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https://kitrecs.bandcamp.com/album/rehearsing-heat

With Mr Beatnick!

Richard Greenan returns with his first solo record in six years. Rehearsing Heat paints layers of ornamental pop, rumblingly playful hip-hop, widescreen swathes of drone and beyond - with a wide cast of friends and collaborators taken along for the ride.

Recommended if you like Rachel's, Susumu Yokota, Colleen

Puffin's Choice

Chantz and Lish were live with 2 hours of blissed-out sounds. They started slow with a selection of Downtempo, Neo Soul and Alt Hip-Hop from the likes of Jamila Woods, Georgia Ann Muldrow. They then stepped it up with a more club-ready selection of Deep House and Broken Beat towards the end.

Chantz & Lish - April 2021

The Sweet Lemonade Sisters were back with two hours of soulful cuts - everything from r&b, new hip-hop and UK rap all the way up to more dancefloor orientated house and disco. In the bag are tracks from Pinty, Mother Tongue, Mereba, Hotmood and more.

Sweet Lemonade Sisters - May 2021

From the new album - 'Sound Postcards from the Centre of the Periphery' by Manja Ristić and Mark Vernon.

We made this 13-track journey around the sounds and sonic histories of the island of Korčula. In addition to our own field recordings, we were given access to the audio archives of the local radio station, including recordings of folk customs, traditional songs, dances and music...

This album unites two specific sensibilities that for many years have been embedded in the domain of sound and radio arts. Although they arose from very different environments, their work explores similar issues around preserving personal sonic histories. By stirring up nostalgia and collective memory, both artists often refer to the importance of individual experiences in the poetic "body" of micro-communities.

The artistic practice of both creators has been deeply immersed in the sonic strata of space and the imaginary narratives that emerge from it. A dedication to the culture of memory, the sounding of lost voices and an unorthodox approach to re-composing the soundscape, conveniently unites these two experimenters in a collaboration that arises from research into one particularly inspiring locality – the island of Korčula.

In addition to their own field recordings the artists were given access to the audio archives of the local radio station, including sounds of local folk customs, traditional songs, festivities and music. The strong anthropological emphasis in this collection of works is intended to encourage a deeper consideration of the coexistence of people and the environment in a historically dense climate. The appropriation of the hidden narratives of a small town on the fringes of the European Union opens up new fields of reflection on identity that looks back at the "center of the periphery", pointing to the importance of "small" spaces in the creation of European heritage.

‘Sound postcards from the center of the periphery’ will be stored permanently in the audio archives of Radio Korčula. Who knows, maybe someone will dig them out in 50 years and say: "...there you go! This will make your head ring!"

Special thanks to Radio Korčula, Gordana Šuperak and Ivan Sardelic Šore. To Pere from the Marasa printing house and to all the fellow citizens of Korčula who found themselves on this album intentionally or accidentally.

Manja Ristić & Mark Vernon - Šaka soli

We invited our friend Fog Puma to play records with us at the wonderful RIAA Bar in Hamburg.
@andiotto: start - 01:18:30
@djfogpuma: 01:18:30 - 04:00:00
@heiko-h-gogolin: 04:01:30 - 05:14:00
altogether: 05:14:00 - end

photo credit: @lorrrb

Pingipung @ RIAA Bar: Andi Otto, Fog Puma, Heiko Gogolin (04.03.23)

https://motion-gallery.net/projects/toruyamanaka_conatala

toru yamanaka & teiji furuhashi - Empty Quest (庭園の黄昏)

My First Love

Sweet sweet delight
Sweet sweet delight

You were my
You are my
Will always be
My first love

You were my
You are my
Will always be 
My first love

Sleep well my love
Sleep well my heart

You were my
You are my
Will always be
My first love

My First Love (First Take)

I’m breathing fading lines, blurred and cruel
Trapped in your buckshot eyes, a cruel soft hue
I can’t recall where we broke
My dear, don’t unspool me
Can I call it all a joke?
And you-
Just stay here and undo me

I don’t know where we start or end
My dear, don’t unspool me
In you, I find my shape again
My dear, say you didn't fool me

Green grows where our bodies once lay, was it true?
You wear your quiet prize, masking through

I know you are heaven sent
My dear, don’t unspool me
By you, stitched back to shape again
My dear, say you didn't fool me

Oh, what a waste—your heaven turns to splinters, always
Oh, what a way—to be bound to your hunger, your ache
Oh, what a way—to be guarding a heaven you made
Oh, what a place—you erase

I’m breathing fading lines, blurred and cruel
Trapped in your buckshot eyes, a cruel soft hue

1986

Music composed for 'Descaler', a dance performance choreographed by Rafael Reynoso in collaboration with Nicholas Grubbs during his September 2017 residency at Otion Front Studio

Descaler I, II, & III

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All Caps w/ Klaus & Airhead 26th October 2017

excerpt from live et JARDIN C

July edition of the **Shaped by what we love** radio show from the Manor House.....psyched out jazz, folk, rock & funk

Shaped by What We Love

Shaped by What We Love - June/July18 part 1

The Fantasy Premonition Mixtape (Part 5)

Stream/download everywhere: https://ffm.to/ax2020
Bandcamp: https://bit.ly/2T0YqzM
GoFundMe: https://www.gofundme.com/f/atlanticsx

Astro Nautico’s Atlantics X is a compilation celebrating a decade of the label’s existence and fundraising to provide financial assistance for its community members impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic.

A wide range of beloved artists return to the label, including Photay, Time Wharp, Honey Oat, Michael Beharie, Lee Clarke, IGBO, Tatiana Heuman, Persona La Ave & Baraka, Andre Wiken, Basile3, and C. Form. Label co-founders Paul Jones (P X A), Sam O.B., and Kuhn all contribute new music in the tradition of the original Atlantics Vol. 1-3 compilations (’09-’13).

Astro Nautico’s first all-label compilation since 2013’s Atlantics Vol. 3, Atlantics X serves as an index of the artistic and curatorial development of a ten-year exploration of the interstices of genres, moods, and modes of musical creation.

From Photay’s chirping, thunderous dark mechanics on ‘Sea Urchin’ to Time Wharp’s feather light synth meditation ‘12-31-12,’ dynamic curves traverse a terrain of many sounds at many plateaus. Pop experimentalism in Michael Beharie, IGBO, and Sam O.B. sets a heartbeat that cracks, melts, and is resampled in the shattered electronics of Tatiana Heuman and fragmentary lo-fi trap of Kuhn, while Andre Wiken and C. Form differently treat the dancefloor as a space of reverie and intrigue.

Atlantics X is a crowning jewel of the mutual aid fund and fundraising campaign of the same name. Astro Nautico initiated this fundraiser in spring in response to the Covid-19 pandemic. All sales and streams of the Atlantics X compilation support members of the label's community with financial needs due to Covid-19. Since May, the label has published 12 projects, from singles and EPs to albums and contemplative dance videos, in this series. Astro Nautico has distributed $4,262.65 to date to fund recipients, with priority to BIPOC recipients.

More information and donation links for the Atlantics X mutual aid fund are available on GoFundMe: www.gofundme.com/f/atlanticsx  
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Mastered by Sam O.B. in Enfield, NH
Artwork by Bennett Kuhn
Graphics by Kewi Bedoyan
Illustrations by Lee Clarke, Manuela Guillén, Michelle Ishikawa, Paul Jones, Bennett Kuhn, Sam O.B., Demi & Parker

C. Form - N.Y.C.

MIMS is over the moon to share the unnervingly beautiful sounds of "Self-Acting" by multi-instrumentalist, singer and producer, Dave De Rose. 

"Self-Acting" is taken from De Rose's 9th EP, 'Activate', where we find him uncovering further layers of his deep production and songwriting skills. This time coupling his voice with the lush tones and harmonic orchestrations of rising artist, Jaelee Small (Metronomy, Seb Rochford, Ibibio Sound Machine).

On 'Activate', we find Dave De Rose lyrically pursuing subjects around the active healing and power of meditation, human reliance on material facts, contemplations on self-destruction and an abstract take on the natural course of love. All this playfully coloured by masterful sound craft, original rhythms, and sonic texture amalgamations.

Initial versions of these tracks were composed and produced in an instantaneous, spur of the moment way in the aftermath of the end of a personal relationship which left much space for internal reflection and external contemplation. Conversations with friends, photo, audio exchanges could offset a whole track. 

"Self-Acting" was a combination of all three of these inspirations as a conversation about internal peace and meditation ensued, with friend and collaborator Nefeli Papaioannou. Nefeli messaged Dave her guitar part phone recorded from a beach on the Island of Gavdos (Crete). When prompted for a title she simply replied "Self-Acting". 

Connecting the dots, Dave drew the rest. In addition to Jaelee's vocals the track post-production also features the large and sea-rocking drum kit playing of Jon Scott (Mulatu Astatke, Sons of Kemet). Jon is the first ever drummer to feature playing kit on one of Dave's solo records, since he normally plays all drum parts himself.

An Anglo-Italian multi-instrumentalist, producer, composer, educator & sound engineer based in London, Dave De Rose moved to the UK from Rome in 1996 to study Jazz at Guildhall, graduating with distinction & winning their artist development award, whilst working on both live and recordings. 

De Rose has self-released 17 records on his own label (Dave De Rose Records), whilst having toured  & recorded with artists such as Electric Jalaba, Moloko, Roisin Murphy, Bastille, Mark Ronson & The Business International, Mulatu Astatke, Rokia Traore, Jamie Cullum, Scroobius Pip, Raul Monsalve y los Forajidos, Forest Binary, Vula Viel and Trio Trekke. 

De Rose's recent project, Agile Experiments, has caught the imaginations of musicians and the underground experimental jazz community world-wide. Releasing 7 LPs over three years, the project features leading improv and jazz musicians from London and Athens in particular. 

The 'Activate' EP is released on November 20 on digital and an extremely limited edition of 10" lathe cut vinyl records. Just 25!!  Available to pre-order on Bandcamp now!

Head to the website to see a teaser video for "Self-Acting" taken from handycam footage on Gravdos island in Crete, by Nefeli Papaioannou: https://bit.ly/32gnV5q

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Exclusive Premiere: Dave De Rose "Self-Acting"

For the second single of ‘Barricade’, Matthew Hayes and Charlie Perry are joined by the formidable Allysha Joy.  Well versed in poetry and performance, Allysha Joy lends her husky, spoken vocals and potent lyricism to ‘I Can Hear You’. Her unique musicianship and killer vocals have garnered legions of attentive fans the world over, both as a solo artist and as part of the acclaimed 30/70 Collective. Allysha Joy is an artist that presents a palette of intricate grace and optimism, whilst unafraid of adding uncomfortable truths. 

“To have Allysha, one of the most prolific, talented and powerful musicians to come out of Melbourne, if not Australia, in the past five years, feature on the track is a real honour. Her grace and ease in the way she delivered her prose, sits perfectly against the rest of the record.” - Charlie Perry

Matthew Hayes and Charlie Perry come together to present Barricade, a record that instills hope and softness with a delicate balance of intricate bass guitar, electronic ambience and spoken word. The fusing of these elements imbues a sense of vulnerability, introspection and hopefulness throughout the entirety of the record, inspiring a calmness and beauty that emerges from amongst the ceaseless din of the world around us.

Hayes approached fellow musician and spoken word artist Charlie Perry at the beginning of 2020, to collaborate on some recordings originally written while on tour in Europe. The pair instantly hit it off and the idea to complete a record together was formed, not to be set back by the shutdown of the world almost immediately after. Hayes, caught in Europe mid-tour, based himself in the south of France, while Perry retreated to Australia’s southern coastline in the small beachside town of Fairhaven. This cross continental collaboration continued over many months as the world around them reeled from the results of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

The album features other notable collaborations, such as the guest appearance of renowned saxophonist and JK Group bandleader Joshua Kelly on 'Introduction'; the one and only Allysha Joy delivers her unique talent with a soft yet powerful performance on 'I Can Hear You', and the versatile brilliance of Aarti Jadu shines in 'You Care I Know'.

As a whole, this record is a document of the power of creativity, community and hopefulness in a world that stands disjointed. It is a record that embraces rawness and vulnerability, and is executed with a sophisticated nuance and ease.

Matthew Hayes & Charlie Perry ‘Barricade’ out everywhere Friday, November 20.

https://private-eyes.bedroomsuckrecords.com/

PREMIERE: Matthew Hayes & Charlie Perry - I Can Hear You (feat. Allysha Joy)

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