Flavia Fortunato - Se Tu Vuoi (1982)

Bird Talk (fly away)

off.white, nick murphy, chet faker, mick jenkins, porches, majid jordan, frank ocean

TIME DOESN'T BUILD TRUST

David Mancuso presents The Loft (Disc 1)

Risco Connections - Ain't No Stopping Us Now - 1979

(slow) rushes

LOST FILES.1

Raoul Denis Jr. - Ti Gaçon Fe Respew

girls galore

JUNO: http://bit.ly/SHDW005JUNO
PHONICA: http://bit.ly/SHDW005PHONICA
RED EYE: http://bit.ly/SHDW005REDEYE
DEEJAY.DE: http://bit.ly/SHDW005DEEJAYDE
LOBSTER: http://bit.ly/SHDW005LOBSTER

And they’re back. Birmingham based party starters Shadow City Records return with a four track EP, bursting with dancefloor goodness. At the controls for SHDW 005 it’s Salary Boy - hustling hard by day, making tunes to get you hustling harder by night.

‘There Is A Way’ opens with a soiree of shuffling percussion, which drives it forward throughout. The tune holds its nerve and refuses to cash in, constantly bubbling and building as layer upon layer unfolds almost to breaking point. An exhilarating statement of intent. Never looking back.

Side A comes to a close with ‘Tricks’. It confidently boasts a heavy hitting kick drum, set to shake speakers and alter heartbeats. A relentlessly positive guitar sample and buoyant bassline set the mood of a lively cut, which builds to a pay-off that brims with shimmering brass and crisp hats. A sunshine filled stormer, sure to get even the most cynical city worker moving.

Drums, drums, drums.  As ‘Mistakes’ begins we’re swept away by Salary Boy’s effortless command of groove, before a booming bassline snatches back at our attention. “Everyone makes mistakes” is the refrain from the vocal sample. I’d usually agree but our hard hustling, hi-hat wielding hero hasn’t put a foot wrong so far.

An evocative piano loop anchors ‘Cry’, a tune made to define the early hours. Equally adept at touching the heart, as it is at moving the feet. Endings are important, and this is as strong as they come.

Don’t wait for pay day, cop that new Salary Boy now.

Tricks EP - SHDW005

SHDW005 Preview - Salary Boy

Le Bal Des Pompiers

Curated and Mixed by Camsheppy

Songs for reflection

Around Me - Brent Faiyaz
Krs. // CPR - Krs. remixes
LMK ft swarvy - Jack Wolff
Mereba BLQTRQ - Mndsgn
NEED U - ICYTWAT
INeedToStartUsingNewVocalSamples - ABJO
CANCREJO BETTER - Cancrejo
Jasmine (demo) - Jai Paul
Ace - Noname
RUIN ME - TEK.LUN
how bout ur gurl? - rednmbus
Father Father - Stinhow

reflections

Exhausted

Tom Misch - Cranes In The Sky (Slowed + Reverb)

"My Mom said You were the King of Pumpkins and I was the Queen of Sorrows... I was in LA but now I'm in the Bay!" - Dream Girl

Interpreted by @mahiwagaley

Artwork by @madhousepress

EAST L.A. ... SHORTY NASTY!

Raoul Denis Jr. - Ti Gaçon Fe Respew

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