favourite things | 9.22

A selection of our favorite music submitted by XLR8R+ members in August:

https://xlr8r.com/features/music-submissions-roundup-august-3/

XLR8R+ Submissions Roundup: August

Our weekly roundup of music we can't get enough of will brighten your week. Enjoy new releases from Ezra Collective, Kennebec, Carl Stone, Dan Jose,  Local Artist and more.

𝔽𝕦𝕝𝕝 𝕡𝕝𝕒𝕪𝕝𝕚𝕤𝕥 𝕠𝕟 𝕊𝕡𝕠𝕥𝕚𝕗𝕪 - 𝕃𝕚𝕟𝕜 𝕚𝕟 𝕓𝕚𝕠.

Playlist: New Music Monday (26.09.22)

Park Assist

Asta Hiroki x Tristan de Liège - Time Out
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Release: 09.09.22

Buy: https://ffm.to/time_out

Untied

Asta Hiroki x Tristan de Liège - Time Out

When Shade Was Born

Klaus Clause

Connection

Celebratory Relapse

Life Goes On (feat. Sampa the Great)

Okra

Awake for You

Coraloense

'Slugs of Love', out now on Ninja Tune: https://littledragon.lnk.to/slugs-albSo 

'Opening The Door', out now on Ninja Tune: https://littledragon.lnk.to/otdSo

Follow Little Dragon -
Spotify: https://found.ee/ld-sp
Apple Music: https://found.ee/ld-am
YouTube: https://found.ee/ld-yt
Bandcamp: https://found.ee/ld-bc
Soundcloud: https://found.ee/ld-sc
Instagram: https://found.ee/ld-ig
Facebook: https://found.ee/ld-fb
Twitter: https://found.ee/ld-tw

#LittleDragon #NinjaTune

Opening The Door

Stay (feat. JID)

LUCID DREAMER

Released 28th October 2022
Buy/stream: https://LateNightTales.lnk.to/withoutstarorcompass

Kennebec is the critically acclaimed musical outlet of Eric Phillips, a composer, producer, and multi-instrumentalist living in Portland, Oregon. Drawing from an eclectic array of influences to create his own unique style of cinematic electronic music, he is set to release his sophomore album ‘Without Star or Compass’ on the 28th October via Night Times Stories, the sister label to LateNightTales. 

Releasing his debut album ‘Departure’ at the beginning of the pandemic in early 2020, ‘Without Star or Compass’ was written and recorded during a phase in Phillips’ life which allowed him to re-examine his motivations. “The first primary influence for this record is that, more so than ‘Departure’, I wanted to write this record for my friends and others rather than for myself. Maybe it's also a product of maturing, but I wanted the music to communicate more clearly to others, and be less of an exercise of some kind for myself.” 

From the subtle electronica of ‘Leaving The Canyons’ featuring the distinctive vocals of Future Islands frontman Samuel T. Herring, the expanding electronic beats of ‘Tall Tales’ featuring Hemlock Ernst (the rap moniker of Samuel T. Herring) and US singer Sudan Archives, to the effortlessly cast rhythms of ‘The Great Divide’ featuring Yazz Ahmed on horns, Phillips set out to make an album which was more direct with sparser arrangements and distinct melodies, while still maintaining the eclectic and creative nature of his debut. “I think if I were a writer, my words would be all setting and very little narrative. I'm really trying to evoke a sense of place and motion and journey and environment but the facts of the story are left vague.” 

On working with Herring, Phillips adds, “I think our styles just resonated well with one another, and we clicked naturally. We sent some ideas back and forth remotely and then he flew out to Portland and we recorded all the vocals in three days together. It was so fun and inspiring - and really deepened my appreciation for his craft. He's such a nice guy and a total genius. Sam's lyrics really hit a beautiful balance between that sense of magic and folklore in the natural world that I'm after, while really bringing his own sense of narrative. He's really amazing at constructing lyrical concepts in a way that I think compliments my own strengths (and weaknesses).” 

Throughout ‘Without Star or Compass’, Phillips masterfully creates an evocative sense of place and motion in a cinematic way, in part due to his love of soundtrack music, a heavy influence on the album. ‘Castalay's Fountain’ was inspired by classic JRPG music such as ‘Zelda’, ‘Chrono Trigger’ and ‘Final Fantasy’, while instrumental tracks ‘Friendship song’, ‘The Great Divide’ and ‘Calyptra’ are rich in cinematic grandeur.  

In addition to the Kennebec project, Phillips has composed the music for numerous feature films, documentaries, podcasts and games. In 2020, alongside Mark Orton (of Tin Hat Trio) and John Hancock, Phillips co-composed the soundtrack to 'Wind of Change', a podcast created by New York Times Journalist Patrick Radden Keefe and produced by Spotify, recorded the Moscow Bowtie Orchestra for the feature-length film ‘12 Mighty Orphans’ starring Luke Wilson, Robert Duvall and Martin Sheen and scored Northfork Studios documentary ‘Chehalis: A Watershed Moment.'
 
Running since 2013, 'Night Time Stories’, the sister label to LateNightTales, is a platform for original artist material, hosting artists connected by a common thread of authenticity. 

#Kennebec #NightTimeStories #LateNightTales

Kennebec - The Great Divide Feat. Yazz Ahmed

TL Premiere #1004 (2022.08.26) : Acidulant - Drankx [Co-Accused Records]

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For this 202nd Premiere of 2022, we have a track by Malta-based DJ/Producer "Acidulant" titled ‘Drankx’ from the forthcoming VA EP "CR002" on Co-Accused's label : Co-Accused Records.

The EP will be available from September 2, 2022 on red vinyl & digital.

▶︎ Pre-order : https://co-accused.bandcamp.com/album/cr002-va

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Release Info :

CR002 | VA

Scottish DJ and production duo Co-Accused return with the second release on their own Co-Accused Records label. The thunderous forthcoming EP,  which drops on the 2nd of September, features four tracks from Sosak, Fear-E, Acidulant and Co-Accused themselves. 

They kick things off with the pounding 'PA2 Crew'. An ode to the hardcore they both loved in their earlier raving days, the title of the track pays homeage to their hometown of Paisley.  Track two comes from Sosak, an alias of Glasgow's Gary Beck. Sosak’s 'Do One' keeps the energy high with pulsating synths and driving drums taking you on a freight train into oblivion. On the flip side, Fear-E delves further into the EP's own cosmic dimension. 'Rhubarb and Custard' is a jackin 'journey filled with melodic elements and chaotic atmospheres. Self-confessed acid freak Acidulant brings the release to a close with the deep, dark and moody 'Drankx'. A hypnotic trip into the void.

Check out clips here : soundcloud.com/coaccused/cr002-va-previews

Tracklist :
1. Co-Accused - PA2 Crew
2. Sosak - Do One
3. Fear-E - Rhubarb & Custard
4. Acidulant - Drankx

releases September 2, 2022

All tracks mastered by Conor Dalton at Glowcast Audio Mastering
Distributed by Rubadub Records
Artwork by Salvador Harris

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Follow Acidulant :
Bandcamp : www.acidulant.bandcamp.com
Discogs : www.discogs.com/artist/1609997-Acidulant
Facebook : www.facebook.com/acidulant303
Instagram : www.instagram.com/acidulant
Mixcloud : www.mixcloud.com/acidulant
RA : www.ra.co/dj/acidulant
SoundCloud : www.soundcloud.com/acidulant

Follow Co-Accused :
Bandcamp : www.co-accused.bandcamp.com
Discogs : www.discogs.com/artist/9336616-Co-Accused
Facebook : www.facebook.com/coaccused
Instagram : www.instagram.com/coaccused_djs
SoundCloud : www.soundcloud.com/coaccused
Website : www.co-accused.com

CR002

Drankx

TL PREMIERE : Acidulant - Drankx [Co-Accused Records]

Out now! 🖤 https://bit.ly/3TzL8s2
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Everybody In wants to celebrate its 10th release in big and we think the Peruvian producer Areliz Ramos aka ‘Milkshk’ will do the job!

The 2-tracker ‘Ex Girl’ is a mixture of electronica, house, and downtempo. Milkshk’s project is characterised by tuneful and delicate sounds and subtly processed melodies that seek to evoke different states of love and illusion.

You will be captured by spectral voices in loops, faded layers of seductive feelings, drowned by reverb dreams. Listen to your heart, don't miss this out!
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Written and produced by Areliz Ramos
@arelizramos

Mastered by Jim Lok
https://facebook.com/jim.lok.12

Artwork by Mauro Casalino
https://instagram.com/malrus_10

Milkshk - Ex Girl (EI010 - Clips)

As Above, So Below

IDGAF (feat. Kojey Radical)

Anjiraf means to drift. Within each track, Dataruin has set out to capture that feeling. Whether it is drifting within political inaction, with Echoes, the haze of nostalgia within Peaks, an after-party in Sunrise, or a night drive with Fog.

Echoes (Original Mix)

#TroubleOnCentral

Buddy "Trouble On Central" from Harlan and Alondra available now: smarturl.it/HarlanandAlondra 

Follow Buddy:
https://instagram.com/buddy
https://twitter.com/buddy
https://facebook.com/buddy

Harlan & Alondra

Trouble On Central

A modern record label and music publisher curated and managed by electronic artist Asta Hiroki.

Asta Hiroki x Tristan de Liège - Time Out

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