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It's that time again!

We combed through the interwebs and compiled some of our favorite tracks from the past month so you can spend your time on more important things.

Enjoy!

Handpickd, March 2017

Flowers

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Comatose

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Music by SIAM
Beat by @faisal
Mixed and mastered by Emilio
Artwork by Hannah Bailliu
Bookings: robin@superspectacular.com

SIAM - Same Thing (Prod. Faisal)

Debut EP "Fever" out now via Asmara Rec. (Jakarta) / Rough Trade.

Video "Fever": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ET8UrlLzedk
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Written & Performed by Woman
Produced by Zebo Adam
Mixed by Alex Tomann & Mastered by Martin Scheer 
Artwork by Vanessa Weber & Frederike Wetzels 
www.womanwoman.de

Psychedelic Lover

A song for the soul.

Produced by my brothers Syk Sense and Tunji Ige, with additional production by Smash David.
Mixed by Tiggi.

Get "Location" when you pre-order “American Teen”
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Location

Reflections and Reveries

Father's Ramble

The Monkees Effect

Can You Dig It

The Cactus Channel Feat. Laneous -  Can You Dig It - The Monkees Effect

Bass - @alexszotak
Vox -  @stalkinggia & Soft Glas


Late Bloom available on Bandcamp: https://softglas.bandcamp.com/album/late-bloom

Latency

Melbourne dream pop outfit Frida have announced the release of their brand new single Everything (Is You). The hypnotic offering is the first taste of their upcoming EP I Want In Your Head, out November 25th.

Recorded and produced by the gang in their new Collingwood studio (shared with Plastic, The Cactus Channel and Alex Lahey), Everything screams and soothes, consumes and envelops the listener in its bizarre, smitten world. Characterised by mechanical synths, a heaving groove and harmonic, soaring vocals, the song builds a home somewhere between your soul, psych, and electronic pop records. The chorus - “Stay here til the morning, everything is you” - is simple, but the delivery encompasses a desperation that unnerves...Everything is a friendly nod to Mac Demarco, Unknown Mortal Orchestra and early Tame Impala, with angelic echoes of Florence Welch and Bat For Lashes.

So far, 2016 has been a big year for Frida. In between writing, recording, and returning to Singapore to play a string of festival shows, they also released their second single Limbo, garnering play and praise from Spotify, Triple J and Double J alike.

Everything (Is You) is available on Bandcamp, Spotify, iTunes and Apple Music, with the EP I Want In Your Head out November 25th.

I Want In Your Head

Everything (Is You)

It’s a slow sort of death, I think.
I’m trying to hold your particles, but my clumsy hands are too big.
Watching you erode, but not in peace. 

A slow burn, a steady breath, escaping your parted lips. You look into my eyes longingly. Frantically. Panicked. 
In a moment, I realize you never learned how to let the air back in.

It’s a slow sort of death, I think… but we are all dying, aren’t we? Couldn't we just figure out a way to do it together?

Maybe someday, in the far future, they’ll dig us up and find our bones intertwined.

~~~~~~~~~

Art by Dustin Hollywood

Skeletons

Quantum Immortality

PRE-ORDER 12" VINYL EP http://hopest.re/HS028VINYL

The best way to speed up a chemical reaction is to invite change and introduce an outside force: light, heat, movement. As The Cactus Channel know full well, the same goes with sound — introducing change compels a composition forward, as it rises, falls, peaks and boils. On their first release of 2017, vocalist Sam Cromack (Ball Park Music, My Own Pet Radio) is this catalyst for change, as the band collaborate with him on a full EP, introduced by lead single “Sorry Hills”.

As frenetic rhythms build only to fall away, and melodies loop, dive, and stutter, The Cactus Channel make music that both functions on and demands reaction. This collaborative EP treads a thin line between alt-soul and the best of indie pop, swimming in compelling atmospherics and deftly weaving Cromack’s rich, drawling vocal and disarming, meditative lyrics through the band’s typically intuitive arrangements. 

The Cactus Channel formed in high school, united by shared interests and a shared sense of humour — a love of soul music and the kind of hip hop, jazz, and alternative releases that spring from it, meant that from the beginning The Cactus Channel have prided themselves not just on eclecticism, but on the constant sharing of influences among their members. On this EP, the band venture into their second recorded project with a vocalist, exploring new influences and sonic territories.

Lyrically, “Sorry Hills” is heavy with a kind of guilty melancholy that belies the wordplay in its title — Cromack’s dark, introspective lyrics are accompanied by an instrumental that buzzes with a slight sense of paranoia: in the song’s instrumental bridge, the rhythm section simmers as horns let forth quiet squeals.

The band takes equal cues from hip hop instrumentals and golden era Soul — counting the sounds of  frequent hip hop collaborators BADBADNOTGOOD and the tight arrangement and production style of Stax Records as influences — as they build tracks that leave room for words to grow, breathe, and take focus, but never underestimate the power of beat and rhythm to build tension and release. 

Cromack’s voice is afforded a new palette in this project, as his vocals climb through horn arrangements and rhythm with unprecedented light and shade. 

“Sorry Hills” is out February 10th on all streaming services through HopeStreet Recordings, with the full 6-track EP out in April.

Sorry Hills

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The Cactus Channel & Sam Cromack - Sorry Hills

BUY 12" EP/CD http://hopest.re/sorryhills

The best way to speed up a chemical reaction is to invite change and introduce an outside force: light, heat, movement. As The Cactus Channel know full well, the same goes with sound — introducing change compels a composition forward, as it rises, falls, peaks and boils. On their first release of 2017, vocalist Sam Cromack (Ball Park Music, My Own Pet Radio) is this catalyst for change, as the band collaborate with him on a full EP, introduced by lead single “Sorry Hills”.

As frenetic rhythms build only to fall away, and melodies loop, dive, and stutter, The Cactus Channel make music that both functions on and demands reaction. This collaborative EP treads a thin line between alt- soul and the best of indie pop, swimming in compelling atmospherics and deftly weaving Cromack’s rich, drawling vocal and disarming, meditative lyrics through the band’s typically intuitive arrangements.
The Cactus Channel formed in high school, united by shared interests and a shared sense of humour — a love of soul music and the kind of hip hop, jazz, and alternative releases that spring from it, meant that from the beginning The Cactus Channel have prided themselves not just on eclecticism, but on the constant sharing of influences among their members. On this EP, the band venture into their second recorded project with a vocalist, exploring new influences and sonic territories.

Lyrically, “Do It For Nothing” is heavy with a kind of guilty melancholy that belies the wordplay in its title — Cromack’s dark, introspective lyrics are accompanied by an instrumental that buzzes with a slight sense of paranoia: in the song’s instrumental bridge, the rhythm section simmers as horns let forth quiet squeals.

The band takes equal cues from hip hop instrumentals and golden era Soul — counting the sounds of frequent hip hop collaborators BADBADNOTGOOD and the tight arrangement and production style of Stax Records as influences — as they build tracks that leave room for words to grow, breathe, and take focus, but never underestimate the power of beat and rhythm to build tension and release.

Cromack’s voice is afforded a new palette in this project, as his vocals climb through horn arrangements and rhythm with unprecedented light and shade.

Do It For Nothing

Sleep Demon

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I'm Never Really Here

Rest Of Your Life

I'm Not Ready To Relax

The Cactus Channel & Sam Cromack - I'm Not Ready To Relax

BUY 12" EP/CD http://hopest.re/HS028VINYL

The best way to speed up a chemical reaction is to invite change and introduce an outside force: light, heat, movement. As The Cactus Channel know full well, the same goes with sound — introducing change compels a composition forward, as it rises, falls, peaks and boils. On their first release of 2017, vocalist Sam Cromack (Ball Park Music, My Own Pet Radio) is this catalyst for change, as the band collaborate with him on a full EP, introduced by lead single “Sorry Hills”.

As frenetic rhythms build only to fall away, and melodies loop, dive, and stutter, The Cactus Channel make music that both functions on and demands reaction. This collaborative EP treads a thin line between alt- soul and the best of indie pop, swimming in compelling atmospherics and deftly weaving Cromack’s rich, drawling vocal and disarming, meditative lyrics through the band’s typically intuitive arrangements.
The Cactus Channel formed in high school, united by shared interests and a shared sense of humour — a love of soul music and the kind of hip hop, jazz, and alternative releases that spring from it, meant that from the beginning The Cactus Channel have prided themselves not just on eclecticism, but on the constant sharing of influences among their members. On this EP, the band venture into their second recorded project with a vocalist, exploring new influences and sonic territories.

Lyrically, “Do It For Nothing” is heavy with a kind of guilty melancholy that belies the wordplay in its title — Cromack’s dark, introspective lyrics are accompanied by an instrumental that buzzes with a slight sense of paranoia: in the song’s instrumental bridge, the rhythm section simmers as horns let forth quiet squeals.

The band takes equal cues from hip hop instrumentals and golden era Soul — counting the sounds of frequent hip hop collaborators BADBADNOTGOOD and the tight arrangement and production style of Stax Records as influences — as they build tracks that leave room for words to grow, breathe, and take focus, but never underestimate the power of beat and rhythm to build tension and release.

Cromack’s voice is afforded a new palette in this project, as his vocals climb through horn arrangements and rhythm with unprecedented light and shade.

The Cactus Channel & Sam Cromack - Do It For Nothing

Everything Is Right In Front Of Me

The Cactus Channel & Sam Cromack - Everything Is Right In Front Of Me

Affine Records proudly presents the second instalment of @okmalumkoolkat ´s Holy Oxygen project, once again backed by the unique talents of @cidrim and @theclonious, showcasing the gang’s signature concepts and sounds.

„Straight to the Top“, the futuristic Gqom-inspired instrumental reflects on the last years of Okmalumkoolkat’s career during which he has steadily increased the number of audiences for his zharp lyrics, his champion fusion of languages and contents as well as his out of this world dance moves.

Available as 12" Vinyl, Download and Stream:

Bandcamp: smarturl.it/Holy-Oxygen-II-BC 
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Holy Oxygen II

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Okmalumkoolkat - Straight To The Top (prod. Cid Rim & The Clonious)

bad influence

Buy the album 'Paradise' on LP/Digi/CD: https://bbravo.bandcamp.com/album/paradise-lp?campaign=bravosoundcloud

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/08879ZIWACVvA2L1sgOpWB
Apple/iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/tj/album/paradise/id1216625314

Can't Keep My Hands Off You

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B. Bravo - Can't Keep My Hands Off You ft. Reva DeVito

Stream & download Jonti's new single 'Scrood feat. Steve Lacy': http://futr.cl/scrood

Scrood (feat. Steve Lacy) - Single

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Jonti - Scrood (feat. Steve Lacy)

Here the original BEAT FATIQUE RE-EDIT original master of 'Walkin' Struttin' Strollin' by Redtenbacher's Funkestra ('The Time Thief').

Re-edited, mixed and mastered by @beatfatigue @beat-fatigue.

Original tune written by Stefan Redtenbacher. Published by Hypenstein Publishing (ASCAP). Administered by Wooden Hat Music (ASCAP). All rights reserved.

The Time Thief

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Redtenbacher's Funkestra - Walkin' Struttin' Strollin' (BEAT FATIGUE RE-EDIT) *Original Master*

Words from https://soundcloud.com/wuh-oh: "I frantically wrote 'Hairstyle' the night before its first play at a show in Glasgow. Going through a classical music degree instilled in me an unshakeable urge to write music that’s super technical and intellectually stimulating but sometimes this isn’t conducive to creating something that feels pure, true and from the heart. For me, it's like communicating in English: you can use as many fancy words as you want, but it can't truly express what you're saying if there isn't some graspable meaning or sincerity of feeling. With this track I somehow managed to satisfy all of the desires of my naggy creative mind for a moment."

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shh053: Wuh Oh

shh053: Wuh Oh - Hairstyle

My remix of "Tony Mitraglia", a gypsy jazz tune by slovenian guitarist Teo Collori and his band Momento Cigano.

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Tony Mitraglia (Anomalie remix)

Teo Collori & Momento Cigano - Tony Mitraglia (Anomalie Remix)

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