TANUKI - Radiant Memories

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When I found this sample and cleared it, it super reminded me of a song from Maplestory. Maplestory is an MMO I used to play when I was a kid, so I thought I'd lean into that influence to inspire some nostalgia, which Vaporwave and Future Funk try to invoke in listeners of the genre. So I did my standard future funk flip, to make it nostalgic, yet very danceable, and added some early 2000s computer noises like typing, and computer fans to add that MMO aesthetic! Stay Groovy Y'all!

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BADVICE COMPILATION VOLUME III 
5/20
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YEA (BADVICE III 5/20)

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Ego-involvement

Hell Yeah's lovingly curated Buena Onda series is back with a new edition that focuses on Adriatic Beats & Beyond. It has been assembled by label head Marco Gallerani and features four exclusive new tunes that reflect his summer residences at a cosy beach bar on Italy's Eastern and Adriatic coast.

Marco moved back to his hometown of Ferrara after the pandemic and began spending more time at the local seaside, the famous Lidi Ferraresi. It's there, at Lido di Spina, that a friend runs Kai Beach Bar, a small spot where, every Thursday throughout August for the last three years, he has soundtracked afternoons and sunsets under the Buena Onda banner, more than a decade after the party first started in Berlin.

"The beat has become less Balearic, more Adriatic," he explains of the sounds that can be heard up and down the coastline. "There’s no sunset culture yet, but they like a groove for aperitivo. This selection reflects the music I propose there, a kinda sunrise to sunset trip."

The 13-track selection includes four exclusives: the first is Blende's 'Amor,' which is forthcoming on the label. Johan Blende is a Swedish producer, songwriter and DJ who weaves together modern dance with retro sounds of the 70s and 80s and debuts on the label this summer with his Recess EP. 'Amor' is a bubbly groove with a New Age wash and lo-fi pads full of charm.

Hell Yeah regular and Italian magic man Walter Del Vecchio aka Quiroga also offers a new Baia Club Ambient Version of 'French Kiss' which has a lazy acid line worming its way through dubby kicks and tabla drums, and his dreamy electro soother 'Cala Ventosa' also features. Secret Soul Society, aka South Wales's Cal Gibson, also tests a new EP with his 'Orange Surprise' blending off-balance rhythmic shuffles with starry cosmic melodies. The final exclusive is from Balearic Gabba Sound System, who flip The Vendetta Suite aka the legendary Gary Irwin's 'Della Notte' into a quietly epic cinematic closer with icy analogue beats and a warped bassline for dubbed out late night escape. His 'Island Hill Microdot' also offers some warped cosmic ambient house introspection.

Elsewhere, Michele Mininni features twice - once with Gallo's Tropical Hinterhof Remix of the suspensory ambient lushness pop 'Carousel of Tears' and once with the original percussive pressure and hip-house fusion of 'Urban Voodoo' from his Pop Archetypes LP. Buena Onda veteran Feel Fly comes through with an Estatico Danzante Remix of Pedro Bertho's 'Tornei' feat Mariana Gehring and takes us to the stars on twinkling keys, dusty breakbeats and steamy vocals that glow as warm as a setting sun.

Add in further groovy gems such as Bonnie and Klein's synth and vibes laced 'Horizon Avenue,' dreamy, breaks-driven downtempo brilliance from pub wave innovator Dawn Again, hints of Ibiza cool from Willie Graff's remix of Aura Safari & Jimi Tenor and some upbeat synth-laced house from label stalwart Luminodisco and you have a faultless collection of grooves for grown up dance floors. 

Compiled by Marco Gallerani
Artwork by Matteo Gallerani

Thanks to Everyone at Kai Beach Bar - Lido di Spina (FE)

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Secret Soul Society - Orange Surprise

Part three of the Party of Zen series. Get your body movin'

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Breaking Away

Lyrics:
[Tokyo Wanderer] 

I thought I couldn't fucking care 
if I ain't got nobody to share 
I wanna be on my own 
but I'm still made of bone 

My eyes one day will turn to rust 
I thought I could endure so much 
I thought I wasn't human at all 
but now I know, I know, I know 

[LaVera] 

Wish you would find me like I found you 
Wish you would need me like I need you 
Wish you would want me like i want you 
I do 

Because ain't nobody treatin me right 
Looks like I'm going home alone with me tonight 
Wish I could somehow try to get you off my mind 
But it's all you, all you 

Wish you would want me like I want you 
Wish you would need me like I need you 
Wish you would find me like I found you 
I do 

Wish you would find me like I found you 
Wish you would need me like I need you 
Wish you would want me like i want you 
I do 

Wish you would want me like i want you 
Wish you would need me like I need you 
Wish you would find me like I found you 
I do

Credits:
Tokyo Wanderer (Nuno Cruz) - Bass, Vocals, Lyrics, Production, Mixing, Mastering 
João Miguel (@joao-miguel-67) - Guitar 
Lavera (@lalalavera) - Vocals, Lyrics

Loveless [Ft. LaVera]

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