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Playing Robots Into Heaven

Asking To Break

Taken from the new album, 'low key, low pressure', released 3rd November 2023
Pre-order/pre-save the album and stream the single: https://sessionvictim.lnk.to/lowkeylowpressure

Session Victim’s 5th studio album ‘low key, low pressure’ feels like an anathema to today’s fast-paced, industry driven musical landscape – and for all the right reasons!

Having released two intense, dancefloor-focused 12“s on Rhythm Section and Delusions of Grandeur over the past year, their return to Night Time Stories brings out their trippy, headsy side once again. And despite the pandemic downtime being over, Hauke & Matthias remain holed up in the studio, jamming, head nodding to drum breaks, and churning out records like the one in front of you.

Spanning 10 tunes – 12 if you count the limited bonus 7“ that comes with the first pressing – the LP is undiluted Session Victim, with their occasional trio partner Carsten ‘Erobique’ Meyer as the sole musical guest on the library-esque ‘Soft Landing’, a tune reminiscent of something the boys would try to hunt down on one of their compulsive record store rummages to feed it to their Akai’s. You’ll also find the sequel to one of their cornerstone tracks from their 2020 album Needledrop, Jazzbeat 07 - ‘Jazzbeat 08’. Having acquired a taste for the occasional cover version over the years, the duo closes the album out with their rendition of Instra:mental’s ‘Photograph’. Tackling such a classic is a daunting task which they approach in a gentle way, not swaying too far from the original, but subtly reimagining the rhythmical foundation and exchanging the distinctive playground sounds from the OG with field recordings of the locals who populate the gritty area around their Neukölln studio.

Being longtime fans of Swedish organ player Bo Hansson, Hauke and Matthias tried to reach out to the people responsible for his cover artwork who today are in their late eighties and have not answered ever since! But things came together in the most fortunate way when introduced to French artist Xavier d’espinay Saint Luc and his enchanting pencil wizardry. The outstanding result is the cover art that you see here.

This is ‘low key, low pressure’. It’s got pristine drum chops to zoom in, hazy melodies to zone out, and all the texture you need to lose yourself in the details.

Session Victim - soft landing

SAULT Fight for love edit by Bluray featuring Q-Tip #hiphop #rnb #atribecalledquest #cleosol

SAULT - Fight for Love (feat. Q-Tip) (Bluray edit)

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Shabjdeed _ Al Nather - Rad Saree3 شب جديد والناظر - رد سريع(MP3_320K).mp3

Things We Have In Common

Ambulance

This track will be taken down as soon as the original artist uploads it

Shabjdeed & Al Nather - Nasheed شب جديد والناظر - نشيد

Muslimgauze - Mullah Said

A sonic reminder to show everyone's ears why Mehdi will be sorely missed 
-> http://vimeo.com/30108745

You can buy some of the unmixed tracks here -> http://itunes.apple.com/fr/artist/dj-mehdi/id14957842 (and support his family along the way)

Peace y'allll !

Mehdi Mixie 2 - Rohff - Appelle Moi Rohff

Format: download & stream ; Release: 16.06.2018

Hot on the heels of the first single from Jazzanova’s forthcoming The Pool album is a package of remixes of it that are designed for DJ sets. One comes from New York’s Photay, and the other is from the Jazzanova DJs themselves.

Photay is a producer known for his meticulously crafted grooves and heavy use of field recordings. Ninja Tune, Infinite Machine and Astro Nautico have put them out and the skilled live drummer released his Onism album to great acclaim just last year.

His innovative remix of ‘Rain Makes The River’ feat. Rachel Surmanni reimagines it as a spacious and shimmering piece of electronica. The vocal is sped up during a big crescendo, then bold bass notes and rubbery synths dart about with real energy. It’s a clean, intricate track with plenty of echo adding a dream-like feeling as the future pop grooves and sprinkling of percussion carry you away.

The come Jazzanova themselves, who rework the track in order to fit it into one of their storytelling DJ sets. Their version is a heavy one with weighty drums and big hits setting a slow and sombre groove. The original’s vocals loom large and tons of reverb make the track even more poignant. Some filtered vocals, fizzing synths and busy claps and clicks bring all flesh it out and make it a high impact broken beat track designed to awaken any dance floor.

Jazzanova - Rain Makes The River Feat. Rachel Sermanni (Photay Remix)

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Composed by: S. Cooks, D. Coka, S. Phiri & A. Sibanda
Produced by: Steve Cooks (exec: Ronnie Robot)
From the album 'She’s a Witch (Tikoloshi'
1988 On Record
2019 Afrosynth Records AFS042
Pre-order here: www.rushhour.nl/record/vinyl/shes-witch-tikoloshi

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