, that is our wedding anniversary month. And this year is our 10 year anniversary. When we got married all those years ago, Wilder was very young, Phoenix was on the way, and we were really in no position to have an elaborate honeymoon. So this year, Cindy and I are gonna sod off to somewhere luxurious and hot and sunny, rather than spend the night going bonkers at Scala lol. Sorry!
But we do have big plans for next year, with multiple events being considered across 2027. There will be more news on that soon as we make final decisions and book dates!
Okay, lets get on with the vinyl....
UPCOMING RELEASES:
As I write this, we are looking forward to the very exciting Trip - Compendium 5 vinyl set, which has a release date of the 9th of July, and contains remasters and represses of the 4 classic original Trip tracks, all on coloured vinyl, plus an exclusive 10" clear vinyl EP that is only available with the box set, and that has a superb 'Erb remix from Gappa G, Hyper Hypa and Juiceman, and a brilliant Dove remix from DS1.
It also has a USB containing very Trip release and remix, plus a set of alternate label stickers....
On top of all of that, the set comes with a gold leaf effect box, and some of the most gorgeous artwork we have ever seen, all designed by Spennie, who is of course one of the key members of The Trip.
VIP customers got to preorder this, and I guess we under-ordered cos we will only have about 35 copies available on the night of the 9th.
We will have some black copies of The Erb, The Crack and The Snowball, a tiny amount of orange vinyl Dove EPs, but thats it. Also on the 9th we will release the Automation singles....
We have a repress of another set of classics on the horizon, by none other than The Criminal Minds. We have Baptized By Dub, which for the first time since the original press comes with the original B Side "Virtual Reality." and We have a full remaster and repress of The Criminal EP. Both of these are must haves, we have done the label artwork as homage to the original artwork, and there is more to say about both, but I am waiting to know what i can say and when i can say it and to know the final release date. But soon!!!
At the end of July, we have a pretty major thing happening, but its going to remain TOP secret for now. All I will say is it is a project very close to my heart as I am involved as an artist as well as a label owner, and it contains new music, represses, shaped and coloured vinyl and all sorts of ridiculous over the top nonsense lol....
We have two very different box sets due to land early August, and I have no idea which will be first. We have a 4 vinyl set of absolute classics from Spare Beat - including one of my all time favourite old skool EPs - the Blatant EP by Dj Blatant. As well as that, there is the Blatant EP 2, and then the two much sought after Connection EPs. This will come as a colour box set and a bonus slipmat and sticker, and as a black version, and then as singles as well!!!
And we have Ray Keiths 3rd Golden Years box set, which brings together the early releases of The Tapes, Regret, Destroy, and then the original versions of The Terrorist, Sing Time, Yes Yes, and the legendary Terror Wars Bladerunner remix on the 6th bonus EP...colour and black versions, with singles to follow...
We have three Prizna - Fire EPs, featuring the original mixes and remixes and then two brand new absolutely amazing remixes from Micky Finn & Vital Elements, and Bladerunner! We already had the original mixes land with us, we are just awaiting the arrival of the new remixes, and these will be ready to go...colour and black versions...
Somewhere in all of this, we have a repress of the Acen - Trip To The Moon box set. This came about because we keep being asked for it. So we have done a 35 year anniversary set, featuring all SEVEN of the TTTM records, and on unique donut vinyl and in a spectacular special outer box. I know many of you will have the records already - but when enough people keep asking for a thing, we try and do the thing! When this will be released is another matter. We are expecting the records in the next week or two but we are still working on the outer box and everything else, so we will see...
We have TWELVE direct remaster and represses from the F-Project catalogue. These will be sold as singles rather than a set, and we will have limited colour versions and black versions of course...
We have also signed a deal for the next batch of Formation releases, which includes a repress of the classic album A New Breed Of Ravers - but this time it will be a 4 vinyl set, with all 16 tracks (so including the 4 that were originally CD exclusive). 2 tracks a side, so the volume will be nice. The deal also has Djs Anthem, Big Bad Head, and various other much wanted Formation EPs lined up - more on those soon!
And then there are deals I am not yet ready to reveal, but suffice to say, they are gonna blow your mind.
Al of this is on top of our usual awesome releases, including a run of represses from the older KFA back catalogue as we found the original metalwork!!! Plusyou can expect new EPs from Jimmy J, Terrace, Sub Fundation, Luna-C, Amaretto, Tend 2 Offend, Planet B, Foul Play, Ross Fader, Fibzy, Dead By 94, Beeno, Haze'n'Fader, Wislov, Birchy, Innercore and more....
So yeah...its all a bit much, but as the old saying goes "too much is not enough" and so on lol...
Nice one,
Chris