Lui Mafuta presents This Ain’t Jazz, a boundary-pushing new EP that fuses live musicianship
with electronic sensibility - an exploration of jazz influence through a deeply personal and
collaborative lens. 

The release is available on digital platforms and as a limited vinyl edition.

At the heart of This ain’t Jazz is a long gestating idea: to bridge electronic music with an
organic, band oriented aesthetic. Lui Mafuta reunited with four longtime friends and
collaborators: Paul Janoschka, Felix Roos, Jonas Esser and Benedikt Jäckle - who all studied
music together in Mannheim before scattering across the globe. Under the loose collective
named Weiller, they came together once again to create a sound that lives between genres.

The EP is a globe spanning production. Piano was recorded on Paul Janoschka’s Steinway in
his Frankfurt apartment; trumpet and clarinet were tracked in a rural French studio with Felix
Roos; drums came from New York via Jonas Esser; and saxophone was laid down in Lui’s own
studio in Mannheim alongside Benedikt Jäckle. All elements were finally assembled and
shaped into a cohesive vision back in Mannheim.

“There’s less synth work on this one than usual,” Lui says. “Most of the textures come from
the instruments themselves and a lot of sample mangling. I wanted it to feel raw, human and
alive.”
Despite its title, This Ain’t Jazz is a love letter to jazz’s influence. “I called it that just to be
safe,” Lui jokes. “It isn’t jazz but it’s coming from that space.” The project also serves as a
reconnection to his roots: two of the four featured musicians are teenage friends from his
earliest days making music.

Buy here Vinyl/Digital

Lui Mafuta - This ain't Jazz (flieder Remix)

@luimafuta & @cemgemalmaz’s version of Unmade brings a new groove to the original track. With a touch more tempo, silky textures, and a laid-back flow, it offers another take on the smooth, jazzy house feel, adding warmth and a hypnotic vibe.

Unmade

A post-human tale in deep waters, where voices fade and machines dream of authors. 
Fragments of Duras echoes a post-scarcity blues; where nothing is missing, desire confuses. 
Adrift between the dying and the slow-to-begin, the world sheds its skin and we float within. 
In the patience of matter, beyond memory; there will remain the sea.

TRACK ID:
Funguspirit - Landegaard x L’homme de l’an 2000 - Marguerite Duras (INA, 1985)
Post Scarcity Blues - Generated by Matt Zien
Endless Energy - Change Boys
Mum Does The Washing - Joshua Idehen
Behind The Wall - Monvol
O Superman - Laurie Anderson (l_D Disco Spacer Mix)
Little Bro - Kris Berle 
Meister Hora - Jonas Fasching & Chor P16 
An Unknown Place - Laaar
Falling - ele & aal
Slope - Milan W
Mammone - Rachel Kitchlew & SFJ (ft. SHOLTO & David Bardon) x Ocean waves, New Zealand

🌊Cover: The Great Challenge by Nicolas Lavarenne in Antibes (France) photographed by @ryslaine

Il Restera La Mer

NEONGRAU015 - Modelo
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01. coss x saka030 - Corrido
02. coss x saka030 - Promise
03. coss x saka030 - No Mezcal
04. coss x saka030 - Leaving Berlin
05. coss x saka030 - Microchip
06. coss x saka030 - Escape
07. coss x saka030 - Hope 9
08. coss x saka030 - Where Did All My Friends Go
09. coss x saka030 - 365
10. coss x saka030 - Fast Car

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Where Did All My Friends Go

"rosemary & thyme" by @loutouse feels like sunlight through an open window: playful, gentle, and full of quiet warmth. It carries the scent of something familiar yet fleeting, a small reminder of peace in motion. Like its title, it lingers. Tender, fragrant, and timeless, a moment you wish would stay just a little longer.

rosemary and thyme

Geju - Dark Places

From the very beginning, it was clear to me that if I ever realised my dream of setting up my own label, I would definitely want to release Daniel Imhof’s music. Many years ago, our paths crossed through music — and it just clicked. It still does. To me, Daniel is a true master when it comes to subtle, delicate details — to nuances, atmospheres, the search within the unknown, warmth, and the art of drifting away. Through his radio show „Voyage“, his tracks or his modular live sets, he takes you by the hand and guides you into the vast, beautiful world of ambient music. „I created Surrender during a time when I had a hard time falling asleep at night, realising, that a good nights sleep is a very precious thing. Thus the title "Surrender",  to let oneself fall into the comfort of resting, surrender body and mind to the quiet hours of the night.“ 

daniel imhof | surrender

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NEONGRAU015 - Modelo
November, 29 2025

01. coss x saka030 - Corrido
02. coss x saka030 - Promise
03. coss x saka030 - No Mezcal
04. coss x saka030 - Leaving Berlin
05. coss x saka030 - Microchip
06. coss x saka030 - Escape
07. coss x saka030 - Hope 9
08. coss x saka030 - Where Did All My Friends Go
09. coss x saka030 - 365
10. coss x saka030 - Fast Car

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Fast Car

A Garage collab with DJFoxx, featured on his new "Time EP" !

- Listen to Time EP - https://soundcloud.com/djfoxx12/sets/time-ep

Uncontrol

https://open.spotify.com/track/7BFTPM5u7IUYcsFqEjBK75?si=2CjytuiHTl6O8eOQVe3mCg