Chinese Bangles (Damascvs Remix)

Blessed with an ability to fabricate distinctly lush sonic textures, Nicolaas Van Reenen stands as one of Cape Town’s finest. Under the moniker Fever Trails, he dispenses sounds that go against the grain, fashioning himself a perch on which to sit without competition. His upcoming EP Wax Bridge continues that exact remit with “Draw Me”.

Teeming with indigenous influences and spacey soundscapes, “Draw Me” is indicative of this artist’s well versed ability in all things music. Dreamy vocals along with ambient warmth sit atop live percussion with fresh elements being roped in to keep you on your toes – all culminating in a complex musical fabric that will have you wrapped up. It’s criminally good.

Wax Bridge touches down on 12th September through @quit-safari.

Fever Trails "Draw Me" - Boiler Room Debuts

As Fever Trails, Nicolaas van Reenen records playful and intricate electronic music from his home in Cape Town. His latest effort, the 3-track EP 'Wax Bridge' on Quit Safari, now gets the remix treatment - including this contribution by 2015 Academy alumnus Sebastiano Zanasi. The Christian Tiger School member lays "Draw Me" out on a groove-riddled four-to-the-floor grid, making it a smooth dancefloor cut that would fit right into a Theo Parrish DJ set.

The 'Wax Bridge' EP by Fever Trails is available now here: https://quitsafari.bandcamp.com/releases

@fevertrails
@quit-safari
@christian-tiger-school
http://quitsafari.com
http://redbullmusicacademy.com

Fever Trails - Draw Me (Sebastiano Zanasi Remix)

One half of hip-hop duo The Word Is Uhh, Damascvs is a rapper and producer who views music as a spiritual undertaking. Layering chopped up drums, sampled loops and analog synths he creates an audio palette that is both danceable and meditative. With an organic feel and natural swing, his beats move like a living, breathing creature. Going back to his underground hip hop roots, he approached his rework by building on top of loops from the original sample. Repitched and chopped, these loops were layered with a bassline and melodies played on his Roland Juno-60, a vintage analog synthesizer. To give the track some extra groove he also added some boom-bap drums. The result is a dreamy and slightly eerie, head-nod inducing track.

Click here to watch how he made the track: http://win.gs/2hlsofi

Damacvs - Button Bashers Flip

Pre-order 12" - tinyurl.com/ycy4kpfq
Sónar premiere - tinyurl.com/y9x4q6ld
Resident Advisor Tracks feature - https://tinyurl.com/y9y8fj3g

a) If You Want To
b1) If You Want To (Gacha Bakradze Version)
b2) If You Want To (Edmondson Version)

Cape Town duo @christian-tiger-school provide the 3rd part of the Lissoms series. Both graduates of the Red Bull Music Academy and part of the Sónar line-up this summer - they've previously posted an LP for the mighty Tommy Boy & remixes for SubPop, and had their work remixed by luminaries like Mndsgn.

'If You Want To' embodies their sound and the fervent Cape Town beats scene aptly - esoteric UK influences sit amongst ambient soundscapes and a cracked breakbeat, pinned on a looped bassline - growing in intensity but using the most subtle of touches.

@gacha’s version posits the track somewhere between slow-burning disco and krautrock, framing the character of the original with loose jams on his array of studio gear.

Finally, @edmondson's version is a minimal, 2-steppy take honed by the Berlin sounds which have pricked his ears for the last couple of years.

Available on super limited 12” from 12/1/18.

Early support from Scuba, Kink, Maya Jane Coles, Dauwd, LTJ Bukem, Doc Scott, Man Power, Synkro, Franklin de Costa, Urulu, Black Loops, Endian, Mali (Rhythm Section), The Maghreban, Fold, Tom Ravenscroft (BBC6music) & more.

Christian Tiger School - If You Want To - LLL003

Listen to the original version of Hominid - 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=754288cNMj8

https://soundcloud.com/selfir-498563487

Photography by Luke Bell Doman

thewordisuhh.com

the word is uhh - hominid (selfir remix)

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