Ninze - Bird In Hand (Herhangi/Edit)

When Paul Murphy released his critically acclaimed debut solo album, Claremont 56, in 2006, many thought it would be the first of many. In a way, it was, as in the years since he’s released a string of collaborative sets alongside Benjamin J Smith (as Smith & Mudd), and as part of underground ‘supergroups’ Paqua, Bison and Hillside. But that second solo album? Well, it just had to wait.

In early 2023, Murphy finally decided to scratch that itch, roping in some of his most trusted collaborators (keyboardist and bassist Michele Chiavarini, percussionist Patrick Dawes, guitarist Dave Noble and HF International’s Kashif included) to lay down a sumptuous set of tracks that not only showcases his now familiar (bit hard to pigeonhole) neo-Balearic sound, but also proves how much he has matured as a writer and producer since 2006.

In The Garden of Mindfulness is richly musically detailed, expertly arranged and full to bursting with fluid instrumental solos, with Murphy and his collaborators serving up tracks that brilliantly blur the boundaries between languid jazz-funk, downtempo, vintage synth-laden krautrock, dubby grooves and sun-splashed soundscapes.

It simply sparkles from the moment that opener ‘Eighty Three’ slowly rises like the morning sun, with gentle, undulating synth sounds ushering in a slow-motion jazz-funk excursion rich in twinkling electronics, spacey pads and warming bass. Recent single ‘Katanaboy’, a lusciously layered dub disco-infused dancefloor excursion in Murphy’s familiar style, raises the temperature a touch, before ‘Bonne Anse’ and the sublime ‘Unka Paw’ (whose combination of evocative fretless bass, extended electric piano solos, Clavinet licks and acoustic guitars is genuinely spellbinding) invite a combination of wavy shuffling and flat-on-the-back, eyes-closed appreciation.

And so it continues, with gorgeous title track ‘In The Garden of Mindfulness’ making way for the boogie-influenced, Japanese-British brilliance of ‘Hangsang’ (check the jaunty pianos, yearning breakdown and exotic melodies). Murphy’s long held love of warm, weighty bass, hypnotic disco grooves, colourful analogue synth sounds and jazzy guitars once again comes to the fore on ‘Afternoon Bob’ before the album reaches a fittingly triumphant conclusion with ‘Late In March’. 

A neat sonic summary of all that makes the set such a rewarding and entertaining experience, repeat listens reveals a wealth of musical details, from off-kilter triple-time drums and surprise bass guitar solos, to impeccable piano solos (provided by the immensely talented Chiavarini), fizzing jazz-funk synth doodles and stirring synth-strings. It’s a breathlessly brilliant way to end an album that was genuinely worth waiting for.

Bonne Anse

Mixtape I - Azur & Otto

Fire Goddess is a 60BPM tribal-electronic journey weaving didgeridoo, primal percussion, and transformative light language vocals into a powerful ritual of transformation. Part of my Elemental Goddess Journey series, this track channels the essence of the luteal phase as both destruction and renewal, clearing what no longer serves while igniting passion, courage, and creative power.

Designed as a ceremonial soundscape, Fire Goddess bridges electronic intensity with ambient drone textures, making it ideal for ecstatic dance, shamanic journeys, sound healing, yoga, and meditation practices.

Fire Goddess

Gravel 2 v4 60 bpm

Two cult entities rejoin for today's offering. Renowned minimalist wizard, Gigi Masin, and downtempo savants, Tempelhof, are elegant music-makers in their own right. But come June 10th, they cross swords for a joint outing entitled Tsuki — arriving via Cascine in North America and Hell Yeah Records elsewhere.

The former is a living sample bank for artists as far-flung as Bjork, Main Attraktionz and Nujabes, as well as playing a crucial role in Italy's avant-garde thrust. Despite only releasing a handful of releases — one solo album (Frozen Dancers), a 12” single (Piano Piano) and another joint LP with Masin (Hoshi) — Tempelhof (Luciano Ermondi and Paolo Mazzacani) weigh in with considerable gravitas among those in the know. Together, they're the perfect embodiment of career cryogenics — creatives whose artistry has received a rightful second lease of life via well-placed reissues.

Tsuki is a lesson in tasteful ambience, melding episodes of weightless wonderings with forays into percussive, softly-softly electronica. The project is pinned by the hip to each artists' respective homelands of Venice and Mantua, making for a well-travelled and emotional jaunt into minimalism. 

"Corner Song" is just that; almost otherworldly in nature, but atmospheric and deeply stirring. The perfect introduction to a project that's bound to cause souls to salivate.

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Tempelhof X Gigi Masin "Corner Song" - Boiler Room Debuts

VOM MENSCHEN

Bongbeck - Scarabeus

Check out the motion picture:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OV5V7weN9WU

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AFAR - Where is Utarlega?
written and produced by AFAR

https://soundcloud.com/afarlive
https://www.facebook.com/afar.live/


Directed by
Michael Cyroll

Cinematography by
Ashley Jones
Michael Cyroll

SFX and edited by
Michael Cyroll

Make-up by
Stella Schadow

Wardrobe Concept Design by
Johanna Makowski


(c) 2017

Video

Where Is Utarlega

this was a live jam originally, which i polished and finished on the road in Zurich just before my gig at Hive. The name refers to the street we stayed during this wonderful time.

artwork: facebook.com/mostrosinside

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Waidfussweg

Konfusion (Big Band Version)

Vocal: Yugo Taguchi
Music: Gats
Additional Synths: Timm Johannes Brockman
Artwork: Volatili
Mixing: Beam up Studio
Mastering: Timm Johannes Brockmann

YUGO D TAGUCHI booking and info
FB: www.facebook.com/yugo.taguchi.9
Instagram: www.instagram.com/yugo_d_taguchi/
Soundcloud: @yugotaguchi
Bandcamp: deltaforcesound.bandcamp.com/releases
Booking Enquiries: Deltaforcesound.ytc@gmail.com

GATS booking and Info
Instagram: www.instagram.com/gats_berlin/
Soundcloud: @g-a-t-s
Bandcamp: @ghostandthesong.bandcamp.com
Booking Enquiries: maze.k@gmx.de

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Gats and Yugo Taguchi_Furinkazan

www.musicfromafar.de
booking: ck@powerline-agency.com


"Consisting of a collaboration between two musicians, AFAR seeks to bridge the distance between the natural and the industrial, exploring the paradox between organic and electronic. In some spaces, AFAR might build dance-oriented rhythms layered with haunting vocals. Whereas in others, the band creates moments of ambience composed of multi-instrumental soundscapes."
Analog & Live.

2025

01.01. Friedas Pier // Stuttgart (DE)
17.01. ESNS // Groningen (NL)
15.03. Cosmic Playgrounds // Esslingen (D)
24.04. C/O Pop (supporting ANIKA) // Cologne (D)
21.06. Fete de la Musique // Rough Trade Neukölln (D)
28.06. Fusion Festival // Lärz (D)
11.07. About Blank // Berlin (D)
19.07. Between Mountains Festival // (CH)
27.07. Zugvögel Festival // (D)
01.08. Jenseits von Millionen Festival // Friedland (D)
09.08. Detect Classic Festival // (D)
16.08. Concert w O/Y // EddM Wendland (D)
06.09. Mystic Creatures Festival // (PL)
12.09. Blow Festival // Frankfurt (D)
04.10. Vienna Waves Festival // Wien (A)
11.10. Micropopweek // Düsseldorf (D)

...::: ±±± Changing Rules Tour 2025 ±±± :::...
23.10. Hamburg // Nachtasyl
24.10. Köln // jaki
25.10. Duisburg // museum kueppersmuehle
26.10. Leipzig // tba
29.10. Jena // Trafo
30.10. München // Milla
31.10. Kreuzlingen // Horst Klub
01.11. Zürich // Exil
04.11. Milano // arci bellezza
06.11. Graz //  cafe wolf
22.11. Berlin // BiNuu 

28.11. Istanbul // tba (TR)
04.12. Trans Musicales de Rennes // (FR)
05.12. ESSEN // Goethebunker (D)




2024

..: The Refuge Tour :..
15.03.2024 Conne Island // Leipzig (DE)
16.03.2024 Gannet // Basel (CH)
17.03.2024 Exil // Zürich (CH)
19.03.2024 Slow Club // Freiburg im Breisgau (DE)
20.03.2024 Tanzhaus West // Frankfurt a.M. (DE)
21.03.2024 King Georg // Köln (DE)
22.03.2024 Uebel & Gefährlich // Hamburg (DE)
23.03.2024 Melkweg // Amsterdam (NL)
28.03.2024 Säälchen // Berlin (DE)

20.04. Circular // Izmir (TUR)
24.05. Aken (sold out) // (DE)
30.05. Razondetr // Sicily (IT)
02.06. Theater City Stage // Bremerhaven (DE)
27.06. Fusion Festival (Vinyl) // Lärz (DE)
29.06. Fusion Festival (Live) // Lärz (DE)
05.07. Deutsche Oper Berlin // (DE)
06.07. Jupiter // Hamburg (DE)
20.07. Detect Classic Festival // Bröllin (DE)
01.08. Appletree Garden Festival // (DE)
09.08. Lethargy Festival // Zurich (CH)
16.08. Bucht der Träumer // Helenesee (DE)
06.09. Import Export // München (DE)
18.-21.09. Reeperbahn Festival // HH (DE)
27.09. Wildwechsel Festival // Duisburg (DE)
01.11. Werkstattkonzert // Wendland (DE)
02.11. Museumsnacht, Museum Schnütgen // Köln
14.11. UT Connewitz // Leipzig (DE)
01.12. Miras B Day (Kater) // Berlin (DE)
07.12. KunstWerk // Köln (DE)

2023

......Violet Drive Tour with Kerala Dust......
10.03. Gaskessel // Bern (CH)
11.03. Konzerthaus Schüür // Lucerne (CH)
12.03. Plaza // Zürich (CH)
14.03. Täubchenthal // Leipzig (D)
15.03. Uebel & Gefährlich // Hamburg (D)
16.03. Kantine // Cologne (D)
18.03. Le Trabendo // Paris (FR)
19.03. Melkweg // Amsterdam (NL)
21.03. Fluc // Wien (AT)
23.03. Próżność // Poznan (PL)
24.03. Klub Bezsenność // Wroclaw (PL)
25.03. Praga Centrum // Warszawa (PL)
28.03. Debaser // Stockholm (S)
29.03. Pumpehuset // Copenhagen (DK)
30.03. John Dee // Oslo (NOR)
05.04. Technikum // München (D)
06.04. Huxleys // Berlin (D)
¨¨¨Violet Drive Tour with Kerala Dust¨¨¨

28.04. Support Kalabrese // Säälchen Berlin
12.05. AFAR Kirchenkonzert // Zwingli Kirche Berlin
11.06. Sternfest Festival 
16.06. Zuparken Festival
23.06. La Nature Festival (BEL)
01.07. Fusion Festival // Lärz 
28.07. Ackerbeat Festival 
29.07. Sunnseitn Festival (AT) 
30.07. Mit Dir Festival 
04.08. RKNKT Festival // Hamm
05.08. Garbicz Festival (PL)
11.08. Detect Classic Festival // Schloss Bröllin 
25.08. Ostend // Leipzig
02.09. Open Air Jam Session // Berlin
14.09. Club Chinois // Ibiza
15.09. Kauz // Zürich
06.10. Kaschemme // Basel
07.10. Slow Club // Freiburg
18.10. ADE // Amsterdam
20.10. ADE // Amsterdam

25.10. Album Release Concert // Berghain Kantine Berlin
https://www.berghain.berlin/de/event/77386/
27.10. Album Release Concert // ImportExport München


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2022
01.05. Kater Blau (Miras B Day) // Berlin
21.05. Hanseatische Materialverwaltung // Hamburg
26.05. Beate Uwe // Berlin
28.05. Detect Landpartie, KLP // Wendland
11.06. Altes Kino // Ebersbach
21.06. Fete de la Musique CFB // Berlin
25.06. Opening P8 // Karlsruhe
01.07. Fusion Festival // Lärz
02.07. LAS Festival // PL
30.07. Detect Classic Festival // Schloss Bröllin
31.07. Sommerfest // ...
13.08. 3000Grad Festival // Feldberg
21.08. Bucht der Träumer // Helenesee
05.11. Museumsnacht, Museum Schnütgen // Köln
27.11. Kater Blau/Säälchen (Mira Birthday) // Berlin

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2021
03.12. Nachtasyl // Hamburg
28.11. Kater/Säälchen // Berlin
04.09. La Nature Art & Music Festival // Belgique
03.09. La Nature Art & Music Festival // Belgique
29.08. Kunstfestival Ortstermin // Berlin
28.08. Fusion / Plan:et C // Lärz
06.08. Lichtalben Festival // Boffzen
30.07. Detect Classic Festival // Neubrandenburg
11.07. YNFND Special // Rostock
02.07. a secret Chateau in // France

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2020
17.01. AFAR Video Release Il-Kino // Berlin
23.01. Support Bobby Rausch // Urban Spree
29.01. Beate Uwe w arutani // Berlin
22.03. Klunkerkranich :(
26.03. Record Release Concert // 
Theater im Delphi :(
30.03. unitedwestream.com, live at Klunkerkranich
13.05. Audiovisuelles Kirchenkonzert :(
30.05. Vigyázz-Festival // Nürnberg :(
20.06. La Nature Art & Music Festival // Belgique :(
21.06. Fête de la musique, centre de francais
26.06. Fusion Festival // Lärz :(
31.07. Detect Festival // Neubrandenburg :(
13.10.-16.10 Mondo 2020 // NYC

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2019
27.12. CCC Chaos Communication Congress // Leipzig
23.11. Holy Mountain, Mensch Meier // Berlin
31.08. Park Open Air // Wedding
24.08. HÜTTE Festival // AT
17.08. Bucht der Träumer Festival
11.08. Fuchsival
03.08. Garbicz Festival
27.07. Detect Classic Festival
28.06. Fusion Festival // Lärz
27.06. Fusion Festival // Lärz
14.06. Meeresrausch Festival
11.06. Klunkerkranich // Berlin
10.06. Hedo Kongress
06.04. Punto // Bern
05.04. MOLO Bar // Luzern
04.04. rauscharm, Schneiderei // Zürich
29.03. Postgarage // Graz
23.03. Werk // Wien
15.03. Animal Farm, Bucht // Berlin
07.03. Beate Uwe // Berlin
13.02. RECORD RELEASE CONCERT, Berghain Kantine // Berlin

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2018
09.12. Konzert, Klunkerkranich // Berlin
18.11. Beate Uwe, Barfuß // Berlin
27.10. Tal der Verwirrung, Kater Blau // Berlin
20.10. Rixpop Festival, Rotbart // Berlin
25.08. Hütte Festival // (AT)
18.08. Bucht der Träumer Festival
04.08. Detect Classic Festival // Funkhaus Berlin
28.07. DreiFragezeichen, Mensch Meier // Berlin
21.07. Ackerbeat Festival
23.06. Raketentechtachel, Mensch Meier // Berlin
21.06. Unkraut Floß // Berlin
16.06. Der geheime Pfaffengarten // Temnitztal
08.06. Hit and Run
02.06. Festherum Festival // Fort Gorgast
20.05. Biesenthal
27.04. Drosssel x Fernab at Fiese Remise
14.04. Werkstatttraum // Berlin
17.03. IPSE // Berlin
24.02. Moos Festival // Berlin
09.02. Blindsmith Release at Beate Uwe // Berlin

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2017
31.03. Sturm&Drang - Bucht // Berlin
22.04. Künstlerhaus Parkstraße // Berlin
26.05. WirGarten // Erfurt
03.06. Festherum Festival // Fort Gorgast
16.06. Ritter Butzke // Berlin
08.07. ***Festival // ~Berlin
16.07. So&So Summer Closing // Leipzig
22.07. Universität der Künste - Rundgang // Berlin
12.08. Kölpinstock Festival // Kölpin
13.08. Oewerall Festival // Grünz
19.08. Dockville Festival // Hamburg
07.09. Beate Uwe // Berlin
23.09. 5 Jahre Sternstunde, Bucht // Berlin
18.11. Secret Konzert// Berlin
24.11. Konzert //Neu West Berlin
01.12. Konzert /w Sid Vision, PrivatClub // Berlin
07.12. Konzert /w Eleonora, Fabrik im Gängeviertel // Hamburg

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