As a child I believed two things. I believed that if I ran in the rain fast enough, the raindrops would not hit me, and that the raindrops fall to the ground to the beat of music. Whether you believe it or not, I forgot about it for two decades, until one rainy day I listened to the fourth instalment of GoodNetlabels Compilation… Moved by the music, and reminded of these two childhood memories, I came up with the title for the compilation, one that evokes the atmosphere of that innocent time. 

 So how do raindrops fall, then? Can we call it art? Reason dictates that they fall down as the wind allows them to fall, but perhaps such an adult perspective is not the best one here, and perhaps it is better to use our imagination the way the artists who contributed to this outstanding compilation did? 

Mastering by Jacek 'Cuefx' Latoń 
Artwork by Justyna Bielecka 
Text by 7w5 
Translation by Ola Górska 

Export Label 2014 
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Good Netlabels 2014 
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Kratos Himself - The Art of Falling Raindrops

Best known for the title track of the "Praise Poems" compilation album, now the time has come for representation and appreciation for Don McCaslin's project called Warmth.

Coming soon on double-gatefold vinyl lp, cd and digital download - The Best of Warmth

The Best of Don McCaslin's Warmth

TR9046 - The Best of Don McCaslin's WARMTH (1:30min snippets)

You already know what it is! Im back again with another Sample Sessions! Its samples, its hiphop, its 18 tracks, its good music, fuck it.

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Living between San Fran and DC, Jonathan Meacham aka Diggs Duke is firmly cemented in the exciting soul & jazz scene coming out of the US. Rooted in jazz, Meacham’s arrangements eschew traditional song structure for a looser groove-based aesthetic, punctuated with short bursts of Dwele-esque vocals.

It takes a certain kind of musical talent to fit such a wealth of ideas into this small a space without things feeling cramped. This new single sees him doing just that: both sides of the record show off a gorgeous musicality that ties together its many constituent parts.

'Water For Sale' beds in hip hop bounce while paying dues to lovelorn R&B. The mainstay is Diggs' piano, a reminder of his shining talent as a musician.

Released 22nd January 2015.

A - He Wants To Live Like You
B - Water For Sale

Diggs Duke - Water For Sale

BANDCAMP: bit.ly/sacrificeRS
iTunes: smarturl.it/sacrificeRS
Spotify: bit.ly/RS011spotify

Coming straight out of Melbourne with plentiful attitude, Producer/multi-instrumentalist Silentjay teams up with fellow Hiatus Kaiyote backing vocalist, Jace XL to present 'Sacrifice', a mini album of epic proportions.

At once sincere and heartfelt, the songs do not shy away from the playful influence of 90s RnB - a sound that is a defining influence on this EP, which despite clocking in at just under 30 minutes, attains a level of artistry and conceptual cohesiveness that many artists could only dream of.

Another VERY serious record, from an impossibly fertile Melbourne scene that is quickly becoming the envy of the world.

Silentjay x Jace XL -Sacrifice

Taken from IGBO's Indigo Green Brown Orange Deluxe Cassette Reissue

Available through Astro Nautico

astronautico.bandcamp.com/album/indigo…luxe-edition

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“This is a track called Black Enchantment from Emanative … a really good tune!”

- Jon More / Coldcut / Ninja Tune - BBC 6Music - Jan 2017


Emanative aka Nick Woodmansey makes his return on self-released limited 7", Ominous Shanti / Black Enchantment – two tracks that perfectly display Nick’s flavour for interesting rhythms, eastern sounds and contemporary influences.

On the flip, ‘Black Enchantment’, Nick brings together the original Emanative nucleus of Ben Hadwen and Jessica Lauren to neatly complement his lazy samples and sluggish programmed beats. The result is a jazz hip-hop vibe that was originally digitally released some time ago.

"We're releasing this one ourselves privately, on the kind of non-existant label Home Planet Recordings, so any and all support really appreciated!
It's a limited edition, so please don't miss out!"

- Nick Woodmansey

HP7001 - B - 

Black Enchantment

Watch the music video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SCVHe-xhY3c&list=PL19VSVQ1z3xjp4SyB6nWr9qstVaBSC6Fu&index=1

Written & Produced by Dorian Duvall (Mirror Gazer) 
Additional Production by Jeremy Sherrer & Madison LST
 
Mixed by Jeremy Sherrer 
Remastered by Patrick Brown @ Different Fur

Artwork by James Douglas Mitchell

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Mirror Gazer "On My Way"

Music, like wine, requires time for its flavour to truly come out. Thats why we never hurry our releases, whether they are regular albums or podcasts. 
We don't succumb to the pressure of the Internet. On the Internet everything has to happen instantaneously, otherwise it becomes irrelevant. We are not of the Internet, we are of the real world, where music has no best before date, it is eternal, and that is why it tastes so good.