16ft dub (live cut)

This June, Latency returned to the gardens of Villa Medici — also known as The French Academy in Rome — with a new series of commissioned soundscapes.

1. Duval Timothy - Go Without
2. Angel Bat Dawid - The Black Queen of Italy Strolls Through Her Garden
3. Mabe Fratti - Jardin de los Espirales
4. Kalia Vandever - Undulating Grace
5. CS + Kreme - Petal

Duval Timothy is a pianist, composer, and music producer who splits his time between London, UK, and Freetown, Sierra Leone. Besides music, his creative pursuits include painting, photography, sculpture, design, food, and textiles. His solo piano pieces lie at the intersection of contemporary minimalism and jazz. Timothy has collaborated with notable artists such as Kendrick Lamar, Solange, Vegyn, and the London Contemporary Orchestra.

Angel Bat Dawid is a multi-instrumentalist, composer, and educator based in Chicago. A key figure in the city’s jazz scene and a significant voice against racial discrimination, she has worked with artists like Marshall Allen and Makaya McCraven. Drawing inspiration from the poetry of Margaret Burroughs, the music of Yusef Lateef, and even Mozart, her work spans genres including free jazz, gospel, avant-garde, and hip-hop.

Mabe Fratti is a cellist and composer from Guatemala, now residing in Mexico. Influenced by contemporary classical composer Gyorgy Ligeti and cellist Jacqueline du Pré, her diverse musical journey includes collaborations across progressive metal, krautrock, dream pop, and jazz. Fratti uses cello, voice, and synthesizers to create sound installations, compositions, and free improvisations.

Kalia Vandever is a Grammy Award-winning trombonist and composer based in Brooklyn. Recognised as one of the prominent new voices in jazz, her distinctive approach to the trombone is characterised by a sonorous tone and lyrical improvisational style. Vandever is also known for her work as a side-woman, performing with artists such as Joel Ross, Immanuel Wilkins, Lizzo, and Moses Sumney.

CS & Kreme is a musical duo consisting of Conrad Standish and Sam Karmel, based in Melbourne. Their music transcends style and space, blending heavy dub processing, sweeping post-punk, and chamber music soundscapes into what they describe as ​“horizontal music.” Both seasoned musicians, Standish and Karmel have a rich history of collaborations in successful experimental groups such as F ingers and Bum Creek.

COMPOSER
Duval Timothy
Angel Bat Dawid
Mabe Fratti
Kalia Vandever
Conrad Standish
Sam Karmel

FORMAT
Digital + Streaming

DISTRIBUTION
Honest Jon’s

SOUND
Silas Bieri, Dennis Tousana

COVER ART
Kate Spencer Stewart

Mabe Fratti - Jardin de los Espirales

Dawn moods for the early birds, courtesy of Sleepier & Impey aka Spirit Blue.  
Find the full tracklist and related episodes on NTS: https://www.nts.live/shows/early-bird-show-spirit-blue/episodes/early-bird-show-spirit-blue-28th-august-2024

The Early Bird Show w/ Spirit Blue 280824

Parasocial Radio (11/09/24)

Re-edited version of mega rare Lagos boogie monster !

Simba- Rubbed & Dubbed

we never actually broke up (i asked you to be my girlfriend and you said yes and that was it)

Poltergeist

A track recorded in a picturesque setting by a waterfall above Semsvannet, inspired by Norwegian nature.

Arctic Sound live

Metamorphoses

LIES-102
S.English-Eris 
clips from the upcoming lp
to be released Oct. 10th

Eris

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S. English- Eris lp clips (LIES-102)

Playing With You by @nicolas-jaar

Following the devastating explosion at the Port of Beirut on August 4, Ma3azef teamed up with New York-based mastering engineer Heba Kadry to curate a compilation by regional and international musicians to raise funds for the continuous relief work being done on the ground in Beirut to help those who have been failed by the Lebanese state.

Today, we're happy to announce two additional remixes to be added to the compilation: ZULI's Kiwii, remixed by El Kontessa; Deena Abdelwahed's Wein El Malayeen, remixed  by Ancient Methods.

The 19-track compilation includes contributions by the likes of Fatima Al Qadiri, Nicolás Jaar, ZULI, Slikback, and others. Bringing sounds together from the different crevices of electronic music, it is a humble attempt to galvanize musicians and listeners into supporting a city that has been integral in shaping the region’s contemporary music scene.

All proceeds from the sales of the compilation are going to local initiatives to provide assistance to those affected, they will be divided between Fundraising Campaign for the Arts and Culture Community in Beirut organized by AFAC; Beirut Musicians' Fund organized by Tunefork Studios, and Beit el Baraka.

All tracks mastered by Heba Kadry
Artwork by Studio Mooni

Nicolás Jaar - Playing With You

معازف | مجلة الموسيقى الأولى والأخيرة من نوعها في العالم