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BREIDENCAST NO. 3: Jakob Mäder

HOUSE
Ambient, Deep, Dub, Classic House

ABOUT THE MIX:

I tried to catch the vibe of having the honor to play the opening at the small
basement floor of breidenbach club in february 2020 - actually one of my last gigs before Corona. As playing the warmup is very much fun to me, this mix leads us from deeper tunes to some proper dance music... 

ARTIST BIO:

Jakob Mäder is a Stuttgart based DJ and producer who also performs live. His musical interest spans across different genres: ambient, disco, house, acid, and sometimes even techno inspired music. He plays regularly at Romantica, Dresden Bar and some other bars and clubs in Stuttgart. Together with his crew Midnight Service he organizes events with artists such as Johannes Albert, Philipp Schultheis or Panthera Krause, just to name a few. He started his own label Constant Change in 2021.

SOCIALS:

https://soundcloud.com/jakobmaeder
https://www.instagram.com/jakobmaeder/
https://www.facebook.com/Jakob-Mäder-225433050931532/
https://constantchangestuttgart.bandcamp.com

BREIDENCAST NO. 3 - Jakob Mäder

Radiocast 22: Paulinhx @ THF Radio

Farah Ahmad Khan & I present a collaborative work commissioned by Manchester Museum & Season for Change "Planet-People-Power" explores Black, Indigenous & South Asian diaspora experiences in relation to climate change, touching on intersectional environmentalism, environmental inequality and the ecological interconnectedness between Manchester and the Global South. The work features a plethora of international collaborators from artists, activists and musicians to poets, producers and curators.

https://fanlink.to/planetpeoplepower

Credits: 
Balraj Singh Samrai - Creator, Music Composition & Production, Vocals, Research
Farah Ahmad Khan - Creator, Writer, Poetry, Urdu Poetry, Vocals, Research 
Vikaash Sankadecha - Tabla
Rakhi Singh - Violin
Gavsborg - Poetry 
Pandit G - Spoken Interview Excerpt
Keisha Thompson - Spoken Interview Excerpt
Shanique Marie - Spoken Interview Excerpt
Pooja - Spoken Interview Excerpt
Alexandra Alberda - Spoken Interview Excerpt
Hope Jenkins, Sohrab Chaudhry, Aleeza Khan - Child Artists
Nikhil Sinha - Mastering

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Planet-People-Power (Season for Change/Mcr Museum Commission)

Out November 15, pre-order it here: https://ssensorial.bandcamp.com/album/hypereactive-2

'Hyperactive-2' on @ssensorial concludes an era of exploration and introspection for Kevin Martínez. Showing a meticulous and refined side of his cathartic language, his EP evolves from a rhythmic-atmospheric construction that becomes a mantra; housing abstract melodies just as if they were windows to a possible reality from a hectic world that seeks balance.

With different tessiture, each track is a fundamental piece for this timeless experience proposed by the Hyperactive diptych. Interpolating genres, moods and aesthetic motives, @ninoarbolx provides us a space to reach a meditative state, from which memories, emotions and dreams can be extracted.

More exclusive music

Premiere: Niño Arbol 'XXXX'

Natty Wylah was live from the studio. He eased us into Friday with laid-back jazz, experimental electronic, old school hip-hop and more.

Natty Wylah - November 2021

www.openlab.fm | 106.4FM in Ibiza & Formentera
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Zeitgeist Freedom Energy Exchange founder https://soundcloud.com/ziggy-zeitgeist is our next guest on Ask The Artist, Offering some insight into their influences and creative process, and presenting you a diverse kaleidoscope of sound that is currently inspiring him

"The thing I dig about this mix is it's so diverse and not really a mix at all, but more like a kaleidoscope of sound that is inspiring me. I've included different things from my friend's basement jam sessions to traditional Qawwali music to J Dilla to Prince to West Africa, Brazil and back to Melbourne. It's like an anti-algorithm mix. The type of music that could never end up in a Spotify algorithm or even a DJ mix because it's too random. It only makes sense together because it's my musical lineage. I guess we all have a unique kind of Musical DNA that makes us who we are. Hope you enjoy." - https://soundcloud.com/ziggy-zeitgeist

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Ask The Artist - [with Zeitgeist Freedom Energy Exchange]

Maddy Maia and Tottie, the minds behind femme-focused collective and label SOS Music, journey through eight hours of eclectic sounds, from ambient and experimental to percussive, jazz and all corners of the electronic spectrum.

Interview: https://www.stampthewax.com/2022/01/26/extended-mix-sos-music/

(Extended Mix): SOS Music ~ Part 2

Watch Video/Support here: https://fanlink.to/PlanetPeoplePowerRemix

Balraj Singh Samrai & Farah Ahmad Khan connect once more exploring Climate Justice enlisting British-Tamil artist @goldtooth_dj & Mancunian-Malawaian @rootz0161 for a hard-hitting number fit for the club or classroom backed by a futurist visual from Sophie Ying-Wang Billington. This releases follows acclaimed works by Balraj & Farah for Opera North & MIF Sounds with performances at Bluedot & Manchester International Festival as well as support from BBC 6 Music (Mary Anne Hobbs/Jamz Supernova), Mr Scruff, Mixmag, DJ Mag, FACT Mag & Bandcamp Weekly. 

Originally a collaborative work commissioned by Manchester Museum & Season for Change, Planet-People-Power explored Pan-Africian, Caribbean, Indigenous & South Asian diaspora experiences in relation to climate change. The work featured a plethora of international collaborators from artists, activists & musicians to poets, producers & curators. 

Fresh from his BBC Asian Network residency South-London’s GoldTooth flips Planet-People-Power’s original track eleven minutes into a digestible three & half minutes expertly incorporating Rakhi Singh’s warm strings, Vikaash Sankadecha’s irresistible tabla rhythms as well as glowing pads, skittering drums & 808 bass glides even adding his own vocal lines to the haunting hook. Rising star of the Manchester underground Rootz raps a poignant verse putting forward the realities of the current situation whilst yearning for a brighter tomorrow. 

The Remix is interspersed with profound interview excerpts from Climate Activist/Researcher Pooja Kishinani, Curator of Indigenous Perspectives Alexandra P. Alberda & Manchester-based Writer, Performance Artist & Producer Keisha Thompson. Jamaican Artist Gavsborg of Kingston’s prestigious Equiknoxx collective delivers a stark poem as well as Asian Dub Foundation’s Pandit G offering a moving example of the role green spaces provide for the most marginalised as well as the industrial threats that loom.

Balraj Singh Samrai & Farah Ahmad Khan - Planet People Power(GoldTooth Remix) featuring Rootz

NEW TO BALAMII - Mellia is a record label based in London with a catalogue focussed on experimental electronica and soundscapes. Listen back to their debut show for 120 minutes of relaxing ambient selections.

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Mellia: Spatial Music - November 2022

My first solo release under the name "Samrai" since 2016 linking up with amazing talents LINTD and Raheel Khan on the new imprint - Sangha Industries. 
 
This single digs into the pressures of being turned into blood, sweat and grease for profit as well as exploring the triumph over such petty deaths. 

Sonically its minimal yet maximal with synths, sublow bass, drum machines and staccato tabla tones (from Vikaash), giving space for LINTD's evocative vocals.

https://fanlink.to/Oil_Money

Oil Money

Support

Samrai, LINTD & Raheel Khan - Oil Money (SANGHA001)

Presenting 'Help Me' - From the album 'Work & Roti' (coinciding with a Video release shot by Alice-Kanako starring LINTD & Vinthya)

https://fanlink.to/helpmesingle

Myself & Shanique first connected in 2016 have collaborated, performed and feasted (!) together on numerous occasions in our respective hometowns of Manchester, UK and Kingston, JA. This track is a special and personal collaboration for us both exploring heritage, displacement and cultural identity.

The stunning visual from Alice-Kanako stars Vinthya and LINTD who also feature on 'Work & Roti'. 

These extended versions feature additional tabla rhythms on the intro and outro with the Dub mix going to work on the vocal delay, fx and reverb. For the DJ crew!

Help Me

Samrai, Shanique Marie - Help Me (Extended Dub Mix)

'Bhangbow’ combines Bhangra, Dancehall and Dembow elements, deploying dhol, percussive drum fills, a catchy flute line and deep sub bass for a tune suitable for all kinds of festivities. Dropped just in time for harvest festivals Bandi Chhor Divas, Deepavali and Diwali, this riddim has had worldwide support from DJs Arthi, Asmara, Chandé, Florentino, Lil C and beyond with spins from Yerevan to London, Birmingham to Bengaluru.

https://fanlink.tv/bhangbow

Samrai - Bhangbow (SANGHA004)

Freda & Jackson EP

Ken Oath slip on their moon shoes for a joint venture with Freda & Jackson, pressing up four cuts that will have you slipping the surly bonds of earth and dancing in the skies. Loaded with basslines heavier than a neutron star and well-chopped breaks, produced with a dubwise ear for space, this is some of the duo’s finest material yet.

A1 - Kendama
A2 - Cubone
B1 - Platform22
B2 - Slo Mosely

Out January 25th!
Aus distribution by Ken Oath, rest of world through Rubadub.

Freda & Jackson - Freda & Jackson EP(KEN010 | Previews)

Paula Tape - Music For Plants #01 (live) Radio Raheem

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Bookings/enquiries: balraj.samrai@gmail.com

Planet-People-Power (Season for Change/Mcr Museum Commission)

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