MUTEK Édition 26 - Official Playlist

GROOVE LA CHORD - DEEPARTURE IN TIME - REVISITED

Al Wootton returns to ZamZam with two more stunning sides of deep dubwise for late and later. It’s been a prolific year and a half since his last ZamZam, with multiple killer 12”s and an LP on his own Trule label, a four-tracker for Livity Sound, and two thrilling EPs as Holy Tongue alongside drummer Valentina Magaletti. Informed equally by UK dub, garage, roots reggae and techno, Al Wootton creates unique amalgams that always hit, and this 7” adds to that legacy in fine style.  

‘Every Knee Shall Bow’ opens with swimming percussion and echoing pads, ramping the tension before dropping into a potent, simmering 4/4 powerhouse, a perfect marriage of steppers and dub techno, at once visceral and cerebral, up front & deep, clear yet heavily atmospheric. Galloping drums, massive reverb splashes and FX, a wide-eyed drop into space… pure fire for the dancers. 

B Side 'Every Tongue Confess,’ drops the tempo down to 120, pulling us into pure heartbeat territory with drum kit, bass guitar, live percussion and keys all played by the artist and dubbed hands-on-desk style. A deep internal grounation in the timeless Count Ossie to Rhythm & Sound continuum, this is true healing music whether on a proper Sound or at home on the hi-fi.  

Strictly limited to 700 copies for the world. No digital, no repress. Design & screen print by Polygon Press. Mastered by Sam at Precise. Releasing late October 2021.

Contact: zamzamsounds@gmail.com

Al Wootton "Every Knee Shall Bow" b/w "Every Tongue Confess" ZamZam 85 vinyl blend

Clap On 2

Disco Spectrum

Clips EP

Freshen Up

Into The Future

Into The Future (Extended Mix)

Beltram, Vol. 1

Energy Flash (2023 Remasterd)

Italian producer and master synthesist Guido Zen has mesmerised my mind with his incredibly rich tapestry of sound since he appeared on the scene as Abul Mogard. He's got a particular sonic aesthetic that I tried [and failed] at replicating - something soft and slow-burning is rising and evolving into a velvety, faint and fuzzy vibration, perfectly sculpted to hold it all in one place. If there were just a bit too much reverb it all would be blurry, and if not enough, it would be just dry. And yet, in the hands of Guido, the frequency spectrum is dense and alive, "shaking kosmische synth fantasies into post-industrial ambience and blissful shoegaze memories." His most recent release with Rafael Anton Irisarri, for which I premiered "Place of Forever", was a fantastic example of all of the above, plus an amazing showcase of what a collaborative production may bring to the fans, combining Raf's distorted layers of bowed guitar with a myriad of perfectly saturated effects. On June 21st, Guido returns with yet another collaboration, this time with Berlin-based Dutch-Italian composer and sound designer Aimée Portioli, known as Grand River. Released via Caterina Barbieri's light-years imprint, this new work, which Guido admitted to me has taken him into new territories, is indeed yet another captivating dimension of a multi-faceted composition that truly unites both artists as one. Here, we are gifted with Aimée's strong sense of sensual organic soundscapes that develop into nearly overpowering tide crests, static washes, and serene expense, all carried by the widescreen cinematic tension and resolve in the hands of the fictitious synth factory worker. A truly enjoyable journey, which I hope you'll explore. I recommend turning up the volume a bit beyond your usual setting...

In uno spazio immenso

Sulle barcane

TRACK PREMIERE : Grand River And Abul Mogard - Sulle Barcane

https://bergsonist.bandcamp.com/album/maghreb

Maghreb

Attachement

A special stunning one track release from the label head and Belgian icon Marco Bailey.


BCCO Premiere: Marco Bailey  - Radiant Surge [MBE188]

Out now: https://orcd.co/REKIDS263

“The idea was to bring Jazz closer to people who might not be familiar with it.”– Kiko Navarro & Pere Navarro

Kiko Navarro & Pere Navarro (unrelated) land on Radio Slave’s Rekids with their first-ever EP, ‘Les Cousins’. Their debut release counts three tracks, merging infectious House grooves with Pere’s Jazz-inflected trumpet solos for a stylish EP rooted in classic sounds, yet with a distinct modern edge to it.

Both hailing from the Balearic Islands, Kiko, a seasoned DJ and producer from Mallorca with music on King Street Sounds, Pacha Recordings, Shall Not Fade and more, and Pere, a multi-instrumentalist, composer, producer, and DJ from Ibiza. Despite sharing a last name, the pair are not related, meeting for the first time at a private party where Pere spontaneously joined Kiko’s DJ set on trumpet, after which their partnership continued when Kiko invited Pere to record a trumpet solo for a Louie Vega remix, leading up to the creation of their debut ‘Les Cousins’ EP, landing on Rekids this May.

Buy/Stream

Kiko Navarro & Pere Navarro -  Byrd's Groove

Eternal Life EP

Eternal Life

Eternal Life (Mix 2)

http://www.juno.co.uk/products/aurora-halal-shapeshifter/571992-01/

Just Tell Me (MD002)

Virton Upgraded (Ben Klock Remixes)

Virton Upgraded

https://bergsonist.bandcamp.com/album/borft-split-w-isabella-141

ATENEM (B01 - Borft141 )

The Struggle / Save the Children

Save the Children (Detroit Mix)

Next Edition: 19_24.08.25 | International Festival of Digital Creativity & Electronic Music

Into The Future (Extended Mix)

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