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hil Cooper has been playing records since the early ’90s, building a steady reputation for his wide-ranging, Balearic-minded selections. As the founder of NuNorthern Soul, he’s spent the past decade and more sharing music that blurs boundaries, releasing records from artists around the world while keeping close ties to Ibiza, where he’s now based. Whether behind the decks or running the label, Phil’s focus has always been on music that stands the test of time, with depth and feeling.
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Jan 11, 2026 ∙ 6 min
Home, Sydney — 15 January 2000
On 15 January 2000, Phat Phil Cooper played Home Sydney during a longer residency period. A grounded snapshot of club culture, promoters, and DJs shaping the scene at the turn of the millennium.
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Jan 4, 2026 ∙ 4 min
The Genesis of the Selected Works Series
The Selected Works series on NuNorthern Soul began as a practical response to a stalled compilation project. What started with direct collaboration with Ryo Kawasaki evolved into a selective framework for revisiting important catalogues through trust, access and dialogue. Each release is artist-led, carefully licensed, contextualised through in-depth sleeve notes, and presented with hand-cut stencil artwork by Chris Maude. Selected Works moves slowly by design, documenting music through relation
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Oct 9, 2025 ∙ 3 min
Craft, Colour and Connection — Chris Maude’s Artwork for Jasper Van’t Hof’s Pili Pili Retrospective
NuNorthern Soul’s latest retrospective, Pili Pili – Selected Works 1984–2002, celebrates Jasper Van’t Hof’s groundbreaking Afro-fusion collective and the hand-crafted sleeve art by Manchester’s Chris Maude. Blending music and visual craft, Maude’s layered stencil technique and earthy palette reflect Pili Pili’s rhythmic energy and spiritual warmth — a perfect harmony between sound, story and design.
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