Bits and Pieces

from an old DAT. Made using a Roland W30, Roland S760 and Waldorf Pulse.


something from the 90s

From the forthcoming album "Gaussian Curve - Clouds" 2014 © Music From Memory

Gaussian Curve - Broken Clouds (5:24)

Gaussian Curve - Impossible Island (7:28)

A little over a year go, we got our hands on the mysterious slab of vinyl known as 22a #001 and instantly fell in love with the lo-fi, woozy and organic sounds of London’s 22a Music crew.

Although the members of the 22a collective (Henry Wu, Tenderlonious, Mo Kolours, Al Dobson Jr., Jeen Bassa, Reginald Omas Mammode IV) run some solo projects outside of the label it’s pretty incredible to hear how complementary all of their productions or mixes. A crew of musical kindred spirits no doubt!

A couple months ago we received a brilliant guest mix from Henry Wu (check it!) and we’re thrilled to be getting another one from the @22amusic crew: @JeenBassa

J Blackfoot intro
Jeen Bassa – ruff city
Olympic runners – Get this thing down
Pandit Sharda Sahai – Tabla solo
Shuggie Otis – Sparkle city
Alphonse Mouzon – New York City
Pakistan women singers – Mersiyet
Sergio mendes – Pomba Gira
James mason – Slick City
Valerie Walker – Obeahman
Al brown – Ain’t no love in the heart of the city
Kankick – Citywalk broads groove
Jeen Bassa – I do
Amanaz – Easy street
Vangelis – The city
Jeen Bassa – 7seas
Blind Boy Fuller, Sonny Terry and Bull City Red – Shake it baby
Niagara – City walk
Delia Derbyshire – Crystal city
Jeen Bassa – Interval
Al Dobson – 4th street
Doe Boy (prod Jeen Bassa) – Blues street
Reginald Omas Mamode IV – Rare love
Mo kolours – love me
Jeen Bassa – Heart to Art
Tenderlonious – True Youts
Henry Wu – Outro
Reginald Omas Mamode IV(prod Jeen Bassa) – A Real thing
Al Dobson – Kirton street
Tenderlonious – hold on
Mo kolours – word up
Jeen Bassa – Leave it behind

MIMS Guest Mix: JEEN BASSA (22a Music, London)

Gaussian Curve - Talk To The Church (2:26)

The debut album "1" is released on 10" and contains six tracks. It's also the first release on Omena LTD by ʕ•ᴥ•ʔ

Avalanches, meets Dilla via Brian Eno Norwegian mid-tempo beatwork & electronics.

Decks : bit.ly/1G4xgK8
Deejay : bit.ly/1EyGrkH 
Diskunion : bit.ly/1vHjY03
Japonica : bit.ly/1Monlnj 
Juno Records : bit.ly/1CazIOe
Phonica Records : bit.ly/1977CcX 
Piccadilly Records : bit.ly/1AehQ46
Red Eye Records : bit.ly/1vjgYw9
Side One : bit.ly/1BEvMBX

ʕ•ᴥ•ʔ - A1.Nynningen 2 (140922)

Prepare yourself for spaced out melodies and Henry Wu @wuesli's trademark mellow funk undertones. Off his new EP, out on @oddsocksrecords in late April.

For the full feature, head to: http://www.stampthewax.com/2015/04/15/premiere-henry-wu-sumner-road/

Henry Wu - Sumner Road (STW Premiere)

Our appreciation for 22a and their extended family has steadily spiralled over the last year or so. We've already featured various members of the clan in their own rights:  Jeen Bassa and Al Dobson Jr weaving wax as far back as 2012,  Mo Kolours multiple times and  Henry Wu serving  "Just Negotiate" on a plate for Debuts. It's about time all of those names came together on one setlist, mind - a wish we're churning into reality with  this Friday's 22a label showcase in London.

22a #6 sees Tenderlonious lift the label into album territory for the first time. Led by the label chief on sax, flute and percussion, Ruby Rushton is the result of four friends uniting to ooze out off-the-cuff jazz. Their debut album “Two For Joy” was recorded in 2011, a deeply personal set of compositions fuelled by an admiration for Coltrane, Yusef Lateef and Fela Kuti through to more contemporary demi-gods like Slum Village and  Sa-Ra. The title track - which you can stream uptop - is luxuriously smooth, handmade for Sunday mid-morning couch sessions with the spring sun reaching inwards. 

As with all 22a releases, catch it on vinyl (180g) when it lands on June 29th.

Ruby Rushton "Two For Joy" - Boiler Room Debuts

Tilman - Transmission EP (Klamauk007)

Artist: Tilman 
Title: Transmission 
Cat.No: Klak 007
Format: 12’’ w/ Fullcover + Digital
Release Date: 26.05.2015
Distribution: Diamond & Pearls and Finetunes 
Artwork: Karsten Brommenschenkel

Vinyl available here:
Decks Records: www.decks.de/t/tilman-transmission_ep/c5a-oj
Juno Records: de.juno.co.uk/products/tilman-tr…sion-ep/572419-01/
Deejay: www.deejay.de/KLAK007_-_Tilman_-…-_12-Vinyl__184859
Bandcamp: klamauk.bandcamp.com/album/transmission
Fatplastics: https://www.fatplastics.com/index.php?id=95&L=0&tx_tscommercesimplelist_pi1%5Bid%5D=37134&cHash=5320c5702e39b446792816d91ac44623
Redeye Records: www.redeyerecords.co.uk/vinyl/63748-k…ansmission-ep
HHV.de: www.hhv.de/shop/de/artikel/til…nsmission-ep-424512
Djshop: www.djshop.de/Vinyl-tilman-trans…yl/xe/details.html
Lighthouse: lighthouserecords.jp/?pid=90344134
Underground Gallery: www.undergroundgallery.jp/index.php?ma…cts_id=45358
Technique: http://www.technique.co.jp/item/130152,KLAK007.html

Digital available here:
whatpeopleplay: https://www.whatpeopleplay.com/albumdetails/Tilman-Transmission/id/117448
Beatport: pro.beatport.com/label/klamauk/14837
Traxsource: traxsource.com/title/527218/transmission
itunes: itunes.apple.com/us/album/transmi…-ep/id1044460736
Bandcamp: klamauk.bandcamp.com/album/transmission

Tracklist:
A1 Voyager
A2 Eruption
A3 Landed
B1 Outer Space
B2 Meteoric Hail

Klamauk are all set to reveal their second release of 2015 with this excellent offering from their very own Tilman. This 5 track EP takes in a broad ranging musical spectrum from the warm, emotive house of “Voyager” to the eerie acidic groove of “Outer Space”.
The EP really shows off the prowess of Tilman’s productions who has been going from strength to strength of late and is a great addition to the Klamauk catalogue.

Tilman - Eruption (Klamauk)

Heavy - Do For You

From the forthcoming 12" by Michal Turtle 2015 © Music From Memory

"For the second installment in their 12” series Music From Memory present two deeply forward thinking electronic tracks from British musician Michal Turtle made between 1983-4.

The first track ‘Are you Psychic?’ is taken from Turtle’s obscure ‘Music From The Living Room’ album which Michal recorded literally in the living room of his family’s South London house at the young age of 22.

Over-running his parents' front room with various synthesizers, amps and instruments, and setting up a portable four track studio the ‘Music From The Living Room’ tracks were built around live jams that took place alone or sometimes with musicians he would invite to play alongside him. Whilst seemingly sample based the instruments were played live and any voices or sound effects were actually recorded directly to tape, or put onto tiny 2.5 second cassette loops.

‘Astral Decoy’ was made in the year following the release of his only solo LP and forms part of a series of unreleased tracks that reflect a growing interest in combining electronics with more analogue elements such as Xylophone and live percussion. At the same time this track draws inspiration from the sound of electro and boogie which Michal had become greatly interested in at the time, and in particular the work of musicians such as Grandmaster Flash.

With access to the archives of the many recordings made at his family home, this 12” serves as an introduction to a wider compilation of Michal Turtles works which is to follow on Music From Memory."

Michal Turtle - Are You Psychic? (12:42)

For your listening pleasure we bring you Revive Music Group's tribute to the legendary Jazz musician Roy Ayers featuring an amazing lineup of music pioneers including The Robert Glasper Experiment, Pete Rock and Stefon Harris. 

Free DL: http://get.tndn.io/l/7XHGXfU2TA

Hit the 'Buy' button for a free low bitrate version, but don't forget to support Robert Glasper Experiment by purchasing their music on iTunes.

https://geo.itunes.apple.com/us/album/black-radio/id716753527?at=1l3vwZ5&mt=1&app=music

For this very unique event, the featured artists will collaborate in tribute to the extraordinary career of vibraphonist Roy Ayers and his influence and contributions to contemporary urban music.

To bridge the gap, The Robert Glasper Experiment featuring Chris Dave on Drums, Derrick Hodge on Bass & Casey Benjamin on Alto/Vocoder will perform sequences between Roy Ayers selections transition them into Pete Rock productions that were created from his musical influence. The live reinterpretations and interpolations of both works serve as the conduit to understanding the harmonic relationship between the past and present.

LOVE // REPOST // COMMENT // SHARE // MUSIC

Robert Glasper Experiment - Third Eye (Roy Ayers Tribute)

This is my new release on TEARDROP RECORDINGS. it features one of my early acid jazz / hiphop heroes called GALLIANO. A really laid back summer groove in the vein of roy ayers with 2 mixes to cover all tastes - from downtempo head noddin to groovy deep house to upliftin liquid funk vibes - its all there! hope you dig this!

Lovebirds Ft. Galliano - Icarus Mr. Beatnick Mix

South London producer Paul White and Florida vocalist/rapper Eric Biddines have joined forces to form new duo Golden Rules.

Their debut album 'Golden Ticket' is out now on Lex Records.

Order: 
iTunes: http://smarturl.it/GR-GT-iTunes
Amazon: http://smarturl.it/GR-GT-Amazon
Lex Shop: http://smarturl.it/GR-GT-LexShop
Rough Trade :  http://smarturl.it/GR-GT-RoughTrade
Recordstore: http://smarturl.it/GR-GT-RecordStore

Follow:
www.facebook.com/goldenrulesmusic 
twitter.com/golden_rules_
www.instagram.com/goldenrulesmusic

Golden Rules - "Never Die" (Paul White Remix) feat. Freddie Gibbs & Yasiin Bey

Produced by Reginald Omas Mamode IV, 'No Thunder' has that familiar 22a bounce with added soul from Shepherd that'll get your head nodding til your neck can't take no more.

22a007 is a split release between Shepherd and Do£ Boy. It's released on 22nd Oct and available to pre-order from the Bandamp: http://22amusic.bandcamp.com/

Read more: http://www.stampthewax.com/2015/09/24/premiere-shepherd-no-thunder/
Listen on Youtube: http://bit.ly/no-thunder

Follow:
@22a-2

Listen on Youtube

Shepherd - No Thunder (prod. Reginald Omas Mamode IV) (STW Premiere)

South London collective, 22a, welcome two new recruits for their 7th release. On the a-side sits rapper Do£ Boy, who teams up with Reginald Omas Mamode this track to tell tales of inner city life. 

Read more and listen on Youtube: http://bit.ly/GPWW-doe-boy

22a007 is released on 22nd Oct and available to pre-order from Bandamp: 22amusic.bandcamp.com/

Follow:
@22a-2

Do£ Boy - Smoke Drink And F22k (Worldwide Premiere)

Rewind to Dimensions 2015 with not one but two sets by soundcloud.com/firstwordrecords' soundcloud.com/djgilla.

With the first part recorded on the Beach and the second part recorded in the Fort later in the evening, this 90-minute ride  beautifully sums up a day at Dimensions Festival... Enjoy!

Registration for Dimensions 2016 is now open: bit.ly/Dim16Mix2

DIM052 - DJ Gilla (Live 2015)

To celebrate Lumberjacks In Hell's 5th Anniversary, Marcel Vogel has pulled together a compilation from friends and family of the label. Dan Shake's contribution is all about the groove and his distinctive soulful sample work. 

Read more: http://www.stampthewax.com/2015/09/30/premiere-dan-shake-to-the-love/
Listen on Youtube: http://bit.ly/dan-shake

Follow:
@danshakemusic
@marcelvogel

Pre-order 'From Hell With Love' LP: http://www.juno.co.uk/products/from-hell-with-love/584694-01/

Dan Shake - To The Love (STW Premiere)

Henry Wu adds syrupy pads & broken beat shuffle to Werkha's soulful original, lifted from his new single 'The Invincible'.

Read more: http://www.stampthewax.com/2015/10/01/premiere-werkha-sidesteppin-henry-wu-remix/
Watch on Youtube: http://bit.ly/wu-werkha 

Follow:
@wuesli
@werkha
@bryony-jarman-pinto
@tru-thoughts

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