Last playlist for 2019... another month of all things new and tasty that have crossed my ears over the last few weeks.

Hope you like it!

December 2019

The first single off of The James Hunter Six’s upcoming and most exciting release to date, titled “I Can Change Your Mind”, is a beautiful mid-tempo rumba that tips the hat to the sound of many early King/Federal releases, but executed with a vibrancy that propels the tune into the 21st century. The upcoming full length, Nick Of Time, of which this single is the title track, is a sublime offering of no-nonsense rhythm and blues and a shining example of how a master song-smith can continually draw fresh water from a bottomless well.

Nick of Time

The James Hunter Six - I Can Change Your Mind

Big Crown Vaults Vol. 1 - Lee Fields & The Expressions

Don't Give Up

Hey there, 

I hope you enjoy the last song in the 'Back For More' EP!

This track came together late summer 2018, Mathilda came down for a session and I played her a few songs, she chose a beat with really stripped back drums and bass line. It’s always interesting to see other artists workflow, she nailed most of the vocals first take and worked her way through writing the song super fast.

After she left the studio I was left with these tight finished vocals paired with basically just two elements: drums and bass. I spent the next couple days writing the sax lines, keys and guitar to pair with the vocals - I ended up with these lush warm tones that pull away into the original stark bass and drum chorus, at the time I remember having St Germain ‘Mary L’ on repeat which I think nails those moody harmonics you can get from building up layers of reverb drenched guitars and keys. 

Ted x

BANDCAMP

Did She Know

Ghosts

Ice Dreaming (Less Is More Mix)

Buy Stream: https://orcd.co/kennebec_departure

Seeking a respite from the noise and clamour of New York City, Eric Phillips and some friends moved for a time out to a remote area on the Olympic peninsula. With no fixed plan in mind, this period of adventure and discovery spent in the beautiful Pacific Northwest gradually seeped into an organically evolving musical vision for Kennebec.  

In many ways, ‘Departure’ catalogues this time of his move out west. Eventually moving to Portland to find work as a teacher, film composer, and mentorship under Mark Orton (Nebraska, Tin Hat.) Kennebec’s producing of ‘Departure’ began in Spring 2017. It took two long years of patient, daily labour to complete the album, during which time influences such as Studio Ghibli soundtrack composer Joe Hisaishi, cult hip hop artist Nujabes as well as Australia’s Taylor Crawford and Tycho’s ambient electronica began to permeate the soundworld. On February 14th 2020, Night Time Stories, sister label of acclaimed Late Night Tales, will release his much anticipated debut album and Kennebec will become part of an internationally respected roster including Khraungbin, Leifur James and Ash Walker. 

He scored parts for classical guitar, ngoni, kalimba, bass, piano and Rhodes all of which he plays himself on ‘Departure’. Phillips began writing violin and viola parts for friend and collaborator Mirabai Peart (Joanna Newsom, Alela Diane, Ryan Francesconi), whose balkan inflections and beautiful tone became a defining sound of the record — and eventually tied the album together. All tracks on the album were mixed by Phillips. 

On ‘Departure’, organic beats and soaring string lines envelope the listener with a dreamful kind of optimism. New single ‘Seasons Change’ is a silky myriad of sounds, textures and techniques that melt against a backdrop of subtle electronics, while ‘Kalahari’ glistens with curiosity and adventure as magnetic strings meet with a mosaic of horns. Elsewhere, the melancholic and wistful moods of ‘Wellspring’ provide a moment of reflection before the warm, fuzzy, feel good grooves of ‘Quest’, embellished by flutes and sax, venture into more overt atmospherics and fluid modulations.

“Recording ‘Departure’ was an amazing learning experience for me as a producer, composer and musician. It was a concentrated period of time in my life that was fully dedicated to focusing in on my craft. To me, the songs sound like journal entries — they bring me back to those specific times and places, but I also write music in an active, intentional way to try and summon the better parts of myself day to day to come to life and fruition. I have to be doing something new and experimenting to be inspired musically and I also wanted the music to be evocative of that sense of discovery in an almost physical sense —  a sense of journey, motion and exploration of new spaces. The passing of time, setting out,” says Phillips. 

He adds, “I wanted to make something bold and ambitious that sounded fresh and different. I think I took a big swing with this album, and, while I feel it’s impossible to fully nail the vision and intention, I’m really proud of it and the sense of idealism, even if naive at times. Hopefully it’s just fun to listen to someone take a big swing like that.”

In addition to the Kennebec project, Phillips has enjoyed working on and composing the music for numerous feature films, shorts, national parks films, documentaries (including 2017’s National Geographic ‘From the Ashes’), advertisements and video games. Films Phillip’s has worked on have screened and are set to screen at the Toronto, Napa Valley and Big Sky film festivals as well as National Geographic and more.

Departure

Kennebec - Seasons Change

Rhythm Section are proud to welcome London based production duo The Colours That Rise to their ranks with their newest single “Home Time”.

Comprised of producer duo Simeon Jones and Nathanael Williams, The Colours That Rise have previously turned heads with 2017’s “2020” EP released on Breaker Breaker (the label credited with breaking Ross From Friends).

Broadcasting signals from the darkest corners of the solar system, “Home Time” is heady brew of crisp, driving drums, psychedelic electronics and cruising synth lines. Full of atmospheric textures and cosmic soundscapes the track provides a taster of what’s to come in earth’s not too distant dystopian future.

“Home Time” is released digitally on December 6th

Exclusive Premiere: The Colours That Rise “Home Time” (Label: Rhythm Section)

Recordiau Côsh Records
Clawr // Cover: Llion Gethin

Carwyn Ellis & Rio 18- Olion (Ifan Dafydd Remix)

Melancholic experimental pop reminiscent of early Imogen Heap, encased in lo-fi electronica from Future Bubblers alumni Elsa Hewitt.

Part of our 2019 charity Advent Calendar in aid of War Child.

Download & Donate: http://bit.ly/Day6_Elsa

All money raised through Bandcamp sales goes directly to War Child, so please give generously.

Download + Donate

Day 6: Elsa Hewitt - Vastness of a Darkness

10% (feat. Kali Uchis)

Buy or Stream 'Love & Other Drugs' here: https://BopxSubwave.lnk.to/LODso

Two of Russia’s finest drum & bass producers have combined forces for an exciting new project. St Petersburg’s Microfunk mastermind Bop, and Moscow’s minimalistic groove guru Subwave, unite for their debut collaborative release ‘Love & Other Drugs’. With their elegant approach to drum & bass, this four-track EP fuses futuristic indie-electronica, 2-step UK garage, glitchy beats and 80’s inspired vocal stylings.

Progressive euphoria is the name of the game in ‘Teardrops’ as Bop x Subwave pick apart the structure of D+B in this warm, delicate and hypnotic glitch number. Following suit is ‘Space Warp’ - darker with eerie undertones, packaged as a sub-heavy stepper.

The second half of ‘Love & Other Drugs’ sees the duo branch out beyond the realms of traditional D+B. The bittersweet ballad ‘Don’t Wake Me Up’ is kitted out with a definitive 80’s style. Seeing the EP home is ‘The Touch’ with the syncopated beatwork of 2-step UK Garage, complete with skippy breaks and snappy vocal sampling.

In the decade since the release of Hospital Records’ ‘Future Sound Of Russia’ LP, Bop and Subwave have produced an impressive array of tracks across Hospital Records, Med School, Liquicity, Shogun Audio, Metalheadz and Microfunk, cementing their reputations for going beyond the boundaries of D+B. Keep your eyes peeled for more collaborative musings from Bop x Subwave in 2020.

Follow Bop x Subwave:

https://www.facebook.com/bopxsubwave/
https://twitter.com/bopxsubwave


Follow Hospital Records:

http://hospitalrecords.com
https://www.facebook.com/Hospitalrecords
http://twitter.com/hospitalrecords
http://instagram.com/hospitalrecords
http://play.spotify.com/user/hospital...
http://www.google.com/+HospitalRecords
https://soundcloud.com/hospitalrecords
http://www.mixcloud.com/hospitalrecords/

Love and Other Drugs

The Touch

Out Now!

Bop x Subwave - The Touch

Here's the second single out of the new Coubo album titled "Homewards" coming early 2020 on Radio Juicy. While waiting we got this one song that we think you'll like called "Leaves" as the last teaser before the full album comes out. The year draws to an end but we still have a few things to bring you before 2019 is over so stay tuned!

Produced, mixed and mastered by @coubo
Artwork by @suspiciousobject

Follow Coubo:
Instagram » www.instagram.com/couboboy/
Twitter » twitter.com/couboboy/
Facebook » www.facebook.com/coubomusic/

Radio Juicy © 2019

Stream / Buy now

Coubo - Leaves

Generation X

FloFilz took on Suzume's lead single „Turning“ and suited it with some head nodding hiphop-drums and a piano that equally matches Lamotta’s R’n’B vibes as well as her influences such as Bill Withers, Sun Ra or J Dilla.

Suzume Remixed

Vinyl

J.Lamotta - Turning (FloFilz Remix)

Barney Artist - PARIS (Prod by Alfa Mist & FloFilz)

Resplandor

Mascarade Records, Collectif Brestois orienté Jazz 2 House, lance leur label. Pour leur première release, c’est un deux titres composé par le DJ/Producteur lyonnais Zajazza accompagné par la chanteuse Macy Lu, échappés le temps de ce mini ep du groupe Uptown Lovers.

Au programme deux tracks dans une ambiance Néo Soul dowtempo, une cover signé Sonia Seling et un mini Ep qui met les premières pierres à l’édifice et donne le ton pour ce nouveau label.
Le premier extrait de cette release est By your side (remix du groupe d’Uptown Lovers) et prouve une fois de plus
le talent de Zajazza de se réapproprier une ballade pour en faire un morceau puissant qui restera à coup sur une de ses plus belles collaborations.

Sortie : 24 Janvier 2020 sur Bandcamp
https://mascaraderecords.bandcamp.com/
(précommande ouverte le 10 Janvier)

Diffusé le 19 décembre 2019.
Broadcasted on December 12th 2019.

Mascarade Records :
› https://www.facebook.com/mascaraderecords/

Zajazza
› https://www.facebook.com/ZajazzaMusic/

[PREMIERE] Zajazza Ft Macy L - By Your Side (Mascarade Records)

Kin , a piece from Yonda LP
 
[+] You can still grab a 12" vinyl with a bonus track
+ a bundle with a poster, stickers & more, over here:
www.blumarten.com/product/kimyan-law-yonda-lp/
Bless✨

Yonda

last song of the year!! thank you everyone for listening! (o:

<3

beta.catalog.works

displacer eraser

let´s say happy new year I guess. 
[PRR101] is a (free download) remix by @salty-sam
!original by @slow-valley !
Cover art - Mikolaj Wirz
you can find the whole EP from him here:
https://soundcloud.com/prrrrrrr-records/sets/resonate-ep

December 2019

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