Kenneth Bager releases his fifth 'Music For Mindfulness' compilation

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Music For Mindfulness, Vol. 5 starts with the daydreaming ‘Nine Days of Silence’ the only exclusive release from this compilation, written and produced by the artistic collective Voice Of Art consisting of label boss Kenneth Bager, pianist Troels Hammer and the aspirating young electronic producers DJ DIVO & OliO. Danish guitar player Jacob Gurevitsch’s sunset conquering ‘Song For Sol’ is also present, accompanied by a trumpet solo, it’s backstroking into bliss. Making one stay in the pure bliss is the saxophone and han-pan dominated ‘Soledade (Meditation 4)’ from Copenama’s meditation-oriented album ‘Aurora’.

Giving your mind, body, and soul the needed positive energy after a stressful week is Reinhard Vanbergen’s smooth chords, dubby drums, and the infinite echo chamber of a tune ‘The Dreamteam’. Following, is once again danish pianist Troels Hammer with the time-stopping ‘Unique’ featuring Felix Kingo, the other half of the brit-pop duo Perfect Plush, adding guitar to this solid chill-out craftsmanship. Last but not least is Phundheller’s piano-focused ‘Ever Forever’ which melodies and calmness enfold in one’s arms, once and for all stating that Music For Mindfulness, Vol. 5 might be the go-to weekly medicine for your well-being.

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An updated suite of chill-out, ambient and modern classical to align the mental frequencies, compiled by Music For Dreams label boss Kenneth Bager.

'Music For Mindfulness, Vol. 7' →https://linktr.ee/musicfordreams

Starting off with Ghent-based Reinhard Vanbergen, who delivers a work of sweeping electronic waves interspersed with ghostly orchestral cries. On through a batch of sweet, aquatic chill-out tracks from Be.Lanuit, Phil Mison’s Ambala-project and Ken Fan and some wonderful guitar-laden ambient pop from Troels Hammer.

The always reliable Dj Pippi & Willie Graff are one here with a couple of gently tempered boogie tracks. So is the Danish-Brazillian alliance Copenema and the master of the Spanish guitar, Jacob Gurevitsch, who delivers a breezy morning meditation.
And more!

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‘Eighty Three’, a sumptuous slab of slow-motion gorgeousness smothered in sun-splashed synth sounds and warming electric piano motifs, was one of the undoubted highlights of Mudd’s critically acclaimed sophomore solo album, In The Garden of Mindfulness. Now the track has been given a makeover by Conrad McDonnell, a long-time friend of the family and Claremont 56 contributor.

 

McDonnell is famous for his wild and effects-laden dub mixes, both as a solo remixer and alongside long-time musical partner Dan Tyler as the Idjut Boys. Together, they provided deliciously wayward and mind-altering takes of tracks from the Claremont 56 catalogue as part of the label’s 10th anniversary triple-CD compilation back in 2017.

Now McDonnell has gone solo to deliver an album of dubbed-out revisions of In The Garden of Mindfulness, a set that will land next year. To get us all in the mood, he’s laid down a trio if reworks of ‘Eighty Three’ in his distinctive style.

McDonnell first offers up the ‘Le Cidre Dub’, a slowly pulsating rendition in which lightly echoing and tape delay-laden guitar, synthesiser and Rhodes riffs drift across a throbbing electronic groove and low-tempo dub disco drums. The veteran DJ/producer has effectively given the track a more cosmic and spaced-out spin whilst retaining much of Mudd’s intricate and densely layered instrumentation.

Those seeking even wilder and more out-there acoustics are catered for by McDonnell’s two alternative dub takes. He successfully strips back the track to its most skeletal form on the ‘Uppity Dub’, bringing the sparsest of beats in and out of the mix whilst focusing on ambient synthesiser sounds, bubbly electronic patterns, echoing electric piano notes and Mudd’s squelchy and addictive bassline. His favoured effects are all audible in the mix but never dominate the sound space.

This celebrated side of McDonnell’s audio output comes to the fore on the EP-ending ‘Uppity Again Dub’, in which waves of trippy and picturesque electronics lap against a locked-in, delay-laden dub disco groove and flashes of reverb-heavy bass. It’s effectively a heady, mind-altering ambient dub interpretation of a sun-splashed Balearic treat. Like the other revisions on the EP, it offers a mouth-watering appetiser for the album of dubs still to come.

Eighty Three (Uppity Again Dub)

Eighty Three (Uppity Dub)

Next up in our mix series, we're stopping by Love Dancin' for an extended 4 hour Friday night journey.

Join us as Mr Scruff & Charlie Dark land in charge of selections alongside the legendary MC Kwasi & Vanessa Freeman jump in on vocal duties.

While these four need no introduction, we couldn't help but give you a little whistle stop tour of these incredible artists:

>> Mr Scruff
DJ, Producer & Cartoonist As a DJ, Andy Carthy aka Mr. Scruff plays across the board, flitting between soul, funk, hip hop, jazz, reggae, latin, african, ska, disco, house, funk, breaks, soundtracks and loads more. As a producer he makes music that draws on these influences, with a large dose of cheek and good humour.

>> Charlie Dark
Raised in South London on a diet of pirate radio and warehouse parties, Charlie Dark has been spinning records and igniting dance floors since the early eighties. If you ever caught his Blacktronica Parties at the legendary Plastic People then you’ll know that 'All forms of music in one room the way it used to be’ has always been his motto and his record crates run deep to live by that mantra.

>> MC Kwasi
Black Swan Lane and The Chameleons member MC Kwasi has worked with more artists and DJs than you could imagine. Possibly most famous as Mr Scruff's right wing man, the loveable MC was the host of the seminal Friends & Family events and has been featured on tracks with the likes of Suns Of Arqa, The Messengers, Mark Rae, DJ Vadim and Beatphreak.

>> Vanessa Freeman
Last but not least Singer, songwriter and performer Vanessa Freeman. Vanessa's voice is an experience to behold, immediately distinctive, unadulterated quality and sheer joy. Her live performances are spiritual, recordings timeless and her songs sublime. Vanessa's musical career started early when she joined the local church chorus at the age of twelve and her impact has been felt by many notably for the huge contribution to the acid jazz revival in the nineties.

Together they bring one of our most outstanding collective performances this year. Sit back and relax or get up and dance.

A set that works in every way possible - this one's perfect for winding up or winding down.

Mr Scruff, Charlie Dark, MC Kwasi & Vanessa Freeman at Love Dancin' [ Live From We Out Here 2024 ]

Ever wonder how some crypto traders seem to predict big market swings? They might be using a tool called a liquidation heatmap in their strategy. It's like a radar showing where the biggest clusters of liquidations are likely to happen, which can create sudden price drops or surges.

In this podcast, we'll break down:

● What liquidations are and why they're important
● How to read a heatmap to understand where the risk is
● How YOU can use this tool to potentially improve your trading

Let's make sense of crypto liquidations, together!

Crypto Liquidation Heatmap Explained: AI-Generated Podcast Interview

The DXY Index Guide for Traders and Investors: AI-generated podcast

A brand new little selection series of music of all sorts so expected anything and everything. Tracks will be sourced from the record and CD collection, on the laptop or from the memory stick tin - each selection will hopefully prick your ears of something you might not know or something you completely forgot about from your collection.

Below is the track listing for this first selection to kick start 2025.

MJ Cole - Far Closer
Turtle - Note To Memory 
Geowulf - Saltwater For Strings (reimagined by Pêtr Aleksänder)
Igor Dvorkin, Duncan Pittock, Ellie Kidd & The English Session Orchestra - Cherished Desire
KPM 477 - Blue State
KPM 477 - Cool Waters
Fenomenon - Picturebook
Teekay - Free Your Body 
Radioslave - Amnesia
Taran - Dust
PFM - Do What You Gotta Do

Feel free to share away!

Cheers!

Ali // Warm 

Ali Tillett - January 2025 Selection

Paul Murphy’s Claremont 56 label welcomes a genuine legend of UK music to its roster – Chaz Jankel, the man whose dizzying musicality and love of soul, funk and disco did much to shape the sound of Ian Dury’s Blockheads band in the late 1970s and early ‘80s.

A virtuoso keyboardist with a deep love of Black American music, Jankel’s arrangements and compositional skills were key to the success of their records, the funkiest of which not only became crossover pop hits – see ‘Hit Me With Your Rhythm Stick’ and ‘Reasons To be Cheerful, Part 3’ in particular – but also saw heavy rotation in now iconic New York clubs including the Paradise Garage and Studio 54. 

This continued during the formative years of his solo career, with ‘My Occupation’, ‘Questionnaire’ and ‘Glad To Know You’ (later famously re-edited and dubbed out for nu-disco dancefloors by Todd Terje) all becoming club hits. The great Quincy Jones also covered Jankel’s infectious single ‘Ai No Carrida’, while experimental, club-ready synth-jam ‘3,000,000 Synths’ was also influential during the early years of the electro movement.

For his Claremont 56 bow, Jankel has delivered an all-new workout recorded earlier this year, the simply titled ‘Rhumba Jam’. A typically warm, groovy and rolling affair, it features Jankel delivering infectious, stretched-out Rhodes electric piano solos over toasty bass, clipped guitar licks, warm bass, accordion-style synth motifs and a densely layered Rhumba rhythm. While relaxed and sun-soaked, it also has bags of Balearic dancefloor potential.

Murphy remixes under his now familiar Mudd alias, leaning into the track’s languid Balearic vibe while keeping a firm focus on the dancefloor. Beginning with an enticing mix of metronomic drums and jangly acoustic guitars, Murphy slowly layers up key elements of Jankel’s original – think rubbery bass, rhythmic handclaps, mazy synth sounds and those wonderful, stretched-out solos. It’s a version that pays due reverence to the quality of Jankel’s musicianship, production and arrangement while subtly extending it and reframing it for 21st century Balearic dancefloors.


Chaz Jankel - Rhumba Jam (Clip)

Ole (Moritz Von Oswald Remix)  - Tony Allen
Love - Carsten Jost 
Engoli - Ame
Why - Rhythm and Sound Feat. Tikiman
Be Loud - Voltique
Vamp - Trentemøller       
Robot Dance - Jesper Dahlbäck      
Go Without Me (Come Back) - Troy Pierce
Phunk - Ricardo Villalobos Remix - Shinedoe, Innersphere         


Nebulous

The ancient 12th Century Christmas Carol with some newly written lyrics. Such an inspired piece of Church musical history that Tim and I had to record a version that I started writing over Tim's revised music on Christmas day last year. Hope you enjoy it! (download from this page available). Much love from Aaron and Tim

O Come, O come Emmanuel (Aaron & Tim's Version)

Londoner, schooled in vintage disco in New York, with a vinyl love affair, collecting for decades. Cosmopolitan, Eclectic, Balearic, Global, Sunset. Inspirations include Andrew Weatherall, DJ Harvey, Dave Mancuso, Theo Parrish, Dr Rob, Cedric Woo & Balearic Mike, Special Occasions

Nebulous

Davidhall