{"product_id":"tiga-no-fantasy-required","title":"Tiga: No Fantasy Required","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOn March 4th, Montreal recording artist Tiga will release the\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003econclusion to a trilogy of albums with No Fantasy Required.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThere’s always been a fertile creative tension at the heart of\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTiga’s music: on the one hand he’s the underground techno\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003edon, on the other, there’s a pop sensibility that enables him\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eto write great songs. It’s this duality that makes him one of\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eelectronic music’s most engaging characters. He’s about as\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003efar from your faceless techno DJ as it’s possible to get.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn his illustrious career, he’s remixed LCD Soundsystem,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDepeche Mode, Coldcut, The XX and Moby, among many\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eothers. He has used his Turbo label to break new acts like\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDuke Dumont, Chromeo, Gesaffelstein and Boyz Noize. In\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eaddition, he has frequently collaborated with luminaries\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003esuch as James Murphy, Pusha T and, on No Fantasy\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRequired, Hudson Mohawke and Jake Shears of Scissor\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSisters. Now, working with key producer Matthew Dear, and\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFinnish wizard Jori Hulkkonen (who also performs with him\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003elive), Tiga has made a record on which he says he feels\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“more honest, open and playful.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNo Fantasy Required is a collection of inspired songs that\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ejust happen to be delivered via visceral dance music. It’s an\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ealbum with songs and real character, one also packed with\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003einstant bangers. No fantasy is required both because this is\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ean honest, open, playful record and also because it provides\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eall the fantasy you could need.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eVinyl 2LP\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Counter Records","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42968104796258,"sku":null,"price":34.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0866\/5580\/files\/01_fc186529-d2f0-4127-9d5d-382b2d550904.jpg?v=1779898979","url":"https:\/\/actualsource.org\/products\/tiga-no-fantasy-required","provider":"Actual Source","version":"1.0","type":"link"}