[Weekly Mix] 2022.02 (2)

Written and produced by Sam R. 
Co-produced and mixed by Ariel loh 
Mastered by Alberto De Icaza 
Live drums by Chris Corsico 
Cello by Mindia 
Artwork by Sam R.

Dynamites

Mantra is the new single from Surf Coast multi instrumentalist Immy Owusu and his first with Melbourne label Hopestreet Recordings. Mantra is a dreamy slice of Immy’s ‘Afrodelik’ approach to music, a sound that spans psychedelic rock, funk and West African roots.

Immanuel Kwabena Dreesens-Owusu grew up in two worlds: the sea bleached lifestyle of Torquay and the Surf Coast with its rock n roll soundtrack, and the musical heritage of his Ghanaian / Dutch family. Immy’s father Kojo is one of Australia’s best regarded West African musicians and his grandfather Koo Nimo is a legend of Ghanaian Highlife and Palm Wine music active since the 1960s. From them Immy learned Ashanti music and its instruments, added a fuzz pedal and began to experiment. 

Immy spent much of the pandemic living in his caravan in the bush near Bells Beach where he wrote Mantra, letting the Australian landscape and the African rhythms percolate to create a dreamy track with unstoppable momentum. Raw and rhythmic bass and drums at the forefront, Mantra opens with a roughly picked guitar hook. Echo vocals come from all around, spooky but not ominous, telling us to face our fears and give them up to a higher power. ‘When you worry, when you’re feeling down. All your darkness, give it all to me. This is my mantra’. The track builds with layered synthesizers and pads drawing you into an unfamiliar world. 

Of Mantra, Immy says ‘My family always said as a kid that when I was worried about something that I could give these negative feelings up to the Angels, The Great Mother, Jesus, God or the Universe, depending on which family member I was asking.’

Immy Owusu - Mantra

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Flashed

Next up in the mix series we have Melbourne local and all round G, Melo Felo. 

Melo's musical interests sparked early, surrounded by an eclectic mix of sounds filtered through his family’s record collections. Mixtapes filled with elements of soul, jazz and hip hop formed a solid foundation – mornings made up of Gil-Scott’s verses and LTJ’s Earth comps were soon followed by the late night sounds of deep house, broken beat and bass.
Many years behind the counter at Melbourne’s Wax Museum Records shaped his selections. 
Moving through a range of varied styles, from the deep dubbed out to the soulful and percussive. always on the lookout for new avenues of expression

Melo can be found spinning records most weekends across the city of Melbourne, and his selections rarely disappoint. 
Be sure to keep an eye out for this guy.

JustGroove003

Groovecast #003 Melo Felo

FFS MIX 092 | Zero T

20+ years, 3 albums, countless EP’s and endless 12”s on every drum&bass label you could care to mention; Zero T (fka Zero Tolerance) has long been a stalwart of the scene. Debuting
on Reinforced Records at the turn of the century, Zero T continues to be a prolific contributor to the ever-growing landscape of jungle music. Tune in and enjoy 🔊

FFS092: Zero T

Disco/Funk/House mix I performed at the Lord Newry in Naarm (Melbourne)

HOT POTATE - Disco/Funk/House/Boogie Mix

Recorded LIVE in Boulder, CO... March 8th, 2013.        An evolving soundscape to guide your yoga practice.       Using Live Looping, Didgiridoo, Crystal Bowl, Tibetan bowls, Guitar, Bass Guitar, Keys + beats, a portal opened to guide the class on a yoga journey.     Use this recording for your own practice!

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