{"product_id":"memento-ludi","title":"Memento Ludi","description":"\u003cp\u003eArpy Brown \u0026amp; Kapote Announce Collaboraive Album Memento Ludi via Toy Tonics\u003cbr\u003eA sun-drenched fusion of yacht rock, house and modern indie dance energy – out\u003cbr\u003eJune 26, 2026\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBERLIN, GERMANY — Toy Tonics is proud to announce Memento Ludi, the first\u003cbr\u003ecollaboraive album by label founder Kapote and muli-instrumentalist producer Arpy\u003cbr\u003eBrown, arriving June 26, 2026.\u003cbr\u003eThe album is a funk-driven journey that bridges the warmth of 1970s analog\u003cbr\u003erecordings with the pulse of contemporary dance music. Blending neo-soul grooves,\u003cbr\u003eyacht rock harmonies and modern house rhythms, Memento Ludi captures the spirit\u003cbr\u003eof classic musicianship within a forward-looking club context.\u003cbr\u003eBut Memento Ludi is more than a typical house record. The album moves fluidly\u003cbr\u003ebetween dancefloor tracks and fully developed songs. Every instrument was\u003cbr\u003eperformed live by the arists themselves: guitars, bass, keyboards and percussion\u003cbr\u003erecorded in the studio by Arpy and Kapote. Aler jamming and recording the basis of\u003cbr\u003eevery song in a live procedure they carefully resample the parts to create the organic,\u003cbr\u003ehuman touch that defines the Toy Tonics sound.\u003cbr\u003eThe itle Memento Ludi — Lain for “remember to play” — reflects the album’s\u003cbr\u003ephilosophy: bringing joy, spontaneity and musicality back into dance music at a ime\u003cbr\u003ewhen many club tracks feel increasingly mechanical and formulaic.\u003cbr\u003eThe collaboraion arrives during a paricularly busy moment for both arists. While\u003cbr\u003espending countless hours in the studio, Kapote and Arpy Brown have also maintained\u003cbr\u003eintensive internaional touring schedules with the Toy Tonics crew, road-tesing many\u003cbr\u003eof the tracks as “secret weapons” in their DJ sets from Melbourne to Los Angeles via\u003cbr\u003etheir homebase Berlin.\u003cbr\u003e“We wanted to make a record that felt like a lost studio session from 1978 —\u003cbr\u003eresampled and synthesised in 2026,” says Kapote.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Record Plant","offers":[{"title":"LP Vinyl","offer_id":54460345450819,"sku":"RPT-22848","price":20.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0821\/1601\/8499\/files\/5c60962c105b0d023497c786443c1c5e.png?v=1777980892","url":"https:\/\/www.recordplant.co.uk\/products\/memento-ludi","provider":"Record Plant","version":"1.0","type":"link"}