Pre-order Compilation / 12" : https://darkerthanwax.bandcamp.com/album/various-channels-vol-1-nyc-compiled-by-marco-weibel

Various Channels is a new series within the Darker Than Wax catalogue - a selector-led compilation series that pushes diversity in sound while also encapsulating a common connection of what brings people together. For the first volume, it’s all about location. Deeply inspired by the new wave of creative energy in New York City, the label is proud to present ‘Various Channels Vol. 1 : NYC’ - a compilation highlighting key artists at the forefront of NYC’s blooming music ecosystem, curated by selector Marco Weibel. While Darker Than Wax was born in Singapore, our satellite (or second) home is NYC. 

First single comes in the form of a smoked-out late-night deep house joint, via psychedelic soul savant, Jitwam. ‘Back To My Place’ jumps right into gear with an unforgettable bassline that carrys throughout the song, getting you out of your seat and tailing the simple but addictive vocal hook for more. With recent syncs on Zoe Kravitz's High Fidelity and Moodymann's DJ Kicks, Jitwam‘s definitely one to keep eyes and ears on. 

This compilation serves as a snapshot of this moment in time, spotlighting select artists making waves - including Jitwam, James Tillman, Toribio, Ensemble Entendu, David Marston and Tristan Arp. This project is also personal to Marco’s experience of digging deep into the city and connecting with kindred spirits, the selections reflecting the creative energy of his close musical family, who traverse eclectic sound spectrums from R&B/Soul, Balearic Grooves, House, Broken Beat and beyond.

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Various Channels Vol.1 : NYC - Compiled by Marco Weibel [OUT NOW!]

Pre-order Compilation / 12" : https://darkerthanwax.bandcamp.com/album/various-channels-vol-1-nyc-compiled-by-marco-weibel

Various Channels is a new series within the Darker Than Wax catalogue - a selector-led compilation series that pushes diversity in sound while also encapsulating a common connection of what brings people together. For the first volume, it’s all about location. Deeply inspired by the new wave of creative energy in New York City, the label is proud to present ‘Various Channels Vol. 1 : NYC’ - a compilation highlighting key artists at the forefront of NYC’s blooming music ecosystem, curated by selector Marco Weibel. While Darker Than Wax was born in Singapore, our satellite (or second) home is NYC.

First single comes in the form of a smoked-out late-night deep house joint, via psychedelic soul savant, Jitwam. ‘Back To My Place’ jumps right into gear with an unforgettable bassline that carrys throughout the song, getting you out of your seat and tailing the simple but addictive vocal hook for more. With recent syncs on Zoe Kravitz's High Fidelity and Moodymann's DJ Kicks, Jitwam‘s definitely one to keep eyes and ears on.

This compilation serves as a snapshot of this moment in time, spotlighting select artists making waves - including Jitwam, James Tillman, Toribio, Ensemble Entendu, David Marston and Tristan Arp. This project is also personal to Marco’s experience of digging deep into the city and connecting with kindred spirits, the selections reflecting the creative energy of his close musical family, who traverse eclectic sound spectrums from R&B/Soul, Balearic Grooves, House, Broken Beat and beyond.

Purchase 12" / Digi

Various Channels Vol.1 : NYC - Compiled by Marco Weibel

Out now! Grab compilation / 12" : https://darkerthanwax.bandcamp.com/album/various-channels-vol-1-nyc-compiled-by-marco-weibel

Various Channels is a new series within the Darker Than Wax catalogue - a selector-led compilation series that pushes diversity in sound while also encapsulating a common connection of what brings people together. For the first volume, it’s all about location. Deeply inspired by the new wave of creative energy in New York City, the label is proud to present ‘Various Channels Vol. 1 : NYC’ - a compilation highlighting key artists at the forefront of NYC’s blooming music ecosystem, curated by selector Marco Weibel. While Darker Than Wax was born in Singapore, our satellite (or second) home is NYC.

First single comes in the form of a smoked-out late-night deep house joint, via psychedelic soul savant, Jitwam. ‘Back To My Place’ jumps right into gear with an unforgettable bassline that carrys throughout the song, getting you out of your seat and tailing the simple but addictive vocal hook for more. With recent syncs on Zoe Kravitz's High Fidelity and Moodymann's DJ Kicks, Jitwam‘s definitely one to keep eyes and ears on.

This compilation serves as a snapshot of this moment in time, spotlighting select artists making waves - including Jitwam, James Tillman, Toribio, Ensemble Entendu, David Marston and Tristan Arp. This project is also personal to Marco’s experience of digging deep into the city and connecting with kindred spirits, the selections reflecting the creative energy of his close musical family, who traverse eclectic sound spectrums from R&B/Soul, Balearic Grooves, House, Broken Beat and beyond.

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Butlin's Minehead Interlude

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 One day, Gonzo sent me a recording of him playing a particular kind of harpsichord called a spinet, and I immediately had the idea of bringing a big musical contrast to the spinet's delicate notes. The first layers I added were a really dark percussive tribal sound with heavy 909 drums on top. This combination of the classical and the "hi-tec" made me think of Kelsey Lu, who I had seen live shredding on a cello she patched through crazy guitar pedals. Besides loving her music, the experimental approach to sound that we shared convinced me we had to meet. When we finally got together the studio was filled with a rare, special energy, and the first music I played for Kelsey was my rework of Chilly's spinet. We started on it right away, recording Kelsey's vocals through my modular system, bending her voice in wild ways, bringing it in close and then far away again, keeping in mind a vision of contrasts combined into something greater than the sum of their parts. Amazingly, everything we recorded in that magic session ended up in the final version of "RIDE OR DIE."  And like joining contrasting sounds to make something totally new, certain collaborations can bring inspiration beyond what anyone expected. These moments are my absolute favorite moments when doing anything creative, but especially in music.

Boys Noize & Kelsey Lu "Ride Or Die" feat. 'Chilly' Gonzales

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Sicilian-born, UK-based DJ and producer @djclafrica has been heavily influenced by the dub and reggae sounds from a very early age and the geographical proximity to Africa allowed him to soak in the various cultures that exist in Sicily - moulding him into the musician that he is today. Fast forward, he makes his @darkerthanwax debut with Never Not Balling - a dazzling sonic exploration of nostalgia, vintage circuits, and basketball. Owing his first musical exposure to the Space Jam soundtrack and 90s basketball video games, as well as his first time seeing a DJ courtside at the And1 Mixtape European tour, Clafrica’s love of both music and basketball have always gone hand in hand. After honing his craft as a DJ and studio engineer from as early as 12 years old, and moving from Sicily to Edinburgh in 2010 to further his studies of sound design, Clafrica has emerged as a certified production mad scientist and studio boffin in his own right. Fast forward to 2019, Clafrica emerged as one of the most exciting new producers on the scene with a string of releases on labels such as Axe On Wax, Vakum, Deep&Roll, and Perpetua.

Never Not Balling EP

PREMIERE: Clafrica - Sharpshoota [Darker Than Wax]

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Music For The Densely Populated, Vol. 2' is the second official release from Ensemble Entendu (Sam O.B. x Photay) and is the first of two EPs to be released on Astro Nautico this year.

Music For The Densely Populated, Vol. 2

Ensemble Entendu - Flat Talk

Float Back To You

Hypnosis

Balenciaga

https://darkerthanwax.bandcamp.com/album/various-channels-vol-1-nyc-compiled-by-marco-weibel

Deeply inspired by the new wave of creative energy in New York City, Darker Than Wax is proud to present ‘Various Channels Vol. 1 : NYC’. Curated by selector Marco Weibel, the compilation serves as  a snapshot of a moment in time, highlighting key artists at the forefront of NYC’s blooming music ecosystem. The first single comes in the form of a smoked-out late-night deep house joint, via psychedelic soul savant, Jitwam. 

Darker Than Wax acknowledges the harsh realities affecting the Black community that our label is very much influenced by and indebted to. We stand united with our peers and protesters to collectively fight against systematic racism and police brutality worldwide.

The pre-order for Various Channels NYC is out today, the comp is an ode to the artists and producers we connected with, in one of our favourite cities. We’ve decided to make the pre-order 'Pay as u wish' on Bandcamp, with all proceeds of June from the single donated to NAACP Legal Defense Fund in support of their fight for equality and justice.

#Blacklivesmatter in America, or #Migrantlivesmatter in own backyard, these conversations are a long time coming. We implore all our supporters to re-evaluate/look inwards to find ways to educate/donate/support. Regardless of the music, please consider donating to any of these organizations mentioned in the link below. 
https://blacklivesmatters.card.co

Various Channels Vol. 1: NYC - Compiled by Marco Weibel

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Premiere: Jitwam 'Back To My Place'

Support: smarturl.it/tendergames-thunder

@tender-games returns to disco! With “Delusion”, the German-Jamaican one man band from Berlin follows up the adventurous path of its last year's summer anthem “Movin’” on @midnight-snacks-music . Another slapping bass that merges with soulful rhodes, groovy percussions and Tender Games' signature vocals. Sugared with a smooth guitar riff and off you go: Here's your next sparkling summer tune!

Tender Games:
Soundcloud: @tender-games
Facebook: www.facebook.com/tendergames
Instagram: www.instagram.com/tendergames

Artwork: Hans Berger instagram.com/hans_berger/

Midnight Snacks:
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Instagram: www.instagram.com/midnight_snacks_music
Bandcamp: www.midnightsnacksmusic.bandcamp.com
RA: www.residentadvisor.net/record-label.aspx?id=17164
Spotify playlist: spoti.fi/37eh9gN

Tender Games - Delusion (Club Edit)

Stream / Buy 12" : https://darkerthanwax.bandcamp.com/album/various-channels-vol-1-nyc-compiled-by-marco-weibel 

Brooklyn-based Singer-songwriter/producer James Tillman blesses our ears in the form of his thrilling masterpiece ‘Arizona’, the second single from the Various Channels NYC compilation. Haunting synth lines accompanied by a tight percussive groove, ‘Arizona’ is a journey through the off beaten path that rides steady into the sunset with Tillman’s heavenly vocals carrying away all weight of the world. 
Having garnered comparisons to Marvin Gaye, Nick Drake to name a few, alongside being featured on NPR about landing a sync on Netflix’s ‘Dear White People’, Tillman’s reach has grown from strength to strength, from headlining shows in Tokyo, to a residency at Brooklyn’s Pioneer Works, pay attention to this rising soul star.

Deeply inspired by the new wave of creative energy in New York City, Darker Than Wax is proud to present ‘Various Channels Vol. 1 : NYC’. Curated by selector Marco Weibel, the compilation serves as a snapshot of a moment in time, highlighting key artists at the forefront of NYC’s blooming music ecosystem.

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James Tillman - Arizona [Various Channels - Vol.1 : NYC]

Grab a vinyl or download here: https://fanlink.to/HOT-TODDY

These previews are 128kbps so don't be a lemon.
It's great to have Hot Toddy pay us another visit, here are some kind words from the folks at Juno about the release 

Three years on from his latest solo outing, Crazy P founder member Chris Todd AKA Hot Toddy returns to House of Disco with a predictably fine four-tracker. Our pick of a very strong bunch is the toughened up, revivalist electrofunk flex of "Wilde Touch", where clipped guitar riffs, crunchy Clavinet lines and colourful melodies ride a rubbery bassline, though the Paper Recordings-era Crazy P deep house/disco fusion of "Still We Are" is almost as impressive. Speaking of Crazy P, lead singer Danielle Moore lends her distinctive vocals to the Imagination-ish Brit-boogie business of "Positive Emotion", while the EP's other track, opener "Synthesize", is a darker and more spaced-out chunk of weighty, bassline-driven nu-boogie goodness.

Still We Are EP

Hot Toddy - Still We Are

Out Now! Grab compilation digi / 12" : https://darkerthanwax.bandcamp.com/album/various-channels-vol-1-nyc-compiled-by-marco-weibel

Various Channels is a new series within the Darker Than Wax catalogue - a selector-led compilation series that pushes diversity in sound while also encapsulating a common connection of what brings people together. For the first volume, it’s all about location. Deeply inspired by the new wave of creative energy in New York City, the label is proud to present ‘Various Channels Vol. 1 : NYC’ - a compilation highlighting key artists at the forefront of NYC’s blooming music ecosystem, curated by selector Marco Weibel. While Darker Than Wax was born in Singapore, our satellite (or second) home is NYC.

A key figure behind Darker Than Wax since its early days, Marco moved to NYC in 2014, and has continued to establish a humble presence for the label through his tireless work as a DJ, Curator, Promoter & Radio Host. Within 6 years, Marco has seen New York’s underground grow through artists’ continual efforts to push the envelope and blur the lines between sounds. Thanks in part to uncompromising venues and community spaces such as The Lot Radio in Brooklyn (where Marco is running our weekly radio show alongside label peer Mawkus), a fresh crop of producers and DJs are elevating the music of NYC.

This compilation serves as a snapshot of this moment in time, spotlighting select artists making waves - including Jitwam, James Tillman, Toribio, Ensemble Entendu, David Marston and Tristan Arp. This project is also personal to Marco’s experience of digging deep into the city and connecting with kindred spirits, the selections reflecting the creative energy of his close musical family, who traverse eclectic sound spectrums from R&B/Soul, Balearic Grooves, House, Broken Beat and beyond.

Tristan Arp - Reflex

Toribio - Swett

Ensemble Entendu - Well Why Not

David Marston - Mercury In Retrograde (ft. Jitwam & Aquiles Navarro)

You The One Fish In The Sea

Buy/Stream here: http://smarturl.it/tendergames-thunder
Summer has finally arrived and Tender Games surprises us with his “Thunder EP”, a lively potpourri of uptempo disco, smooth slow jams, and funky hot tunes. Put on some sunscreen, pack your swimsuit and stay hydrated when the German-Jamaican producer takes us on a journey to discover his interpretation of 70s disco and funk music and early 90s R&B because it’s gonna be a hot one. With his typical soulful voice and playful production style, Tender Games creates a fresh version of modern poolside disco.

Midnight Snacks:
Facebook: www.facebook.com/midnightsnacks.label
Instagram: www.instagram.com/midnight_snacks_music
Bandcamp: www.midnightsnacksmusic.bandcamp.com
RA: www.residentadvisor.net/record-label.aspx?id=17164
Spotify playlist: spoti.fi/37eh9gN

Tender Games:
Soundcloud: @tender-games
Facebook: www.facebook.com/tendergames
Instagram: www.instagram.com/tendergames

Thunder EP

Tender Games - Thunder

"Losing my mind" by @catnapp is the first track from @agvarecords 's upcoming compilation "ARENA 02"

Read More: https://soulfeederweb.com/premieres/premiere-catnapp-losing-mind/

[Premiere] Catnapp – Losing my mind

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