Steve LAWLER - Can't Stop /// Leftroom

Steve LAWLER - Call Of The Cuckoo /// Leftroom

Curiously

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Produced by Sean Divine
Mixed by Sean Divine
Mastered by Sean Divine @ Sound Temple - Asheville, NC
Photography by Garrett Price

Lyrics:
All the way from the start I could feel it in my heart like…
I’ve been beating on the drum since day 1
Feeling music in my soul when I had to run
from all the pain in my life
white collar people chasing after bottles
and nobody tells you that the problems stay coming in
even if you got money and you’re hungry for the love of something bigger
I practiced ball all day in my parent’s driveway
gloves on, coat zipped, 30 points a game like MJ
then my momma fell down, everything changed
doctor said she probably wouldn’t see another day
paralyzed. left side, numb mind, wrong time,
I let these hoop dreams die
I’m hanging with the wrong crowd
focused on the foolishness
I need to move through this
playing on a drum kit 7 hours daily
bothering my neighbors might of drove my family crazy
I was living like a hooligan
doing things I’ll never do again
God forgive me…
Music saved my life.
All the way from the start I could feel it in my heart

Not the Same

The Start

A testament to the growth of Adam Beyer’s scene-leading label, Drumcode annual A-Sides Vol.8 is the brand’s biggest yet.

The 25-track strong compilation features standout cuts Beyer has received over the last 12 months, but been unable to find room for in Drumcode’s regular release schedule, such is the volume and high standard of music that’s submitted.

The highlight-rich compilation includes Jamie Jones & Darius Syrossian’s buzzy Drumcode debut ‘Eyes of the Night’, Nicole Moudaber’s first DC release in 5 years with the mesmerizing ‘This Is Us’, Will Clarke’s bass-drenched re-work of Adam Beyer & Bart Skils ‘Your Mind’ and Joey Beltram’s first Drumcode release in 11 years with the retro-tinged ‘Can You Feel It’. 

The beloved Alan Fitzpatrick returns to the fold with the searing ‘Heiße Rakete’, alongside label mainstays Layton Giordani, who drops the stirring chord-driven ‘Chrome’ and Wehbba with ‘Mantra’, combining techno classicism with future-focused groove.

There’s a troupe of debutants donning the Drumcode jersey for the first time, including BEC, Shelley Johannson, Anthony Castaldo, Avision, Zimmz, Woo York, SAMA (in a terrific collaboration with Secret Cinema) and Ilija Djokovic, who delivers a shimmering highlight with ‘Aura’, a particular favourite of Beyer’s over the last year. Raxon also debuts on the label after a couple of quality additions to the Truesoul back catalogue.

Exciting young guns Weska and Juliet Fox bring heat to the compilation, while Veerus and Timmo follow up strong DC releases with a repeat dose. Elsewhere faithful contributors Ramon Tapia, Jay Lumen, Luca Agnelli, Marco Bailey and Mark Reeve craft powerful dancefloor weapons.

Curiously

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