Umoja on SC: https://soundcloud.com/umojaworldwide

The wunderkind Oby Nine is no stranger to Amsterdam based INI Movement. As a label fixture, he contributed to Vuelo Nocturno Remixes EP and was featured on De Gulden Snede I. He now returns aiming for the brain with his own remix EP in hand. Oby’s latest musical project is an aural inquiry into the pleasure-inducing chemical, serotonin, which lends its name to this EP. The Serotonin Remix EP is a collection of Oby’s Serotonin single and various remixes.

The EP is a collaborative endeavour between Oby and five phenomenal Dutch producers. On Serotonin, we witness Oby Nine, Jarreau Vandal, Umoja, Moiety, Moods and Esteble all flexing their production chops. Each producer offers his own interpretation of Serotonin, by way of structural and melodic re-arrangements. Radiating from the eclectic re-interpretations, Serotonin Remix EP takes on the air of cohesive divergence.  The EP’s overall sound is solid and consistent, whilst sounds of individual tracks are deviations from one another. The heterogeneous styles of contributing producers induce a sense of musical adventure. A sensory trip, where the listener hears, feels and envisages familiar sensory patterns albeit each pattern being quiet unfamiliar.  As Oby Nine puts it “my idea for this EP is to create something that can help release serotonin in the brain of listeners”, that’s exactly what this EP has achieved.

Oby’s remix EP charts through UK garage, house, Brazilian bossa, groovy bass and crispy beats.  The elusive novelty realized by Serotonin Remix EP is its holistic sound. The manner by which it moulds various distinctive sounds into one “feel good” expedition. An expedition of the mind as variations of serotonin is released into the brain. 

Serotonin Remix EP is INI Movement’s 15th release out on all major online music platforms as of 20th January 2014.

Mastered By: J. De la Porte 

Artwork: Marijn Vandeheijden (Strictua)
Catalogue No: INI015

Oby Nine - Serotonin (Umoja Remix)

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Now There Is We feat. Paul Randolph (Remixes)

Now There Is We

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Jazzanova - Now There Is We feat. Paul Randolph (Kuniyuki Remix - Facebook Sneak Preview)

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[00.00.00] Fiji - Mind Or Feelings 
[00.02.18] Melodiesinfonie - Love Song
[00.06.07] IshDARR - THEY LOST ME
[00.07.45] Sixfingerz - Go With The Flow
[00.11.25] Lady Bazaar - Tv raped my mind
[00.15.06] Mop Mop - Loa Chant feat. Sara Sayed (Phil Gerus Remix)
[00.18.05] Malev Da Shinobi - Don't Betray (prod. Sickness MP)
[00.20.50] Ghostpoet - Survive It (Koreless Remix)
[00.25.26] Matthew Herbert - Liepzig (The Invisible Remix)
[00.29.39] Dirg Gerner - Loose Lights (feat Rahel)
[00.34.49] Mo Kolours - Shepherd
[00.36.19] Classik swiss Chocolat - Freestyler
[00.39.03] Valentin Stip - Correlation
[00.43.40] Fink - Warm Shadow (Radio Edit)
[00.46.40] Juj - Mbira Spirit
[00.49.15] GHprodu - Live The Highlife
[00.51.34] Dam Mantle - Rebong
[00.55.14] a great band playing at The Golden Lion (Bristol) - interlude
[00.56.03] Mattic - Let Us In
[00.58.46] Slum Village - Keep It On
[01.01.30] Melodiesinfonie - Africaspirit
[01.05.35] Shigeto - SHIGETO X MUX MOOL
[01.08.03] Coco Bryce - Club Tropicana
[01.11.50] Mr. Scruff - Stockport Carnival
[01.17.34] Mo Kolours - Mike Black
[01.20.49] Hird - Keep Your Kimi
[01.25.10] Alphabets Heaven - Fornia
[01.28.02] Led Zeppelin - Ramble On (Souleance Re-Edit)
[01.32.31] The Q4 - Trouble With Me
[01.35.07] Hird - Moving On
[01.40.49] Oldtwig - All Words
[01.42.43] Taylor McFerrin Featuring Emily King - Decisions
[01.45.51] Fybe:one - How We Do
[01.50.53] Lando Kal - Further
[01.54.58] Romare - I Wanna Go (Turn Back)

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much love @melodiesinfonie and @sixfingerz for the repost <3

Here's a new selection of soulful music for your ears pleasure. I had a few listeners telling me that Eclectic Soul puts them in the right mood to get productive and do creative things. Some listen to it will studying and others while they're running. What about you ?

This show features music from the last 10 years with new bits from Melodiesinfonie, Taylor McFerrin, a killer remix from Classik Swiss Chocolat, Swiss fresh band Lady Bazaar, two picks from Mo Kolours album, as well as a couple tunes from the great and only album released by swedish artist Hird, one from the beautiful Oldtwig's LP out on Phonosaurus and many other great pieces.

Hope you enjoy !

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TRACKLIST & DL

Eclectic Soul 22 w/ Melodiesinfonie, Slum Village, Mo Kolours, Fink, Valentin Stip and more

Reginald Omas Mamode IV - Sunshine (Al Dobson Jr Reprise)

Nickodemus teams up with Golden Era Hip Hop legends The Jungle Brothers for "Funky Rhythmic, Characteristic, Afrokinetic"—a hypnotic Afro-funk groove built on Mamadou Tangoudia’s 80s track "Kori." With verses from Baby Bam Afrika & Mike G, plus added drums and congas by Nickodemus, the track blends raw lyricism with global rhythms. Original artwork by BAM ties the music to street style and live shows worldwide.

Nickodemus & Jungle Brothers - Afrokinetic

“Touché Coulé” is the first single from Barzo’s upcoming GRIOT EP on Wonderwheel Recordings. Featuring French-Cameroonian artist Pat Kalla, this Nu Disco and Afro-funk fusion is a feel-good anthem about falling in love like it’s the first time—poetic, soulful, and built for the dancefloor.

Barzo - Touché Coulé (ft. Pat Kalla)

Buy/stream Kennebec - Tall Tales (feat. Hemlock Ernst & Sudan Archives) [Joe Armon-Jones Dub Remix]: https://kennebec.lnk.to/talltalesremix

Releasing his debut album ‘Departure’ at the beginning of the pandemic in early 2020, sophomore effort ‘Without Star or Compass’ was written and recorded during a phase in Phillips’ life which allowed him to re-examine his motivations. “The first primary influence for this record is that, more so than ‘Departure’, I wanted to write this record for my friends and others rather than for myself. Maybe it's also a product of maturing, but I wanted the music to communicate more clearly to others, and be less of an exercise of some kind for myself.” 

From the subtle electronica of ‘Leaving The Canyons’ featuring the distinctive vocals of Future Islands frontman Samuel T. Herring, the expanding electronic beats of ‘Tall Tales’ featuring Hemlock Ernst (the rap moniker of Samuel T. Herring) and US singer Sudan Archives, to the effortlessly cast rhythms of ‘The Great Divide’ featuring Yazz Ahmed on horns, Phillips set out to make an album which was more direct with sparser arrangements and distinct melodies, while still maintaining the eclectic and creative nature of his debut. “I think if I were a writer, my words would be all setting and very little narrative. I'm really trying to evoke a sense of place and motion and journey and environment but the facts of the story are left vague.” 

On working with Herring, Phillips adds, “I think our styles just resonated well with one another, and we clicked naturally. We sent some ideas back and forth remotely and then he flew out to Portland and we recorded all the vocals in three days together. It was so fun and inspiring - and really deepened my appreciation for his craft. He's such a nice guy and a total genius. Sam's lyrics really hit a beautiful balance between that sense of magic and folklore in the natural world that I'm after, while really bringing his own sense of narrative. He's really amazing at constructing lyrical concepts in a way that I think compliments my own strengths (and weaknesses).” 

Throughout ‘Without Star or Compass’, Phillips masterfully creates an evocative sense of place and motion in a cinematic way, in part due to his love of soundtrack music, a heavy influence on the album. ‘Castalay's Fountain’ was inspired by classic JRPG music such as ‘Zelda’, ‘Chrono Trigger’ and ‘Final Fantasy’, while instrumental tracks ‘Friendship song’, ‘The Great Divide’ and ‘Calyptra’ are rich in cinematic grandeur.  

In addition to the Kennebec project, Phillips has composed the music for numerous feature films, documentaries, podcasts and games. In 2020, alongside Mark Orton (of Tin Hat Trio) and John Hancock, Phillips co-composed the soundtrack to 'Wind of Change', a podcast created by New York Times Journalist Patrick Radden Keefe and produced by Spotify, recorded the Moscow Bowtie Orchestra for the feature-length film ‘12 Mighty Orphans’ starring Luke Wilson, Robert Duvall and Martin Sheen and scored Northfork Studios documentary ‘Chehalis: A Watershed Moment.'

Kennebec - Tall Tales (feat. Hemlock Ernst & Sudan Archives) [Joe Armon-Jones Dub Remix]

Indigo Sky

Abiro is the lead single of my debut album. This song is a message of perseverance. Although you will meet obstacles and challenges in life, keep going, push through! Hardships can bear unexpected strength. One step at a time, you will get closer to your breakthrough.

Music by Kato Change, Winyo and Jaaz Odongo
www.katochange.com
https://www.instagram.com/thechangekato/
https://twitter.com/THECHANGEKATO
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Kato Change & Winyo - Abiro (The Change Experience)

Debut EP by Baba Ali. Released via Ways and Means / Believe Digital 3rd March 2017.