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The Shogun’s Silent Prayer

Ifan Dafydd - Treehouse

A designer, producer and DJ, south Londoner Hector Plimmer is quite the jack of all trades, and has been making some considerable waves over the past year with his jazz and hip-hop inflected electronica.

After racking up an appearance on the most recent Brownswood Bubblers compilation (Gilles Peterson is a big fan), he recently proved his burgeoning talent when he was selected as the winner of the PRS Steve Reid InNOVAtion Award.

Following on from his recent Eastern System EP, released last year via rising London label Albert's Favourites, we're happy to premiere his debut album Sunshine, which is released on the same imprint this week.

Sunshine

Let's Stay

Written by Adrien Cau and Benoît Parmentier
Produced by Benoît Parmentier 
Recorded at Old Paradise Audio (Jim McRae) 
Mixed by Brendan Williams 
Mastered by Jay Fee 

Adrien Cau - Bass Clarinet 
Benoît Parmentier - Drums/Synths 
Maria Chiara Argirò - Rhodes/Piano 
Andres Castellanos - Bass

Jupiter

Pre-order the album Inner Symbols: 
https://fiveeasypieces.lnk.to/InnerSymbols
Vinyl: https://mokolours.bandcamp.com/album/inner-symbols

Anglo-Mauritian producer, singer and percussionist Joseph Deenmamode aka Mo Kolours is set to release ‘Inner Symbols’, his third solo album, on 18th May via Five Easy Pieces.

You won’t find many producers quoting Plato - ‘Inner Symbols’ takes its cue from the philosopher’s words "Music is a moral law. It gives soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination, charm and gaiety to life and everything''. Influences are many and all, ranging from colonization and African diaspora to Korean shamanism, Doug Hammond to Junior Byles. 

“Inner symbols is a musical path that begins within, and reveals itself outwardly, only to return to the INNER. Themes are; introspection, truth, history, family, mental nature of reality, recognizing positivity, greed, honesty, unity, love, ignorance, lust, and of-course DRUMS!”
- Mo Kolours

The entire album was created on a Electro Harmonix looper using samples and live instrumentation and a Roland drum machine. Similarly his energetic, improvised live show sees tracks layered up from loops of voice, percussion and drum machine before skewing in new directions. It’s a thrilling approach which has taken him to clubs and festival stages from Brighton to Brisbane, as well as to the BBC’s hallowed Maida Vale studios at the invitation of Gilles Peterson.

Raised on the traditional sega music of his father’s Indian Ocean homeland alongside records by the likes of Jimi Hendrix and Michael Jackson, Mo Kolours adds hip hop, dub, soul and other electronic styles to his individual sound. His approach could find him placed alongside Madlib or The Gaslamp Killer but he would be equally happy in the company of James Blake, Erykah Badu, Theo Parrish or Moodymann.

Along with Reginald Omas Mamode IV, Jeen Bassa, Henry Wu, Al Dobson Jr and Tenderlonious; he’s helped forge in the 22a co-operative that The FADER calls “a kaleidoscopic patchwork of hip-hop, house, and groove investigations bound by one thread: a timeless belief in rhythm as a universal language”.

MO KOLOURS - REAL WITH YOU

On The Expansions - Murmuration: 
"A stunning astral journey into soulful sonics from the South London quartet." Stamp The Wax

"This quartet rides high on a rich jazz-funk tradition that’s making inroads into contemporary dance music left, right and centre." The Vinyl Factory

"The time and craftsmanship on Murmuration is evident from the off... This is a group of music heads doing what they love. We love it too." The Lonely Table

Huey Morgan, Record Of The Week, BBC Radio 6 Music

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Mosaic is a heavy new three-track EP from a band whose reputation exploded this spring with the release of debut album Murmuration. 

Lead track Mosaic is full of the warmth of this heatwave-summer, syncopation and groove in abundance. Driving melodic lines and keyboard atmospherics suddenly give way to one of James O’Keefe’s most powerful guitar solos to date, wild and psychedelic. 

Transcoso brings you the down-tempo magic that they have become so much loved for. Heavily inspired by Azimuth, an hypnotic beat from drummer Jonny Drop eventually builds to a euphoric, almost slow disco climax for the final section. 

And finally, Mariposa is a timely tribute. Debuted at their London album launch this take on the Freeez classic (although the live version in particular) explores a little more of the South London, Brit Funk influences that really drive the band.

B1. The Expansions - Mariposa (Mosaic EP)

http://www.indieshuffle.com/werkha-silk-free-download/

Jupiter

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