jason (FMA Admin)

The Peppermill has been one of the most innovative netlabels around, enlisting a slew of incredible artists for a wide range of projects since 2006. The Peppermill's work has included chainletter-style collaborative releases like 30 Days, Fall, Winter, Spring and Summer where each artist builds on the previous' idea; a tree-planting themed comp; and let's not forget the annual Peppermill Festival, which encompasses live music, camping, and a 10km hike up the mountains of British Columbia.

When Peppermill proprietor PK gets into something -- be it TV themes, silviculture, or northern mexico gangster folk music -- he gets into it. The 2999 project found pk getting deep into bass music. So deep, in fact, that it necessitated the spawning of an entirely new label.

That label, King Deluxe, is now home to stand-alone releases by Fancy Mike, Alphabets Heaven, Aleph, and the fantastically presented 2999 project. 2999 began at The Peppermill as a competition inviting soundtracks to the year 2999 to accompany an painting by celebrated futurist David Schleinkofer. Alphabets Heaven was declared the winner, but after receiving so many incredible audio submissions, PK decided that almost every track called for its own distinct illustration, and these tracks are so good bringing in artists like Titus Twelve, I.D., Satanicpornocultshop, Dntel, Jason Forrest, Duran Duran Duran, Mochipet, and so many more...really, everybody wins!

The 2999 illustration + audio combos are now being released at two-week intervals at kingdeluxe.ca, the label it inspired, where you can view them in all their custom-designed glory. We're also mirroring the initial batch to the Free Music Archive -- picked out but a handful below, and if you're feelin the bass be sure to dig deeper...