solo tracks and collaborations with Okzharp, Ruf Dug, Brackles, Fox & Murlo for Keysound, UTTU, Niche N Bump & Swing Ting

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Brutal Waves brings us a soundtrack for isolation with 2 hours of interweaving field recordings, snippets of conversation and experimental ambience.

Brutal Waves - August 2021

Farah Ahmad Khan & I present a collaborative work commissioned by Manchester Museum & Season for Change "Planet-People-Power" explores Black, Indigenous & South Asian diaspora experiences in relation to climate change, touching on intersectional environmentalism, environmental inequality and the ecological interconnectedness between Manchester and the Global South. The work features a plethora of international collaborators from artists, activists and musicians to poets, producers and curators.

https://fanlink.to/planetpeoplepower

Credits: 
Balraj Singh Samrai - Creator, Music Composition & Production, Vocals, Research
Farah Ahmad Khan - Creator, Writer, Poetry, Urdu Poetry, Vocals, Research 
Vikaash Sankadecha - Tabla
Rakhi Singh - Violin
Gavsborg - Poetry 
Pandit G - Spoken Interview Excerpt
Keisha Thompson - Spoken Interview Excerpt
Shanique Marie - Spoken Interview Excerpt
Pooja - Spoken Interview Excerpt
Alexandra Alberda - Spoken Interview Excerpt
Hope Jenkins, Sohrab Chaudhry, Aleeza Khan - Child Artists
Nikhil Sinha - Mastering

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Planet-People-Power (Season for Change/Mcr Museum Commission)

Breaks, bass techno and house with Jubilee

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Guest Mix 487 - Drummy [11-09-2021]

I LOVE: FUNKY tickets are now LIVE🚨

30 DJs, 4 live PAs, 4 MCs, 7 hours, 4 rooms!

9th October. 11PM - 6AM. Ministry Of Sound
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Solaris with Stanley Schmidt - 23 September 2021

☁ ☁ Olive T -  Birdin In Space EP [SR45] ☁ ☁

01. Birdin In Space
02. Birdin In Space (Martyn Bootyspoon's Out To Lunch Mix) 
03. Shimmer or Glimmer
04. Shimmering and Glimmering (Overland’s Macro Minimal Remix)

“Olive T show(s) a command of house and techno of all eras that is so fluent it can seem offhanded, and she weaves in plenty else, besides.” - Michaelangelo Matos, The New Yorker

“Although there has been a recent rise of a new Black and queer vanguard in the NYC electronic music world, there have always been people holding it down for the Black community. Olive T is one of the unsung heroes of the last decade in NYC clubbing who is finally starting to get their dues.” - Turtle Bugg, Resident Advisor

“Anyone who has been a regular on the dancefloors of New York City these last few years will likely be familiar with the sounds of Olive T.”
- DJ Mag

“Olive T, the well-loved New York DJ, spent the pandemic honing her production skills, and it shows.” - Matt Mcdermott, Resident Advisor

Sorry Records is happy to welcome beloved long-time staple of the NYC dance underground Olive T for her sophomore release Birdin in Space — two new cuts full of ethereal synths, jacking grooves, spacey swirls, and cathartic release complete with remixes courtesy of two of our favorite producers from the Canadian techno underground -- Montreal's beloved Martyn Bootyspoon (Fractal Fantasy, LuckyMe, Haus of Altr) and Vancouver acid techno queen Overland (Sweat Equity, Naive, Cin Cin, Planet Euphorique).

You may know Olive T through her fantastic and prolific DJ work in NYC and beyond as well as her acclaimed self-released productions and releases/contributions via outlets such as Allergy Season & Discwoman’s Physically Sick series, Jubilee's Magic City imprint, New Orleans collective Trax Only, San Diego’s Banquet Records, Lychee’s label/zine Spontaneous Affinity, and the Fatherhood (Physical Therapy + Michael Magnan) curated mix comp for NYC house institution Nervous Records.

She’s a long time resident of Brooklyn’s The Lot Radio, resident at NYC institution Nowadays, early Discwoman affiliate, and has shared bills with folks like Honey Dijon, Acemo, Erykah Badu, Yaeji, Lauren Flax, Nitzer Ebb, Minimal Violence, Josey Rebelle, Shanti Celeste, Ash Lauryn, Norm Talley, Kai Alcé, Tedd Patterson, Turtle Bugg, Volvox, Rachel Noon, Umfang, Physical Therapy, Galcher Lustwerk, quest?onmarq, Dax J, The Carry Nation, Mike Simonetti, Patrick Russell, and Mike Servito.

01. Birdin In Space
02. Birdin In Space (Martyn Bootyspoon's Out To Lunch Mix) 
03. Shimmer or Glimmer
04. Shimmering and Glimmering (Overland’s Macro Minimal Remix)

Release Date: October 1st 2021
https://bit.ly/SR45-BC

Written, produced, mixed by @olivetonic
Remixes by @jodieoverland and @mbootyspoon
Art by Olive T
Mastered by Mike Millrain (@soulr3volution)

Olive T - Shimmering And Glimmering (Overland Macro Minimal Remix)

For this episode we’re channeling all donated funds to help support the Bay Area’s We Are The Ones We’ve Been Waiting For. “We Are The Ones is a collective of Black and Indigenous Queer and Trans artists who mobilize their communities through art, projects, and mutual aid initiatives in order to empower and build Creative Resistance for Liberation. 

To learn more about WATO visit https://www.mic.com/p/arm-the-girls-is-empowering-bipoc-queer-trans-femmes-to-fight-back-81225542 or, to donate directly, funds can be sent via Venmo @WeAreTheOnes - subject “Arm The Girls”

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Arrturra is an audiovisual project of Arturo Mejia a.k.a. Kodemul, focused on photography and video, using these two elements as a way to create sound landscapes.
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KTV: Arrturra X ChadKid | Fault Radio AV Set in San Francisco (September 29, 2021)

Solaris - 28th October 2021

Junior w/ Sarjan Paul 30/10/21

On Tuesday, 2nd November, Kampala-based festival, label and creative platform Nyege Nyege brought electronic sounds from across sub-Saharan Africa directly to Refuge Worldwide.

Founded in 2013 and hosting the Nyege Nyege Festival since 2015, Nyege Nyege illuminates the undercurrents of pan-African contemporary music and promotes a cross-breed of African and European underground dance sensibilities. “Dope underground music, that’s what we’re about. Just dope music,” says Arlen Dilsizian, co-founder of Nyege Nyege Tapes.

In the past decade, Uganda has birthed a growing number of homegrown electronic scenes influenced by traditional sounds such as plucked notes of the Ennanga harp and the fervent drumming of courting dances.

Menzi | Nyege Nyege Takeover

Watch Video/Support here: https://fanlink.to/PlanetPeoplePowerRemix

Balraj Singh Samrai & Farah Ahmad Khan connect once more exploring Climate Justice enlisting British-Tamil artist @goldtooth_dj & Mancunian-Malawaian @rootz0161 for a hard-hitting number fit for the club or classroom backed by a futurist visual from Sophie Ying-Wang Billington. This releases follows acclaimed works by Balraj & Farah for Opera North & MIF Sounds with performances at Bluedot & Manchester International Festival as well as support from BBC 6 Music (Mary Anne Hobbs/Jamz Supernova), Mr Scruff, Mixmag, DJ Mag, FACT Mag & Bandcamp Weekly. 

Originally a collaborative work commissioned by Manchester Museum & Season for Change, Planet-People-Power explored Pan-Africian, Caribbean, Indigenous & South Asian diaspora experiences in relation to climate change. The work featured a plethora of international collaborators from artists, activists & musicians to poets, producers & curators. 

Fresh from his BBC Asian Network residency South-London’s GoldTooth flips Planet-People-Power’s original track eleven minutes into a digestible three & half minutes expertly incorporating Rakhi Singh’s warm strings, Vikaash Sankadecha’s irresistible tabla rhythms as well as glowing pads, skittering drums & 808 bass glides even adding his own vocal lines to the haunting hook. Rising star of the Manchester underground Rootz raps a poignant verse putting forward the realities of the current situation whilst yearning for a brighter tomorrow. 

The Remix is interspersed with profound interview excerpts from Climate Activist/Researcher Pooja Kishinani, Curator of Indigenous Perspectives Alexandra P. Alberda & Manchester-based Writer, Performance Artist & Producer Keisha Thompson. Jamaican Artist Gavsborg of Kingston’s prestigious Equiknoxx collective delivers a stark poem as well as Asian Dub Foundation’s Pandit G offering a moving example of the role green spaces provide for the most marginalised as well as the industrial threats that loom.

Balraj Singh Samrai & Farah Ahmad Khan - Planet People Power(GoldTooth Remix) featuring Rootz

My first solo release under the name "Samrai" since 2016 linking up with amazing talents LINTD and Raheel Khan on the new imprint - Sangha Industries. 
 
This single digs into the pressures of being turned into blood, sweat and grease for profit as well as exploring the triumph over such petty deaths. 

Sonically its minimal yet maximal with synths, sublow bass, drum machines and staccato tabla tones (from Vikaash), giving space for LINTD's evocative vocals.

https://fanlink.to/Oil_Money

Oil Money

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Samrai, LINTD & Raheel Khan - Oil Money (SANGHA001)

Presenting 'Help Me' - From the album 'Work & Roti' (coinciding with a Video release shot by Alice-Kanako starring LINTD & Vinthya)

https://fanlink.to/helpmesingle

Myself & Shanique first connected in 2016 have collaborated, performed and feasted (!) together on numerous occasions in our respective hometowns of Manchester, UK and Kingston, JA. This track is a special and personal collaboration for us both exploring heritage, displacement and cultural identity.

The stunning visual from Alice-Kanako stars Vinthya and LINTD who also feature on 'Work & Roti'. 

These extended versions feature additional tabla rhythms on the intro and outro with the Dub mix going to work on the vocal delay, fx and reverb. For the DJ crew!

Help Me

Samrai, Shanique Marie - Help Me (Extended Dub Mix)

'Bhangbow’ combines Bhangra, Dancehall and Dembow elements, deploying dhol, percussive drum fills, a catchy flute line and deep sub bass for a tune suitable for all kinds of festivities. Dropped just in time for harvest festivals Bandi Chhor Divas, Deepavali and Diwali, this riddim has had worldwide support from DJs Arthi, Asmara, Chandé, Florentino, Lil C and beyond with spins from Yerevan to London, Birmingham to Bengaluru.

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Samrai - Bhangbow (SANGHA004)

DUB007 A1 SAMRAI KHADI

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