Olive Branch

Ice Water

Today i’m honored to share this beautiful project produced by Calm Chapter and some of his close friends. The EP is titled Alive and has such a classic vibe to it but still will easily take you away for a journey in it’s calm approach and floating sounds. We recently did the single Night Shift which also a part of the release during last year on the catalog.

Calm Chapter is living and making music in Berlin and he’s just recently started to work with us on the tribe to get his beats out and i’m so excited and honored to share this with you all. Please make sure you follow him & support his journey. The EP can now be streamed on all streaming services, press the link here to get directed to your favorite one.

🍇  Discord: https://bit.ly/discord-ninetofive
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📟  Spotify Playlist: http://bit.ly/ninetofive-spotify

Calm Chapter - Night Shift

A Mix Called Tribe (Pt. 2)

"Two hours of inspirations and sounds that I listened to a lot while making my new album "Unge Colombia". Hear me play unreleased material from myself, Lars B, Christoffer Holm and Tom Manzarek. Also, if you're a fan of Mad Skillz, MF Doom, Madlib, Alpha Wann, Dudley Perkins, Erykah Badu, KNWLDGE, Slum Village and Missy Elliot you don't want to miss this one. "Unge Colombia" is out on Jungelen now. The Brown Viking Show #8 will also be aired on Norwegian radio Vers Libre this coming Sunday".

brown viking show #8 "Unge Colombia Special" // piñata radio & vers libre

Stream, download & vinyl LP: https://melting-pot-music.lnk.to/closedistance

New album by pioneering German beatmaker FloFilz. On ‘Close Distance’, the LoFi-turned-HiFi producer blends Hip-Hop inspired beats with Contemporary Jazz, Alt R&B and a little Rap. Featuring Alfa Mist, Blue Lab Beats, Jerome Thomas, KeepVibesNear, Summers Sons & C.Tappin, Dal & Hunter Rose. ‘Close Distance’ is his fourth album for Melting Pot Music. 

Close Distance literally means “near in space or time” (or “nah dran”, as we say in German). The 16 songs on ‘Close Distance’ came to life over the past two years. Many sketches were birthed at FloFilz's old home studio in Aachen. Some songs were made from scratch in London, where Flo did sessions with UK Jazz supremos Alfa Mist and Blue Lab Beats at their studios. One was recorded in a kitchen in Streatham, where rap duo Summers Sons and pianist C.Tappin reside.

More sessions were already in planning when lockdown kicked in and travelling was no longer an option. Around the same time, Flo was about to move from Aachen to Berlin which he eventually did in November 2020. Once installed, he started sharing beats and files out of his makeshift studio in Moabit. Beat folders were sent to London where two of our favourite new Alt R&B vocalists – Jerome Thomas and KeepVibesNear – live. Another one went to Dartmoor where the Jazz/Hip-Hop trio Dal added their magic touch while Hunter Rose processed her sultry vocals in Cape Town - 12 flying hours away from Berlin.

The album artwork has been created by Indonesian illustrator Fatchurofi, who caught FloFilz's attention through his work for everybody’s favourite band Khruangbin. Taking influences from Japanese Ukiyo-e art, Fatchurofi is adding a zen-like clarity (and tranquility) that resonates very well with the album.

It is no exaggeration to say that FloFilz has not only created another inspiring album with Close Distance but one that demonstrates how music can close the distance which we all have experienced (and still do) in a beautiful way.


Follow FloFilz
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Apple Music https://music.apple.com/de/artist/flofilz/908384351
Instagram https://www.instagram.com/flofilz

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All tracks produced and mixed by FloFilz at home, Berlin and Aachen.
Mastered by Roe Beardie at Brewery Studios, Berlin. 
Illustration by Muhammad Fatchurofi. 
Lettering & graphic design by Parissa Charghi. 

Cat No: MPM 293
Artist: FloFilz
Titel: Close Distance

© ℗ 2022 Melting Pot Music

Supported by Initiative Musik gGmbH with project funds from the Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and Media.

FloFilz - Orbit ° Sundog

Stream & download: https://melting-pot-music.lnk.to/afterthought

Introducing Yellow Seven, an enigmatic producer and musician from London who keeps his identity hidden due to private and contractual reasons. For his first EP on MPM, Yellow Seven he has teamed up with acclaimed London producer Jake Milliner who is adding his touch of magic. File under Beats, Jazz Funk and Bruk. Artwork by MC Blue Matter form Paris.

Follow Yellow Seven
Spotify http://sptfy.com/yellowseven
Apple Music https://music.apple.com/de/artist/yellow-seven/1625849560
Instagram https://www.instagram.com/_yellow.seven_/	

Follow Jake Milliner
Spotify http://sptfy.com/jakemilliner
Apple Music https://music.apple.com/de/artist/jake-milliner/884184590
Instagram https://www.instagram.com/jake_milliner/

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YouTube https://www.youtube.com/user/MPMTV
Bandcamp https://meltingpotmusic.bandcamp.com
SoundCloud https://soundcloud.com/mpmcgn

Produced & mixed by Yellow Seven & Jake Milliner.
Mastered by Roe Beardie.
Artwork by MC Blue Matter.

Cat No: MPM 314
Artist: Yellow Seven (feat. Jake Milliner)
Titel: Afterthought 

© ℗ 2022 Melting Pot Music

Yellow Seven - Few Takes (feat. Jake Milliner)

1. Grover Washington - Mister Magic 
2. Ronnie Foster - Summer Song 
3. Buckshot LeFonque - Breakfast @ Denny‘s 
4. Billy Cobham - Stratus Part I 
5. Grant Green - Sookie, Sookie 
6. Stanley Clarke - The Dancer 
7. Herbie Hancock - Bring Down The Birds 
8. Crusaders - The Hustler
9. Sonny Rollins - The Bridge 
10. Herbie Mann - Do It Again
11. Jack McDuff - Hunk O‘ Funk 
12. Eddie Harris - Is It In 
13. Fred Wesley - Rehab
14. Donald Bryd - Wind Parade

wE nEEd jaZZ

2020szentendre12demo feat. Damján Ocsovay

Stream, download & pre-order LP: https://melting-pot-music.lnk.to/againagain

Dexter brings back the vibe of his ground-breaking Hi-Hat Club album “The Jazz Files” (2010) with new single “Again Again”. Jazz has always been Dexy's second love and shaped his evolution as one of the most talented and visionary German hip-hop-producers in many ways. First taster from the forthcoming “The Jazz Files” digital reissue. Artwork by Robert Winter.

The reissue of Dexter's ground-breaking debut LP from 2010 will be available from 2nd December. 

Follow Dexter
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Apple Music https://music.apple.com/artist/dexter/624967869
Instagram https://www.instagram.com/diggidexter

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YouTube https://www.youtube.com/user/MPMTV
SoundCloud https://soundcloud.com/mpmcgn

Produced, mixed & mastered by Dexter. 
Artwork by Robert Winter. 

Cat No: MPM089-X1
Artist: Dexter
Titel: Again Again

© ℗ 2022 Melting Pot Music

Dexter - Again Again

• Video: https://youtu.be/gcfJrCeThOE
• Medium Premiere: http://bit.ly/TheLoopsPremiere

The Massachusetts-based duo of DJ Manipulator and Louie Gonz return with the striking visuals for “Forward,” an emotionally gripping and soulful cut off their notable joint project, 'The Loops.'

Backed by Manipulator’s meditative instrumental, Gonz puts his knack for braggadocio aside and focuses on everything that’s been trying to pull him down over the years. From the naysayers to liquor to the devil himself, there’s been plenty of negativity swarming the rapper’s brain. And it’s all brought to life in this beautifully shot video which they both had a hand in directing. 

The visuals place the emotional weight of “Forward” to brilliant use by utilizing fetching grayscale effects in addition to slick editing techniques. Nearly every element of Gonz’s rhymes is featured here, whether it’s the bottle he can’t seem to put down, or the family that means so much to him. Speaking of, this video is dedicated to the memory of the emcee’s late father, Luis A. Gonzalez Sr., who’s honored in the closing credits.

Check out the visuals for “Forward” and be sure the keep 'The Loops' in steady rotation. Head over to the digital retailer of your choice to stream or download the 12 track project which is available via Music Is My Message / Speak Up Ent. 

Tracklist:
01. All Hail
02. Old Rain
03. This Sound (feat. Blu)
04. Who Want It (feat. Mr. Pacheco)
05. Interlude 1
06. Forward
07. Dolomite (feat. Josh Bliss)
08. Interlude 2
09. Rated R (feat. Lil Eto)
10. Scratch Interlude
11. War 
12. Lean (feat. William Hurtz)

DJ Manipulator Online:
• Website: http://www.musicismymessage.com
• Twitter: https://twitter.com/dustymanip
• Facebook: www.facebook.com/dustymanip
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dustymanip
• SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/dj-manipulator

Louie Gonz:
• Twitter: https://twitter.com/LouieGonzSS
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/louiegonz
• SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/louiegonz

Forward (Video Link in Description)

DJ Manipulator