DEC 2020

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A few years ago I did a remix of a track by Dominik Eulberg called Sansula, which featured an instrument of the same name. After the release a builder of sansula instruments in the Netherlands was kind enough to give me one as a present in case I wanted to use one again in a live recording, which I have finally got around to doing now with this track!

My process consisted of me sitting in my studio (badly) playing the thumb plucked sansula for quite a while, so that I could go back to the recording and pull out some useable loops as a starting point. I wanted a nice warm analogue chord progression to complement, but more in the high bass and low mids than my usual chord progression that's down really low, to fill the mix with the warmth as much as possible.

The track still needed something though, so I turned to some spare recordings of my favourite vocalist - Kathrin deBoer, from some of our previous recording sessions. I didn't want to go for the usual full lyrical approach of a vocal collab track, I just wanted to add some small snippets of human feeling to round off the track properly.

The release is coming out on Fields on the 1st of December along with an intense synth experiment with a Prophet 08, and beautiful remixes from David August and Throwing Snow.

If you're not into buying music there is also a new website I have just launched which will be providing exclusive new free downloads for all in return for signing up to the website - http://www.maxcooper.net/downloads

Origins

I Can Only Give You What I Have

“Nothing Much Has Changed is my story. A story that only a few know and many experience, while others watch on, oblivious”. 

 An unwilling nomad, Manny & The Coloured Sky (real name Manny Ademolu) tells the story of growing up with his family, and the struggles they experienced along the way, in the upcoming single, Nothing Much Has Changed. 

After creating the original demo with chart topping songwriter Elviin Smith, the track lay dormant for over three years before erupting again with producer Ray Kills and a cadre of talented singers at Tapeline Studios in Milton Keynes. Collaborating with local talent was key to Manny’s vision, giving a platform to as many artists as possible and helping to put his city on the map. 

Now settled full-time in Milton Keynes, Manny often calls upon past feelings of exclusion in an environment that often doesn’t understand the worldview of young people in unconventional circumstances. With his desire to to give a voice to those who are not heard, he crafts a signature blend of modern soul, incorporating influences that range from Sampha to William Fitzsimmons.
His relationship with music doesn’t end with performance, in addition to studying Psychology at university, he regularly curates events and works with children from disadvantaged backgrounds to bring the therapeutic effects of sound to those who need it most.

His most notable work to date is featuring on DJ Cameo & Junction 13’s “Morning Rain”, released through DFTD records in 2016. At present, Manny & The Coloured Sky will continue to focus on writing his debut EP.

Nothing Much Has Changed will be out through Tapeline Recordings on 27/07/2018 on all major digital platforms.

Nothing Much Has Changed

Manny & The Coloured Sky - Nothing Much Has Changed

Church

Church (feat. EARTHGANG)

"Don't Know Better" is the first single off of our upcoming EP, set for release this spring. 

www.theomysband.com

Don't Know Better

Only One to Blame

Big Crown Vaults Vol. 1 - Lee Fields & The Expressions

Don't Give Up (Instrumental)

Blóð

Just over a year ago I awoke in the middle of the night to hear a most beautiful and haunting voice singing away in my living room. When I spoke about it with my housemate in the kitchen the morning after, an unknown man emerged from the bedroom next door and apologized for waking us. I told him that it was in fact really quite wonderful and that I would love to work on some music with him if he had some time. I asked him what he was doing that very instant and if he'd like to come downstairs and see what we could come up with in a couple of hours. This is the song that appeared from the ether. 

And I don’t wanna go no further,
I never wanted to disturb ya,
And I was waiting by the wayside,
Discovered things you wanted to hide,
I see the beauty in your picture,
And I can’t ask you for no favours,
I always seem to say the wrong words,
And that’s why nothing is for certain.

Come here and settle down by,
I got my hands tight with fear,
So settle down by,
I got my hands tied.

I see the roots of your confusion,
But I’ve already set my table,
And I can see into the future ,
And I’m not hungry for your fables,
And I don’t have no real reason,
To do anything to please you,
So forgive me if I wake up,
From this dreaming that was made up.

Come here and settle down by,
I got my hands tight with fear,
So settle down by,
I got my hands tied.

Vocals: Harry Keyworth
Electric Bass: Harry Keyworth
Keyboards: Ollie Hutchinson
Electric Guitar: Benny Bridges
Backing Vocals: Moira Mack

Desert Rain

Desert Rain (feat. Benjamin Glasser & ollie hutchinson)

Buy / Stream

Lane 8 X Kidnap - Matcha Mistake

Out now on This Never Happened

Listen here: https://thisneverhappened.ffm.to/matchamistake

Lane 8 X Kidnap - Matcha Mistake

King Size

Ekundayo

White Light

New demo. This is a song inspired by a friend of mine. It's been long overdue, but this is called Earthquake.

Earthquake (falling) Demo

Where Do I Start?

Reflect

Neyð

All Good

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Ambient Meditations Vol 24 - Kruder & Dorfmeister

The remarkable story of South African singer and dancer Penny Penny is fit for Hollywood. A nearly homeless janitor without formal education gets a record deal, becomes a multi-platinum selling pop star, plays stadiums across Africa, then builds a career as a popular politician for Nelson Mandela's African National Congress party. Penny Penny's debut recording Shaka Bundu, recorded in 1994, is the album that launched a 34-year-old Giyani Kulani Kobane from the streets of Johannesburg to the national political spotlight.

Shaka Bundu

Penny Penny – Shaka Bundu

The seven tracks on Obaa Sima traverse a pop music landscape that encapsulates international modes--rap, techno, saccharine melodies—while reflecting contemporary Ghanaian music via highlife-style refrains, aggressive rapping and use of Twi language. Inspired by a Grand Master Flash & The Furious Five performance of “New York New York” he saw on television, Atta wanted to rap on his new project. (Melle Mel's look on a 1983 German TV performance of the song bares an uncanny resemblance to Atta's image on his cassette cover.) He was not aware of the hiplife—localized rap—movement in Ghana, in its very infancy by 1994 when Obaa Sima was released. Rapping in English didn't feel comfortable and he began writing and practicing rhyming in Twi, the most widely-spoken language in Ghana. The distinctive rapping on Obaa Sima became one of the earliest and most intrepid examples of Twi rap in a period when young rappers in Accra and Kumasi were still mimicking Tupac and Shaggy.

DEC 2020

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