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„Nanu?“ – this little interjection in the German language expresses wonder, surprise and a curiosity for what has just been presented to you. It playfully resembles the title of our release „nanou“, produced by Zurich based trio @ali_dada, whose dreamy and unwinding music has indeed aroused our curiosity, surprised us, made us wonder and keen to dive deeper into their world of soothing soundscapes.

This EP may be seen as a soundtrack for moments in which you feel free from capitalist tension. Catching up on Jenny Odell‘s advice in „How to do nothing - Resisting the Attention Economy“, the mood of the songs may be a dedication to the idea of #NOMO – „the necessity of missing out“. An opposition to the overstimulation of our everyday life: „This idea of doing nothing is trying to give permission to have some emptiness.” We affirmatively embrace this idea as an invitation to pause, recline and laze while listening to those 4 calming songs. It‘s the assent to an idle that has facilitated the realization of this EP for ali dada. Obligation-free time opened up spaces for ideas and sketches to flourish. „zwueschetag“, as a „day in between“ originated in the beginning of the pandemic and describes a tool for ali dada to handle the uncertainties of a life without stability. „345“ is the street number of an off-space (www.345off.space), where the trio has recorded and produced their music, and which provides a vibe that allows them to engage optimistically in these fickle times of live.
In ali dada‘s productions you‘ll ever find a playful combination of elements from various, rather distant genres. References to experimental ambient vibes meet the love for jazzy, psychedelic guitars and warm, mellow hip-hop beats. In extended jam sessions they reflect on how the sounds feel to them and how they actually want the listener to feel. And indeed you seem guided – to slow down, linger and listen carefully. As the 3 musicians are sensible for imperfections and glitches you often can hear tiny, subtle elements, such as snippets or field recordings in the background. It‘s these little acoustic surprises that expand the space for dreaming and shape a cosmos in which you want to close your eyes and drift away in airy realms or sparkling beach water.

who is ali dada?
orlando ludens: guitar, bass, post-prod
mf jaeger/rulla: beats, modular, soundscapes, post-prod
max licht: synths, food, spaces, post-prod

sofia sturm (featured on laguna): harp
mishy misch: advisory board, enabler and important ally

ali dada - eineno

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Heralding her forthcoming album ‘Reflections’ on BBE Music, harp player and composer Alina Bzhezhinska (aka AlinaHipHarp) presents ‘Soul Vibrations’, the first single taken from the project.

Alongside her HipHarpCollective, Alina Bzhezhinska creates a unique sound on the harp with layered effects and electronics, combining original works and covers to pay homage to some of jazz, funk and hip-hop’s greatest innovators.

Album ‘Reflections’ features a blend of original compositions and covers of works by some of Bzhezhinska’s greatest influences, including ‘Soul’ Vibrations’, originally record by the pioneering composer and harpist Dorothy Ashby.

“This iconic tune captured my imagination when I first listened to her album, Afro-Harping” says Alina. “I decided to make my own version of this tune by writing an arrangement that represents vibrating strings of the heart. I open the album with Soul Vibrations, as I wanted to show my deepest respect to my role model.”

Album ‘Reflections’ will be released in September 2022, on vinyl, CD and digital formats.

Alina Bzhezhinska, HipHarpCollective - Soul Vibrations

Durango

Patricia

Guillaume Poncelet - Patricia

R&B JUKEBOX PRIVATE PARTY 1.
By OCTUPONE (Tea*Eye Productions) : BERLIN
In corporation with SLOW
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1 The Fireside Disciples & Kasey Chambers - Big Fish
2 Ghalia & Mama's Boys - I'm Shakin'
3 Monkey House - Shotgun
4 Joe Goldmark - All Night Worker
5 Pokey LaFarge - Rotterdam
6 The California Honeydrops - Live Learn
7 The Lucky Losers - Don't Take Too Much
8 Coco Love Alcorn - Ain't No Friend
9 Josh Hoyer and Soul Colossal - Business As Usual
10 José James - Better Off Dead
11 Arthur Adams - Lovin' You Big Time
12 Josh Daniel - Live Long Days
13 River Muñoz - You Irk Me
14 Jason Eady - Wayside
15 Sean Hayes - Water
16 Mr. Sipp - Get Right Man
17 G. Love & Special Sauce - Go Crazy (feat. Keb' Mo')
18 Jeb Loy Nichols & the Westwood All-Stars - You Got It Wrong
19 Will James - Pack It Up
20 James Talley - Woman Trouble
21 J.P. Bimeni & The Black Belts - Don't Fade Away
22 Matt Lomeo - When You Call
23 Deandre - Sway
24 Walter 'Wolfman' Washington - You Can Stay but the Noise Must Go
25 Adrian Bagher - Sweet Things
26 Quintus McCormick - What Am I Gonna Do?
27 Dwayne Scivally - Shout For Joy
28 Claudette King - Dog Like You
29 Kenny Brawner - Waiting for Some Good
30 Jaye Hammer - Making That Booty Roll
31 Vasti Jackson - Southern Girl
32 Santonio - They Just Want My Body (feat. Mariama, Singin Sam & LaParis)
33 O. B. Buchana - Face Down
34 Leo Sidran - When the Mask Comes Off
35 Clarence Spady - Cut Them Loose
36 Blackburn Brothers - Let The Devil Play
37 Brooklyn Funk Essentials - No Strings
38 Burton Gaar - I Be Gone
39 Jon Cleary - All Good Things
40 Donnie Ray - She's Got That Ooh Wee
41 Stone Foundation Laville - The Light in Us
42 Jeff Washington - Pouring Rain
43 Bai Kamara Jr. - The One Thing Must Be Loved
44 Gary Nicholson - More Days Like This
45 Jeangu Macrooy - Step Into the Water
46 Ms. Jody - Just Let Me Ride
47 Keeshea Pratt Band - Have A Good Time Y'all
48 William Bell - I Still Go To Parties
49 Jason Eady - Burn It Down

R&B JUKEBOX PRIVATE PARTY 1.

Because Of You

Blow Your Brains Out

Blow Your Brains Out (2024 Version)

Produced, recorded and mixed by Tobias Levin and Hannes Plattmeier in Electric Avenue Studios, Hamburg, in october and november 2015.
Mastered by Hans Wagner at Solidart Mastering, Vienna, in december 2015.

04 Résigné

The Spice Of Life

California Soul

Hitsville USA, The Motown Collection 1972-1992

Papa Was A Rollin' Stone (Single Version)

My Brightest Diamond, "We Added It Up"

The Best Of Ronnie Laws

Always There

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@vessels

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Neil Cowley Trio - Echo Nebula (Vessels Remix)

Hound Dog Taylor was born in Natchez, Mississippi in 1915 (although some sources say 1917). He originally played piano, but began playing guitar when he was 20. He moved to Chicago in 1942.
 
He became a full-time musician around 1957 but remained unknown outside of the Chicago area where he played small clubs in the black neighborhoods and also at the open-air Maxwell Street Market. He was known for his electrified slide guitar playing roughly styled after that of Elmore James, his cheap Japanese Teisco guitars, and his raucous boogie beats. He was also famed among guitar players for having six fingers on his left hand.
 
After hearing Taylor with his band, the HouseRockers (Brewer Phillips on second guitar and Ted Harvey on drums) in 1970 at Florence's Lounge on Chicago's South Side, Bruce Iglauer - at the time a shipping clerk for Delmark Records - tried to get him signed by his employer.Having no success getting Delmark to sign Taylor, Iglauer formed a small record label with a $2500 inheritance and recorded Taylor's debut album, Hound Dog Taylor and the HouseRockers, on his fledgling Alligator Records in 1971. It was the first release on Alligator, now a major blues label. It was recorded in a studio in just two nights. Iglauer began managing and booking the band, which toured nationwide and performed with Muddy Waters and Big Mama Thornton.The band became particularly popular in the Boston area, where Taylor inspired a young protégé named George Thorogood. A live album Live At Joe's Place documented a Boston appearance from 1972.
 
Their second release, Natural Boogie, was recorded in late 1973, and led to greater acclaim and touring. In 1975, Taylor and his band toured Australia and New Zealand with Freddie King and Sonny Terry and Brownie McGhee. His third Alligator album, Beware of the Dog, was recorded live in 1974 but was only released after his death. More posthumous releases occurred as well, including Genuine Houserocking Music and Release the Hound, on the Alligator label as well as some bootleg live recordings.
 
Taylor died of lung cancer in 1975, and was buried in Restvale Cemetery in Alsip, Illinois.
 
Taylor was posthumously inducted into the Blues Hall of Fame in 1984.


Hound Dog Taylor- She's Gone (Jack Frost Edit)

Winter Is For Lovers

Lebanon

Toronto

Since 1993, Brooklyn Funk Essentials have been presenting their unique brand of eclectic funk to ecstatic audiences around the world. Made up of musicians, singers and poets from around the globe, the group is an all-star-team famously mixing styles like soul, jazz, latin and house - all rolled into one ferocious funk fest. If it grooves, they will funk it!

Blow Your Brains Out (2024 Version)

Brooklyn Funk Essentials

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