Interior Music is an ongoing series which collects long form compositions intended for sleep, meditation, relaxation and enjoyment.

All releases in the series will be 'pay what you like'. All supporter payments for this music (minus bandcamp/paypal fees) will be donated to charity. For the moment, that charity is the Dhadjowa Foundation. 

The Dhadjowa Foundation is being established to provide strategic, coordinated and culturally appropriate support for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander families whose loved ones have died in custody.

Pay What You Like

Interior Music

Best Effort is honoured to issue the debut recordings of Nutcase & Papachubba on vinyl for the first time. The duo of dub technician Anthony Maher (best known as Sheriff Lindo) and prolific Perth transplant Andrew Armstrong (a.k.a. Friendly) were one of the first Drum’n’Bass acts in Australia, at a time when the genre was only just beginning to expand beyond British shores.

The experimentation that yielded this EP still sounds inspired, and we are delighted to present it to a new audience and highlight Australia’s breakbeat history beyond nosebleed hardcore.

Written & Produced by Andrew Armstrong & Anthony Maher
Vocals on Floating Inside, Untitled & Falling Inside by Petah

Art by Kaloe
Mastered by Joseph Buchan

Originally released on Gulp Communications, 1997

Nutcase & Papachubba - Flex (BE008)

Rings Around Saturn - All Things Shining

'Embrace' is out today on limited edition tape and digital. A world of calming energy.

With a string of releases on Bedroom Suck, Analogue Attic, Ken Oath Records & Moonshoe as well as frequently appearing on stage as a part of 30/70, Zeitgeist Freedom Energy Exchange and more, Matthew Hayes returns with an inviting suite of eights songs that encompass ECM jazz, post-classical, ambient, downtempo and electronica.

artwork by tamara marrington
mastered by other joe 

matthayes.bandcamp.com/album/embrace

Matthew Hayes - Embrace

We hope you enjoy listening to The Best Effort Show and we hope you have a nice day all the time.

The Best Effort Show

Other Joe’s ‘Jealousy Tulip’ arrives in stasis - as if suspended in mid-air. No longer rising but not yet falling.

After contributing a piece to our Stay In Bed Vol. II compilation we proudly present the latest EP from the .jpeg Artefacts label head, a hazy five tracker built on swirling loops, murky textures and playful motifs.   Joe’s EP is comprised of loops made in a single day and ruminated over long walks. Large project files and overloaded effect racks caused the renders of each file to take on a slightly different flavour each time they were exported. We’ve dubbed this precarious workflow “CPU Jazz”.

Within these uneasy and at times disconcerting sonic textures there are hopeful melodies and rhythms that cut through the fog, suggesting an idyllic spring that is just out of reach. Let your ear hold onto these moments and use them as a key to open you up to the meditative garden of the Jealousy Tulip.
credits
released March 31, 2021

All tracks recorded by Joseph Buchan
Mastered by Phoebe Twigg
Design by Raudio Mcleod

Recorded at the Poets Corner Sound College (PCSC) in winter 2020.

We acknowledge the Wurundjeri people as the custodians and Traditional Owners of the land on which this music was recorded and recognise their continuing connection to land, waters and culture.

Lavender Pill

This episode's guest mix was recorded by Body Corp (Marco Vella) at his home on the East coast. 

Marco has been a source of inspiration for us for many years now. His productions, mixes and DJ sets have kept us company through many days and nights. Thank you Marco for contributing to the 20th episode of the show. We hope you have a nice day all the time.

@bodycorp

The Best Effort Show - Episode Twenty (Body Corp)

Episode 21 comes from the West Coasts' finest - Nina BC. 

"The mix is kind of a sequel to this (https://soundcloud.app.goo.gl/EvJv7M2E5Gt2KA878) which I made last year. But that one was more a reflection of solitude and longing, and this one is dedicated to friendship and coming home... I wanted it to feel like a soundtrack, with each song a new scene. The opening and closing tracks are from the yo la tengo s/t to Kelly Reichardt’s beautiful buddy / road movie Old Joy. They’re called “leaving home” and “driving home.” The mix is also inspired by her films as portraits of companionship. I also included music from some of my favourites, old and new, ylt, penguin cafe orchestra, the garbage & the flowers, and flowchart."

@ninfkanina

They Shoot, We Score

The Best Effort Show - Episode Twenty-One (Nina BC)

Marco Vella - Interior Music 002

Ben Green - Interior Music 001

Atmospheric 90s jungle reissued on Melbourne-based label Best Effort.

Read More & Buy: https://www.stampthewax.com/2021/06/29/premiere-nutcase-papachubba-feat-petah-floating-inside/
Listen on Youtube: https://bit.ly/FloatingInside

Flex EP 

Listen on Youtube

Nutcase & Papachubba feat Petah - Floating Inside (STW Premiere)

The downtempo mix of 'Floating Inside', originally released as a bonus track on Nutcase & Papachubba's 1997 CD, titled 'Flex' 

This track is now available from Best Effort's Bandcamp
https://besteffortrecords.bandcamp.com/album/flex

Worldwide distribution by One Eye Witness
https://www.one-eye-witness.com/release/1625483274/Nutcase-and-Papachubba-Flex

Mastered by Joseph Buchan
Artwork by Kaloe

Nutcase & Papachubba - Untitled (ft. Petah)

Nutcase & Papachubba - Falling Inside (ft. Petah)

Best Effort is honoured to issue the debut recordings of Nutcase & Papachubba on vinyl for the first time. The duo of dub technician Anthony Maher (best known as Sheriff Lindo) and prolific Perth transplant Andrew Armstrong (a.k.a. Friendly) were one of the first Drum’n’Bass acts in Australia, at a time when the genre was only just beginning to expand beyond British shores. 

The experimentation that yielded this EP still sounds inspired, and we are delighted to present it to a new audience and highlight Australia’s breakbeat history beyond nosebleed hardcore.

Written & Produced by Andrew Armstrong & Anthony Maher
Vocals on Floating Inside, Untitled & Falling Inside by Petah

Art by Kaloe
Mastered by Joseph Buchan

Originally released on Gulp Communications, 1997

Nutcase & Papachubba - Flex

Nutcase & Papachubba - Diminished

Interior Music 004
Produced by Sophia Zhuravkova
Moscow, 2021.

“In this music I wanted to clear my mind from expectations from the outside world to calm my presence in the present moment. Maybe this track can become a place for a recovery journey.”


@zhuravkovasophia

Sophia Zhuravkova - Interior Music 004

Interior Music 003
Produced by Santilli
Darug, 2021.

"The track is mainly an array of miscellaneous sounds and drones made using flutes, guitars, singing bowls and synthesiser."

@maxsant

Interior Music is an ongoing series which collects long form compositions intended for sleep, meditation, relaxation and enjoyment.

All releases in the series will be 'name your price'. All supporter payments for this music (minus bandcamp/paypal fees) will be donated to charity. For the moment, that charity is the Dhadjowa Foundation.

The Dhadjowa Foundation is being established to provide strategic, coordinated and culturally appropriate support for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander families whose loved ones have died in custody.

communityfoundation.org.au/making-a-difference/projects/dhadjowa-foundation/#support-this-project

Santilli - Interior Music 003

This episode of the show features two hours of sleep friendly music. The episode ends and begins in the same way. Listeners are encouraged to put it on 'repeat' for smooth sailing through the night. 

You can also listen to this while you are awake.

Enjoy.

∞
Forest Management - Orange and Red Always Return (Back Home)
https://forestmanagement.bandcamp.com/album/remain

Sophia Zhuravkova - Living Room Solitude 
https://ny-agenda.bandcamp.com/album/unseen

Secret Colors - Something Happening Here
https://lillernetapes.bandcamp.com/album/lillerne-122-fundraiser-compilation

JIM-S - Namu
https://jim-s.bandcamp.com/track/namu

Santilli - Interior Music 003 
https://interiormusic.bandcamp.com/album/interior-music-003-004

Body Corp - Interior Music 002 
https://interiormusic.bandcamp.com/album/interior-music-001-002

Forest Management - Dirt 
https://forestmanagement.bandcamp.com/album/remain

Karaoke VHS - lying on the ground with blueberries
https://lillernetapes.bandcamp.com/album/lillerne-122-fundraiser-compilation

Ulla - Something Inside My Body
https://motionward.bandcamp.com/album/ulla-limitless-frame

Ben Green - Interior Music 001 
https://interiormusic.bandcamp.com/album/interior-music-001-002

uon - Superbath 
https://anomia-prod.bandcamp.com/album/superbath

Dominic Coppola - Zenobia Captive 
https://limelodge.bandcamp.com/album/collection-2021

Ulla Straus - seed v.1 
https://ullastraus.bandcamp.com/track/seed-1

Forest Management - Orange and Red Always Return (Back Home)
https://forestmanagement.bandcamp.com/album/remain
∞

The Best Effort Show Episode Twenty Two (Deep Sleep ∞)

Interior Music 005
Produced by Cousin
Ku-ring-gai, 2021.

@secondcousins

Cousin - Interior Music 005

The first mixtape released on Best Effort is by Naarm (Melbourne) based DJ/ writer, Sophie McAlister. A Sooky La La at heart, this mix is comprised of Sophie’s most sentimental songs which seem to exude the palpable feeling of Saudade, a Portuguese word that can be described as ‘a pleasure you suffer, an ailment you enjoy.’ The tracks weave through 110 minutes of unrequited love and melancholic sounds that range from MPB, Psych, Folk, Middle Eastern Jazz and Soul, evoking a deep sense of nostalgia and longing.

Crafted with heartbreak from reel to reel, these feelings on tap(e) hope to offer tender respite to the listener’s jaunt down memory lane. With a nod to the past and anticipation for what’s to come, this tape invites you to welcome new spirits from the unwelcomed lull of recent despondency. Sometimes revelling in our most forsaken experiences can spark new life into what used to consume us with grief.

@sophiemcalisterr

Sophie McAlister - Sooky La La

One hour of outer space moods from the one and only Myles Mac. Essential home listening. 

Otik - Neuron Blossom
picnic - drops in the water (DJ Paradise version)
Spacetime Continuum - Floatilla
LOG - LOG 3
Spacetime Continuum - Voice of the Earth
Midi Brotherhood - The Superself
Gianni Brezzo - Hickup
Mr. YT - Morning
Opik - Travelling Without Moving
Vril - Riese (Rework)
Terekke - Swim
Jean F. Cochois - White Clouds Passing The Blue Sky
Salt Tank - Sargasso Sea

@myles-mac
@melbourne-deepcast

The Best Effort Show Episode Twenty Four (Myles Mac)

Rich Daddies offer their first EP on Naarm/Melbourne-based Best Effort Records. The Get Close EP is the debut disc by the anonymous Australian housemates made during one of the longest lockdowns in the world.

Over the course of four tracks, the duo draws influences from UKG and bass music with parallels to fellow Australian producers Logic1000 and DJ Plead.

Dance music to help us remember how to dance, how to hug, how to fall in love. Essential party disc!
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released January 27, 2022

Artwork by Kaloe
Mastered by Joseph Buchan

Rich Daddies - Get Close

Interior Music 008
Produced by Other Joe 
Naarm, 2021.

Other Joe - Interior Music 008

These field recordings listen to the sound of unceded and sacred land. I pay my respects to the Dharug people, the Gundungurra people, the Gunaikurnai people, the Boon Wurrung people, the Wurundjeri people, the Djab Wurrung and the Jardwardjali people as the Traditional Custodians of these lands, seas, skies, ecosystems, and waterways which I have been so honoured to bear witness to, listen to, and pass through.

The Lilac Island in Space is inhabitable only by auditory imagination. An ecosystem shrouded in nostalgia, memory, and all shades of purple. The original recordings from this space were destroyed in an unprecedented collision between microchip and wooden-floorboard. Now existing only as an artifact in my mind, I aim to retrace my footsteps and return to a place of past, present, and future. I hope you make your own trail to follow on this island, and find your own nook to explore.

Perhaps I’ll see you, perhaps I won’t.

Please do leave a note somewhere in your travels for the next person to find.

-xan, 2022
@user-554965987

Digi/Cassete

babyxxan - passing (through)

babyxxan - passing (out)

if you are softer
than before
they came.
you
have been loved.


Jabu - Paper Thin
Carmen Villain - Liminal Space
Ulla - Hope Sonata (excerpt)
Duster - Moon Age
the blessed kitty - stoned wire (always on my mind)
Pontiac Streator - time flies (sheen’s loop edit)
Purelink - Rest Thru
Pontiac Streator & Ulla Strauss - Item 10
International Sangman - Dub 316
Pontiac Streator - enter sandman (vocal dub)
Command D and gi - Align
Yunzero - D12
Theodore Cale Schafer - Fingerspit

The Best Effort Show - Episode Twenty Nine

mu tate - Interior Music 011

x.y.r - Interior Music 012

I tired out my feet
tramping dew's golden ore.
I leaned on a white tree
until my arm was sore.
I gazed at the forest's green
till I couldn't see anymore.

Pharoah Sanders - Shukuru
Merope - Naktės
Asunta - Aqua
Anthony Manning - Chromium Nebulae Seven
Księżyc - Kołysanka
Merope - Oi Toli
Cucina Povera - Naapurista Kuuluu Lattian Natinaa
Old Saw - Chewing the Bridle
Linga Sarira - Void Calm
Alessandro Pizzin - Sunset on the hill

The Best Effort Show - Episode Thirty

Best Effort dives deeper into the archives of Anthony Maher (Sheriff Lindo) and Andrew Armstrong aka Nutcase & Papachubba. Culled from hard to find compilation CDs and now reissued as a 7 inch, these two tracks see the duo blending their diverse range of shared influences, stepping outside of the Drum & Bass and Jungle blueprint that they carved out for themselves for their singular full-length release, ‘Flex’.

Mastered by Joseph Buchan
Artwork by Kaloe

Nutcase & Papachubba - U Do

Nutcase & Papachubba - Dub The Presha Down (Sheriff Lindo Mix)

Written and Produced by Rory McPike
Best Effort Records 2023
Artwork by Jack Hewitt
Mastered and cut by Analogcut

Rings Around Saturn - Lansky's Vision

Pre-order

Rings Around Saturn - Spherology

It would be insufficient to call Rory McPike “prolific”; it does a disservice to the depth and breadth of his oeuvre as Rings Around Saturn, Cactus Head, Bleekman, 2200, Dan White, and as one half of Turner St Sound. His work can be broken into a litany of different genres, but at the heart of it all lies an endlessly explorative spirit with a restless desire for expression. This impulse spans his diverse body of work and all the different facets of his musical practice.

‘All Things Shining’ touches on ambient, electroacoustic studies and filmic/VGM composition, but outside of these references, it stands as a beautiful suite of songs and a testament to the power of the creative impulse. Best Effort is proud to present the realization of Rory's vision.
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Released September 6th, 2023

Written and Produced by Rory McPike
Best Effort Records 2023
Artwork by Jack Hewitt
Mastered and cut by Analogcut

Worldwide distribution by One Eye Witness
Australian distribution by Best Effort

All Things Shining

Rings Around Saturn - All Things Shining (Previews)

Rings Around Saturn - All Fortune Is Good Fortune

With a string of releases on Bedroom Suck, Analogue Attic, Ken Oath Records & Moonshoe as well as frequently appearing on stage as a part of 30/70, Zeitgeist Freedom Energy Exchange and more, Matthew Hayes returns with an inviting suite of eights songs that encompass ECM jazz, post-classical, ambient, downtempo and electronica.

Released October 25, 2023

Artwork by Tamara Marington
Mastered by Joseph Buchan

Matthew Hayes - Fill The Heart With Hope

With a string of releases on Bedroom Suck, Analogue Attic, Ken Oath Records & Moonshoe as well as frequently appearing on stage as a part of 30/70, Zeitgeist Freedom Energy Exchange and more, Matthew Hayes returns with an inviting suite of eights songs that encompass ECM jazz, post-classical, ambient, downtempo and electronica.

artwork by tamara marrington
mastered by other joe
matthayes.bandcamp.com/album/embrace

Matthew Hayes - La Magie De L'hiver

Maria Moles - Trace

For episode seventeen we are joined by our new friend, Sophia Zhuravkova. Sophia recently released her debut album ‘Unseen’ with Prins Emmanuel’s new Malmö-based label Ny Agenda. ‘Unseen’ is an immersive listening experience and a delight for fans of field recordings and warm tones. Sophia also featured on Best Effort’s most recent Stay in Bed compilation, where she contributed ‘Tears Falling While Spring Comes’ – a most suitable remedy for the end of a challenging day.

Her words: “My mix is dedicated to magical forests and island seas that I have met recently. They initiated feelings of healing closeness with nature and the deep contact we can have in the warm arms of it.”

@zhuravkovasophia

Tracklist
Kajsa Lindgren - Trio for Cello, Piano and Violin
Maxwell Sterling - Loud-Speaker
Wayne Phoenix - Reserve
Fia Fiell - At The First Clear Word
Nexcyia - Red Water
Phil Struck - Klint
Isorinne – Synlig gestalt
Sonja Tofik, Mar-llena - Ilona's Lament
Vindkaldr - Rainforest Alchemy
Sarah Davachi - Mordents
Sophia Zhuravkova - Forest (unreleased) 
Endurance - Elapse
FH HF - Become One With Me
Autechre - Altibzz
Oneohtrix Point Never - Ouroboros
Nikolay Kozlov - Maths

The Best Effort Show - Episode Seventeen (Sophia Zhuravkova)

DJ Earl Grey takes you through a box of music he recently received from the Séance Centre in Canada – a label, publisher and distributor “conjuring timeless music from past, present and future.” Séance Centre was founded in 2017 by Brandon Hocura, previously one half of Invisible City Editions. Since its inception, the label has worked on releases with Beverly Glenn Copeland, Museum of No Art, MJ Lallo, Vito Ricci and has recently begun uncovering underexposed and eccentric dance music through its sub-label Mixed Signals.

The Séance Centre record shop features records from the labels’ own rapidly growing catalogue, fairly-priced unique dead stock finds and a small selection from likeminded labels from across the globe. It’s one of those rare stores where the selections seem like a personal insight into the tastes of the curators.

Tracklist 

Beverly Glenn-Copeland - ‘A Time of Tears’ poem 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d7fm2o8jr2Q&ab_channel=TheVinylFactory

Albert Alan Owen - Following The Light, Part 1 (Libreville Records)
https://albertalanowen.bandcamp.com/album/following-the-light-2

The First Minute Of A New Day - June 15th*

Benjamin Lew - Profondeurs Des Eaux Des Laques (Stroom)
https://stroomtv.bandcamp.com/album/le-personnage-principal-est-un-peuple-isol

Brother Ah And The Sounds Of Awareness ‎– Hanifah (Manufactured Recordings)
https://brotherah.bandcamp.com/album/key-to-nowhere

William Eaton - Untitled (Morning Trip)
https://williameaton.bandcamp.com/album/music-by-william-eaton

Philip Sanderson - E For Echo*

Oren Cantrell - Damp Saksaul* 

Gwakasonne - Nirvacina*

Museum Of No Art - Subconscious Message*

Phil Struck - Horizonte (Intro)*

Ted Lucas - Love & Peace Raga (Yoga Records)
https://yogarecords.bandcamp.com/album/ted-lucas

William Eaton - Untitled (Morning Trip)
https://williameaton.bandcamp.com/album/music-by-william-eaton

Ted Lucas - Baby Where You Are (Yoga Records)
https://yogarecords.bandcamp.com/album/ted-lucas

* Séance Centre releases are available through their Bandcamp 
https://seance-centre.bandcamp.com/

The Best Effort Show - Episode Seventeen (Seancé Centre Selections)

For the November edition of The Best Effort Show we are joined by Opheliaxz from Philadelphia in the United States of America. Opheliaxz first came to our attention with 'Violete', one of the many highlights of the massive Lilerne Tapes fundraiser compilation. Further investigation revealed some incredibly soothing pieces on Soundcloud, both in the format of spellbinding mixes and original works. Opheliaxz's mix for the show is an oddly comforting journey through strange musical worlds, both old and new. Step in to the haze and see what happens. Thank you Opheliaxz for your contribution to the show, we wish you happiness, safety and peace.

@opheliaxz

Tracklist: 
1. Protection Spell- Dj Healer
2. Dictionary- Air Krew
3. Justin- Slip silver hoodie
4. Sketch- Warm Body
5. Tecno Shoppe - Ryu & Syusaku
6. Blue Soup- Singing Loop
7.Cotton- Wrong Water
8.Cependant - Ultrafog
9. La Soie- Jean Emmanuel Rosnet
10. Life- Monkey 20 and Mister Water Wet
11. Stunned Suddenly - Ulla
12 A2- Topdown Dialectic
13. Errant Cloud- Mistareez
14 Novsih- Loveliescrushing
15. Lullabies....Mother Sings.... Father plays-  Roberto Musci

The Best Effort Show - Episode Eighteen (Opheliaxz)

Our guest mix this week comes from our old (but young) friend DJ Equipment from Sydney. About the mix, he said:  “This was recorded during one of the most gut-wrenchingly stressful days I’ve experienced. I first heard some of these songs when I was 14 years old, and they still make the day brighter.”

@dj-equipment

The Best Effort Show - Episode Nineteen (DJ Equipment)

𝙬𝙚 𝙝𝙤𝙥𝙚 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙝𝙖𝙫𝙚 𝙖 𝙣𝙞𝙘𝙚 𝙙𝙖𝙮 𝙖𝙡𝙡 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙩𝙞𝙢𝙚.

Questions, comments, feedback, inquiries and all other communication will be received with gratitude at the following electronic mail address:
withbesteffort (at) gmail (dot) com

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