I DON'T HAVE GOOD DAYS

From 'HomeSoon', the forthcoming EP by Cousin.

Out on Mood Hut Records Nov 17th 2023.
Vinyl distribution by Rubadub.
Smartlink: https://moodhut.ffm.to/homesoon

Cousin - 3 X A Charm

@secondcousins
@mood-hut

BC: https://secondcousin.bandcamp.com/album/homesoon

On New Year's morning, Cousin took a weary-eyed walk... ‘HomeSoon’ he thought, whilst cutting to the path by the Angophora Forest. As he made it down to the overgrown sidewalk, he caught a sudden sense of warmth from the surrounding flora. On closer focus, it was as if the plants and flowers had come alive...pulsing forward down the path as they bounced, smiled, and sneered all around him. Against logic, he was struck by an almost Garsonian desire to communicate with them.

This feeling lingered, persisting through several studio sessions. The music written over this period makes up this EP. How directly this experience informed the music is hard to say. What effect it had on the surrounding plant life is even harder to tell… we do hope, however, through listening to it, you’re a little more tuned in to them.
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HomeSoon

pi pi pi premiere: Cousin - Citta (Mood Hut)

Caring and Supportive Funky Kong Picks You Up From the Airport

Aeroport 2 Autoroute

Deep House South Africa VOL.03

MacRonik & Sambo Sq - Meaningful Thoughts (Original Mix)

Helix

*12" edition distributed thru Lobster Distribution* Limited-edition tape edition thru FPL, containing two extra tracks*

 Orlando, Florida based label French Press Lounge sees it’s first release thru “Chillax,” a fuzzy slab of early cuts produced by Panhandle native/“label”-head Blair Sound Design, a.k.a. Kyle Lyon. 

	Culled over the naïve bedroom sessions of early university, “Chillax” is akin to blaring an extra hot mixtape from a junky deck in your car on your way to Cape Canaveral to see the last space shuttle leave Earth, all while trying to speed run Kirby’s Dream Land on your sister’s GameBoy Color. 

	Heavy sampling tends to drive this Jeep and give it some character, many popular/unknown gems lifted from various dusty tapes and wax procured from thrift stores and vinyl throughout Northern Florida; cheap drum machines are clumsily slammed against it all and keep everything in a familiarly dance-y zone, while amateur chords and melodies are provided via Guitar Center synths and YouTube ripped Commodore 64 blips and stabs (note the cheeky Nintendo voices as outliers). A fusion of analog discoveries and pixelated memories (melded together by the relentless Florida heat), its an apt soundtrack for long and wistful road trips.

	All in all, “Chillax” is a truly rough and (almost) ready affair, offering an earnest beginning from Blair Sound Design as he looks to capture the pitfalls of responsibility and nostalgia and drive it towards something rewarding and present.

FPL001 - Blair Sound Design - "Chillax" 12"

*Read More: http://boltingbits.com/scissorwork-moonlight-boys-choir-frits-wentink-remix
*Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/aGwKaTf8lYw
*Pre-order: http://bit.ly/2rlJ7FY

When one googles the word "Wonky," a slew of dictionary definitions arise---crooked, off-center, askew, faulty, not functioning 'correctly'---these terms barely scratch the surface of what Netherlands-based producer @FritsWentink, and his impressive and relatively young label, @Bobby-Donny have to offer the dance community. Wonky is the first word that comes to mind with every release Frits unveils (spanning back to his remarkably prolific 2015), and his newest cut, closing out from Bristol stomper Scissorwork's newest EP, is no different.

BODO005, including two new cuts from @Scissorwork is yet another striking addition to the ever-expanding world of lo-fi shufflers. Today, we premiere the release's final track, a remix of B-side 'Moonlight Boys Choir' from Wentink. Frits takes the glistening roller of an original, and....well, he wonks it right up. Bringing the tempo down marginally, Wentink throws around a hefty, chugging rhythm to kick off his version; a throbbing signal pulses through the mix, reverberating out and in, as pinprick samples and melodies are interwoven atop frequently phasing percussion. As layers upon layers of fuzz periodically lift and are reapplied to the mix, it feels as if the track's multitude of elements are being submerged underwater in real time, unable to lift their heads out for even a brief moment to take a breath.

Wentink's rendition feels brittle, like it needs to be handled with great care to hold its delicate parts together; however, there's an undeniable energy that exudes from the apparently visible seams holding it together. As tones and chords squelch out from behind what feels like a concrete wall, moments of true grit and funk seep through, allowing those paying close enough attention to find meaningful passages from beginning to end. While Frits' take on 'Moonlight Boys Choir' may not serve a peak-time release, it's more than capable of lighting the path to follow, down a weird and winding (and wonky) road.

Homewrecker

PREMIERE : Scissorwork - Moonlight Boys Choir (Frits Wentink Remix)

Full stream of jitwam's deep and alluring "yyy.," a cut from his new EP on The Jazz Diaries. 

More info: https://www.xlr8r.com/news/2017/07/premiere-hear-a-deep-new-cut-from-jitwam/

@jitwam
@thejazzdiaries

More info

Premiere: jitwam - yyy.

Taken from the Broken Glass Arch EP
Released 10.11.17 http://smarturl.it/brokenglassarch

RS1715

Djrum - Showreel Pt2

ISS002

Skee Mask - Routine (Original Mix)

Taken from 'Advanced Aerial Threat' EP, released 15 June 2018.
Order: https://bleep.com/release/102198-hugo-massien-advanced-aerial-threat-ep

Hugo Massien - Ursa Minor

Taken from the album 'Family Portrait', released 27 July 2018 on Brainfeeder: https://rossfromfriends.lnk.to/fpSo

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Family Portrait

Pale Blue Dot

Ross From Friends - 'Pale Blue Dot'

Buy/listen the track here: http://smarturl.it/offthemedsbelter

Off The Meds is a Swedish-South African crew based in Stockholm, consisting of producers Adrian Lux, Carli Löf and Måns Glaeser with vocalist Kamohelo Khoaripe. Belter is their first full solo release, arriving on Studio Barnhus 7 months after the band's low-slung, ethio-jazz-influenced hip-house burner Currency Low appeared as one of the standouts of 2018's much-lauded label compilation Studio Barnhus Volym 1.

A relentlessly catchy party starter, Belter combines classic rave elements with cutting edge production techniques and Kamo's pitch-shifted rapid-fire vocals.
Already a key feature in recent sets by the Studio Barnhus posse as well as London top selector Joy O, the latter took it upon himself to remix the track, turning it into an extended broken techno trip, a few shades darker and dubbier than the original.

Belter (Incl. Joy O Remix)

Premiere: Off The Meds 'Belter (Joy O Belly Mix)'

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Released: October 22nd 2012.

http://www.dotsanddashes.co.uk/2012/10/on-horizon-doing-proverbial-dance.html

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