Usiache Kucheza (Radio Edit)

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When your roots have a broad geographical diversity, it’s very likely this will resonate in the music you make. This is certainly the case with Alma Negra and their new release on Heist. It seems they have embraced all their cultural influences more than ever in their new ‘Dakar Disco EP’. The whole record oozes class and musicality and feels like a carefree collage of the rich musical lives they live. The three originals on this EP vary in tempo and energy, giving you something for each moment of the day or night. They are accompanied by a remix from none other than the Japanese master of cosmic funk : Kuniyuki.
The EP kicks off with the title track ‘Dakar Disco’; an island style mid-tempo burner, rich with filtered guitars, bells and bleeps. Soothing chords and synth melodies are introduced for a lovely build up, but it’s the live horn section that takes centre stage. Here, the track really comes to full fruition, with a squeaky lead accompanying the horns for an electronic twist to what is above all a lovely summer jam.
‘Contra’ ups the pace and moves more into dance floor territory with loose claps, spacey pads and faraway chants. This track really gets to you with the live percussion and extremely catchy lead running throughout the track. This is afro house just the way we like it.
We’re very proud to have Kuniyuki remixing ‘Dakar disco’. This master of his craft has done an outstanding job with his cosmic take on ‘Dakar disco’. He lays down a great riff on bass guitar, while playing around with all the live elements and adds a serious bit of reverb for a stunning effect. This track is a perfect example of Kuniyuki’s musical skills and we can almost see him jamming this out, eyes closed and directed towards a distant point in space only he can see.
The EP’s closing track ‘Back in town’, is perhaps the clubbiest track of the set. A friendly acid line squeaks over tribal drums & chants and you immediately get pulled in by a great balafon hook. You can really hear how the guys feel at ease combining these worldly elements with modern electronics and ‘Back in town’ is a great example on how to blend these sonic worlds. So there we are. A taste of the Alma Negra summer with a healthy dose of Japanese funk. Enjoy!

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PREMIERE : Alma Negra - Contra

Johannes goes all Piano-Breakbeat-Hands-Up on “Street Pack” alongside more piano action on “Turbo Basmati". On the flip you will find the amazing contemporary-italo-styled Shan Remix of “Wing House” plus Lauer’s rework of “Chestnut Poetry". Quick white label action housed in a shiny silver jacket. Just the way we used to do it!

Johannes Albert, Shan, Lauer "Rarities Vol. I"

Productor: @hiddenspheres
Sello: @oathy


Breating Deep es el último trabajo de Tom Harris. También conocido como Hidden Spheres en su forma más ecléctica. Tom hizo su debut con 'Well Well' en el sello de Bradley Zero y ahora se estrena en el sello de New York 'Oath'. Electrónica de fusiones.

PREMIERE: Hidden Spheres - Ruhani [Oath]

A tropical-tinged rhythmic rework from Public Possession affiliate @m-zaika of @lukes-anger. Out on Norwich-based party and label @cosmic-pint-glass.

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Luke Sanger - Clouds Over Canigou (Møzaika Remix) (STW Premiere)

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When your roots have a broad geographical diversity, it’s very likely this will resonate in the music you make. This is certainly the case with Alma Negra and their new release on Heist. It seems they have embraced all their cultural influences more than ever in their new ‘Dakar Disco EP’. The whole record oozes class and musicality and feels like a carefree collage of the rich musical lives they live. The three originals on this EP vary in tempo and energy, giving you something for each moment of the day or night. They are accompanied by a remix from none other than the Japanese master of cosmic funk: Kuniyuki.

The EP’s closing track ‘Back in town’, is perhaps the clubbiest track of the set. A friendly acid line squeaks over tribal drums & chants and you immediately get pulled in by a great balafon hook. You can really hear how the guys feel at ease combining these worldly elements with modern electronics and ‘Back in town’ is a great example on how to blend these sonic worlds.

PREMIERE: Alma Negra - Back In Town

V/A -  Fortunea Cookies Vol. 3
Release date: 18 september 2020
BUY LINK: https://fortunea.bandcamp.com/album/fortunea-cookies-vol-3-fortunea017
Label: Fortunea (https://soundcloud.com/fortunea)

3 years have past since the release of the fortunea Cookies Vol. 2 ep. Now, the Viennese label is resurrecting their various artists collection with a third entry.

The A-side begins with a smooth deep house piece by LeSale. Dreamy strings and sparkling pads chime together with a thriving funky bassline. A beautiful opener for estival sunset moments.

Peletronic and Klaus Benedek team up together on A2 with some ‚Analogue Kinda Funk‘. Finished during the lockdown while sending the project back and forth over the web, this track gives you an eerie and compelling feeling of the Zeitgeist we are living in right now. Dark reverberant percs, a crunchy guitar and a stunning drum beat will turn your flat into a club for sure.

The B-side features a new member on the fortunea roster. Dzc. is a young and talented dj and producer and this is her first production that is coming out. It’s called ‚The Truth‘ and is a well made peaktime track and a homage of early to late 90s house, techno and trance music.

Lukas Poellauer finishes this record. But not alone! He brought Schreder with him and together they make a ‚Midnight Ride‘ through a melancholic, acid-fulfilled desert.

fortunea Cookies Vol. 3 is limited to 300 copies! There will be no repress!

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PREMIERE : Peletronic & Klaus Benedek - Analogue Kinda Funk

Arp Frique is back, delivering four dance floor ready cuts in his signature style. 'Minina Bem Li' is loosely based on Arp Frique’s Cape Verdean connection through Rotterdam and Americo Brito, echoing the spacey 70s sounds of some of his favorite music, this time also with a big role on vocals for Mariseya aka Marissa Nyamekye. Expect dancefloor favorites with a thriving zouk flow and arpeggiated synths.

Minina Bem Li Feat. Americo Brito

With their next EP, FINA Records proudly introduces Goddard, a refined alias from the artist formerly known as Loz Goddard. The Manchester talent serves up four dreamy and live-in house tracks on We Should Chill On The Windowsill More that exude plenty of very real emotions. 

After EPs on the likes of Church, Dirt Crew and Quintessentials, Goddard has become synonymous with adventurous club sounds that take their cues from the same jazz, downtempo and ambient sounds he pushes on his much-loved Reform Radio show Downtown Groove Sessions. He has picked up props from the likes of RA and gone on to DJ internationally. 

Far From Home opens up with scuffed up kicks and live sounding drums as well as dreamy sax and aching vocal samples that tug at the heart. Where You Gone? is more driving, with swirling pads and wooden drum kicks making for a perfectly intimate basement house vibe. It Rains Out There sinks you into a pillowy ambiance, with splashes of cymbal and gently tumbling jazz drums run through with deft synth lines and sombre piano chords. It's a mature piece that is followed by the shuffling melodic house lushness of Violets. 

This is an accomplished offering of richly detailed house tracks from an ever more essential artist.

PREMIERE : Goddard - It Rains Out There

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After his acclaimed debut EP « Cotonou » on Alma Negra’s record label, James Stewart comes back with his new EP « Atlantic River Drive » for Mawimbi Records, featuring two collaborations with Ghanaian kologo musician Ayuune Sule as well as two remixes from Simbad aka SMBD.

James Stewart met Ghanaian kologo musician Ayuune Sule, after booking several shows of kologo music star King Ayisoba in Lyon. Stewart was quick to witness the bluesy tone of Ayuune’s voice and his kindness as a musician, despite his impressive stature. Quite logically, Stewart invited Sule to record vocals on two of his ongoing demos at Bruno Patchworks’ recording studio (Voilaaa, Mr. President, Da Break), with the idea of making a rather unheard crossover between traditional kologo music and contemporary styles that would both appeal to Ghanaian crowds and a Western audience. Stewart then had a number of his arrangement ideas re-recorded by a talented cast of musicians, resulting in a brilliant mix of acoustic and electronic textures, sounding both vintage and modern.

Nodding to Eddie Palmieri’s landmark record “Harlem River Drive”, “Atlantic River Drive” is a stomping dancefloor track, drawing from the 6/8 feel of kologo music and the energy of contemporary club music. The track can be read as a tribute to the musical cross-pollinations between the African continent and its many diasporas, which Stewart has dedicated a long part of his life to, but also as a more intimate story about his life and family. All words were written by Stewart and then translated by Sule in his native Fra fra language from Northern Ghana.

“Where Are We Going?” is a two-part journey that reminds us that we should care about each other, about our communities while we don’t know what the future is made of. An important and much welcome message to navigate through these troubled, uncertain times. Referencing congolese N’dombolo tracks, the track has two parts and rich arrangements, with its first part going deep with syncopated clarinet hooks and playful percussion parts, and its second part moving to a four-on-the-floor pattern and an entrancing baritone saxophone solo.

The EP also features Worldwide FM and Brownswood maestro Simbad, who delivers two dancefloor-ready reworks of the track “Where Are We Going?” under his SMBD moniker, turning it into a spiritual, dubby journey, as well as an emotional house music track.

Atlantic River Drive 

PREMIERE: James Stewart - Where Are You Going (SMBD Earthy Mix)

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Following on from last year's debut LP 'Exotic Language' Joe Morris assembles a killer line up of diverse producers for the remix package 'Exotic Remixes'.
Gallo turns the opener 'Firefly Island' into a sunset, acid soaked trance out. Pacific Coliseum gently uplifts the cerebral 'Celestial Plantation' with some fine live guitar work. On 'Echo Station' Coyote turn up the dubwise energy, while James Bright brings his super polished modern balearica sound to 'Acid Safari'. Native Cruise infuses crunchy house drums with the piano hook on 'Perfume' and Manuel Darquart get Technique-era New Order with 'A Dance With Jupiter'. With 'Dream Clouds' Newborn Jr brings the house down with an irresistible guitar hook and italo arps; Bliss Inc fuses his modern progressive style to 'Spirit Walker' while Man Power closes the proceedings with a tribal heavy house workout on 'Acid Safari.

PREMIERE: Joe Morris Feat. Private Agenda - Perfume (Native Cruise Remix)

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PREMIERE: James Stewart - Where Are You Going (SMBD Earthy Mix)

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