Warp Records - part 8

Midnight Horizon

Rye Lane Versions

Santiago Black (Ptaki Remix)

Kalita are proud to unveil the first ever compilation focussing on the phenomenon of ‘Burger Highlife’, a crossover of West African melodies with synthesizers, disco and boogie that took over Ghanaian airwaves during the 1980’s and beyond. Highlighting key recordings from genre-defining artists including Thomas Frempong and George Darko, as well as more obscure sought-after tracks by elusive bands such as Aban and Uncle Joe’s Afri-Beat, Kalita come to the rescue of audiophiles, DJs and music-lovers alike with ‘Borga Revolution!’ Spread over a double-LP housed in a gatefold sleeve. Accompanied by a 16-page booklet featuring extensive interview-based liner notes on each artist and never-before-seen archival photos.

The 1970s had witnessed an increased Western airtime and physical presence in Ghana introducing funk, soul and disco sounds to the region. By the turn of the decade the country was also enduring economic turmoil, with rising poverty, military dictatorships and long periods of enforced curfews (amongst other factors) making it impossible for artists to survive.

As a result, many Ghanaian artists with a broader outlook began to pursue their careers in the West, moving to both Europe and America in search of stardom. It was here that Ghanaian musicians developed a digitised version of highlife music which fully embraced Western contemporary music styles and newly introduced technology such as the DX7 synthesizer and various drum machines.

It is in this context in which the evolution of Ghanaian dance music and the emergence of ‘burger highlife’ was born. With ‘Borga Revolution!’ Kalita endeavour to tell this story, with prominent and lesser-known musicians’ accounts and documentary evidence providing a comprehensive understanding of this shift to the digital age.

Borga Revolution! Ghanaian Dance Music In The Digital Age, 1983 - 1992 (Volume 1)

Odo San Bra Fie

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A3. Native Spirit - Odo San Bra Fie

Age of the Ego

This Fire (James Welsh Remix)

Ricardo Villalobos reimagines: Stars Planets Dust Me

Black Apple Pink Apple (Ricardo Villalobos Remix)

Kiwi-born brothers @chaos-in-the-cbd are back with more jazz-induced astral house explorations; warm, dark and deep. 

Off their forthcoming EP on @bradleyzero's Rhythm Section International imprint.

Read more & buy: http://www.stampthewax.com/2016/09/08/chaos-in-the-cbd-invisible-spectrum
Listen on Youtube: bit.ly/Chaos-in-the-CBD-IS

Invisible Spectrum

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Chaos In The CBD - Invisible Spectrum (STW Premiere)

I Feel So Free

I Feel So Free (Troxler x Moffa Lost Souls Of Saturn Remix)

Hallucinogen

The High (MikeQ &  Divoli S'vere Remix)

Gomenasai

All The Way Down (Air Max '97 Remix)

The High (Heavee &  DJ Spinn Teklife Remix)

A Message

Performed live on CJSW Calgary's independent radio station
June 24th 2018
Recorded by: Audrey Niksic
Thanks to CJSW and Sled Island Festival
Coming out on a CD compilation of CJSW live sessions soon <3

Remote Control *Live* @ CJSW

Mal Mi Goa (Liluzu Dub)

Asa Moto

Athina

Upcoming Live (yes...live) date(s):

Sept 15 2021 - Brooklyn, NY @ Elsewhere Rooftop w/Jennifer Vanilla
(tix: https://dice.fm/event/8won5--chk-chk-chk-jennifer-vanilla-15th-sep-elsewhere-rooftop-new-york-tickets)

!!! is Nic Offer, Mario Andreoni, Dan Gorman, Rafael Cohen, Chris Egan, feat. Meah Pace

Management: Brian Long brian@knittingfactorymgmt.com
UK, Europe & ROW: international@warprecords.com
Booking No & So America: Karl Morse karl@arrivalartists.com
Booking EUR & JP: Rick Morton rick@blowuplive.com
Booking Rest of World: management@chkchkchk.net

I arrived in Los Angeles in 1989 where I become bi-costal traveling between Los Angeles, New York and San Francisco working in the Film and Music Industry. Dancing in the Sound Factory, End-Up, Ice Factory, Mayan, Orbit, the Cat Club and the underground of LA. I threw undergrounds in downtown Los Angeles and ran a legal warehouse for four years. This is my beginning. It will never end.

I Feel So Free (Troxler x Moffa Lost Souls Of Saturn Remix)

Chk Chk Chk (!!!)

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