UMF - greatest hits vol. 7

My version of Stranger On The Shore by Aker Bilk. This was one of my grandads favourite songs, so when I decided to do some cover versions, this was always going to be in there. Its free to download as an mp3 here, and you will be able to choose your format over on Bandcamp when the album is released later in the year. More details to follow...

Dyrct - Stranger On The Shore

An extra day off work means extra time to make one more song before the end of the year. I was inspired to create this by watching through an old Alan Watts lecture online. I started writing the track at 11am this morning and had it finished for 5pm. This is the first and only draft. It's an experimental techno track. It goes all over the place at times and changes moods but that's the idea, much like when colours run into each other. I hope you can find a colour you like in among the 9 minutes.

Original artwork is by the supremely talented Iska.

Find more intuitive paintings at https://www.instagram.com/iska_lk/

Theory Of Colour

"What is delay? Is it a repeating sound slowly diminishing into the distance? A shimmer of light refracting through our world? Or, perhaps, the echoing of our souls across time and the universe? Whatever it may be, we like it. From simple structures, elaborate patterns are born, layered endlessly into harmonic existence. We don't make music with it, we make music for it." - Connor & Alex (aka Metasine & Proc)

Metasine's unique basslines and saxophone melodies combine with Proc's guitar to birth 'Mad Delay', which highlights the more sensual side of electronic jazz/funk. We tend to get very excited when these two musicians join forces, because the result is always next-level with elements of blues, jazz, and even some gnarly womps thrown in there.

Metasine (Connor Proctor) is typically known for his ability to tastefully sample old vinyls, bringing them back to life by fusing them with his electro-funk production. He has made a name for himself in the funk community by creating his own unique take on the genre, and his music continues to evolve with each release, reflecting the changes happening within himself as an artist, and as a person. For this EP, Metasine decided to "Step Outside" his comfort zone by moving away from sampling old records. Instead, he created everything himself. In 'Mad Delay', you will hear all original saxophone, keyboard, and guitar melodies written and recorded by Metasine & Proc.

'Mad Delay' doesn't necessarily have the "build-up, drop" format of most funky bass music, because it is more about progression, movement, and overall musicality. Its immersive atmosphere encompasses the listener, moving through a series of different moods and emotions. Depth is everything here. The downtempo jazz approach allows an intimate connection between listener and artist, making this EP really special.

'Mad Delay' perfectly embodies Connor's philosophy that drives his art, which he describes as follows:

"It is a paradigm in which the true emotional power of music lies in the ability of sound to penetrate and seemingly evaporate the dualism of body and mind. While sound is a physical phenomenon, music is psychological. While waves enter the brain, music enters the mind."

This EP is available as a "Name Your Price" download via BandCamp. So, as always, you can grab your copy for free or choose to donate a couple doll hairs to these talented musicians to show how much you appreciate their art.

Download/donate: wumpcollective.bandcamp.com/album/mad-delay-ep

@Metasine: Saxophone, Production
Proc: Guitar

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Metasine \\ Proc - Shooting Stars

Styx

The Slow Erosion of things is off the Running In Slow Motion EP "Everything Ends". If you enjoy this track, please be sure to check out more great ambient artists @rumourtone.

https://runninginslowmotion.bandcamp.com/album/everything-ends

Running In Slow Motion - The Slow Erosion Of Things

Drifting in the audio void.  Somewhere between the chaos and the calm.
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Production (Fragile X) 
Label Owner (soundcloud.com/bricolage-g5)
Sleep Research as (soundcloud.com/leit-motif-sleeper)
The visible half of (soundcloud.com/futurendeavours)

Music released on Bricolage, Intellitronic Bubble, Waxing Crescent, Móatún 7, noci miste, Cue Dot, Neo Ouija, Soundtracking The Void, Disintegration State, See Blue Audio, Subplant, Triplicate Records, Tribal Pulse, Light At The End, Unstrung, Gorecki Productions, Neotantra, Soundscape Versions, BFW Recordings and Bath Dub.
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