Earthly Measures mixes

Order : earthlymeasures.bandcamp.com/album/simbiosis-ep

Earthly Measures is delighted to present their final release of 2021 ‘Simbiosis’ - a collaboration by producers Guazu & Terror/Cactus

The EP begins with Cumbia Transoceanica, an electronic cumbia with an evolving melody that sways back and forth, like a conversation between the two artists living oceans apart.

In Zambita, an acoustic guitar dances alongside swirling digital synthesisers over a 6/8 polyrhythm, creating an ethereal electronic take on the traditional Argentine folk dance called “Zamba”.

Simbiosis kicks off with some of the strong upbeat and shuffle of Cumbia before it takes off into new territory, exploring playful melodies and euphoric harmonies.

Selva Misionera begins with a field recording that Selasco (Terror/Cactus) recorded in the jungles of Iguazu in Northern Argentina. Using texture, biomimicry, and melody, the track evokes the feeling of being immersed in a humid forest surrounded by wildlife. Flute by Kate Olson and lo-fi percussion by Mike Gebhart

In the track Cueva, traditional Andean flutes called Sikus play a haunting melody that ushers the listener into a dark and magical underworld.

The remixes of Selva Misionera and Cueva by Honduras producer Abi Lean add another layer of complexity and mystery to the tracks. By re-introducing some of the traditional sounds and rhythms of Cumbia, the remixes take on an organic and mystical feel of their own.

Terror/Cactus & GUAZÚ - Simbiosis EP (EARTHLY011)

Pre- Order here : https://earthlymeasures.bandcamp.com/album/earthly-tapes-03

After just over a year-long hiatus from the Earthly Tapes series – the 3rd Chapter is finally upon us. Offering more mind-altering tracks to the series, we welcome 6 new members to the Earthly Measures familia!

We kick things off with ‘Comets (part I & II)’, the first release by ORSO, the new musical project from Jean Dasso AKA Yeahman, stepping into club and drum music. Alongside faster rhythms, he is influenced by UK Break music, African dances and traditional instruments. In the opening track for Earthly Tapes 03, we’re taken through a two chapter journey led by modular melodic loops, old traditional voices samples, ORSO’s own recordings.

We then take a trip to Argentina as we welcome Balam to the EM family, join him as he takes you on a daydream across the Latin-American rainforest where synthesizers and nature collide to make the perfect mix, guided by a voice from the deep jungle. ‘Ensueño’ is a dance-floor tool for both the start and end of the night.

Japanese native Mamazu brings up the tempo for the third track ‘Tombi’. Transporting us to a hypnotic and hedonistic state as delightful aerophones sound with the exotic chant delivering the feeling of a dry breeze from the unseen frontier. Another dance floor ripper!

The B-side starts with ‘Voces’, a track inspired by the music that Chilean artist DJ Raff’s mum listened to when he was a teenager making beats in his bedroom. He used to take her records and tapes to sample and make boom-bap beats at the time. Every time he showed her a new beat, she had the ability to recognize the track that he sampled. Voces is influenced by both Spanish and Chilean 70’s music, although very deconstructed and hidden.

Ditti takes us through ever-twisting waves as we swim upstream, spot the time and take off... welcome to ‘Poly Party’. The soundtrack to a carnivalesque funked out ballad on a Polynesian beach shifting between slide & ride, cutting synths and dripping flows.

We wrap things up with ‘Small Town Rebellion’, a story told by Scottish producer Kusht – this downtempo chugger reflects the story of a young man in a dead-end town with no future. He needs to break his fate and carve his own path by revolting and manifesting his own destiny.

Earthly Tapes 03 (EARTHLY012)

Order here : https://earthlymeasures.bandcamp.com/album/esp-ritus-ep

Earthy Measures 13th release sees them delving deeper with a 5 track EP from the Colombian, OKRAA - very much inspired by his native country, and his most personal release to date.

First track on the EP 'Song To Say Goodbye' is inspired by African communities in Colombia, Desplazamiento, & based on a native Colombian rhythm called 'Bullerengue' with added Electro & Acid elements.

Baile de Fuego (Fiebre Mix) takes its inspiration from communities from the Pacific coast of Colombia. Their native instrument, 'Marimba de Chonta' was used as the main source for the track, which was then processed and combined with elements of the UK Bass Continuum and Acid House

Bunde Niebla was inspired by the tradition of Colombian 'Alumbranzas', a local religious musical ceremony, with which the indigenous group of Yanakona's in the region of Nariño meditate through the use of self-made bamboo flutes and drums + prayer.

Many testimonies speak of spiritual healing and premonitions. This was also the chance to pay a nice homage to Colombian Indigenous musician and Luthier Cenen Omen, who inspired and taught music to several generations of local and indigenous people in a sadly forgotten area of Colombia.

The song also samples a track by an ancestor of OKRAA called 'Bunde Tolimense', which is the anthem for the Colombian region of Tolima.

Aura explores a more introspective nature, the lyrics in Spanish speak about facing your own ego, to understand it's a burden that you can let go of to finally become free/yourself/one.

Arbol: Ex-Humano was an experiment that OKRAA always wanted to try: Salsa + Acid House, which he did it after an Ayahuasca trip. In English - Tree: Ex-Human.

Notes from the artist -Desplazamiento (El Baile Como Salvación / Dance as a Salvation): Many indigenous people, and members from the country-side communities in Colombia have been forced through the years to leave their hometown due to expropriation of their lands, forcing them to live in cities in extreme poverty. The feeling of helplessness and the wish to help them but not being able to make a huge difference for the lack or shortage of money. There's many artists and musicians that have had to go through this, and they make art their way of coping with it.

-Espíritus y Árboles: The 'Awá', an Indigenous group from the area of Nariño in Colombia, have several ways of seeing life and beliefs that inspired me, one of them especially, which was that all humans become trees after they live their human lives, and they remain in the land as living creatures to guide or sometimes punish humans.

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OKRAA - Espíritus EP (EARTHLY013)

Pre-order here : kaleema.bandcamp.com/album/velo-ep

Argentine composer Kaleema debuts on Earthly Measures with a new EP, 'Velo', to be released on June 24th of this year. In its name it anticipates a concrete and expansive work that marks times of change in which we suspend ourselves for listening.

Velo, opens the album signifying a mutation, a movement inspired by a breakthrough as personal as it is musical that joins the poetry it offers us. Heidi Lewandowski returns to her training as a violinist and composes with fragments of dub sound, echoes, layers of percussion and remarkable string arrangements. The narrative contains the initiatory force to reinvent ourselves from within and to break through to the other side: if I resonate/break the veil.

The track Cántaro contains the dynamics that showcase their signature percussion-driven sound and we recognize Kaleema and their previous evolving works. With global influences from the electronic music she often collaborates with, she leads us over the nuances provided by her distinctive voice: light and hypnotic. The versatility of this producer in search of sounds ranging from electronic music to the most complex composition makes her production increasingly enriching.

The third cut, Eclipse, produced in the key of slow dance track gives a twist to the aesthetics of 'Velo' turning the EP into a varied production.

The album has two remixes, the first collaboration of Velo is made by the producer Chancha Vía Circuito who appears with his particular sound generating a pleasant counterpoint in the album and reminds us of the remarkable and harmonious artistic dialogue of these two artists. Towards the end the second collaboration in the hands of Ecuadorian producer and DJ Joaquín Cornejo puts us in front of a rhythmic piece loaded with organic groove.

'Velo' is composed with the strength of an artist who has not stopped these years maintaining constant tours in America & Europe and is about to begin a long series of concerts in México, Spain, Germany, Greece & Portugal, with this soundtrack that anticipates her performances.

MUSIC BY KALEEMA Heidi Lewandowski
MIXED BY Andrés Oddone for Bugambilia Estudio
MASTERIZED BY Sebastián Cordovés
DISTRIBUTED BY Earthly Measures
ART Candelaria Aaset
PHOTOGRAPH Eli Portela
TEXTS BY Magui Dávila
2022

Kaleema - Velo EP (EARTHLY014)

Pre Order : https://menteorganica.bandcamp.com/album/el-espacio-lp

After the first two Earthly Tapes & a handful of EPs, Earthly Measures drops its first full-length album with Mente Organica’s El Espacio - a beautifully crafted album with glorious textures, steady grooves, calming vibes & a dancefloor filler or two.

Born in Bogotá, Colombia – producer & multi-instrumentalist Mente Organica has slowly been making a name for himself within the folktronica/Latin scene. Following multiple album and EP releases over the past few years, El Espacio marks his first release on wax and the music stands out from anything he has done before. These 8 tracks surprise & reward the listener as individual harmonies at first, and finally, as a whole and immersive symphony.

From “Pablo Bebe’, a track he wrote which is inspired & dedicated to his best friend – to ‘Close the Door’, written in the depths of quarantine, reflecting isolation, loneliness & introspection, & ‘Yoga’ - a song written with his father that can be easily heard filling the dancefloor as well as easy bedroom sessions, this album truly does feel like his most personal work yet. ‘Eagle’- an utterly unique track born in Pucon, Chile, after meeting opera singer Katy Prado - blends sensibilities of 60s psychedelic rock vocals with Mente’s signature electronica. ‘Dame Un Segundo’ is the lobby track of the album, with Balearic vibes: chilled, jazzy & floaty. Title track ‘El Espacio’ pays homage to Mente’s influences growing up - think Massive Attack, Thievery Corporation & Air - giving us that Trip Hop vibe. ‘Huanini’ is a real groover - a low-key dance track that evokes that “start of the night” feeling of excitement, with heavy experimentation of granular synths. Finally, rounding the album off with melodies of hope, delight and positivity, ‘Partida’ reminds us that there is always light at the end of the tunnel.

El Espacio

PREMIER: Mente Organica - Eagle Feat. Katy Prado

Pre-Order : https://menteorganica.bandcamp.com/album/el-espacio-lp

After the first two Earthly Tapes & a handful of EPs, Earthly Measures drops its first full-length album with Mente Organica’s El Espacio - a beautifully crafted album with glorious textures, steady grooves, calming vibes & a dancefloor filler or two.

Born in Bogotá, Colombia – producer & multi-instrumentalist Mente Organica has slowly been making a name for himself within the folktronica/Latin scene. Following multiple album and EP releases over the past few years, El Espacio marks his first release on wax and the music stands out from anything he has done before. These 8 tracks surprise & reward the listener as individual harmonies at first, and finally, as a whole and immersive symphony.

From “Pablo Bebe’, a track he wrote which is inspired & dedicated to his best friend – to ‘Close the Door’, written in the depths of quarantine, reflecting isolation, loneliness & introspection, & ‘Yoga’ - a song written with his father that can be easily heard filling the dancefloor as well as easy bedroom sessions, this album truly does feel like his most personal work yet. ‘Eagle’- an utterly unique track born in Pucon, Chile, after meeting opera singer Katy Prado - blends sensibilities of 60s psychedelic rock vocals with Mente’s signature electronica. ‘Dame Un Segundo’ is the lobby track of the album, with Balearic vibes: chilled, jazzy & floaty. Title track ‘El Espacio’ pays homage to Mente’s influences growing up - think Massive Attack, Thievery Corporation & Air - giving us that Trip Hop vibe. ‘Huanini’ is a real groover - a low-key dance track that evokes that “start of the night” feeling of excitement, with heavy experimentation of granular synths. Finally, rounding the album off with melodies of hope, delight and positivity, ‘Partida’ reminds us that there is always light at the end of the tunnel.

PREMIER: Mente Organica - Huanini

Mente Organica - El Espacio

Mente Organica - Dame Un Segundo

Mente Organica - Partida

This week Papaoul welcomes a Sunday morning mini mix from Earthly Measures.

TRACKLIST
Molly Lewis - Oceanic Feeling [Jagjaguwar]
Falle Nioke & sir Was - Rain [PRAH]
Vivian Koch - Lil Birdy Starts to Fly Again [AD 93]
Shunaji - Creatrix [CDR]
Lianne La Havas - Seven Times (Wu-Lu Remix) [Warner]
Pie Eye Collective - Gratitude [Albert’s Favourites]
REMI - Good Mates (feat. Konny Kon) [Jakarta]
Little Simz - Woman (feat. Cleo Sol) [AGE 101]
Joe Armon-Jones - Pray [Aquarii]
Lex Amor - Ruckus (prod. Rei Sky) [Self-released]
A Certain Ratio - Feel No Fear [Mute]
Ms Ray - Gave It Away [Self-released]
Ruby Rushton - Gideon’s Way [22a]
Banda Maje - UFO Bar [Four Flies]
Hemai - We Could Be Jaded (feat. Layfullstop) [Tru Thoughts]
Ze In The Clouds - Pad Thai [Time is The Enemy]
DJ Manny - Signals In My Head [Planet Mu]
Athletic Progression - Osaka [Touching Bass]

// Earthly Measures Guest Mix //
Vastamente - Timeless [Intaqta]
Phortah - Praise [unreleased Earthly Measures]
Santiago Córdoba & The Bauls of Bengal - Sundarbans 1 [unreleased Earthly Measures]
Sikada - Chinvat [Outtallectuals]
Gallo - Saver [Hell Yeah]
Moon’s Voyager - The Bride’s Of Moks [down.]
El Suchi - Esperanza [Resueño]
El Búho - Porro del Tucán [unreleased Earthly Measures]Penya - La Mér [Liminal]
Hypnotic Brass Ensemble - Soon It Will Be Fire (feat. Moses Sumney) [Jagjaguwar]

Papaoul with Earthly Measures // 09-05-21 // Worldwide FM

Earthly Measures Soho Radio Tracklist:

1. Mente Organica - Close The Door (Earthly Measures)
2. Albrecht - Sunshower 
3. Meitei - Gen’ei
4. Las Olas - Aurora 
5. Alex Hentze - Cúmulo Estelar
6. Santiago Cordoba & The Bauls of Bengal - Alga Roilo Ghorer Dora (Unreleased Earthly Measures) 
7. Wau Wau Collectif - Gouné Yi
8. Mente Organica - Partida (Earthly Measures)
9. Alonso del Rio - EL Viejo Tambor (Eskatos Remix) 
10. Guazu & Terror Cactus - Flor del Desiento 
11. Max Essa - Jules Y Cyntia (Eddie C dub wise in Der Wedding mix)
12. Total 90 - Curtidora 
13. Zentrip Müzik - Govinda 
14. Kiko Navarro ft. Caridad - Para Mamá (Instrumental)
15. Wanduta - Cariñito - Wanduta Edit
16. Golden Bug feat. The Liminanas - Variation sur 3 bancs
17. Xaman - Ivicti 
18. El Suchi - Pajaro Mensajero
19. Phortah - Landscape (Unreleased Earthly Measures)
20. Polocorp & The Atlas Collective - Gnawa
21. Holed Coin - Alma 
22. Isaac Soto - Reliquias
23. El Búho - Anglo-Colombian Expedition (Unreleased Earthly Measures) 
24. Popnoname - The Church And The Devil (Axel Boman Remix)
25. Dub Caravan - Moroccan Sunset
26. Santiago Cordoba & The Bauls of Bengal - Manush Gache Ekbar (Unreleased Earthly Measures)

Soho Radio - Earthly Measures - (10/05/2021)

One of the huge positives in the last year or so has been the output from London based https://soundcloud.com/earthlymeasures label - applying their club formula of future global underground dance music to a slew of great releases from the likes of El Búho, Joaquin Cornejo and Mente Organica. So we're delighted to share their super deep mix, a beautiful exploration of downtempo, organic house, Latin American textures and contemporary global electronica. 

With thanks
Artwork: "Cosmo Andino"
Digital Collage by @SaireStudio 

Tracklist 
Janax Pacha — Canoa
Hajna - Vertige du Temps (Kino B Remix)
Cigarra & A Tenda Da Lua - Ar
Ohxalá - On Beethoven's theme from '6th Symphony_2nd Movement'
Silvio Astier - Los Hijos de Fierro (Unreleased Earthly Measures)
Bosquemar - Sendero
Good Block - Aquaculture 
Moon’s Voyage - The Blue Shoeshiner 
Kiko Navarro ft. Caridad De La Luz aka La Bruja - Para Mamá (Instrumental)
Juan Laya, Jorge Montiel, Ramon Ruiz - La Guitarra Azul, Pt. 3
Omeria - Leaves 
XAMAN - Ubuntu
Ditti  - La Si

Guest Mix #47: EARTHLY MEASURES

Kolago Kult's Acid Dream Stream with Earthly Measures
London based audio-visual collective Kolago Kult present their Acid Dream Stream... a tripped out multi-sensory journey through the cosmos. With music spanning time and space, transcending cultures and genres all set against their signature collage of acid-laced, mind-bending visuals. London based crew and label Earthly Measures join for this trip, taking over the middle hour bringing their psychedelic sounds. Turn on, tune in and drop out

Acid Dream Stream [21.09.2021]

Pre Order : https://earthlymeasures.bandcamp.com/album/simbiosis-ep

Earthly Measures is delighted to present their final release of 2021 ‘Simbiosis’ - a collaboration by producers Guazu & Terror/Cactus

The EP begins with Cumbia Transoceanica, an electronic cumbia with an evolving melody that sways back and forth, like a conversation between the two artists living oceans apart.

In Zambita, an acoustic guitar dances alongside swirling digital synthesisers over a 6/8 polyrhythm, creating an ethereal electronic take on the traditional Argentine folk dance called “Zamba”.

Simbiosis kicks off with some of the strong upbeat and shuffle of Cumbia before it takes off into new territory, exploring playful melodies and euphoric harmonies.

Selva Misionera begins with a field recording that Selasco (Terror/Cactus) recorded in the jungles of Iguazu in Northern Argentina. Using texture, biomimicry, and melody, the track evokes the feeling of being immersed in a humid forest surrounded by wildlife. Flute by Kate Olson and lo-fi percussion by Mike Gebhart

In the track Cueva, traditional Andean flutes called Sikus play a haunting melody that ushers the listener into a dark and magical underworld.

The remixes of Selva Misionera and Cueva by Honduras producer Abi Lean add another layer of complexity and mystery to the tracks. By re-introducing some of the traditional sounds and rhythms of Cumbia, the remixes take on an organic and mystical feel of their own.

Simbiosis

PREMIER: Terror/Cactus & GUAZÚ - Cueva

DC Promo Tracks #892: "Cumbia Transoceanica" by Terror/Cactus & GUAZÚ is part of the release "Simbiosis EP" on Earthly Measures @earthlymeasures  

Buy Now: https://earthlymeasures.bandcamp.com/album/simbiosis-ep 

More Promo Tracks: https://www.dreamchimney.com/promo

DC Promo Tracks #892: Terror/Cactus & GUAZÚ "Cumbia Transoceanica"

Artist: https://soundcloud.com/terrorcactus, https://soundcloud.com/lucasmojimoji
Track: Simbiosis
Label: https://soundcloud.com/earthlymeasures
Format: Digital, EP
Release date: 19/12/21
YouTube: https://youtu.be/jEeBzlo78u0

Earthly Measures is delighted to present their final release of 2021 ‘Simbiosis’ - 5 tracker EP with remixes from Honduras producer Abi Lean a collaboration by Argentina born producers Guazu & Terror/Cactus, conveys the atmosphere of the South America's selva with its magic.
Our pick here felt on titule track 'Simbiosis' which kicks off with some of the strong upbeat and shuffle of Cumbia before it takes off into new territory, exploring playful melodies and euphoric harmonies.

PREMIERE | Terror/Cactus & GUAZÚ - Simbiosis [Earthly Measures] 2021

Order : https://earthlymeasures.bandcamp.com/album/simbiosis-ep

Earthly Measures is delighted to present their final release of 2021 ‘Simbiosis’ - a collaboration by producers Guazu & Terror/Cactus

The EP begins with Cumbia Transoceanica, an electronic cumbia with an evolving melody that sways back and forth, like a conversation between the two artists living oceans apart.

In Zambita, an acoustic guitar dances alongside swirling digital synthesisers over a 6/8 polyrhythm, creating an ethereal electronic take on the traditional Argentine folk dance called “Zamba”.

Simbiosis kicks off with some of the strong upbeat and shuffle of Cumbia before it takes off into new territory, exploring playful melodies and euphoric harmonies.

Selva Misionera begins with a field recording that Selasco (Terror/Cactus) recorded in the jungles of Iguazu in Northern Argentina. Using texture, biomimicry, and melody, the track evokes the feeling of being immersed in a humid forest surrounded by wildlife. Flute by Kate Olson and lo-fi percussion by Mike Gebhart

In the track Cueva, traditional Andean flutes called Sikus play a haunting melody that ushers the listener into a dark and magical underworld.

The remixes of Selva Misionera and Cueva by Honduras producer Abi Lean add another layer of complexity and mystery to the tracks. By re-introducing some of the traditional sounds and rhythms of Cumbia, the remixes take on an organic and mystical feel of their own.

Terror/Cactus & GUAZÚ - Zambita

Terror/Cactus & GUAZÚ - Selva Misionera

Terror/Cactus & GUAZÚ - Selva Misionera (ABI LEAN Rework)

Terror/Cactus & GUAZÚ - Cueva (ABI LEAN Rework)

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Order here : https://earthlymeasures.bandcamp.com/album/earthly-tapes-03

After just over a year-long hiatus from the Earthly Tapes series – the 3rd Chapter is finally upon us. Offering more mind-altering tracks to the series, we welcome 6 new members to the Earthly Measures familia!

We kick things off with ‘Comets (part I & II)’, the first release by ORSO, the new musical project from Jean Dasso AKA Yeahman, stepping into club and drum music. Alongside faster rhythms, he is influenced by UK Break music, African dances and traditional instruments. In the opening track for Earthly Tapes 03, we’re taken through a two chapter journey led by modular melodic loops, old traditional voices samples, ORSO’s own recordings.

We then take a trip to Argentina as we welcome Balam to the EM family, join him as he takes you on a daydream across the Latin-American rainforest where synthesizers and nature collide to make the perfect mix, guided by a voice from the deep jungle. ‘Ensueño’ is a dance-floor tool for both the start and end of the night.

Japanese native Mamazu brings up the tempo for the third track ‘Tombi’. Transporting us to a hypnotic and hedonistic state as delightful aerophones sound with the exotic chant delivering the feeling of a dry breeze from the unseen frontier. Another dance floor ripper!

The B-side starts with ‘Voces’, a track inspired by the music that Chilean artist DJ Raff’s mum listened to when he was a teenager making beats in his bedroom. He used to take her records and tapes to sample and make boom-bap beats at the time. Every time he showed her a new beat, she had the ability to recognize the track that he sampled. Voces is influenced by both Spanish and Chilean 70’s music, although very deconstructed and hidden.

Ditti takes us through ever-twisting waves as we swim upstream, spot the time and take off... welcome to ‘Poly Party’. The soundtrack to a carnivalesque funked out ballad on a Polynesian beach shifting between slide & ride, cutting synths and dripping flows.

We wrap things up with ‘Small Town Rebellion’, a story told by Scottish producer Kusht – this downtempo chugger reflects the story of a young man in a dead-end town with no future. He needs to break his fate and carve his own path by revolting and manifesting his own destiny.

Earthly Tapes 03

PREMIER: ORSSO aka Yeahman - Comets (part I & II)

Percussive Chilean rhythms on the third instalment in Earthly Measures Tapes series.

Read More & Buy: https://www.stampthewax.com/2022/04/05/premiere-dj-raff-voces/
Listen on Youtube: https://bit.ly/DJRaffVoces

Listen on Youtube

DJ Raff - Voces (STW Premiere)

VA - Earthly Tapes 03 
BUY LINK : https://earthlymeasures.bandcamp.com/album/earthly-tapes-03
Label: Earthly Measures (https://soundcloud.com/earthlymeasures)
https://soundcloud.com/balamok

After just over a year-long hiatus from the Earthly Tapes series – the 3rd Chapter is finally upon us. Offering more mind-altering tracks to the series, we welcome 6 new members to the Earthly Measures familia!

We kick things off with ‘Comets (part I & II)’, the first release by ORSO, the new musical project from Jean Dasso AKA Yeahman, stepping into club and drum music. Alongside faster rhythms, he is influenced by UK Break music, African dances and traditional instruments. In the opening track for Earthly Tapes 03, we’re taken through a two chapter journey led by modular melodic loops, old traditional voices samples, ORSO’s own recordings.

We then take a trip to Argentina as we welcome Balam to the EM family, join him as he takes you on a daydream across the Latin-American rainforest where synthesizers and nature collide to make the perfect mix, guided by a voice from the deep jungle. ‘Ensueño’ is a dance-floor tool for both the start and end of the night.

Japanese native Mamazu brings up the tempo for the third track ‘Tombi’. Transporting us to a hypnotic and hedonistic state as delightful aerophones sound with the exotic chant delivering the feeling of a dry breeze from the unseen frontier. Another dance floor ripper!

The B-side starts with ‘Voces’, a track inspired by the music that Chilean artist DJ Raff’s mum listened to when he was a teenager making beats in his bedroom. He used to take her records and tapes to sample and make boom-bap beats at the time. Every time he showed her a new beat, she had the ability to recognize the track that he sampled. Voces is influenced by both Spanish and Chilean 70’s music, although very deconstructed and hidden.

Ditti takes us through ever-twisting waves as we swim upstream, spot the time and take off... welcome to ‘Poly Party’. The soundtrack to a carnivalesque funked out ballad on a Polynesian beach shifting between slide & ride, cutting synths and dripping flows.

We wrap things up with ‘Small Town Rebellion’, a story told by Scottish producer Kusht – this downtempo chugger reflects the story of a young man in a dead-end town with no future. He needs to break his fate and carve his own path by revolting and manifesting his own destiny.

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PREMIERE : Balam - Ensueño

Mamazu - Tombi

Ditti - Poly Party

"Desplazamiento (El Baile Como Salvación / Dance as a Salvation): Many indigenous people, and members from the country-side communities in Colombia have been forced through the years to leave their hometown due to expropriation of their lands, forcing them to live in cities in extreme poverty. The feeling of helplessness and the wish to help them but not being able to make a huge difference for the lack or shortage of money. There's many artists and musicians that have had to go through this, and they make art their way of coping with it."

For his new release on Earthly Measures Colombian producer OKRAA draws inspiration from his homeland. Each track in either name, samples or source pays tribute to different communities and traditions across the country, from the African communities in Colombia to native Bullerengue rhythms, instruments like the Marimba de Chonta and religious musical ceremonies including Alumbranzas. Of course these are all approached through an electronic lens, with touches of electro, acid, UK bass and house, intertwining with tradition and culminating in a deeply personal journey.

PREMIERE: OKRAA - Baile de Fuego (Fiebre Mix) [Earthly Measures]

Pre Order here : earthlymeasures.bandcamp.com/album/esp-ritus-ep

Earthy Measures 13th release sees them delving deeper with a 5 track EP from the Colombian, OKRAA - very much inspired by his native country, and his most personal release to date.

First track on the EP 'Song To Say Goodbye' is inspired by African communities in Colombia, Desplazamiento, & based on a native Colombian rhythm called 'Bullerengue' with added Electro & Acid elements.

Baile de Fuego (Fiebre Mix) takes its inspiration from communities from the Pacific coast of Colombia. Their native instrument, 'Marimba de Chonta' was used as the main source for the track, which was then processed and combined with elements of the UK Bass Continuum and Acid House

Bunde Niebla was inspired by the tradition of Colombian 'Alumbranzas', a local religious musical ceremony, with which the indigenous group of Yanakona's in the region of Nariño meditate through the use of self-made bamboo flutes and drums + prayer.

Many testimonies speak of spiritual healing and premonitions. This was also the chance to pay a nice homage to Colombian Indigenous musician and Luthier Cenen Omen, who inspired and taught music to several generations of local and indigenous people in a sadly forgotten area of Colombia.

The song also samples a track by an ancestor of OKRAA called 'Bunde Tolimense', which is the anthem for the Colombian region of Tolima.

Aura explores a more introspective nature, the lyrics in Spanish speak about facing your own ego, to understand it's a burden that you can let go of to finally become free/yourself/one.

Arbol: Ex-Humano was an experiment that OKRAA always wanted to try: Salsa + Acid House, which he did it after an Ayahuasca trip. In English - Tree: Ex-Human.

Notes from the artist -Desplazamiento (El Baile Como Salvación / Dance as a Salvation): Many indigenous people, and members from the country-side communities in Colombia have been forced through the years to leave their hometown due to expropriation of their lands, forcing them to live in cities in extreme poverty. The feeling of helplessness and the wish to help them but not being able to make a huge difference for the lack or shortage of money. There's many artists and musicians that have had to go through this, and they make art their way of coping with it.

-Espíritus y Árboles: The 'Awá', an Indigenous group from the area of Nariño in Colombia, have several ways of seeing life and beliefs that inspired me, one of them especially, which was that all humans become trees after they live their human lives, and they remain in the land as living creatures to guide or sometimes punish humans.

PREMIER: OKRAA - Song To Say Goodbye

Earthy Measures 13th release sees them delving deeper with a 5 track EP from the Colombian, OKRAA - very much inspired by his native country, and his most personal release to date.

First track on the EP 'Song To Say Goodbye' is inspired by African communities in Colombia, Desplazamiento, & based on a native Colombian rhythm called 'Bullerengue' with added Electro & Acid elements.

Baile de Fuego (Fiebre Mix) takes its inspiration from communities from the Pacific coast of Colombia. Their native instrument, 'Marimba de Chonta' was used as the main source for the track, which was then processed and combined with elements of the UK Bass Continuum and Acid House

Bunde Niebla was inspired by the tradition of Colombian 'Alumbranzas', a local religious musical ceremony, with which the indigenous group of Yanakona's in the region of Nariño meditate through the use of self-made bamboo flutes and drums + prayer.

Many testimonies speak of spiritual healing and premonitions. This was also the chance to pay a nice homage to Colombian Indigenous musician and Luthier Cenen Omen, who inspired and taught music to several generations of local and indigenous people in a sadly forgotten area of Colombia.

The song also samples a track by an ancestor of OKRAA called 'Bunde Tolimense', which is the anthem for the Colombian region of Tolima.

Aura explores a more introspective nature, the lyrics in Spanish speak about facing your own ego, to understand it's a burden that you can let go of to finally become free/yourself/one.

Arbol: Ex-Humano was an experiment that OKRAA always wanted to try: Salsa + Acid House, which he did it after an Ayahuasca trip. In English - Tree: Ex-Human.

Notes from the artist -Desplazamiento (El Baile Como Salvación / Dance as a Salvation): Many indigenous people, and members from the country-side communities in Colombia have been forced through the years to leave their hometown due to expropriation of their lands, forcing them to live in cities in extreme poverty. The feeling of helplessness and the wish to help them but not being able to make a huge difference for the lack or shortage of money. There's many artists and musicians that have had to go through this, and they make art their way of coping with it.

-Espíritus y Árboles: The 'Awá', an Indigenous group from the area of Nariño in Colombia, have several ways of seeing life and beliefs that inspired me, one of them especially, which was that all humans become trees after they live their human lives, and they remain in the land as living creatures to guide or sometimes punish humans.

PREMIERE : OKRAA - Bunde Niebla

Acid latin rhythms from Colombian producer OKRAA on Earthly Measures.

Read More & Buy: https://www.stampthewax.com/2022/05/24/premiere-okraa-arbol-ex-humano/
Listen on Youtube: https://bit.ly/OkraaArbol

OKRAA - Arbol Ex-Humano (STW Premiere)

Order here : earthlymeasures.bandcamp.com/album/esp-ritus-ep

Earthy Measures 13th release sees them delving deeper with a 5 track EP from the Colombian, OKRAA - very much inspired by his native country, and his most personal release to date.

First track on the EP 'Song To Say Goodbye' is inspired by African communities in Colombia, Desplazamiento, & based on a native Colombian rhythm called 'Bullerengue' with added Electro & Acid elements.

Baile de Fuego (Fiebre Mix) takes its inspiration from communities from the Pacific coast of Colombia. Their native instrument, 'Marimba de Chonta' was used as the main source for the track, which was then processed and combined with elements of the UK Bass Continuum and Acid House

Bunde Niebla was inspired by the tradition of Colombian 'Alumbranzas', a local religious musical ceremony, with which the indigenous group of Yanakona's in the region of Nariño meditate through the use of self-made bamboo flutes and drums + prayer.

Many testimonies speak of spiritual healing and premonitions. This was also the chance to pay a nice homage to Colombian Indigenous musician and Luthier Cenen Omen, who inspired and taught music to several generations of local and indigenous people in a sadly forgotten area of Colombia.

The song also samples a track by an ancestor of OKRAA called 'Bunde Tolimense', which is the anthem for the Colombian region of Tolima.

Aura explores a more introspective nature, the lyrics in Spanish speak about facing your own ego, to understand it's a burden that you can let go of to finally become free/yourself/one.

Arbol: Ex-Humano was an experiment that OKRAA always wanted to try: Salsa + Acid House, which he did it after an Ayahuasca trip. In English - Tree: Ex-Human.

Notes from the artist -Desplazamiento (El Baile Como Salvación / Dance as a Salvation): Many indigenous people, and members from the country-side communities in Colombia have been forced through the years to leave their hometown due to expropriation of their lands, forcing them to live in cities in extreme poverty. The feeling of helplessness and the wish to help them but not being able to make a huge difference for the lack or shortage of money. There's many artists and musicians that have had to go through this, and they make art their way of coping with it.

-Espíritus y Árboles: The 'Awá', an Indigenous group from the area of Nariño in Colombia, have several ways of seeing life and beliefs that inspired me, one of them especially, which was that all humans become trees after they live their human lives, and they remain in the land as living creatures to guide or sometimes punish humans.

Espíritus EP

OKRAA - Aura

Pre-order here : https://kaleema.bandcamp.com/album/velo-ep

Argentine composer Kaleema debuts on Earthly Measures with a new EP, 'Velo', to be released on June 24th of this year. In its name it anticipates a concrete and expansive work that marks times of change in which we suspend ourselves for listening.

Velo, opens the album signifying a mutation, a movement inspired by a breakthrough as personal as it is musical that joins the poetry it offers us. Heidi Lewandowski returns to her training as a violinist and composes with fragments of dub sound, echoes, layers of percussion and remarkable string arrangements. The narrative contains the initiatory force to reinvent ourselves from within and to break through to the other side: if I resonate/break the veil.

The track Cántaro contains the dynamics that showcase their signature percussion-driven sound and we recognize Kaleema and their previous evolving works. With global influences from the electronic music she often collaborates with, she leads us over the nuances provided by her distinctive voice: light and hypnotic. The versatility of this producer in search of sounds ranging from electronic music to the most complex composition makes her production increasingly enriching.

The third cut, Eclipse, produced in the key of slow dance track gives a twist to the aesthetics of 'Velo' turning the EP into a varied production.

The album has two remixes, the first collaboration of Velo is made by the producer Chancha Vía Circuito who appears with his particular sound generating a pleasant counterpoint in the album and reminds us of the remarkable and harmonious artistic dialogue of these two artists. Towards the end the second collaboration in the hands of Ecuadorian producer and DJ Joaquín Cornejo puts us in front of a rhythmic piece loaded with organic groove.

'Velo' is composed with the strength of an artist who has not stopped these years maintaining constant tours in America & Europe and is about to begin a long series of concerts in México, Spain, Germany, Greece & Portugal, with this soundtrack that anticipates her performances.

MUSIC BY KALEEMA Heidi Lewandowski
MIXED BY Andrés Oddone for Bugambilia Estudio
MASTERIZED BY Sebastián Cordovés
DISTRIBUTED BY Earthly Measures
ART Candelaria Aaset
PHOTOGRAPH Eli Portela
TEXTS BY Magui Dávila
2022

VELO

Kaleema - Velo

Kaleema - Cántaro

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Argentine composer Kaleema debuts on Earthly Measures with a new EP, 'Velo', to be released on June 24th of this year. In its name it anticipates a concrete and expansive work that marks times of change in which we suspend ourselves for listening.

Velo, opens the album signifying a mutation, a movement inspired by a breakthrough as personal as it is musical that joins the poetry it offers us. Heidi Lewandowski returns to her training as a violinist and composes with fragments of dub sound, echoes, layers of percussion and remarkable string arrangements. The narrative contains the initiatory force to reinvent ourselves from within and to break through to the other side: if I resonate/break the veil.

The track Cántaro contains the dynamics that showcase their signature percussion-driven sound and we recognize Kaleema and their previous evolving works. With global influences from the electronic music she often collaborates with, she leads us over the nuances provided by her distinctive voice: light and hypnotic. The versatility of this producer in search of sounds ranging from electronic music to the most complex composition makes her production increasingly enriching.

The third cut, Eclipse, produced in the key of slow dance track gives a twist to the aesthetics of 'Velo' turning the EP into a varied production.

The album has two remixes, the first collaboration of Velo is made by the producer Chancha Vía Circuito who appears with his particular sound generating a pleasant counterpoint in the album and reminds us of the remarkable and harmonious artistic dialogue of these two artists. Towards the end the second collaboration in the hands of Ecuadorian producer and DJ Joaquín Cornejo puts us in front of a rhythmic piece loaded with organic groove.

'Velo' is composed with the strength of an artist who has not stopped these years maintaining constant tours in America & Europe and is about to begin a long series of concerts in México, Spain, Germany, Greece & Portugal, with this soundtrack that anticipates her performances.

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Kaleema - Velo (Chancha Vía Circuito Remix) [Earthly Measures]

Order here : kaleema.bandcamp.com/album/velo-ep

Argentine composer Kaleema debuts on Earthly Measures with a new EP, 'Velo', to be released on June 24th of this year. In its name it anticipates a concrete and expansive work that marks times of change in which we suspend ourselves for listening.

Velo, opens the album signifying a mutation, a movement inspired by a breakthrough as personal as it is musical that joins the poetry it offers us. Heidi Lewandowski returns to her training as a violinist and composes with fragments of dub sound, echoes, layers of percussion and remarkable string arrangements. The narrative contains the initiatory force to reinvent ourselves from within and to break through to the other side: if I resonate/break the veil.

The track Cántaro contains the dynamics that showcase their signature percussion-driven sound and we recognize Kaleema and their previous evolving works. With global influences from the electronic music she often collaborates with, she leads us over the nuances provided by her distinctive voice: light and hypnotic. The versatility of this producer in search of sounds ranging from electronic music to the most complex composition makes her production increasingly enriching.

The third cut, Eclipse, produced in the key of slow dance track gives a twist to the aesthetics of 'Velo' turning the EP into a varied production.

The album has two remixes, the first collaboration of Velo is made by the producer Chancha Vía Circuito who appears with his particular sound generating a pleasant counterpoint in the album and reminds us of the remarkable and harmonious artistic dialogue of these two artists. Towards the end the second collaboration in the hands of Ecuadorian producer and DJ Joaquín Cornejo puts us in front of a rhythmic piece loaded with organic groove.

'Velo' is composed with the strength of an artist who has not stopped these years maintaining constant tours in America & Europe and is about to begin a long series of concerts in México, Spain, Germany, Greece & Portugal, with this soundtrack that anticipates her performances.

MUSIC BY KALEEMA Heidi Lewandowski
MIXED BY Andrés Oddone for Bugambilia Estudio
MASTERIZED BY Sebastián Cordovés
DISTRIBUTED BY Earthly Measures
ART Candelaria Aaset
PHOTOGRAPH Eli Portela
TEXTS BY Magui Dávila
2022

Velo

Eclipse

Kaleema - Eclipse

Eclipse (Joaquin Cornejo Remix)

Kaleema - Eclipse (Joaquin Cornejo Remix)

Earthly Measures - Monday Morning Mixtape for Stamp The Wax 

A new Monday, a new soothing mix to start your week. Drift through 1967 psychedelic Florida folk, South London spoken soul and 1976 Gabonese spirituals. 

This week's mixtape is curated by London party Earthly Measures.

"Our selection revolves around the Monday morning blues. Tiredness and exhaustion create an open, emancipated emotional state. We have kept it to our love for music all across the globe but the mix also gave us the opportunity to include more downtempo, delicate sounds we don’t get to play out on a regular basis."

Tracklist: http://www.stampthewax.com/2018/06/18/monday-morning-mixtape-205/

Monday Morning Mixtape 205

Taken from 'Earthly Tapes 01' out VINYL & DIGITAL on 1st May 

https://earthlymeasures.bandcamp.com/album/earthly-tapes-01

A new Earthly Measures adventure begins...We introduce to you Earthly Tapes 01. This first compilation features artists that have been alongside us on our journey so far, as well as new members welcomed in to the Earthly Measures family. Inspired by sounds from all corners of the globe, artists from Ecuador, Brazil, Argentina, Australia and the UK invite you to experience their homelands through their individual musical styles, keeping to the diverse sounds that Earthly Measures has come to be known for!

Argentina native Janax Pacha brings up the tempo with a more dance floor friendly track. AMA-ZONA has a slow-burning tribal feel which wouldn’t sound out of place at any point of a set, paying homage to the Amazonian rain forest. In his own words “Ama" is to Love - "zona" means Zone - Lets respect and take care of the world's nature by caring for and respecting our Own Nature. Our love zone is the heart just as Amazona is one of the largest hearts of our natural world and planet. The voice of our heart is the voice of nature. Hear it. Respect it. Let it Sing.”

Earthly Tapes 01

Janax Pacha - Ama - Zona

Taken from 'Earthly Tapes 01' out VINYL & DIGITAL on 1st May 

https://earthlymeasures.bandcamp.com/album/earthly-tapes-01

A new Earthly Measures adventure begins...We introduce to you Earthly Tapes 01. This first compilation features artists that have been alongside us on our journey so far, as well as new members welcomed in to the Earthly Measures family. Inspired by sounds from all corners of the globe, artists from Ecuador, Brazil, Argentina, Australia and the UK invite you to experience their homelands through their individual musical styles, keeping to the diverse sounds that Earthly Measures has come to be known for!

Ecuadorian born Joaquin Cornejo’s KOMOREBI serves as an excellent introduction to the label, with emotive sounds and soulful lyrics creating a beautifully peaceful track. This is a song built around almost forgotten vocal recordings of the amazing English singer Wabi Sabi and resampled old magnetic tape recordings that make up the rich textural background.

Buy now

Joaquín Cornejo - Komorebi Feat. Wabi Sabi

Taken from 'Earthly Tapes 01' out VINYL & DIGITAL on 1st May

https://earthlymeasures.bandcamp.com/album/earthly-tapes-01

A new Earthly Measures adventure begins...We introduce to you Earthly Tapes 01. This first compilation features artists that have been alongside us on our journey so far, as well as new members welcomed in to the Earthly Measures family. Inspired by sounds from all corners of the globe, artists from Ecuador, Brazil, Argentina, Australia and the UK invite you to experience their homelands through their individual musical styles, keeping to the diverse sounds that Earthly Measures has come to be known for!

Brazilian Ibu Selva brings us TAPARENDY, created as a means to evoke communication and dialogue between himself and the Guarani-Kaiowá indigenous people from the rural outskirts of Brazil. This fierce downtempo groove is a mix of digital culture & form, producing a futuristic melancholy sound that reflects on Selva's ancestry as well as the uplifting landscapes of his home country.

Ibu Selva - Taperendy

Taken from 'Earthly Tapes 01' out VINYL & DIGITAL on 1st May

https://earthlymeasures.bandcamp.com/album/earthly-tapes-01

A new Earthly Measures adventure begins...We introduce to you Earthly Tapes 01. This first compilation features artists that have been alongside us on our journey so far, as well as new members welcomed in to the Earthly Measures family. Inspired by sounds from all corners of the globe, artists from Ecuador, Brazil, Argentina, Australia and the UK invite you to experience their homelands through their individual musical styles, keeping to the diverse sounds that Earthly Measures has come to be known for!

To kick off side B, we have another Brazilian native, the prolific Carrot Green. OUTRA METROPOLE has beautiful keys, powerful synths & a wonderfully mesmerising breakdown. This is one for the early risers – ready for a cosmic trip and some transcendental mind melting along the way.

Carrot Green - Outra Metropole

Taken from 'Earthly Tapes 01' out VINYL & DIGITAL on 1st May

https://earthlymeasures.bandcamp.com/album/earthly-tapes-01

A new Earthly Measures adventure begins...We introduce to you Earthly Tapes 01. This first compilation features artists that have been alongside us on our journey so far, as well as new members welcomed in to the Earthly Measures family. Inspired by sounds from all corners of the globe, artists from Ecuador, Brazil, Argentina, Australia and the UK invite you to experience their homelands through their individual musical styles, keeping to the diverse sounds that Earthly Measures has come to be known for!

Multi Culti head Dreems offers up something more different with the playful FLAT EARTH. This downtempo chugger is something straight out of the Multi Culti handbook!

Dreems - Flat Earth

BUY HERE : earthlymeasures.bandcamp.com/album/eart…y-tapes-02

The last track of side A, provided by UK born folklorica maestro El Búho. Renowned for his love of merging the traditional and natural sounds of South America with modern electronica, ’Swifts’ certainly ticks those boxes with an added touch of dance-floor-ready groove.

Part 2 of the compilation series sees the journey evolving, this time with a more upbeat affair. Not much has changed in terms of selection, as we continue to draw inspiration from the wider world, we bring to you the sounds of artists originating from Argentina, Japan,
Netherlands, Portugal, Brazil and the UK. Beyond the restrictions of this physical realm, let you ears nourish the mind & soul as they traverse the world for you…

Earthly Tapes 02

PREMIER : El Búho - Swifts

BUY HERE : earthlymeasures.bandcamp.com/album/eart…y-tapes-02

Part 2 of the compilation series sees the journey evolving, this time with a more upbeat affair. Not much has changed in terms of selection, as we continue to draw inspiration from the wider world, we bring to you the sounds of artists originating from Argentina, Japan, Netherlands, Portugal, Brazil and the UK. Beyond the restrictions of this physical realm, let your ears nourish the mind & soul as they traverse the world for you…

Argentinian resident Silvio Astier introduces us to the record with the aptly named ’Santa Maria del Buen Ayre’ - the former name of his hometown Buenos Aires. Easing us in with a wonderfully atmospheric piece, carefully mixing simple percussion patterns with his own well-crafted luscious guitar work.

Silvio Astier - Santa Maria Del Buen Ayre

BUY HERE : earthlymeasures.bandcamp.com/album/eart…y-tapes-02

Part 2 of the compilation series sees the journey evolving, this time with a more upbeat affair. Not much has changed in terms of selection, as we continue to draw inspiration from the wider world, we bring to you the sounds of artists originating from Argentina, Japan, Netherlands, Portugal, Brazil and the UK. Beyond the restrictions of this physical realm, let your ears nourish the mind & soul as they traverse the world for you…

Next up, we have Japan native/Berlin resident Kotoe continuing the flow of downtempo sounds that slowly settle us into this compilation. ‘Ondami’ conjures up images of a distant dream… the floating vocals and echoing chimes capable of drifting the listener to a place of blissful escapism.

Kotoe - Ondami

BUY HERE : earthlymeasures.bandcamp.com/album/eart…y-tapes-02

Part 2 of the compilation series sees the journey evolving, this time with a more upbeat affair. Not much has changed in terms of selection, as we continue to draw inspiration from the wider world, we bring to you the sounds of artists originating from Argentina, Japan, Netherlands, Portugal, Brazil and the UK. Beyond the restrictions of this physical realm, let your ears nourish the mind & soul as they traverse the world for you…

If you haven’t already peaked with the previous offering, Brazilian native El Peche wraps things up nicely with track ‘Rastro De Fogo’ (ft. Mari Branco). Tripped out vocals phase in and out as the track is dominated by a tight bassline before delicate keys bring in a softer element to finish.

ElPeche & Yaguareté - Rastro De Fogo (ft. Mari Branco)

Order here - capturesofficial.bandcamp.com/album/anci…-future-ep
Stream here - spoti.fi/2HFvvPI

Following in the wake of our first compilation series comes our premier solo project offering. We are very excited to showcase the beautifully unique and emotive music of the multi-instrumental, multi-dimensional producer 'Captures'. Often heard floating throughout the ethereal planes, we've managed to reel him in just in time to provide a 4-track EP of deep grooves inspired by the far East. Prepare yourself to travel through sounds of both ancient times and futuristic dreams.

Shinrai (Trust) - Shinrai translates to ‘trust’ in Japanese. From a young age, Captures has been inspired by Japanese culture and anime. Shinrai draws from these influences, combining Eastern percussion with playfully psychedelic sounds and delicate sprinkles of Latin percussion. This piece strikes the perfect balance between both a mind-enriching and body-moving experience. Trust the journey.

Ancient Future - At the centre piece of this track is the use of samples of the "Ghuzeng", a Chinese plucked Zither instrument. A fusion of ancient and future tones have been beautifully melded to create a new way forward whilst honouring the past. Inspired by his travels throughout several Asian countries, this track, in particular, highlights Captures' experiential sensations of the far East. Channeling settling, calm, and mystical vibrations that resonate deep into a different time.

Wobble Theory - As we enter the latter half of this musical journey, the tempo picks up as wobbling and pulsing bells bend and push through the core of the track. Meanwhile, funk-laden bass lines help to create a raw and powerful push that infiltrates the body and helps the listener to tap into their primitive and insatiable desire to dance.

Stirring Spells - Closing the EP, Captures offers us Stirring Spells which combines Latin rhythms with arpeggiated synths and a heavy groove to bring fancy footwork to the dance-floor. All the while, echoes of Japanese choirs and airy, bubbling synths merge to create a wonderfully blissful level of depth and kaleidoscopic visions. This creates an unparalleled blend of dreamy ambience with a pure and powerful driving energy.

Ancient Future

Captures - Shinrai (Trust)

Buy here : https://joaquincornejomusic.bandcamp.com/album/las-frutas-ep
Stream here : https://spoti.fi/38jNuEE

Continuing to push his sound into new realms through experimentation with different influences, Joaquin Cornejo returns to Earthly Measures with his first vinyl release. The ‘Las Frutas’ EP contains 6 genre-bending, tempo-shifting tracks that form to create a mesmerising blend of footwork, dub, Latin & African percussion.
 
‘Las Frutas’ explores a collaboration with both the Spanish singer Alex Serra and British DJ and trumpet player DJ Swordfish. It’s constructed by a warped and pitched down drum break that has been slowly surrounded by subby kicks, toms and dub chords that echo through tape delays, giving it a wonderfully spaced out atmosphere that provides the perfect backdrop for the soothing vocals and brass instruments.

PREMIER: Joaquín Cornejo - Las Frutas Feat. Alex Serra

Pre - order here : joaquincornejomusic.bandcamp.com/album/la…rutas-ep

Continuing to push his sound into new realms through experimentation with different influences, Joaquin Cornejo returns to Earthly Measures with his first vinyl release. The ‘Las Frutas’ EP contains 6 genre-bending, tempo-shifting tracks that form to create a mesmerising blend of footwork, dub, Latin & African percussion.

‘Las Frutas’ Vapor Mix’ is a distant dreamy take on the original where the vocals ebb and flow throughout creating an otherworldly ambience. This piece is made up of elements from the other tracks, pitched down or up on tape and layered in a tempo-independent way, producing the perfect ambient ending to the journey.

Las Frutas EP

Joaquín Cornejo - Las Frutas Feat. Alex Serra (Vapor Mix)

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