softfunk

STUDIO - Life's A Beach (Todd Terje Mix)

Emotive sweetness from the one they call Gratts, coming correct via those ever-reliable purveyors of all things house, WOLF Music. Two dream-state gems from the Belgian-born, Australia-based DJ and producer, complete with a signature, deep and delectable remix from one of Dublin’s finest exports Glenn Davis.

PREMIERE : Gratts - Pretty Lights (feat. Brandon Markell Holmes & Leito)

Welcome to the groovy world of "Dancefloor Jams," the latest musical offering from a new born collaboration: Dj Pasta & Brucaliff.
This four-track project, featuring the tracks "El Rey," "Piano Jam," "Share The Night," and "Afrobeat," is finally set to release under the esteemed Italian label, Raibano Records.

Musical Diversity: "Dancefloor Jams" is a sonic adventure that traverses the realms of funk, afro, and disco vibes. Each track produced by DJ Pasta is a fusion of Infectuous grooves and pulsating synths, making the perfect playground for the soulful voice of Brucaliff. As this wasn’t enough, an inspired list of musicians blessed these tracks with an array of live instrumentation, such as guitars, brass, and pianos. As a result, “Dancefloor Jams” was born: a rich tapestry of sound that transcends genres, promising a journey that is both eclectic and exhilarating.

Raibano Records Signature: Set to be unleashed under the renowned Raibano Records label, this collection is a testament to the label's commitment to pushing musical boundaries and embracing diverse sounds. Dj Pasta & Brucaliff, with their unique blend of influences, align perfectly with the label's vision.

Upcoming Remix EP: As an added treat, a month following the album release, a companion EP will drop, featuring four remixes of the standout track "El Rey." The remixes come from an impressive lineup, including the talented and eclectic Italian producer Lorenzo Morresi, label heads Alberto Melloni and Giamaria Gamberini, and the legendary Italian cosmic disco pioneer, Daniele Baldelli, joining forces with Dionigi.

Conclusion: "Dancefloor Jams" promises not only an exciting listening journey but also an invitation to the dancefloor,
where the blend of grooves and catchy hooks will come alive. Dj Pasta & Brucaliff, with their distinctive sound, invite you to embark on a musical trip that transcends boundaries and embraces the freedom of expression.

Get ready to groove, as "Dancefloor Jams" is about to make waves, leaving a new mark on the global music scene. Stay tuned for an extra dose of musical magic with the remix EP, making sure the journey continues long after the first beat.

https://soundcloud.com/djpastaofficial
https://soundcloud.com/raibanorecords

Premiere : Dj Pasta & Brucaliff - Piano Jam [Raibano Records]

Detroit vocalist and multi-instrumentalist Javonntte is contracted by Marcel Vogel and Tim Jules for the smooth, disco-splashed house cut 'Just Because', now hearing a long-awaited 12" release on Lumberjacks In Hell, the clav-loving label named after the 2018 Vogel release of the same name. Known for his deep musicality and effortless brio, Javonntte's soulful touch now drops anchor on the original's groove, letting open the possibility for the three distinct remixes by Floyd Vader, Lyma and Stefan Ringer to follow. There come etched a future-leaning electro r&b cut, a Portlandian Yoruba house hitter, and a complementary post-boogie bust-up respectively

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PREMIERE: Marcel Vogel & Tim Jules ft Javonntte - Just Because

This Dance (Preview)

Biscuits

From my 2nd EP. Made this one when I was 19.


Excuse the poor mixing. 

One for Jack (my dad)

Hankuri [WAFFLES 003]

The third artist album on Omena is here, “For The Dreamers” by Saine.     For The Dreamers is an effortless blend of crisp beatwork and delicate textures, the album feels equally suited for playing out loud or for those hazy summer night headphone marathons.  In short – a lush and musically rich album.   

>> Saine
https://soundcloud.com/saine
https://www.facebook.com/sainemusic
https://saine.bandcamp.com/

>> Omena
https://soundcloud.com/omena-records
https://www.facebook.com/omenarecords
https://omena.bandcamp.com/

Album artwork by Rickard Ljungdahl Eklund  
Label artwork by Ivo Kiusalaas (bildansvarig)  
Mastering by Andreas Saag

PREMIERE : Saine - Hijack [Omena Records]

Rudimentary Thinking

From an artist in their seventies, you probably wouldn’t expect to hear an album like this. But Brazilian drumming legend Ivan ‘Mamão’ Conti has been experimenting and innovating for the last half a century. As one third of cult Rio jazz-funk trio Azymuth, Mamão was at the root of the group’s ‘samba doido’ (crazy samba) philosophy, which warped the traditional samba compass with jazz influences and space age electronics. Even with his lesser known jovem guardua group The Youngsters, Mamão was experimenting with tapes and delays to create unique, ahead-of-its-time sounds, way back in the sixties. More recently Mamão recorded an album with hip-hop royalty Madlib under the shared moniker ‘Jackson Conti’.

With his first album in over twenty years, and the first to be released on vinyl since his 1984 classic The Human Factor, Mamão shares his zany carioca character across eleven tracks of rootsy electronic samba and tripped out jazz, beats and dance music. Featuring Alex Malheiros and Kiko Continentino on a number of tracks, the Azymuth lifeblood runs deep, but venturing into the modern discotheque (as Mamão would call it), Poison Fruit also experiments with sounds more commonly associated with house and techno, with the help of London based producer Daniel Maunick (aka Dokta Venom).

Take a bite of Mamão’s psychoactive Papaya and join the maestro on a weird and wonderful stroll through the Brazilian jungle.

United by a love for the music of Mamão and Azymuth, the CD and digital edition also feature remixes and dubs from some of today’s most forward-thinking producers with a penchant for percussion, including IG Culture, the 22a crew, Max Graef and Glenn Astro.

Vinyl / CD / Digi

Ivan ‘Mamão’ Conti - Bacurau

Ath071B Orpheus - Beautiful Lady (Website and bandcamp EXCLISIVE 300 copies only)

@abasemusic delivers groove and sateen sweetness on this eight-minute stunner via @cosmiccompositions.

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Àbáse - Align feat Wayne Snow (STW Premiere)

GENRE: BROKEN BEAT/DEEP HOUSE/SOUL
FORMAT: 12” VINYL
RELEASE DATE: 18th JANUARY 2019

Hot off the back of a well-received debut 12” - ‘Probabilidades’ EP - published on Phuture Shock Musik some 10 months ago, Damián Botigué aka Karmasound  returns to deliver his follow-up release on the Bristol label, by name of ‘Can See Thru You’. 

For this second outing, the Barcelona-based producer steps into a collaborative mode and calls up on the smoky vocal talents of upcoming singer-songwriter Jedreck, to present a jazzy, late-night bruk affair with a range of influences that includes Neo soul, Latin jazz, Detroit house and broken beat, all doused in soulful warmth. In addition to the lead track, the release also features two inspired remixes by Bristol’s very own soulful house don Sean McCabe, plus a bonus original track on the B-side to top off the disc. 

Opening up the A-Side is the vocal-led broken house jam ‘Can See Thru You’, where featured vocalist Jedreck croons his way over a jazz-infused composition laced with melancholy synthpads, wriggly P-funk synths and skippy, Afro-Latin rhythms that progresses into a low-swung, four-to-the floor bounce sounding straight out of Detroit. Next follows Sean McCabe’s Broken Mind Mix of ‘Can See Thru You’, who reimagines the track into a lively bruk roller geared more towards the dancefloor and injects an infectious feel-good vibe through the supplement of groovy keys and a frenzy of lustrous synths around the vocals, whilst driven by a funky drum pattern and lilting, boogie-indebted bass. Side B of the single is home to the second of Sean McCabe’s remixes of the A-side cut, where he harks back to the 90’s with an epic US garage dub, that trims down Jedreck’s vox and invites new musical elements to the forefront such as uplifting strings, funky synth hooks and a display of dexterous organ solos as the track evolves; altogether anchored by solid TR909 beats and a mighty synthbass groove redolent of Kerri Chandler. Rounding off proceedings is the nocturnal broken grooves of ‘Another Way’ which combines sensuous Rhodes chords and percussive, rolling drums with warm analogue bass and tasty synth licks that evokes the future boogie jazz-funk deeds of genre masters Dego + Kaidi Tatham; coupled with a yearnful vocal refrain sung by Karmasound and sultry backing vocals from frequent collaborator Sara Bee.

Karmasound - Can See Thru You (Sean McCabe Broken Mind Remix)

Rhythms Of The Pacific Volume 4.

Wolfey - H.U.W

Track taken from "For A Bright And Acid Future" by Felipe Gordon on Local Talk
Artwork - Michal Rafaj 

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For A Bright And Acid Future

Felipe Gordon & Kear - Son Esquivias

Far Out Recordings was founded in 1994 by London DJ and record producer Joe Davis. His longstanding and insatiable passion for Brazilian music, fuelled by his initial love of the jazz, funk and soul ubiquitous on the Rare Groove scene in 1980s London, took him to Brazil first as a teenager. It was there that his enthusiasm for record-collecting led him to some of his musical heroes and the eventual formation of musical bonds and close friendships. Joe’s early discoveries led to him becoming the UK’s foremost authority on Brazilian music, much of it little-known here before his enthusiastic endorsements began to ring out across the music scene. This led to the inevitable, and the keen young music fan and DJ with an entrepreneurial flair founded Far Out Recordings.

The label’s aim from the start has been to bring the sound of Brazil to the world – to showcase the history and culture of a land bursting with creativity and energy – from the classic to the cutting edge. There have been numerous releases from both new and established Brazilian artists including legends such as Azymuth, Joyce, Marcos Valle, Arthur Verocai, The Ipanemas, Sabrina Malheiros, Clara Moreno and Binario, to name a few. 

Far Out also releases music from musicians and producers around the world who share the label’s appreciation for Brazilian music and culture. Alongside Brazilian music, the label is also well known for its longstanding association with underground dance music, having collaborated with some of the most acclaimed and accomplished electronic producers of our times. This had led to a rich plethora of pioneering and innovative dance and beats music, forging a future for the oft-neglected role of Brazil and its rhythms in the complex dance music diaspora of the UK and US, with 12" remixes and original productions from the likes of Theo Parrish, Mark Pritchard, 4hero, Dego, Andres, Marcellus Pittman, Kirk Degiorgio, Nicola Conte, A.D. Bourke, Henry Wu and Rick Willhite among many others.

Joe's crate-digging mentality has also been the driving force behind another crucial aspect of Far Out's work - unearthing forgotten masterpieces and once impossible to find records. This has led to reissues from the likes of Milton Nascimento and Roberto Quartin’s catalogue of lost gems, resulting in some of the finest Brazilian reissues you’re likely to find. While this remains a relatively small percentage of the label's output, every release is brought to you with the utmost love and care, ensuring painstaking perfection in the realms of sound, aesthetic and physicality.

Many of the artists on the Far Out roster regularly tour worldwide, playing across Europe, the USA and the Far East. Look out for them in your town, spreading the joy, the warmth and the restless creativity of Brazilian music and all that Far Out seeks to represent. “After more than twenty years of Far Out, we are only just beginning to realise our ambitions” surmises Joe. “We are still learning about production, recording and music, always.. and we are fortunate to be surrounded by the most exciting group of musicians and producers who are making consistently brilliant music. We are still intent on finding new stars, but we are immensely proud of what we have achieved so far and our formidable artist roster.”

"Brilliant British-Brazilian label" Daily Telegraph
"15 years of the excellent Far Out" Word
"The original and the best, Far Out has never faltered" Gilles Peterson
"Excellent London-based Brazilian label" The Independent
"UK's leading Brazilian label" The Observer
"UK's foremost Brazilian record label" Clash

Ivan ‘Mamão’ Conti - Bacurau

Far Out Recordings

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