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"Say hello to Taraval, the new signing on Kieran Hebden's Text label, with their debut EP of mutant, misshapen house and techno trax. There's four cannily skewed but heavily functional groovers, sustaining a smart dancefloor intensity from the pacy Detroit techno momentum of 'Gar's Highway' thru the blown-out, Trilogy Tapes-style warped house of 'Gonna Rain' to a killer acid jacker strongly reminding of Oliverwho Factory's heady aces in 'Streetways', and stripped down Wax/EQ'd styles on 'Doug's Prayer'."

A1 Gar's Highway

Percussions - KHLHI (TEXT029A)

Home Tonight (Obey City Remix)

In the middle of 2014, with all roads leading to Brazil, DJ, tastemaker and cultural curator Gilles Peterson embarked on the project of a lifetime, his most ambitious to date: setting up camp in a recording studio in Rio to record a sort of love letter to the nation under the artist name “Sonzeira” (meaning a joyful / killer sound). The resulting album “Brasil Bam Bam Bam” was a deeply personal work, bringing together the many authentic sounds and traditions but always through the eyes of an enthusiast inspired by 30 years of DJIng and record collecting. As Gilles said at the time: ‘Brazil’s music culture is massive..There’s the North – Bahia, Recife, the afro-brazilian sound. There’s batucada, the heavy sambas. Then bossa nova - Tom Jobim and all that history. There’s baile funk. There’s Tropicalia and the more soulful, funky scene championed by groups like Banda Black Rio, Trio Mocoto and icons like Gilberto Gil. Such a huge amount of stuff to fit in. I wanted to try and cover it all – to make a kind of Buena Vista meets club culture, but to keep it sonically very modern.’ The album included star turns from Brazilian superstars young and old, including ‘City of God’ actor and singer Seu Jorge, the grande dame of samba, 76-year-old powerhouse Elza Soares, and world-renowned percussionist Nana Vasconcelos. Of course, this was a Gilles Peterson record and so there was also many left turns -  who else would come up with Emanuelle Araujo’s bossa nova take on the 80s UK jazz-funk hit Southern Freeez, or draft in Seun Kuti (youngest son of Fela) to join the dots between modern day Brazil and the slave ships that bought poly-rhythms from Africa 400 years ago.

Of course, with roots so deep in the interesting edges of club culture it was natural for Gilles to continue this journey into new sonic territories. As such he has spent the last 6 months curating this new album “Brasil Bam Bam Bass” drafting in some of his favourite producers, friends, and associates to reimagine tracks from the album, with all the taste and good judgement you would expect. Much like the original record this is a very personal curation, a considered work that saw Gilles hand pick producers to re-imagine the album track by track - these include At Jazz, FaltyDL, DJ Oil, Kyodai, Max Graef and many more. Also included on this double CD are some wonderful outtakes (including the sublime reworking of Yusef lateef’s Plum Blossom previously only on the vinyl box set of the album), and dubbed out alternative versions of several tracks by Gilles’ Sonzeira co-producer Dillip Harris.          

If the original record was about examining Gilles own history and love for every quarter of Brasil’s sound, this provides a further glimpse into Gilles’ creative mind, ever serching for connections between rhythms; exciting, imaginative and original productions. Most of all this is a record where respect for the source material continues to shine through. 

Que sonzeira! 

Gilles Peterson presents Sonzeira Brasil Bam Bam Bass - The Out Takes and Remakes: Curated with Love will be released on double CD on Brownswood Recordings on the 9th February.


Sonzeira - America Latina (FaltyDL Remix)

Sloom

Turn Back

Kimmo

Bodyzone-017

We love a throwdown inside club toilets here at Bodyzone HQ. That’s why we’re excited to present another live recording from Berlin's favorite former gay cruising toilet: Zur Klappe in Berlin w/ @brothermidnight on opening duties at BB_Only! With special guest Sharlese-December 21st, 2024. @bezier follows brthrmidnyt’s lead in Bodyzone-017.

"bodyzone as a project and label is an ode to a gay bathhouse in Detroit."

More info:
bandcamp: bodyzone.bandcamp.com/
soundcloud: @bodyzone

Bodyzone-017

Apron's first 7" vinyl..

Very limited edition...

A. Mighty Baron III - Screwe'd

DJ M-TRAXXX
1. Nuyorican Soul feat. India - Runaway (Spanish Underground Mix) - Giant Step Records
2. Hector Lavoe - Mi Gente (Quintero Plena Mix) - Fania Records
3. Roy Ayers - Holiday (Kenny Dope Main Pass) - Soul Heaven Records
4. Cerrone vs. Louie Vega - Dance Ritual (Original Album Vesion) - Defected Records
5. Teddy Douglas - Bombelaya - Basement Boys Records

David G.
6. The Party - In My Dreams - Hollywood Records
7. Sandie Morgan - Your Love - Active Records
8. Misled - Feels Like It's Better - Swing City
9. Overstreet - Reasons - Sole Records
10. DJ Pierre feat. Barbara Tucker - Everybody Dance - Strictly Rhythm Records

DJ M-TRAXXX
11. Earth People - Dance (Dub Mix) - Under World Records
12. DJ Pierre feat. Hanna Hais - Paris Collection - DJ P Records
13.The Untouchables - I'm For Real - Strictly Rhythm Records
14. Frankie Knuckles - Gimme Gimme (Disco Shimmy) - Noice Records
15. One Track Minds - Essence Of Life - Copyright Recordings 

David G.
16. Velvet - Hold Me - RCA
17. Mood Therapy feat. Belle - Touch Your Soul - Genial
18. Epo Rue - The Light Of Summer - Destiny Music
19. Baby Ford Change - Sire
20. Eartha Kitt - Where Is My Man - Streetwise
21. Innocence - Lets Push It - Chrysalis

Thee In-Famous

DJ M-TRAXXX & DAVID G. 'THEE IN-FAMOUS 7' TAMPA, FL 5-31-2025'

hi guys! this is my set from Datcha last friday. a lil bit of all pockets of dance music that i feel captures who i am as a whole, both midwest and east coast energy that raised me <3 I had the best time in montréal and cant thank @ferias enough for having me join them all weekend <3 

cosmo live @ datcha (montréal) 060625

Rustic disorder and Crackly chance holding hands.

https://www.instagram.com/deadwuax


Deadwuax @ The Lot Radio 06-25-2025

Debut label release from guitarist and producer kempinthearea with the 'SIDE2SIDE' EP, SG012 - marking the 12th release in the Stolen Groove's series. 

https://soundcloud.com/user-200473876
https://soundcloud.com/stolengroove

https://stolengroove.bandcamp.com/album/side2side
youtube: https://youtu.be/IssQ9ncYYco

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instagram: www.instagram.com/44100hz_social

PREMIERE | kempinthearea - MYHEART

Bimonthly excursions through memories, geographies and nostalgia from NYC-based livwutang. 
Find the full tracklist and related episodes on NTS: https://www.nts.live/shows/livwutang/episodes/livwutang-4th-august-2025

Furniture without Memories w/ Special Guest Zjoso 040825

🌐 Refuge Worldwide is a radio station and community space based in Berlin-Neukölln.
➡️ More info, more music: www.refugeworldwide.com

Help us stay on air by donating to our fundraiser: https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-refuge-worldwide-community-radio

Morning Drop - Myriam - 12 Aug 2025

DJ & producer Shy One oversees the chatroom nonsense and brings that necessary get-up-and-go vibe every other hump day...  
Find the full tracklist and related episodes on NTS: https://www.nts.live/shows/soup-to-nuts-shy-one/episodes/soup-to-nuts-shy-one-20th-august-2025

Soup To Nuts w/ Shy One 200825

Tribute mix to my guiding stars Ken Collier + Mike Banks, filled with lots of Progressive tunes from the archives. Minor vibration noises from the renegade set up. Recorded at "All out for Palestine / Sleep Olympics", 9.12.2025.

The Illuminator - Mad Mike Banks
Love to the Limit - Bridgett Grace (Extended Vocal) {Happy}*
Happy's Theme - Derwin 'D-HA' Hall {Happy/Sweat}
Like Dat - Members of the House (Beats)**
Round and Round - Theresa Stringer {Soul City}***
Got to Give it Up - Jamerson (UR Mix) {Sweat}
(?)
Just a 909 - House Syndicate
Workout - Frankie Knuckles (Bassworks/Vocal)
Tuk my Love - Derwin 'D-HA' Hall {Happy/Sweat}
Tell Me That I'm Dreaming - Was (Not Was) [Original 12" Remix]****
Update - Model 600
Ghostdancer - The Martian
Sonia Sanchez - "Put on the Sleeves of Love"
Freedom - Black Magic (Lil Louis 'Freedom' Mix)
N.Y.N.J. - Jovonn

*Happy Records, Sweat Records, and Soul City are all led by Mad 'Mike' Banks. While Mike is heavily lauded for his efforts through UR, all three of these labels, as well as Red Planet, provide a well tuned look into Mike's breadth of production techniques and expertise in Progressive, Detroit House, Downtempo, Funk, and more.
**Jeff Mills is credited for the edits of this release 1 year before UR001 was released.
***While credited to Theresa, Gerald Mitchell of UR/Los Hermanos is the producer and piano player on this track. Gerald is said to have helped Mike Banks improve his keyboard playing at some point in the late 80s/early 90s.
****This breakout mix is credited to Ken Collier. Ken would often test out local musicians tracks and special mixes/edits of tracks at Club Heaven on the dancefloor for groups such as Members of the House, Underground Resistance, and others. It's likely that he used his skills he gained as a dj 'to know a hit' to create this particular mix and contribute to it's timelessness and versatility.


Until Next Time, x.

A. Mighty Baron III - Screwe'd

Apron Records

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