Longtime friends and musical collaborators Max Essa and Eddie C join the Razor-N-Tape fold with a 4 tracker of melancholic and exquisitely produced chilled out disco.
 
Begun as a lockdown project, the ‘We Live In The Hills EP’ explores a vast palette of sonic soundscapes, from the shimmering guitars and acid lines of ‘Melon Steppin’, to the insistent rolling bass and whimsical synths of ‘Save Me’, the deep funk of the EP’s title track, and the late nite driving soundtrack stylings of ‘Sixth Bridge’. This EP tells a hopeful story of emerging from isolation and doubt, like a lovely musical sunrise after a long dark night.

We Live In The Hills

PREMIERE : Max Essa & Eddie C. - Melon Steppin

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PREMIERE : Punky Wash - Hit The Rhodes

A kaleidoscopic sonic riot, Nandakke? is the hotly anticipated debut album from Japanese-Belgian duo Aili. Featuring 10 tracks of surreal electro-pop, joyful electronica, house music and more, Nandakke? is a euphoric album that sees Aili Maruyama and Orson Wouters more than fulfil the promise of their acclaimed debut EP. https://soundcloud.com/ailimakesmusic

Recorded over the course of six months in Orson's studio, packed full of vintage synths, Nandakke? captures the spontaneous spirit and creativity of those sessions. Exchanging riffs and rhythms, bouncing sounds and samples off each other, Aili and Orson would let the music take them where it wanted. The result, an album full of wild ideas and bold, playful experimentation.

More than anything an exhilarating feeling of discovery courses through Nandakke?, leaving you never sure where it will go next. One minute a pulsing electro-pop number featuring Aili's dad discussing his takoyaki (battered octopus) recipe, the next an explosive high energy workout song like Up & Down.

Certainly Aili was surprised to find herself singing in her own unique version of Japanese again.

"I thought that I was done with that after our debut EP, but apparently not as I speak even more Japanese on the album!" said Maruyama. "Every time we were in the studio these words would just tumble out. It's a complicated language but I just love to play with it.

“In many ways I'm an outsider, I left Tokyo aged 7, so there's a lot I notice as someone who is not a native speaker and it doesn't always make sense, there’s a lot of mistakes in it. But in a way that sums up the whole philosophy of the album and how Orson and I work together.”

That notion of duality, a sense of belonging but feeling apart, of being between two worlds and inventing your own captures the spirit of Nandakke?, itself a Japanese word that roughly translates to "Well, what was it?".

"It's something you say when you're looking for a word, like you know it but have forgotten how to say it. That's literally how I communicate with my dad the whole time," Maruyama explains. "The main feeling I have when I go to Japan is that I know the language, I can speak it, but part of me still feels like it doesn't have all the vocabulary. There’s a gap there that nandakke has always filled for me. All the lyrics come from that place, that seven-year old trying to speak Japanese."

Whether Aili’s singing about the language she invented with her father over the years to bridge the gap between them (Nandakke?), the idiosyncratic Japanese relationship to fashion (Fashion) or riffing on children’s playground songs (Yubikiri) the result is a remarkable album that defies easy categorisation.

Bursting onto the Belgian scene in 2021 with their acclaimed debut EP, Dansu, its lead track spent 8 consecutive weeks at the #1 spot of Radio 1’s VOX list and saw the band nominated for Studio Brussel’s De Nieuwe Lichting (‘New Generation’) award. Since then Aili have appeared playing live on the Belgian TV show Roomies, been tipped by the likes of Rolling Stone, become regulars on tastemaker stations like KEXP and KCRW in the US and Nova in France, toured across Europe and, just recently, played their first sell out shows in Japan.

TRACKLIST 
1. Aili - Nandakke?
2. Aili - Babychan
3. Aili - Yubikiri
4. Aili - Fashion
5. Aili - Ichibansen
6. Aili - Takoyaki
7. Aili - Up & Down
8. Aili - Gari Gari
9. Aili - Oyasumi
10. Aili - 東京 2023

Nandakke?

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Aili - Oyasumi [Eskimo Recordings]

Martin Horntveth, otherwise known as Norwegian electronica producer Gouldian Finch - returns with an exceptional remix package featuring some of the most exciting and talented Norwegian, electronic music talent. Taking on the remix duties for his album track “Natas Kaupas” is none other than nu-disco royalty Lindstrøm and rising electronic talent Pow Pow.


Written in inspiration and named after one of Martin’s favourite skateboarders, Gouldian Finch explains that Natas Kaupas is “mainly based on a bass riff that can be perceived in two different tempos and about 50/50 of the band members play the tempo that sounds right in their head.“


The original track is a testament to the creativity and unique approach Martin takes to making music, passionately breaking down sonic boundaries of what “should” be done. Lindstrøm of course, then gives the track an exceptional Nu-Disco makeover in true Norwegian style. He explains he “wanted to try to strip it down to the bone and then rebuild it with a few but selected musical components. I ended up using a lot of the bassparts, the lovely strings plus of course Martin's drums. I am very satisfied with the resultant think it has become an interesting contrast to the original without losing the intense nerve, essence and soul of the original recording” - Lindstrom


With the Pow Pow remix, you can hear the lower tempo electronica building throughout the track. The strings are still prevalent, but theres a more laid back feel to the remix. Pow Pow explains “Our remix is a musical homage to the Oslo disco and the era when Oslo was the world’s epicentre of electronic dance music.The remix is built around the “disco strings” from the original and a RolandJuno106. To be invited into Martin’s musical universe, fantastic and bonkers as it is, has been so cool!” - Pow Pow


About Gouldian Finch


Martin Horntveth's illustrious career includes co-founding the globally celebrated band Jaga Jazzist and contributing to the success of The National Bank. He has showcased his production prowess across a diverse range of artists, including DumdumBoys, deLillos, Malin Pettersen, Jim Stärk, and Wizrd, among others. Beyond his musical endeavors, he has composed and produced music for television series like "Himmelblå", "Estonia", "Mammon" and "Twin", and has made significant contributions to the film industry, including "For vi er gutta" and the Oscar-nominated documentary "Do Not Split". Gouldian Finch marks another remarkable chapter in his illustrious career.


Martin says, "I've been contemplating creating this album since the early 2000s, but the process has always been interrupted by some better-paying gig or project. Most importantly, I've spent a lot of time trying to "land" on a sound that would encompass everything. It was only when I decided to put everything I love into the same pot that it clicked, and it made sense to release the music.

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PREMIERE : Gouldian Finch - Natas Kaupas (Lindstrom Remix)

Senza Parole... Sans Mots... meaning without words… or as ol’ Frank might’ve put it, “do-be-do-be-do-”.

Having made records under various aliases in the early 90s, Alistair Gibbs made his first release under the Nebraska name in 2000. Since then, he has built a solid reputation with releases on respected labels like Heist, Delusions of Grandeur, Razor-N-Tape, Rush Hour, Mister Saturday Night, and on his own Friends & Relations imprint.

Losing none of that on-the-one-heavy disco funk he is known for, Nebraska's latest suggests nothing short of the Art Of Noise sharing a booth with Depeche Mode in a long-forgotten Italian disco!  Drawing inspiration from those sampled vocal melodies on 80s cuts like ‘I Can’t Wait’ by Nu Shooz and ‘Oh Yeah’ by Yellow, Nebraska gives us three versions of this highly infectious, head shaking, foot tapping earworm. In addition to the full-length the ‘Edit’ cuts straight to the wordless melodic hook, while the ‘Dub Coda’ leaves more space and heads off into more cosmic depths.

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PREMIERE : Nebraska - Senza Parole

Dombrance has been described by The Sunday Times as "a French Jarvis Cocker with a bushy moustache and flares." He is a musical maverick who last year released his debut full-length album and performed relentlessly across the globe from Glastonbury Festival to Downtown Los Angeles, a set before Underworld at Tropico Festival in Mexico and many more. He says, "For five years I’ve been using the names of politicians to create pieces of music. This formula has enabled me to create characters and give a fun visual identity to each song. For months now, I have been working on new productions, but I wanted to end this politician cycle in style with two songs - the final bouquet." 'Bayrou' is a politician who had to leave the government barely after entering it after being indicted for embezzlement of public funds. It's a timeless electronic disco sound with sugary chords and glistening arps that bring cosmic warmth to the retro-future beats. ‘Copé’ is a politician who disappeared suddenly from circulation after publicly mistaking the price of a ‘pain au chocolat’. The fantastic tune is a prickly seven-minute disco odyssey with pulsating synth sequences and crunchy percussion. It's twitchy and edgy and perfect for peak time. First to remix is the legendary François K, who flips 'Copé' into a psychedelic wonder that navigates in different directions and through several genres that will make dancers lose their minds. Scandi-disco king Lindstrøm then comes through with an exotic remix of ‘Bayrou' that makes you imagine a cocktail pool party filmed by David Lynch. Venerated veterans Daniele Baldelli & Dionigi are the perfect artists to serve up a tribute to Italo-disco with their brilliant take on ‘Bayrou’, and Rigopolar shows he is a master magician of minimal disco with his seductive remix of 'Cope'. Freudenthal, a former member of the Pardon Moi group, cooks up two remixes of ‘Copé’ stuffed with cortisone and muscular beats and DiskJokke, a talented Norwegian space disco pioneer, brings serious old school rave to his version of 'Cope.' Last of all, Josh Ludlow's remix of the same tune has a super nostalgic and bright 80's drum machine feel.

Double Trouble

PREMIERE : Dombrance - Bayrou (Lindstrøm Remix)

@b-vsbl - Ella ft. Silvia Ponce Marti

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PREMIERE - B.Visible - Ella Feat. Silvia Ponce Marti (Data snacks)

New Islands is a new reissue arm from LA's excellent Pleasure of Love label, and it launches with first ever 12" vinyl and digital versions of Kim Yaffa’s long-lost gem of a single, 'Once Bitten.' Next to the original track, fresh remixes from Michael David and Nick the Record & Dan Tyler complete a standout inaugural package.

Released in 1989, 'Once Bitten' is the lone single from Kim Yaffa, an LA singer once signed to the Hollywood indie label Macola Record Co. Not long after recording this single, Yaffa shelved her music career and moved on to other aspects of the business, but she has become a cult figure amongst those who knew her work. 'Once Bitten' has only ever been available on 7" before now and is an effortlessly classy pop tune with hints of 80s blue-eyed soul and Sade-inspired sounds that lend it a timeless Balearic feel. Copies of the original 7” have been changing hands for as much as $2,000 online in recent years. Hence, this is a genuine bit of musical treasure.

Says Kim about the release, "In the Late 80s Los Angeles had so much going on musically. After singing on a couple of records on Macola Records and backgrounds for other artists, I was searching for my sound, trying to find my footing as a songwriter and performer. I connected with a producer who seemed to get what I was going for and we hired Richard Elliot from Tower of Power at the time for that sexy horn sound, and we recorded Once Bitten and Lights of LA at Larrabee Sound. I think I was really into what Sade and Taylor Dayne were doing at the time, that jazzy vibe! We pressed the songs to a 45 and soon after were kind of forgotten about."

Remixer Michael David is a member of the influential Los Angeles-based group Classixx, has released music on Cascine Records and worked with Holy Ghost!, Meyer Hawthorne, and Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith. His version adds oodles of echo and reverb, slows things down and makes it a more trippy affair with languid lead guitars that bring a seductive and sleazy feel. London-based production duo and Record Mission label founders Nick the Record and Dan Tyler have vast DJ experience between them. Nick runs the Tangent party with John Gomez, and Dan Tyler is one-half of the legendary Idjut Boys. Their remix is perfectly sunny, primed and ready for open-air dancing with its exquisite flutes. The soulful original vocal is left to roll and will ensure this one becomes a real Balearic anthem.
'Lights of LA' is a second original from Yaffa that oozes low-key 80s charm. It has steamy sax and vocals and lush acoustic guitars, all irresistibly tingling the senses.

New Islands will focus on the forgotten cross-genre and cross-cultural music of the 80s, 90s, and 00s, connecting them with the future. This first project is a superb one to get it underway. Pre-order HERE.

Once Bitten EP

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PREMIERE: Kim Yaffa - Once Bitten (Nick the Record & Dan Tyler Edit)

All Mutant Disco Radio Show premieres available on :

Youtube : https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLypdVb_SuSmL_C21MgXo2Q
Spotify : https://open.spotify.com/playlist/31NT4Oq48gcKdmttAFbx23
Facebook group : https://www.facebook.com/groups/170732496230
Facebook page : https://www.facebook.com/MutantDiscoRadioShow
Twitter : https://twitter.com/LeriAhel
Soundcloud : https://soundcloud.com/mutant-disco

Taken from "Fire feat. Adrian Sherwood -  EP (Salgari Records)".  Out April 04th 2024. Buy here : https://adriansherwood.bandcamp.com/album/fire-feat-adrian-sherwood-remixes-vol-1

Two volumes of remixes crafted by brilliant producers who reinterpret the various and rich musical material of the vinyl “FIRE feat Adrian Sherwood,” recorded during the live performance where the Fire Crew met the Dub Legend. 
Kaleidoscopic viewpoints from heterogeneous sound worlds that further expand the horizon of a record that is already a journey in itself.  The cover contains a precious gem: the strips of tape that dub master Sherwood placed on the mixer to define the channels during the live performance. The same tracks were used by the remixers for their reworks, adding unique extra layers to this extraordinary collaboration.

Artist social media :

https://www.facebook.com/EARTHWINDAND
http://earthwindand.com/wp/
https://www.adriansherwood.com
https://twitter.com/onusherwood
https://www.facebook.com/AdrianSherwood
https://soundcloud.com/glaucodimambro
https://www.facebook.com/glaucodimambro
https://www.instagram.com/glaucodimambro

Label social media :

https://soundcloud.com/salgarirecords
https://www.facebook.com/salgarirecords
https://www.instagram.com/salgari.records/

FIRE REMIXDRIAN SHERWOOD REMIXES VOL.1

Skankification (Glauco Di Mambro Remix)

PREMIERE : Fire feat. Adrian Sherwood - Skankification (Glauco Di Mambro Remix)  (Salgari Records)

Aili - Up & Down [Eskimo Recordings]

Jimpster dons his Franc Spangler cap and joins forces with up-and-coming London-based producer and DJ Hudson’s Choice for a four track EP entitled Myatts Field. Touching on trippy slo-mo electronic grooves, tropical moods and percussive house jams it brings a more experimental and leftfield sound to Delusions Of Grandeur which we’re sure you’re going to love!  
 
Opening track ‘AcidMan’ sets the tone with a bubbling 303 line taking centre stage while pitched down vocals add a hint of menace, heightening the psychedelic mood. Dubby FX and analogue synth lines drift in and out of focus and give a live jam feel to the arrangement reminding us of something that might grace the decks of A Love From Outer Space. ‘Heavily Percussed’ continues offering up a crazy percussion tool loaded with wonky cross rhythms, glitchy found sounds and a hypnotic synth sequence for good measure. Flip over to ‘Myatts Field’, another slower tempo mutant discoid house groove which takes us on a deep trip into the jungle. Echoing sax and hazy vocals transport us to another world where Weather Report experimented with rolling four on the floor grooves and spacious dub. Closing out the EP ‘Roots’ picks up the pace with another percussion-heavy slice of tropical sounds which doffs a cap to masters such as Gregory and Osunlade.  Steel pan melodic lines intersperse with chiming synth sequences making for an unusual yet hooky club track which will lock the dancers into its incessant groove.

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PREMIERE : Hudson's Choice & Franc Spangler - AcidMan

Eskimo Recordings is a label based in Ghent, Belgium, and was founded in 2000. Eskimo has always approached the divide between electronic and indie music with a reckless abandon that suggests that there is no divide at all. A mix of Indie Dance / Cosmic & Balearic Disco / Italo / EBM / House and more. Welcome!

Aili - Up & Down [Eskimo Recordings]

Eskimo Recordings

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