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Wake-Up (Loraine James Remix)

Palmy, the sidewalk palm tree
A Soundscape Created by The Growth Eternal (TGE)
For An Environmental Music series from Leaving Records and Metro Art 

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"Palmy is a little palm tree. And they're growing up, just like you! This song is about both of you growing up. Palmy wrote it after they saw you walking by them. You were on your way to Union Station. Does Palmy's song sound like a journey to Union Station to you?"

Inspired by the sidewalk landscapes of Los Angeles and the way a child might experience the natural world on a daily walk, "Palmy, the sidewalk palm tree" is a playful original soundscape written from the point-of-view of a sproutling that has rooted itself on a small patch of earth. It watches people of all ages and backgrounds on their way to places the neighborhood tree can only imagine from the sights and sounds that surround it.  

The track was created using field recorded sounds, synthesizer, three plants via PlantWave, and a dog.

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Written, performed and produced by The Growth Eternal 
Mastered by Matthew "Matthewdavid" McQueen

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June-July
Part of An Environmental Music series from Metro Art and Leaving Records

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The Growth Eternal (TGE) was started in 2018 as a project stemming from artist Byron Crenshaw’s direct experience and interest in bringing together disparate parts of the self. Crenshaw is a Tulsa-born, Dallas-taught, Black-living, spiritual being who currently lives in Koreatown. He started playing music professionally at 15 years old when he fell in love with jazz after hearing John Coltrane and Duke Ellington's rendition of "In a Sentimental Mood." After attending the University of North Texas and graduating in 2019 with a Jazz Bass Degree, he decided to move to California to pursue a more honest and creative path for himself in music. Eternally he grows, learning as he goes. 

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About An Environmental Music series from Metro Art and Leaving Records: 

Metro Art teamed up with Leaving Records to ask four LA based musicians who draw inspiration from the landscape to create original music soundscapes evoking experiences of nature and transportation in Los Angeles with historic Union Station at its center.

Palmy, the Sidewalk Palm Tree

Free

Palmy, the sidewalk palm tree A Soundscape by The Growth Eternal  // Metro Art x Leaving Records

We are back this month with another premiere, this time featuring a remix from one of our own - EVM128 and his version of JV1080 taken from the new XL Regular EP dropping on ANMA Records Apr 8th!  Listen to the full EP preview on Soundcloud (hit that Buy button above).

Following up from last year’s Outlines compilation, where Rome-based DJ and producer opened the album with a track jointly produced alongside Future Jazz Ensemble, the new offering shares further insight into XL’s expressive ideas, influences, and openness to fusing the old with the new.

A clear influence of the BRUK scene holds a common thread throughout the release, where the undeniably iconic rhythms of Broken Beat are reshaped; simultaneously tipping the hat to the sound makers who’ve paved the way and reworking the drums, bass and percussion to accommodate the harmonies, overlapping counterpoint elements and tones of keys, synths and horns that add a different overall texture that is new, individual and reflective of todays’ emotive depth and complexity in the sonic movements of Italy, London and Europe’s electronic dance scenes.

The influence extends further into the use of adlib and the way it’s puncturing the rhythm of the tracks by means of its placement within the groove. However, the newness of the record shines through via XL Regular’s moulding of synthesis and merging of faster tempos (hear ‘’XL3000’’). As one listens to the record, the way each element is arranged leaves each track sounding as if an extremely tight live band was working those -drums, bass, synths, horns and vocals- live (hear ‘’Sometimes’’).

The bubbling and high-octave synth textures perfectly compliment the bass’ synthetic infusion while not overpowering the melodies, keys, vocals and horns that are sitting in the middle of the frequency range, where the magic of current new Jazz shines through by means of XL Regular’s creative expression via use of multi-layer harmony and shaping of tone that is becoming undeniably familiar to the sounds of the current London Jazz scene bonding with electronic dance productions.

The record explores time by providing high up tempos and by adjusting such tempos through each track to reflect the right mood of the moment. Whereas one track could be for the beginning of your night, the other could be for the closing of such night, all varyingly different and individually explorative, yet all a set of a common creative expression by one soul (hear ‘’Jv1080’’ for the slower jam).

However, the icing on the cake is EVM128’s remix of ‘’Jv1080’’, a more stripped, low-end heavier and dub-focused version of the track that iconically puts a familiar sound of 128’s, a tried and tested BRUK forefather, into the context of new things to come by means of further bridging the international separations of today’s turmoil in the world and melding the sounds and ideas of old and new into something personal, free and special by means of XL Regular’s first solo debut EP, which is just a glimpse of more rhythms soon come.

[PREMIERE] XL Regular - JV1080 (EVM128 Remix)

Beatservice Records welcome back Third Attempt, with the fast-rising artist stepping up to remix his very own 'Sunbeam Symphony'.

The trip-hop themed original version appeared on Third Attempt's brilliant album 'The Novel Sound', with the sparkling club rework poised to introduce the music to all-new audiences.

Beyond any shadow of a doubt, Torje Fagertun Spilde – better known as Third Attempt – has been one of the most intriguing young artists to emerge in recent years. Showing a musical understanding that belies his young age, he breezily glides through genres with his carefully woven productions. His sound appears to evolve with every new release, as Beatservice Records continue to provide a nurturing platform from which he can freely develop his craft.

Here, he exhibits yet another string to his production bow, serving a gorgeously atmospheric and club remix of 'Sunbeam Symphony'. Though the hazy vibrations of the original echo through the new version in the form of the sun-drenched chords and floating motifs, the music is effortlessly reframed with dancefloors firmly in mind. Formed over a crisp house rhythm, the melodic refrains take on new life as psychedelic leads and subtle synth textures elegantly combine over sublime bass notes. The child's vocal resonates through the track, with Spilde displaying his finely-tuned knack for repurposing spoken word samples to evocative effect.

Blissful, dreamy, and with added kinetic weight, the club remix is sure to breathe new life into the already sublime 'Sunbeam Symphony'.

Sunbeam Symphony (Third Attempt Club Mix)

BUY on BANDCAMP

PREMIERE : Third Attempt - Sunbeam Symphony (Third Attempt Club Mix)

Dance Trax, Vol. 47

A Luv Desire

Tracklist:
1. System Ft. Shanique Marie 
2. System Ft. Shanique Marie (La Dame Remix)

Banoffee Pies Records welcomes Canadian-Bajan DJ & Producer Honeydrip on the label with their debut single “System” - a warm soft rising dub melody with vocal works from Shanique Marie, the Equinoxx collective member whose legacy contributions to the likes of DDS & Swing Ting continue to resonate generations on. The single lays foundation for the forthcoming “Psychotropical” album collection with a precise mix of hybrid sounds between old and new. To balance, the multi faceted producer, DJ, live performance artist and Doctor, La Dame contributes a pinpoint rhythmic rework that re-energises its drums and low end frequencies to a snappy bass weight club track. 

Mastering: Optimum Mastering
Distributed: K7! Music
Sync & Licensing: Sync Smith
PR: Modern Matters
Written & Composed by: Tiana McLaughlan
Produced by Honeydrip
Remixed by La Dame
Art: Vincent Poussot
Vocals by: Shanique Marie
Supported by Canada Arts Council FACTOR

Psychotropical BPLP005

System

Order / DL

Honeydrip - System Ft. Shanique Marie (w/ La Dame Remix) - CLIPS

I DONT NEED HER

Featherweight

FooLy_CooLy - Cray_Ola 2023

EP XIX — Graphic designer, educator, and artist Karel Martens shares why inquiry and investigation are so important to the creative process, how he has balanced five decades of independent and client work, and why he considers the color green to be a small miracle. 

Brought to you by Civilization
Hosted by Gabriel Stromberg
Edited by Corey Gutch
Engineered by Dave West for London Bridge Studio
Mixed and Produced by Erik Blood
Intro music: “Reagan” by THEESatisfaction

Karel Martens — The Godfather of Dutch Graphic Design

Joe - Claptrap (HES014)

Track Listing: usefulmusic.cargo.site/Useful-Music-034

Useful Music #34

Useful Music #034

the Timetable Records posse here in LA asked me if i could run a 90-ish minute house music set at their @unlockthehousela monthly party at Los Globos.

This is the recording of my performance; hands down one of my favorite DJ sets of the year. I hope you like it.

live at Unlock The House • 11/15/19 • Los Angeles, California USA

CK303's tribute mix to the father of Daft Punk's Thomas Bangalter. http://ow.ly/l2S7a

CK303's deep investigation into Daft Punk's influences led him to discover the music of Thomas Bangalter's father, Daniel Bangalter. Under the name Daniel Vangarde, the D.I.S.C.O. legend worked with the likes of Sheila B. Devotion, The Gibson Brothers, was sampled by Erykah Badu, wrote for Banarama and released under several monikers in France. Working with fellow writer and producer Jean Kluger as the Yamasuki Singers in 1971, they released cult album, Le Monde Fabuleux Des Yamasuki, as a pseudo-Japanese concept album of pop songs. The song "Aieaoa" on the album was later recorded, as "Aie a Mwana" by Bananarama, eventually becoming the first UK hit for them. He also worked extensively with 1980s act, La Compagnie Créole and was known for maing pop records with experimental tendencies such as left-field instrumental sections and incorporation of world music influences.

TRACKLIST:
Yamasuki Intro
Who's Who - Hypnodance
La Compagnie Creole - AIE (A Moun'La) (Larry Levan remix intro/original mix)
Gibson Brothers - Come to America (instrumental)
Who's Who - Dancing Machine
The Lovelets - Midemman (Theme Midem 74)
Yamasuki Singers - Yama Yama
Ottawan - AIE (That's my song)
Daniel Vangarde - La Poursuite (extract)
Daniel Vangarde - Ad Libitum
Starbow - Intersidereal Message
Stanislas Kadik - Polska (CK's instrumental edit)
Who's Who - Ad Lib 80
Vicky Edimo - Let me love you tonight
Gibson Brothers - Ooh what a life!
Soul Iberica Band - Stop By
Vicky Edimo - Diwuse Lame
Yamasuki Singers - AIEOU
Rocky & Vandella - D'es que t'as dit disco t'as tout dit
 

Daniel Vangarde 1971 -1987

During the first lockdown I made a music video for an edit of 'Lean On Me' by Bill Withers to help raise funds for Mind mental health charity. With your help we managed to raise £835. Huge thanks to everyone that donated. After hearing the news of a second lockdown, I've decided to make this edit available as a free download. I hope it brings you some light relief during these difficult times. You can download it from my band camp for free or pay as much as you like, all proceeds made will go towards Mind charity UK.

Download: https://bit.ly/3eurUQH

Keep pushing on 🙌

Matt x

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Lean

UK Live Booking Agent: sally.dunstone@primarytalent.com
UK DJ Booking Agent: martje@decked-out.co.uk
US Booking Agent : ehancock@teamwass.com

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