Even the most fun sounding job can become a chore. Just ask pornstars. And whilst we would never be tasteless enough to complain about working in the music industry here at Data Transmission we think it’s fair to say we have to sift through a lot of guff on a daily basis so you don’t have to. The reward? Well apart from our modest salaries the sense of wonder that comes when discovering brilliant new talent from around the world and then giving it a platform to showcase itself to you lovely lot.

Once such morning enhancing release came from fast emerging Amsterdam based producer Akka via his Rwina imprint and we knew from the first listen that this was a release we needed to share. Fast forward several rounds of pinging emails back and forth to now and we’re delighted to be able to exclusively share Akka’s new ‘Amazigh’ EP for your listening pleasures today.

Now let’s get a little back story on the release and indeed Rwina as a label.

In 2008 Akkachar founded the Rwina label, naming it after the word for never-ending chaos in the Tamazight dialect of his North African ancestors. Over the next five years he let the chaos unfold, building the label into an unpredictable yet reliable power house of dance and electronic music. Today he turns to his roots for his own debut release, a three-track EP inspired by and dedicated to the Amazigh (or Berber) culture found in Morocco's Rif mountains.

The music on Amazigh is constructed from field recordings of the Rif region blended with the electronic and club sensibilities Rwina has become known for. The old with the new, the past with the present.

'Eye of Zohra' is the imagined soundtrack to the night Akkachar's family ran away from their village over a hundred years ago. Using sounds from the Ain Zohra region (literally Eye of Zohra) it paints an epic sonic picture of a sad tale with sweeping synth melodies, rolling drums and booming bass. 'Spatial Scale' is more meditative, a song to zone out too and reflect. The barebones of the song were made in a day with EPROM and fleshed out with inspiration from the Tizi Ouasli village, where the wind in the valley and slow pace of life helped infuse a more relaxed vibe. 'Tanmmirt' closes things off, named after a speech in the same Tamazight language Rwina takes its name from. The speech forms the core of the track, scaled across octaves to add impact and backed by melancholic chords and arps. It tells the Amazigh to be proud and stay strong, and most importantly to never forget their roots.

Check it out at http://datatransmission.co.uk/news/exclusive-premiere-akka-amazigh-ep/

Akka - Amazigh EP

Dimensional

Crymes

Akka - Tanmmirt [outro]

Akka - Spatial Scale ft. EPROM

Akka - Eye of Zohra

Leeds-based house duo Bonar Bradberry and Tom Thorpe have been working together as PBR Streetgang for coming up to a decade now, cutting their musical teeth on their home city’s infamous nightlife, and developing into an act that’s equally known for their quality studio output on labels like 20:20 Vision and Futureboogie, as well as their reputation for using the back-to-back setup to maximum dynamic effect in their DJ performances.

Thus as fans of PBR, when the boys take an interest in the development of an up and coming artist it piques our curiosity into seeing what said artist has to offer. After one listen to their remix of emerging singer/songwriter Charlotte OC’s ‘Colour My Heart’ she had not only our curiosity but our full attention as we set about securing the track for exclusive premiere here on Data Transmission.

With her debut Colour My Heart EP still making waves from last year as the Blackburn born Charlotte’s ode to a special night in Berlin’s Berghain and a full remix EP to follow soon get a taste of things to come on the upcoming release with this ace rework by PBR Streetgang!

http://datatransmission.co.uk/news/exclusive-premiere-charlotte-oc-color-my-heart-pbr-streetgang-remix/

Charlotte OC - Color My Heart (PBR Streetgang Remix)

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