http://www.whitemink.co.uk http://www.freshlysqueezed.co.uk https://twitter.com/white_mink ABOUT: A series of double CD compilations featuring 1920's and 30's influenced dance floor electro swing sounds versus (in European versions) rediscovered and remastered gems from original 78s... DESCRIPTION: The sounds and styles of the 1920s and 30s turned upside down and smuggled into the 21st century... BIOGRAPHY: Compiled and mixed by label boss Nick Hollywood, WHITE MINK : BLACK COTTON ‘Electro Swing versus Speakeasy Jazz’ is, firstly, a series of double CD compilations that brings together re-mastered and rediscovered gems from rare and original 78’s on one disc with the best contemporary music influenced by 20’s and 30’s jazz age sounds on the other. What began as a compilation album, soon became a club night phenomena (Electro Swing club in London and White MInk elsewhere), then a festival stage programming the worlds best electro swing bands, DJs, cabaret and circus... "Electro Swing really is a new genre, and an exciting one at last" Time Out, London "White Mink is electro swing's first landmark moment" Mixmag "The sound of 2011" Mixmag "The new Jazz Age is upon us" The Daily Telegraph
