SoundCloud Weekly May 3rd

Terry Lin " Telephone Lover " (Frankie Knuckles Classic Club Mix)

Made in collaboration with @la-fraicheur in Berlin on a rotation of naps, dj gigs, getting caught in thunderstorms and more naps. Enjoy the free tunes!

Nark & La Fraicheur - No Sleep, Next Place [Free DL]

Chicago's own Ricardo Miranda is back on Neroli with his Latin Soul Brothas project. This time exploring the deeper sides of his sound with jams like 'Moog Sessions', 'Dizzy Vibes' and 'Friday Grooves'. While 'Otra Voz' recalls some of his previous latin influenced tracks on Neroli.
AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOAD NOW!
https://noblesquarerecordings.bandcamp.com/album/grooves-vibes-sessions-ep

Grooves, Vibes and Sessions EP

Studio Barnhus Volym 1

World Is A (Disko Dub II)

Fred P’s fresh ‘Perpetual Sound’ imprint continues its journey with 'Lush Culture', a split EP that finds the label head alongside like-minded soul, Deetron. 

 

‘Liquidity’ opens the EP: a slowly-bubbling, elegantly shuffling house trip that pairs liquid, deep chords with irresistible percussion. ‘Lush Culture’ finds the New York-Berlin producer in his most sophisticated mode, channeling pure early-hours dance floor ambience via a rolling, charismatic beat amid a subtle but intoxicating build.

 

Handing the reins to Deetron for the flip, ‘Sweet Science’ sees the Swiss maestro punctures the weightless mood with a heavier, stepping bassline that blossoms into a blissful analogue state that rolls on and on, mastering sublime cosmic tension with each powerful breakdown. 

 

Fred P returns to conclude the release with ‘119 Black Key Experiment’, a sparkling, ambient sign-off that explores the retro-futurist influence at the beating heart of the label’s aesthetic.

Fred P - Lush Culture

One of the undisputed jams from my debut album Open Wide, just enjoying its 10-year anniversary with a special reheat/re-edit/remaster treatment, downloadable free for a limited time to make it hot for all <3

Tapatio (10-Year Anniversary Edit)

My track "Hunched Back" on Eduardo De La Calle's Analog Solutions.

https://clone.nl/digital/item4043813.html

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Hunched Back [Analog Solutions]

What is the sound of the end? How does one acoustically convey that something is over? Computers have had a shutdown sound; movies play a melody while rolling credits and even the end of human life has a sound attached to it, courtesy of Chopin. Heatherbrae, an excellent track from Thomas Gray & Liam Ebbs feels like it's a sountrack to an end of some sort. Its deliberate and sparse pacing of someone who's no longer rushing, its "I-am-at-peace" synth chords as well as casual and relaxed drumming all seem to say: "It has been a lovely experience; I laughed and i cried, I've learned and I've grown but now it's over”.

Write up by: https://soundcloud.com/slinkyslava

Thomas Gray on SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/twfgray
Liam Ebbs on SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/liam-ebbs-1
Analogue Attic on SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/analogueattic

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PREMIERE: Thomas Gray & Liam Ebbs - Heatherbrae [Analogue Attic]

'Human Potential Movement' out on April 19th 12" and digital

Available in these good stores, distributed by Rubadub :)
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A. Human Potential Movement

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After Francis Harris' third album 'Trivial Occupations' gained magnificent resonances during press and listeners - his “meandering, spine-tingling loveliness” (DJ Mag, USA) became an album of the year in several publications - here is the Remix-EP with two very special reworks.

While the left-field ambient waves of 'Trivial Occupations' still linger in the ears, Joaquin Joe Claussell and LNS tamper with the two bit more beat-driven 'Minor Forms' and 'St. Catherine And The Calm' for two new interpretations that totally break the chains.

New York based DJ, musician and producer Joaquin Joe Claussell, label-owner of both Spiritual Life Music and Sacred Rhythms Music is looking back on a list of countless works on Labels like Vega Records, Brownswood Recordings and Wonderwheel Recordings. Famous for his percussion-driven Afro-House tracks which are influenced by his Puerto Rican background, he also has a deep connection into New York’s local Jazz Scene. Claussell's Cosmic Arts Version of Minor Forms features the outstanding Jazz-pianist Bennett Paster with skillful and organic Piano lines. The track opens up with indistinct vocal chants and distant piano-tinkles alongside scattered drum hits. This moody, steady swelling beginning follows on the vibe of the original’s jazzy trumpets. As the bass, played by Claussell, hits at some point, the whole track turns into a fusion of  virtousic synth and piano melodies, underlined with excentrical drum rolls. A turn back into the lighter ambient-spheres finally ends the wildness.

"No different than how I approach producing remixes," says Claussell, "my goal first and foremost is to initiate a connection with the original composition. What this allows me to do is become intimate with the piece in a way that it almost becomes one of my own. Once the relationship is established, I then sketch out the ideas in my head - then on to the canvas - hence whatever format, whether that be DAW or Tape that I feel can most appropriately assist me in getting the job done. As it relates specifically to 'Minor Forms', I envisioned it becoming a journey that moves in 4-parts (Deep Wilderness, Morning Light, Jazzstosphere and back into the Wilderness). The ultimate goal was for the remix to become a story that continues moving through different atmospheric scenes and melodic emotions-all the while respecting the brilliance of the original story. An important part however, is that i need to feel the original composition before i entertain the idea of  agreeing to do remixes. And so, hats off to Francis Harris for creating an inspiring piece of music to begin with."

The lively breathing nature of 'St. Catherine And The Calm' is what Laura Sparrow aka. LNS is most fascinated about, so her approach for her remix was to “utilize Francis organic sounds and approach it both via hardware electronically, and using real instruments”, she says. Her Sister, Nadia Sparrow, who is a professional flutist played over the track, creating a goosebump-atmosphere, that is permeated by floating tape-delays of the originals’ piano and vibraphone. Calm and breakbeat-like drums provide the basis for this breathtaking harmonic adventure. LNS, originally keeping the spirit of Vancouver’s underground scene alive, is now at home in the Berlin’s equivalent. Not only her love for Detroit and UK-Techno during Djing, but also a great variety of musical influences mirror in her productions. On her recent releases on DJ Sotofett’s Label Wania and her self-released Recons One EP she shows off a interesting mix of short edged electro and leftfield electronica.

With almost thirty minutes playtime, Trivial Occupation Remixes leaves the impression of listening to an entire album that continues telling the story of the original.

Francis Harris - St. Catherine And The Calm (LNS R/ & Nadia Sparrow)

Taken from the ReSEQ EP - out 19th April 2019 on R&S Records - http://smarturl.it/reseq-ep

Space Dimension Controller - Beyond Pulso-IV

Multiverse by Moonlight (COD3 QR 002)

BORN02 - Pascal Viscardi - Lluvia De Verano

A1. Lluvia De Verano
A2. Lluvia De Verano (Paula Tape Remix)
A3. Guided By A White Light
B1. La Chemise Versace (Jungle Mix)
B2. Paramaribo (Cosmic Disco Mix)
B3. Guided Dub, Chapitre 1 & 2 (Androo Remix)
B4. Pianeta Bongo

A2. Lluvia De Verano (Paula Tape Remix)

John Daly - One Four Tee (Benjamin Brunn Remix)

Good news! We'll be releasing a beautiful LP from Unknown Mobile next month called Daucile Moon. 

Daucile Moon, which follows @unknown-mobile releases on No Bad Days, Normals Welcome and Young Adults, started four years ago in Vancouver when Levi Bruce was recovering from a broken toe and collecting MIDI files he found in an old geocities archive. It was finished earlier this year in Montreal with help from Mike Silver, AKA CFCF, who added plaintive guitar to complete the album's placid and stargazing style of ambient and downtempo music.

The album takes its name from an old, obscure Canadian jazz song that Bruce describes as "pretty but also with a serious amount of melancholy," which could also describe his new record. In the vein of Pacific Rhythm label-mate Khotin's standout New Tab album, Daucile Moon comprises drowsy beats and spaced-out loops, referencing the pinnacle of early '90s chillout and ambient while infusing it with the dazed sound of Canadian electronic music in the 2010s.

Bruce's process in making Daucile Moon was long but leisurely. He took the melodies from those MIDI files and moved them over to his analogue outboard setup and then back to his computer, creating a digital-analog hybrid that sounds as pleasantly worn as a dog-eared novel. Live instrumentation, like Silver's classical acoustic guitar stylings on "A Windless March Ouest," mingles with occasional dance music references like the subtle acid squelch of "Ravers Sojourn" or the hazy breakbeat of "Oenology."

The album was inspired by various happy memories, from sharing wine with friends ("Oenology") to a dog that Bruce met ("Simone Can't Swim"). The result is a patient and personal record that highlights the best qualities of Bruce's previous work as Unknown Mobile, with his distinct style of melody and soundscaping set free from kick drums and the dance floor. It's telling that Bruce originally sent the record, at first called Melancholic Songs For Dogs, to his parents and two grandmas—this is beautiful, relaxing music whose appeal is universal.

Daucile Moon will be released digitally across all platforms and on limited edition cassette tape available through our online store, Bandcamp, and Seance Centre on July 14, 2019.

Mastered by Nik Kozub.

Thanks for listening!

Daucile Moon

Unknown Mobile - Oenology ft. CFCF

SDM002 (snippets)

TRACKLIST
A1.) D. Tiffany - Butterfly Foundation 
A2.) AceMo - A Dub 2 Toronto 
B1.) Flørist - Parametric 
B2.) Max Wyatt - Nu World 
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"00:AM are back with their third Various Artists 12” in as many years featuring
friends from near and far. D. Tiffany, AceMo, Flørist, and Max Wyatt step into
the fold for a well rounded release fit to stay in the DJ bag.
The record starts with D. Tiffany’s off-kilter ‘Butterfly Foundation’ into AceMo’s
10 miles deep ‘A Dub 2 Toronto’, onto Flørist’s peak time ode-to-jack
‘Parametric’, and closes out with Max Wyatt’s breaky & euphoric ‘Nu World’.
Road tested thoroughly over the last year, 003 is a gambit of refreshing
productions carefully selected by 00:AM. We hope you enjoy."

Release Date: Oct/Nov 2019

00AM003

V/A - 00AM003 - 12"/Digi

Raw Energy by JD Twitch showing Petersen's Trance (Not Trance) the way to the dancefloor. Synths and sitars for eternal bliss on the flipside. Another pin glowing!

Back in 2017, Basso delved into his micro-press cassette collection to treat us to the first retrospective of kosmische wizard Trance. Spanning both the bucolic and galactic, 'Tapes' (GBR010) suspended time and space, enveloping us in the nebulous beauty of Jürgen Petersen's misty ambience. Among the appreciative audience for this mind expanding release was one JD Twitch aka Keith McIvor, one half of the mighty Optimo. Keith's vision of remixing Jurgen's 'Purification' for the club was embraced by both the artist and the label guy with glowing eyes. Charting a course through progressive house, ambient techno and the weirder bits of the solar system, McIvor combines the celestial synthesis of the original with some tough and tracky drum programming, turning the intensity up to 11 in pursuit of early morning ascension. A sensitive arrangement allows space for Peterson's waveforms to work their magic, while laser fire and additional fx abuse unlock evolutionary abilities buried deep in your unconscious mind. The previously unreleased, largely unheard 'Contemplation' was originally intended to feature on the 'Tapes' compilation, but fell off the edge of that flat Earth thanks to its maximal runtime. Too good to remain a secret, this crepuscular creation enjoys the entirety of the B-side, drifting through the eons via meditative electronics, delicate sitar and a touch of tapey flutter. Embrace the almost 40 year old tape's flaws and imperfections that could not be restorated and dive into the immersive and unparalleled. This is music for higher beings.
words by Patrick Ryder

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Trance - Purification (JD Twitch Remix) Clip

Pender Street Steppers Productions (PSSP) proudly presents a sweet new double single. Please enjoy and thanks for everything.

penderstreetsteppers.bandcamp.com/album/our-time
moodhut.ffm.to/pss-ourtime

1 - Falling (Vocal)
2 - Falling (Dub)
3 - Our Time (Vocal)
4 - Our Time (Dub)

SoundCloud Weekly May 3rd

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