Singles

23.10.23

April 12th, 2021
Vague Culture 3
JWR040

Artwork by Get Face
Mastered by Colin Moir

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https://soundcloud.com/theuropeancanon
https://soundcloud.com/mxntrxss
https://soundcloud.com/porqueria
https://soundcloud.com/dannyhelll
https://soundcloud.com/rvincenzo
https://soundcloud.com/SunshineVendetta
https://soundcloud.com/symdk
https://soundcloud.com/rougeh0tel
https://soundcloud.com/ravencomptonparis
https://soundcloud.com/softieseason
https://soundcloud.com/poly-armour
https://soundcloud.com/wifeof_lot
https://soundcloud.com/djturian
https://soundcloud.com/iamxato

B E N N - Insecta

V/A - Kikommando
Label: PAN / Hakuna Kulala 
Cat.No. PAN 124 / HK029 
Format: DL / Book
Release Date: 6 August 2021
Purchase: pan.lnk.to/Kikommando
Video: https://bit.ly/3i2EgSg

A collective effort from a vital scene in Kampala, KIKOMMANDO takes its name from Ugandan street food of flat bread and beans. As a ‘food of soldiers’ offering maximum energy for minimum funds, the eponymous mixtape, video series and book project is an equally nourishing and ambitious proposition. It all began in the East African summer of 2018, during a two-month residency at the Nyege Nyege label and collective’s villa, in collaboration with their sublabel Hakuna Kulala. Producer and PAN artist Simone Trabucchi (aka STILL) opened the door to his temporary studio in the city and a crucial cross-cultural collaboration was born.

“The intention was to record as much as possible,” Trabucchi says about KIKOMMANDO’s musical showcase of eight Kampala-based artists, coming from the spectrum of musical influences, crossing trap, drill, cut ups, kuduro, electro, smooth jams—the list goes on. In creating a sonic space to support the expression of its featured singers, poets and emcees, the mixtape ties countless styles and flows into a single snapshot of a particular part of the Kampala music scene, at a particular point in time. The invective of rapper and street legend Blaq Bandana’s “Nkwaata” is laid over a spare and brooding ambient. Kampala Unit trumpet player and first-time singer, Florence, rolls a thick melodic texture through the organic clicks, knocks and atmospherics of “Bae Tasanze”. Jahcity’s unique lyricism combines a personal take on traditional music and soulful-reggae with a jerky, wobbly collection of drops and donks.

Meanwhile, Ecko Bazz applies his grimey vocals and rhythmic, introspective words to lead single ‘Ntabala (Rolex Riddim) at a particularly pertinent moment of self-reflection. “I was trying to listen to the voice inside myself and wanted to achieve a higher level of understanding of things, life,” he says about the themes that he felt inspired to explore with Trabucchi at the recording desk. The accompanying video, shot on a rooftop in the Kampala neighborhood of Ggaba, is one of a series of slick and high-definition films complementing each one of the KIKOMMANDO tracks. These also include contributions from Ugandan emcee and key Hakuna Kulala member Biga Yut, don dada of the GabaGaza gang Swordman Kitala (with Omutaba on percussion) and South Sudanese poet and singer Winnie Lado.

Also accompanying a ‘visual mixtape’ of moving images for each song on KIKOMMANDO is a recording diary of sorts, where Trabucchi compiles a vibrant collection of pictures, colours and textures reflecting the its heterogeneous sonic palette into a book. Together this multifaceted, interdisciplinary project showcases, what Lamin Fofana’s liner notes describe as, “amazing originality, complexity”, while “embracing dissonance”.

Trabucchi’s personal take on a kind of ‘digital dancehall’ defined the sound of his ground-breaking rumination on Italy’s colonial history on debut STILL album, I, in 2017. KIKOMMANDO is a different proposition entirely, where he finds new ways to complement the personality and skills of its contributors sprung from a constant stream of visitors arriving at the Nyege Nyege Villa’s makeshift studio. “It was a dialogue,” stresses Trabucchi, who has always preferred collaboration as a means to escape branded and stereotypical identities, while creating something new. “I created the musical platform to make the singers confident, and challenged them at the same time. Working together accelerates ideas and reveals that nothing is your invention alone. That’s why KIKOMMANDO is a mixtape to me, and not an album.”

The mixtape is mastered by Rashad Becker, featuring artwork by NMR. Tracks 1, 2, 3, 4, 7, 9, 11 & 12 mixed by Ville Haimala. Tracks 5, 6 & 8 mixed by Lorenzo Dal Ri.

@hakunakulala

KIKOMMANDO

STILL, ECKO BAZZ - Ntabala (Rolex Riddim) (PAN 124 / HK029)

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Premiere: Maoupa Mazzocchetti - Don't Succeed (w Mika Oki)

>< CRUDE Premiere ><

Artist: dybbuk
Title: Rogue Souls
Label​: Causal Chain
Release date: 04.03.22

Support the artist & label:
>> https://causalchain.bandcamp.com

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@disk-wraith
@causalchainclub

CRUDE Premiere: dybbuk - Rogue Souls [Causal Chain]

Facilitating post-pandemic multi-disciplinary symbiosis, Sonia Calico-led SYNERGY FESTIVAL invites rapper SOWUT and UK Dance music producer B E N N let go of old selves and go down the rabbit hole with an unprecedented collaboration track, “ALL RED”.

SYNERGY FESTIVAL, Taiwan’s first large-scale digital art and music festival since the epidemic, forges new bonds between the underground and the mainstream in order to develop a new paradigm within Taiwan’s music scene. Among the eight special projects developed through the Synergy Triangle stages, Rapper SOWUT and producer B E N N might be the furthest apart in style. Even so, the two produced the track “ALL RED”, born from the collaborative spirit of SYNERGY FESTIVAL and respect of rave culture. SOWUT’s label NXWV and the SYNERGY FESTIVAL team were so impressed by the track, rushed to release it separately as a special single. 

SOWUT’s lyrics on “ ALL RED '' ponder the curatorial focus of SYNERGY FESTIVAL, the bridge between “the virtual and the real ''. He takes the red pill, liberating himself from the bonds of reality, following the white rabbit into a realm of infinite possibilities. The producer, B E N N, schooled in the bass subculture in London, extracts the rumble of classic UK Dubstep and imbues it with African-inspired rhythms. The result of their partnership channels the future urbanism of the seminal Hyperdub release of Kode9 & The Spaceape. Though this is SOWUT’s first venture working with such a dark genre of electronic music, he surpasses even his own expectations on '' ALL RED '', opening up new possibilities in the concept of Taiwan Grime. 

“ALL RED” will be released as a single on March 10th, and will be accompanied by a full live audio/visual performance exclusive to SYNERGY FESTIVAL. The Live A/V will be handled by the Digital Art collective XTRUX, who will use the latest game engine technology to build a fully realized world  for “ALL RED” to inhabit. This will be presented on a 9-meter wide LED wall, paired with the world-class Funktion-One sound system. Through this stage, and the other special collaborations, SYNERGY FESTIVALl hopes to transcend beyond a simple rave, art performance, concert, or party. But rather, a new imagining of what an experience can be. This is SYNERGY FESTIVAL.

Full article: https://mixmag.asia/read/b-e-n-n-sowut-all-red-synergy-festival-taipei-new-releases?fbclid=IwAR0NV16obgCJNn44lhUHLqTIRrzzRM8hhNDMs4dVw6AEoXPiHgocUDVeRRo

“ALL RED” produced and mixed by B E N N 
vocal by sowut

Sowut - All Red(prod. by B E N N)

Inspired by the iconic tradition of the sample pack, the Source Folder series seeks to explore the diversity of interpretations, paths and offsprings that might emerge from a common resource. In each installment, a member of the Global URL Nation provides a sample pack from which other artists are invited to create a new track. 

To initiate the series, we are honored to welcome SNKLS, a French producer blending rich sound designs, intricate drum patterns and synthetic curiosities into unique entities at the crossroads of genres and labels. 

For his participation, he curated not one, but two packs of sounds, made from a selection of Eurorack modules such as Rings, Morphagene or DPO, providing a set of tools, materials and supplies for others to appropriate, upcycle, reuse and combine in order to create their own item. 

The 160 Pack edition gathers Ancestral Vision, Atrice, B E N N, DJ Body Double, dragongirl, El Murki, Lia Catreux, Orqualyzer, RougeHotel, SNKLS, Talita Otović, & VIBRISSE. Bass-heavy club cuts, broken drum patterns and sharp textures deliver a crushing discharge of energy, an eruption of invigorating fluids that seems to emerge from the darkest depths of the underground.

The two sample packs are available for anyone to create their own objects at this link : 
https://clublatemusic.com/resources


++ TRACKLIST ++

01. dragongirl - Note to Self
02. Ancestral Vision - Carbon Lizard Lodge
03. B E N N - Neurasthenia
04. RougeHotel - LAIN
05. El Murki - ~$ Sudo Apt Install Theory
06. DJ Body Double - Cold Blooded
07. Atrice - Thermal 
08. Lia Catreux & SNKLS - Stolen Quartz
09. Talita Otović - I Wonder if He’s Dead
10. VIBRISSE - Kerokerosene
11. Orqualyzer - Greedfall

++ CREDITS ++

Tracks produced by Ancestral Vision, Atrice, B E N N, DJ Body Double, dragongirl, El Murki, Lia Catreux, Orqualyzer, RougeHotel, SNKLS, Talita Otović, VIBRISSE

https://soundcloud.com/ancestralvision
https://soundcloud.com/atricemiras
https://soundcloud.com/bedoublensound
https://soundcloud.com/body2x
https://soundcloud.com/dragong1rl
https://soundcloud.com/el-murki
https://soundcloud.com/lia-catreux
https://soundcloud.com/orqualyzer
https://soundcloud.com/rougeh0tel
https://soundcloud.com/snakeleserpent
https://soundcloud.com/talitaotovic
https://soundcloud.com/vibrisseduo

Cover & visual works by medieval_cortex 
https://www.instagram.com/medieval_cortex/

Mastering by Cédric iFa Oléon at IFL3Studios
ifl3studios@gmail.com

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B E N N - Neurasthenia

B E N N - Death Knell

Between UK bass continuum, percussive experimentations and other sharpened rhythms, B E N N signs a solid track on the first compilation of the label POSTWORLD.

Read more on CxC 🔗 couvrexchefs.com/en/b-e-n-n-postworld-photon

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PREMIERE: B E N N - Photon (POSTWORLD)

FULL EP DL

FROST

idolatry [Cyanide system]

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https://open.spotify.com/track/0HEauFCuqsxwDM5JBQaqI5?si=a4b1af4a812f424f

Super Violate - Buju Buju (Lag Switch Remix)

10 Years of Chaos by Sha Sha Kimbo 
(Planet Bliss Records) 
Oct 16, 2023 Release Date 
01. ZATTISE + 
02. OMEGA HIGH ˚˚† 
03. CALIFORNIA DGAF *˚˚ 
04. SUPREME BITCH + 
05. FREAK ME + 
06. PHYSICALLY CLOSED ˚˚† 
07. TURNT OUT *ˆˆˆ 
08. END OF THE UNIVERSE + 



*Previously unreleased 
+Mastered by Lillia Betz 
˚˚Mastered by Lillia Betz + Ryan MacGilvray 
†2023 Remastered 
ˆˆˆMastered by Sha Sha Kimbo 
All songs written & produced by Sha Sha Kimbo

released October 16, 2023

all rights reserved

01. Zattise

POSTWORLD: personalbrand w/ Cr鉻 - 16/10/2023

heartstring 4 pt2

H34RTSTRING ep04 (through the emotional maze)  ⏤ fanny

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Music produced by Klahrk
Additional Production by Waller on 118>46
Additional Production by Lighght on MF.MT
Additional Production by CITYTRONIX on Phantoms
Additional Production by Zoë Mc Pherson on E-merge Stgy
Mixed by Zoë Mc Pherson
Mastered by Ingrid Loftsgarden
Artwork by Alessandra Leone

MF.MT

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Jan 6 - Mejan, Bali 
Jan 12 - Krapela, Jarkarta w/ Post Party Syndroma 
Jan 19 - YenTown Saigon  
Jan 26 - Abandon radio, Chiangmai 
July 12 - La Station, Paris w/  @RadioFlouka
July 18 - le_sample_bagnolet, Paris w/ illegal tapes
July 20 - kwia.berlin 
July 20 - Panke Culture, Berlin
July 26 - Bukolika, Přelouč 
Aug 3 - 宀 Club, HK w/VNWave 
Sept 5 - BIGSOUND 2024, Brisbane
Sept 6 - Tivoli Brisbane, Brisbane
Sept 7 - Sydney Fringe:ASIA POP!, Sydney
Sept 7 - burdekinhotel, Sydney
Dec 28 - Space Tokyo

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Jan 11 Yakuzen Bar Nagoya
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Mar 21 BLAQ LYTE ROVER Bangkok
June 6  Pillbox Beijing
June 13 ATP Club Xiamen 
July 5 EXIT Shanghai
July 9 工GONG Chengdu
July 13 postpost Beijing
Aug 8 Livehaus Tokyo
Aug 9 Yakuzen Bar Nagoya
Aug 12 Enter Club Tokyo
Oct 17 MODECi  Seoul

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