@nahm8

Bridging his last few years in Shanghai and his first couple in the U.S., the debut EP on Gully Riddim from the now New York-based Naaah leans into the sorts of bright, playful melodies that have become a characteristic of his music, all the while keeping in place harder-edged, percussive club sounds. Operating at and just above the 100bpm mark, the tracks channel post-Bala Club sonics as well as tuffer drum trax, but with a shifting mood across the EP. With its subtle nods to trap dancehall, opener "Environs" sounds like it would be equally at home in Portmore as it would a London basement rave, while "Ta Me Duck" is just pure exuberance. Hitmakerchinx-indebted "Thx Ross" then pays tribute to a Shanghai club scene stalwart, before "Pilipala" dives deep into a nimble dancefloor workout.

Joining from South Korea and Japan respectively, dBoi! and Keito both up the tempo for their remixes but take the originals in radically different directions, with the former offering an expansive take on "Environs" underpinned by lurching 808s. The TYO Gqom member, meanwhile, lives up to his party's ethos, adding drums worthy of a Durban taxi to "Ta Me Duck" but maintaining — and twisting — its ear-worm melody to create a fresh take on the South African genre. Gully Riddim co-boss Zean then rounds out the release with a crystalline interpretation of "Pilipala" primed for — initially at least — eyes-down club moments.

Words by Chris Russell

Artist: Naaah
Title: PAP
Label: GR Recordings
Cat No: GR003
Cover Design: anormalturtle300
Mastering: Zean
Release Date: 20th July
Format: Digital

Naaah - Environs

Les Sodomie

APOCALIPSIS proudly presents 'Sonoras,' the latest EP from Colombian-American composer, producer, and DJ Sebastian Maria.


About 'Sonoras':
Dropping on August 11th, the 4-track EP is a meditation on channeled chaos, inviting a return to intuitive movement both as a creator and as a listener. Sonoras promises constantly-evolving soundscapes that shapeshift between pitched vocal performances, drum breaks, and multi-layered diasporic references. 
 
“Juego de Cambios” (“Game of Changes”), referencing the ancient Chinese divination text I Ching, enters a collision point between chance, fate, free will, determinism, disarray, and order under reverberations of a Korg Minilogue synthesizer. “Dale Diente” (“Give it a bite”) merges mutant accordion melodies, sub bass, and staccato-like drums for industrial-leaning storytelling.

“Siglo Acelerado” (“Accelerated Century”) enters digital hyperspeed territory, exploring younger generations’ experience of the exponential speed of tech development and media consumption. “Alegria” (“Joy”), features a vocal performance and co-writing duties by Silas. The culminating track offers world-making that investigates the extreme yet interconnected states of death and ecstatic happiness, bridging cumbia ballads and trance influences.


About Sebastian Maria:
Sebastian Maria’s work draws upon diverse influences including música urbana, reggaeton, musique concrète, chance operations, and field recordings– celebrating and signaling a debt to diasporic memory while remaining individual in calculation. He “[pulls dexterously] from the trappings and tokens of bit-crushed harsh noise, sound art, glitch, and field recording while remaining firmly aware of the cultural residues to which they are so dedicated.” (Igloo Magazine). 
 
Maria is the co-founder of the New York-based experimental Latinx collective Sazón Department, also including Magnolia Polaris and Probablyourdaddy. Maria has performed at MoMa PS1 Warm Up 2020 and hosts a monthly show on The Lot Radio. His 2019 record, 'LUNITAS,' was listed as one of the “Best Albums of 2019” by Tiny Mixtapes.

Composed, performed, and recorded by Sebastian Maria.
Mastered by SINES and Sebastian Maria.
Artwork by Sebastian Maria.
"Alegria" lyrics co-written by Silas.

Sonoras

Sebastian Maria – Dale Diente

Composición: TERRA ( https://www.instagram.com/terrabrilla... )
Producción: Cimarrón ( https://www.instagram.com/_______cima... )
Mezcla: Renzo Garcia ( https://www.instagram.com/renzoojg/?h... )
Mastering: Manuel Cano ( https://www.instagram.com/colo.cano/?... )

CORAZÓN CALIENTE- TERRA x Cimarrón

https://www.nts.live/shows/naafi/episodes/naafi-19th-august-2022

CDMX Tapes w/ Benfika & El irreal Veintiuno 180822

Heaven

@Humble-OR 
@ElOtro
@TenToesTurbo

Doppelgänger EP

Fecha de Lanzamiento: Viernes 8 de octubre

Nuevo material del artista y productor Victor Prados Pinto, donde fusiona la esencia ritmica de dos proyectos  musicales propios enfocados en la pista de baile: El Otro (O+R) y Humble (O+R). 
El primero se centra en la creación de ritmos basados en el juke/footwork, jungle y guetto house. 
El segundo explora ritmos africanos como el kwaito, afrohouse, gqom y afrobeat entre otros.
La propuesta de este material es la producción de una sonoridad híbrida que comparte un poco de ambos proyectos para lograr un sonido único y muy fresco.
Este lanzamiento es el debut del artista dentro del catálogo del sello jarocho Ten Toes Turbo.

PREMIERE #28 Humble X El Otro - Ay! (Arthur's Speech Mix)// Ten Toes Turbo

co-released with SODAA Club, 3 Swords Republic, Hard Return, HI-NRG, New Scenery, Sly Tone, and TOO MUCH INFORMATION !!

We're happy to contribute to this special release organized by SODAA Club, to support their activity with a selection of tracks from their compilation, curated by members of the Global URL Nation  (. ❛ ᴗ ❛.)

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SODAA Club is a community developing a decentralised governance model for a music & arts venue in London.

Their first release explores the foundations of their own sound - with members and friends of their commmunity, the 31-track compilation is "genreless and fluid, self-organised and bottom-up."

Inspired by the decentralised release of Alkisah by Senyawa, any label sharing similar values could release their own version : "the artists and the labels participating in this compilation believe in a more equitable and collaborative future for our scenes, one guided by principles of solidarity economy, distributed decision-making, and the rejection of capitalist notions of culture, music and space."

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The profits will be split between the artists and SODAA, as a way to raise funds for their long-term goals, with a part going to the labels for their help.

If you want to support the project further, you can also donate via Open Collective : opencollective.com/sodaaclub

++ SODAA CLUB ++

Web - https://sodaa.club/
Insta - https://www.instagram.com/sodaa.club/
Bandcamp - https://sodaaclub.bandcamp.com
Soundcloud - https://soundcloud.com/sodaa_club


++ TRACKLIST ++ 

01. PiroPiro - A Harmless Way
02. Ikävä Pii - A New Set of Tools
03. ENGLAND'S COUNCIL OF LEGISLATION AND GOVERNING BODY OF HYPER REAL SIMULATIONS AND CONSTRUCTIONS - NOKIA 2023
04. JMEG - huh?
05. Graver Ekow - Santa
06. DJ Double Oh! - Soulseeker X
07. excel dj - wifi enabled human image objectification
08. ovid - upstream
09. Klahrk - Out My Mind
10. Valeria Radchenko - drith
11. CSV - Lasers
12. Bubble People - Duplicate
13. Hard Fantasy - Trifex

++ CREDITS ++

All tracks written and produced by the artists, as credited.
Mastering by Works Of Intent.
Artwork by ROOO.

Curation by CLM + HeedLess, muein, P I T, RougeHotel & Sxmbra

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Valeria Radchenko - drith

PERILOUS TIME HALAL DUBPLATE XXX PROD. EARTHSURFACEOPEN

Quebrado

Zarina - Layali

APOCALIPSIS is a record label that celebrates music’s power as a site of joy and resistance. Created by @riobambaaa.

Contact: hi@riobamba-dj.net

Sebastian Maria – Dale Diente

APOCALIPSIS

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