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Amané Suganami - Prophet Rev 2, Moog Mother 32
Al Macsween - Prophet 6, Moog Subsequent 37
Luke Wynter - Electric Bass
Chiminyo - Drums

All music written by Chiminyo, Amané Suganami, Al Macsween and Luke Wynter
All music produced by Chiminyo
Mixed and Mastered by Aviv Cohen
Recorded at 224 Studios by Matteo Musetti
A&R: Łukasz Wojciechowski
Cover Art: Ricky Byrne
Graphic Design: Animisiewasz
Photo: Jordan Rawi

www.astigmaticrecords.com

© 2024 Uniri
(P) 2024 Uniri & Astigmatic Records
All Rights Reserved


Every 20 years or so, certain musical movements come full circle. Young musicians are inspired by genres dating back two decades, channelling them through their modern sensibility. The legendary J Dilla’s Donuts album was released in 2006 and instantly marked a starting point for the work of musicians worldwide, laying the foundations especially for the beat scene in Los Angeles. A whole young generation of musicians brought up on the new, instrumental and abstract hip-hop has carried jazz into a new era. The four London-based musicians who make up Uniri have gone one step further by abandoning the idea of a jazz band and "bedroom production" in favour of collective composing, creating a new look at the new-beat aesthetics, framing it as a road novel set in an unspecified time and space.

Uniri translates as ‘one unified dream’ and is the key driving motto of the project conceived by Chiminyo (Cykada, Maisha), the band's founder and head honcho. The project materialised in his private studio, where he invited fellow jazz musicians Amane Tsuganami (Jorja Smith, Maisha), Al Macsween (Nubya Garcia, Gary Bartz, Kefaya) and Luke Wynter (Nubyan Twist, Golden Mean) to spontaneously compose together. Hence, despite this being the band's first album, it wouldn't be right to call them rookies. The result of Uniri's collaborative work is the psychedelic, rhythmic album Infinite Reflections, packed with cosmic and warm synths, which neatly balances hip-hop beat and jazz composition. It's safe to say this music is even more appealing when played live, although it's equally suited to the club dancefloor.

UK Jazz has become a permanent fixture in the London landscape, but also across Europe and the US. Today, the musicians who shape the new wave of jazz are drawing on more and more genres, reducing solo improvisation for the benefit of composition and increasingly drawing on influences from the beat scene. Among such formations are the British NOK Cultural Ensemble, the Polish Błoto, the Belgian ECHT!, and the Dutch Comité Hypnotisé. Uniri is part of this emerging yet already international trend, creating an entirely fresh aesthetic that echoes artists such as Flying Lotus, Samiyam, Dorian Concept, Ras G and Nosaj Things oriented around the Californian 'new beats generation' scene.

The title Infinite Reflections alludes to a phenomenon observable on the open sea or during intercontinental flights. Gazing at the horizon blurs the boundary between the ocean and the sky, forming an infinite palette of blue shades. This inspiration sparked an elusive musical narrative, navigating between a sea voyage and an astral journey, destination unknown.

The album will be released by Astigmatic Records in digital, CD, and LP formats in both standard and limited editions. The pre-sale begins on March 1st on the Bandcamp platform, with the album scheduled for release on March 29, 2024.

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Uniri - Infinite Reflections [AR027]

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CREDITS:
Members of EABS:
Marek “Latarnik” Pędziwiatr - Grand piano, Fender Rhodes Mark II, Nord Stage 2, Moog Voyager;
Marcin Rak - Drums;
Paweł “Wuja HZG” Stachowiak - Bass guitar, Moog Little Phatty;
Olaf Węgier - Saxophones: tenor, sopran; bass clarinet;
Jakub Kurek - Trumpet;

Members of Jaubi
Ali Riaz Baqar - Guitar
Kashif Ali Dhani - Tabla, Vocals
Zohaib Hassan Khan - Sarangi

Executive production, A&R: Łukasz Wojciechowski, Sebastian Jóźwiak
Studio: Monochrom (07-11.08.2022)
Engineered by: Ignacy Gruszecki
Mixed by: Ignacy Gruszecki & EABS
Mastering: Marcin Kwazar (BazaRec)
Graphic design: Sainer
Text: Filip Kalinowski
Translation: Magda Marcinkowska
Photo: Hubert Misiaczyk
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www.astigmaticrecords.com

In Search of a Better Tomorrow

EABS meets Jaubi - Sun

EABS meets Jaubi - Strange Love

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1. Crystalline Peaks
(composition by Javi Perez)
2. Fallacy
(composition by Tim Doyle)
3. So Divided
(composition & lyrics by Jamie Benzies)
4. 3301
(composition by Tilé Gichigi-Liperé)
5. The Cracks in the Bricks (Prologue)
(composition by Jamie Benzies)
6. The Cracks in the Bricks
(composition by Jamie Benzies, lyrics by Jamie Benzies & Tilé Gichigi-Liperé)
7. Ashen Faun
(composition by Axel Kaner-Lidstrom & Tilé Gichigi-Liperé)
8. Last Throes of the Temporal Monolith
(composition by Tilé Gichigi-Liperé)


Jamie Benzies - Bass Guitar & Vocals
Tim Doyle - Drums
Javi Perez - Electric Guitar
Tilé Gichigi-Liperé - Keys & Electronics
Axel Kaner-Lidstrom - Trumpet
James Mollison - Tenor Saxophone
Rob Milne - Tenor Saxophone & Bass Clarinet & Flute
Production: Tilé Gichigi-Liperé (D’vo) & Tim Doyle (Chiminyo)
Executive Production: Łukasz Wojciechowski & Jamie Benzies
Visionary: Jamie Benzies
Studio: Hermitage Works Studios (July 2020)
Recording Engineer: Nathan Ridley
Mix and Master Engineer: Aviv Cohen
Cover Art: Miranda Benzies
Graphic Design: Animisiewasz
Photographer: Karolina Wielocha

Cykada - Last Throes of the Temporal Monolith

Cykada - Ashen Faun

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Cykada - The Cracks in the Bricks (Prologue)

Cykada - So Divided

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https://uniri.bandcamp.com/album/infinite-reflections

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Amané Suganami - Prophet Rev 2, Moog Mother 32
Al Macsween - Prophet 6, Moog Subsequent 37
Luke Wynter - Electric Bass
Chiminyo - Drums

All music written by Chiminyo, Amané Suganami, Al Macsween and Luke Wynter
All music produced by Chiminyo
Mixed and Mastered by Aviv Cohen
Recorded at 224 Studios by Matteo Musetti
A&R: Łukasz Wojciechowski
Cover Art: Ricky Byrne
Graphic Design: Animisiewasz
Photo: Jordan Rawi

www.astigmaticrecords.com

© 2024 Uniri
(P) 2024 Uniri & Astigmatic Records
All Rights Reserved


Every 20 years or so, certain musical movements come full circle. Young musicians are inspired by genres dating back two decades, channelling them through their modern sensibility. The legendary J Dilla’s Donuts album was released in 2006 and instantly marked a starting point for the work of musicians worldwide, laying the foundations especially for the beat scene in Los Angeles. A whole young generation of musicians brought up on the new, instrumental and abstract hip-hop has carried jazz into a new era. The four London-based musicians who make up Uniri have gone one step further by abandoning the idea of a jazz band and "bedroom production" in favour of collective composing, creating a new look at the new-beat aesthetics, framing it as a road novel set in an unspecified time and space.

Uniri translates as ‘one unified dream’ and is the key driving motto of the project conceived by Chiminyo (Cykada, Maisha), the band's founder and head honcho. The project materialised in his private studio, where he invited fellow jazz musicians Amane Tsuganami (Jorja Smith, Maisha), Al Macsween (Nubya Garcia, Gary Bartz, Kefaya) and Luke Wynter (Nubyan Twist, Golden Mean) to spontaneously compose together. Hence, despite this being the band's first album, it wouldn't be right to call them rookies. The result of Uniri's collaborative work is the psychedelic, rhythmic album Infinite Reflections, packed with cosmic and warm synths, which neatly balances hip-hop beat and jazz composition. It's safe to say this music is even more appealing when played live, although it's equally suited to the club dancefloor.

UK Jazz has become a permanent fixture in the London landscape, but also across Europe and the US. Today, the musicians who shape the new wave of jazz are drawing on more and more genres, reducing solo improvisation for the benefit of composition and increasingly drawing on influences from the beat scene. Among such formations are the British NOK Cultural Ensemble, the Polish Błoto, the Belgian ECHT!, and the Dutch Comité Hypnotisé. Uniri is part of this emerging yet already international trend, creating an entirely fresh aesthetic that echoes artists such as Flying Lotus, Samiyam, Dorian Concept, Ras G and Nosaj Things oriented around the Californian 'new beats generation' scene.

The title Infinite Reflections alludes to a phenomenon observable on the open sea or during intercontinental flights. Gazing at the horizon blurs the boundary between the ocean and the sky, forming an infinite palette of blue shades. This inspiration sparked an elusive musical narrative, navigating between a sea voyage and an astral journey, destination unknown.

The album will be released by Astigmatic Records in digital, CD, and LP formats in both standard and limited editions. The pre-sale begins on March 1st on the Bandcamp platform, with the album scheduled for release on March 29, 2024.

Infinite Reflections

Uniri - Soar

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https://uniri.bandcamp.com/album/infinite-reflections

Listen everywhere
https://orcd.co/Uniri-Oumuamua

Amané Suganami - Prophet Rev 2, Moog Mother 32
Al Macsween - Prophet 6, Moog Subsequent 37
Luke Wynter - Electric Bass
Chiminyo - Drums

All music written by Chiminyo, Amané Suganami, Al Macsween and Luke Wynter
All music produced by Chiminyo
Mixed and Mastered by Aviv Cohen
Recorded at 224 Studios by Matteo Musetti
A&R: Łukasz Wojciechowski
Cover Art: Ricky Byrne
Graphic Design: Animisiewasz
Photo: Jordan Rawi

www.astigmaticrecords.com

© 2024 Uniri
(P) 2024 Uniri & Astigmatic Records
All Rights Reserved


Every 20 years or so, certain musical movements come full circle. Young musicians are inspired by genres dating back two decades, channelling them through their modern sensibility. The legendary J Dilla’s Donuts album was released in 2006 and instantly marked a starting point for the work of musicians worldwide, laying the foundations especially for the beat scene in Los Angeles. A whole young generation of musicians brought up on the new, instrumental and abstract hip-hop has carried jazz into a new era. The four London-based musicians who make up Uniri have gone one step further by abandoning the idea of a jazz band and "bedroom production" in favour of collective composing, creating a new look at the new-beat aesthetics, framing it as a road novel set in an unspecified time and space.

Uniri translates as ‘one unified dream’ and is the key driving motto of the project conceived by Chiminyo (Cykada, Maisha), the band's founder and head honcho. The project materialised in his private studio, where he invited fellow jazz musicians Amane Tsuganami (Jorja Smith, Maisha), Al Macsween (Nubya Garcia, Gary Bartz, Kefaya) and Luke Wynter (Nubyan Twist, Golden Mean) to spontaneously compose together. Hence, despite this being the band's first album, it wouldn't be right to call them rookies. The result of Uniri's collaborative work is the psychedelic, rhythmic album Infinite Reflections, packed with cosmic and warm synths, which neatly balances hip-hop beat and jazz composition. It's safe to say this music is even more appealing when played live, although it's equally suited to the club dancefloor.

UK Jazz has become a permanent fixture in the London landscape, but also across Europe and the US. Today, the musicians who shape the new wave of jazz are drawing on more and more genres, reducing solo improvisation for the benefit of composition and increasingly drawing on influences from the beat scene. Among such formations are the British NOK Cultural Ensemble, the Polish Błoto, the Belgian ECHT!, and the Dutch Comité Hypnotisé. Uniri is part of this emerging yet already international trend, creating an entirely fresh aesthetic that echoes artists such as Flying Lotus, Samiyam, Dorian Concept, Ras G and Nosaj Things oriented around the Californian 'new beats generation' scene.

The title Infinite Reflections alludes to a phenomenon observable on the open sea or during intercontinental flights. Gazing at the horizon blurs the boundary between the ocean and the sky, forming an infinite palette of blue shades. This inspiration sparked an elusive musical narrative, navigating between a sea voyage and an astral journey, destination unknown.

The album will be released by Astigmatic Records in digital, CD, and LP formats in both standard and limited editions. The pre-sale begins on March 1st on the Bandcamp platform, with the album scheduled for release on March 29, 2024.

Uniri - Oumuamua

Uniri - Astra's Charge

Uniri - Neptune's Arck

Uniri - Solaris Ocean

Uniri - Outer Sea

Uniri - Asteroidea

Uniri - Cetus

Uniri - Celestial Waves

Uniri - Oneiric Voyage

Uniri - Earth-Diver

PRE-ORDER 7" VINYL
https://bloto.bandcamp.com/album/szlam-cieki

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CREDITS:
Wuja HZG - synth, bg
Latarnik - synth, p
OlafSaxx - synth, as
Cancer G - dr, dr mach


Recorded at Studio Pasterka in Warsaw, 29-31.01.2023.
Recording Engineer: Piotr Zabrodzki
Mix / Mastering: Marcin Kwazar
Executive Producer, A&R, Manager: Sebastian Jóźwiak
Graphic Designer: Animisiewasz
Illustration: Niebieski Robi Kreski
www.astigmaticrecords.com


A lot of water has flown under the bridge since Błoto released their last album. Sadly, in Polish rivers it wasn't just water flowing, but also all sorts of sewage of unknown origin, which destroyed the condition of these once vibrant bodies of water; it eventually led to a real catastrophe on the Odra River, which, after all, surrounds the entire city of Wroclaw, the band's birthplace. It is time for a decisive response. Błoto is making a comeback with a seven-inch vinyl and their first singles in over two years - "Szlam" and "Ścieki".

Climate change had already led to a permanent hydrological drought, which was echoed on Erozje LP. Today, as many as 91.5 percent of Poland's rivers are in very poor condition. It is not only drought that threatens rivers, but also excessive salinity. This is precisely the kind of disaster that happened on the Odra river. It resulted in 360 tonnes of dead fish and death of the river along a stretch of almost 500 km, and the reason for that was short-sighted human activity that could have been avoided. Still, the decision was made to turn the river into a cesspool.

Two years of hiatus is far too long. During this time, reality has not let up for a moment, providing new inspiration. Szlam (eng. sludge) is the sediment that forms on the river bed and sometimes the river banks. The Polish word derives from German (Schlamm), which means swamp - or mud. Szlam is therefore a sticky and unsettling remorse that rests somewhere at the bottom of the human consciousness.

In "Szlam" and "Ścieki" tracks, you will not only hear references to Erozje, but also to Kwasy i Zasady LP. For it is also a metaphor for everything that pours out of the media, smartphones, and then flows into one's head. The constant bickering, conflicts and dirty play in political campaigns, scandals to which we are already numb. On top of this, hate speech, low-quality stupefying influencer content, resulting in an ever-decreasing cultural capital of a society that breeds conformists, individualistically-minded egoists and mindless consumers. This state of affairs spawns a society of egoists, incapable of critical reflection, questioning and rebelling against reality.

The sound and genres explored by the band are, as usual, difficult to pigeonhole. These two musical miniatures contain a lot of anxious and neurotic sounds, as well as synth glitches evoking emotions such as fear, anger, sadness and guilt. The quartet consisting of Wuja HZG, OlafSaxx, Cancer G and Latarnik managed to distill this mental state by encapsulating it in shades of breakbeat ("Szlam"), and broadly defined house music ("Ścieki").

The 7" vinyl will be released on December 22, 2023 by Astigmatic Records. A limited edition of the vinyl single, limited to 600 copies, will be available for pre-order from December 1, 2023 on Bandcamp. Mixing and mastering was done by the ever reliable Kwazar, and Niebieski Robi Kreski is behind the wacky cover art. What's more, the long-awaited repress of Błoto's debut album, Erozje, will be available for sale at the same time.

Szlam / Ścieki

PRE-ORDER 7"

A1. Błoto - Szlam

The first single from forthcoming "Reflections of Purple Sun" LP. The record that is a reinterpretation of legendary polish trumpeter Tomasz Stańko classic album "Purple Sun" from 1973.

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CREDITS
Members of EABS:
Olaf Węgier - Tenor Saxophone, Bass Clarinet, Percussion;
Jakub Kurek - Trumpet, Sequential Take 5;
Marek “Latarnik” Pędziwiatr -  Nord Stage 3, Moog Voyager, Upright Piano;
Paweł  “Wuja HZG” Stachowiak - Bass guitar;
Marcin Rak - Drums, Drum Machine; 

Executive production, A&R: Sebastian Jóźwiak
Recorded at Tomasz Stańko’s flat (05-06.04.2023)
Engineered by: Maciej Jakimiuk
Mixed by: Ignacy Gruszecki & EABS
Mastering: Ignacy Gruszecki
Graphic design: Animisiewasz
Text: Sebastian Jóźwiak
Text editing: Joanna Tabor
Translation: Magda Marcinkowska
Photos: Zuza Gąsiorowska

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www.astigmaticrecords.com  

© 2024 EABS
℗ 2024 EABS & Astigmatic Records
All Rights Reserved

Reflections of Purple Sun

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EABS - Purple Sun

The third single from forthcoming "Reflections of Purple Sun" LP. The record that is a reinterpretation of legendary polish trumpeter Tomasz Stańko classic album "Purple Sun" from 1973.

Listen on all streaming platforms
https://orcd.co/EABS-Flair

CREDITS
Members of EABS:
Olaf Węgier - Tenor Saxophone, Bass Clarinet, Percussion;
Jakub Kurek - Trumpet, Sequential Take 5;
Marek “Latarnik” Pędziwiatr -  Nord Stage 3, Moog Voyager, Upright Piano;
Paweł  “Wuja HZG” Stachowiak - Bass guitar;
Marcin Rak - Drums, Drum Machine; 

Executive production, A&R: Sebastian Jóźwiak
Recorded at Tomasz Stańko’s flat (05-06.04.2023)
Engineered by: Maciej Jakimiuk
Mixed by: Ignacy Gruszecki & EABS
Mastering: Ignacy Gruszecki
Graphic design: Animisiewasz
Text: Sebastian Jóźwiak
Text editing: Joanna Tabor
Translation: Magda Marcinkowska
Photos: Zuza Gąsiorowska

www.eabs.pl
www.astigmaticrecords.com  

© 2024 EABS
℗ 2024 EABS & Astigmatic Records
All Rights Reserved

EABS - Flair

EABS - My Night, My Day

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Bitamina - Droga

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Founded in 2016, Astigmatic Records is an independent label focused on vinyl releases. We put out fresh and distinctive music drawing on jazz, electronic, hip-hop and much more. We don’t define genres but focus on uniqueness and high artistic quality with each release. We’re looking into the future while keeping true to our roots.

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