Music that Doesn't Sound the Same

Close Counters - SNAP TO IT!
Listen/Buy: closecounters.lnk.to/GETDOWN
Release Date: 7th October 2022 via The Remedy Project (Defected Records)
Socials / Streaming: linktr.ee/closecounters
Website / Merch: www.closecounters.com

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Tõnis Mägi & Lea Dali Lion - Sa Haara Kinni Mu Käest

Order Custom White Vinyl 12" or Digital -> http://bastardjazz.bandcamp.com

Soundboard maestros Lord Echo and DJ Day link up across oceans to trade remix duties on each other's top tunes, flipping the pair onto a heavily dubbed out Double A-side single pressed up on frothing white vinyl.

California dance-floor champ DJ Day gives Echo's iconic "Bohemian Idol" a 1980s drum machine reggae vibe and lets the delay run wild, while New Zealand's analog maverick Lord Echo transforms Day's "Land of a Thousand Chances" into a live disco dub studio jam session.

Catch the limited 12" out worldwide May 12th on Bastard Jazz Recordings.

Buy White 12" / Digi

DJ Day - Land Of 1000 Chances (Lord Echo's Disco Mix)

It's Your World

It's Your World (Extended Version) [feat. Raheem DeVaughn & J. Ivy]

Blundertale

A high-octane fusion of psychedelic guitar tones and neon-lit funk rhythm. Across 20 instrumentals, you’ll hear saturated fuzz solos, uni-vibe swirls, wah-wah rhythm chops, rubbery synth-bass, and gated-snare pocket—crafted to feel like a dream session where vintage tube amps meet drum-machine grit. Each track is arranged for replay value: hooky riffs, tight breakdowns, and chorus lifts that hit hard in clubs, workouts, road trips, livestreams, and creative deep-work.

Ricochet

From The Pendletons EP 12" available for order : http://voltairerecords.bigcartel.com/product/the-pendletons-gotta-get-out-ep

Be sure to check out more of The Pendletons :
https://www.facebook.com/thependletonssf
https://soundcloud.com/pendletons

Gotta Get Out EP

The Pendletons - Gotta Get Out feat. Jimetta Rose and I, CED

'Day To Day Remixes' Out Now -
Ninjashop / Stream / Download: https://sarathy.lnk.to/d2drmxSo

Taken from 'Day To Day Remixes' released 28th October 2016 on Ninja Tune.

Listen to Ninja Tune New Releases on Spotify: http://ninjatune.lnk.to/new/spotify

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Twitter: http://found.ee/sarathy-tw
Spotify: http://found.ee/sarathy-sp

Day To Day Remixes

Dreaming

Sarathy Korwar - 'Dreaming' (Tenderlonious Remix)

Full Premiere: http://www.wearesoundspace.com/premiere-nicolas-meyer-golconda-danvers-remix
Submit Your Repost: http://www.wearesoundspace.com/submit-your-repost

Spotify: goo.gl/phNY5q
YouTube: goo.gl/MlPo8d
Facebook: goo.gl/WGjgHO
Twitter: goo.gl/QJgbtz
SoundCloud: @wearesoundspace

Danvers
https://soundcloud.com/ddanvers
https://www.facebook.com/danvers01

Nicolas Meyer
https://soundcloud.com/nmeyer
https://www.facebook.com/NicolasMeyer93

Sinnmusik
https://soundcloud.com/sinnmusik
https://www.facebook.com/hello.sinnmusik

SM043 - Nicolas Meyer - Golconda

Full Premiere

Premiere: Nicolas Meyer - Golconda (Danvers Remix)

Purchase 12" / Digi 
https://nick-wisdom.bandcamp.com/album/intimate-strangers

After making waves a few years back via his Potatohead People project (with AstroLogical) and co-producing Illa J’s critically acclaimed self titled LP, Vancouver based playboy & producer Nick Wisdom steps out from behind the boards to deliver his first solo release for Bastard Jazz. 

The “Intimate Strangers” EP mines deep into Nick’s proclivities for disco, hip-hop, and house flavours. “Good Times” kicks things off with a snapping four on the floor, deep Rhodes chords and a rollicking bassline and vocals courtesy of Mr. Wisdom himself. “Feelin’ Alright” heads into outerspace disco territory with cosmic synths, walking bass, and sultry vocals courtesy of Reva Devito (HW&W, Kaytranada). On the flipside “Don’t Tell” brings in some 80s boogie vibes with downlow vocals from San Francisco’s K-Maxx, while “Rock The Cash Bar” is an instrumental party rocking hip-hop jam sounding like a modern day Showbiz & AG.

Intimate Strangers

Nick Wisdom - Good Times

The second single off 'Press' EP featuring These Guy

Written/Recorded by David Versace
Drums by Jasper Gundersen
Drums recorded @ Incremental Studios by Cam Smith 
Mixed and Mastered by Farzan Saif

Original Photograph by Rodrigo Autric
Cover Art by David Versace

Sole Reality (ft. These Guy)

Comfy Bella (@comfybellamusic) shares a real jam of a tune which comes right in time for the summer heat! Released on Released Records (@releasedrecords) this cut is perfect for the beach or poolside, and if you listen closely you can even hear the faint sounds of waves in the background to amplify the feeling.

Comfy Bella is the crop of an organic musical adventure which began in vocals and songwriting and has since evolved to DJing and producing. Even after working with the likes of Flood, Youth, Chris Martin, MJCole and spending an Australian summer (that turned into 8 years) touring and writing with Nightmares On Wax. 

CB describes the ‘Be-Side’ as the ‘bubble and squeak’ of the EP, mixing up ‘left overs’ from the single with ‘fresh ingredients’. This 12 minutes (originally 26!) of gorgeous simplicity and woozy grooves, confirms the ‘Be- Side’ as integral to the identity of the EP as the A-side.

Comfy Bella is available for bookings worldwide, through Liam McIntyre at Released, please email promo@released.co.uk to discuss further.

Preorder EP: http://ow.ly/XgQg30kAuuW

Konkahs

Preorder EP

Exclusive Premiere: Comfy Bella "Be-Side" (Released records)

Hifalutin

baglaens

Ljupka

Šta Je, Tu Je

Original track from Bobby Hutcherson.
All instruments and vocals by Karmasound.
Trumpet by Lucien Memi.
(https://instagram.com/vinocioclub?igshid=yagyhg6wtes4)
Additional vocals by @SaraBee
Artwork by D.Botigué

Montara Feat. Lucien Memi & Sara Bee (FREE DL)

Naarm/Melbourne-based Close Counters’ diverse soundscape sits at the crossroads of house, neo-soul, broken beat and disco. Their 2023 Music Victoria Award-winning album, ‘SOULACOASTA II’ secured their spot as one of the top talents in their class, with the duo tirelessly sourcing niche samples from films and records on trips across the globe. The LP was touted by tastemakers Gilles Peterson, Folamour, Jamz Supernova and landed Album Features with Australian stations Double J, 3RRR, PBS and 2SER. Breakout singles from the pack were originally released by Melvo Baptiste’s The Remedy Project, an imprint of Defected Records.

Their collab 'Rollout' with Young Franco, Scrufizzer and Jay Prince, won over fans across the globe and was added to the Official Soundtrack for acclaimed video game FIFA 23, and have been synced for Apple’s recent iPhone campaign. In the past year the band have also performed for triple j, 3RRR, Defected Radio, FBi Radio, Soho Radio NYC, Baked, and interviewed on BBC Radio 1Xtra on tour recently, and when hotly tipped as their ‘After Dark Discovery’ and ‘EP of the Week’ (‘FLUX’, 2022).

The duo expands up to a 7-piece tour-de-force with live-mapped visuals, dancers and featured musicians and vocalists from their wider collective and they’ve continuously sold out their hometown Naarm/Melbourne dates, notching impressive shows at Sidney Myer Music Bowl, sold out dates at 170 Russell, Corner Hotel, The Night Cat, and packed-out rooms across Australia’s east coast. Support duties have flowed from Madlib, Sofi Tukker, Crazy P Soundsystem, Tall Black Guy, to local mates Confidence Man and The Jungle Giants, betwixt bucket-list festivals Splendour in the Grass, Falls Festival, Let Them Eat Cake, Strawberry Fields, Meredith Music Festival, MONA FOMA, Party in the Paddock and showcasing at BIGSOUND, Electronic Music Conference and three sold-out Melbourne Music Week events.

The band recently finished their UK & EU summer ticking off Lost Village Festival, Manchester Jazz Festival, Defected Malta and Cabaret Sauvage. In London, they sold Ronnie Scott's, did 180 tickets at Ninety One Living Room, packed out Hootananny Brixton and landed a sold out Jazz Café support for Somewhere Soul's showcase with Cotonete. The band have also played packed sets in Berlin, Paris, Amsterdam, Monaco, Brighton and featured behind the decks at ADE, Defected Croatia, Reflektor in Belgium with A-Trak, and are returning for Brick Lane Jazz Festival in April 2025.

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