Name: Chug of Passion by Ciel
Duration: 6 min 47 s
Description: includes s snippet of 'Aeri Jaane na Doongi' from the 1964 Hindi movie Chitralekha starring Meena Kumari, performed by Lata Mangeshkar

Clemency presents ‘Drum Circles Against Lamentation & The Crude Foyer’ - a two track single on 2 B REAL, drawing on Dub & Bleep Techno.

Following 2020’s highly acclaimed ‘References’ EP, this record sees Clemency lean further into her hypnotic dance stylings with two new cuts resolutely facing the dancefloor.

On the A side ‘Drum Circles Against Lamentation’ lays a mesmeric drum loop over tightly wound percussion and sub bass slugs to create an almost runaway momentum. On the flip, ‘The Crude Foyer’ sees Clemency plumbing the depths of atmospheric tension, building an imposing wall of moody sound over a slow motion beat.

The artwork comes courtesy of Jamie Hudson once again.
credits
releases September 9, 2021

All tracks written and produced by Clemency
Mastered by Nick Sinna at Hidden Sounds
Artwork by Jamie Hudson

Drum Circles Against Lamentation

Phillip Jondo - Little Princess EP - Dekmantel - DKMNTL089

a1. Phillip Jondo & Maxwell Sterling - Dunkelziffer I
a2. Phillip Jondo & Maxwell Sterling - Dunkelziffer II
b1. Phillip Jondo & Dj Plead - Whowhuwho
b2. Phillip Jondo & Dj Plead - Whowhuwho (Moa Pillar Remix)

https://dekmantel.com/shop/records/phillip-jondo-little-princess-ep
https://phillipjondo.bandcamp.com/album/little-princess-ep

And here we are, after all is said and done, right at the dawn of club music’s reconstruction era. Granted, listening to dance music these days comes with a weird, two-faced sense of longing: a) for careless times before the world shut down, and b) for a (hopefully) near & ecstatic future, that’s, however, in desperate need of new ideas, sounds, and rave ethics.

In this sense, the Little Princess EP on Dekmantel by Cologne-based producer and DJ Jondo feels especially of the time. Each track draws elements from the hardcore club trajectory, but reassembles them in song-like arrangements that work just as fine in any headphone or home listening scenario, without ever falling for the self-serving traps that people mean when they talk of “deconstructed”.

Of course, none of this was intended. The tracks on this EP were created between pre-pandemic London, Berlin and Cologne in April 2019 and January 2020.
The A-side has Jondo team up with Maxwell Sterling, double bass player, producer, and master of dense soundscapes. Both had been fans of each other’s releases for some time, when they eventually caught up and locked down in a London flat, packed with a Digitakt, a bunch of VSTS, an autotune pedal and Maxwell's double bass. For Jondo, the real-life aspect of their collaboration has been key, as those tracks present a process of consolidation between two musical minds who tackle their craft from entirely different angles. The results are two sprawling, dynamic pieces, grimly titled “Dunkelziffer I” and “Dunkelziffer II” (the German term for “dark figure” has been ubiquitous all year, describing the looming undertow of a much higher number of infections).

The opener’s dimly lit, RPG-like atmospheres remain drumless all the way, giving a nod to the expansive compositions of Maxwell’s long-time collaborator James Ferraro. "Dunkelziffer II”, on the other hand, is a full-on club affair, whose complex grooves and muffled drums get disrupted midway through the track by a set of icy synths, only to break open and trade every bit of rave energy for a comforting ambient variation on the lead melody.

The B-side “Whowhuwho" sees Jondo create a powerful piece of instrumental-grime-turned-quasi-jungle alongside DJ Plead, an Australian producer with Lebanese roots, based in Berlin.
The track is a perfect canvas for their shared love of intensely percussive jams, as glimpses of Diwali-style handclaps, dubby delays and classic breaks drive the track forward.
On his remix, Russian techno prodigy Moa Pillar warps the already minimalist lead synth into an even more sparse yet effective dancefloor weapon.

Jondo curated and finished all these team efforts with the same care and curiosity that inform his DJ sets, as well as his A&R process at Spa, the label he runs with Friday Dunard and DJ Brom. (Given the chemistry between these 4 tracks and the people involved, it comes as no surprise that Spa has put out releases by everyone featured on this record.) Just as in his sets, the Little Princess EP proudly exhibits all of Jondo’s musical roots – but instead of sticking with one style, tempo or formula, he innately trusts the music to let it take us into unexpected territories, time and time again. Buckle up and enjoy the trip.

DKMNTL089 // Phillip Jondo - Little Princess EP

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TRACKLIST

nudo - acequia
Manuel Printzen - Club Sandwich (eams bootleg)
Dolo Percussion - DOLO 1
Moff & Tarkin - Tension
Sure Is Pure - Surfer (Little Deuce Dub)
Dolo Percussion - DOLO 23
Miami Band - Mayami (Kodemul Edit)
Posture - Heartbeat
Caveman LSD - Lost Hours
DJ Hame -Flying Angel Club (Nice Girl Remix)
James Bangura - Untitled
LCY - shhh
ELLLL - Febreeze w/ G.E.O Corp Mix
Phocean Drive - Ding Dang
Paurro - Cholita Runtz
Octoptic - Untitled
Trash Bandicooc - Cosmic Supraliminal Frequency
Head Level - La Odisea
Kush Jones - Pre-Club Workout ft. DJ Swisha & James Bangura
aya - ngallo ( yes i released this already )
420 - Untitled 12
Regal86 - Diablo w/ Michellita

PD 070 w/ Ranma Entero

Big J was joined by DJ Scottie B for two hours of Baltimore badness. Breaks, bass, footwork, and more inside.

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Big J / JiaLing w/ DJ Scottie B - November 2022

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Following a passion for the empowering perreo that started in the 00s at her teenage parties in Galicia, Spanish MC and DJ Clara! blends revolt, sex and humor on reggaeton/rap mutant rhythms with a punk spirit and a feminist foundation. For this infectious and twisted take on the gender she joins forces with eclectic producers including Pearson Sound, Low Jack and Maoupa Mazzocchetti.


Rrita Jashari b2b Clara! - Valentine's day Special @ Kiosk Radio 14.02.2023

Special guest shows from around the world.

https://www.nts.live/shows/guests/episodes/daytimers-slink-phiriya-x-nts-22nd-april-2023

Slink & Daytimers present: Phiriya w/ Anu & Enayet 220423

The London-based artist's productions look to influences from dancehall, afrobeat and UK funky and have been released on Enchufada and Mixpak. Get to know...

https://www.nts.live/shows/mina/episodes/mina-21st-june-2023

Inda Flow 210623

Errance

August 22, 2019
HC001
Ariel Zetina - Shell EP

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Remixes
https://soundcloud.com/jasmineinfiniti
https://soundcloud.com/dj-sinceer
https://soundcloud.com/emilyglassss
Eliot Reed

Mastered By SIM
Artwork by Future Curse

Vocal Samples by Paula Nacif and Imp Queen

Ariel Zetina - Cleanhouse

Amazondotcom steps up with an hour of maximum-intensity club sounds and animated bass manoeuvres as part of our Fresh Kicks series

Interview & tracklist: https://dj-m.ag/30mPvL8

Fresh Kicks 115: Amazondotcom

includes s snippet of 'Aeri Jaane na Doongi' from the 1964 Hindi movie Chitralekha starring Meena Kumari, performed by Lata Mangeshkar

Chug of Passion

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Chug of Passion

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