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Following comprehensive retrospective collection ‘Nostalgia: Beats of 2008 – 2020’, BBE Music is delighted to share a fresh batch of material from Canadian production powerhouse Beatchild, in the form of his hotly anticipated new EP, ‘Unselfish Desires’.

Unselfish Desires is another perfectly-formed example of the expectedly unexpected sound that has become Beatchild’s signature style, from jazzy, blunted opener ‘Unselfish Desires’ through to 80’s synth-pop inspired, funk-laced closer ‘In My Head’. Scratchy, head-nodding beats combine with original chord progressions and quirky sonic touches, often glued together with the artist’s own mellow vocal tones. A prodigious multi-instrumentalist, Beatchild pays keen attention to the music production process, skillfully combining heterogeneous sounds and beats that combine to lend his music its unique charm.

As for the tracks, let’s have Beatchild, aka Byram Joseph, take us through them one by one:

“One of my personal challenges when creating music that really makes me feel something special is to compose chord progressions that I feel I’ve never heard before. ‘Unselfish Desires’ wrote itself after the Wurlitzer progression was recorded. Everything just fell into place so quickly and naturally. It’s such an incredible feeling when that happens.

‘Adapting’ is a song about false progress. The music is a never ending loop that feels like progression in how it moves from joy to sadness and back again. It’s the perfect paradox musically and I wanted the lyrics to mirror the feeling I got from the music.

Pulling from real life moments has been something I have always shied away from in my writing. I’ve been trying to be more honest and vulnerable and truthfully, I still find it terrifying. In ‘Dance For Love’, I was thinking of when my wife and I force ourselves to dance with each other through difficult moments and exchange our energy when it’s too tense or sad to talk.

‘In My Head’ was pure fun with no specific intention other than to create a feel good experience. My favourite moments when writing music are when I am free to get completely lost in my own head. Songs like this one usually see me jumping around my studio while I compose the lyrics.”

The third volume of Beatchild’s incredible ‘Soul Movement’ album series will be coming on BBE Music soon, but until then, please enjoy this beautifully crafted EP from one of the most unique and dedicated producers out there.

Unselfish Desires

Beatchild - Unselfish Desires

Disc 2, Track 1 from Jazzanova's 2003 "Jazzanova Remixed" album

L.O.V.E. And You & I (Madlib's Love Phase Mix)

Nice Rec x Grand Ear - Seventy

Matt.G - Song For Annie

LORNA  
Feat. FIFI RONG                                          http://soundcloud.com/fifirong
Guitar by Alberto Parmegiani           http://www.myspace.com/albertoparmegiani 
PROD BY Q3000         
Photo By F. Müle

Free Download   check Fifi's Page

Lorna_feat.Fifi Rong prod. by Q3000

“Royal Blue” is taken off Ladi6’s “Royal Blue 3000” EP and gets the remix treatment courtesy of Silent Jay (Silent Jay & Jace XL), Sensible J (REMI / Sampa The Great) and Leigh Fisher.

Ladi6 - Royal Blue (Silent Jay, Sensible J and Leigh Fisher Remix)

The Isoul8 Edit of Broken Vibes. He put some nice finishing touches on the OG to create this edit. I consider this to be the Final Version of Broken Vibes. Thanks Homie.

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Broken Vibes [Isoul8 Edit]

A-side off upcoming 12" single through Mandarin Dreams.
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Dufresne- This Song Was Appropriated

@melodiesinfonie : 
"This song was very liberating for me as I broke my boundaries and while having a very playful and inspiring session. The positive and groovy vibes stirred a strong joy in me so I called this song "Enjoy Your Life". I'm exctied to share this with you ❤“

A Journey To You

melodiesinfonie - Enjoy Your Life (taken from "A Journey to You" LP)

Presave 'Elevate': ffm.to/abaseelevate

Jessie Davis - vocals
Szabolcs Bognar aka Àbáse - Fender Rhodes, Moog Opus 3, Moog Little Phatty, Micro Korg, percussion, drum programming, Fanni Zahar - flute, Tamas Heilig - bass

Mixed at Studio Einz by Andras Koroknay and Andras Kalman

Mastered at Analog Cut Mastering, Berlin by Marco Pellegrino

Cover art by Levente Csordas

Elevate (feat Jessie Davis, Solqlap Budapest)

Legally blind from birth, Brazilian keyboard player, composer and bandleader Manfredo Fest learnt to read music in braille and began studying classical music at a young age. By 17 he had fallen in love with jazz (particularly the music of fellow blind pianist George Shearing) before becoming swept up in Rio’s emergent bossa nova movement in the sixties. Moving to the States in 1967 where he would go on to work with fellow countryman Sergio Mendes, Fest recorded and self-released Brazilian Dorian Dream in 1976, enlisting Thomas Kini (bass), Alejo Poveda (drums, percussion) and Roberta Davis (vocals).

Like a turbo-powered, intergalactic elevator ride, Brazilian Dorian Dream builds on the principle of the modal diatonic scales of the Dorian mode, with influences of Brazilian rhythms, North American jazz and funk, and music of the European baroque and romantic era. The coming together of these intergenerational and intercontinental styles coupled with Fest’s visionary use of the Fender Rhodes, Clavinet, Arp and Moog synthesizers (plus a whole load of effects units), makes for an album light years ahead of its time. 

The miraculous wordless vocals of American jazz singer Roberta Davis are nailed so tightly alongside Manfredo’s keys and mind-bending synths that it sounds almost alien. On the album's liner notes, Fest preaches Davis’ ability highlighting how hard it is to sing such precise intervals so accurately. One of the tracks on which the vocals shine brightest is space funk stepper “Jungle Cat”, which features hard funky drums, freaky synth lines and expert Rhodes comping. The track builds up and up before releasing into the unmistakable scat melody in the chorus.

A few years after releasing Brazilian Dorian Dream, Fest recorded and released his Manifestations album in 1979, featuring ‘Jungle Kitten'’: a new dancefloor focused variation on “Jungle Cat”. At around 140 BPM ‘Jungle Kitten’ was possibly deemed too fast for statside dance floors, which explains why it never got a US 12” release. But the track became something of an underground hit at jazz dance clubs and all-dayers across the UK in the 80s and as a result it has probably become Fest’s most well known track since.

Manfredo passed away in Florida in 1999, and his music never quite reached the audiences it deserved. Due to the independent nature and limited run of the original release, Brazilian Dorian Dream has to this day remained almost impossible to find on vinyl. Far Out Recordings is proud to make this masterpiece available to new audiences with a remastered vinyl, CD and digital reissue in 2020.

Braziliana Nº 1

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