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Calm and Steady tracks series no. 428

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Greatest Love / Hello Mama

Greatest Love

Draw Me In (Single Version)

Free download also available on https://xenobotdisposable.bandcamp.com/

Un Grido Nella Notte

Spezialjob

Well, this one certainly won't be a very consensual release, but since we believe life shouldn't be taken too seriously, here it goes. Making its third release of 2023, Extended Records presents the Single “Parabéns Sara!” by Ângelo Selvagem!

The song originated from the idea of offering a birthday present to a friend: Sara (born 27 Nov. 1991). Contacting a mutual friend, who enjoys and knows how to sing (Marta), a musical partnership was proposed. Together they started to write loose stuff... Meanwhile, to a sample of a kizomba beat she added a 4 chord progression: Am7 – BbM7 – Bm7 – BbM7 with an electric piano, very common in the 80s, the DX7. To this were added some strings and a bass line, all from VST's. In the rap part, the drums switch to a more aggressive beat with half the tempo and the electric piano line and the strings are removed to make the harmonic part of the song less defined. The only instrument that was recorded was the voice. The song came about quite spontaneously as it was thought to be written and produced in just two days (that was the time they had left for Sara's return to Portugal).
The idea of the song would be that of a love letter written by Biscoito (Sara's cat) who, seeing himself abandoned by her, on the weekend of her birthday when the owner would have gone to Milan to be with her boyfriend (Capela), writes her a letter congratulating her, while confessing his feelings for her. Meanwhile, Estrelinha, interrupts and continues the said "letter" in rap mode...

The single here presented contains the original version, as well as a shorter version, edited for the highly unlikely eventuality of having some radio play, and is accompanied by 3 remixes by artists from the label: Diogo, Rabu Mazda and DJ Shperma.

Parabéns Sara

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PREMIERE : Ângelo Selvagem - Parab​é​ns Sara!

Tel Aviv-based producer, vocalist and live performer May Lavie joins the Human Endeavour Records family for its fourth release, ‘Are You Having A Good Day?’, out in full today.

The four tracks are a window into May’s mind-expanding world, which she creates through hypnotic, textural loops and spoken samples dug up from all corners of the Internet. 

The moody sonics of ‘The Illusion’ complete the package. A mystifying melody and solid kick plod along, while May’s vocal chants ring out over a psychedelic melodica sequence. 

Buy: bit.ly/HE004MayLavie

May Lavie

May Lavie - The Illusion [Human Endeavour]

Artist: https://soundcloud.com/tutu_ta
Track: Move Like Dis
Label: https://soundcloud.com/macadam-mambo
Format: 12" Vinyl , Digital 2XLP
Release date: 15/9/23
YouTube: https://youtu.be/p2JlmTHE7Os

Here is another mystery from the universe comming straight out from London! Popping up from nowhere, don’t expect any infos about the person behind, it’s a very well kept secret… actually Tutu Ta reached us by telepathy to propose this sensationnal album for Macadam Mambo. A concentrate of punkish dubby tunes combining ruffness, deepness, darkness, light, humour and serious vocals on very heavy beats and supa loud basslines. It’s raw but so gracefull in the meantime, 12 tracks, 47 min of pure bliss that won’t leave you on your knees, grab it fast it’s high demands style of music ☺

PREMIERE | TuTu Ta - Move Like Dis [Macadam Mambo] 2023

Artist: https://soundcloud.com/uphighcollective
Track: AHIR
Label: https://soundcloud.com/sankofarhythm
Format: 12" Vinyl, Digital, LP
Release date: 11/10/2023
YouTube: https://youtu.be/eeSbl5cFYSg

"Belgian beat collective Up High Collective return with their new album ‘Koinonia’ on San Kofa Rhythm Records. Their second full-length comes five years after their debut album in 2018. For 'Koinonia’ (Greek for ‘fellowship') they have invited Belgian iconic drummer Lander Gyselinck (STUFF.), sitar player Bert Cornelis and several other guest musicians. The album combines cinematic electronica and intelligent beat making featuring samples from original Indian music."
The track ‘Ahir’ is a South Asian influenced & bass heavy electronica cut that is bound to set fire in club environments.

Om namah shivaya 🙏

KOINONIA

PREMIERE | Up High Collective - AHIR [San-kofa Rhythms Records] 2023

https://soundcloud.com/norris-raider
https://soundcloud.com/user-669050754
🛒 https://varialrecords.bandcamp.com/album/cross-pollination
🔊 https://youtu.be/opEapaybicY

Amongst nature, Cross Pollination occurs when pollen from one plant is transferred to another, resulting in new varieties. Here the Pollination is between like minded artists, sharing a love of aesthetics found in video games and science fiction culture.

This is the first in a series of compilation releases from Mat Carter’s Varial Records. Taking the listener to futuristic other worldly environments whilst maintaining a warm, human, and nostalgic feel throughout, signalling adventure and exploration.

Driving atmospheric rhythms, straight up dancefloor electro, heavy drones, restrained techno and dubbed out soundscapes combine and flow, embracing visions of a distant future, whilst giving a knowing wink to the past, these artists simply can’t deny their influences.

Available on ltd edition cassette (for retro goodness) and digitally.

Following the recent collab between Mat and Radioactiveman on Varial comes a digital ep from Ninechecker which aligns with his recent release on Orson Records. Rumbling bass dwell under tight electro percussion and foreboding synth chords just perfect for cyber punk escapism.

Then comes another vinyl and digital re-release:
Populus EP by Mat Carter- Out 6th Oct. Originally released on the TheWorldKrakCartel’s Sprüngcartellwachs label it has become a rare find, so now Varial re-releases it with the support of Rub’a’Dub records.

This will be followed by a User Only EP, a collaboration between Mat Carter and Stu Dunn who also had a recent release on TOHT.

Then the Varial back catalogue will arrive on digital platforms. All available from Rub’A’Dub records, Bandcamp and other quality record stores.

PREMIERE: Norris Raider - Sky Dive [Varial Records]

Artist: https://soundcloud.com/e_garbage
Track: Closed Beta
Label: https://soundcloud.com/deedeespicks
Format: Digital LP
Release date: 24/10/23
YouTube: https://youtu.be/sEroRqNi4K4

Having spent years in clubs and raves in Geneva, e-garbage is mainly defined as a solo project, oriented towards live performance and studio production with the purpose to realise the essence of a sonic journey and the emotions music evokes with the application of self-realised rawer technique. The Swiss Frankenstein of modular has brought together several of his passions by integrating them into his live setup. Various musical instruments built from recycled materials, repurposed to capture the entrails and pulsations of the machines and shaping them into unlimited sound frescoes.
The close link he maintains between the creation of artisanal musical instruments and sound production allows him to craft each tailor-made sound. Captivating and yet disorienting in their strangeness, each of his songs are a marvel of oddity, but familiar genres are discernible beneath the mirage. Mesmerising approximations to aqueous Techno, enriched with various influences such as Noise and Black Metal. 
E-garbage’s influences have a definite correlation with his serpentine career path. Whether being a graduate in architecture, programmer, sound engineer at the legendary Motel Campo or releasing music and zines through his co-founded label Pulse. Though seemingly disparate, e-garbage’s projects collectively form an interdisciplinary web of ideas that seek to examine the nature of creative thought.
With LLM, e-garbage pokes and prods musical norms and artistic conventions, probing for the broken seams through which new and untested ideas might spill forth. At the crux of his creative endeavours, one can find familiarity within a collection of sounds from field recordings and from our daily lives, creating textures and flowing melodies whilst fusing sonic elements from both people and machines. Repurposed in e-garbage’s custom sound lab, utilising his mind and extended reach to machinery as his back-end network to bring exposure to his philosophy.

PREMIERE | e-garbage - Closed Beta [Dee Dee's Picks] 2023

Problème Technique is the debut album of Swiss band Hirsute. Hop in the van parked in front of the house and follow Elliot, Nina & Atakan in their journey from the countryside to the sea, from the fridge to the afterparty, from punk to psych-rock, from synth-pop to no-wave. Funnily serious or seriously funny, we still don't really know, and they probably don't either. The only certainty is that amateurism will prevail

Problème Technique

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PREMIERE : Hirsute - After

The Cologne-based producer and co-founder of Ausschussware contributes this mix with a sweet spot for breaks to the Electric Shapes series. Always with an colorful approach, Ubahnrider delivers hints of nostalgic sounds and brings up many different flavors.

Follow artist - https://soundcloud.com/ubahnrider

261⚡Ubahnrider

7am exchang

Every time I call your number
Seems like your phone's off or busy
So
I lay back and remember
All the times you said you miss me

What a twist
What a twist
What a twist
What a twist

Now you say you want me back
Back to the same old shit
Where was all that when you had it
So
I'ma sit back and let you twist

What a twist
What a twist
What a twist
What a twist

twist (chopped&screwed)

TERMINAL LUCIDITY.

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GAIT01: youtu.be/eVxzdAABSFs
GAIT02: https://youtu.be/ZAfPiXsPSzI
GAIT03: youtu.be/wvSqmxbTQ1o
GAIT04: youtu.be/mu6GkR7JZtY
GAIT05: https://youtu.be/WB3gu0eDnpI
GAIT06: https://youtu.be/LGJJQsAp0iU
GAIT07: https://youtu.be/W6JEzvoIBHQ
GAIT08: https://youtu.be/HTHWnfXLfCE

GENRES ARE FOR JOURNALISTS

Genocide, June 2025:
Israel is only the executioner, every nation which has armed that country in the past year is an accessory to that genocide, an accomplice, a facilitator.  We cannot talk about war crimes because when you target unarmed civilians, mostly women and children, we are talking about a massacre, like terrorists do, not a war. The people who orchestrated that massacre, in the US, the most duplicitous, followed by those of the UK, Germany, France, and probably a few lesser ones should be tried for crimes against humanity just as well as Netanyahu and his cabinet, because it has been going on for two years, generously reported by media of all kinds, so the enablers knew exactly how the arms were to be used, as a tool for revenge, domination, and humiliation of the Palestinian people.  The conflict has ceased to be about the defense of anything for months.

The parties responsible have made a mockery of decency, morals, fairness, proportion, or justice, not to mention empathy.  Of what little there was, these concepts will be a lot longer to come back than they were to be struck down.  

Is it 1984 already?!?!
 ...

I have not been able to recover access to my other account [https://soundcloud.com/ha-kekong] for a couple of years.  I have tried a few times to get back into it but SoundCloud doesn't trust me.  Same phone number, same email addresses, and they still claim that they can't verify my identity.  I created that account about three years ago as a substitute to my regular account which SoundCloud temporarily closed.  They closed it as part of some upgrade procedure in their system, the result of a bug that affected many accounts, about two years ago.  Since SC did not inform its users I didn't know if that was permanent or not, so I created that other account which I can't access.  Don't be mad if I have not replied to your message in the past two years, that's because I never got them ; ) ... You can always reach me here though.
...

This one here (957729823) is for regular folks.

I love you, both.

...

You can't see it because of the angle with which I took the shot, aiming down, but beyond those blocks is the sea.  To the left is the Mediterranean, to the right is the Atlantic Ocean.  No it's not Gibraltar, but a little bit further West. ... Actually I checked recently and it is further North more than West, I thought I was facing South when in fact I probably was facing the Atlantic ocean, which is why I suppose the waves were of a decent size where we were.
...

My face and the bike are a courtesy of Joël Vaudreuil
[https://vimeo.com/user8897093]  ... Merci Joe!
I then went ahead and butchered his work with a borrowed helmet.
... Sorry Joe. =(
...

I'm trying to promote what I think is good music, so if you want to help out a bit I'd rather you [like] or [repost] my *playlists* rather than my field recordings, if you don't mind, unless you are a die hard fan of those things. Thank you ; )

I speak French, so if you send me a private message, and that you are a francophone, please write in French, thank you.  ... I mean, you don't absolutely have to, but I would prefer it. 

All my field recordings (except for when I record a person) are public, freely downloadable by anyone who is able to click on the button.  I encourage anyone interested to use them in any way whatsoever, on purpose or accidentally. No need for permissions or credits or any other kind  of administrative maneuvers.
...

Anarchists give me hope.

I'm a big fan of EFF.  Love ya EFF.  (no connection with the above line)
... and of course Richard Stallman and Linux and all the others.  Bless yous.

Now don't be lazy, go find out what it is this "EFF" that I'm talking about.  I'll give you a hint: it has to do with computers.

You have a nice day now.  Hugs & Kisses.

PREMIERE | Up High Collective - AHIR [San-kofa Rhythms Records] 2023

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