Oct 2.0 (2023)

I Marc 4 - Ray Ban

Specially arranged for Amir Bresler’s new band, this updated live version of the fan-favorite track 'Afro Golden Line' is a mesmerizing slow build. Accompanied by Gilad Abro and Rony Iwryn, and anchored by guitarist Gershon Waiserfirer’s special touch and Bresler’s signature virtuosic drumming.

Amir Bresler - Afro Golden Line (Live)

Paying homage to his Zambian roots, Kvka puts a modern interpolation
on Amanaz’s classic ‘Khala My Friend’.

OFFICIAL VIDEO:
https://youtu.be/BG_QDVAZ-fg?si=jJ62E2LJLHzzMCDd

The self produced cover highlights KV’s intentions to traverse multiple
genres with his upcoming release schedule.

Amanaz’s original work achieved global prominence for it’s messages of resilience and the importance of friendship. Conversely, KV’s cover could be interpreted as a love song to listeners unfamiliar with the original.

KVKA was born February 14th, thus Valentines day serves a dual purpose; to reinforce the new light in which the lyrics can be interpreted, and to accentuate his Zambian heritage on his birthday.

KHALA MY FRIEND

TRILL – Trap x Drill Infuse Beats Album
Step into the raw fusion of trap intensity and drill grit with TRILL, a hard-hitting beat collection built for freestyle sessions, street storytelling, and high-energy flows. Each track layers booming 808s, razor-sharp hi-hats, and haunting melodies to create a soundscape that’s both underground and futuristic. Perfect for rappers, producers, and fans of drill, trap, and experimental hip-hop, this album captures the pulse of Brooklyn basements and global trap arenas alike.

Soul Cry Flow

Alcohol (Instrumental)

Buy on Bandcamp

eu.Reca - Alcohol (Instrumental)

Where Is Love - The Equatics

Make the Road By Walking

Home Again

Record Kicks Soul Sides

Sometimes It Hurts (feat. roxie ray)

Our second release and the debut single from Melbourne four piece, Mildlife is finally here! 

Narrowing down the group's style into a genre is almost impossible, as they bond over the desire to push musical boundaries. No strangers to the Melbourne band scene, the four old friends have been drawing crowds through an epic journey at intimate venues and festivals for the best part of the past 4 years. Developing a tight live show bolstered by wild improvisation, the group have left punters itching for their first full length studio album that mines jazz, psych and disco for its irresistible groove.

"The Magnificent Moon" a 9 minute psychedelic disco journey is the opening track taken from Mildlife’s debut LP "Phase" due for release early 2018. Capturing the spirit of the band, this kaleidoscope jam is the interplanetary path between jazz, funk and disco with the perfect amalgamation of cosmic electronics and soulful acoustic instrumentation. 

Tom Shanahan explains its entrancing grip, “The Magnificent Moon feels like the veteran journeyman to the rest of the album. I’m not sure if that’s because it was written first or because it seems to know what it wants and has a more considered direction. It never really second guesses itself except for maybe just before the outro when he realises he may have journeyed too far and his space suit has a hole in it. But then he just jams some gum in the hole and gets on with it anyway.”

Single available here: https://mildlife.bandcamp.com/track/the-magnificent-moon

Mildlife - The Magnificent Moon

The Equatics - Ain't No Sunshine

Can it all be so simple - El Michels Affair

Loving Little Dragon Always!!
Here is my cover of Constant Surprises

Constant Surprises Little Dragon Cover By Erica Dee

There is something simultaneously both brand-new and retro about 'All News Is Good News’ - the debut album from Melbourne's instrumental soul group Surprise Chef. It sounds like something dreamt up by lo-fi cousins of David Axelrod and Janko Nilovic, with dramatic Library-music-esque cinematic arrangements echoing both light and dark, delving into moments of dissonance and positivity. There is a meticulous education of 1970’s soul on display that touches on the legacies of the great composer / producers, yet at the same time, this is a truly contemporary record that could have only been made now. 

The first limited pressing of 'All News Is Good News’ was released on the band's own 'College Of Knowledge' imprint in November 2019. It slipped rapidly into the collective consciousness of underground music lovers around the world, with all copies selling out within a week and becoming a firm favourite at Mr Bongo HQ in the process. We felt Surprise Chef had made something very special, a future-classic, and that needed to be heard well beyond those lucky enough to have bagged those limited first copies.

Formed at the end of 2017, Surprise Chef have grown within the fertile, creative, and supportive Melbourne music scene. Whilst the band is comprised of four core members, the album features friends and family as guest instrumentalists on flute, saxophone, vibraphone, congas, and assorted percussion; all adeptly recorded by engineer Henry Jenkins from the band Karate Boogaloo. The warm-raw-authenticity of the album was captured in the recordings live to tape over a handful of sessions in the band’s home studio in Melbourne’s inner-northern suburb of Coburg. As band member Lachlan Stuckey explains “All of the music we record is tracked live to tape, simply because so many of the records we love most were made that way".

The results are a captivating journey of instrumental cinematic-soul that will connect with the hardened Axelrod, Truth & Soul, El Michels Affair, and Daptone's fans, as well as the open-minded first-time listener. We are very excited to share this first slice of Surprise Chef’s world, with plenty more magic from these guys coming around the corner very soon.

All News Is Good News

Surprise Chef - Drinking From The Cup Of Bob Knob

Surprise Chef - Herbie Hemphill

Surprise Chef - All News Is Good News

Minimal House, Dub Techno, Downtempo, Breaks, Deep-Tech, Techno, DnB, Ambient

My Mixes: https://www.mixcloud.com/lovesponge/

*All of my (old) reposts can be found organized in my playlists!

Can it all be so simple - El Michels Affair

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