my heart opened as I listened to this wonderful production

Rarities 2010-2020

Lord Echo - In Your Life (Lisa Tomlins Version)

Brazilian singer and songwriter releases a new album of exuberant and vintage tropical pop music.

Somewhere, we get back to the carioca João Selva where we left him: sailing on the mythical Black Atlantic to create exhilarating music whose vibrations invite us to Rio, the Brazilian Northeast, the Caribbean, Cape Verde or even Angola. His latest album, “Navegar” (2021), acclaimed by critics, is an invigorating dance and dream machine that updates the tropicalist revolution of the 70s by offering a turbulent mix of samba, soul, jazz and funk.

Continuing to spread wings with “Passarinho” (2023), this time it is flying like a bird that the singer from Ipanema takes us into his musical universe, always as sunny as it is abundant. The 10 tracks of this new album span a generous palette of musical influences: from Angolan semba to Cape Verdean funaná, via Caribbean zouk or Congolese rumba – João Selva's music channels the musical pulse of the Black Atlantic. In the most (im)pure Brazilian tradition, he also digests the contribution of North American music and freely incorporates elements from elsewhere into the irresistible rhythms of Brazil.

Prolonging a fruitful collaboration with french producer Bruno Patchworks, this new LP is full of sound nuggets and offers a wide range of emotions and sensations. The contagious optimism of "Cantar cantar" backed by a radiant groove worthy of the best productions by Marcos Valle or Joao Donato. Psychedelic folk as Devendra Banhart on "Mar de estrelas" or "Cirandinha" often carried by orchestral arrangements which bring an unexpected freshness to this bewitching album. Of course, we do not give up to party on the irresistible “Seu Carnaval” or “Menina me encanta” and we dance with the rain in “Chuva”. In a more deep mood, the song "Por um amor" evokes the romantic relationship with psychedelia and sensuality.

After two years “without Carnival”, the Brazilian songwriter has chosen to celebrate hope and the joy of being alive in these lyrics written largely during successive confinements. In the title song “Passarinho” he wonders: how can a little bird keep singing in a cage? Before answering it on "Cantar cantar" by recalling that "when things are bad, you just have to sing that it already goes a little better". Universal and captivating poetry that drives songs that are both sensual and catchy. Ultimately, an album made to spread wings and fly high, the ideal soundtrack to offset a certain saudade and feel free as a little bird. 

Available 03/02/2023
Listen/buy: https://joaoselva.bandcamp.com/album/passarinho

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[PREMIERE] João Selva - Sete Ventos (Underdog Records)

Portuguese multi-instrumentalist, DJ and producer Pedro Ricardo releases his debut album, ‘Soprem Bons Ventos’, on Soundway Records.

Currently based in Berlin, Pedro Ricardo has been releasing music for the past eight years under dierent aliases via labels such as Extended Records, 1980Lyfers, Wolf Music and his own imprints Hear, Sense and Feel and Pedro’s House. An eclectic DJ and selector, he hosts a radio show on South London's radio Balamii, guested on Mafalda's NTS show and can be found playing in clubs across all Europe.

“The album translates to ‘Good Winds Blow’, shares Ricardo. “This idea of good winds blowing is intertwined with the feeling of missing something, and sadness. On a positive note, there is still an overarching sense that happiness also lies ahead. Soprem Bons Ventos represents an ode to the past, to those who came before me, connecting with my present and imagining the future.”

Stylistically, Ricardo became entranced with jazz from an early age, while also becoming enamoured with folk music – rooted in his Portugal childhood, now encompassing sounds from Cape Verde, Brazil, and Spain along the way. He intertwines these instrumental in#uences with $eld recordings, and electronics, on ‘Soprem Bons Ventos’.

While ‘Soprem Bons Ventos’ sonic beginnings were conjured in his native city of Porto, the album’s creative process spanned four countries and $ve years. Ricardo initially recorded early demos in Portugal, before he criss-crossed through Europe.
However, it was a move to Wood Green (London) in 2019 that ignited a creative spark that brought the album together. “This album has been following me around for the past $ve years,” shares Ricardo. “Wherever I went, it came along... but the majority of the recording process came alive in London.”

“The city had a particular eect on me. There are so many people doing so many exciting things, you have to ask yourself, ‘what makes the thing you are creating your own?’ This record has a lot of personal sonic moments like that. That is not to say that I found ‘my sound’, but rather that I found something that I think is special, and truly represents me now.
     
“The years when I was making the record also coincide with me moving away from Portugal, away from home – this feeling is very much present during the record. You can hear it.”

Whether in his birthplace or newly adopted cities, as its title suggests, Good Winds Blow throughout the album’s 9-tracks. The LP is a journey that encompasses nostalgia, love, longing, and togetherness, tenderly intertwined throughout with vibrant percussion, whispers of vocals, soaring keys, and delicate guitars.

Available 17/02/2023
Listen/buy: https://pedroricardo.bandcamp.com/album/soprem-bons-ventos

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[PREMIERE] Pedro Ricardo - Cantar das Kandakinhas (Soundway Records)

Marseille Movement is a 5-minute Latin Jazz jam follow-on from 'Okra'. Full of energy and spirit, It was recorded over in London in September 2022 with a bunch of AUS and UK based musicians.

From David: "After figuring out some basic sections and lead lines we did just one take of the recording and then the track was chopped up a few months later back at home. There’s so much joy in this song for me, it really captures the excitement of playing together and collaborating in a different part of the world. After the studio sessions some friends and I spent a bit of time in Marseille, South France where a lot of the ideas came from just listening to the recording over and over again while walking around the city".

Available 03/03/2023
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David Versace

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[PREMIERE] David Versace - Marseille Movement (La Sape Records)

Pour faire (re)découvrir les trésors de l’âge d’or de la musique éthiopienne (1968-1975), nous avons demandé à plusieurs DJ de puiser dans le catalogue vinyle éthiopiques pour faire un mix présentant leurs titres favoris de la collection. Pour le premier mix de cette nouvelle série, nous avons demandé à un nos DJ préférés et fidèle supporter du label, le belge Lefto early bird de prendre les platines. Et comme toujours ses grandes oreilles et son gout sûr nous régalent pendant ce mix d’une heure
Acheter les vinyles ethiopiques : https://ethiopiquesseries.bandcamp.com/
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To help you (re)discover the treasures of the golden age of Ethiopian music (1968-1975), we asked a number of DJs to dip into the Ethiopian vinyl catalogue to make a mix featuring their favourite tracks from the collection. For the first mix in this new series, we asked one of our favourite DJs and a loyal supporter of the label, Belgian Lefto early bird, to take to the decks. And as always, his big ears and great taste delight us during this hour-long mix.
Buy the éthiopiques vinyl albums : https://ethiopiquesseries.bandcamp.com/

Ethio mix by Lefto early bird

After my first selection of Turkish Folk, Funk and Psychedelic music, I have put a couple of my favorite nigerian records together for a short mix you will hopefully like! Some rough mixing on a sunday afternoon at our lovely Goldkante in Bochum city. 

KALAKUTA SOUL SELECTION #2 - NIGERIAN FUNK, BOOGIE & DISCO

Rossella
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1	Donna	6:31
2	Missionaria	6:39

NB$T008(Preview) Rossella / Donna Missionaria edit (sold out 160 copy)next 100 re press

CD/LP Order - https://spacetalkmusic.bandcamp.com/album/crown-ruler-sound-compiled-by-jeremy-spellacey

A1 Ezy & Isaac - Let Your Body Move (Oba Balu Balu)
A2 Stimela - I Love You
A3 Kosmik 3 – I’m Gonna Pack (Jeremy Spellacey Edit)
A4 Mike Fabulous - Wang East (Instrumental)

B1 Feladey - Forest Music (Anambra Na-imo)
B2 Larry Maluma & Kalimba - Kamusale
B3 Acayouman - Funk Around
B4 J.K. Mandengué – Afrika

C1 The Staple Singers - Slippery People (Club Version)
C2 Brother Resistance - Can I Get A Witness
C3 Legacy - Monday Blues

D1 La Banda de Martin - Mi Dueño
D2 Devon Russell - Move On Up
D3 Costa & Chyps - Detroit City Cats (Instrumental Long Version)
D4 Wilfred Percussion – Andei

Our first compilation, Beauty, offered listeners the chance to take a trip through the record collection of noted Parisian crate-digger and DJ Jeremy Underground. It was well received so we've decided to repeat the exercise. This time, though, we’ve turned to a lesser-known hunter of rare and obscure records, namely Crown Ruler Records co-founder Jeremy Spellacey.

Don’t be fooled by Spellacey’s lower profile: amongst those who know, the Melbourne-based New Zealander is widely regarded as a seriously dusty-fingered digger, capable of unearthing and championing ridiculously good records from all four corners of the globe. He sells some of these exceptional finds through his Crown Ruler online store, though there are many more that he keeps hidden from the public.

Spellacey has previously shied away from sharing the secrets of his extensive record collection. Crown Ruler Sound, then, is a rare treat: a gloriously colourful, sun-baked compilation of tropical treats from Africa, the Caribbean and beyond, hand-picked by the man who helped license this year’s most essential reissue, the South African boogie brilliance that is Focus’s Zulu.

From synth-laden Zambian reggae and sumptuous orchestral Afro-soul, to humid Trinidadian boogie and horizontal Italian jazz-funk, Spellacey offers a whirlwind trip through the most kaleidoscopic and exotic parts of his epic collection.

As you’d expect from a man who has traveled the world hunting down records, the majority of the 15 tracks will be unknown to all but a handful of similarly minded crate diggers. In fact, some are so obscure that you’ll struggle to find any mention of them at all online.

This could be your only chance to own some of these records and we don’t want to spoil the surprise but suffice to say, Crown Ruler Sound will surprise and entertain you in equal measure.

Crown Ruler Sound compiled by Jeremy Spellacey

Crown Ruler Sound compiled by Jeremy Spellacey - Mini Mix

https://soundcloud.com/cocomariamusic and https://soundcloud.com/palosantodiscos in the mix.

Tracklist:

Alice Coltrane - Paramahansa Lake
Santiago Córdoba - La Danza Del Pañuelo
The Polyversal Souls Ft. Alemayehu Eshete - Feqer Feqer Nèw
Guts - Kenke Corner
Nubiyan Twist - Addis To London Ft. Mulatu Astatke
Dexter Story - Gold
Daniel Maunick - One Nite Stand
Sarah Tandy - Timelord
Oliver Night - Swing For Life Ft. Jay Phelps
Souleance - Le Sexy
Abrão - Aguas Sagradas Do Ganges

Coco Maria and Palo Santo in the mix

Tino Contreras - Orfeo en los Tambores
Fernando Gelbart - El señor mayor 
Geraldo Flach - Memorias del Quintal 
Berimbau - Jackson Conti 
Ivan Conti - Encontro 
Marilia Medalha - Agua Escondida
Alcyvando Luz -  Colonia 
Joao Vale - Pra Mim Não 
Chaim (Pedro Santos) - Sorongaio
Martha y Raul - Chelique Sarabia 
Luzmila Carpio - El agua cristalina es vida 
Kiko Medina - Le Tropical Jazz
Tito Puente - El Cayuco 
Global & The Latin Chords We Belong Together 
Generoso Jimenez - Trombón Majadero 
Illinois Jacquet - Bonita 
Cal Tjader - Leyte 

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Musica Macondo on Jazz FM with Tim Garcia Ft. Coco Maria y Palo Santo in the mix

Gilles Peterson remembers great artists who have passed in the last year with his annual RIP Mix for Worldwide Awards 2020.

Gilles Peterson: Worldwide Awards 2020 RIP Mix

Epic Vinyls from Brazil are Rasmus and Dona Carla from Copenhagen and Rio de Janeiro.

If you don't know them yet, their DJ Set are made up of exceptional, rare Brazilian music that you have probably never heard before (except for the specialists that you may be).
They have been digging for one year to make another mix on Le Mellotron dedicated the Brazilian goddess of the sea: Iemanjá.
From a pool of 30 themed records, they selected 16 highly danceable MPB (popular Brazilian music) rarities made to celebrate life and good music.
Iemanjá is celebrated on February 2nd all over Brazil and connected to blue and white colors, rivers and oceans, white flowers, love and cleansing.

This name of this mix is ABOM-5. The 5th mixtape in their Afro Brazil Orixa Mix series - which traces the influence of african rhytms and spirituality in Brazilian music. Major MPB artists from Rio like Wando and Elza Soares are mixed with tracks from Bahia, Belem and São Paulo.

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Diffusé le 2 février 2020.
Broadcasted on february 2nd, 2020.

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