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Listening Post: Batch 532

beyond imagination, lost in thoughts,
simple complications like walls without doors,
faults of our own are left well alone, in this murmuration of ours,
and the sky vacates all the stars of our fate and we escape for a while

well i'm not old, but i'm not whole

staring out of windows, lives worlds apart
a brain alone on thoughts can survive, but what it needs is a heart
and faults of our own are left well alone in these memories of ours,
and the sky vacates all the stars of our fate and we escape who we are

Not Old

Lullaby

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In a world where musical genres have seemingly disappeared behind EDM’s obvious rise to prominence, we bring you the second installation of Yellow Claw’s Amsterdam Trap Music series. Amsterdam Trap Music Vol. 2, Yellow Claw’s new EP out on Mad Decent July 22nd, allows the Dutch trio to explore fresh audio terrain as they combine their monstrous trap bangers with influences from all around the music scene. From jammin’ with Jamaican reggae king Beenie Man in “Dancehall Solider,” to soothing our ear drums with sultry R&B/Soul singer Lil’ Eddie in “Never Dies”, to even turning up with the Brick Squad master himself Waka Flocka in “Techno,” Yellow Claw have managed to convert any non-believer into a certified trap lord.

1. Yellow Claw, Diplo & LNY TNZ - Techno (feat. Waka Flocka Flame)
2. Yellow Claw - Dancehall Soldier (feat. Beenie Man)
3. Yellow Claw - Kaolo Pt. 2
4. Yellow Claw - Never Dies (feat. Lil Eddie)

Yellow Claw
Soundcloud: @yellowclaw
Facebook: www.facebook.com/yellowclaw
Twitter: twitter.com/YELLOWCLAW

Diplo
Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/diplo
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/diplo
Twitter: https://twitter.com/diplo

LNY TNZ
Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/lnytnz
Facebook: www.facebook.com/lnytnz
Twitter: https://twitter.com/LNYTNZ

Waka Flocka Flame
Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/wakaflockaflame
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/wakaflocka?fref=ts
Twitter: https://twitter.com/WakaFlockabsm

Amsterdam Trap Music, Vol. 2

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Yellow Claw, Diplo & LNY TNZ - Techno (feat. Waka Flocka Flame)

‘Let Yourself Cry’ is a heartbeat to hold close to yours when you feel alone and desperate. It’s a song for everyone who’s experienced grief, pain, suffering. It’s words offered in solidarity and comfort.

Let Yourself Cry

Hardball from my debut EP 'An Exorcise in Anger' 

Written by Alexandra Leaving
Produced by Michael Smith at RYP Recording Studios
Mastered by Andy Baldwin at Metropolis Studios


Lyrics:

I guess you always had the vision
While I was cursed by indecision
I play guitar and you play hardball

Then you called me crazy
Well that rhetoric’s just lazy
I’m unhinged at my best
And the rest floats in fragments.

And no more going down to the movies now.

As a matter of fact you can have it back,
All the good, the bad - it’s for you.
And as a matter of fact I don’t even feel bad.
It’s just that sometimes I’m a little blue.

We decorate the silence with some light chaotic violence
You’re out on the field, I still wanted to be your home run.
But then I saw your colours and I don’t wanna be another,
Just another thing you step on.

As a matter of fact you can have it back,
All the good, the bad - it’s for you.
And as a matter of fact I don’t even feel bad.
It’s just that sometimes I’m a little blue.

I don’t want anything but the way I know,
And I know now this is the end.

As a matter of fact you can have it back,
All the good, all the bad - It was for you
And as a matter of fact I don’t even feel bad.
It’s just that sometimes I’m a little blue.
It’s just that sometimes I’m a little blue.

Hardball

Lights On

Bloom by amilost. 

Written by: Sigrid A. Zeiner-Gundersen, Ross Leslie Craib & Mark Elliott
Produced by: Mark Elliott & amilost 
Mastered by: Mastering The Mix
Artwork: Glide Photos

Lyrics:

Why am I frozen
Waiting for the buds to bloom 
Ground is overflowing
I’m running out of room

My body’s aching
I don’t feel the heat 
Subconsciously screaming 
Light me up

I don’t wanna come down
I don’t, I don’t, I don’t
I don’t wanna come down
It took me forever to get this high 
High
High
I don’t, I don’t
I don’t wanna come down

I watch the air that I’m breathing 
Waiting for myself to thaw
Draw with my fingertips
I don’t need to be in love

My body’s aching
I can feel the heat 
Subconsciously screaming Light me up

I don’t wanna come down
I don’t, I don’t, I don’t
I don’t wanna come down
It took me forever to get this high 
High
High
I don’t, I don’t
      
I don’t wanna come down

When I’m up here I want to feel it No limit, no limit 
When I’m up here I want to feel it No limit, no limit 
When I’m up here I want to feel it No limit, no limit 
When I’m up here I just wanna feel

I don’t wanna come down
I don’t, I don’t, I don’t
I don’t wanna come down
It took me forever to get this high 
High
High
I don’t, I don’t
I don’t wanna come down

Bloom

Congratulations - Amelle Rose

【箏鼓合鳴】權御天下 Sun Quan The Emperor (Guzheng&Drum Ver.)

Jardines (Nicola Cruz Remix)- Chancha Via Circuito

A track I recorded in Ableton Live just experimenting using loops and Live.

African Drum Dance

Hailu Mergia & Dahlak Band "Wede Harer Guzo"on Awesome Tapes from Africa LP/CD/Digi. https://hailumergia.bandcamp.com/album/wede-harer-guzo

Title track from new reissue Wede Harer Guzo by Hailu Mergia & Dahlak Band. A 1978 recording capturing the sound of one of Addis Ababa's deepest pop/soul outfits fronted by the skilled organist and arranger Mergia. Third reissue with Awesome Tapes From Africa, following his acclaimed performances at festivals and clubs worldwide. 
https://open.spotify.com/album/6am5o1eJClWkXeh0Ex9HuL

Hailu Mergia & Dahlak Band — Wede Harer Guzo

pre-order: https://habibifunkrecords.bandcamp.com/album/habibi-funk-007-modern-music

Al Massrieen was one of the first bands I learned about once I discovered the tape format. They were really popular in Egypt in the 1970s and the more of their music I found on either tapes or Arabic pirate mp3 sites, the more I was becoming a fan. Only very few bands from the region can match the band’s versatility as well as their strive for innovation. Hany Shenoda is the man behind the Al Massrieen band. He is a reknown figure of the Egyptian music scene and has worked with everyone from Abdel Halim Hafez to Mohamed Mounir. Al Massrieen was his attempt to introduce his ideas of modernizing Egyptian music, heavily encouraged by Naguib Mahfouz (Egypt's only winner of the Nobel Price for literature) after discussing his ideas with him.

Al Massrieen - Sah (pre-order now)

Pazazz  so hard to find (InRoads, 1979)-1

During my interview at P3 Radio in Denmark, Volmer and Vibe from Vidundergrunden gave me a challenge to remix a song. They chose 3 Brazilian classics and after a vote with my awesome fans, The girl from Ipanema was chosen! A real Brazilian classic! I started working on it and while I was playing around with some ideas my studio neighbor Lukas Marc overheard and had som great ideas so we decided to work on it together. Here is our version of this classic. Hope you enjoy it!

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DOWNLOAD

Girl From Ipanema (Ashibah & Lukas Mark Remix)

Jazz Hip-Hop Mix

Hi everyone, just let you know that I do not own this mix, I found it on soundcloud. 

But, the user who originally posted it, had deleted his account. A chance I had downloaded the mix ! That's why I decided to re-upload the mix, so that everybody can enjoy it!

I also made the tracklist, so here it is. Unfortunately, I couldn't find 2 tracks, so if somebody recognize them, please leave a comment with the titles of those tracks. 

1. Jazzanova - L.O.V.E & You & I (DJ Ghe Mix)
2. Kenichiro Nishihara - Consider My Love ft. Prismo
3. This one is a mix between two songs (Nujabes ft Shing02 - Luv (Sic) (Modal Soul Remix) and Common - The Light)
4. Nujabes Feat. Substantial - Eclipse
5. Blazo - Natural Green
6. Kero One - Keep it alive
7. Dj Cam Quartet Feat. Inlove - You’ve Got To Have Freedom
8. Mondo Grosso - I Can't Go For That
9. Rh Factor: "Forget Regret" (Quantic Remix)
10. Donnie - Cloud Nine (25:06)
11. Shuya Okino Feat. Carleen Anderson - Beautiful Sadness
12. D'angelo - Feel Like Makin' Love
13. Mondo Grosso - Give Me A Reason

Chill Out Lounge Mix (Jazzy HipHop Acid Jazz Soul)

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