Finding our way back

“Little Dragon are set to hit the next level… Ritual Union is sensational” The Sunday Times

“Ritual Union makes it three albums without a remotely duff or dull moment” 4/5 Uncut

“A unique mix that sounds like little else out there” 
4/5 Mojo

“Nagano has one of the most fascinating pop voices... while the band juggle frostiness and warmth, the electronic and the analogue. It's all beautifully poised" Q

“Subtle yet sexily insistent, cool yet hot as hell, a sliver of digital funk basted in no small amount of alt.soul thanks to the excellent Yukimi Nagano” Time Out

“Captivating… Little Dragon provide a thrilling combination of down tempo electronics” DJ 

“8/10” Vice

 After a rain-stopping performance at Glastonbury last week, Little Dragon have announced a surprise London show at Corsica Studios as part of Boiler Room TV. The gig will be streamed live online between 7pm-8pm on Tuesday 18 July at http://www.boilerroom.tv/live

Having already been all over the airwaves with ‘Wildfire’ by SBTRKT on which they feature, they are is set to continue their meteoric rise to success with the release of ‘Ritual Union’ which has already bagged plays from Zane Lowe, Annie Mac and Lauren Laverne, who said they are “the coolest band in the world right now”. DJ Shadow seems to agree, having asked them to collaborate on a track for his long-awaited new album. The 12” and digital download will come with an acapella version of ‘Ritual Union’ and two remixes. One is a super smooth offering from on-the-rise German producer Tensnake and the other comes from house producer Maya Jane Cole, currently being streamed on iTunes here:

Since 2009’s critically acclaimed Machine Dreams they have not sat still, touring the globe and making some high profile friends along the way. Damon Albarn invited them to collaborate on two tracks for last year’s Gorillaz record Plastic Beach, which became album highlights for the critics with Pitchfork describing the songs ‘Empire Ants’ and ‘To Binge’ as “two of the most arresting things here; they’re airy, elusive and amazingly beautiful”. Similarly, David Sitek was so taken with singer Yukimi Nagano’s voice after touring with them in 2009, he asked her to lend some vocals to ‘If You Return’ from his solo project Maximum Balloon. And now Big Boi will be producing one of Little Dragon’s songs for his new album, after a certain Andre 3000 tipped him off. As if that wasn’t enough, they appear on Rafael Saadiq’s new album adding vocals to the sublime summer track ‘Just Don’t’.

Ritual Union the single will be release 25th July, with the remix EP to follow on the 15th August.


Ritual Union

Like The Bears Who Care

Hands Of Time features the sublime vocal talent that is Alxndr London. Taken from our new album Juicy Fruit

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Relayted

The Gaudy Side of Town

From the album Gentle Spirit by Jonathan Wilson.  Released on Bella Union 2011.

Desert Raven

I spend too much time in calculation
I'm living all the time inside my head
My body and my mind are in separation
How do I get them back together again?

Somehow I lost the connection
Am I just a floating brain?
Is my blood still in circulation?
Is my blood still moving through my veins?
I spend too much time in calculation
I'm living all the time with these voices in my head
My body and my mind are in separation
How do I get them back together again?

Then something strange begins to happen
The ground is moving, blood orange in the sky
The mouth of the earth begins to open
"You know what you must do to survive"

You must move, love, dance more.

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Antidote

Mikkel

"Help Me Understand" is from Zoon's new album Bleached Wavves out later this year on Paper Bag Records.

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"Favourite Kind Of Girl ft @flikkamusic

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Favourite Kind Of Girl Ft. Flikka

Concrete Things pays tribute to a great visionary author & activist named Lorraine Hansberry; her voice & ideas are at the core of the track. Released in defiance of these dark times Concrete Things highlights the importance of using our cognitive gifts to move forward – to steer ourselves towards the proverbial light.

The world radio premiere of Concrete Things was broadcasted by Huey Morgan on BBC 6 Music, March 21, 2020 (who made it Beat of the Week). Gideon Coe has also played it a few times on BBC 6 Music. Featured on both Indie Shuffle and Amazing Radio too.

“The perfect tonic for a discordant mind.”
— Shell Zenner (BBC Leeds, Amazing Radio)

Words and speech by Lorraine Hansberry
Written, arranged, mixed & mastered by Seth Mowshowitz
Performed by Fold along with the following:
Horn Arrangements – Emma Johnson
Saxophones – Emma Johnson
Simon Dennis - Trumpet
Rosie Nicholl - Trombone
Violins – Kieran O’Malley

Concrete Things

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any way you want me
(however far gone)
that is how i’ll stay
(you’re not like this)
never blinked
let it happen
i just want to sleep all day
with you

its taking its toll on my body
my hands shake
when im lost
a fever dream
with a eulogy 
the dust sits on a rose petal and sleeps

im so far gone
make it up when i want
because im not sad anymore
drinking all alone
while you’re all
sleeping while its dark
when everything is different
but who blames you?

its taking its toll on my body
my hands shake
when im lost
a fever dream
with a eulogy 
the dust sits on a rose petal and sleeps

my body

Abandoned City

Elizabeth Bay

Amo Amo – Canta

Out now on Pacific Standard Records

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“The beauty, cooperation & abundance found in nature embodies the earth’s deep love for us all. Each part of life sings it’s existence and contributes to this great love song! Bees pollinating flowers, whales singing to one another, even when one being dies to nourish another we see the cycles & interconnectedness of life. ‘Canta,’ meaning ‘Sing’ in Spanish, asks us to think deeply about what it truly means “to love” & implores us to do our part to care for all life, all earth, with our actions.” – Amo Amo

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Coyote coyote

Canta la luna
Canta la vie
Once was an Eagle
Now is a bee

Canta el arbor
Canta la flor
Sing the whales
From the oceans core

“Love me the way you say you do
I’ll love you the way I say I do”

Once was a goat
Now a mountain lion
Such is the way
For all beings alive

Let there be death
Let there be birth
Such is the way
For all beings on earth

There’s still a little more room
Left in my heart for you yeah
So love me the way you say you do

Canta

Amo Amo – Canta

The Bamboos - Wilhelm Scream (James Blake Cover)

Feel's So Good

By incorporating a wide range of voices including MCs, poets, historical speakers and singers into their music, Fold aim to amplify humanitarian perspectives and critical reflections on today’s world. Through doing so they also hope to help keep spaces open for speaking freely and truthfully. Their sound is similarly wide-ranging, from jazz-funk through Brazilian, psyche, hip-hop and downtempo.

Starting in 2012 they’ve managed to cultivate a decent reputation in the underground British music scene. Their music is played on BBC Radio 1, BBC 6 Music, Radio X, Amazing Radio and stations across the world. Indie Shuffle are big fans and they’ve had features in The Times, The Guardian and The NME. They’ve played shows all over the UK including a live session for Lauren Laverne on BBC 6 Music.

Fold believe that the answers to a sustainable future lie in prioritising the value of life over profits in all decisions. They believe that the success of our species has not been driven by ‘survival of the fittest’ but instead by ‘survival of the most cooperative.’ Our ability to act cooperatively to our mutual benefit, facilitated by our loving natures, is the true foundation of society. These beliefs, are what they bring to every record and every performance.

Concrete Things

Fold

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