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Deadbeat graced ZamZam with a release in our very first year of operation.  Lending his name & gravitas to our young effort with Zam 06 meant a lot to us at the time, and is something we never forgot, so we couldn’t be happier to have him back for a second outing.  Canadian by birth, now residing in Berlin, Scott Monteith is known the world over as one of the most adventurous and reliable producers in the areas of techno and dub-inflected electronic music. Extremely tight quality control over multiple full length albums and countless singles on seminal labels including ~scape, Echochord, and his own flawless BLKRTZ have made him a household name in dub techno and beyond. 

Deadbeat’s second ZamZam sets aside obvious techno constraints for a mid-tempo reggae scorcher that sounds like it was beamed straight from the humid & heady glory days of the Black Ark studio.  Anchored by a tar-thick bassline recalling Lee Perry’s “Dub Organizer,” “Wail Ball and Cry” leans hard into its rockstone drum kit,  with whip-sharp turnarounds, clattering Binghi drums, melodica stabs and restrained yet ever-present flange and reverb keeping the atmosphere swampy and sparkling.  A sweet falsetto intones on the loneliness and alienation we all navigate in these times of political debasement and (social) media spectacle.

“Dub Ball and Flange” mutes the vocal for a traditional version focused on nuance rather than over-the-top effects; high hats take the spotlight through expert filter & phaser work, as the heat inches up in the room with a stew of bubbling reverb & delicate echo trails adding to the already simmering & shimmering vibe.

Mastered by Sam at Precise

Released 27 JULY, 2018. Limited to 700 7" vinyl copies for the world. Design & screen print by Polygon Press. No repress, no digital.

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Deadbeat "Wail Ball & Cry" / "Dub Ball & Flange" ZamZam 65 vinyl rip blend

Infinate by Alchesound, new music for resident compilation "Horizons" by Big Wave Records. Also featuring Salook, Arkeyetxture, Dub Bred, and The Shimmer Effect! **Headphones recommended** 
Free download at https://bigwaverecords.bandcamp.com/album/horizons.

Horizons

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Our contribution to new resident compilation "Horizons" - Big Wave Records. Free download at https://bigwaverecords.bandcamp.com/album/horizons.

Troposphere

I don't even know how to describe this. My favorite track I've made so far for sure. Sooooo much fun to make. Started out completely different though, that's for sure.

Common Deception - 84 BPM

I wanted to do something special for this mix, typically I release mixes that are geared towards a live setting. This time I decided to showcase only originals, artists I collaborate with, and Samsara Beats releases and artists. A lot of this mix is unreleased and I hope it does justice to the sound that me and my crew have created. Cheers from Chicago!

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TRACKLIST

Johnathan Thomas & Sentierum - Unspoken [ShadowTrixMusic]
Sentierum - Masquerade [SamsaraBeats]
HNGVR - Insomnia [SamsaraBeats]
Johnathan Thomas - Every Last Breath [Unreleased]
Johnathan Thomas - Ease [TheDreamers]
Johnathan Thomas - Out Of Time [Unreleased]
K2T - Fluttering [TesseractRecordings]
Legal - ID [Unreleased]
Mike.iLL feat. Johnathan Thomas - Solemn [PresentlyLifted]
Johnathan Thomas & yunis - Silver [SelfRelease]
Contra & Johnathan Thomas - 170 Blunts [SoundMuseum]
French II - Graveyard Shift [SamsaraBeats]
Clyde Avery - Control (Lecoughski Remix) [SamsaraBeats]
Johney - ID [Unreleased]
HNGVR - ID [Unreleased]
Legal - ID [Unreleased]
HNGVR - Insomnia (Samurai Breaks Remix) [SamsaraBeats]
Johnathan Thomas & Contra - As The Sky Burns [Unreleased]
Johnathan Thomas & Legal - Frozen [FragmentedRecordings]
Legal - ID [Unreleased]
Clyde Avery - Gunman [SamsaraBeats]
Legal - Got No Chance [SamsaraBeats]
RaptorHandz - No Exit [SamsaraBeats]
HNGVR - ID [Unreleased]
Dranq - F That [SaturateRecords]
Johnathan Thomas & Telemeter - Falling Up [SoundMuseum]
Dranq & Johnathan Thomas - Metro [Unreleased]

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