London-based DJ, Basket of Light festival organiser, radio host and all-round upliftingly eclectic selector, @poly-ritmo serves up the first Record Club mix of 2024. Having grown up on jazz, soul, Latin and folk, aged just 15 she started work experience behind the counter at Sounds Of The Universe, following that with a degree in Ethnomusicology at SOAS. Since then, she has become a trusted and cherished DJ across the UK, Europe, Brazil and beyond, holding residencies on Netil radio and Worldwide FM alongside doing a selection of livestreams for Vinyl Factory and My Analog Journal livestreams that have racked up millions of views. 

Currently on tour in Brazil, DJing at a string of parties across carnival in São Paulo, Santos and Rio, Polly took the time out to put together this all vinyl mix just before leaving the UK. Solely comprised of Brazilian records picked up on her last trip to Brazil, she mentions:

“I'm a big fan of Mr Bongo, and I wanted to record a mix that fits in with the Mr Bongo sound. I've got so many amazing Brazilian records that I love but don't get the opportunity to play so much, so an all-Brazilian mix seemed like a fitting theme.”

“A lot of the records I played in this are from the North-East of Brazil and many of the tracks are from the ‘80s - lots of synths and drum machines. The mix features a range of styles such as lambada, reggae, axé, afoxê, boogie, forró and samba.”

“My personal favourite track in this mix is Ruy Lima - Filhos de Gandhy (at 14.27 in the mix). I bought this record from my friend Roger who runs Pindorama discos in São Paulo. It's one of the most beautiful songs I've ever heard. I love the afoxê combined with boogie, Ruy Lima’s sweet vocals and the soaring BVs. Such a delicious mix!”.

Massive thanks to Polly for the mix.

Find Poly-Ritmo here:

Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/poly-ritmo
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/poly_ritmo/

Mr Bongo Record Club Guest Mix - Poly-Ritmo

Pre-order: https://eskimorecordings.bandcamp.com/album/nandakke

‘Nandakke?’ is the anticipated debut album from Japanese-Belgian duo @ailimakesmusic on @eskimorecordings, featuring 10 tracks of surreal electro-pop, joyful electronica, house music and more. 

Lead track ‘Nandakke?’ is sung in the unique version of Japanese that singer Aili Maruyama and her father created to stay connected when she left Tokyo for Europe aged seven. The song goes out to all people with families living in different countries who are finding a way to stay in touch even when language is a barrier. 

“‘Nandakke?’ Is a Japanese word that roughly translates to "Well, what was it?”, often used when you are looking for a specific word," says Aili. "The song is about the language I speak with my dad, a mix of French and Japanese."

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Bending Over Backwards

Niente Davanti

from WHIMM - An Eye For An Eye (2024)


After some time loving was easy but it didn't matter
I couldn't believe I could have been this way
And sight played its game 
And this lesson 
Would bring the sky my way
And time would take me as its slave

Forgive me once more I wasn't easy
I've done this before
We should have known 
It could have end this way
And after our last breath
All that's left in me
Is our flesh and fears
And your last words would swim for years
You'll never find a home in me

No Promotion II

Voicemail w/ God's Mom 05-10-2024

“Corrosiv” by Orchestroll is out 05.30.25.

Preorder the 2x vinyl LP and listen to the first single ‘Velvet Myst’ featuring Heith on our Bandcamp. 

"Velvet Myst" marks the most overtly melodic offering on Corrosiv. A mirage of clarity inside a collapsing system. Rooted in a skewed sense of wellness culture, the track traces a contour from the fetish of regeneration to the abyss of self-erasure. Skincare regimes, biohacking rituals, influencer doctrines fall apart under the weight of a body made porous by microplastics and spectral trust. Through synthetic vocals that stretch and gloss over time, paired with Heith’s disembodied presence processed to near-infancy, "Velvet Myst" slips into a faded Americana shoegaze palette that lingers there—pale, fragrant, near-catatonic.

"Velvet Myst" unfolds in a glaze of petroleum heat, wellness vernacular, landscapes bleached with pessimism. Rejuvenation rituals curl into themselves, skin pulled taut across synthetic promise, the body swelling with trace chemicals and distant voices. Youth loops back unnaturally. Conviction thins; gloss settles over wreckage... An immaculate wound, lit from within.

The record features additional contributions from Heith as well as collaborations with Jiyoung Wi, Habib El Bardi, Bernardino Femminielli and VISIO and is mastered by Stephan Mathieu at Schwebung Mastering.


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Velvet Myst ft. Heith

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Not My Kind EP avalible from Pleasence Records May 11th, 2018.

1. Not My Kind

London ambient upstart Lucaufer steps up with a captivating selection of lush electronic soundscapes, hectic rhythms and cinematic classical motifs, tailor-made to soundtrack the approaching autumn. We catch up with the emerging artist to talk musical identity, ambience and the quest to sound like Debussy and Swedish House Mafia at the same time...

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