This track comes exactly in time for my specific mood right now:)

I was first ushered into the vortex of Manta after too much rum and whole day of ∆ studio time.
It was shortly after I was granted an audience with the man at an EA takeover of the Black Swan in conjunction with Concept collective.

From then its been history and the occasional chat with the myth but one thing has stayed the same..... The vortex twisted sound the man pulls together.
Its hard to understand how something so 'simplistic' can be so utterly perfect..... But then again isn't that the point.

ENV021.1 is Manta's second spin on the EA sound base and these is truly nothing but perfection personified

A. Powertrip
B. Creepin
BB. Witchfinder

Mixed and Engineered by - @manta140  (Trav)
Mastered by Beau @TenEightSeven
Artwork - Thomas Gutts

12" Release out Friday via Bandcamp EXCLOOSIVELY from 12 midday UK  time.

ENV021.1

Buy the Vinyl

ENV021.1 - MANTA [OUT NOW]

I hadnt bought a new vinyl release for years and then i heard Sully's Blue Ep in 2014 and i was amazed that this kind of stuff was being made still. Ive grabbed most of his releases since then...
Solitaire
Flock
Checkmate
Helios
Simple Things
Crystal Cuts
Charms
Hours, miles and still
Blue
Lifted
Routine
Rotten
M141
Vanta
2 Bad Mice - Gone Too Soon (Remix)
X Plus Y
Amor
Soundboy Dont Push Your Luck
Vacancy
368ft And Rising
Werk
Digitalis
Poison
5ives
Swandive
Sliding
Memories

Sully

Brotha Lynch Hung - On Halloween Night

Produced by: Seven
Label - Strange Music

Brotha Lynch Hung - On Halloween Night

Threads (Remastered 10 Year Anniversary Edition)

Wicker and Pearl (Remastered 2023)

Continuing a strong line of afro inspired works, men like Pedestrian & Jasperdrum drop another scintillating technoid excursion on 2nd Drop. Deeper, moodier with dynamically carved esoteric angles, 'Origins' moves forward from the superb Kalakuta, the afrobeat meets bass music bomb supported by Giles Peterson, Scuba, Midland, Mr Scruff and many more, from last year, to deliver a heads down destroyer. Off kilter, wonky and expertly crafted, Pedestrian & Jasperdrum's ‘Origins’ is pure class, led by a host of syncopated percussion, haunting flute lines and distorted vocal samples, this is what Fela would have sounded like if he'd teamed up with Carl Craig in 2014! 

On the flip we welcome Alix Perez, best known for his DnB production, but widely talented as shown by his Arp101 outings on the likes of Eglo. Here, Alix takes the tools to Kalakuta, transforming the original's afrocentricity into a tense, punchy roller, dominated by a bass line that literally jumps in to your ears. Toss in a stabby synth line, rifle shot drums and plenty of bass with space, this a beautifully crafted refix. 

On the artwork, we’re really happy to welcome back the supremely talented Jimmy Turrell, a well-respected designer and illustrator who has worked with everyone from Fiat and Nike to The Guardian and Dazed & Confused. Asked once again to provide something inspired by a darker aspect of Afrocentricism, he came back with a strikingly bold image that evokes the essence of the music. Check the rest of his work out here: http://www.jimmyturrell.com//


Pedestrian & Jasperdrum - Kalakuta (Alix Perez Remix) CLIP

‣ Available here: bfan.link/b292

What started as an experiment, born in the stillness of the early months of 2020, Metalheadz and SB81 are proud to present 'B292'.

The largest body of music ever released by Metalheadz, 'B292' is made up of 29 tracks across 2 defined parts with a strong emphasis on old skool influences. It's SB81's experiences as a youth that give him a real understanding of this era, something that cannot be replicated and where authenticity always stands tall. 

Beginning as a small batch of tracks it wasn't long before Goldie encouraged SB81 to explore the idea of an album, and via several trips around Low Hill in Wolverhampton (where SB81 lived until the age of 30), it was here where the nostalgia and drive took hold for good. 

SB81 calls this project a 'pre-1994 Metalheadz sound', and although no 29-track album deserves such a brief description it does seem so fitting - even more so with a huge amount of respect and admiration for labels such as Reinforced, Production House and Moving Shadow embodied throughout. 

Make no mistake, this is in no way purely an album that tries to recreate the old. The music at its core remains as cutting edge as ever with a fresh on the ears feel and a rave-ready approach. 

SB81's 'B292' releases in full on 31st May 2024, including a 4x coloured vinyl package, bespoke full colour sleeve designed by the incredibly talent EPOD and a bonus box set available exclusively via the Metalheadz website and Bandcamp.

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SB81 - Skyway Rollin'

Out now on Senary Cycles double pack, vinyl + digi [Soundman Chronicle]

Pace Myself

Slow

Mockingbird (feat. aya dia)

Marine

Our eighteenth Session in London town, featuring a Crate provided by @hpblk. Beats, worldwide.

LSLDN_018 - Dusty Ohms

Tech N9ne - My World (feat. Brotha Lynch Hung & Dalima)

Untold - Kingdom

this is a short mix we recorded for our upcoming gigs in Athens and Thessaloniki in Greece. Forget the financial crisis and celebrate life. Corruption and financial greed is a virus that is a worldwide phenomena and it´s the normal people who are suffering. Keep your head up, music is the healing. Big Up Greece !!!

tracklist:

01. Adrian Younge_1969 Organ_Wax Poetics Records
02. Adrian Younge Sound Orchestra_It´s Me_Wax Poetics Records
03. Lack Of Afro_A Time For_Freestyle Records
04. The Shaolin Afronauts_Shaolin Theme_Freestyle Records
05. The Poets Of Rhythm_Guiding Resolution_Ninja Tune
06. Bei Bei & Shawn Lee_Hot Thursday_Ubiquity Records
07. The Natural Yogurt Band_Eastern Promise_Jazzman/Now-Again Records
08. The Budos Band_Adeniji_Daptone Records
09. Vern Blair Debate_Ooh-Ah-Ee_Funk45/Jazzman
10. Ancient Astronauts_Give It To You feat. Monsoon (Subatomic Sound System Remix)_ESL Music
11. Kabanjak_Joined Forces_Switchstance Recordings
12. DJ Shadow_Stay The Course feat Posdnuos & Talib Kweli_Universal Music
13. Gramatik_Make You Better_Pretty Lights Music
14. Ancient Astronauts_Still A Soldier (DJ Brace Remix)_ESL Music
15. Gummy Soul - @questlove (Fela Soul Bonus Track)_Gummy Soul
16. The Beatstalkers_Heartcore_Foot Forward Music
17. Kabanjak_Wishcraft_Switchstance Recordings

Big Up Greece Mix

15 - Brotha Lynch Hung - Tha Package (Featuring Yelawolf).mp3

The Ancient Astronauts are Kabanjak and Dogu, a bulletproof production and DJ duo hailing from Cologne, Germany. The phenomenon of “ancient astronauts, “a belief that extraterrestrial beings visited Earth in ancient times to mingle and trade ideas with early human civilizations”, isn’t an alien concept to these Ancient Astronauts.  The cross-pollination and mash-up of ideas, sounds, styles, and a collaborative spirit are their modus operandi.
Although, the long-time friends are quick to admit that they are not followers of the German music scene, Kabanjak notes, “for us music is and will always be an international phenomena”, and Ancient Astronauts are certainly not afraid to draw on influences from international artists and styles.
Self described as a “mash up of the distant past and far future”; these time travelers´ music is a mystic brew born out of an eclectic mix of ideas, sounds and styles. 
Already having remixed and collaborated with AM & Shawn Lee, Nickodemus, Fort Knox Five, Ladybug Mecca (Digable Planets), Zion I, The Pharcyde, Azeem, Analogik, Subatomic Sound System & Anthony B, Bajka, Vieux Farka Toure, Raashan Ahmad, Bajka, DJ Brace and Tippa Irie, the Ancient Astronauts always link up with a quality selection of sonic collaborators. 
 “At an early stage we realized that we are both big music heads so we started running parties in our hometown together”. Those parties became the catalyst for a production team that never forgot its roots. They specialize in diversity loosely glued together by a single thread. Like a good party, you don’t just listen to the music, you experience it. 
In 2001 Dogu of Ancient Astronauts started his own label Switchstance Recordings, which was developed as a way of allowing them total musical freedom. The label soon gathered momentum and built up an impressive international fan base. Switchstance Recordings is now famous in international club circles for the integrity of its production and style.

www.ancientastronauts.de


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