Our moderators listened to every track we were sent this week and have picked their favourites for your listening pleasure this weekend:

Listening Post: Batch 541

Ready To Forget

Your Madonna

ANNA DE MUTIIS: DRUMS, PERCUSSION
DEBORAH BORG BRINCAT: KEYS, VOCALS
DAVID SAPPA: GUITAR
CO-ARRANGER: HARRY OAKES
KYLE ACAB: BASS,VOCALS, PERCUSSION
RECORDED, MIXED AND MASTERED AT PEACH STUDIOS BY KYLE ACAB
ARTWORK BY DAVID SAPPA

SENT AGE

Longing

Solace

Released 27th September 2024

©Juice Records 2024

I Found You

What's Going On?

Guys Like You! is the anthem of the summer, trust me on this one. Personally, the coolest song I've ever written. It's bedroom-pop inspired by 00s rock and artists like Gwen Stefani and Chappell Roan. 
Written, recorded and produced by me in my room, don't miss out on this one, because it'll be soundtracking all your summer parties.

stream on all platforms: https://ffm.to/gly

Guys Like You!

Lovers, dreamers, did the wild horses go when you gave up the blow?
Seekers, sinners, did you abandon your flow for a flat in the posh part of Rome?
O They sell cakes in Montmartre which cost more than the art, 
did you trade your bedouin heart for a hit in the charts, did the muse completely depart? 

Dancers, wheelers, did you extinguish the flame when the little ones came?
Tricksters, seers, do you know of a place where you’ll take off the mask from your face. 
This borough’s a farce, they’re all posers and tarts, 
Your colour won’t change the fact that it’s priced for the stars, the bankers are having a laugh. 

Lovers, dreamers, where did you go?
Seekers, sinners, come back to me


Sometimes I feel, I need more than the thrill
I need someone to scream, I need Willy De Ville

Smokers, wingers, where did you leave your cape and your wings? 
Healers, wizards, the night is a dream we must fall in its rivers and streams,
Abandon the grin, your price is your cardinal sin
There’s only plastic within, put your stance in the bin, ‘cos I want to step in.   

Lovers, dreamers, come back to me, come back to me.

Lovers, Dreamers - GABRIEL MORENO -

House of Cards

Deaf Squad are a production duo hailing from the heart of London, made up of RZR (f.k.a Dr. Colossus, head of Destroy Oh Boy) and Memari Man (formerly of Kings Of The City). Together, the two old friends forge a soundscape that is intense and innovative, drawing on a rich tapestry of influences including industrial, post-rock, dub, and grime.

Inspired by the raw power of The Bug and the sonic complexity of Nine Inch Nails, Deaf Squad draw on their contrasting musical backgrounds of live rock and jungle / breakcore to create a powerful blend that is dark and exhilarating. Their music is a visceral, gut-punch of an experience, and their forthcoming debut EP “Black and Red” is a testament to their years of musical exploration and collaboration. Each track is a journey through uncharted auditory territories, reflecting the duo's deep-seated affinity for experimental sound design and their commitment to producing music that resonates on both an emotional and physical level. 

“Money Maniac” is primed for hands-in-the-air moments, with dub synths that meet jagged industrial percussion. “Glitch” shows off their more ethereal tendencies, whilst maintaining a powerful sense of bass-weight and dread. On “Collateral Damage”, a pulsating drone gives way to stadium-sized post-rock guitar melodies, and closing track “Ready” is pensive and reflective, whilst continuing their foreboding audio tapestry. 

They’re joined on this journey by a number of vocalists, each bringing a unique quality to the tracks: grime legend and Grammy winner Flowdan, dancehall royalty Warrior Queen, and Thryn, a musician and songwriter currently based in Cambridge who draws on folk traditions for their melancholic, choral-inspired harmonies. 

For more info, music and socials check:

https://artistpage.to/deaf_squad

Deaf Squad x Thryn - Glitch (Take Me With You)

Don’t Bow Down To No One.

Release date: 04.06.2024

‘Fashion’ offers a preview of the upcoming collaborative ‘Shadows’ LP from Conscious Route and Supermann on da Beat. An understated, rolling break is coupled with acoustic strings and some keys, leaving plenty of space for Conscious Route and guest MC Pro Focus to deliver rhymes jabbing at rappers who follow stereotypes and trends. Taking turns on the verses before switching to a back-and-forth style, the rappers call out those who can only chat “grimy bars, [about] bitches, coke,” as a “cash-in, they in it for the fashion.”
There is still plenty of time for Conscious Route and Pro Focus to demonstrate their own rhyming credentials as Supermann’s production flows through stuttering breaks and is given space to breathe too. 
If this is a hint of what to expect from the Shadows LP, which is due to be released in 2025, then there is something serious cooking in Scotland right now…

Master versions 

Fashion (Radio Edit) Conscious Route & Supermann on da Beat ft Pro Focus

Every Day Left

Steal Me Away

Steal Me Away (feat. Sandrayati)

Golden Days

Written by Alexandra Leaving
Produced and mixed by Michael Smith
Mastered by Andy Baldwin at Metropolis Studios

For more:https://linktr.ee/alexandraleaving_

Lyrics:

I’ve started so I will finish
I’m not the type to admit it
Eyes on the prize
Will you be mine?
Don’t tell me that I should cool down
I’ll play the fool and I’ll shout out
I just wanna say

I think you’re out of this world
What’s the deal I gotta make?
Where’s the rules I gotta break?

I’m waking up and I’m crawling
Right to your feet where I’m falling
You say I’m obsessed
Well that’s just the best damn part 
Of every moment you’re in it
And in the moment I’m winning
I just wanna say

I think you’re out of this world
What’s the deal I gotta make?
Where the rules I gotta break?
It hurts
Cos you give me something real
Can I hold onto this feeling?

*instrumental*

I think you’re out of this world
What’s the deal I gotta make?
Where the rules I gotta break?
It hurts
Cos you give me something real
Can I hold onto this feeling?
Cut the time that it will take
What’s the deal I gotta make?
It hurts
Cos you give me something real
Can I hold onto this feeling?

Can I hold onto this feeling?
Can I hold onto this feeling?

Out Of This World

‘Pride’ started life as a commission for comedian Joe Lycett's stand-up show, 'More, More, More, How Do You Lycett? How Do You Lycett?’. Following the conclusion of the show's tour and with Joe's blessing, it was developed into a fully-fledged track in its own right, inspired by the classic disco output of labels such as Salsoul Records and Philadelphia International.

Sam Redmore’s eclectic global grooves continue to shine bright on his forthcoming new album ‘Modulate’, which effortlessly glides across electronic, disco, latin and afro spectrums.

Artwork by Lee Hodges.

Modulate

Pride

Propelled by a twinkling, lilting energy and Piney’s distinctive lush honeysweet vocals, each track on the EP oozes a sparkling immersive splendour. Whilst its spiritual roots remain evident throughout, Cosmic Upside Down also touches on themes ranging from climate change to feminism; offering a stirring yet uplifting reflection on the world today.

Show Me The Lightning

London city a city of opportunity but also one of suffering, I hope to bring this to light on this track here. More about what you don’t tend to see.

LONDON CITY

During the mid-1960s operation FOXGLOVE- a highly classified, five-man black ops task force designated to investigate reports of unnatural aural phenomena recorded at a secret governmental research site Breechlands.
Our agents attempted to establish contact with a highly advanced energy source at the site.
Upon contact, the agents were immediately consumed by a subharmonic spike of immense magnitude referred to as The Outerlude before disappearing without a trace, along with the energy source.
Some 60 years later the unit reappeared at the very source of the aural anomaly, having not aged a day.
Subsequent tests and countless hours of interrogation concluded the agents had no recollection of the incident whatsoever.
Upon further probing they were revealed to have a substantially heightened knowledge of astronomical star map data, far exceeding the information available to the 1960s, and surpassing much of what we know of the universe today.
Due to the information these men hold, and the potential threat to national and worldwide security, it is in the planet's interests that our tests continue to unearth who, or what, gave them this knowledge.

FOXGLOVE

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Listening Post: Batch 541

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