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Cesare Siboni, Bosco-San Giovanni a Piro

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Secret Soul Society, aka South Wales's Cal Gibson, continues his red-hot streak of form with four original jams for Hell Yeah that effortlessly weave decades of influences into intimate, unusual sounds that go from Balearic daydreams to after-hours soul burners.

Gibson was one-half of Nottingham's deep house and downtempo outfit Neon Heights back in the 2000s, a collective that label head Marco has long admired. He has landed here before with the superb Keep The Mystique in 2023, a 15-track collection of brand new curveball cuts built from lovingly sourced samples. Since then, he has continued to collide jazz, funk, Afro, beats, dub, soul and reggae on Paper Wave and Magic Wand.

'Happy To Be' opens with gentle, sun-soaked grooves, swirling keys and dreamy pads that evoke a hazy Mediterranean sunset. Nostalgic soul samples tug at the heart while the track’s laid-back vibe is perfect for golden-hour moments. 'Orange Surprise' is a magical slice of downtempo bliss with hints of romantic vocals. It's built on soft broken rhythms and drifts between ambient soul and laid-back electronica, perfect for introspective moments or late-night winding down.

'Keep On Trying' flips the script with more texture. The synths are crystalline, the pads are sugary, and the meandering bassline unfolds in wonky fashion while soft male vocals bring a steamy edge. Last but not least, 'What You Do To Me' is funky and slow motion disco with 80s synths and reverb that drowns you in good vibes.

This EP is Secret Soul Society at his most expressive and emotive.

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The Secret Soul Society - Orange Surprise

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Tambour Trinité By Bongo Percu - Mafaté (Kazamayé Afro Maloya Short play)

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KH023 - Jean-Luc - Des litres d'essence

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Hailing from different places in western Europe, Luc Bersier, Low Bat, Leonard Prochazka and Ariel Garcia created this vibrant EP. Their synergy tells a story of creativity, freedom in sound and, above all, playfulness. Serious music while similarly not being to earnest. 
Their venture evolved into a very original blend of cosmic music, utilizing instruments that fit into the neofolk Krautrock domain, vocal experiments into French chanson territory, infused in Berlinian cosmopolitanism. Expect an exciting minimal wave synth punk orgy, punk definitely being the defining trait underneath these layers of sound. 
This is boundless music with attitude, capable of making us drift off and disrupt us in equal measure.

Jean-Luc - 40 Stunden [Knekelhuis]

TFGC018 - Grand Optimist - 7"

First one in the 7" Single Series.

mysterious Grand Optimist testing the waters on various levels.
sometimes its good to let the music speak and dont overthink todays social marketing nonsense.
Enjoy yourself.

TFGC018 - B1 Grand Optimist - June

The italian brothers duo behind Two Monkeys and Spettro club in Brescia, Michele & Simone Bornati, delivers a very special album made of dusty drummachines, acoustic sounds,  unstable noise oceans, hypnotic synths, broken saxophones, crazy frog legs, and sparkling water on rhythms structured on 80's post-punk industrial music, in the extravagances of no-wave or krautrock and the freak-out of contemporary electronic culture. TRIPPY!

A1. Dezzo 4:29 
A2. To Push 4:51
A3. Spiritto 4:28
A4. Jasso 5:39
B1. Seta Ultra 5:58
B2. Shitta 4:07
B3. Aqua Bar 8:44

MMLP5005 - Twoonky "Dezzo" [PREVIEWS] OUT!

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The Salon Des Amateurs co-founder's hypnotic afro-baroque rhythm features on a 25-track compilation raising money for Turkey's trans community.

'shelTer' is out December 12th on Müstesna Records.

Pre-order: http://bit.ly/2Or5jcr

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Premiere: Tolouse Low Trax - Owasatan [Müstesna Records]

Throaty downtempo for the weirdos from a lesser known Manuel Cascone alias.

'2020' is out January 1st on Macadam Mambo.

Pre-order: bit.ly/2ORO5F1

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Premiere: Steve Pepe - Paura Ura [Macadam Mambo]

Salon des Amateurs Part 1,  18.09.2020

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in store atm :
- The Jaffa Kid "A Teq Approach by" 2xLP (May 2025) NEW!!
- Pieter Kock "The End II" 2xLP (Jan. 2025) NEW!!

coming soon :
- Dr. Strange LP (Sept. 2025)
- Hun Hun LP (Nov. 2025)