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Back In Balance (Equilibrium)

To the poets, free thinkers and anarchists of Berlin, always stay radical.

After a steady rise to international recognition through 2 LPS and several EP’s already since 2018, Zeitgeist Freedom Energy Exchange joins the Get Together family for their first recording session in Europe. “Prayer For Peace” — A 7 track journey through atmospheric scenes, broken to deep four on floor rhythms and colourful top lines. From the Jazz-funk inspired 'Prayer For Peace' to the infectious Boogie twilight of 'Cadillac’ this is a record that is equally well suited to dance floor applications as it is to an intimate night with the turntable spinning and the sensual herbs burning.

This Recording represents the Berlin chapter of the Zeitgeist Freedom Energy Exchange. The curated jam band moniker of Ziggy Zeitgeist, the experiment having emerged from the murky depths of the Melbourne underground. Zeitgeist arrived in Berlin in summer 2019 wasting no time in assembling a talented and diverse group of assorted freaks from many corners of the world to bring their own languages, melodies, rhythms and swagger on this cross continental meeting point.

This session captures the raw energetic fusion of such diverse and innovative musicians scene co-existing in the Techno capital of the world. This city already has its own sound, its own attitude. It's no wonder artists gather from every corner of the world to discover themselves through the lens of the city. That is the sound of the ‘Zeitgeist Berlin era’ the group explores deeper, darker sounds of the club emerging from their signature hip slinging disco, funk fusion.

For such an occasion the recording was engineered and mixed by platinum producer / engineer Axel Reinemer in the esteemed Jazzanova studios. 3 days of steamy Berlin summer looking over the ring-bahn towards the swamps of the Tegel Forest to the north. Spiritual jazz interludes flirt delicately with bouncing Brazilian rhythms. Psychedelic dub-grooves meander before exploding into bursts of finessed energy, before locking into steady and deep-house rollers.... All live, All together in the room, all real human spirit imbued in every note, with the level of production to easily stand up on the club system This is the kind of record that is as diverse as it is essential in every serious collectors artillery.

Exclusive Premiere: Zeitgeist Freedom Energy Exchange "Prayer For Peace"

Produced and programmed by Glenn Astro & HulkHodn
The Call includes vocals and lyrics by Nora Lilith

Mixed by S. Fidelity at Manolo Purple Studio
Mastered by Zino Mikorey 
Artwork by Dominik Keller 
(P) + (C) Kommerz Records

Ghosts

Ltd. 12" vinyl

Glenn Astro & Hulk Hodn - The Call w/ Nora Lilith

Hailing from Sicily between the volcanic slopes of Mount Etna and the urban area of Catania, Cratere Centrale come to Roots Underground with this new 5-track Jazz-Funk EP for the dancefloor.

By combining their musical backgrounds, the quartet have been able to create a 'unique mix that fuses the Mediterranean Jazz Fusion tradition of the past with the freshest and most current sounds of contemporary clubbing'.

The full release will be out on 12" on September 16th. Head to the link below to pre-order.

https://rootsundergroundrecords.bandcamp.com/album/cratere-centrale

Premiere: Cratere Centrale - Grooveland

Other Lands - Archipelagos AOTN proudly present a new solo outing from long time friend & contributor to the label, Other Lands aka Gavin L.Sutherland. Channeling his considerable improvisational chops to evoke notions of island life, he was keen to make something that could work equally as well in the wilds of the Western Isles as in the sunnier spots of the world that we all yearned to escape to at that time. The more he played with this idea of groups of islands, of archipelagos the world over, the more it also became about people themselves experiencing isolation as individuals, while still feeling a sense of togetherness with others in the same boat. So that was the mood that he began with. Working a little at home but mainly here at AOTN studios, he would come in each day over the course of a few weeks and just hit record, playing at times almost without mind. Sometimes the mood would call for keys, or for strings to get strummed, or for drums through delays for days and days. Often, things would happen by chance as much as by design. One rule he tried to adhere to was to not overthink things, capturing moments as quickly as possible with minimal editing or post processing. A great deal of material was gathered, but of course only pieces which felt right made the cut. What we’ve ended up with is a beautiful, spontaneous yet timeless, honest meditation on what it is to be at once both alone and part of a larger whole.

Archipelagos
Archipelagos
Archipelagos
Archipelagos


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Paying tribute to his favourite video game soundtrack ‘Sonic The Hedgehog’, Glenn Astro lays down Zonin’ - an EP made up of two acts, releasing September 23.

‘Hydrocity Zone’ is a level on Sonic The Hedgehog 3, and its theme has become recognized as a pinnacle of chiptune music composed by Howard Drossin.

On ‘Hydro City Zone (Act 1)’ Astro replaces the new jack swing groove of the original version with a steady house beat and expresses the warm, imaginative melodies through his own array of synths. More than just an exercise in nostalgia, it’s a killer track in its own right bursting with playful, psychedelic themes and infectious eccentricity.

‘Hydro City Zone (Act 2)’ is the deeper downtempo flip to the sprightly bounce of the A side, taking a more interpretive approach that simmers down the frenetic pace of Drossin’s composition with a minimal backbeat and a moody bassline broken up with buoyant jazzy keys.

Alongside the digital release, Astro’s Zonin’ EP has been pressed up in an ultra-limited run of just 30 copies, available exclusively through Bandcamp

Hydro City Zone (Act 2)

McKenzie & Gardiner - From Time (Groove Version Edit)
CQQL-006
cqqlrecords.bandcamp.com/album/mckenz…oove-version

McKenzie & Gardiner are a certified UK Boogie Funk group from back in the day, known by funk/boogie aficionados and crate-diggers worldwide, thanks to songs like “From Time” and “Hold On Tight”.

The A Side: their classic cut “From Time” edited specifically for 7" length, a massive UK boogie-funk cut designed for dancefloor devastation.

The B Side: the "Groove Version" of “From Time”–a more sparse and subtle demo version–is an underground classic in the funk scene, released on 7" for the first time.

McKenzie And Gardiner - FROM TIME (Edited Version)

Bena presents two-hours of jazz and psychedelic-infused selections from across the globe, plus a very special feature on Turkish folk music from guest Deniz in order to raise awareness about the recent Turkish/Syrian earthquake.

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Bena w/ Deniz - May 2023

Soundtrack to a documentary short film on Death Valley. https://youtu.be/qD6EgFaJt80?si=KniH_8drFcTXlC67

Desert Heart Beat

Edited by Mr K
https://www.discogs.com/Sade-I-Couldnt-Love-You-More-Boyd-Jarvis-Remix/release/1292111

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