Following releases with YAM, Tiff’s Joints, Dr Banana and Touching Bass, artist Romaal Kultan (Ollie Malin) now inaugurates his own record label, Personal Discs.

No Time Like The Future showcases Romaal Kultan’s finest productions, charting a distinct personal trajectory between hiphop, house and broken beat. Opener One Moment Please is a sassy boom bap affair, with an unexpected nod towards jungle. Music Room, made in collaboration with producer Cypriano, is a patient, moody chugger — a tapestry of piano, organic percussion and crackly vinyl samples laced with acid.

On the B-side, Personal Effects delivers a unique, hypnotic broken beat groove, where swelling synths and a twinkling Rhodes meditate together in careful arrangement. Finally, the intimate title track No Time Like the Future stomps off into the sunrise, carried along by a rolling, yearning dreaminess.

Each one of these tracks represents a special, all-too-rare moment of ecstasy in the studio. I hope that this feeling lives on in the music.

So far the record has received support from Alexander Nut, Mr Scruff, Lefto, Kai Alcé, Bradley Zero, Mary Anne Hobbes, K15, Dr Banana, Alex Attias, EVM128, Zakia, Shy One, Tereza, Alia, Earl Jeffers, Footshooter, K-Lone, Poison Zcora, Dean Chew, Marcia Carr, Leanne Wright, Dead Man’s Chest and more.

https://romaalkultan.bandcamp.com/album/no-time-like-the-future
https://soundcloud.com/romaalkultan

PREMIERE: Romaal Kultan - No Time Like The Future

Coucher De Soleil (DOR Projects )

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DJ Eef - Coucher De Soleil (DOR Projects)

Taken from Max Graef - Apron EP
Out 13th October 2016.

A1 Purpurner Nürnwurz 
A2 Winkelrose 
B1 Cheap Fusion Intro 
B2 B.E 

Max Graef - Purpurner Nürnwurz (Apron27)

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Munir - All These Love

Hazy acid soaked melodies melt over astral house breaks on the new release from Breaker Breaker. 

Enlisting Tokyo based producer and Cosmopolyphonic collective member ‘RGL’ for his second release on the label, ‘Machine Love’ serves up 3 atmospherically rich cuts built to take you on a club focused cosmic excursion.

BRKR005 // RGL - Machine Love

Backseat

Tracklist: 
A1 - Yadava - An Extra Slice 
A2 - Sameed - New Bell 
A3 - Gallegos - Wang Dang 
B1 - Ed Eldridge - 290318 
B2 - Toma Kami - Soil

Title: Limited Series 07 
Various Artists: Yadava, Sameed, Gallegos, Ed Eldridge, Toma Kami 
Genre: House / Leftfield / Jazz 
Release Date: 07.09.2018 
 
Limited Series 07 lands after a few summer months off duty for Banoffee Pies Records. More hot legs and feet for your record bag. Five selected mixed bag cuts for morning and evening, aperitif or pudding. Following suit from previous releases in the series with a new selection of sounds. A flurry of Jazz keys, horns, drums and breaks. Music for prancing, love and dancing. With love. BP x

Mastered: Optimum 
Pressed: MPO 
Distributed by: Above board 
Design by: Ellen Pearson

Limited Series 07

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Sami - Rascal

Glenn Astro conquers new territories with Naturals, fusing elements of Balearic and leftfield house with tribal and acid sounds on Tartelet Records. 

In an impressively short amount of time, Glenn Astro has created a musical universe that’s entirely his. With full-length releases making waves on Ninja Tune and Apollo Rec, the sister label of R&S Recordings, the Berlin-based musician assembles a perfect pastiche of influences on his forthcoming EP Naturals, coming out on Copenhagen’s Tartelet Records this September. 

Exploring the outer fringes of the Balearic sonic spectrum, Naturals delves into unexpected sound territories without losing touch with planet home. Sub-heavy drums mix with private oceanic field recordings, futuristic synth, and effect pedal workouts, delivering a four-track EP that is novel but honest to the bone. 

“I tried not to take any direct influence from any particular music I was listening to,” Glenn Astro says. “Instead, I tried concentrating on where the instruments and effects were taking me, experimenting with different ways of using the gear that I know so well.”

Inspired by Sicily’s natural beauty, the juxtaposition of its rough landscapes and clear blue waters, Naturals takes listeners on a journey into unfamiliar sound; a conscious diversion from his usual style and yet an instant dance floor cracker infused with the artist’s signature panache.  

“I made most of the record while being in Sicily,” he says. “In retrospect, it is easy to hear that the volcanic landscapes contrasting the idyllic beaches were a major influence.”

The EP opener “Naturals (Unsweetened Mix)” is a beautiful freak – a peak-time cut – starting out with tranquil ambient melodies and water drop percussion followed by a beasty acid line and slick drum programming. Next, “Naturals (Dance Mix)” slows it down to 116 BPM, taking a completely different route with a hypnotic dance between tribal and dub – a wonderfully weird closer.

On the flip side, “Slarutan (Pristine Mix)” emerges au natural with Sicilian field recordings, layered pads, playful melodies, and crisp drum programming. Saving the best for last, “Slarutan (Water Mix)” dips its toes into the early days of dance music, shifting into futuristic, ambient dub territory with divine melodies and filtered percussion. 

“This one is for the plants and the trees. Return to planet Tartelet,” Astro says.

Naturals

:: Glenn Astro - Naturals EP - TARTELET RECORDS 2019 ::

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