{"product_id":"arpy-brown-kapote-memento-ludi","title":"Arpy Brown \u0026 Kapote - Memento Ludi","description":"\u003cp\u003eArpy Brown \u0026amp; Kapote Announce Collaborative Album Memento Ludi via Toy Tonics\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA sun-drenched fusion of yacht rock, house and modern indie dance energy – out June 26, 2026\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBERLIN, GERMANY — Toy Tonics is proud to announce Memento Ludi, the first collaborative album by label founder Kapote and multi-instrumentalist producer Arpy Brown, arriving June 26, 2026.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe album is a funk-driven journey that bridges the warmth of 1970s analog recordings with the pulse of contemporary dance music. Blending neo-soul grooves, yacht rock harmonies and modern house rhythms, Memento Ludi captures the spirit of classic musicianship within a forward-looking club context.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBut Memento Ludi is more than a typical house record. The album moves fluidly between dancefloor tracks and fully developed songs. Every instrument was performed live by the artists themselves: guitars, bass, keyboards and percussion recorded in the studio by Arpy and Kapote. After jamming and recording the basis of every song in a live procedure they carefully resample the parts to create the organic, human touch that defines the Toy Tonics sound.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe title Memento Ludi — Latin for “remember to play” — reflects the album’s philosophy: bringing joy, spontaneity and musicality back into dance music at a time when many club tracks feel increasingly mechanical and formulaic.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe collaboration arrives during a particularly busy moment for both artists. While spending countless hours in the studio, Kapote and Arpy Brown have also maintained intensive international touring schedules with the Toy Tonics crew, road-testing many of the tracks as “secret weapons” in their DJ sets from Melbourne to Los Angeles via their homebase Berlin.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“We wanted to make a record that felt like a lost studio session from 1978 — resampled and synthesised in 2026,” says Kapote.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Toy Tonics","offers":[{"title":"LP","offer_id":58368964559192,"sku":"TKM-43172","price":19.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4266\/0184\/files\/Arpy_Brown_Kapote_-_Memento_Ludi_2dc58de1-5d41-47f7-a40e-c51a9a45e0b5.jpg?v=1788356958","url":"https:\/\/truckmusic.store\/products\/arpy-brown-kapote-memento-ludi","provider":"Truck","version":"1.0","type":"link"}