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Do You Like Trains? - U Can (Awlnight Remix)

Our 83rd Session, featuring a Crate selection by @dapdabeatx. Beats, worldwide.

LS_083 - Tall Short Man

Welcome back to Loop Sessions DMV! #LSDMV030 (07.07.2023) featured music sampled from @drewkid's 2023 album "The Loop Evolves", provided by ilikewhati_c @user-857510743. Enjoy! @dustyohms

LSDMV_030 - Dusty Ohms

Hot off a string of records released on Coloring Lessons, Bliss Point, People Of Earth, and Off Track Recordings, Malik Hendricks returns to Darker Than Wax with Tessera – a fresh twelve of dancefloor cuts tinged with broken rhythms and funk-infused melodies. No stranger to the label, Malik had contributed a track on 2020’s Bodyclock Vol.1, and we are pleased to share this solo offering, backed with a remix by the hotly-tipped James Bangura.

Recorded in Brooklyn in 2020 and 2021, Tessera marks a shift in the American-born, Lisbon-based producers sonic journey. Normally a sample-focused producer, Malik’s ongoing collaborations with musicians John Barera and John Silas impacted the artist’s sound with their funky, improvisational approach and pushed him to explore his own musicality in a deeper way. The result is Tessera, four cuts of organic, modern dance music traversing shades of Midwest funk and techno, and signifying a new chapter in Malik’s craft.

Diving into the record, first single ‘Switchback’ goes in heavy with an electro-fused flavour, pairing smooth chords with raw drums. ‘Fiyahverkx’ is an 808-heavy broken techno heater, while ‘The Money Dance’ invokes daytime house vibes with a chunky analogue bassline and funky synth lines throughout. ‘Totem’ channels a rolling, percussive atmosphere, flipped by James Bangura into a driving late-night floor filler.

The future looks bright for Malik Hendricks as he jumps from strength to strength, and we are elated to provide a home to this record that marks an evolution in the artist’s sound. 
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All Tracks Written & Produced by Malik Hendricks
Additional Keys by John Barera on 'The Money Dance'
'Totem' Remixed by James Bangura
Mixed by Malik Hendricks
Mastered by Pontchartrain
Illustration by Shaina Yang
Layout by Dean Chew

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Malik Hendricks - Fiyahverkx (Tessera EP)

A very special Session in association with @Ableton featuring a Crate provided by @Atamone for @MUTEK_Montreal. Beats, worldwide.

LS_SR - LOWPOCUS

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indigo - Yasmin Umay - 28 Nov 2023

Our eighth Session in London town, featuring a Crate provided by @greenmindz. Beats, worldwide.

LSLDN_008 - Dusty Ohms

Christmas Stuffin' contains music and interludes from our previous two Christmas albums "stuffed" into one long player along with some bonus material. 

http://bit.ly/ChristmasStuffin

The hour long extended version is only available on Bandcamp, Soundcloud and YouTube. All other digital platforms have a slightly shorter version.

Happy Holidays!!

MJM

Christmas Stuffin'

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Dusty Ohms - Eight Fifty Before Xmas

Our thirteenth Session in London town, featuring a Crate provided by @vrsyjnes. Beats, worldwide.