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autumn 2017

November 2017

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[Weekly Mix] 2017.11 (2)

Becca's Bday

'WORLD'S END GIRLFRIEND IS THE MOST MIND-BLOWING SHIT EVER. THAT IS ALL, GOOD NIGHT' (Marvelatthestar via Twitter)

Seven Idiots

World's End Girlfriend – Les Enfants Du Paradis

World's End Girlfriend is a Japanese composer whose work blends complex sound structures with beautiful melodies, reaching from electronic glitch to jazz-infused rock to modern classical. Captivating, enthralling and like nothing you’ve heard before, WEG makes for a surprising yet central addition to London contemporary music label Erased Tapes (Ólafur Arnalds, Peter Broderick, Nils Frahm, Rival Consoles).

‘Seven Idiots is like listening to a maelstrom that sucks all of our artists into a black hole and spits it out as some sort of pop music from the future. It’s insane!’ – Robert Raths, founder of Erased Tapes in an interview with Dazed &amp; Confused Magazine

His brand new album ‘SEVEN IDIOTS’ will finally be released outside of Japan this April. Shifting seamlessly from catchy pop hooks to elaborate orchestrations and brutal IDM drones, it's an irregular pop album – filled with twists and turns that will have you reaching for the repeat button. At first recorded with vocals, he took the unusual composing method of building up the songs before erasing all of their vocal parts. By dismantling and re-constructing each track, WEG has produced a genre-defying album that truly transcends categorisation.

World's End Girlfriend hails from Nagasaki Kyushu, Japan and currently resides in Tokyo. Fascinated by his father's classical music collection, he began his foray into sound at the tender age of 10, creating his early compositions on keyboard, guitar, tape recorders and computers. To date he has composed more than 600 songs, for the most part unreleased testaments of his early experimentations. 

WEG first came on Europe’s radar in 2002, invited to perform at Barcelona’s renowned Sonar Festival. On the back of the collaborative album ’Palmless Prayer / Mass Murder Refrain’ with Japanese post-rock band Mono, he embarked on extensive tours in Europe and North America in 2005, returning for an appearance at ATP Festival in 2008. Recently performing as a seven-piece ensemble, WEG's ostentious live show is currently selling out 800 capacity venues in Asia. Filmmakers seem smitten too, with the Go Shibata directed movie ‘Late Bloomer’ (2004) and the internationally renowned ‘Air Doll’ (2009) by award-winning director Hirokazu Koreeda both featuring soundtracks created by World’s End Girlfriend.

The music video for ‘Les Enfants du Paradis’, taken from ‘SEVEN IDIOTS', has already received over 90.000 views on YouTube. Directed by Yohei Saito, this beguiling visual represents the high level of interest given to WEG's music, not widely available outside of Asia – until now.

Video &amp; Free Giveaway MP3: http://erasedtapes.com/weg/seven-idiots 


A record that leaves you with the same breathlessness and stupidly dazed grin that you’d get after riding a top of the range roller-coaster... Imagine a really talented avant-garde sound-artist: the kind of gifted sonic chin-stroker that would be on the cover of Wire. Now imagine someone holds a gun to his/her head and says 'Ok, what you do is great and all but now I want you to produce a record that people will actually enjoy, maybe even dance to. If I don’t enjoy myself listening to your record I will shoot you.' Seven Idiots would meet our hypothetical gunman’s needs perfectly; in fact he’d probably turn himself in meekly to the police with a beaming smile on his face... A continuous stream of sonic ecstasy' (8/10) – Drowned In Sound (UK) 

'The most gleefully nuts album I've heard in years... an album you’ll not get bored of for quite some time' (7/10) – The 405 (UK) 

'‘Schizophrenic’ doesn’t do this justice' Song Of The Day – The Line Of Best Fit (UK)

‘World’s End Girlfriend sign to the label renowned for its recognition of innovative acts... and promises to blend sideways pop with strange and addictive hooks' – Bearded Magazine (UK) 

'The one album that would turn the entire music world on its head’ (8.5/10) #6 Top 100 Releases – The Silent Ballet (US)


’Katsuhiko Maeda probably comes home to his wife and his kids every night, who are still in the belief that he’s working in a bank: “How was your day, honey?” “Good, thanks. Yours?” The truth is that no one in the office has seen him in year… As ingenious as Johann Sebastian Bach in The Well-tempered Clavier’ – Spex (DE) 

'The evolutionary end stage of EDM: Making Hyper-reality sound like fun. Whatever follows this effort will either constitute a step back or delineate a new territory altogether' – Tokafi (DE)

’A defining statement and a full-length that has more than realised his potential to be one of the most unique and vital solo artists in modern music‘ (9/10) – Contact Music (UK) 

Erased Tapes Collection III

World's End Girlfriend – Teen Age Ziggy

Fire, fire
underneath the deck.
Run fast.
Water, water
boards the sinking ship.
Swim out into the end.

I'll stay by your side
looking for the tide that 
brings us back,
or a flare to lead the night.

Waiting for a sound
louder than the howling
of an ever-slowing heart,
grabbing waves that hug the light.

The wreck,
hiding in plain sight, 
laid to rest,   
with a crashing fist of surge and regret, 
the undetermined emptiness 
of fate,
leaving cracks that trap the way
in its feebleness. 

We’re cradled by the 
swaying of permanence,
by the comfort of known hands and dry land
where

you amaze me with those eyes
you awash me in the sand 
that
swallows me whole
in its feebleness. 

The Swaying of Permanence

Kauai

Sober

#pop #r&b #soul #muzak #triphop #hillbillie #deathmetal

Sweet Talker (produced by diplo & picard brothers)

Thomas Bangalter - Club Soda

Taken from "Intentions and Variations" out on Morr Music April 8th 2016.
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Mikael Lind is a composer of experimental ambient music, currently residing in Reykjavik, Iceland. 'Intentions and Variations' is his debut for Morr Music.


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Mikael Lind:  Intentions And Variations

Originally appeared as an exclusive 7" on Turntable Kitchen:
http://www.turntablekitchen.com/2012/12/tk017-seamonster-neighbors-7/

Seamonster - Crystal Tear

original track from the album 'Syncope'
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remixed by Noah @ettolnoah

premiered by Gold Flake Paint
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Port St. Willow - Ordinary Pleasure (Noah Remix)

Taken from 'Collected Pieces' by Mary Lattimore, out April 14, 2017.

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Collected Pieces

Mary Lattimore - Wawa By The Ocean

Taken from 'Collected Pieces' by Mary Lattimore, out April 14, 2017.

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Mary Lattimore - The Warm Shoulder

Small Leaks Sink Ships - Creepin'

I Wanna Take You Away Now

James Zabiela vs Bon Iver  Fatima Yamaha - Crks (James Zabielas Messina Mix)

From the upcoming 12inch out Dec 8th on Smalltown Supersound.

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More Than A Woman

Damaged Vol. 1

Not A Love Song

Church Of Non Believers have decided to “reach their hands up through the grave toward the light” and write some in your face electro blues/gospel rave bangers
Grave Digging explores the rise and fall and desperate need for fame in the current climate

Grave Digging

01. Eli Escobar - Ode To America [Classic Music Company]
02. Sophie Lloyd - Calling Out [Classic Music Company]
03. Waajeed - Winston's Midnight Disco [Dirt Tech Reck]
04. Honey Dijon featuring Joi Cardwell - State of Confusion (Maurice Fulton Remix) [Classic Music Company]
05. Horse Meat Disco featuring Roy Inc - Waiting For You To Call (Derrick Carter Remix) [Horse Meat Disco]
06. David Harness - We Got It [White Label]
07. Oeil Cube - Disk Two [Versatile France]
08. Art Of Tones - I Just Can’t (Get Over It) [Local Talk]
09. Criminal Element Orchestra - Latino Party Music [Made In Miami]
10. DJ Fett Burger – N.Y. Venus A Mix [Sound Metaphors]
11. Cash Money – Hollup (DJ E-Clyps Remix) [White Label]
12. Crispin J Glover - Fly Away [Guesthouse Music]
13. Phil Gerus - I Don’t Care If You're Plastic [Superior Elevation]
14. Lay-Far - I’m An Indian Too (Lay-Far Refix) [Version Galore]
15. Spoek Mathambo - No Congo No Cellphone [Teka Records]

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Business As Usual November 2017: Luke Solomon + Special Guest JD Twitch & Hot Mix from Bwi-Bwi

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Meet Me In The Middle

Quantic

from the album "Oh" released 10/11. Tour dates: THU 9 Nov @Brighton Up Bar, Sydney  FRI 10 NOV @Franks Wild Years, Wollongong WED 15 Nov @ NSC, Melbourne FRI 24 Theatre Royal, Castlemaine

Machine Translations "Sola"

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Deflekt

Fouk might have been curating Outplay since 2013, but their ‘Butterfunk EP’ is in fact the duo’s first proper EP on their own imprint. It’s not that they’ve been resting on their laurels: they’ve dripfed a handful of EPs on the likes of Heist and House of Disco over the past few years, and released solo efforts on Kolour Ltd and Razor ’n Tape that stormed the charts. It’s been fascinating to see the Dutch pair slowly break the mould, moving from heavy sampling in favour to an emphasis on original instrumentation and production.
The Butterfunk EP is fine showcase of their prowess in the studio, loaded to the hilt with contemporary dance floor funk. Things kick off with the rolling drums, off-beat percussion and seriously infectious Hammond lines of Organ Freeman. Title track Butterfunk is aimed squarely at the hips with its smooth keys and perfectly placed vocal, while some acid lines give the track a little edge. Flip over for the bumping ‘Wong Way’, a chunky workout with a rubber bassline. The finale of the EP is ‘Winter’, a fantastic slice of 80’s inspired downtempo mushroom jazz.

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PREMIERE : Fouk - Winter

Vinyl available now

AE003 - Loves Not Real - Vinyl Out Now

* Read more : http://boltingbits.com/mallard-common-era-international-black/
* Watch on YouTube : https://youtu.be/X1QC6h0vpzc
* Pre-order : https://internationalblack.bandcamp.com/album/intlblk003

Rhythm Section sub-label International Black,  has just unleashed their third EP, again with 19 year old jazz student Mallard, and also with another young producer known as LT. Collectively, they are known as J.Deep. We were first introduced to Mallard via his debut RS INTL EP, ‘Verte’, a deep and often lo-fi excursion into house music’s more chilled out realms. He returns with a track aimed more squarely at the dance floor, and it packs a punch, with the arrangement and musicality highlighting Mallard’s musical training at Trinity College.

“Common Era” is a long journey. Clocking in at just over ten minutes, it feels like an aqueous transmission from a lost underwater colony. Never dull, the track progresses nicely as subdued synths and arpeggiated bells flutter over a simple, but effective, groove and bassline. A track like this benefits from its length, and a talented producer like Mallard knows how to effectively pull the listener in various directions using subtle changes to the percussive and instrumental sequences that allow for one to feel lost in, rather than fatigued by the track. Songs like this are perfect for headphone listening, but also quietly effective on an after-hours dance floor. We could certainly see this going over well during a sunrise, the calm before a storm of more uptempo early-morning beats.

Mallard is certainly one to watch, and with Bradley Zero’s guidance and support, we’re expecting big things from the young jazzman.

Common Era

PREMIERE : Mallard - Common Era

@dixonavenuebasementjams signee @bigmizglasgow works together hypnotic keys and a bubbling acid line for the second release on @allcitydublin sub label @peardublin.

Read more & buy: http://www.stampthewax.com/2017/11/06/premiere-big-miz-dance-of-witches/
Listen on Youtube: http://bit.ly/bigmizdanceofwitches

Cotard Delusion - EP

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Big Miz - Dance of Witches (STW Premiere)

Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith - "I Will Make Room For You (Four Tet Remix)"

from Baths' 3rd LP, Romaplasm, out November 17, 2017.

official lyric video: https://youtu.be/0m0nllJjFuU

listen on Spotify / Apple Music / Google Play & more: https://anticon.lnk.to/Xtra

Photography - Mario Luna
Design - Cory Schmitz

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Released via Tugboat Records in Japan:
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Romaplasm

Baths - "Extrasolar"

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Past Life ft. Opia

Debut album 'Sorry' available now!
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'Make A Shadow' EP available now: http://smarturl.it/MakeAShadow

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