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VIEWLEXX

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B Blick

NRMAL WEEKLY 2021

Out on July 26 - V is for Viewlexx - ''Zijn jullie klaar?..?''

Vuile Leugenaar

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B2. Wie Ein (Slow) Groupie (Viewlexx)

Remove the Talk

Higher Dreams

Cascade

Equilibrio

Bon Voyage

Laisse moi faire

Manctalo Beach

Manctalo Beach (Original)

Ichisan&Nakova - Tarantela [Nang Records - NANG026]

KING NIGHT

Baba Mustafa

Ultrapasa

Originally released on seven-inch by the tiny PRM label in 1986, ‘Witches’ was the product of a sister-brother song writing team whose music was mostly recorded in the front room of a terraced house in Nanpean, a small industrial village in Cornwall, England’s most south-westerly county. While the single was infectious and dancefloor-ready, it sold in limited quantities at the time.

Zenana’s story can be traced back to the early 1980s, when singer-songwriter Anita Tedder founded the all-female trio as a vehicle for her socially conscious and politically charged songs, with a burning desire to put strong depictions of women front and centre. To bring Zenana to life, she joined forces with her brother Mike, an early adopter of electronic music who had built a small studio in his Cornish home, and recruited two fellow bandmembers, Penny Griffiths and Ruth Elder.

Zenana’s first demo cassette and distinctive presentation – their unique clothes and look were created by bandmember Penny – secured them a management contract, a slew of live bookings, a video shoot and even a television appearance. Buoyed by this underground success, they headed to the remote Sawmills Studio in Cornwall – famously only accessible by boat – to re-record their most popular number, ‘Witches’, a song about female agency inspired by Shakespeare’s Macbeth.

While this version of ‘Witches’ failed to make an impact at the time, it has become something of a cult classic following its rediscovery by crate digger Kiernan Abbott – and subsequent championing by DJs including Antal, Skyrager, Trevor Jackson and Luke Una – in early 2023. The buzz inspired Anita, Penny and Ruth to perform live again for the first time in decades, with the story of their surprise comeback being covered by British media outlets including the BBC, ITV, The Times and (more surprisingly) the Daily Mail.

Now presented in re-mastered form, ‘Witches’ is a genuinely slept-on gem. Propelled forwards by punchy drum machine beats, a killer synth bassline and fizzing keyboard sounds, the song benefits greatly from strong vocals and an extra-percussive middle eight layered with vocalisations, cosmic spoken word sections and swirling noises.

It comes backed by a brand-new extended ‘spell of love’ remix courtesy of Bristol duo Bedmo Disco, AKA music journalist Matt Anniss (author of Join The Future: Bleep Techno and the Birth of British Bass Music) and DJ/production partner Gareth Morgan. Anniss, a long-time friend of Mike and Anita Tedder, has fond memories of visiting Mike’s home studio with his family around the time that ‘Witches’ was originally recorded.

Working from Zenana’s original MFR eight-track recording (tapes of the single version were lost years ago), Anniss and Morgan have turned in the extended ‘dance mix’ the track never had first time around. More atmospheric, moody and dancefloor-focused, it offers authentic nods to New York proto-house, mid-80s Shep Pettibone dubs, and the pioneering synth-pop productions and dub mixes of Factory Records regular Martin Rushent.

https://www.rushhour.nl/record/vinyl/witches
https://rushhourmusic.bandcamp.com/album/zenana-witches

Zenana - Witches ’85 (Bedmo Disco’s Spell of Love)

Portrait Of A Dead Girl 1: The Cause

i-F - Superman {Live At The Bruine Planeet}

Real Time

Real Time (1984 Re-Edited)

Long Distance Runner

x-ray eyes

x-ray eyes (extended trash can dub)

drames rurals - l'explosio (Shackleton Mix)

Mont Klamott

Abendstunden

Best Of City

Aus der Ferne

Die Gräfin

Raus aus der Spur

Concrete

Fleece

Amnesty (I)

Femen

Frail

Fucking Consumer

I Do Because I Couldn't Care Less

Transition 2 / Systems Align

Transition 2

The secret gem of Space Disco vibes, Ichisan will be releasing his new EP 'Megla' via Kanto Records. First track of the EP, Megla is some sort of an instrument showcase by the Slovenian producer, who used his analog synthesizers deftly to accompany the funk-house strumming of his bass and electric guitars, both played by the artist himself.

Veter (The Wind) is a five-minute-long journey into the depths of unique and captivating musical mind of Ichisan, daring to be simple yet invoking majestic feelings. Third and fourth track of the EP, Planica and Yassa are more dancefloor oriented tunes that beam with positivity and energy, both have the potential to become anthems of the summer and beyond. 

Arranged, recorded and mixed in Ichisan’s own studio in Ljubljana, the EP 'Megla' is brimmed with phenomenal beats that would not disappoint even the pickiest ears.

Ichisan - Megla

Ilya Santana follows up his 'Running To Your Love' EP with a cosmic eleven track album for Nang titled 'A Western Tale'. With releases on Tirk, Permanent Vacation, Hoog Choons & Gomma plus remixes for the likes of The Human League, Space and Lindstrom under his belt, Santana has garnered a reputation over the last 8 years for quality in the realms of Disco, Funk and House.

'A Western Tale' is a journey into the abstractions between these three styles, doffing caps to Krautrock, the sassy string renditions of 60's swing, post-war era science fiction synth soundtracks and Italian Cosmic Disco. The album kicks off with 'Forget Me Not', a bass-strutting euro-disco record, followed by the rolling synth arpeggios and multitudes of percussive instruments in title track 'A Western Tale'.

Cosmic solstice' is an 8 minute opus of cross-pollinating synth phrases and bouncing bongos. 'Travel Rock' pulls in some chugging guitars to toy with the textures before 'Outland Boogie' takes things a little deeper with pronounced hand claps and contemplative synth runs. Tracks like 'Infinite Conciousness' and 'Running To Your Love' highlight the engrained musicality in Santana's productions, perfect for peak time floors or intimate bars alike.

'Soul Rising' & 'A Love Scene' pull things back a bit, for moodier, spaced-out vibes. 'Feed Me Of Your Love' is a poignant & sharp synth-boogie record. 'Slave Dancer' (digital) only) finishes the album off with hypnotic percussion and soaring space-age motifs. Full artwork by the spanish designer Light Spectrum.


Ilya Santana "Forget Me Not"

Bou unleashes the devilish sounds of Envy - taken from V Recordings' highly-anticipated 'Future' LP. Get it here: https://bit.ly/go-plv120dds3

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If I Don’t Have Nothing Else

B2. Wie Ein (Slow) Groupie (Viewlexx)

Dollkraut