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Gudrun Gut and Mabe Fratti have worked together on a powerful hybrid album, where taut rhythms fuse with haunted vocal melodies and spoken word, and field recordings meld with extended ambient pieces. Limited edition of 500 copies on Yellow Transparent vinyl LP, digital downloads and streamings.

As part of Umor Rex’s 15th anniversary, we here present an album that builds a dialogue between two lands and two unique artists. Mexico is the origin and conceptual residence of our label, while Germany is where we produce and manufacture our records (Berlin functions as the center of distribution and logistics, thanks to our friends at Morr Music). The intertwining imaginations belong to German producer Gudrun Gut (Malaria!) —a notable figure of the subculture and the German music scene since the early 80s, and also a founder of Monika Enterprise and recipient of the ‘Listen to Berlin’ Award in 2019— and singer, multi-instrumentalist and composer Mabe Fratti (originally from Guatemala, now based in Mexico City). We knew about “Let’s Talk About The Weather” from the beginning, and since the moment Gudrun and Mabe made us part of their project, our excitement could not be greater.

The process started with Gudrun and Mabe having long distance conversations, asking about their whereabouts and discussing the weather. This might seem rather commonplace, but it works as a key thematic component for the entire album. The weather as the new great unknown, perceived through the optics of everyday life. Sound files were methodically exchanged, with Mabe exploring words and vocals, and Gudrun working with field recordings taken from each city. In the end, this joint musical venture would provide a healing effect for both artists during life in quarantine.

“Aufregend”, the opening track of the album, reflects upon a general lack of excitement in modern life. It wonders what the future might hold. Is it cold? Is it warm? Will it be the same? “Air Condition” is an eerie, dazzling collision of climates: the hazy warmth of Mexico City, the deep cold of Uckermark. The last track, which gives the album its name, is a long ambient piece composed of four parts: sound sculptures, field recordings of city life, news and weather forecasts, and private conversations about the climate. It’s kind of a collaborative diary, obsessed with a single, all-encompassing subject.

Produced and recorded by Gudrun Gut and Mabe Fratti between Berlin, Uckermark, Veracruz and Mexico City. Mixed by GGut at Stern Studio Mastered by John Tejada in Sherman Oaks, USA. Artwork & photos by Daniel Castrejón in Mexico City.

Special thanks to Goethe Institute, who contributed to the creation of this album with a Virtual Partner Residency support.

Let’s Talk About The Weather

Gudrun Gut + Mabe Fratti — Aufregend

A S H A - J.J. Tribute (Original 1990 Version)

I Woke Up This Morning Ft The Notorious BIG

Lucha Libre

And There Is Us

Artist: BITCHIN BAJAS
Album: Transporteur

Cat #: HITD 024
LP – 600 copies on black vinyl
CS – 100 copies
Release date: 4th May 2015

Cooper Crain, Daniel Quinlivan et Rob Frye : orgue électrique, synthétiseurs analogique, synthétiseur modulaire, basse électrique, flûte, clarinette basse et percussions

Artwork by Nick Ciontea
Mastering by Rashad Becker

Label, orders: www.handsinthedarkrecords.com

BITCHIN BAJAS - Marimba

Bikkja i meg

Elements Chord Mode

From the upcoming album "Principe Del Norte" out February 19th on Smalltown Supersound!

Pre -order here:
http://smalltownsupersound.thisisrobot.com/musikk/principe_del_norte_pre_or/

Prins Thomas - A2

Taken from the Maximum Joy compilation "I Can't Stand It Here On Quiet Nights: Singles 1981-82", forthcoming on Silent Street Records. 

Pre-order 2x12" here:
https://silentstreet.bandcamp.com/album/i-cant-stand-it-here-on-quiet-nights-singles-1981-82

Lyrics: Wrafter; Music: Maximum Joy
Produced by Dick O'Dell, John Walker, Pete Mayburn
Originally released on Y Records (12Y 11, 1981).

I Can't Stand It Here On Quiet Nights (SSR001 - Mastered WAVs)

Maximum Joy - Silent Street / Silent Dub

TOMAGA "Memory In Vivo Exposure" (12"/DL).
HITD 037
Release date: 8th December 2017

All tracks composed, perfomed & recorded by TOMAGA
Mastering by Mike Grinser @ D&M, Berlin
Original cover photograph by David Child

Label, orders: www.handsinthedarkrecords.com

TOMAGA - Memory In Vivo Exposure (Parts 1 & 2)

The Ambush LP

Casablanca

from  "Jon Hassell - Vernal Equinox" (1977)

Jon Hassell - trumpet
Nana Vasconcelos - congas
David Rosenboom - tabla, goblet drum (dumbek)
Drone - serge synthesizer & motorola scalatron

Vernal Equinox

Jon Hassell - Vernal Equinox

Bcharre is a techno producer and DJ from Brisbane, Australia. 
Combining his industrial percussive grooves with a myriad of airy and deep melodic components, Bcharre captures his stint in Berlin via a physical brand of techno that’s both honest and brutally precise.

Bcharre
https://soundcloud.com/bcharre

pocketmoth
Website: pocketmoth.com
Bandcamp: pocketmoth.bandcamp.com
Facebook: www.facebook.com/pocketmoth/
Mixcloud: www.mixcloud.com/pocketmoth/

PREMIERE: Bcharre - The Three Ants [pocketmoth]

Ladysmith Black Mambazo is a Grammy Award-winning South African male choral group singing in the local vocal styles of isicathamiya and mbube.

Ladysmith Black Mambazo

Ladysmith Black Mambazo_Mbube (Wimoweh)(The Lion Sleeps Tonight)

From the album "Tea Notes". All music by Jatinder Singh Durhailay & David Edren. Recorded january to march 2018 in Antwerpen and London. Mixed and edited by David Edren at ll150. Mastered & cut by Anne Taegert at Dubplates & Mastering Berlin.  Artwork by Victor Robyn. Vinyl + digital release on Ekster: 12th of September 2019: https://eksterlabel.bandcamp.com/album/tea-notes

Tea Notes

Jatinder Singh Durhailay & David Edren: "Shincha"

On-U Sound dub psychedelia, chopped-up with some tripped-out samples for the Kermit And The Super Weird System slot at the Breaking Convention after party.

https://www.breakingconvention.co.uk

African Head Charge - Dervish Dub [SWSystem Psychedelic Edit]

IMMANENT RECORDINGS
https://linktr.ee/immanent

African Head Charge - Dervish Dub [SWSystem Psychedelic Edit]

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