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Teen Daze - Last Time In This Place (feat. Joseph Shabason)

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Following last year's very limited release, this remix will be properly released on 7th February. More info on the Ninja Tune website.. http://ninjatune.net/release/andreya-triana/far-closer

Far Closer

Andreya Triana 'Far Closer' (Mr Scruff Remix)

From my LP Taut, Monstrous Moonshine is a reference to String Theory physics, but also Dutch Bubbling music. I hope you can hear the connection between the two.

Taut

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Monstrous Moonshine

The new Rippps EP is out now: https://rippps.lnk.to/hue

Netherlands' Niels Broos and London's Hyroglifics have teamed up for the collaborative project Rippps, unleashing their debut EP Hue on Alpha Pup Records, August 3, 2018. Five tracks of futuristic electronic music that blends stylistic synths and dynamic production work, Hue is equal parts unique, striking, and propulsive. The grooves are nonstop, and the electricity is boundless, giving the album a distinct vibe that further establishes their legacy in modern music. Recorded and shaped over the last two years, Rippps began when they met through their selection at Red Bull Music Academy Montreal 2016. Surrounding their obligations with the intensive lecture and class series, the duo would hit the studio any time they could, carving out ideas and structures into what's become their debut as a group.  

After meeting in Montreal, an immediate connection was fostered as collaborators and friends, resulting in a body of work they realized needed a place to live. Niels Broos released his self-titled debut EP in February of 2017 on Alpha Pup Records, and the connection was established for Hue to also land on the Los Angeles based label. The music they compiled during RBMA Montreal 2016 carried over with sessions at Niels Broos' studio in Utrecht the following summer. They made it a goal to search for the synchronicity and spur of the moment creativity that represented the original studio sessions. "We just kept on bouncing ideas off each other," states Niels Broos. "Similar to a tennis rally without having to pause the match a lot. Hyroglifics would also mix the projects and later add in FX and transitions to help smooth out the music. He would usually start off laying down a drum beat and then I would start writing and jamming out chords and melodies over the top. We both know when to let each other do the thing they do best. Sometimes this means giving each other some space to work something out, before judging an idea instantly. Also knowing when to work only when there's a certain inspiration and vibe going on instead of trying to push a vibe. I find making music is always about the marriage of those two things, but in this project, it always started with a vibe."

Most of the synths used on Hue were models they had access to at RBMA. This includes the Oberheim OB6, a Dave Smith Prophet, and a Moog Lil Phatty. Once the sessions picked up again in the Netherlands, the Korg Poly6 and Moog Voyager were used for some of the leads and extra solo's. Niels Broos and Hyroglifics recorded in Logic 9, helping the overall workflow of the different instruments present and the various studios worked out of. With the amount of layering on Hue, the music is deceptive in both its technical presentation and the elements that stand out. "What I also really love about the tracks," Niels adds, "is that harmonically, the songs are quite difficult and we managed to put these difficult musical ideas into tracks that don't sound difficult and stay easy to process." This type of presentation was also a direct influence of Thundercat's time with them at Red Bull Music Academy and the way he's constructed music over the years.

Rippps' Hue EP will be available worldwide across digital platforms on August 3, 2018. A live incarnation of Rippps is also currently in the works, with plans to showcase the record through intricate drum machine arrangements, triggered samples, and live synth work.

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Rippps (Niels Broos & Hyroglifics) "Odol"

Inspired by the sounds coming from Chicago's Dance Mania records and similar uptempo house from the late 90s. Hot Music is actually a New York anthem, also counted as a seminal track for London's Jazz Step, and just dares to be stepped to. I hope you enjoy the theatrics involved, and maybe a 'work or two.

From a series of Pacific remixes taking sounds out of context.

Under the Sun (feat. Laville)

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