~ For the second release of the Curuba Tapes series, dive into Kid From Amazon's dreamy valley ~

“ Vale das Águas-Vivas (Valley of the lively waters) is the sonic embodiement of 5 peculiar dreams, illustrated each by one of the 5 tracks. as an attempt to channel the sounds, textures and feelings conveyed by these subconscious manifestations. Each of the different spaces depicted by the tracks, be-it calm or wavy, shares a common touristic spot, called the “Valley of Lively Waters”. The view there is beautiful.” Rafael Lima, Kid From Amazon

On the B-side, 6 remixes deepen the sonic palette of the dreamy landscapes showcased on the other side. Alon.e dwelves into trancy synths and an IDM/trip-hopish groove for his version of Super Yellow Juice. Le Frit reconstructs Nunca Esperei por Ti. into a low-key, delicate and psychedelic dembow track. H2O gives a new life to Bamboo Flute with a playful version halfways between dub and synthwave. Guillerrrmo, straight from Manaus, member of São Paulo’s Mamba Negra, distorts the same track into a slow and powerful breakbeat heater. Manchester’s Obeka delivers a mesmerizing dancehall remix of Bury me, with Love, inspired by the track’s heady synths. Last but not least, Ditti re-harmonizes Escadarias into a colorful and quirky reinterpretation.

releases June 11, 2021

Original artists : @amazonfromkid , @jacquesdefault
Remixers : @lefrit , @h2ooooo , @dittimusic , @ahlonne , @guillerrrmoam , @djobeka
Mastering : Alon.e
Art Direction : Le Frit
Artwork : Lua Kali
Graphic design : Orane Hosten

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Kid From Amazon - Vale Das Águas Vivas EP / SNIPPETS

Zèbres Records is back celebrating Plein Soleil’s new release blending his polyrhythmic, ambient and dub aspirations. Through his solo project, Jonathan Grandcollot —also part of Société Etrange, Pan Pan Pan and supergroup Omertà— explores his broad DIY instrumentation, working his percussions towards a dub, fourth-world space, ruling out every "cliché associated with the genre, instead generously filling this 12" with mesmerizing agitation. "UV" will be out in September 2021, distributed by Glasgow’s Rubadub.

"U.V." by Plein Soleil,
12", mini-album (29mins), 45rpm on black vinyl
Quadri-printed sleeves, Stamped Label, Silk-screened Cover
Edition of 500
Out on September 14th of 2021.
zebresrecords.bandcamp.com

About Zèbres:
Zèbres was founded in 2017, in Lyon (France), by Frère Zèbre, also responsible for the creation of the now Lyon, Paris and Brussels-based LYL webradio, and Lyon’s Bistrot Senior. This flexible, loose entity is now collective: long time partner in design La Brigade Cynophile is in, as well as Raymonde who impulsed the label with his first release (and is also founder of the experimental platform Mus Joutra), and finally by Tom Chaussette, tall, dark shade working in the background. 

No aim, no tempo, no plans. It’s been four years since our first release, and there’ll be maybe another decade to the next, maybe not. We’ll probably release more with greater-Lyon artists, maybe beyond. Maybe we’ll keep on publishing the tribal-ish, dub-ish, experimental-ish, DIY-100% cuts, perhaps not. We’ll most certainly stay focused on contemporary musicians, yet we dig different eras, so again, we won’t say. One thing is for (almost) sure though: we’ll keep the DIY ethics integral.

Plein Soleil - A1 - CUNEIFORME

Recorded on 02/05/2022

Digitone - Volca Drum

Cynorrhodon

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49 Of The Most Irresistible Retreats You Might Not Have Been To Yet

Latin American outlet Calypso Records continues its city-focussed compilation series with a new instalment that places the focus on Ecuador capital Quito, with contributions from Nicola Cruz, FE, Quisxosis and NTFL.

Thomass Jackson and Iñigo Vontier’s Calypso Records imprint has been going from strength to strength with every release and following a compilation dedicated to Tel Aviv, they now look to give a platform to Quito based artists. Local talent Nicola Cruz helped assemble the tracks and says, "from the highlands of the equator, an eclectic sound develops in multiple forms: tension, drums and sounds from old records are retranslated to tape to revive emotions. All the tracks in this compilation have been assembled through different experimental methods, as this is something that characterises our creative process around here."

Cruz begins with with 'Tu Recuerdo', a brilliantly unhinged house track riddled with malfunctioning bleeps and beeps. Churning bass and rickety percussion all add to this wonky and most characterful groove. Next up is FE with 'Trade o Temprano', an experimental track that fizzes with static electricity as ambient pads bring eerie feelings to this most brilliantly unusual affair. 

Quixosis comes through with 'Vibras', another inventive track with a loose but percussive rhythm, uneven drum loops and plenty of freewheeling synths bringing their own unique sense of life.  Last of all, NTFL offers 'Vacio,' a punchy deep house track built on an afro groove inspired by UK funky. Lush keys bring soul and colour to this brilliantly carnivalesque and tribal track. 

‘Quito’ drops on Calypso Records on 23rd March 2020.

https://soundcloud.com/calypsorecs

QOQEQA - Ama

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