Chill

“Einsteigen Bitte!”

After more than six years of collaboration between label and artist, Feines Tier and Luca Musto bring to you the highly anticipated first full length LP “Nice Place, Bad Intentions”.

Musto’s first LP “Nice Place Bad Intentions” departs from the conventional 4/4 time signature. Instead, the album’s structure and the tracks themselves are reminiscent of a 1990s/2000s Hip Hop long play release. This becomes evident in the fact that the LP not only features 17 tracks, including skits and interludes, but also that they make up the framework of a conceptual album. Here, listeners will be encouraged to follow the track list and listen to “Nice Place, Bad Intentions” in one go.

“Nice Place, Bad Intentions” was produced over a period of 1,5 years. Besides the majority being original samples and vocals from Luca Musto, the LP also features a number of studio musicians, including bass players, trumpeters and guitarists. Cologne-based guitarist Simon Bahr can be found on several tracks, including the three singles “Infiltrate”, “Boogie Angst” and “Real Name, No Gimmicks”. Moreover, the skits and interludes are spoken by professional voice actors from the US and Canada.

The Berlin-themed album follows the characters Mick and Richie, who are all about partying and come to the city for one weekend in hopes to have the time of their lives. When the characters’ expectations meet reality, their naiveté (or bad intentions) lead them to getting screwed, robbed and even arrested. These stories about their journey through Germany’s capital are found in the interludes and skits. Listeners can follow them passing infamous places and metro stations in the city based on sampled BVG announcements, which gives the album a radio play vibe.

Sound-wise, Luca Musto’s unique sounds include scratched hooks that meet original lyrics and melodies, resulting in distinctive genre-bending tunes. As Mick and Richie stumble through some of Berlin’s most infamous places, their expectations repeatedly clash with the reality of the capital’s nightlife. Similarly the listeners’ expectations are twisted and turned. Yet, the soundtrack underlining the characters’ journey never disappoints and brings its listeners on a rhythmic trip of old and new sounds. From rapping on downtempo as in “City of Grind” to merging the classic structure of electronic music with funky guitar licks and unconventional chord transitions as in “Infiltrate”, the LP feels at once like a daring experiment and like the beginning of a developing new genre.

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Luca Musto - Nice Place, Bad Intentions LP

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All original and remix productions courtesy of Moodfamily, Laut & Luise, Feines Tier, The Magic Movement, Kindisch and more.

Collected Cuts

"I think you gonna be very interested in this story that we're going to tell you" 

The Lukrez Codex show off their vibe level on "Cuneiform Strip" - their premiere release on Rare Affair. A liquid beat, filled with organic spices and handmade instruments, just ready to please your speakers.

The Lukrez Codex is a fusion of schools - old and new. Within their unique attitude for quality records highlighting handmade rhythms, the freshly formed Berlin crew showcase organic elements in a modern corset. Repetition is not needed, when the music grooves for itself.

Written and Produced by: The Lukrez Codex & Luca Musto
Recorded at Buschfunk Studios in Berlin

Cuneiform Strip

The Lukrez Codex - Cuneiform Strip

“Real name, no gimmicks,” the title of Luca Musto’s latest single says it all. The chill downtempo track initiates the album and sets the groove for what's to come. With a combination of Hip Hop elements, Simon Bahr playing the guitar and original piano licks and keys by Musto, the purely instrumental track keeps its promise--real name, no gimmicks!”


Artwork by Elena Schaedel
- https://www.instagram.com/elenaschaedel

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Nice Place, Bad Intentions

Premiere: Luca Musto - Real Name, No Gimmicks [feines Tier]

With the next LP single from "Nice Place, Bad Intentions" - City Of Grind sets the mood fusing rap vocals with deep atmosphere and raw 90s hip hop influence. Including scratched hooks that meet original lyrics and chopped samples, resulting in a distinctive genre-bending track. With an unexpected Outro made straight for laid back night drive situations, like the album, this record is all about attention and reflection when having a full listen.

We hope you enjoy this track as much as we do.

Do not forget to support the artists and label by following:
@lucamusto
@feinestier

Premiere: Luca Musto - City Of Grind [feines Tier]

Goerlitzer (Skit)

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Luca Musto - Goerlitzer (Skit)

Goerlitzer (Interlude)

Luca Musto - Goerlitzer(interlude)

Performed by
Finn Gerkens, Dane Garfield Wilson, Jefferson Peters & Alexander Misti

Intro

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Luca Musto - Intro

Introspective (Interlude)

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Luca Musto - Introspective (interlude)

Performed by
Dane Garfield Wilson, Jefferson Peters & Alexander Misti

Additional Guitars by Simon Bahr

The Substance Break (Skit)

Luca Musto - The Substance Break (Skit)

With "Broken Land" Daniel Nitsch presents the first album of his latest project @hounah - and thus grants a deep look into his feelings and thoughts. Pieces like "Sorrow", "Fairbanks" or "Norton Bay", which invite you trace inside, are accompanied by those that present Daniel's personal views on very political and generally relevant issues, presented in songs like "Revolution", "Guilty State" or "Cash For Your Home". They cover topics like racism and gentrification, deal with the burden that imperialism places on us. Ask for what a future could look like - and how it could successfully happen at all. Thus, Hounah is not a feel-good project, "Broken Land", the title suggests it, a profound, here and there even painful inventory, which wants to stimulate reflection and further thinking. Very diverse, thematically as well as musically – and created with great attention to detail. Listening closely allows light bulb effects in terms of content, but also in terms of sound, lets us walk in the footsteps of downbeat, hip-hop, trip-hop, ambient, electronica and jazz. Hounah quickly reveals here that they are not afraid of breaks, but are also capable of soulful fusions in sound collages. The circle of friends behind Hounah, consisting of producer Daniel Nitsch, pianist Johann Blanchard, singer Lena Schmidt and guitarist Marten Pankow, came together for the album "Broken Land" in order to immediately try out further alliances: two of the songs on the album were created in creative cooperation with @allflowsreachout aka A-F-R-O, the internationally known rapper from Los Angeles. And so it is little surprise that each song creates a new world of sounds and thoughts – and one suspects already after the first tracks that there is more waiting for us, that "Broken Land" will not remain Hounah’s last work.

Broken Land

Reflections

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Hounah - Reflections

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The Rare Affair saga continues...

Too dreamy to feel awake, too funky to be dreaming. 

“Lullaby,” the first single of Luca Musto’s new EP Talavera harmonizes the contrast between ambient sounds that invoke a dream-like atmosphere and funky rhythms that make you want to groove!


Words by: D. Puccio & N. Tubbs
Artwork by: instagram.com/elenaschaedel

Written, produced and mixed by Luca Musto
at Buschfunk Studios, Berlin, Germany.

Talavera

Lullaby

Out Now

Luca Musto - Lullaby

The Rare Affair saga continues. 

After releasing his debut LP “Nice Place, Bad Intentions” and countless hours being danced on re-opened floors, Luca Musto returns with new music to make this fall just a little bit smoother. 

His newest EP “Talavera” will be released November, the 18th and takes off right where “Momentum” left off to transport its genre-bending tunes into new spheres. This time around, with it's 2nd single "Dunkin Doubts" . . .



Words by: D. Puccio & N. Tubbs
Artwork by: instagram.com/elenaschaedel

Written, produced and mixed by Luca Musto
at Buschfunk Studios, Berlin, Germany.

Dunkin Doubts

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Luca Musto - Dunkin Doubts

"From childhood's hour I
 have not been

As others where
I had not seen

As others saw
I could not bring

My passions from 
a common spring"

Benedetta

Luca Musto - Benedetta

How you doin? Keep it groovin!

The Rare Affair saga continues. After releasing his debut LP “Nice Place, Bad Intentions” (Feines Tier) and countless hours being danced on re-opened floors, Luca Musto returns with new music to make this fall just a little bit smoother. His newest EP “Talavera” will be released on @rareaffair and takes off right where “Momentum” left off to transport its genre-bending tunes into new spheres. 

On Talavera, Musto takes his signature sound characterized by original recordings and musical versatility to a mystical place where the dreamy and fantastical meet the funky and groovy and melt into inventive tunes and harmonized contrasts.

Talavera’s cover reminds of a fable and taken together, its 4 tracks tell a story of contrasts and contradictions, but also of the desire for unity and harmony all through chill and dreamy, lucid sounds, textual elements and funky rhythms.

Words by: D. Puccio & N. Tubbs
Artwork by: instagram.com/elenaschaedel

Written, produced and mixed by Luca Musto
at Buschfunk Studios, Berlin, Germany.

Luca Musto - Talavera

Time to embark on a journey through the mystical with 'Please Explain', the first collaboration from Italian producer @lucamusto and Armenian live act @moonsvoyagerlive 

This enigmatic track features hauntingly beautiful piano melodies interwoven with ever evolving beats and textures, drawing on the duo's diverse backgrounds and influences to create a fusion of electronica and integrate groove.

But it’s more than just music - the vocal lyrics, sung by both of the artists, reflect the pain and uncertainty of modern times. As the world continues to change at a rapid pace, this track captures the feeling of being lost in a sea of chaos and searching for answers that never seem to come. With its mysterious, otherworldly atmosphere and poignant lyrics, 'Please Explain' is a sonic fairytale that will leave you mesmerized and wanting more. Which is yet to come.

Please Explain

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Luca Musto & Moon's Voyager - Please Explain

UTRB - Pressure (UNKLE Reconstruction)

Beatport: https://www.beatport.com/release/shock-talk/2595898
iTunes: https://music.apple.com/album/shock-talk-single/1474622427
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/6g9kv3damjk4hLjYQnQ0vT

Early support from Francesca Lombardo, Alex Dallas, AME, Kris Davis, Sabo, Horse Meat Disco, Upercent, Stereo MCs...

Nenor is the alias of Tel-Aviv producer and DJ Ronen Sabo (aka Sabbo). His debut EP “I Love You” was signed to the iconic house label Strictly Rhythm , which included remixes by Andres and Luke Solomon, followed by a second release on Moodymann ’s legendary Mahogani Music , with many more releases to follow on Detroit Swindle’s Heist Recordings, Defected, Sol Power , Whiskey Disco, TAU, Partyfine and his own label - Nenorion, which serves as his personal incubator for the funky underground sounds of Tel Aviv .
Nenor grew up surrounded by music. Being close to his father who was a DJ and record shop owner, and his uncle who was a renowned audio engineer, Nenor was always absorbing key skills and musical experiences related to sound engineering, recording and making multi-track tapes. As a teenager, Nenor picked up guitar and bass and was quick to discover his own musical taste, developing an interest in funk, soul and jazz.
By the mid-nineties, as one of the only ones in Israel with an MPC, he began to use his sampler to form his own take on funk and disco. Nenor started the only disco and funk event in Tel Aviv with friend and colleague Eyal Rob. They continue to produce and DJ today, also known as "Rabo & Snob."
In his early 20s, he moved briefly to Jamaica where he stayed for nearly a year recording original reggae and dancehall material with local Jamaican talents, and the legendary Marley brothers.
Upon his return to Israel from Jamaica, he went on to work on various award-winning albums with local artists, and to this day is sought after for his signature blend of raw, funky yet futuristic sound production.
A truly diverse artist in style and experience, very few DJs / Producers can claim similar credentials as Nenor. With an ear for a wide range of musical genres, and 3 Israeli Grammy-equivalents under his belt, he’s worked with everyone from Stephen Marley to Diplo, and of course, underground dance music masters. Organic and soulful, Nenor’s playful productions utilize a vast, coveted collection of vintage samplers, synths and other gear oddities, blending samples and tech with live instrumentation in his ongoing sonic explorations..
As a DJ for over 20 years, he has held a ten-year residency at the legendary Radio EPGB in Tel Aviv, a monthly Teder.fm show, and he has played around the world including a special Boiler Room set in London which featured 100% original tracks.

Early Feedback:
Francesca Lombardo: Thanks.
Alex Dallas: Nice.
Sabo/Sol Selectahs: Cables got that funk.
AME: Thanks.
Upercent: Nice.
Severino/Horse Meat Disco: Fun.
Sasha: Filthy coolness.
Kris Davis: Loving the labels recent output.
Full support, thanks for the music
Stereo MCs: Loving the dub. Dopey. 

Artist: Nenor
Release: Shock Talk
Label: Exploited Ghetto
Cat: EXP62
Publisher: Exploited Ghetto Music Publishing
Beatport Pre-order: 29.07.19: http://www.beatport.com/release/shock-talk/2595898
Releasedate Beatport/Spotify: 12.08.19
Releasedate I-Tunes: 26.08.19

Shock Talk

Nenor - Cables | Exploited Ghetto

124 - Vintage Culture - Slowing Down Acapella

3, 2, 1 ...earth

Taken off the forthcoming Simulacra LP, this track feeds into my love for the feel-good golden age of 90s hip hop beats. 'Recognitia' features a duet by Ntem & Saba that explores identity in the digital age.

Simulacra

Silverlining ▞ □ Recognitia Ft. Ntem & Saba

"Maestrale" is out now:
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O.H.D.H. - 12" LP:
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booking | world: louis (at) muzocreative.com
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Luca Musto is an enthusiast of soul, jazz and blues, his electronic music/’slow- house’ oozes of grooving beats and hypnotizing melodies. With his Italian roots reflecting rhythms through cracks in a musical mirror, these cozy, grounded atmospheres will set you up to lay back, relax, and dance: this paradox perhaps best encapsulates the complexity of Musto’s grooves. 

Where other artists rely on established formulas and resort to complacency, Musto embodies the opposite. Based in the dungeons of Berlin, he coalesces the city’s unique musical footprint with his own nuances and projects them into his music as a symphony of impressions. His catalogue merges the resilience of modernity with authenticity and the musical preferences of our generation with subtlety, so that it never feels to be listening to just another record. 

Instead, it invokes in fans of electronic music a feeling of familiarity and expertise, which is reflected in his creative sampling and merging influences. With each new release, the listener can’t help but notice that Luca doesn’t take his talent for granted, but as basis for higher aspirations.