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EXISTENTIALISM - Winter's End / Spring's Return - February 2025

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Clouds In The Sky They Will Always Be There For Me

A Hole In The Ground

Night Life

LA Runaway

Detour

At the forefront of a rising wave of Brazilian artists captivating international audiences, Nyron Higor brings a quiet yet potent sense of wonder to his new self-titled album. Born in Maceió, Higor’s latest work is rooted in the traditions of Northeastern Brazilian music and golden-era MPB. Within the peaceful surroundings of his home, Higor weaves these roots together with global influences and contemporary production techniques, for a uniquely dreamlike vision of hope.

Following the success of his self-released debut Fio de Lâmina—an instrumental record of delicately balanced rhythmic and harmonic patterns, which earned support from tastemakers like Mr. Scruff, Gilles Peterson, and John Gomez—Higor’s new album is a move towards a more expansive, lyrical exploration of transcendence and triumph. As Higor explains, “This album is a test of resistance and a big event in my life as a young Black man from the Northeast and coming from a humble background, financially speaking, its context is political.”

Taking his demos and unfinished tracks to São Paulo, Higor worked alongside friends and collaborators from Brazil’s vibrant contemporary music scene—including fellow Maceioense artists Bruno Berle, Batata Boy, and New York-based Brazilian vocalist Alici Sol—assembling a rich musical landscape and a cutting edge development on the musical world from which he emerges.  

For Higor, the process of recording and producing in close collaboration with Berle and Batata Boy allowed him to fully cultivate the emotive power of his compositions. Album opener "Ciranda" sets the tone with a slow frevo rhythm, as wistful trombone melodies and melancholic acoustic guitar harmonies create an atmosphere both intimate and grand. Lead single "São Só Palavras," featuring Alici Sol and Bruno Berle, captures both the lightness and depth of young love in an all too fleeting minute-and-a-half moment of soaring brilliance. 

Building upon the instrumental sound of his debut, “Louro Cantador” with its playful organ, birdlike whistles and elegant acoustic guitar, emanates a kind of rare natural beauty, as each sound dances amidst the gentle pulse of Higor's bass—his main instrument. 
Through ten carefully crafted tracks, Higor’s acuity for sound and silence draws listeners into a place that feels both deeply personal and universally resonant. “Above all, I value making music that brings me genuine satisfaction. I’m always looking for depth in the things I create.” 

This album is a testament to the timeless themes that define Higor’s artistry, as well as his creative drive to overcome the obstacles he faces. Conveying his feelings of jubilance for his work, Higor notes, “This work is liberating, contemplative and victorious!” Each track invites the listener to experience the raw intimacy, the joy and longing, and the otherworldly ingenuity of Brazilian music, which seems to endlessly keep us coming back for more.


Nyron Higor - São Só Palavras (feat. Alici, Bruno Berle)

ENAMEL

Never Exhale

The Body as a Structure

Broken Rib

New Leaf

Descartes

Syskonbråk-sviten – Helhetsbeskrivning

Syskonbråk-sviten är ett konceptuellt musikprojekt i fyra delar, skapat av Nordic Soul Syndicate. Varje EP speglar en egen musikalisk värld men binds samman av temat: syskonlika konflikter mellan genrer, känslor och uttryck. Från lo-fi-indie till psykedelisk jazzrock, från progfusionens kaos till soulens och gospelns försoning. Tillsammans bildar de en musikalisk resa – från första repan till sista ackordet – där varje skiva är ett kapitel i samma berättelse.

2. Malå – The Deeper Cut

The Deeper Cut dyker rakt ner i psykedelisk jazzrock. Orgel, wah-wah-gitarr och funkiga rytmer som slingrar sig mellan kaos och kontroll. Här möts 70-talets dekadens med en modern nerv, som ett jam i en rökig källarklubb där ingen riktigt vet vart låten är på väg.

2. Malå – The Deeper Cut

Här börjar resan gå djupare, mörkare, mer psykedelisk.

Flesh Wound Funk svänger som ett gammalt 70-talsjam, med orgel och wah-wah-gitarrer som trasslar in sig i varandra. Det låter som ett soundtrack till en film som aldrig spelades in.

Paper Cut Blues är släpigare, nästan dekadent – en låt som luktar cigarettrök, svettiga väggar och smältande lava-lampor.

Crimson Samba är kapitlets klimax: en rytmisk explosion där kaoset tar över och gitarrerna skriker som från en annan dimension.

Kapitel 2: Malå – The Deeper Cut

I Malå djupnade allt. Det var här musiken började drömma, här som 70-talsorgeln väckte gamla spöken.
Flesh Wound Funk var som att stå mitt i ett kaotiskt vardagsrum med väggar av röda sammetsgardiner och höra någon spela ett beat som aldrig ville ta slut.
När Paper Cut Blues satte igång, var det som att hela huset började luta. Wah-wah-gitarrerna grät, trummorna snubblade, och någon skrattade i bakgrunden.
Men det var Crimson Samba som sprängde ut i full dramatik. Ett dansande inferno där rytmerna slogs mot varandra, som syskon som vägrar sluta bråka men ändå dansar i samma takt.

The Deeper Cut

Inspired by a trip to Brazil and having collected a fair amount of samples while digging around Rio, Scream & P. Rock have been locked down in the studio creating their third collaborative album - Fresh Press III.
Synthesis of Brazilian groove, bass synths, live percussion and funky drums, guitar solos and funk riffs, live bass guitar, vintage breaks and raw experiments. Here is a special approach to sampling and creating cinematic arrangements.
The signature sound of a well-coordinated tandem of a break DJ and music producer is familiar to the audience from the first two «Fresh Press» albums. The third release, which was worked on for over a year, takes a special place and is presented on 12 inch wax in a limited edition of 300 copies.

12. South DJ Scream & Dee-Jay P. Rock - PERCULICIOUS

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Lyrics

I’m Happy as I am 
Cause I’m leaving 
Days will be the same 
In a different way 

Going to a place 
Where I used to stay 
Writing something new 
In this home I know 

We’ll be all right 
Stay here some time 
This country dog 
Won’t die in the city 

We’ll be all right 
Stay here some time 
This country dog won’t die in the city

We’ll be all right 
Stay here some time 
This country dog 
Won’t die in the city 

We’ll be all right 
Stay here some time 
This country dog won’t die in the city

Right eyelids closed 
Both feet behind 
I aim for tomorrow 
Work on my mind 

Going to a place 
Where I used to stay 
Writing something new 
In this home I know 

We’ll be all right 
Stay here some time 
This country dog 
Won’t die in the city 

We’ll be all right 
Stay here some time 
This country dog won’t die in the city

We’ll be all right 
Stay here some time 
This country dog 
Won’t die in the city 

We’ll be all right 
Stay here some time 
This country dog won’t die in the city

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LA POLIZIA É SCONFITTA (STELVIO CIPRIANI) by Orgasmo Sonore

Los Angeles based multi-instrumentalist + photographer. I helm the projects Tides of Light and FUTURE HUNTER, both dwelling in the live electronic, soundtrack realm of contemporary psychedelic music. I also DJ around the way when the mood strikes. Over the past two decades I've played drums, synths + electronic devices w/ various bands/projects from Detroit, Chicago, NYC, Atlanta and L.A., mostly on the heavy psych/electronic end of the spectrum.

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