A meditative electronic dance track anchored by a deep, intriguing bassline and a powerful, heartbeat-inspired kick, Layers of expertly played African percussion—djembe, congas, talking drums—drive rhythmic complexity, Ethereal synths and evolving textures enrich the groove, while soulful female vocals periodically weave in mystical, haunting melodies, heightening the hypnotic African nightclub atmosphere. 

Africa nocte 2

Carmen Nubiae

al helwa dee for sayed darweesh  |  pop | folklor | الحلوه دي

الحلوه دي

ሰላም እንድንዳ ከመይ ይርከብ

Luca Gorini - Terra di nessuno (Demo)

Designed to take your on a journey through a summers day in Berlin, Moonlight tapes provide a warm and sunkissed soundtrack that bounces between hip-hop, Jazz and dream pop, with tracks from Blood Orange, Noname and Alice Coltrane.

Moonlight Tapes - August 2020

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After releasing New Zealand composer, drummer and producer Cory Champion’s acclaimed Clear Path Ensemble jazz album at the start of 2020, we’re proud to bookend the project with a new digital EP of remixes of songs off the album by Kush Jones, Christoph El Truento, AceMo, Glenn Astro, Daniel Hayles, and Champion under his Borrowed CS house and techno alias.

Where the Clear Path Ensemble album was a vivid ode to psychedelia, spiritual jazz, planetary rhythms and celestial oddities, these remixes turn his cosmic compositions into suped-up starcraft. Glen Astro and Kush Jones give ‘Jerry’s Funk’ a series of electro, dub techno and footwork re-rubs. Christoph El Truento and Borrowed CS both reimagine ‘Drip’ for the orbital nightclubs of the future. Mongo Skato rebuilds ‘Future Fatigue’ to a pounding pulse, and AceMo takes ‘Panorama Actual Spectral’ to Saturn and back. Rounding things out Daniel Hayles meditates on ‘Inner Space’ through sparse-but-emotive piano figures.

If you’ve already spent some time on the Clear Path Ensemble mothership, hearing how these considerable talents have reframed Champion’s jazz pieces is a real joy. And if not, start here on the dancefloor, before making your way back into the lounge bar later on.

Drip (Borrowed CS Remix)

SHHE is the alter-ego of Scottish-Portuguese artist and producer Su Shaw. Her latest self-titled debut album tracks a period of intense personal change. The resulting record is a sparse, haunting and atmospheric journey of introspection and exploration of identity that demonstrates SHHE’s ability to capture movement, change and the light and darkness that haunt the human condition.

@shhemusic "A selection of tracks that have been in my ears over the last few months. Some discovered some time ago, some found or rediscovered only recently, all have been good company during these strange(r) times. Some tracks chosen that alter and change pace, some that shift perceptions of time, others that are a reminder to slow it all down. Long live the long form. Thanks for listening."

https://twitter.com/shhemusic
https://shhe.bandcamp.com/
Buy her debut album: https://www.olirecords.com/shop/shhe/shhe-shhe/?v=79cba1185463

MIMS Guest Mix: SHHE (Scotland / Portgual, OLI Records)

"PATHWAYS" on Norrm / Every 3rd Friday of the month
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1st "PATHWAYS" show on NORRM radio out of Bandung!

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TL :
Tamia & Pierre Favre ----------------- Maroua
Richard Hayman ------ Don't Rain on my Parade
Patrick Henderson ---------------- Is This Love
Marva King --------- Who’s right Who’s Wrong
Claxic ---------------------------- Suzie Funk
Minoru Fushimi ----------------- Makezu Bushi 
Guohan ---------------------------- Sundown
Champaign ------ Off and on love (dance remix)
Andrew Ashong & Kaidi Tatham - Washed In You
Pleasure Model ------------------- Degrifture
Mark Seven ----------- Secret to Success Dub
Freux ------------------------ Gruss Aus Tirol
Dj Raff -------------------------------- Babel
Diegors --- Un Poquito de Jazz (Diegors Remix)
Munir ------------------------------ Racecar
Tryezz -------------------------- Terrains No.3

Pathways 01 on Norrm Radio | 23 Oct

Plucked from an open mic by Grammy award winning producer James Poyser and quickly placed in the “right rooms”, guitarist and songwriter Ezekiel marries the melodies of the western world with the sounds of Africa. Born in West Philadelphia to Nigerian immigrants, he lives through a lens of liminality.

Influenced by his parents, Ezekiel developed a love for highlife music and traditional Afrobeat. He then consumed jazz and neo-soul. As a result, his music reflects a conversation in his soul between genres — deep drones gliding across bright chords, and a percussive bass, accented by chanting and lush tones.

Ezekiel challenges the objective definition of several genres backed by the rich sonic experience of Mell Starr and Eric Lau. The motifs of liminality and freedom -mental, social, and spiritual - are deeply woven into his forthcoming album Everything is Under Alarm slated to be released on December 4th, 2020

Exclusive Premiere: Saint Ezekiel "Suffering Shuffle"

Moonlight Tapes takes us on a voice special and digs deep into the art of vocal music, from modern vocal sounds travelling via religious choirs to the vibrations of polyphonic music until reaching sound art pieces.

Moonlight Tapes: Voice Special - December 2020

Electro-driven broken beat from Tiff's Joints boss and Touching Bass Member Poison Zcora.

Download + Donate: http://bit.ly/Day19_PoisonZcora

Part of our 2020 charity Advent Calendar in aid of You Make It and Project Protect.

All money raised through Bandcamp sales goes directly to You Make It and Project Protect, so please give generously.

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Day 19: Poison Zcora - The Third and Final Posthumous Execution Of Oliver Cromwell [5:39]

Synths and storytelling captured in a live performance by London jazz fusion outfit Brother's Testament.

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Part of our 2020 charity Advent Calendar in aid of You Make It and Project Protect.

All money raised through Bandcamp sales goes directly to You Make It and Project Protect, so please give generously.

Day 21: Brother's Testament - Icarus Live At Jazz re:freshed [7:34]

Co-founder | DJ | A&R | Creative |  of
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DTW radio show on Balamii / every 3rd Monday of the month | 2100-2300 GMT
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< "Dean Chew is setting the standards in Singapore" - Gilles Peterson >

Earning praises from a worldwide range of selectors that include the likes of Dam-Funk, Tama Sumo, San-Soda, Mike Huckaby, Jamie XX and 2562, Dean aka the Funk Bast*rd (one half of the Cosa nostra duo and co-founder of Singapore-based label Darker Than Wax) has been tirelessly pushing and promoting an alternative expression of leftfield music through his widely eclectic and genre-bending sets. Being the main A+R and creative mastermind behind DTW, the label has flourished tremendously over  the past 5 years, cementing its place as one of the go-to labels out of South East Asia.

His musical selection, which traverses between a huge variety of musical genres like deep jazz, soul, funk, boogie, brazilian grooves, house, techno, breaks, hip hop and bass numbers have left many indelible marks on the dancefloors.

It’s no surprise then that he has played alongside some of the world’s finest like Gilles Peterson, Benji B, Kyle Hall, Lefto, Recloose, Gerd Janson, Basic Soul Unit, Linkwood, Norman Jay, Souleance, Pearson Sound, Krystal Klear, Tiger and Woods, Mike Huckaby, Seven Davis Jnr and most notably, warmed up for Dj Ez, Fourtet and Dam Funk.
His sets have also taken him around the world, playing most recently at Dimensions Festival in Croatia, various cities in Europe, Asia, and Brazil. In 2016, Funk B was also invited on BBC 1XTRA, Rinse RM, Radar Radio, and swung through the legendary Brownswood basement of Gilles Peterson with a 2-hour exclusive Worldwide FM mix. He is also a regular presenter on Gilles' Worldwide Fm, transmitting good vibes every 3rd Tuesday of the month.

Dean Chew always has something in the box that surprises. Just open those ears.

Pathways 01 on Norrm Radio | 23 Oct

DEAN CHEW | DTW