12” Double LP + Digital  
CAT# MAGIC021 
Date: September 2021 
Genre: Downtempo 

We are thrilled to present you the first full-length album by Xavier Fabre and Bibiana Graeff aka Xique- Xique! 

Following the flow of their first “Xaxoeira“ EP (which means „Waterfalls“ in Portuguese, but spelled in a poetic way) the Album sets an artistic landmark at „Na Lagoa“ (At the Lake).  

The 10 album tracks were composed during the last three years between Istanbul, Bangkok, and Heliodora (Brazil). Especially from this tropical haven, you will find plenty of field recordings throughout the album, like the bird called „Siriema“ in the same-titled track. Besides the Xique-Xique trademark sound featuring crispy beats, organic percussions, bell-like synth sounds, and a lot of love for the detail you will find Bibiana herself as well as Bruna Takasse (the voice of „Xaxoeira“) on Vocal duties.  „Na Lagoa“ is structured as Dawn, Midday, Nightfall and Midnight, and invites you to spend the day at an imaginary lake. In the water, you feel the warm synth textures enclosing you just before cascades of arpeggios start to drop into your ear. Once on the other bank, you wander around and observe the fantastic flora and fauna: dubby effects fly by like surreal bugs, mesmerizing synth themes roaming the scenery like bewitched wild animals that welcome you in a dreamlike future-jungle-fantasy. 

Now come, and follow Bibiana's invitation "Sobe no Tapete voador”

 Climb on the flying carpet and come to the Lake. Your dreams are already there.

[MAGIC021] Xique-Xique - Na Lagoa

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ضوضاء زرقاء- - متشرد

We always want to introduce you to the artists behind the music. In this case it is Pedro aka @meraki4

He wrote a little text about the meaning of the song for him:

"Gezellig" pronounced like “Huhg-zell-hgick” is a word that I got in touch right when I arrived to Amsterdam and it has a very beautiful meaning: a blend of simple pleasures like cosiness, togetherness, conviviality, jolliness, contentedness.

And of course we also asked him three questions:

1) What is your favorite book to read?,
My favourite book to read is Sidarta by Hermann Hesse

2)if you were a super-hero, what powers would you have?
 My superpowers would be ultra fast flying skills, teleportation, being able to raise my chi and change my appearance when I hit a certain level, shoot beams from my hands and super strenght, pretty much like the main character of Dragon Ball 🐉

3) What's the longest you've gone without sleep (and why)?
  The longest I've went without sleeping was during a summer solstice festival in Belgium where after not sleeping for one night me and two friends were supposed to close the main stage with a b3b at around 6pm and we ended up playing till 8am because everybody was having a lot of fun and didn't want to leave

Original Artist: @meraki4 & @salvadoraraguaya
Label: @hugrecords
Mastering: @elpeche
Supported Project with the profits: https://love-foundation.org/

Meraki Ft. Salvador Araguaya - Gezellig

Embark on an awe-inspiring voyage through Vinzoo's enchanting EP "Pangaea." Embrace the universal language of music, uniting us in pursuit of peace and a better world. Each beat resonates with the power to inspire compassion and celebrate life's boundless tapestry. Let the rhythmic harmonies carry you away on this mesmerizing journey. At the core of Vinzoo's creative process is a passionate sound gardener, meticulously sowing seeds of notes and harmonies with love, resulting in a captivating fusion of flavors and spices, evoking an aura of mystery and allure.

In Rafael Aragon's remix of "Hémisphère Sud," a dense cadence envelopes you, embarking you on a rhythmic journey that mesmerizes from start to finish.

Pangea EP

Vinzoo - Hemisphere Sud (Rafael Aragon Remix) [Urban Cosmonaut Radio, 2023]

Put Your Dreams Away

Searching

Tracks thinking about a future in Africa with cultural roots and a look at what is ahead

Desert Rain Dreams

prod. peril

i couldn't see the signs perhaps i was just blind
i wish i could read your mind that way we would be fine
but i can't do you favors
maybe i just won't see you later
and i bleed, constantly,
look for closure, on my knees
make me freeze, desperately
i should leave, i need some sobriety

why, why, why do you think you're mine?
cause it's over
why, why, why do you waste my time?
you've gotta get over it

i let you in too many times i think i've mastered it
i feel so sick baby don't you know what you've done to me
i cannot fathom what you've done
don't worry it's only just begun
tell me where you are i don't know where you have gone
i seen the signs they told me you are not the one

why, why, why do you think you're mine?
cause it's over
why, why, why do you waste my time?
you've gotta get over it

get over it

Ollie's first rework of Francis Bebey psychedelic sanzas.
Edit, mix and aditional production by Olivier Kaminski.
Aditional drums & bass by Bird Zzie.
Pre-mixed by Malukinho@SantoStudio, São Paulo
Thanks to Movimento Akwaaba for all support.
Published with authorization of Born Bad Records, Paris

Francis Bebey - Akwaaba (Ollie's feat. Bird Zzie raw work)

Mose - Forest Ohm (Tomanka Remix)

Buy / Stream:

Bandcamp (Buy Vinyl 2xLP): http://bit.ly/389HzjA

Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2xpTugq
Apple Music: https://apple.co/2xrzj1B
Amazon Music: https://amzn.to/33QXkLR

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"Ramas" (branches in Spanish) is El Búho’s third album of original material and stands for a celebration of the art of collaboration. Featuring 19 collaborations with artists from 12 countries, the album was born organically out of collaborations, mutual appreciation or a desire to experiment and try something new. 

Some of the tracks were started in person, such as "Sky City", born out of a spaghetti-western jam in Thornato’s Queens studio or "Gaviota" inspired by the the seagulls of Brighton following a shared show with Rumbo Tumba in the city. Meanwhile others such as "Elefta" with Hungarian producer Stas or "Kuuma" a track made with Finnish multi-instrumentalist QOSQI were created over long-distance with the producers never actually meeting face to face. The album also contains tracks from long-term friends and collaborators like Chancha Via Circuito, Barda and Wonderwheel head-honcho Nickodemus. 

Musically the album references the blend of Latin American traditional music with original electronic music on tracks such as "Resiliencia" with legendary Chilean producer DJ Raff, an homage to the recent protest movement in Chile, or "Absolut," a track sculpted from an unfinished melodic idea by Argentine electro-folk trio Tremor. Meanwhile songs like "Nevar" and "Kif Kif Kuf Kuf" with Didacte and Kraut, both part of the Shika Shika collective, take El Búho’s sound in a new direction, embracing a more melodic or impactful and rhythmic electronica. 

At its heart of "Ramas" was Perkins’ desire to challenge himself creatively, forcing him to see his own ideas and production style from a different angle or see ideas started in one direction come back completely transformed by the collaborator. The result is at once surprising and diverse but El Búho’s signature sound and aesthetic is the thread that runs through all of the tracks, the trunk to each branch. 

Carrying on the spirit of collaboration, El Búho made an open call for collaborations with dancers & choreographers in his community. Overwhelmed by the response, the album is accompanied by 18 original choreographies by dancers and dance groups from 12 different countries, from Mexico to Taiwan, South Africa or the Galapagos Islands. Each chose the track that most inspired them and shot a video of their dance in a unique and beautiful natural location, in doing so creating yet more ramas or branches for the project.

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