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Hochweiss @ Afterhour Salzburg // 7.11.21

Ahead of their appearance at EFG London Jazz Festival later this month, the Leeds-founded collective drop by with a vibrant Sunday Mix that nods to their eclectic musical influences.

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Sunday Mix: Nubiyan Twist

Track list:

1. 'City in a City' by Cole Pulice (Moon Glyph, 2022)
2. 'Collars (Sid Quirk Tape Edit)' by Joshua Mellard & Sid Quirk (Unreleased, 2020)
3. 'Objekt' by JakoJako (Bigamo, 2022)
4. 'Windows' by Flora Purim (Milestone Records, 1977)
5. 'Cuerpo y Alma' by Eduardo Mateo (SONDOR, 1984)
6. 'Onus' by Coby Sey (AD 93, 2022)
7. 'Soulmates' by Fertile Ground (BlackOut Studios, 2005)
8. 'Heaven Sent' by Space Ghost and Teddy Bryant (PPU Records, 2022)
9. 'Andromeda' by Sacbe ft. Roberto Cass & Humberto Flores (Discos Arte Records, 1977)
10. 'Melodies of Love' by Pink Rhythm (Beggars Banquet Records, 2017)
11. 'Sensitivity' by Ralph Tresvant (UMG Recordings, 1990)
12. 'Seasons of Baraka' by Balimaya Project (Jazz Re:freshed, 2022)
13. 'Block Cadenas' by Werrason & Wenge Musica Maison Mère (Fonti Musicali/Secousse Records, 1994/2022)
14. 'Put it Away' by Szanja (Supersonic Jazz, 2020)
15. 'Parting Game' by Isa Gordon (Optimo Music, 2022)
16. 'Vases' by Pluralist (Pressure Dome, 2021)
17. 'Day After A Night With U' by Eris Drew (Fabric Records, 2022)
18. 'Cherry' by Daphni (Jiaolong, 2022)
19. 'Heroin Berlin' by Biesmix (Who Whom/Hotflush Recordings, 2022)
20. 'Rapid Antics' by Rapid Antics (ПИР, 2020)
21. 'Etym' by Coby Sey (Ad 93, 2022)
22. 'Poison Dart' by Bakey (Shall Not Fade, 2021)
23. 'Museum' by Tim Reaper & Kloke (!K7 Music, 2022)
24. 'Let You Go' by Sense (Infrared Records, 2019) 
25. 'Schwann' by Sputnik One (Well Street Records, 2020)
26. 'Solaria' by Breaka (Breaka Recordings, 2021)
27. 'Destiny' by Coba (EMI Music Japan, 1997)

Early Evening Etikett W: Joshua Mellard 19.10.22

Etikett Radio show recorded live on 02/11/2022. Tracklist:

1. 'Cantus in Memory of Benjamin Britten' by Arvo Pärt (Composed 1977)
2. 'Discovered Endstate Always' by M. Geddes Gengras (Self release, 2022)
3. 'Magdalina’s Dance' by Bert Jansch (Earth Recordings, 2006)
4. 'Perpet' by Joshua Mellard (Unreleased, 2022)
5. 'Henry' by Laura Jurd (Self release, 2022)
6. 'Tune for Ennio' by The Fergus Quill Trio (Tight Lines, 2022)
7. 'Blue Water' by Sally Oldfield (Sanctuary Records, 2007)
8. 'Running Around (Izy Replay)' by Sampology & Izy )Middle Name Records, 2022)
9. 'Aqua Que La Caer' by Patato & Totico Arango (UMG, 1968)
10. 'Ronger Duniya' by Lokkhi Terra & Shikor Bangladesh All Stars (Funkiwala, 2016) 
11. 'Obi Baa Wiase' by A.B.Crentsil’s Ahenfo Band (Hot Mule & Secousse, 2022)
12. 'Let it Go' by Keyshia Cole, Missy Elliott & Lil’ Kim (Geffen Records, 2008)
13. 'All I Need' by Amerie (Sony BMG, 2005)
14. 'Tree of Life' by Richard Spaven & Sandunes (!K7 Music, 2020)
15. 'Shadow' by Chromatics (Italians Do It Better, 2017)
16. 'I Told You' by J.Caeser & Yagamoto (Scenic Route, 2022)
17. 'Camo' by Om Unit (Self Release, 2022)
18. 'Genesis' by ISOR29 (Second Circle, 2022)
19. 'Sleepy Pietro' by Machinedrum & Tigran Hamasyan (Ninja Tune, 2020)
20. 'Ziya Khala' by M1llionz, Aymos & MDU aka TRP (BFM Records, 2022)
21. 'Flussig' by Micah Frank (Puremagnetik, 2022)
22. '9713Poochy' (Original Mix) by ZoiD (Metamorphic Records, 2022)
23. 'How Long Before it All Disappears ft. Jude' by DJ Algae (Self release, 2022)
24. 'Sloppy' by An Arvin (1718354 Records DK, 2022)
25. 'If the Shoe Fits' by Lethal Bizzle (Skint Gang, 2022)
26. 'I AM SEEKING' by Trim, Sophie Ruston & Zwansound (Self release, 2021)
27. 'Selecta' by Bianca Oblivion (Magic City, 2022)
28. 'Finest Illusion' by Foul Play (Sneaker Social Club, 2020)
29. 'Keen Demag' by Zuli (UIQ, 2021)

Early Evening Etikett W: Joshua Mellard 02.11.22

NuNorthern Soul label head Phil Cooper has stayed connected with Daniel Stenger ever since he remixed Abimaro & The Free’s ‘Mark’ back in 2014, as Phil was convinced that Daniel was capable of crafting something truly special. If you’ve loved the first two singles – Brooklyn Love Boat (Moods Remix) & Strangers (Atjazz Remix) – as much as I have, you’re going to be bowled over by this project. With ‘Take Care My Friend’, a mini-album inspired by the German producer’s deeply rooted love of jazz-funk, Stenger has repaid the faith shown in him. He’s delivered a collection of quality cuts marked out by audible warmth, effortless musicality, and memorable, sun-soaked songs.

As he makes clear in the liner notes included with the vinyl version of the album, the project began with the recording of luscious, Rhodes-laden opener ‘Alright’. After staying up all night recording the track, Stenger not only decided to continue recording with the same relatively limited set of instruments (think bass and electric guitars, drums, piano, electric piano, organ, hand percussion and a handful of synthesizers), but also stick to a hybrid sound that added a subtle Latin shuffle to his Balearic-minded take on jazz, funk and soul fusion.  There’s no denying that Stenger’s creative choices have resulted in a superb set of tracks. While the restricted kit list provided focus during the music-making process, there’s still plenty of musical variety across the six tracks that make up the set. 

Check the jazzy, loose-limbed headiness of ‘It Just Happens’, where simmering synth-strings, twinkling melodic motifs and glistening guitar licks rise above smooth jazz-funk bass and a gentle broken beat rhythm, and the slow-motion soul brilliance of ‘Strangers’, where Kathrin Kempf’s evocative and poignant lead vocals rise above a sumptuous downtempo groove and heart-aching piano lines. This subtly varied but musically coherent vibe continues where Stenger indulges in a bit of New York daydreaming on ‘Brooklyn Love Boat’, a wonderfully musically detailed chunk of 1970s style jazz-funk heat that offers knowing nods to Roy Ayers, Herbie Hancock and the jazz-fusion stylings of Azymuth, before opting for a deeper, slower and even more seductive sound on the Hammond-sporting bliss of ‘Take Care My Friend’.

Closing cut ‘City Lights’, a gorgeous, soft-focus affair smothered in echoing Rhodes riffs and immersive chords, has the feel of an underground classic in waiting: a stirring, string-drenched future sing-along whose emotion-packed lyrics are delivered brilliantly by Glasgow-born singer/songwriter Chris Pookah. Despite the song’s subject matter – the painful final breakdown of a relationship – there’s something strangely uplifting about the combination of Pookah’s pitch-perfect vocal delivery and the absorbing warmth of Stenger’s comforting and sonically detailed music. It provides a fittingly impressive finish to a mightily immersive mini album.

Take Care My Friend

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PREMIERE : Flashbaxx - Alright

Recorded in Modesto, Ca.  Featuring Hammond B3 Organ solo. Flute solo. Alto Saxophone solo. Steinway Acoustic Piano Rhythm. Hammond B3 Organ Rhythm. Acoustic Bass. Drum kit. Jazz drums brushes & sticks.

Lighthouse

Sumptuously Swinging

Characters: holy kujo [middle], jotaro kujo [left], joseph joestar [right]
Songs: I hear a symphony - Cody Fry
Last Train Home - Pat Metheny Group

i hear a last train home [slowed]

Etikett Radio show recorded live on 16/11/2022. Tracklist:

1. C U R R E N T (feat. Mikaela Davis) by Photay & Carlos Niño (International Rhythm, 2022)
2. The Bold Fisherman by Shovel Dance Collective (Double Dare / Memorials of Distinction, 2022)
3. The Youniverse by Dialect (RVNG Intl & Winter Warmers, 2022)
4. Reduct by Joshua Mellard (Unreleased, 2022)
5. Visa by Charlie Parker (UMG Recordings, 2022)
6. Milho Verde (Folclore Português) by Gal Costa (UM, 1973)
7. Coyote by Joni Mitchell (Asylum, 1976)
8. Fo Yelle by Florence Adooni (Philophon, 2022)
9. You’re the One by SWV (RCA Records, 1996)
10. Counting All the Starfish by Kitty (Pretty Wavvy, 2019) 
11. Old Peel by Aldous Harding (4AD Ltd, 2021)
12. Jazz Flares by Marc Mac (Twisted Funk Records, 2009)
13. Transcend M.E. by Afronaut & Melissa Browne (Z Records, 2020)
14. At Les by Toshio Matsuura Group (Brownswood Recordings, 2020)
15. Breathe by Pale Blue (2MR, 2020)
16. Twelve Miles High by Burger/Ink (EAT RAW, 1996)
17. we still or nah by Luis (AD 93, 2022)
18. Yagmur by Konduku (Nous’Klaer Audio, 2018)
19. La Nota by Dauwd (Psssh Records, 2021)
20. Novella by Chunky & Trigger (Swamp 81, 2020)
21. Quantic Blunt - Zuli Zoned Out Mix by Glass & Zuli (Comic Sans Records, 2022)
22. Jungle Defender by Congo Natty & Addis Pablo (New State Music, 2022)
23. Cornered by dBridge (Metalheadz, 2012)
24. Diesel by Keppel (Well Street Records, 2022)
25. Piper (Zomby ‘95 Remix) by Jonny L (EMI Virgin Music, 2018)
26. No Time (feat. Nia Archives, Beanie Man, Cristale, & ShaSimone by CLIPZ (Self Release, 2022)
27. B£E - aya Wavefold by Space Afrika, Blackhaine & aya (Dais Records, 2021)
28. Nil by Autechre (Warp Records, 1994)

Early Evening Etikett W: Joshua Mellard 16.11.22

Etikett Radio show recorded live on 30/11/2022. Tracklist:

1. 'Pata Lenta' by Norberto Lobo (Mbari, 2009)
2. 'The Dangling Conversation' by Simon & Garfunkel (Columbia, 1966)
3. 'Moanin’' by Lambert, Hendricks & Ross (Columbia, 1960)
4. 'Addio' by Dienne (Other People, 2022)
5. 'Someone Close' by Floating Points (Ninja Tune, 2022)
6. 'Baquaqua' by Amaro Freitas (Far Out Recordings, 2021)
7. 'Wishbone' by Emma Rawicz (Bridge the Gap, 2022)
8. 'Bold and Black' by Ramsey Lewis Trio (UMG, 1969)
9. 'Joy & Pain' by Maze & Frankie Beverly (Capitol Records, 1996)
10. 'Doin’ It' by Gwen McCrae (Atlantic, 1982) 
11. 'Never Cry' Again by Kleeer (Atlantic, 1985)
12. 'Frozen' by Madonna (Warner, 1998)
13. 'We Bloom' by Delilah Holiday (YELLOW CAKE, 2021)
14. 'Earth Beat' by Yoshinori Sunahara (Sony, 2001)
15. 'Hollaback Lurkz' by Lurka (Wisdom Teeth, 2019)
16. 'Last Dance' by James Massiah (Levels, 2019)
17. 'Top Boy Theme' by Brian Eno (Opal Music, 2020)
18. 'Untitled' by Joshua Mellard (Unreleased, 2022)
19. 'Hall of Mirrors' by B12 (Warp Records, 1993)
20. 'Smiley' by Smoke Point (Geographic North, 2022)
21. 'Storm One' by Tommy 2000
22. 'Problems' by Floating Points (Ninja Tune, 2022)
23. 'Red Sky' by Pearson Sound (Hessle Audio, 2022)
24. 'Blackpool' by Blackhaine (Fixed Abode, 2020)
25. 'Tactical Empathy' by Client_03
26. 'From The Very Top' by Fracture (Astrophonica, 2022)
27. 'Hvor Verden Vendor (Hedo Hydr8 Remix)' by RAN (ØEN Records, 2021) 
28. 'Oua Siniwè' by Burkina Azza (Social Joy, 2021)

Early Evening Etikett W: Joshua Mellard 30.11.22

Christmas Etikett Radio Special played on 14/12/2022. Tracklist:

1. 's’Rothe-Zäuerli' by Ruedi Roth, Werner Roth and Öse Schuppel (ABKCO, 2014)
2. 'Missa Brevis, Op. 63: Sanctus' by Benjamin Britten (1942)
3. 'The Christmas Song' by Vince Guaraldi (Concord, 2012 - o.1965)
4. 'O Holy Night' by Black Dyke Brass Band (ObrassoRecords, 2007)
5. 'Ave Maria' by Frank Sinatra (Columbia, 1994)
6. 'God Bless the Child' by Sam Cooke (ABKCO, 2003 - o.1959)
7. 'In the Bleak Midwinter' by Brighouse & Rastrick Brass Band (Demon Music Group, 2000)
8. 'Christmas Card from a Hooker in Minneapolis' by Tom Waits (Lost Henry, 2017 - o.2001)
9. 'Xmas in February' by Lou Reed (Sire Records, 1989)
10. 'River' by Joni Mitchell (Reprise, 1971)
11. 'Little Girl Blue' by Nina Simone (BMG, 2013 - o.1958)
12. 'Santa Claus is Coming to Town' by Bill Evans (Verve, 1997 - o.1964)
13. 'Blue Xmas (To Whom it May Concern)' by Miles Davis (Sony, multiple years)
14. 'Sleigh Ride' by Ella Fitzgerald (Verve, 2002 - o.1960)
15. 'Back Door Santa' by Clarence Carter (Rhino Entertainment Company, 2001)
16. 'Christmas in Hollis' by Run-D.M.C. (Arista Records, 1988)
17. 'All I want for Christmas is a Dukla Prague Away Kit' by Half Man Half Biscuit (Bald Music, 1986)
18. 'Father Christmas' by The Kinks (Sony, 1986)
19. 'Stop the Cavalry' by Jona Lewie (Stiff Records, 2008 - o.1982)
20. 'Christmas Time is Here' by Vince Guaraldi (Concord, 2012 - o.1965)

Early Evening Etikett Christmas Special W: Joshua Mellard 14.12.22

Joshua Mellard, a.k.a. Josh Em, is a musician, composer and producer from West Yorkshire (UK).

Having moved to Berlin in 2022 to study a masters in Creative Electronic Music Production, Josh Em has been honing his craft as a composer and performer of experimental electronic music. His use of analogue synthesis, manipulation of field recordings and inventive studio techniques combine to enable the focus on abstract storytelling in both his recorded music and live performances, generating output for focussed listening and for the dancefloor.

As a solo live performer, Josh Em has played across Berlin at venues such as Kwia, Acud Macht Neu and Loophole, and in 2023 produced an A/V set for Transmediale festival alongside visual artist Connor Oman. When in the UK, he performed support slots for high-profile artists such as Suzanne Ciani and Hermeto Pascoal. His DJ sets focus on variation, using a colourful palette of disparate styles and energies to create danceable narratives that move from the joyful to the surreal, the heady, the fragile, and all point in between. Josh Em is also a Etikett Radio host, streaming live twice a month from the Funkhaus, Berlin.