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To celebrate the launch of Technics True Wireless Earbuds: EAH-AZ60 and EAH-AZ40, we're featuring a short series of exclusive mixes hand-tailored for different scenarios. For the second in the series, we asked Phill Most Chill aka Soulman World of Beats, to create an "Out Digging" theme. As one of the world's most renowned beat diggers, gaining notoriety for his World Of Beats column in Rap Sheet and his series of Archeologist Classics mixtapes, which ran to over 30 volumes, we are very excited to present this mix.

Track list: https://www.waxpoetics.com/listen/technics_out_digging_mix_phill_most_chill

Wax Poetics x Technics "Out Digging Mix" by Phill Most Chill aka Soulman World of Beats

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Bahamadia - Uknowhowwedu (dil maddy remix)

In the late seventies and early eighties, while living in self-imposed exile in Los Angeles, Brazilian maestro Marcos Valle formed a close musical partnership with North American soul legend and producer extraordinaire Leon Ware. 

Valle & Ware’s collaborations resulted in some of the most celebrated songs from their respective oeuvres. Among others, they wrote “Rockin’ You Eternally” and “Baby Don't Stop Me” (the latter co-written with Laudir De Oliveira from the band Chicago), from Ware’s 1981 album, and the disco boogie work-out hit “Estrelar” from Valle’s self-titled 1983 album.

In 1979, together in an LA Studio, Valle and Ware recorded a demo which would remain unfinished for 44 years, as Valle recalls:

“This demo tape Leon and I recorded… I found the tape on a shelf in my house, it must have been there for over forty years! I showed it to Daniel [Maunick]. He really loved it and we decided to develop the song for my new album. The demo had the groove, most of the instrumentation and Leon’s vocal. But the lyrics weren’t finished...” 

In 2024, with the help of Maunick’s studio wizardry, Valle restored and sampled the original demo track, adding Portuguese lyrics alongside Leon’s vocal hook, as well as extra keyboards and percussion. 

Traversing time and space in a way that might not have been possible before the emergence of new technologies, Maunick utilised AI stem-separation to remove the placeholder vocal ad-libs, which Valle replaced with his new lyrics. 

With the original music treated with the care and reverence it deserves, this stirring soul masterpiece, conceived over four decades prior, retains all the visceral sensuality and authenticity of the golden era from which it emerged.
 
Leon Ware passed away in 2017, leaving behind a phenomenal body of work, including the countless hits he produced for other artists including Michael Jackson, Quincy Jones, Minnie Riperton and Marvin Gaye. 

Reflecting on his partnership with Leon Ware, Marcos Valle reminisces: 

“To be honest, it was love at first sight… As a partner, as a musician and as a friend. Immediately Leon and I knew that we had to write something together - it was very natural. It was a lovely partnership that I value very, very, very much. I miss him a lot, and I’m so happy that we have this new song together.”

With a new album entitled Túnel Acústico coming this year and tours across Europe and America, the octogenarian epicurean maestro Marcos Valle shows no signs of slowing.

Marcos Valle’s “Feels So Good (Feat. Leon Ware)” will be available as a limited edition (500 units), vinyl-only 7” release, exclusively from Far Out Recordings from the 2nd August 2024.

Credits:
Vocals: Leon Ware
Vocals & Keys: Marcos Valle
Additional Vocals: Patricia Alvi
Percussion: Ian Moreira
Additional Percussion & FX: Daniel Maunick
 
Produced & Arranged By Daniel Maunick
Co-produced & Arranged By Marcos Valle & Leon Ware
Executive Producer: Joe Davis
Mixed by Daniel Maunick @ The Sugar Shack, Carluke, Scotland
Mastered by Caspar Sutton Jones @ Gearbox Records
Artwork and Design: Alessandro Renaldin

Marcos Valle & Leon Ware - Feels So Good (SNIPPET)

Matty Icy – Techno MATT  
Dive into the shimmering depths of Techno MATT a Neon pulse the debut EP from Matty Icy—a sonic architect weaving together the icy allure of synthpop, the hypnotic throb of techno, and the nostalgic shimmer of new wave. Each track pulses with electric emotion, fusing house grooves with retro-futuristic textures that evoke midnight drives, strobe-lit dreams, and digital heartbreak. This is dance music for the neon soul—fire, kinetic, and unapologetically euphoric

Want a darker or more experimental tone? Or something more playful and club-ready? remix the vibe to match your vision


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Princesse V - My Road

Parole et Musique (Vanessa Briatte) Princesse V - BISOU SUCRÉ

[Verse 1]
There’s a place I keep on chasing
Haven’t touched it with my hands just yet
But one day, one day
I’ll remember not to forget

[Verse 2]
There’s a voice I’m slowly hearing
Through the silence breaking
It’s harder than escaping

[Pre-Chorus]
And if I reach it, when I reach it
I get nearer and nearer
Fortune’s played her little tricks on me
Will I find who I’m supposed to be?

[Chorus]
Hey, soul
Can I see you once more?
Hours lost and found and lost
And found before
I set fire to the map of my past
To run to you
I’m a seeker, I’m a seeker
You’re the reason I’m moving through

[Verse 3]
Is this road the one you pictured?
I’m weary of illusions
The night feels like confusion

[Pre-Chorus]
But if I reach it, when we reach it
I’ll begin all again
If I reach it, when we reach it
Will I know who I’ve always been?

[Chorus]
Hey, soul
Can I see you once more?
Hours lost and found and lost
And found before
I set fire to the map of my past
To run to you
I’m a seeker, I’m a seeker
You’re the reason I’m moving through
I’m a seeker, I’m a seeker
You’re the reason I’m moving through

[Outro]
Fall and repair, that’s how we believe
Don’t be ashamed
I’m not ashamed, I’m not ashamed
I’m not ashamed
I’m not ashamed, I’m not ashamed
I’m not ashamed

My Road

And we don't stop, 11 fresh beats from King Klim (Ukraine) has been released today and we're very honored to share this with you all. This time Klim has decided to make some heavy hitting boom-bap beats. 

Vinyl samples and MPC 2000XL vibes, we really hope you'll enjoy this one. 

Bless.

KLIM - Movement

Following on from our first full length release 'Seventy Five' by Ded Tebiase, it felt only right that '1976' by Chairman Maf should be next in line.

'1976' was originally released in 2013, exactly 3 years ago to the date and has remained a firm favourite of ours since it's initial CD release. Due to this fact, we got in contact with Maf and are proud to present to you a one off vinyl run of this monumental instrumental hiphop album.

Chairman Maf has been producing soulful, hard hitting hiphop with a cinematic feel for 13+ years and has built up a solid reputation up and down the country and further ashore, including being listed in IMN's top 50 independent unsigned worldwide urban acts in 2013. Originally residing from Cambridge, his journey of beatmaking began in Liverpool, then onto Sheffield and Bristol. He produced the title track 'Prawns' on Dirty Dike's successful 2015 album 'Sucking On Prawns In The Moonlight' and has worked with and produced for a long list of artists, including Inja, Kingpin, Cyclonius, Loudmouth Melvin, Skuff & many more.

'1976' is 15 tracks of instrumental wizardry and firmly cements Chairman Mafs position as one of the finest hiphop producers in the UK. Proudly presented by Village Live as a one off run of Vinyl LP's and a limited run of 100 cassettes, this is a must have for anybody that previously purchased a '1976' CD upon release, anybody that has followed Maf's body of work over the years and for anybody that is a fan of intricate, melodic, hiphop.

Recorded and Mixed by Chairman Maf @ Gorilla Finger Studios. 
Mastering and Artwork by Chemo @ Kilamanjaro Studios, London

Vinyl Limited to 500 Copies
Cassette Limited to 100

Release Date: 01/06/2016

www.villageliverecords.com

DJ Daredevil

Chairman Maf - 1976 - Album Snippets (Mixed by Dj DareDevil)(Available now on Vinyl & Cassette)

DJ Wiz - Next Wave "Special Edition" (2017)
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DJ Wiz - Next Wave "Special Edition"

For Cubans, El Tipo Este is the pioneer of all things hip-hop. As founding member of Obsessión, one of the nation’s most notable hip hop exports. Early champions of his music included Gilles Peterson, who selected a track to include in his ‘Havana Cultura; New Cuba Sounds compilation. Hot off the heels of this, El Tipo Este was enlisted to assemble the full band of musicians for the Havana Cultura tour. This unit played stages across Europe, USA and closer to home in Latin America, and in turn this led to collaborations with The Roots, and Mos Def

For this forthcoming long player, which will be released on brand new imprint ‘Pura Vida Sounds’ set up by Guts. El Tipo Este he has enlisted beat maker France’s Al Quetz to carry his rhymes. Originally known as Quetzal, Al Quetz is a crucial figure in the world of beatmaking. A sound scientist whose cut, loop, program, paste compositions has seen him collaborate with the likes of Onra, Guts, La Fine Equipe and Milk Coffee & Sugar. 

This canny combo of French beat maker and cuban MC have drawn from the local musical currents, absorbing Afro-Cuban sounds, adding the freedom of jazz, the metronome of hip hop and a healthy bass shake of neighbouring island Jamaica.

DJ Wiz - Next Wave "Special Edition"

DJ Wiz - Next Wave Mixes