!!! These are stripped-down 128mp3 snippets of the original tracks!!!

Artist: Felix Laband
Title: Deaf Safari
Cat No: CPT 470-1 / -2
Format: 2LP incl. cardboard CD / CD / digital
Release: 29th May 2015

TRACKLISTING:

1. The Savage Bush Hotel (6:25)
2. Im So High. I Swear I Could (4:55)
3. Ding Dong Thing (11:59)
4. Righteous Red Berets (9:12)
5. Squeeze The Trigger (9:09)
6. The Devil Threatens Me (12:55)
7. Down The Garden Path (12:28)
8. Getting Old (5:05)
9. Pietermaritzburg (4:47)

ARTIST STATEMENT

Deaf Safari is an audio collage of subjects that interest me and speak of the world I live in.
It is an album composed of sampled recordings from the media landscape that has been the soundtrack to my life over the last ten years.

The most important development in my current music and as can be heard on Deaf Safari has been my understanding of the beauty and power of the spoken word. I have experienced severe indifference to contemporary pop and electronic music as a whole over the last many years, as I have felt that social comment of any relevance has been ignored by music in general.
Deaf Safari attempts to bring sociopolitical comment into my music without taking any specific stand.
Sampled outside of musical influence directly from the news; from preacher sermons or from contemporary African documentaries.
I have finally created a story with sound that I feel accurately conveys my personal experience with the African world I live in.

My musical influences on this album lie mostly with local Kwaito house. Deaf Safari is an experiment within certain boundaries of the 4/4 genre, to create my own South African "house" album.
I am proud and inspired about the South African Kwaito house scene.
However, as with my first three albums, "Thin Shoes In June“ (2001) - "4/4 Down The Stairs“ (2002) and "Dark Days Exit“ (2005), I am still interested in making strange and evocative music.

American Roots music from the earlier periods of the 20th century has deeply resonated with me during the making of this album.
The incredible field recordings by Alan Lomax of Negro prison and chain gang work songs, and the
beautiful early recordings of artists such as Leadbelly have had a major influence on Deaf Safari.

I am truly excited to release this album and to start performing in the music world again. It has been ten years since I released "Dark Days Exit , and although I have been purposefully absent from the music world, I have none the less never stopped making music.
I feel that I have finally arrived at a mature and challenging stage in my pursuit of making emotional music of relevance .

Felix Laband 13=02=2015

Links:

facebook: www.facebook.com/pages/Felix-Laband/18041251748
soundcloud: @felix-laband
resident advisor: www.residentadvisor.net/dj/felixlaband

Felix Laband live @ Cape Town Electronic Music Festival 2015:
new.livestream.com/accounts/128788…videos/76528193

Felix Laband live @ Festival au bord de l’eau (Sierre, 2012):
Aubordeleau – Festival-weekend-au-bord-de-10

Buy @ Compost Shop

CPT 470-2 | Felix Laband | Deaf Safari

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Get @sonsonmusic's track on @compost here:
➟ All platforms: https://CompostRecords.lnk.to/SonsonMyBluesEP

A warm welcome to Sonson, who’s delivering the goods with the fantastic “My Blues EP”. 

The original took our hearts by storm with its silky-smooth live piano, effortlessly floating over a constantly driving, simple yet effective and uplifting groove work. So we immediately made plans for a full release with the talented Munich DJ and producer with whom we have been friends for years. It didn’t take long until Michael, Sonson’s real name, came up with the great idea of asking his old pal and French house don Franck Roger to remix the tune - an artist all of us deeply admire for his unique body of work and ongoing contribution to our scene (Real Tone, Earthrumental, countless nights at Paris’ Djoon club you name it). Luckily he’s been digging the tune and made two utterly great versions by adding his magic - the uplifting Earthrumental Mix that sticks with the piano and a Dubthrumental that fully lives up to its name. The package is rounded off by Sonson’s “My Dub” and “My Beat” versions and whereas the dub is a bit more stripped back, dropping off the piano while adding some trippy synth textures, the beat is just a perfect tool for the working DJ. Voila!

🎧 More Music in our Playlists on Spotify ⤵
💃 It's Time to Dance: https://spoti.fi/2FjcR9k
⚡ Melodic & Deep House: https://spoti.fi/2JVCgJH
🌃 Mosaic: https://spoti.fi/2qMavuY
🍍 Organic House & Downtempo: https://spoti.fi/2K0w7vN
 👯‍♀️ Yoga Electronica: https://spoti.fi/2qJt0A9
💥 White Ocean (Burning Man): https://spoti.fi/2vrVN0W
🌌 AfrikaBurn: https://spoti.fi/2qMRUOy

🐧 trndmsk's weekly Spotify charts: https://spoti.fi/2sgrlms

My Blues EP

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Sonson - My Blues [Compost]

Deaf Safari

The Savage Bush Hotel

Felix Laband - The Savage Bush Hotel

I'm So High, I Swear I Could...

Felix Laband - I'm So High, I Swear I Could...

Ding Dong Thing

Felix Laband - Ding Dong Thing

Righteous Red Berets

Felix Laband - Righteous Red Berets

Squeeze The Trigger

Felix Laband - Squeeze The Trigger

Tal Fussman transforms youANDme's 'Believe' into distinct, chord-driven weapon on Compost.

Read more: https://whenwedip.com/2025/02/premiere-tal-fussman-youandme-compost/

Follow: @talfussman / @youandme-martin / @compost

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Premiere: youANDme - Believe ft. Black Soda (Tal Fussman Remix) [Compost]

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Get @tomlaroye's remix for @beatkozina on @compost here:
➟ All platforms: https://CompostRecords.lnk.to/Beatkozina-MerhbaRemixEP

Laroye, who also recently remixed a Galliano track for Brownswood, delivered an ethereal tune with much musical respect to the original club hit. Moodorama (recently remixed Jazzanova, youANDme) present a version with an extra delicious pump. Chocolate Garage Production from Cologne stripped the airy house serenade down to the bone, while Inkswel cutting it to a new broken beat hemisphere.

🎧 More Music in our Playlists on Spotify ⤵
💃 It's Time to Dance: https://spoti.fi/2FjcR9k
⚡ Melodic & Deep House: https://spoti.fi/2JVCgJH
🌃 Mosaic: https://spoti.fi/2qMavuY
🍍 Organic House & Downtempo: https://spoti.fi/2K0w7vN
 👯‍♀️ Yoga Electronica: https://spoti.fi/2qJt0A9
💥 White Ocean (Burning Man): https://spoti.fi/2vrVN0W
🌌 AfrikaBurn: https://spoti.fi/2qMRUOy

🐧 trndmsk's weekly Spotify charts: https://spoti.fi/2sgrlms

Beatkozina - Merhba (Laroye Remix) [Compost]

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Marco Resmann revamps youANDme & Black Soda's 'Believe' into infectious, peak-time weapon via Compost Records.

Read more: https://whenwedip.com/2025/04/premiere-marco-resmann-youandme-compost-records/

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Premiere: youANDme - Believe ft. Black Soda (Marco Resmann Freak Edit) [Compost Records]

After Yuu Udagawa’s highly acclaimed EPs 'Ride It' & 'Peaceful Dawn' from last year, she’s back again in full effect presenting four classy, sophisticated, and timeless jazz-electronica-house hybrid tracks for Compost.
 
On 'Velvet City,' Yuu unleashes her soulful vocal talent and her flair for wonderfully ambitiously produced deep house. A great, uplifting jam that appeals to both the heart and the dancing leg.

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Premiere: Yuu Udagawa - Velvet City [Compost]

Beatkozina is an electronic and world music duo based between London and Marrakech made up of Mehdi Naami (DJ, musician, and producer) and Gregory Jouandon (jazz drummer, pianist, composer, and producer). 

Both multi-instrumentalists, they share a strong passion for electronic music as well as world music.  

To celebrate their latest 'Merhba' remix package out on Compost, the duo deliver a stunning mix rife with unique, soulful gems. Enjoy!

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TRACKLIST: 

1. EDB - Not A Choice (Original Mix) [Mother Tongue Records]
2. Charles Petersohn - Children Of Zu Zu (feat. Roberto Di Gioia and People of Tala'aga) [Compost Records]
3. Beatkozina feat. El Mago & Axel Camil - Merhba (Moodorama Remix) [Compost Records]
4. Ben Sun - Ten Thousand Shells (Original Mix) [Razor-N-Tape Records]
5. Osunlade - Sistagurl [R2 Records]
6. Patrick Gibin - No Matter What [Mother Tongue Records]
7. Jimpster, Radic The Myth - Summer Solstice (feat. Jimpster) [Freerange Records]
8. Thakzin, Divine Keys - Stick Around (Original Mix) [Stay True Sounds]
9. Mr Raoul K - Loni kè with Vanco feat. Abou C (Extended Version) [Compost Records]
10. Silver Skylarks - Move Ya (Ron Trent Remix) [Skylark Soul Co.]

Dancefloor Romancer 123: Beatkozina

Yuu Udagawa - Golden Glow EP 
BUY LINK : https://yuuudagawa.bandcamp.com/album/golden-glow-ep
Label: Compost Records (https://soundcloud.com/compost)
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> Yuu Udagawa (https://soundcloud.com/yuu_udagawa)

After Yuu Udagawa’s highly acclaimed EPs “Ride It” & “Peaceful Dawn” from last year, she’s back again in full effect presenting four classy, sophisticated and timeless jazz-electronica-house hybrid tracks for Compost.

The title track Golden Glow is a electric samba-infused broken beat gem, with joyful vocal melodies and a superfunky bassline creating a truly elevated vibe.

Reverie comes in smooth slow-motion house guise. Yuu's ethereal vocal interludes unfold in interplay with playful piano improvisations, underpinned by an irresistible groove.

The track “One More” seems to come straight out of a smoky jazz club. Jazzy piano sounds meet plucked double bass, underlaid with dreamy synth pads and Yuu's whispers from the twilight zone.

On Velvet City, Yuu unleashes her soulful vocal talent and her flair for wonderfully ambitiously produced deep house. A great, uplifting jam that appeals to both the heart and the dancing leg.

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PREMIERE : Yuu Udagawa - Golden Glow

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For the first time since we started, we have handed the entire show to an artist—one who is perhaps South Africa’s most treasured electronic music virtuoso.
To celebrate the announcement of the first Felix Laband European tour since 2018, he has constructed a set composed entirely of original music, exclusively for this show. Some of it you will know—a lot of it you won’t. As always, the show will be shared on the OpenLab archives next week.
With five studio albums to his name and an anthology of singles, EPs, and albums to come—it is here that we look into Felix’s past while contemplating his ever-evolving future as an electronic musician.
With shows across Europe, the centerpiece is taking place in London on 2 August 2025 at 17 Little Portland Street, The Tent at the End of the Universe, where OpenLab, in conjunction with Sub Sahara, will present Felix Laband live in London for the first time ever.
This set is a reflective and forward-thinking journey through 25 years of musical output for Felix Laband—and an unusual gift for fans of electronic music the world over.

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Sub Sahara 24 - Richard Marshall [with Felix Laband]

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Yuu Udagawa, who studied art and philosophy in high school, has since performed at clubs, festivals and fashion shows and is now a regular in the lounges of five-star hotels like the Park Hyatt Tokyo, showcasing her versatility as a DJ. Drawing on her insights and extensive experience in creating musical atmospheres invarious spaces, she continues expanding her musical creation journey.

In 2010, she composed "Blossom," the main menu BGM for Sony PlayStation 3 (Torne and Vita),captivating gamers. After that, she released several tracks for various projects. In 2021, her music caught the eye of German artist Manuel Tur, leading to her music being released through prestigious labels such as Compost Records in Munich, Germany, Cyphon Recordings in London, founded by Jimpster and Tom Roberts, to the up-and-coming Cosmocities Records in Dijon, France, and the popularRazor-N-Tape in Brooklyn, USA. These collaborations have boosted her international visibility. She was invited by Freerange Records in London to deliver a DJ MIX on Apple Music to celebrate International Women's Day 2024.

LYO#255 / Yuu Udagawa

More than 30 years in business, over 800 catalogue releases, over 8000 songs + remixes and still going strong!! Compost is one of the most prolific, highly acclaimed and in demand indie labels in Europe. Compost and its sublabels Compost Black Label, Compost Disco, Drumpoet Community, Derwin Recordings and rumpelmusig standing for quality music, a sophisticated mixture of electrifying disco, house, techno, soul, jazz and a little bit of pop. XLR8R wrote: "...top address where electronica meets musicality". Besides internationally respected artist like Robert Owens, Trüby Trio, Koop, Beanfield, Christian Prommer, Felix Laband, Karma, Ben Mono, Kyoto Jazz Massive, Marsmobil, Eddy Meets Yannah, Sepalot, Alif Tree, Shahrokh, Wigald Boning a.o. the label is also well known for its praised compilation series V.A. "Elaste" (Vol.1-4), "Future Sounds Of Jazz" (Vol.1-14), "Partykeller" (Vol.1-3) or "Glücklich" (Vol.1-5). Like Gilles Peterson once said: “With great pleasure I pronounce Compost the most consistent and forward thinking record label of continental Europe.“

Felix Laband - The Savage Bush Hotel

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