M'Bamina - Atide O Sika (Nomads otherway around edit)

Tigerbalm – Waiheke
Ubiquity Records

Having recently opened her account on Ubiquity Records with the brilliant, Bali-inspired single ‘Kete’, Rose Robinson returns as Tigerbalm with another snapshot of her forthcoming debut album, International Love Affair. As with its predecessor, ‘Waiheke’ gleefully blurs the boundaries between contemporary club music and the rising star’s love of rhythms and musical cultures from around the world.

All of the tracks on International Love Affair were specifically inspired by places Robinson has visited pre and post-pandemic. ‘Waiheke’ is no exception, with Robinson starting work on the track following an inspirational trip to the Flamingo Pier festival on Waiheke Island, New Zealand.

Once again, the track is rooted in the London-based producer, DJ and multi-instrumentalist’s deep love of delay-laden 21st century disco, organic house and deep electronic club cuts. Pairing these influences with African-influenced percussion and sampled chants, Robinson delivers a sparkling fusion of Afro-cosmic and dubbed-out nu-disco rich in sparkling synth sounds and warm, weighty bass.

Appropriately, Robinson’s original Tigerbalm take on ‘Waiheke’ is backed with a wealth of inspired remixes tailored to tantalise and tease a variety of dancefloors. The headline-grabbing remix comes from fellow ‘world dance’ fusionists Alma Negra, whose organic sounding, loose-limbed rework adds dubbed-out synth, guitar and vocal snippets to rolling Afro-disco beats and a faithful rendition of Robinson’s brilliant bassline.

A smoother, more atmospheric interpretation of the track follows next in the shape of the BANANAS FOR BREAKFAST remix – think hazy, mid-tempo Balearic nu-disco smothered in sunrise-ready chords, Steve Hillage style guitar textures and heady, star-gazing intent. It’s a remix that’s as immersive and mind-soothing as it is dancefloor-ready.

Semi-Delicious founder Demi Riquisito, a rising star of the London deep and tech-house scenes, delivers a wonderfully spacey, tactile revision in his distinctive style, wrapping echoing sci-fi synths, intergalactic chords and chanted vocal snippets over a subtly acid-flecked house groove, while Quartz opts for a stripped-back, new wave-goes-dub-disco flex on a revision that sounds like a long-lost B-side from a sought-after early ‘80s post-punk single.

Fittingly, Robinson gets the final word with a breezy, laidback ‘Sunset Rework’ built around mid-tempo Afro-house beats, heady hand percussion, stretched-out synthesizer chords and locked-in bass guitar loops. It provides a perfect end to the vinyl version of the EP, with the digital edition also including a tidy Tigerbalm radio edit for those who prefer shorter blasts of inspired cross-cultural musical fusion.

‘Waiheke’, then, is another sublime single from an artist whose distinctive personal style is rightly winning plaudits from across the musical spectrum. Her soon-come debut album is one you won’t want to miss.

Tigerbalm - Waiheke (Alma Negra RMX) <Gouranga Premiere>

video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=40XcwQWqS_A

audio
https://itunes.apple.com/album/punica-fides/id875191967

written & produced by G Bottin
guitar by C Verardo
mastered by T Stollenwerk

Spacetime Syndrome (extended version)

A disco dub to imagine somes birds dancing... There is only drum, bass, guitars and birds. They've been recorded in front my bedroom.  Somes morning when the sun is growing, they are really crazy and look happy to be.

Leave_The_Birds_Singing

Swiss maestro and Vibes and Grooves label head Shaka AKA aka Kurt Spichiger is a long-time soulful house devotee who has been at it since the mid-90s on labels like Nervous, Kolour LTD and Local Talk. Here he lands on Mister Bear with an EP that oozes classy house soul from the off with 'High On You' featuring original vocals written and performed by Eva Christine Flury. 'Smooth Cut' is just that, with its heartfelt pain chords and noodling synth solos, 'Latin Love Affair' brings the heart with a samba-inspired percussive shuffle and big horns to close an essential EP for summer fun.

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Shaka - Latin Love Affair

Santuri Safari's Embaire Umeme E.P – Mugwisa International Xylophone Group (M.I.X.G) Pre-Order here on Bandcamp: Due 22nd July 2016 https://onthecornerrecords.bandcamp.com/album/santuris-embaire-umeme-e-p

A1 - Jinja Pearls – M.I.X.G (Sam Jones Construct) 
B1 - Mazongoto Woods – M.I.X.G (Alejandro Mosso Rework)
B2 - The Munaana of Mugwisa – M.I.X.G (Ishmael at the Controls)
Embaire - remixes
Artwork by Victoria Topping

The Munaana of Mugwisa – M.I.X.G (Ishmael at the Controls)

'For the fourth volume in the consistently impressive Barefoot Beats series, the Brazilian crew behind the imprint has offered a label debut to Canadian scalpel fiend Eddie C. His "Salve a Bahia" is a softly spun, sun-kissed delight; a slightly tooled up re-edit of a lesser-known Brazilian gem, full of jangly acoustic guitars, delay-laden choral vocals, bubbly electronics and gentle tropical intent.

Barefoot Beats 04 Side A - Salve a Bahia - Eddie C [Snippet]

Berlin pillar Charlie Smooth is back at it, spreading good vibes with a new EP of beautiful tracks. After seven years of organizing and playing his infamous "Get Deep" parties at "About Blank" where he was a pioneer of bringing the disco and balearic sound to Berlin’s house scene, Charlie has started a new chapter as one of the founders of Smooth Operators (a Berlin Bass Collective imprint). On this debut release, all four tracks are examples of true digger’s delights and super rare, esoteric sounds. B2 "El Fan" is an edit of the groovy song by the 70's Algerian singer Aït Meslayen. Out on September 29th, 2017.
Buy it here : https://berlinbasscollective.com/releases/smooth-operators-vol-1-charlie-smooth-ep

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PREMIERE : Charlie Smooth - El Fen

Afrojam-Re-hashed by @jamesrod

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Tunji Oyelana & The Bender - Oloti (JAMES ROD African Boogie Madness Re - Edit)

Sueño Latino

Originally released on Shapes Of Rhythm (@shapesofrhythm) in 2017 as a part of his "Southern Uplands" EP, Octo Champ (@octochamp)'s Lacuna gets the remix treatment from Germany's David Hanke. While the original was more on an start-of-the-night Disco-House tip, this flip is a tad deeper with added keys and synths to also appease the fully electronic heads. Best known as his Renegades Of Jazz (@renegadesofjazz) alias, David Hanke has been in the music game for longer than most. With over 100 remixes to his name, his skills in re-crafting tracks to fit on a floor is almost second nature!

Shapes Of Rhythm have been kind enough to give this one away as a Free Download, so take it and spin it!

Exclusive Premiere: Octo Champ "Lacuna (David Hanke Remix)" (Shapes Of Rhythm Records)

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