Pinchy & Friends 005

A1. Leave Your Life (Lonely Hearts Mix)
A2. Leave Your Life (Dance Mix)
B1. Spirit of Eden (Original Mix)
B2. Spirit of Eden (Bill Laswell Dub Mix)

Artwork & Animations by the most incredible Alexis Jamet. 

Released 16 April 2021. Pre-orders now available.
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Leave Your Life

P&F 005 Alex Kassian - Leave Your Life (Incl. Bill Laswell Dub Mix)

Reissue number three for https://soundcloud.com/heelsandsouls combines the Balearic bliss of Paprika Soul’s, ‘Come With Me’, with Soft Sugar’s dream house gem ‘Métro’ and an unreleased version of the tripped-out groover ‘Swampin'. A cherry picking of the best of three rare and
sought after ‘90s EPs from the minds of High Wycombe’s Alan Barnes, Andrew Spiller and Andrew Hughes.
Paprika Soul saw Barnes, a DJ in his own right who regularly worked with the likes of Gilles Peterson and Norman Jay, join forces with Andrew Spiller, keys player for UK jazz funk band Push. Spiller was also co-owner of Radar Studios out of which Barnes and Hughes were making music as Soft Sugar.
About as anthemic as they get, Paprika Soul's 'Come With Me (Sea
Breeze)' is an otherworldly electronic interpretation of Tania Maria’s
beloved Brazilian jazz funk classic from '83. Vocalist Sarah Newell's
unique delivery combines with a euphoric blend of Barnes’ and
Spiller’s crisp drum machine programming and cosmic synthwork.
Complete with crashing waves and Balearic birds, it’s a timeless,
endorphin-tingling track that feels even more relevant than ever. The
A-side also features the brilliant street soul flavoured ‘The Chill’ mix
and the ‘Bossa Mix’, the most true in form to the original.
On the flip, an earlier meeting of minds between Barnes and Andrew Hughes, that culminated in Soft Sugar’s dream house flavoured ‘Métro (Funk Mix)’ - a homage to time spent cruising the Parisian train system. Sighted by Barnes as his favourite of their productions, it blends that riviera feel of classic M1 stabs and sweeping pads with a dreamy bassline and stuttering breaks. Sadly it didn’t get the recognition it deserved at the time and has since become hot property for the eagle-eyed digger out there.
Closing it out, an unreleased alternate version of ‘Swampin’, made in the following session to the mix found on the Basement Records House Department EP. Mesmerizingly smooth, this 110bpm house-groover busts the brain with wigged out chants and intoxicating
arpeggiations.
Fully licensed from Alan Barnes himself and remastered by Cicely Balston, 20% of profits from Heels & Souls Recordings and Prime Direct Distribution will be donated to Zaatari Radio – a humanitarian collective working with war-affected communities around the world.

PREMIERE : Paprika Soul - Come With Me (Sea Breeze)

BUY: https://moving-still.bandcamp.com/album/kalam-hub
Moving Still - Kalam Hub EP
CWPT005, 18 November 22

Dublin-based producer Moving Still further blends both his Saudi Arabian and Irish heritage on 'Kalam Hub', a triumphant new EP that marks the fifth release on CWPT/Cooking With Palms Trax. Following a series of 12” edits and original productions that have put his sounds in the record bags of DJs including Hunee, Nabihah Iqbal and Esa Williams, 'Kalam Hub' presents an ambitious expansion of the Moving Still sound, delving into his identity and background to open up imaginative, universal new corners for club culture.

This potent musicality is immediately evident from the first notes of 'Kunafa King'. Taking its title from a traditional Arabic dessert, analogue midi sounds deliver a skewed take on the traditional Saudi rhythms of the artist's youth, before expanding into a wistful diversion for any self-respecting dance floor. It's a trick Moving Still pulls off again on the pulsing 'Hayati 89', which transforms from a traditional aesthetic into a blistering, neon-tinted Italo banger, the kind of track designed to compliment an accelerated spin in the car gracing the eye-catching cover of ‘Kalam Hub’, a collaboration with the artist alongside Manchester-based graphic design studio, Dr. Me.

Concluding the record's A-side, the rhythms take a trippier turn for the duration of 'La Titasil Feeya'. Translating to “don't call me!” and making sonic reference to teenage years immersed in rock, metal and general angst, it unfolds as something akin to Middle East-tinted techno with a formidable kick drum, before exploding in colourful, organic breakbeats. Immediately on the flip, the sense of wonder returns in a sonic mirage for 'My Bosa Is For You', weightless rhythms blending with an electric organ and charming, lightly psychedelic breakdowns.

Further sonic tricks fall from Moving Still's delicately-tailored sleeves on 'Haram Odyssey', where an almost impossibly tight bass line provides the function for contrasting synthesis and unpredictable percussion, drawing parallels between the sometimes confusing aspects of the artist's dual-cultural life as a child, through to the music he makes as an adult. Fittingly, the record concludes with ‘Kalam Hub', a triumph of minimalist percussion and traditional instrumentation that pays tender tribute to the Moving Still's grandmother, translating simply to “Love Talk”.

Tracklist:
A1. Kunafa King
A2. Hayati 89
A3. La Titasil Feeya
B1. My Bosa Is For You
B2. Haram Odyssey
B3. Kalam Hub

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https://facebook.com/Moving0Still
https://discogs.com/artist/5881778-Moving-Still

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Kalam Hub EP

Moving Still - Kunafa King [Kalam Hub EP]

A bright, muscular Italo cut from Aussie duo Donald's House on party-turned-label, Wax’o Paradiso Recordings.

Read More & Buy: https://www.stampthewax.com/2022/06/08/premiere-donalds-house-budge-e-beat/
Listen on Youtube: https://bit.ly/DonaldsHouse

Listen on Youtube

Donald's House - Budge-E Beat (STW Premiere)

This one has secretly been on the sticks of some of your favourite Balearic/Disco D.J.s for quite some time now. Guaranteed dancefloor ecstasy! Finally available for the first time, in season for Summer & festivals. Enjoy!

[PP-UTI-12] HYSTERIC "LOMBARDONI TOOL" (snippets)

Master Phil - Vagabond Du Coeur (Jex Opolis Dub Remix)

It was easy to give your entire self to work, to let it dictate your life and take over your every waking thought. Switching off was an achievement in itself, some people weren't able to do it, no matter how hard they tried. How idyllic it would be to daydream the day away and let your imagination take you somewhere else; how beautiful it would feel to let your mind be free of commitments and instead just float, float away... 

Milanese duo Eternal Love, AKA Edo and Fede, have quickly made a name for themselves through their joyful DJ sets which connect the dots between Balearic, disco and dusty classic house and breakbeat - check their recent mix for us to hear the vibes for yourself. Always bringing that little bit of soul to their musical endeavours, no matter the genre or style, the pair now translate this feeling to their debut release, a four track EP for Mike Who's Planet Trip Records. Listening to their sets and shows, the music on Altar is exactly what you'd expect the pair to create - it's packed with blissed-out Balearic, smooth street soul and acid-soaked house, best listened to in the sun with a spritz or natural wine in hand, of course.

PREMIERE: Eternal Love - Flotamos [Planet Trip]

From the back of the theatre stalls, she watched intensely, unable to tear her gaze away from the performance playing out on stage. The group of dancers moved so effortlessly, as if they were floating on air. Their limbs intertwined with one another creating beautiful shapes and figures upon the white backdrop; each silhouette as elegant as the next. She was totally beguiled by their movement, how their motion was so attuned - it felt like they were one entity, weightlessly flowing in unison.

Kalam Hub marks the fifth release on Palms Trax's Cooking With Palms Trax (CWPT) label, a platform for his own music and like-minded contemporaries. Conceived by Dublin-based producer Moving Still, the six-track EP continues his sonic exploration of his Saudi Arabian and Irish heritage that we've previously heard on a stellar collection of 12" edits and releases for Jive Hive and Nail Shop. A master of melody and rhythm, Moving Still marries traditional Middle Eastern melodies and tight, driving bass lines with a sprinkling of his varied influences from Italo and dub to breakbeat and electro.

Kalam Hub EP [CWPT]

PREMIERE: Moving Still - My Bosa Is For You [CWPT]

Listen on YouTube: https://youtu.be/o9DjZxIC_sQ
Pre-order: bit.ly/3jO72dU

From over the hills and far away, the cobblers and their boots are here to stay. The sartorial scallywags return with another collection of kaleidoscopic, Italo-tinged party pleasers. 

First off the block, London royalty Super Drama team up with homeboy Kayroy for ‘Something New’, a cut of propulsive glitterball synth-funk, with just the right amount of cowbell. 

An electrifyingly eclectic and adventurous collection of toe-tappers and hip-snappers, made with love and coming soon to a discoteca near you.

PREMIERE: A1 Kayroy - Something New (Ft. Super Drama)[BOOT004]

Transparent, red vinyl. Sign up here, or with your local shop/webshop:
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Will also be released on Lauer's own bandcamp digitally.

Skatebård - The Bells Of Mist (Lauer Flute Mix)(Balsa Wood Records)

Ramrod

Palms Trax signals the arrival of his new label CWPT with ‘Petu’, a new single featuring South African vocalist, Nonku Phiri. Originally debuting in dub form during the Berlin-based DJ and producer’s set at The Music Locker as part of Grand Theft Auto Online, ‘Petu’ reemerges here as a soulful collaboration, neatly complimented by a wide-eyed take from Masalo.

Initially written as a slow-heating instrumental to connect the various musical dots across a DJ set, Palms Trax nonetheless had a vocalist in mind throughout, a fresh voice to lend ‘Petu’ universality and energy. Introduced through mutual friend Esa, Johannesburg’s Nonku Phiri draws on her signature style influenced by vintage Afropop styles and folk traditions, delivering a smooth and vulnerable tale of desire. Triumphant brass recorded by instrumental collective Jungle By Night adds to the depth of instrumentation and feeling throughout, each element driven by Palms Trax’s ebullient percussion and an altogether celebratory energy felt across both the original and dub cuts.

Closely associated with Dutch dance music staple Rush Hour Records, Masalo subtly raises the tempo on his high-energy rework of Petu, spinning off the interconnected elements of the original into a memorable and gloriously Italo-tinged house trip.

Established in 2021, CWPT will play home to Palms Trax original productions alongside collaborations, mixtapes, new-generation artists and vital reissues. An online blog will feature interviews, reportage and charts exploring the stories past and present at the fringe of Palms Trax’s wide-reaching record collection.

Demos: music@cookingwithpalmstrax.com

Moving Still - Kunafa King [Kalam Hub EP]

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