Big Thanks to The Untz for the nice article: https://www.theuntz.com/news/halfred-and-lorenzo-celebrate-outtallectuals-with-inaani/

10 years on from the conception of Outtallectuals in the form of a Facebook community, we're delighted to still be here, finetuning the label's signature sound in a never-ending global creative soup.

Accordingly, 'Liminal Lore' celebrates OUTTA's first decade through a predictably collaborative roster, featuring the label regulars, as well as new contributors such as Bulgarian legends, Ivan Shopov and Theodossii Spassov, cinematic bass producer, Boketto, the deep ambient psychedelic dub techno duo of Arkaean and Unsung I, and POAN, Lo.Renzo's ambient side project with Giacomo Barbari.

The concept of 'Lore' is sonified through the 'old world' influences of the album; through the sounds of nature, bulbul tarang, banjo, g clarinet, darbuka, hang drum, sarangi, slide guitars, violins, flutes & tribal percussions. 'Liminality' is, of course, through the celebration of a shifting decade, an in-between milestone for the label.

Bandcamp Release / YouTube Shivelight Premiere: 20.03.21

Lore

Inaani

Halfred & Lo. Renzo - Inaani (The Untz PREMIERE)

Roots Of Creation

Unfolding Lotus

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Spirits Of Earth

In This Album I Putted All Of The Periods That I Been Hope You Love It :)

Flowing

Fauxplay - We Have Everything (Fractus Mix)

Drop

Very happy to present my new four track EP on Hedflux's label Luminus Music. This EP will showcase some of the slower Mid Tempo styles I have been experimenting with. :)

Available to buy here http://luminusmusic.bandcamp.com/album/twisted-clarity-ep

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Nanosphere - Intrinsic

Absolute pleasure remixing this supergroup. Produced in between Copenhagen and Berlin, here's my minimalistic take on Kalaha's "Cape Star"!
Enjoy.

https://soundcloud.com/kalahamusic

Mastered by Antony Ryan. 
Artwork by Zven Balslev. 

Kalaha is: 
Rumpistol: Synths, kalimbas & electronics 
Spejderrobot: Electronics 
Emil de Waal: Drums, percussion & electronics 
Niclas Knudsen: Guitar & talkbox. 

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The award winning and Gilles Peterson-approved Danish supergroup Kalaha returns with their first release in almost two years: the EP 'Mama Ngoma'.

The EP is first and foremost a tribute to West African traditions like Highlife and Afrobeat but mixed with the dance floor appeal of contemporary electronic music.

The backbone of the band comes from the outrageous drumming of Emil de Waal, who's improvisational attitude is known to astound audiences around the world, alongside the finely balanced guitar of Niclas Knudsen, who has been studying and refining African techniques for more than a decade now.

On top of this, the two highly regarded electronic producers and synth wizards, Rumpistol & Spejderrobot, take the band to new musical hemispheres by adding layers through extra-terrestrial synths, analogue effects and spaced out samples.

The electronic aspect of the EP is further expanded with two remixes from NYC-based MALAKAI and Danish rising star Bwoy de Bhajan.

The EP is accompanied by an animated video directed by the group's art director Zven Balslev, and in the spring of 2019 follows an entire album titled 'Mandala'.

Track by Track

The EP kicks off with the catchy and highly danceable 'Mama Ngoma', which combines African mud huts with epic science fiction. We then reach the hypnotic horn attack of 'Cape Star', featuring wonderful guitar work from Knudsen, before the West Coast inspired 'Malaika' leads into an outro that’s like Talking Heads, if David Byrne was replaced by a Speak&Spell computer!

Fourth track and first single 'Dragon Jenny' shows the band in more mellow and reflective territories without losing their groove. The track has already received airplay around the world.

To finish things off we're proud to have the NYC-based producer MALAKAI present his dubsteppy anagram remix of 'Malaika', before rising star Bwoy de Bhajan spoils us with his minimalistic take on 'Cape Star', reminiscent of some of Shackletons earlier percussion-driven work.

The EP has had early support from The Rust Music (US), Jay Scarlett (DE/Sound Supreme/Puls), Mathieu Schreyer (US/KCRW), Descroix (DK/Iboga), P8 Jazz (DK), The Slow Music Movement (UK), Dancefloor Mayhem (US), Synths of Eden (DE), Pouled'or (DE), Radio Prun (F), Mantra Radio at CITR FM (CAN), Dubmission (US), Heartbeats (DK), O Dominio Dos Deuses (PT), Hakan Tamar (TU) & Mushpost Radio on WAXX.FM (US/James Cook).

QUOTES ABOUT KALAHA:

"Truly enlightening and inviting" - Mike Stukes / Mystic Vybes / WHCR 90.3 FM (US)

"What a great EP. Nice work" - The Slow Music Movement Radio Show (UK)

“Brilliant Album! Very tropical again!” – Gilles Peterson / BBC 6 / Worldwide FM (UK) 
“Kalaha transport fans into another world” – Earmilk.com (US)

“A dance hall in outer space” – Jazz Special (DK)

“A wide tapestry of colours that will fill the palette of choice sound selectors. Big on cultural essence & bass rhythms.” – Jay Scarlett / Sound Supreme, PULS Radio (DE)

“Truly a genre bending performance in the best way possible, music from the future, a flashing stage, and an absolutely mental drummer” – Pouledor (DE)

“Kalaha never chose the easy solutions. With humor and understanding the four inventive musicians put their tracks on fire.” – Jazznyt.com (DK)

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Kalaha - Cape Star (Bwoy De Bhajan Remix)

A project unlike any other comes to Desert Trax this fall. Between 2009 and 2012, psychedelic bass producer Twin Shape created but left unfinished three songs that tied him inextricably to a certain time and place. As the years went on, these pieces remained rough and untouched, until he sought the help of three fellow producers to help him complete these songs.
The result is the 'Auxiliatus' EP. From the Latin to support, Alterra, Shwamp , and COAM stepped in to give Twin Shape distance, perspective, and help to revisit these original creations and give them a contemporary feel on Seeded, D&N and Glimpse, respectively. Three tightly wound compositions that have spanned nearly a decade since their inception now come to life with throbbing low end and alien implications. A strong recommendation for fans of Bird of Prey, Phutureprimitive, and Ott.

Standout Desert Trax contributor Key-G steps in for a remix of the Alterra collab, Seeded, to round out this 4-track set. The Auxiliatus EP is finally available September 13th.

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Twin Shape & Shwamp - D&N

Heterodyne - wip

This was my first album attempt! Released January 2020 on Mindspring Music

Balls Out On Mars

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fletric.music@gmail.com

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