solo tracks and collaborations with Okzharp, Ruf Dug, Brackles, Fox & Murlo for Keysound, UTTU, Niche N Bump & Swing Ting

Releases

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)

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

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

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

SLINK and Daytimers are pleased to present "Phiriya” by Enayet, their first collaborative release. Full release w/ remixes will be out March 10th on Vinyl + Digi.

Originally commissioned by the Samdani Art Foundation for artist Shezad Dawood’s “Concert from Bangladesh” film, “Phiriya” was composed and produced in collaboration with Daytimers’ Provhat, Dhaka-based composer/sitarist Nishit Dey, and a full ensemble of Bangladeshi vocalists and musicians.

The title track is a continuation of the modern club electronics and traditional Bangladeshi instrumentation explored in Enayet’s previous releases.

Recorded remotely across continents via late-night Zoom sessions, the piece draws equal inspiration from classical Indian raga, Nazrul Sangeet (a 20th Century Bangladeshi canon of revolutionary songs), and the diasporic blends of the 1990s/2000s Asian Underground movement. Translated loosely as “Turning” or “Returning”, this work is Enayet’s words, a reflection of a “shared and evolving cultural identity, in a young nation, in a region where national borders have been repeatedly shifted and redrawn over the course of the last century or so”.

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Produced and arranged by Enayet and Provhat Rahman
Composed by Enayet and Nishit Dey
Electronics performed by Enayet and Provhat Rahman
Vocals performed by Meera Mehzabin and Moumita Haque
Sitar and Tabla performed by Nishit Dey
Dhol performed by Nazrul Islam
Bansuri performed by Jawaad Mustakim Al Muballig
Additional Electronics by Siaminium
Recording Engineering by Siaminium

Mastered by Rupert Clervaux
Design by Somnath Bhatt

Phiriya

Phiriya (Siaminium Remix)

Duckland - 04/03/23

Coming in vv hot and heavy with aa extended mix of carefully selected rollers at 170 bpm is my good pal and certified spooky boi De:index.

Techy dotted quarter notes, deconstructed breaks and  rising aggression guaranteed

get locked :)!!

Track list:

Personnage - Moth / Filthfunk
Bereneces - Visage
Shiza - Cretaceous 
Personnage - Turbine
Last Life - Destination Unknown
Personnage - Wastelands
Spinnet - Divergent
Fuj & Bereneces - Split Personality
Roho - Anubis
Takuhn - Structures
Torn & Roho - Ortum Ossa / Fatum / Aragok / Proelli
Overlook & Karim Mass - Heart of Darkness
Last Life ft. Homemade Weapons - Throes
Holsten - 5150 / Carrier Wire

SPICE002 : De:index

BAÏLE radio show avec Maïa dans son épisode 71 avec une sélection deluxe de baile funk et club music à l'air latin.

Since 2018, @felipemaia has been producing and hosting BAÏLE, a radio show centered around the Brazilian musical genre of baïle funk, as well as its numerous subgenres and experimentations around the world.

Tune in for BAÏLE every 1st & 3rd Friday of the month from 16h to 17h [CET] on rinse.fr

Rinse France Podcast

Baïle #70 MaÏa invite Kontronatura - 17 Juin 2023

Baltimore DJ and Beatitude founder Babypufff makes her Studio 96 debut this week with a set that explores the infectious sounds of bass and breaks! Plus, expect music from Haider, Machinedrum & Holly, Go Nuclear, and much more.

Broadcast live Friday, June 23rd, 2023, on WERA 96.7FM Radio Arlington.

Follow Babypufff:
@babypufff
www.instagram.com/babypu_fff

HOUR 1 w/ Wax
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Part 1:
Wayward & Cameo Blush - Waiting For The World
Haider - I Came To Destroy
Special Request - Scrambled In LS1
FLASHBACK: Double 99 - Ripgroove (Radio Edit)
DJ Manny & TEKLIFE - Alert Unit
Kasra & Mefjus - Decypher (latesleeper Remix)
FUTURE CLASSIC: Machinedrum & Holly - Hide Sun

Part 2: Twenty-Odd Mix
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Roza Terenzi - Yo-Yo
No Moon - Where Am I
Go Nuclear - Torture Chamber (Detroit's Filthiest Remix)
Witch Trials - Dilemma
Perko feat. Huerco S. - Prang
Merca Bae - Cuatro Cifras
Helix - Drum Track (Bored Lord Remix)
Rudeboyz - Major Turn Up
SDOT - Another Life

HOUR 2 w/ Babypufff's Guest Selections (56:13)
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ID - ID
Mia Koden - I Did
Pj Bridger - Ricochet
Sam Binga, Bakey & Redders - Dem Boiz Dub
Stones Taro - Count Dubwise
Retrospect - Show Me
Da Elusive Ganjaman - Da Return
Dunman - Thunderbirds
Silva Bumpa - Next 2 Me
Main Phase - Decadence
Groovy D - Ravey Riddim
Prozak - Shine
BIG J - hustlerbb
S T I N 9 - Sterlin9
RSD - Bassworks 5 (RSD Mix)
BRAINJUICE - Dr Satan
Strict Face - Sunbleach


www.wera.fm

Nocturnal Wax Presents: Studio 96 on WERA 96.7FM

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Nocturnal Wax Presents: Studio 96 #251 feat. Babypufff (June 23, 2023)

This week Hockeysmith plays a diverse mix of leftfield pop, electronica, dub and punk from the likes of Blue Hawaii, AceMo The Orb and Pupil Slicer. The show also features a high octane guest mix from the Munich based electronic artist and promoter Mindsight. Expect electronica, hyper pop and some breaks. 

Hockeysmith:
https://soundcloud.com/hockeysmith
https://hockeysmith.bandcamp.com
https://www.instagram.com/hockeysmith_

Mindsight:
https://soundcloud.com/iammindsight
https://www.instagram.com/iammindsight

Tracklist: 
Lido & Jordan Ward - Time To Go
ooloo - Ooweeoweeoo
quickly, quickly - i hope things get better
Jerry Folk & FENGSEL - Better Days
Tiberius b - Wasted
a6b.a9p - autumnal fenestration
human people - Mood Swings
Pisse - Cocktails
Lauren Auder - the ripple
Talker - Da Business
gyrofield - Insecure
Nosaj Thing & Jacques Greene - Too Close ft. Ouri
Photodementia - Postpre
Lunice, Cali Cartier - No Commas
Money Lang - 300ZX Atmospherique
Human Part - CNDN
Alice Longyu Gao - MONK
rauchen - Aufnahme
syzy2 - fake ass bitches
bh6w - everybody get in groups of 1
maniken05 - more than a crush
Citytronix - Human

For more shows: https://soundcloud.com/threadsradio ~ Listen live: www.threadsradio.com

Hockeysmith Radio w/ Mindsight (*Falmouth) - 12-Sep-23

Since the very beginning of Rinse France , @feadz-1 has blessed us with the most diverse yet coherent mixes with his very unique style. Active and innovative DJ for more than two decade he is also a prolific producer, affiliated with FDZ INC, Moveltraxx, Ed Banger, BPitchControl, Man recordings, BNR & more !
Catch Feadz every 2nd & 4th Wednesday of the month, from 21h to 22h [CET] on rinse.fr

Feadz - 13 Septembre 2023

Le label Jeune à Jamais revient sur l'album ADC de Freeze Corleone !

Since 2017, @jeuneajamais has been developing an urban catalog with a unique aesthetic, focused on juxtapositions, experimentations and international collaborations. Their Rinse shows are mostly themed, with a fondness for the up-and-coming French rap scene.

Listen to Jeune à Jamais every 1st Tuesday of the month, from 16h to 17h [CET] on rinse.fr

Jeune à Jamais présente ADC - 18 Septembre 2023

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)

olho de peixe

A Nick Fenske Song about how there are similarities between present day and the Old Testament.

Production of Musical Composition and Vocals.

 Initial Cover Art by MCP. 

Thank you toSnapseed for all the changes to the original Cover Art. 

Final Cover Art by Nick Fenske. 

Today Is The Old Testament Now

Musician / DJ / Facilitator

Co-founder @SEEN_universe / @SwingTing 

Bookings/enquiries: balraj.samrai@gmail.com

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

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