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Honey Soundsystem Potcast

HNYPOT 394: Lou Drago's Liebe im Mittelpunkt Mix

Read our interview with @fire-toolz and check out this mix's track list here: bit.ly/FirPod

Groove Podcast 314

Tracklist

Groove Podcast 314 - Fire-Toolz

The party hosts and edit maestros present a four hour freeflowing mix of oddball gems journeying from synth-pop and Balearic to organic house jams.

Interview: https://www.stampthewax.com/2021/10/14/extended-mix-good-block/

(Extended Mix): Good Block

A hybrid of live recordings and original material, blending electroacoustic, minimalism, ambient and field recordings, from the Finnish vocalist and composer.

Reduced is a new series that strips sound back to its most transcendental, restorative and atmospheric textures to block out the noise and aid focus, attunement and relaxation. Each one will be paired with a mental health charity and be accompanied by an interview focussed on self-care. The combination of all three will create an evolving resource of knowledge and experience that provides solace, inspiration, reassurance and company in difficult times.

Interview: https://www.stampthewax.com/2021/12/02/reduced-by-johanna-elina-sulkunen/

Reduced By Johanna Elina Sulkunen

For our 11th episode of Expressions, we welcome BlackNote.

This mix series focuses on emotional, feel good music that depletes the stresses of life.

Asheville’s Newcomer Jesse Edwards, aka BlackNote, has been honing his skills in the music industry for the past year. Originally a business major, BlackNote's new style blends blends uk dubstep and downtempo with rap influences from his childhood to create a soulful bass dance experience for all music goers. His mixing technique along with his unique song selection skills combine to bring together an eccentric dance experience.
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BlackNote’s evolution into the music scene has allowed him to introduce another element to this community and this has allowed him to extend his range of talents even further. His use of songs from the underground music community allows BlackNote to challenge the boundaries of other musicians. Utilizing this method, BlackNote is able to tell stories which explore the depths of movement and composition within the human body.

Note from BlackNote:
This mix features many of my favorite producers and inspirational musicians like Khromi, Blicka, FLO, Sorrow and Kercha to name a few.

Dedicated to the following friends I've lost this year.
Julia 
Taishan
Aurora
Courtney 
Sammy 
Prish and Kristen
Gone but not forgotten. 

@blacknotemuzik

Expressions 011: BlackNote

Makak (pronounced macaque, like the monkey) is the brainchild of Charlotte's Bobby Lester. Delving into the many realms of sound system music and culture, Makak's sound focuses on low end bassweight and rhythms to flex the best sound systems all around the globe.
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Soundcloud.com/makakmusic
Facebook.com/makakmusic Instagram.com/makakmusic
Twitter.com/makakmusic

Tracklist:
Makak - East India Company 
Makak - ID [unreleased]
Stain - Liar at the Altar 
Makak - Geiger 
Gantz - Shivy [instrumental] 
Parrotice - ZN1 [unreleased] 
Makak - Superstition 
Roswell - FWM [unreleased] 
Sling Wave - Basilisk [unreleased]
Makak - Dedit
Makak x Snakko - Alien Wobble [unreleased] 
9TRANE - Knowledge
Gnasha x Griz-0 - Bunker
Grace - Real Tears
Lavier - Trudge
Makak - Drip
Makak x Snakko - Corruption 
Chee - Bloodthirsty (Makak Remix) 
Makak x BroMosapien - Living Hell
Makak - Alright 
Makak - Wasted
Lofty - Solstice 
Synkro - On My Mind
Oxossi - Empty Kisses
Lazy Susan - Tell Me What You Like 
Makak - Dusted [unreleased] 
Phonetix - Wanting More
Bakey - No Name Groove feat. Kasia
Baloo - Feelin’ Sentimental     
EXCPT - Avocado Farm 
Phonetix - Stupid Dub 
Mercy - On My Mind
Kercha - Solder
Gantz - Unmistakeable 
MXVE. - Mick Foley
Makak - Run Tings
Makak - R U 
Makak x ReThink - Adaptable Riddim 





Makak - Mountain Standard Mix

88 - Double Happiness Vol​​​​.​​​​4 | Compiled by MLCH
BUY LINK: https://fufurecords.com/album/88-double-happiness-vol-4-compiled-by-mlch
Release date: 16 december 2021
Label : FuFu Records (https://soundcloud.com/fufu_records)
https://soundcloud.com/mengzy

Thrilled to announce the release of the last compilation “88 – Double Happiness” of 2021.
After 3 fantastic compilations supported by many international artists like Move D, Soichi Terada, Saoirse, Bezier, Kamma & Masalo, Camion Bazar, Holly Lester, Yoshi Horino, Merve, Chida, Yu Su… and many great articles on Mixmag Asia/JP/Korea, Resident Advisor, Bandcamp, 5Mag, Halcyon Wax, Melodic Distraction, Gig Life Pro, Dj Mag…
The volume 4 will be out on December 16.

For the fourth compilation, FuFu Records gathered 9 artists from 7 different Asian countries.

FuFu Records A&R (@MLCH) presents ‘88 - Double Happiness’ project, a compilation series of 8 tracks from Asian electronic music artists.
88 - Double Happiness comprises a mix of well-known artists and emerging talented producers who are showcasing the new sounds of Asia. It sonically explores the electronic musical scene coming all the diversity of Asian countries.

With artists coming from Indonesia, Japan, India, Vietnam, Indonesia, Hong Kong, South Korea & China, ‘88 - Double Happiness’ features artists such as Knopha, Yoshi Horino & House Violence, Galcid, We Are Neurotic, Stain, Mengzy, Maggie Tra and Sojeso.
Each artist brought their own flavour to the compilation with their unique sounds and dance-worthy beats.

BUY LINK

PREMIERE : Mengzy - Into The Light

Sonic 'fragments of recent life' from Shanghai-based producer and DJ Temple Rat.

Reduced is a new series that strips sound back to its most transcendental, restorative and atmospheric textures to block out the noise and aid focus, attunement and relaxation. Each one will be paired with a mental health charity and be accompanied by an interview focussed on self-care. The combination of all three will create an evolving resource of knowledge and experience that provides solace, inspiration, reassurance and company in difficult times.

Interview: https://www.stampthewax.com/2021/11/18/reduced-by-temple-rat/

Reduced By Temple Rat

Dispone, NuZi and Vancouver Black Therapy & Advocacy Foundation founder Venetta takes us on a meditative three-hour journey.
Interview: https://www.stampthewax.com/2021/12/15/extended-mix-by-venetta/
(Extended Mix) is a new charitable series that celebrates all-night specialists and more simple, carbon-friendly lineups. Instead of paying on the door for this extended experience, we invite listeners to donate to the DJ directly while their gigs are cancelled, or to a chosen charity.
Venetta has chosen to pair her mix with the Vancouver Black Therapy & Advocacy Foundation, a non-profit organization she founded in 2020 that connects Black community members with mental health resources.

(Extended Mix): Venetta

Meditative ambient from Rinse FM and Fabric resident and Dream Theory boss Anna Wall.

Interview: https://www.stampthewax.com/2021/12/16/reduced-by-anna-wall/

Reduced By Anna Wall

Lift Up Show w/ Amis - Subtle Radio - 18/12/2021

Shades Of Sound Radio w/Joe Morris - Jan '21 [Hangover Edition]

Matt Frost w/ Jon1st - Subtle Radio - 06/01/2022

5 Decades of Dub w/ Joe Vincent - Subtle Radio - 13/01/2022

Dolenz - Subtle Radio - 14/01/2022

Delicious deep house live from Paris.

Download and interview: https://bit.ly/XLR8Rpodcast_LeoPol

@leo-pol

XLR8R Podcast

Download & Interview

XLR8R Podcast 732: Leo Pol (Live)

Rudiments w/ A.Cue & Fono One - Subtle Radio - 24/01/2022

The ROADKILL Show w/ Hogg & Tommy - Subtle Radio - 26/01/2022

JUDDER SHOW w/ Distant Roots, Tinks, Naprimer & Gunam - Subtle Radio - 26/01/2022

New Feathers
Text arranged by Lou Drago (@lou_drago)
Music and sound design by Valentino Mora (@valentinomora)
In conversation with Wanda Gaimes, ZD Harris, Mmakgosi Kgabi, 
Pedro Marum, Paul Mernagh, heather purcell and Camilla V. Barratt-Due

The intimacy of friendship, Derrida writes, lies in the sensation of recognising oneself in the eyes of another. But what chance do we have of truly seeing another in a world increasingly reduced to pixels, (binarised) swiping, and blocking? 
In a moment where societies are supremely polarised and fake-news permeates oft undetectable, it begs to question what has precipitated this shift. One speculation could begin with the way society is atomised into distinct family units and how increasingly, connecting is considered something done via social media. Hyper-connectivity and infinite information access give the impression of being able to know anything and anyone at once, and caught-up in the fast-pace of neoliberalism (the brainwashing endures the pandemic) we can suffer from the pressure to know more than is humanly possible as we skim-read headings in the same breath as friends’ posts.  

Capitalism both assumes intimacy to occur primarily between romantic partnerships and promotes the idea of success being attributed to a lone individual. Isolated and in competition with one another, capitalism thrives on the myth of the individual, attempting to negate that we are all entangled with the ideas and affects of others. In a society where friendship (like everything else) is co-opted by capitalism to be transactional, shallow, and disposable, subverting these conventions to create intimacy as well as acknowledging ones interconnectedness can be pivotal. “If capitalism works by dismembering transformative relationships” carla bergman and Nick Montgomery ask in Joyful Militancy, “can friendship be revalued as a radical, transformative form of kinship?” 

In the work for Spaces of Faux Intimacies, Drago troubles these capitalist assumptions by diving into intimate conversations with several of their close friends and comrades, exploring intimacy not only as the subject, but as a process by inviting discomfort, challenging social anxiety, and through broaching difficult topics to explore vulnerability. These conversations are later transcribed carefully keeping the voice of each speaker in tact, and fragments are woven together to create a dialogue.  Through the anonymity of the format and the intimacy provoked by the process, Drago’s confidants share their impressions of what it means to exist under digital-capitalism.

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Magnus Persson