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That's it for December. In the last 31 days, we have been blessed with a variety of musical delights that left us awestruck. Jump in!

Twistedsoul Stereo: December

Black Radio III

Heaven's Here (feat. Ant Clemons)

Forever (feat. PJ Morton & India.Arie)

Everybody Wants To Rule The World (feat. Lalah Hathaway & Common)

Continuing the theme of community collaboration sparked by Hodge and Simo Cell’s recent 12”, Livity Sound presents the first joint works by Azu Tiwaline and Al Wootton. While they come from distinct settings (Azu in the Tunisian desert, Al in London’s urban sprawl), their music shares a similar affinity for intricate percussion and dub-informed space.
The four tracks on LIVITY052 deal in a variety of rhythms and tempos, veering from the propulsive intensity of ‘Blue Dub’ to the sparse, skipping 2-step framework of ‘Light Transmission’. Azu and Al’s refined, detailed approach blurs the lines between electronic sound design and earthy sonics, resulting in dynamic drum tracks loaded with weighty atmospherics and unrelenting tension.

Alandazu EP

Azu Tiwaline & Al Wootton - Blue Dub - LIVITY052

HYPNOS

Inside Out

¡Ay!

Gena

Psychosynthesis

Tropical Love

Above the Clouds

Sinner

https://www.roblox.com/groups/3186449/pukers

Gemini Rights

Static

Hearing Voices

Dreamy new jazz from Clear Path Ensemble. Perfect for a hot, humid day.  "Drumatix" is taken from their forthcoming on Soundway Records, "Solar Eclipse". 

Led by percussionist Cory Champion, Clear Path Ensemble bottles the energy of New Zealand’s bubbling new jazz scene and distills it into moody morsels of differing styles. From electric jazz to ambient, experimental, house and funk – it’s a DIY, jam-session attitude towards composition, as the band members freely cherry-pick from a vast orchard of influences.

Solar Eclipse

Exclusive Premiere: Clear Path Ensemble "Drumatix" (Soundway Records)

Old Light

“WWDAWAWG” is the second single from ‘Two Ticks Loose Bits’ – an upcoming EP compiling our favorite unreleased tracks from Royce Wood Junior's ‘No Two Blue Ticks’ album sessions.

Stream the single & pre-order the EP: smarturl.it/rwjwwd

Produced & Mixed by Royce Wood Junior

Written by Royce Wood Junior, Dan See, & Charlie Platt

Ross Hutchison - vocals
RWJ - backing vocals, acoustic guitar, keys, programming
Jamie Woon - backing vocals
Dan See - drums
Charlie Platt - piano

Engineered by RWJ and Alex “Lexxx” Dromgoole

Mastered by Kevin Tuffy @ AIR Studios

FSX-053-02 © 2022 Fresh Selects. Sounds like butter.

Two Ticks Loose Bits

Royce Wood Junior "What We Doing And Where Are We Going? (WWDAWAWG)"

Onwards!

Skin Closure

Freedom Facade

Crowded Afternoon

Eke No More

Shaolin Cowboy feat. AJ Edward - A Story Of Innocence Lost (PIFF008)
BUY LINK : https://piff-records.bandcamp.com/album/a-story-of-innocence-lost
Label: PIFF Records (https://soundcloud.com/piff-records)
https://soundcloud.com/aleccampbellmusic https://soundcloud.com/ajeatsmackerel
Digital Release Date - 19th September
Vinyl Release Date - 31st October

Piff Records presents A Story Of Innocence Lost, the latest record by Shaolin Cowboy. At five tracks long, the EP presents a jazzy vision of deep house from Shaolin Cowboy, also known as Alec Campbell, and features collaborations with producer AJ Edward. What stands out here is Campbell's ability to craft intriguing rhythms and gorgeous textures, a stellar addition to a growing back catalogue.

'Down Like That' opens the record. Shaolin Cowboy and AJ Edward build plush synths around a pitched-down vocal sample, but the real highlight here is the rhythms. Thumping percussion drives the track forward at a steady pace, and when the thick bass tones envelope the speaker, the atmosphere is akin to the laid-back feel of an early evening European summer.

'Make Me Cry' is up next. Nimble synths, warm in texture, combine with brisk drum patterns and a brief vocal sample; the latter elements serve as the body's anchor to dance. It's gentle on the ears but still packs a punch: perfectly poised for the opening moments of a DJ set.

'Yeh Yeh Yeh' blends the physicality of jazz with house stylings. Minor-key chords make up the lead section, but the shuffling percussion underneath adds vitality.

'Gumballs' is the record’s second link-up between Shaolin Cowboy and AJ Edward. Shimmering pad arrangements and minimal percussion make this one a textural delight, like a slow-burn light show that dazzles the senses.

'Goodbye George' is the bonus track alongside the record. Melodic synth motifs glisten like a pristine ring in the sun, with irresistible grooves coming from the rhythms and soulful vocal sample.

BUY LINK

PREMIERE : Shaolin Cowboy & AJ Edward - Gumballs

Boundaries

Worth It

Sphila

Lemonade (feat. PJ Morton)

Certain Reveries

To Be Behaved Upon (feat. Tommaso Moretti)

KARU is a multi-instrumentalist artist that brings together the disruptive abstraction of #jazz
“Purulli combines heavy bass textures with fresh and vivid sax beats that pop along the energy of the flaring drums. Sparks of light seep through the mysterious calm hidden in the depth of a dark forest."

KARU - AN IMAGINARY JOURNEY
A1. Kalam
A2. Purulli
A3. Akita
B1. Spears Of Leaves
B2. Niya
B3. Pneuma

Social:
IG: www.instagram.com/__k.a.r.u
BC: karumusik.bandcamp.com/music

CREDITS:
An Imaginary Journey composed and produced by Alberto Brutti for #BeatMachineRecords 2022 | www.beatmachinerecords.com
Graphic concept, artwork, & design by Unolab | www.unolab.uno/

An Imaginary Journey

A2. Karu - Purulli

DAYDREAM

Childish Mind

Lihan

Lyrics:

It was what it was
I feel sentimental
You might try to hide but ain't no where to run
the eyes of the maker still pointed at you
You ain't too innocent he knows what you've done
I feel I'm back from a sabbatical
Up out of the ashes wreaking havoc (oh)
You make the bed that you lay in, and you're a fraud
but fuck it I'll let you take it up with god

Perfect timing
I look at the sky
Thanking the heavens for revealing your lies
I know you ain't honest
But I don't know why
It ain't my problem to solve
I tried

Should I call the bluff or not?
My trust is on the line
Peeped a while ago 
If I leave it alone then will it all be fine?
Should I call the bluff or not?
My trust is on the line
If we call their bluff will they leave?
Guess we never know

Sorry mama I don't wanna walk in the footsteps of Jesus
Despite what the scripture teach us
It seems as if speaking the truth only leave me bruised, bleeding
I've been doing decent but when 
I keep it a 10 times 10 with my friends
the conversation gets deep in the end
show em it's safe to open up it ain't nothing that we can't talk about
touching all the great topics I see through they lenses
pieces of me that I lend
so if I do say something that somehow make you feel weak I don't mean to offend
You see the thing is I expose my features all my flaws 
You could see it in my songs
I don't need to pretend
I'm bad at being passive
bad at being absent
think the damages are easy to mend with
some compassion 
If I ask if you needed a hand
I mean it for real
Hope you can see that I truly care
Believe me, yea
who was there when you needed to vent?

You know I'm there (I'm there)
I know you know I've showed you
I know you know I've showed you every time
I know you're scared, I do
wow, wow, wow, wow, wow
I guess

Should I call the bluff or not?
My trust is on the line
Should I call the bluff or not?
My trust is on the line
Should I call the bluff or not?
My trust is on the line

If we call the bluff will they-

Call The Bluff

Stream

CALL THE BLUFF

Kill Bill

You Never Visit Me

You Never Visit Me (Single Version)

Nina Simone-Lulu Rouge Bootleg- Will He Come

I've come to realize that break ups are made easier by music, this is my break up song. 

Cosmic Cowboys ft LazarusMan: If you leave tonight (original mix)

Better Than I Imagined

Better Than I Imagined (feat. H.E.R. & Meshell Ndegeocello)

Crowded Afternoon

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