[UNDER CONSTRUCTION]

Calm and Steady series no. 173

created: 2021/11/12

Picture CREDIT:
(c) Nick Monaghan, all rights reserved
[https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/35404502]

HK_Calm-&-Steady_tracks_173

I wrote this track last year at the height of the global uprising.. Since then, a lot has transpired, and at the same time, not a lot has changed. It's a common occurrence these days where layers of truth are revealed, which leave us with realizations of a horrific past. 

The latest layer had me reflecting deeply. I'm a first generation immigrant, born from a family who left their country that previously experienced genocide, to come to Canada (the promised land)... Only to realize that my being here in part contributed to the genocide of others.. Shit hits deep.

We can't fix the past but we can fix our selves and also make time to help those that need a hand. 

A simple Truth from Yung Pueblo:

We often hand our tensions over to others without understanding that it wasn't ours to begin with - someone passed it to us. And so we pass it to the next person, and they to the next, until it lands on someone with the tools to process it and let it go. The more of us who are open to inner work, the more points there will be in the giant web of humanity where harm will not be able to spread.

Martial Lobby (2021)

Purchase Here : phortah.bandcamp.com/album/sadaken-ep

Phortah shares again his unique, rich and emotive sound, this time on Earthly Measures. Sadaken exhibits further refinement of his familiar melancholic tonality blended with subtle, textural atmospheric elements. These five tracks are pulsing grooves that get heads bopping and hips writhing, in a very unique & intimate way.

Phortah’s vocal improvisations are being cultivated and appears across Sadaken. Phortah says of its effects "it creates that not-quite-human sound which connects with where I feel a lot of us are at: super digitised organisms, yearning for a way back to our earthly nature”.

That image captures Phortah’s sound and journey well: a repressed, visceral, animal nature reemerging to reclaim its place in an increasingly abstract, digital, binary, landscape.

Flute composition by Benn Demole & Karim Salem
Artwork collage of illustrations by William T Cooper assembled by Nicholas Gilchrist aka Phortah.

Phortah - Landscape

El Camino de Leda Remixes Vol.2 (Folcore 134)
Various Artists 
A collab between Folcore Records (Barcelona) + Fértil Discos (Buenos Aires)

WAV: https://folcore-records.bandcamp.com/album/el-camino-de-leda-vol-1
WAV: https://folcore-records.bandcamp.com/album/el-camino-de-leda-remixes-vol-2
Folcore Records website: https://folcore.org
Folcore Records Bandcamp: https://folcore-records.bandcamp.com
Fertil Discos Website: https://fertildiscos.com


---

El Camino de Leda Remixes Vol.1 y Vol.2
The new collaborative release between Folcore Records (Barcelona) and Fértil Discos (Buenos Aires)

A double album made up of remixes of the vinyl released in 2019 "El Camino de Leda" that featured the participation of Chancha Via Circuito, La Charo, Uji, Shaman Herrera, Tremor, Barda, El Remolón, Soema Montenegro, Dat García, King Coya , Pol Nada and more representatives, both of the organic electronic sound of Buenos Aires and singers of contemporary Argentine folk and urban music.

This time, artists from different latitudes remix the tracks of the original ones to create new sounds in song format, to make them suitable for the dance floor in slow mode and also to listening them on any occasion. It has the participation of Klik & Frik, Rodrigo Gallardo, Guazú, Derrok, Tribilin Sound, Carla Valenti, Qechuaboi, Lucas Lead, Mente Orgánica, Nixtamal just to mention some of the collaborations.

El Camino de Leda Remixes Vol.1 and Vol.2 is a new tribute to Leda Valladares, two volumes that include 10 songs each. Available on all streaming platforms.

--

El nuevo lanzamiento colaborativo entre los sellos Folcore Records (Barcelona) y Fértil Discos (Buenos Aires) Un disco doble compuesto por remixes del disco editado en 2019 El Camino de Leda que contó con la participación de Chancha Via Circuito, La Charo, Uji, Shaman Herrera, Tremor, Barda, El Remolón, Dat García, Soema Montenegro, King Coya, Pol Nada y más representantes, tanto del sonido electrónico orgánico de Buenos Aires como cantantes de la música folklorica y urbana  contemporánea argentina.

En esta ocasión, artistas de diferentes latitudes remezclan las pistas de los tracks originales para crear nuevas sonoridades en formato de canciones, tan aptas para la pista de baile en modo slow como para su escucha en cualquier ocasión. Cuenta con las participaciones de Klik & Frik, Rodrigo Gallardo, Guazú, Derrok, Tribilin Sound, Carla Valenti, Qechuaboi, Lucas Lead, Mente Organica, Nixtamal sólo por mencionar algunas de las colaboraciones.

---
Idea & conceptualization: Germán de Souza & Andrés Schteingart
Artistic & executive production: Germán de Souza & Andrés Schteingart
Production assistance: Ignacio Sorá & Mai Aimé
Guest musician: Leo Silcan
(charangos and quenas track 1
Mastering: Juan Esteban Herrera aka Ruidoselecto - Medellín, Colombia
Artwork: Germán de Souza _ Coreographix (https://coreographix.com) - remix of original art by Fran Spertino

© La Charo appears by courtesy of Espantapájaros

All the songs have been compiled by Leda Valladares traveling through the valleys and ravines of the Argentine Republic along the second half of the 20th century.

Thanks to all the people who have made this project become real, the producers and artists participating, and those who sent us economic and spiritual support.

A Folcore Records & Fértil Discos production

---

Remixers - Vol. 2

Lucas Lead (Argentine)
soundcloud.com/lucaslead

Thub (Colombia)
soundcloud.com/thubcolombia

Damia (Argentine)
soundcloud.com/damiasound

Galo Vermelho (Argentine)
soundcloud.com/galovermelho

Guazú (Argentine)
soundcloud.com/lucasmojimoji

Nixtamal (France)
soundcloud.com/nixtamal

Qechuaboi (Peru)
soundcloud.com/qechuaboi

Yabiru (Brazil)
soundcloud.com/yabiru

Chelo Scotti (Argentine/Germany)
soundcloud.com/chelo-scotti

Carla Valenti (Chile)
soundcloud.com/carlavalenti

El camino de Leda Remixes Vol.2

En otro poder - Galo Vermelho Remix

Ay, Naranjal - Damia Remix

Alma Descansa

Alma Descansa (Original Mix)

Pandora

Nomads

Despertar

Aquellas Pequeñas Cosas (A Tulum Treehouse Festiveness 5.)
By OCTUPONE

www.tulumtreehouse.com/
www.soundcloud.com/octupone
www.mixcloud.com/octupone/

(Tea*Eye Productions) : BERLIN
In corporation with SLOW
🌑🌘🌗🌖🌕🌔🌓🌒🌑

Eclectic melting pot of sounds and textures drawing on everything from:
Deep and Soulful House through to African and Oriental. Balearic, Downtempo, Folktronica. Minimal Cumbia. Andean Step. Tropical Bass. Global Spirit. Keta-Pop. Bummeltechno. Basso Nova. Macarena Dub. Slowhouse (aka "Slouse"). Slothdisco (!). Uplifting Downtempo. Spiritual House. Chill Rave. Aya Tech. and Desert House. Plus Latin Folk (Boleros, Bossa Nova, Flamenco & Fado)

1 Lord Huron - (Deep Down Inside Ya)
2 El Remolón - Asimétrico ft. Lauphan
3 Synergetic Voice Orchestra - Lullaby for Tristan
4 Satomimagae - Ashi
5 Khruangbin - Father Bird, Mother Bird (Sunbirds)
6 Poirier - Me Leva ft. Flavia Nascimento (Poirier Remix)
7 Sefo Kanuteh - Exchange
8 Duo Brothers - Ballade
9 Alexis Taylor - Dream Meditation (feat. Susumu Mukai & Jonny Lam)
10 Donato Dozzy & Daniele di Gregorio - Sessione 4
11 Salve Villa-Lobo - Preludio número 4 para Violã (Spaniol Edit)
12 Flowerie - Año Nuevo
13 Wooden Peak - Lumen (Electric Version)
14 Mardeleva - Love Song
15 Ajeet - Breathe (I Am Free) (Live in Amsterdam)
16 Fears - dents
17 Praful - Calma e Tranquilidade	Praful
18 Cameron Knowler - Puerto Suelo
19 Brandee Younge - Tickled Pink
20 Izzy Johnson - Being
21 Living Room - Buddha
22 Ajeet - Full Moon Meditation
23 Praful - Para la Luz
24 Sheema Mukherjee, Simon Richmond, Lush Fresh Handmade Sound - Lammebada
25 Zaranka - Last Journey	
26 Devendra Banhart, Noah Georgeson - In a Cistern	
27 Amaro Freitas - Vila Bela
28 Molly Lewis - Satin Curtains
29 Danza De La Pachamama - Danza De La Pachamama ( p.r.​​Λ​.​​Λ​.​h Remix )
30 Lingua Ignota - Pperpetual Flame of Centralia
31 Frank Sinatra with The Jeff Alexander Choir - Nature Boy	
32 Billie Eilish - Not My Responsibility
33 Hector Plimmer - Still Here (Alexandra Hamilton-Ayres Rework)
34 Chorusing - Ohio
35 Cochemea - Los Muertos

Aquellas Pequeñas Cosas (A Tulum Treehouse Festiveness 5.)

Download

Neblina

########### Intercepted Admirals Transmission#########
Commander Fullyard was cruising through the Peep Durple system when the voice of Admiral Krank came in over the radio. It had to be done. One Colonel Hardy had turned renegade, establishing his own fiefdom among the Simmippians. According to the highly classified intelligence wire, Hardy had committed the highest crimes against groove, outlawing shuffle beats of all kinds and limiting musical expression to tonedeaf folk music. 

And now the swampy assignment: Operation Mango Wood. Hardy must be brought to justice or eliminated immediately. Was there any way out of it? Were there not several other officers capable of carrying it out? Didn’t Krank owe him a favor or two? Did the Commander need to remind the Admiral of how he came to his rescue in Operation Bass Guitar Part Rearrangement? Nothing doing. These orders came directly from Her Majesty Herself. She wanted- nay, demanded- that Commander Fullyard do the job. 


##########################
I thank the Admiral for this opportunity! I, Cmd. Fullyard, fully obeying his will from now on, accepted the new supreme command in regards to any further additional space missions satisfying the highly royal needs of her Majesty! May she survive us all and may her burial chamber-like sten... ermmm sme... errrrmmmmm ..... FRAGRANCE never dissipate!

#########################

(Operation) Mango Wood

Its hot and wet in the jungle, tonight
Laser axe hummin', red glowing, ready to bite

Mango Woood, Mango Wooood, Mango Woooooooooooood

A royal spacesuit soaked and boiling
Swampy assignment, highly annoying

Mango Woood, Mango Wooood, Mango Woooooooooooood


##################

This one was a real journey and along with the other collab i did with the mighty @texmex-shaman. The Admiral (@user-766619428) sent me the base and groovy drum pattern long long ago, early 2021, and it took quite some time to find the initial spark to go mad, but then it was a real blast. Kinda started sampling the whole thing and deformed it into something i never thought it would sound like. Recorded some stuff in the flat  (little child drum, etc.) and refined some axe-chops from our woodwork session early in 2021 along with some VOX and other little space pixie dust, b3 vst and synths. Later on he added the amazing guitars and additional fx - me finally trying to squeeze everything into the mix. Thank you so much for doing this with me. I hope this will be not the last one!

I also want to give credit to my parents in law and my love, which were so supportive in finding the right place for the shoot and helping me with my artistic vision to come true. This was quite a wild ride and it couldn't have been done all by myself! (That little forest fishpond was cold af... haha)

Thanks for the community for all that support and wonderful comments and reposts, likes and such. We are a real great "family" and i am glad to have you all!

Cheers,
CMD. SF

(Operation) Mango Wood - Collab with Admiral Krank and His Mighty Band of Spacemen

●Stream/Download: fanlink.to/SIAVASH_MIST

▸Follow Me on INSTAGRAM: https://instagram.com/itsmesiavash

.

MIST

Pre Order : https://earthlymeasures.bandcamp.com/album/simbiosis-ep

Earthly Measures is delighted to present their final release of 2021 ‘Simbiosis’ - a collaboration by producers Guazu & Terror/Cactus

The EP begins with Cumbia Transoceanica, an electronic cumbia with an evolving melody that sways back and forth, like a conversation between the two artists living oceans apart.

In Zambita, an acoustic guitar dances alongside swirling digital synthesisers over a 6/8 polyrhythm, creating an ethereal electronic take on the traditional Argentine folk dance called “Zamba”.

Simbiosis kicks off with some of the strong upbeat and shuffle of Cumbia before it takes off into new territory, exploring playful melodies and euphoric harmonies.

Selva Misionera begins with a field recording that Selasco (Terror/Cactus) recorded in the jungles of Iguazu in Northern Argentina. Using texture, biomimicry, and melody, the track evokes the feeling of being immersed in a humid forest surrounded by wildlife. Flute by Kate Olson and lo-fi percussion by Mike Gebhart

In the track Cueva, traditional Andean flutes called Sikus play a haunting melody that ushers the listener into a dark and magical underworld.

The remixes of Selva Misionera and Cueva by Honduras producer Abi Lean add another layer of complexity and mystery to the tracks. By re-introducing some of the traditional sounds and rhythms of Cumbia, the remixes take on an organic and mystical feel of their own.

Simbiosis

PREMIER: Terror/Cactus & GUAZÚ - Cueva

grabado en mi casa y en Estudio Nogal por Jero Escajal, mezcla de Andrés Oddone en Bugambilia Estudio, mastering de Sebastián Cordoves

diseño de Clau Smith www.instagram.com/clau._.smith/ sobre un collage de Lenilismo lenilismo.com.ar

producción general: Maitén Aimé

con el apoyo de Ibermúsicas y Fondo Nacional de las Artes

gracias!
Estudio El Precioso - Giselle Hauscarriaga - Federico Sanchez - Andres Schteingart - Eva Alonso - Noe Colombo - Laney - Lucía Mayo - Marina & Facu - Matías Avalos - Caro Mele - Ceci Hemming - Luciano García - Cami Conte - Chifle - Paula & Tino - Alexia Muñiz Braun

(snippet) 04 - ruta 11 interbalnearia (guitarras x Barda)

Hate Me (Bruised Mix)

There’s always something that steals away our beauty, our purity.🌹
⠀
The Devil Wants Roses is that wave in which I mirrored myself for a long time, soft to the eye 🌊turbulent in action.💥
⠀
The temptation that attracts you knowing that it’s harmful.
💜And love doesn’t always answer keeping you tied to something not knowing exactly the reasons why. 

A night feeling, a song for true lovers !

STREAM IT & SHARE IT 💜💜💜

IG | www.instagram.com/shesamne
FB | www.facebook.com/shesamne
Spotify | spoti.fi/2Cyxen0

The Devil Wants Roses

Contact & Bookings :: info@folcore.org
Bandcamp :: https://folcore-records.bandcamp.com
Submit your music :: folcorecrew@gmail.com
No Facebook · No Instagram · No X · No Linkedin
https://folcore.org
---
Folcore Records is a label based in Barcelona, dedicated to release djs, musicians and producers who blend future with roots music. With more than 14 years of life, Folcore Records has launched more than 170 releases from artists coming from all over the world, with a special focus on the new sounds of Latin America.
---
Folcore Records es un sello con sede en Barcelona, que publica trabajos de djs, músicos y productores que principalmente se dedican a la fusión de música electrónica con sonidos autóctonos, folklóricos y tradicionales. Con más de 14 años de vida, Folcore Records ha publicado más de 170 lanza mientos en formato digital y físico, de artistas procedentes de diversas partes del mundo, con un especial enfoque en los nuevos sonidos de latinoamérica.

Genocide, June 2025:
Israel is only the executioner, every nation which has armed that country in the past year is an accessory to that genocide, an accomplice, a facilitator.  We cannot talk about war crimes because when you target unarmed civilians, mostly women and children, we are talking about a massacre, like terrorists do, not a war. The people who orchestrated that massacre, in the US, the most duplicitous, followed by those of the UK, Germany, France, and probably a few lesser ones should be tried for crimes against humanity just as well as Netanyahu and his cabinet, because it has been going on for two years, generously reported by media of all kinds, so the enablers knew exactly how the arms were to be used, as a tool for revenge, domination, and humiliation of the Palestinian people.  The conflict has ceased to be about the defense of anything for months.

The parties responsible have made a mockery of decency, morals, fairness, proportion, or justice, not to mention empathy.  Of what little there was, these concepts will be a lot longer to come back than they were to be struck down.  

Is it 1984 already?!?!
 ...

I have not been able to recover access to my other account [https://soundcloud.com/ha-kekong] for a couple of years.  I have tried a few times to get back into it but SoundCloud doesn't trust me.  Same phone number, same email addresses, and they still claim that they can't verify my identity.  I created that account about three years ago as a substitute to my regular account which SoundCloud temporarily closed.  They closed it as part of some upgrade procedure in their system, the result of a bug that affected many accounts, about two years ago.  Since SC did not inform its users I didn't know if that was permanent or not, so I created that other account which I can't access.  Don't be mad if I have not replied to your message in the past two years, that's because I never got them ; ) ... You can always reach me here though.
...

This one here (957729823) is for regular folks.

I love you, both.

...

You can't see it because of the angle with which I took the shot, aiming down, but beyond those blocks is the sea.  To the left is the Mediterranean, to the right is the Atlantic Ocean.  No it's not Gibraltar, but a little bit further West. ... Actually I checked recently and it is further North more than West, I thought I was facing South when in fact I probably was facing the Atlantic ocean, which is why I suppose the waves were of a decent size where we were.
...

My face and the bike are a courtesy of Joël Vaudreuil
[https://vimeo.com/user8897093]  ... Merci Joe!
I then went ahead and butchered his work with a borrowed helmet.
... Sorry Joe. =(
...

I'm trying to promote what I think is good music, so if you want to help out a bit I'd rather you [like] or [repost] my *playlists* rather than my field recordings, if you don't mind, unless you are a die hard fan of those things. Thank you ; )

I speak French, so if you send me a private message, and that you are a francophone, please write in French, thank you.  ... I mean, you don't absolutely have to, but I would prefer it. 

All my field recordings (except for when I record a person) are public, freely downloadable by anyone who is able to click on the button.  I encourage anyone interested to use them in any way whatsoever, on purpose or accidentally. No need for permissions or credits or any other kind  of administrative maneuvers.
...

Anarchists give me hope.

I'm a big fan of EFF.  Love ya EFF.  (no connection with the above line)
... and of course Richard Stallman and Linux and all the others.  Bless yous.

Now don't be lazy, go find out what it is this "EFF" that I'm talking about.  I'll give you a hint: it has to do with computers.

You have a nice day now.  Hugs & Kisses.

Ay, Naranjal - Damia Remix

Folcore Records

Related tracks