Akrams playlist - Part 1

In strength training and fitness, the squat is a compound, full body exercise that trains primarily the muscles of the thighs, hips and buttocks, quadriceps (vastus lateralis, vastus medialis, vastus intermedius and rectus femoris), hamstrings, as well as strengthening the bones, ligaments and insertion of the tendons throughout the lower body. Squats are considered a vital exercise for increasing the strength and size of the legs and buttocks, as well as developing core strength.

Long story short: you don't shake it if you don't squat!

UMEK - Shake That Ass (Original Mix)

Acid Junkies - Zurig (Trope Remix) 1997

Eternal E

Boyz-N-The-Hood (Remix) [feat. Ice Cube]

Terrorist Threats

Gangsta Nation

International

New Boys

Kælan Mikla - Kalt
https://kaelanmikla.bandcamp.com/track/kalt-2

Kælan Mikla - Kalt

Mentiras

Golden Dreams

The Don Killuminati: The 7 Day Theory

Hail Mary

Day 145. They still haven't noticed I'm a wolf among the sheep.

Sneaking Unnoticed

UMEK - Sneaking Unnoticed (Original Mix)

New single from the album "Ariadna" out Sept. 8th. Pre-order it on limited edition vinyl (comes with bonus 12"), CD (comes with January Sun EP) and cassette. 

Moscow's Kedr Livanskiy (real name Yana Kedrina) confesses "Synthesizers help me maximally feel the present moment." Livanskiy was born into a shifting and critical time for Russia.  The Soviet Union had exhausted and old values were anathematized because of reconstruction.  A sense of displacement drove Kedr to find herself.  She's escaped reality repeatedly in her explorations into the imagery and ideas of romanticism, mythical and fairytale themes which visibly bleed throughout her work and especially on her debut full-length 'Ariadna'.  The title track which was named after the Greek goddess, Adriane, debuted via THUMP today who've described it "anchors its elegantly drifting shoegaze melodies with a knocking electro beat."

Kedr considers this album to be divided into a couple of different parts - like how one person can contain many different moods. The first half revolves around mythological thoughts and the second takes cues from the urban and suburban environments around her, all the while in the middle of everything is the hero who experiences real feelings and emotions. 

Kedr also channels the places in her neighborhood on the outskirts of Moscow (affectionately dubbed by her as "BORDER MOSCOW"). There's a river there where identical Soviet high-rises stand on both sides, with a bridge and garbage processing plant adjacent. Where nature and industry meet. The whole scene looks very apocalyptic, but also mystical and mysterious, especially at twilight.

Her inspiration for this record comes from the Izhevsk (sometimes referred to as "the capital of Russian electronic music") sound of the 80s, including groups like Stuk Bambuka V XI Chasov (Bamboo Crash at 11AM) and Samtsy Dronta. The movement in Russian experimental music is especially inspiring, with acts likes Valery Chkalov, Sergey Kuryokhin and Pop Mechanica; in general, the late-Soviet period was very inspiring with all its figures in music, cinema, their energy and their approach towards life and art.

'Ariadna' marks a change in her recording approach: her critically acclaimed breakthrough EP 'January Sun' was written and recorded completely in Ableton, while 'Ariadna' was written using the Roland SH-101, Roland Juno 106 and Korg Minilogue synthesizers, then mixed down in Ableton. According to Kedr, "This way, one gets into a flow of live interaction, here and now, with the instrument." 

To her, this interaction is more "raw and sacred" than actually mixing the track down, which seems like "mere formalism" in comparison. There is a definite leap in production values this time around, but Kedr manages to keep true to her sound despite the greater polish and depth. 

Kedr Livanskiy Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/kedr_livanskiy
Kedr Livanskiy YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCeQ-sEipCI_MiMYrR-4iopA
Kedr Livanskiy Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kedr_livanskiy/
Kedr Livanskiy Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Kedr-livanskiy-1006510909393113/

Ariadna

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Kedr Livanskiy - Ariadna  [2MR-029]

Umek feat. Andja - Carbon Occasions (Vocal Mix)

I shouted at my boss,
Broke up with my boy
Then I ditched my friends
And came to see your show
A master on your throne
Honoured like a god
But while you have a price
You're equal to a slut
You collect the girls
Waiting in an line
Enlisting slaves
For your DJ shrine
But I will make you crawl
Treat you like a toy
After I am done
You will beg for more

Master
God
I can
Fraught (fraught ??? wrought??? fought ???)
One day
Devotion
Craving
Redemption

Umek feat. Andja - Carbon Occasions (Vocal Mix)

Hot Paradox

Inside Out

Liudas Lazauskas (aka Roe Deers) and Titas Motuzas are two friends and musicians from Vilnius, Lithuania. After releasing a cover at Mange Moi, and also introducing their first original release Losses (which also came in music video form), these guys are finally doing what was their initial plan - launching their own independent, Vilnius based label called “Good Skills”. For the first release, Good Skills is presenting two different originals from BDHBTS and eight great remixes created by dear friends from all over the world.

First track of the EP - “Bad Habits” - has this story around itself, you’ve probably already heard before. It all started as a little jam in the studio, ended up being philosophy, the name and an interest a of newly formed band. Here you can hear the typical recipe of BDHBTS music - little line of acid, pretty weird sounding vocals and solid, very solid bass line. Definitely not a big room banger, but it definitely wasn’t the initial mission.

https://soundcloud.com/badhabitsltu

PRÈMIÉRE: BDHBTS - Bad Habits (Original mix) [Good Skills]

UMEK is BACK with some new filth!
UMEK is Back on acid!
This is Filth on Acid NOW!

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