Rinse FM Podcast - Midland w/ Solar - 14th August 2015

'Murmur' single out 16 October 2015 on !K7
Order: https://K7.lnk.to/Murmur

The brainchild of Harry Agius (aka producer Midland) and songwriter/vocalist collaborator Robbie Redway who met at Leeds Uni, it exists in the innovative cracks between genre boundaries. As much influenced by the rugged sound-system culture of nights like Leeds' Subdub as it is by François K's work with Depeche Mode or the widescreen electronica of Jon Hopkins. 

‘Murmur’ is the second single taken from the forthcoming album, which is due out in 2016 on !K7. It was engineered in Berlin by production maestro and Kompakt staple Ewan Pearson, whose previous work with M83 and Ben Watt has earned him a revered reputation as an engineer and producer par excellence.

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Murmur

AKASE - Murmur (Ewan Pearson Remix)

Done for the love.
'Murmur' single out now 2015 on !K7
Order: http://K7.lnk.to/Murmur

This song really struck a chord with us when it was released last year - upon first listen it has a real classic rock feel to it but below the surface is a psychadelic introspective quality that permeates the whole album. The song has a feeling of relentless motion and is laden with intricate hooks and details, but when you dissect it it's actually beautifully simple, which made adapting it a deeply rewarding process for us.

For more info:
http://www.facebook.com/AKASEMUSIC
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AKASE - Under The Pressure (The War On Drugs Cover)

Recorded live at Twitch Belfast as part of my "All Night Long UK Tour"
17/10/2015 

Tracklist - http://bit.ly/1NbvGfj


Midland All Night @ Twitch Belfast -  17.10.15

A moody looping disco chugger, biting hard over the gritty bass and bongos. Taken from the vinyl-only 12" on Midland's ReGraded imprint. 

Read more: http://www.stampthewax.com/2015/11/19/premiere-hubie-davison-watchasay/
Listen on Youtube: http://bit.ly/hubie-whatchasay
Buy:  http://www.juno.co.uk/products/hubie-davison-sanctified/591530-01/

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Regraded: @midland

Listen on Youtube

Hubie Davison - Watchasay (STW Premiere)

Support from Giles Peterson, Bonobo, Lefto, Romare ++

More info about this project: http://www.stampthewax.com/2015/12/01/day-1-dark-sky-em-cy/



Mastered by Milan Adamik at www.masterworksaudio.co.uk

Thanks for listening!

Em Cy [free download]

Solid Steel in association with Serato (15th January) In Hour 1 we welcome AKASE, the new collaborative project between Harry Agius (better known as Midland) and Robbie Redway, and the latest artist signed to !K7 Records. Formed in Leeds, written in London and finished in Berlin under the influence of Ewan Pearson, their debut album 'Graspers' will be released on the 22nd January 2016 and available here: https://K7.lnk.to/AKASEGraspers They had this to say about their mix;
"We named this mix "Dawn Chorus". The idea was to try and soundtrack the very beginnings of the day and move through sounds and textures that are indicative of everything coming to life. Its a collection of tracks that inform where we are musically and all the points in between."

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Hour 1 - AKASE  https://twitter.com/akasemusic
Sand Circles	_	Distant Lights	_	Not Not Fun Records
Le Lendemain	_	Linden	_	Home Normal 
Rang’ala	_	Jomaranda	_	Honest Jon's Records
Francis Bebey	_	Forest Nativity	_	Born Bad Records 
Dorval & Devereaux	_	Heavy Hands	_	Moon Glyph
Walls	_	Voluta	_	Ecstatic
Weval	_	Thinking of	_	Kompakt 
Naum Gabo	_	Fyei	_	Magazine
Sid Le Rock	_	Naked (DJ Koze Remix)	_	Get Physical Music ‎
Percussions	_	November 2011	_	none
Manfredas	_	Square Lights (Zongamin Remix ) [Midland Edit]	_	Les Disques De La Mort
Darkstar	_	Stoke the Fire (Midland Remix)	_	Warp
Luke Abbott	_	Modern Driveway	_	Notown
Caribou	_	Niobe	_	Merge Records

Solid Steel Radio Show 15/1/2016 Hour 1 - AKASE

AKASE is the natural coming together of two inquisitive musical minds. One of them, Harry Agius, comes from an accomplished electronic background, and the other, Robbie Redway, has grown up playing in numerous bands. Having been friends for years, both were keen to expand their sonic horizons and so began working together in 2012. 

Inspiring and influencing each other with their own different perspectives and starting points, the ensuing years have seen the pair get together on a number of occasions for sporadic recording sessions. The unforced, non pressured nature of their collaboration has a been a good thing, though, as it lends AKASE’s music a liveliness and realness that cannot be taught. 

Given Agius’ knack for writing compelling electronics as Midland, and Redway’s penchant for writing proper hooks and moving lyrics, their sound is a perfect coming together of dance and indie. Like a select number of live electronic acts before them, AKASE marry melancholy with romance, synth hooks with stirring vocals. They aren’t driven by dance floor functionality, but instead by composition and compelling musical stories. Summer 2015 will see the project coalesce proper, with a debut album, Graspers, having been signed by influential label !K7 and live shows to follow. As such, get ready for a refreshing new addition to the thriving little niche where dance, sombre avant pop and indie all collide.

AKASE - Murmur (Ewan Pearson Remix)

AKASE

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