Special guest mix by @the-alaia

TRACKLIST 

Darc Shado's - Da Sex Song
Sleepy's Theme - Intro
Sean T - Top Notch
Guesss - Wakdatpaddi
Kali's Finest - Lookin' For U
JV - Back To Da Hood Of Things (Da Hood Edit)
Mackadelics - Lush-N-Lavish
Jaye Williams - Let Me Be The One (Vocal)
Lil Ric - Talk Of Tha Town
Snoop Doggy Dogg - Dogg Food 'n' Drank
DOM - Sun Ra In A 65
Portrait - Honey Dip
Loose Ends - Choose Me
Tevin Campbell - Strawberry Letter 23 (QDIII Mix With Rap)
Mafiosos - The Town
Mr. X - Playa's Life

Rock 2 The Rhythm V.4 - The Alaia - Lower Grand Radio

This year Stubborn Heart released their anticipated new album ‘Made Of Static’, via One Little Independent Records, to praise from the likes of NME, FACT, Bandcamp Weekly, 6Music and more. The cool, collected tracks are pensive in their delivery and impactful in their beats, striking a fine balance between ominous synth-soundscapes and introspective songwriting. A glorious juxtaposition between the icy electronics of Ben Fitzgerald and the warmth of Luca Santucci’s heartachingly honest lyrics.

Santucci, an avid music fan, northern soul obsessive and DJ has put together this smooth, soulful mix of vintage sounds that’s bound to throw you back in time to something simpler.

"Here's an hour of songs and music that put reality on the back burner when I first heard them and still do, takes me to that special place.”

TRACKLIST

Sonny Sharrock - Blind Willie
Bob Dylan - Dear Landlord
Harlem Meat Company - I’m Not Gonna Be Anybody’s Fool
The Honeycombs - Eyes
Showbiz and AG - Next Level (DJ Premier remix)
Henrietta and the Hairdooz - You Got A Lot To Learn
Minor Science - Naturally Spineless
Bonnie “Prince” Billie - You Remind Of Something (The Glory Goes)
The Khalsa String Band - Song Of Bliss
Omar Sosa & Seckou Keita - Dary
Actress - Jardin
BBC Symphony Orchestra and Sir Andrew Davis and Tasmin Little - The Lark Ascending

MIMS Guest Mix: STUBBORN HEART (UK, OLI Records)

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Band on the Wall’s latest 7” release is from producer, musician and DJ, Contours. Known for applying his own percussive dexterity, his sound is placed within the intersection of House, Jazz, Broken-Beat and percussive experimentation.

Double A-side ‘The Programme / Conga Quinto (Dub)’ proves Contours is an artist continually capable of blending the electronic and organic into a sound that re-invents and surprises. The Programme is a woozy mix of sunset synths, squelchy bass, crisp propulsive hi-hats and snare-led rhythms. The sound has a depth you can sink into, yet the skittering beats add levity and a club-leaning energy to the track.

This release is the latest in an ongoing sonic evolution for Contours, having released music on labels such as Tru-Thoughts, Rhythm Section and Anma Records. His music has received praise from the likes of Gilles Peterson, Mr Scruff, Alex Nut, Bradley Zero and others. In 2018 he joined up with Banana Hill party founder, DJ and producer Cervo to head to Uganda. They worked with percussion troupe Fonkodelis Arkestra out of the Nyege Nyege-affiliated Boutiq Studio on the boundary traversing 12” Kawuku Sound. Last year in lockdown he worked with instrument builder and artist Seth Sutton out of their Manchester and Cumbria homes to put together Balafon Sketches. This release retained Burford’s love of organic percussive instrumentation but channelled it through a minimalist and contemporary classical sound world.

The Programme / Conga Quinto (Dub) are part of ‘The Singles Club’ 7” releases from Manchester jazz institution Band on the Wall and their new label Band on the Wall Recordings. Based out of the iconic music venue, charity and cultural hub, the label has already released future neo-soul 7” Forgive You and is set to follow this up with material from the likes of Lovescene and Secret Night Gang, among others, building on a successful compilation released year to raise funds during the Covid-19 pandemic.

Contours music speaks to the heart of this project and Band on the Wall as a whole in its mission to explore the world through an openness to diverse sonic and cultural influences, whilst celebrating the talent that exists within its home city.

The Singles Club: Contours

Exclusive Premiere: Contours "The Programme"

God Let the Club Save My life

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Tambour Trinité By Bongo Percu - Mafaté (Kazamayé Afro Maloya)

UpSwing

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NTS Apron Show - 28th Feb 2018

Artist: DāM-FunK
Title: Architecture II
Cat.: SAFT18 
Label: saft
Format: Vinyl 12’’ 
Release date: August 2018 
Style: Deep House, Modern Funk 

DāM-FunK has left his LA home for another DJ tour across the European continent. What better way to celebrate this than to release a follow record to the infamous Architecture release from 2016.

Architecture II is an up-tempo, dreamlike journey through the sonic palette of the Los Angeles based producer. The 12’’ contains four tracks that are carefully crafted to co-exist on the same record.

‘’In The City’’ is a drum oriented breeder with a constantly evolving bass line, that supports the cheerful and breezy melodies.

SAFT is honoured to present the follow up to Architecture. DāM-FunK is currently on his ‘’Timeless Tour’’ for which the schedule can be found below:

03.08 - London, UK - Jazz Cafe 
05.08 - Amsterdam, NL - Dekmantel Festival 
09.08 - Copenhagen, DK - Strom Festival 
10.08 - Berlin, DE – Gretchen 
14.08 –Bristol, UK – Thekla 
15.08 – Manchester, UK – Soup Kitchen 
16.08 – Leeds, UK –Heads House
17.08 - Trondheim, NO – Pstereo 18.08 - Kiewit, BE, Pukkelpop

SAFT18 - DāM-FunK - Architecture II

TRACKLIST:
Nat Townsley Jr. - Spirit Of
Aretha Franklin - You and Me
Bootsy Collins - As In (I Love You)
George Duke - Love
Hubert Laws - Let Her Go
Jaco Pastorius - Continuum
Charles Earland - In The Land of Mu
Miles Davis - The Man With the Horn
Terry Callier - African Violet
One Way - Get It Over
Herbie Hancock - Trust Me
Shuggie Otis - Inspiration Information
Jamiroquai - Alright
George Duke - Ride On Love
Jitwam - Whereyougonnago?
Fredfades & Jawn Rice - Show Me How ft. Dreamcast
Moodymann - Wednesday Night People
Tom & Joyce - Vai Minha Tristeza (Mr. Bob S. Remix)
Takuya Matsumoto - Seasons
The Ecstasy Boys ft. Shiro Amamiya - チチチ眼観音
Malik Hendricks - A Circle Forms (John Soultrane Remix)
Theo Parrish - Shadow Dancing
Sporting Life - Hydrate the Hustle (Galcher Lustwerk Remix)
REKchampa (Stefan Ringer) - Fried Chicken Skin
Glenn Underground ft. Jackie Green - Moving (G.U.’s Personal Dub)
The True Underground Sound of Rome - Secret Doctrine

WE INSIST! with Mo Yasin & Olu Odubiro @ The Lot Radio 01 - 16 - 2020

After the release of Motowns Jay Sound debut LP "Playlist To Paradise" dropped on the world, there has been much buzz around his name and the particular nostalgic, soulful & moody sound & world of his. Entering 2021 with not only his 1st EP of the year but also an 95% R&B body of work.

Much like "Playlist To Paradise", "Late Nite Feelings" plays off the zeitgeist of the 80s & 90s moody R&B vibes, focusing on a much heavier take on R&B from his childhood. "I grew up on 80's & 90's R&B, for me they stand alone due to the very rhythmic and sensual vibe they carry which i hardly hear in today's modern take on R&B. So i wanted to recapture that & pay homage to my childhood of music i still love to listen to on a daily that is truly timeless. For me the 80s & 90s represent timeless music, i never get tired of it."

"Late Nite Feelings" is filled with dreamy, lush & blissful FM EP chords & keys from the 80s/90s with hazy, warm tape organic cassette rhythms from the classic 808 along with Jays signature fat & warm bass lines accompanied by sensual silky vocal samples. Pulling inspirations from timeless Black R&B artists like Loose Ends, Angela Winbush, Chaka Khan, Stanely Clarke & many more.

Adding a bit of texture within this 7 track EP, Jay creates a House remix take on "Late Nite Feelings" the opener of the EP. Something just for the club and dance floor that can break up that slow sensual pace just for a moment before we go right back into the thick of it again.

This EP is surely a blast from the past, a timeless sound we 80s & 90s babies truly can relate to and all have come to know very well. A perfect time around Valentines Day, put this on and let the rest...flow and embrace your Late...Nite...Feelings.

Late Nite Feelings

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Late Nite Feelings EP - Album Preview (Available NOW)

Despite the issues, issuing music since 2012:
saft - pulp - born - crue - island issues - endangered musique - onis - less time
Aimlessly captained by Patrick Luca.

SAFT18 - DāM-FunK - Architecture II

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