Veteran Jamaican singer Robert Dallas features on this contemprary rub-a-dub styled 'riddim track' from stalwart dubwise producer Manasseh.

Robert takes centre stage on the vocal version, his lyrics lay out a heartfelt story of personal faith & perserverance, as he reminds us of the determination it takes to succeed in life. Honing his craft on the mic in the sound system sessions of Kngston's golden age of Dancehall in the early 80's, his sweet and soulful tenor tones are the perfect fit for this minimal, yet relentless drum & bass led backdrop.

Go Hard

Robert Dallas - Go Hard

Accaliamed UK reggae saxman Leroy Horns on this contemprary rub-a-dub styled 'riddim track' from stalwart dubwise producer Manasseh.
Leroy Horns transforms the riddm track taking us on a deep and atmospheric journey, his melodic, cool & calm saxaphone lines floating across the dubbed out version with ease.

Go Hard EP

Hardest Sax

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Leroy Horns - Hardest sax

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Pre-order new Oliver Koletzki remix https://lnk.to/Fabian-Krooss_Frida-Darko_Phoenix_ATribeCalledKotori

While the esteemed Berlin-based artist, DJ and Stil vor Talent label-owner Oliver Koletzki can look back onto an impressive career since his 2005 debut release ‘Der Mückenschwarm’ on Sven Väth’s Cocoon, he challenges the status quo with every single new production and set, drawing from an ever-evolving plethora of styles and moods. Inspired by his extensive travels around the globe, which have taken him from the deserts of Burning Man, Rainbow Serpent and Coachella to the beaches of Tulum, Tel Aviv, Ibiza and beyond, Oliver’s output shines with the maturity of an artist at the top of his game and the playfulness of a youthfully curious mind. Testament to the fact were his last albums ‘The Arc of Tension’ (2017), ‘Fire in the Jungle’ (2019) and ‘Made of Wood’ (2021) – a trilogy exploring the musical space between organic psychedelia and synthetic floor-focus. Meanwhile, Oliver has continuously enabled, fostered and furthered the artistic paths of countless musicians. Looking back over the past 18 years, Township Rebellion, Reinier Zonneveld, KlangKuenstler or HVOB are just a few of many names that link to his label Stil vor Talent. In 2023, he released his 10th longplayer “Trip to Sanity” and embarked on a live concert tour, marking yet another milestone of his tenure at the forefront of contemporary electronic music.

Tracklist 

1. ID - Elias Dore - Llorona Montse  (A Tribe Called Kotori)
2. Fabian Krooss - Your Soul  (A Tribe Called Kotori) [Buylink: https://lnk.to/Fabian-Krooss-Your-Soul-Atribecalledkotori]
3. ID - John Cala - Sayam (A Tribe Called Kotori)
4. Enoo Napa & Dj Merlon - BroCode
5. ID - Share - Fire Walk  (A Tribe Called Kotori)
6. ID - Kotoe - ID (Stil vor Talent)
7. ID - ID
8. ID - Highlite - Jump In (Stil vor Talent)
9. Temple Tears & Urem - Rise
10. ID - Pavel Petrov - The March (Stil vor Talent)
11. ID - Gespona - Bucht der Träumer (Stil vor Talent)
12. ID - Jan Rene Lai - Cracked - Oliver Koletzki Remix (Stil vor Talent) [Pre order: https://lnk.to/Jan-Rene-Lai_Cracked_Stil-vor-Talent]
13. ID - Oliver Koletzki - Satya  (A Tribe Called Kotori)
14. ID - Fabian Krooss & Frida Darko - Phoenix - Oliver Koletzki Remix  (A Tribe Called Kotori) [Pre order: https://lnk.to/Fabian-Krooss_Frida-Darko_Phoenix_ATribeCalledKotori]

ONE-67 | Oliver Koletzki

🎶 Fabian Krooss presents Afterhour Sounds Podcast Nr. 292 🎶


Fabian Krooss is a true innovator in the world of electronic music, known for his fearless genre-blending and dynamic storytelling through sound. With roots in Berlin's vibrant scene, Fabian has taken his unique style to global stages, captivating audiences with his playful and bouncy sets that transform dance floors into immersive experiences. 


A couple weeks back he did exactly that at Sisyphos as he closed the beach on one of the last sunny days Berlin had to offer. We're happy to present you his recording and hope it'll keep your summer memories and vibes alive a little longer. 


Enjoy the ride and see you all at Bahnwärther Thiel in Munich on the 26th of October, where Fabian will be taking over the stage at the mighty Halle, taking us yet on another bouncy and playful ride through his music. 


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A thousand thanks for this truly marvellous journey into the night and autumn. The perfect afterhour vibes 🌜 🎶


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Fabian Krooss presents Afterhour Sounds Podcast Nr. 292

Produced by Jah Warrior at Conscious Sounds in 2002 featuring a previously unreleased dub cut. Mixed by Dougie Conscious.

The Mighty King

Rod Taylor - The Mighty King

As found on the master tape of the "Nation Wide" by Mystic Radics. Check www.reelheavy.wordpress.com 

Found on reel tape - "Nation Wide" test studio take 1

The  Manipulator /with SLT - 2003?

Vimalananda singing & playing harmonium

Wednesday 13 June @ Ben's

The first album from the latest installment of the Penguin Cafe with Simon Jeffes' son, Arthur. Limited print-run.

“Penguin Cafe continues to occupy a unique place in music: nothing else has ever sounded quite like it. Eccentric, charming, accommodating, surprising, seductive, warm, reliable, modest and unforgettable: it's a true friend” ∼ Brian Eno, February 2010

The Penguin Cafe Orchestra were a uniquely innovative, exploratory set of musicians who enjoyed a cherished period from 1972 to 1997, and continue to hold a special place in many hearts. Their inception was as original, imaginative and idiosyncratic as the music they created…

During the summer of 1972 the English composer Simon Jeffes had a dream, experienced during a severe bout of food poisoning in the South of France
"I was laying in bed delirious, sort of hallucinating for about 24 hours. I had this one vision in my mind of a place that was like a modern hotel, with all these rooms made of concrete. There was an electronic eye which scanned everything. In one room you had a couple that were making love, but lovelessly. In another room there was somebody just looking at himself in the mirror, just obsessed with himself. In another room there was a musician with a bank of synthesizers, wearing headphones, and there was no sound.
This was a very terrible, bleak place. Everybody was taken up with self-interested activity which kept them looped in on themselves. It wasn't like they were prisoners, they were all active, but only within themselves. And that kept them from being a problem or a threat to the cold order represented by the eye.
Next day when I felt better, I went to the beach. As I sat there a poem came to me. It began ‘I am the proprietor of the Penguin Cafe. I will tell you things at random.’”
The music of the Penguin Cafe, Simon broadly regarded as "a very big yes to the survival of the heart in a time when the heart is under attack from the forces of coldness, darkness and repression." When forced to describe it more precisely, he called his music "imaginary folklore" and "modern semi-acoustic chamber music." He very much liked the comment of a Japanese girl who attended a Penguin concert in Japan and who said afterwards that the music sounded strange, because it was as if she'd heard it a long time ago.

To realize this somewhat fevered dream, Simon utilized many different instruments and orchestrations including elements of African, Venezuelan, Brazilian, Classical & Minimalist music, using a variety of instruments from strings, pianos, harmoniums, slide guitars, cuatros, kalimbas, experimental sound loops, mathematical notations and more.

The last official Penguin Cafe Orchestra release was Concert Program recorded 1995, a document of the touring set they were playing at the time...

Sadly in 1997 Jeffes passed away, marking the closure of that period of Penguin Cafe’s history. However, in 2007, to mark ten years since Simon's death, his son Arthur Jeffes, re-assembled the original musicians to perform a last run of concerts, spanning three nights at London’s Union Chapel, in tribute to both his father and the music that he created. The reception to these concerts was an affirmation that the music held a vibrant life of its own and subsequently Arthur felt that it was appropriate to embark on a more extensive revisiting….

Commissioning a fresh set of musicians ranging from luminaries from The Royal College of Music to notable performers and members from bands such as Suede, Gorillaz, Delakota and Razorlight, the newly envisioned incarnation of the Penguin Cafe undertook a series of performances under the name Music from the Penguin Cafe.

The first of these would be invitation from The Teenage Cancer Trust to perform at The Royal Albert Hall, to be filmed for a future charitable release.

Following this, over the next six months, Music from The Penguin Cafe appeared at various festivals, venues and Arts events over the summer of 2009, initiated by a debut at The Manchester Royal College of Music. This was to be followed by appearances at Port Eliot Literary Festival, Glastonbury, Bestival, The Big Chill, Womad, Edinburgh Arts Festival, the Snape Proms, and the arts festivals of Galway and Milan. Each performance was met with glowing receptions, and heart-warming reviews.

It was during this period that Arthur Jeffes had also began to incorporate his own new material, universally received as natural yet inspired extensions to his own father’s work, thus marking the beginning of a new episode in the Penguin Cafe's rich and turbulent history...

By the end of this run the band was newly invigorated, and the music now seasoned into a fresh, confident and redefined style. With this in mind, it was then decided to bolster the Royal Albert Hall filmed footage with a live studio recording of the set performed over the summer shows. These recordings book-ended this first chapter in the new band's history, mirroring the last record made by the original Penguin Cafe band.

On the 9th day, of the 9th month of 2009, at 9.00am, these 9 musicians walked in to Air Edel Studios and over the next 9 hours recorded 21 tracks live. So much for numerology….

The CD of tracks recorded that day have now been coupled with a DVD of the filmed recitals from The Royal Albert Hall, to be released as a single package under the title 'Music From The Penguin Cafe - Live at the Royal Albert Hall', with all proceeds from this release are going to The Teenage Cancer Trust.

Moreover as everyone involved in this project generously donated their time and talents for free, from performing, filming, editing, recording, mixing, artwork, mastering and manufacturing, when you pay £10 (plus vat, sadly) for the album, Teenage Cancer Trust receives £10.

ARTHUR JEFFES “We're immensely proud of the music on this record, the performances therein, and being able to donate it all to Teenage Cancer Trust. This whole process has proved to be the first steps on this new journey for the Penguin Cafe and 2010 will see both a new album and tour.”

Inspired by the both the process & reception of this endeavor and the events of the previous summer, it would seem that the doors to the Penguin Cafe have opened once more.

Music For A Found Harmonium

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newflowerrecords.bandcamp.com/

release November 2, 2020
vocals by Conscious Fiyah
music by Headcornerstone
produced by aDUBta & King HuHa / Black Oak Roots
mixed by Umberto Echo 
mastered by GKG Mastering
realised, tested & proofed by Dandelion Soundsystem :)

vocal tracks taken from the upcoming album:
"Headcornerstone - Walk on" / Oneness Records

Crystal Towers & Crystal Dub - Headcornerstone & Umberto Echo (Aside NFR007 snippet)

Invisible Autonomous Mancunian 
Soundscape compositions ,found sounds, field recordings, harmoniums , Ritual and ceremonial, and so on.

The Manipulator /with SLT - 2003?

EQ369

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