C'est en passant de la 48ème à la 50ème minute que je me mets à hocher de la tête malgré moi...

Music and technology have been at the core of Thavius Beck's universe for decades. The Brooklyn-based multi-instrumentalist, producer and educator cut his teeth on LA's beats scene after moving there from his home of Minneapolis at the age of 16. It was here that Beck formed part of Global Phlowtations, a collective for whom he produced and recorded tracks for, occasionally lending his own rhymes, whilst also crafting music solo under his Adlib alias. 

This marked the beginning of an illustrious career in music, and over the following 20 or so years he stayed in the Californian city he added multiple strings to his bow. Alongside several solo outings for the likes of Big Dada Recordings, Mush and Plug Research, he collaborated with artists like Saul Williams, Nas and Nine Inch Nails, as well as releasing music under the moniker Labwaste with producer Subtitle.

Now settled in Brooklyn and training the next gen of producers in his role as an Ableton Live educator, Beck had let his own releases take a backseat for a few years — that was until U-Trax boss DJ White Delight came knocking at his door. After sending over a huge batch of unreleased beats from the last 20 years, Beck and White Delight set about releasing them as an EP (Lovesick) and an LP (Cosmic Noise); a celebration of Beck's innate ability at crafting rhythmic bass experiments and dark, emotive melodies.

Off the back of this mammoth release project, we invited Beck to take care of this week's Ransom Note mix: a collection of his own original unreleased material...

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Thavius Beck: The Ransom Note Mix

Putting this song together was a highlight from start to finish.  Featuring live instrumentation from the likes of Borahm Lee (keys) John Cave (guitar) Moto Fukushima (bass) Amon (percussion) Omar Little (trumpet)  Like a lot of people I've spent many hours fantasizing and dreaming about what Rio De Janeiro must be like.  The stories, images and history add fuel to fire.  For me, that dream needed a soundtrack, and here it is.  Official release date: March 7th

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03-07-2014

I Dream Of Rio

☆ TRACKLIST ☆

☆ Low Deep T - Feelings 4 U
☆ Brett Gould - Don't Know Why
☆ Milk Bar - We Want Freedom
☆ Greco - Trippin
☆ Bubs - Sunshine (Mark Lower Remix)
☆ Block & Crown - I Want To Thank You
☆ Jess Bays - Every Little Thing
☆ Max Chapman - Make A move
☆ Mr V. - The Afterhours
☆ Climbers - Power Of The B
☆ Nelson (DE) - West Coast Feel
☆ Golf Clap - Make Me Feel
☆ Cimieon Feat Letta - I Feel You
☆ Justin Jay - How I Knew
☆ Oliver Schories - Mirada (Jansons Remix)
☆ Lee Foss - Warm Disco
☆ Alexis Raphael - Chicken
☆ Psycatron - She Is Music
☆ Josh Hunter & Elliott Chapman - In Love With The Pain (Forbid Remix)
☆ LiTek - Drop That (Dantiez Remix)
☆ Chris Simmonds - Rush N' Soul

☆ WINTERMIX 2022 ☆

LUNA - 2022 Short Film - Directed by Hyejin Kim.
All tracks written, produced and mixed by Elan Fox. 

Full versions available on Bandcamp :
https://elanfox.bandcamp.com/album/luna-original-movie-score


01. GRANITE (Opening Club Scene)
02. ON PURPOSE (Busy Street Scene)
03. FREEDOM (Final Club Scene)
04. LUNA (Main Theme)

BANDCAMP

LUNA - Original Soundtrack E.P

Hey there Prog Family,

It's been a while, so I am thrilled to launch this season's first set. 
As usual, 90 minutes of vibrant tunes crafted altogether to move and dance in a state of conscious daze . It's all about seizing the energy within the grooves and melodies. 

I wish your bodies and minds that deep rave feeling. Enjoy!

✵TRACKLIST✵

.Guy J & Astrix - River
.Hicky & Kalo - Borealis (Nick Warren & Nicolas Rada Remix)
.Frigid Armadillo feat. Njivinator - Penga (Madmotormiquel & Anna Almani Remix)
.Alex O'Rion - Space Age
.Gorge - Parapanda
.Patrick Podage feat. Chris Loud - Cypher
.Emi Galvan & Albuquerque - Stay High
.Jewels & SOMMA feat. Jabulile Majola - Delakufa
.Martin Roth - Beautiful Life
.Brian Cid - Cachimbo
.AGMA - Rantata
.Quivver - Atomised
.Sinan Arsan - Placid (Kebin van Reeken Remix)
.Hunter Game - Voices (Petar Dundov Remix) 
.Gai Barone - You're Scaring Me
.Alex Connors & Hardy Heller - Butterfly
.Kastis Torrau, Arnas D, Shane Blackshaw - Down So Long (Subandrio Vocal Remix)
.Kasey Taylor & Karl Pilbrow -Wanderlust
.Deniz Kabu - On My Ocean
.Under Sanctions - Nomadic Beats
.Hicky & Kalo - From Sea To Sea
.SHMN & Teologen - Over
.Kebin Van Reeken - Hyphae (Agustin Pietrocola Remix)
.Laura Branigan - Self Control (Kaufmann Remix)
.Pico Boulevard - Society (Façade Remix)

Black Sand Idols

This new cut from Daymé Arocena - a re-imagining of Peven Everett's dancefloor shaker 'Stuck' - comes from her new One Takes EP. The EP finds Daymé Arocena bouncing around ideas with label boss Gilles Peterson & co-producer Simbad to put her unique spin on five different covers. Re-imagining cuts ranging from Italian obscurities to US house heroes, the sessions (as you might guess from the title) were about taking down whichever ideas came first. Working in a tradition of covers that's long been ingrained in jazz as well as Latin music, One Takes finds them taking that approach and running with it.

It's a perfect vehicle for Daymé to bridge musical worlds in a way that's always come naturally. With an upbringing split between classical training, early jazz greats like Billie Holiday and the spiritual and musical foundations of the Santería religion, she's grown up seeing the bigger picture. 

Daymé Arocena - Stuck

THE STORM (Rare Silk Edit)

Osage (pronounced Oh-Sage) is the electronic music making alter ego of Philadelphia based dj/producer lil'dave. The man behind Osage is best known as a veteran DJ on the Philly nightclub scene and as a member of the highly respected dj crew Illvibe Collective. He has also been a fixture on the radio as the co-host of the internationally known broadcast Eavesdrop Radio. As a recording artist, he has released music under various aliases for record labels such as BBE Records, Tru Thoughts, Record Breakin' Music, Soulspazm, and First Word Records. He has collaborated with and remixed a diverse range of artists such as RJD2, Lady Alma, Ty, Ryat, Captain Planet, Foremost Poets, and more.

The Osage sound is an amalgamation of musical influences such as deep house, samba, African rhythms, futuristic r&b, boogie, uk garage, salsa, broken beat, and soul. His music is built from slightly unorthodox drum programming, layers of synthesizers, and a focus on bringing the soulfulness out of the machines he is working with. Over the years, he has been building a solid reputation by creating a catalog of clever dance floor edits, remixes, and original tracks which have been supported by notable tastemakers such Gilles Peterson.

As you listen to Osage's upcoming EP, AlgoRhythm Vol. 1, you will find a collection of tunes that take a lighthearted and adventurous approach to modern dance music. On "I Found U", which features Atlanta based singer Dezaray Dawn, he creates a bubbling house beat that gives Dezaray the perfect backdrop to sing about searching for love.
Purchase EP > https://osagesound.bandcamp.com/album/algorhythm-vol-1

AlgoRhythm Vol. 1

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Exclusive Premiere: Osage feat. Dezeray Dawn "I Found You" (Bastard Jazz)

More info: https://www.xlr8r.com/news/2017/07/grab-an-exclusive-mini-mix-from-mark-de-clive-lowe/

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Download: Mark de Clive-Lowe - XLR8R Mix, July 2017

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MIMS is excited to share Ahu’s “I & I”, remixed by Edseven; an addictive slice of soul over hip hop beats that brings to mind classic trip hop, whilst sounding fresh at the same time. Taken from Ahu’s forthcoming ‘Platonic’ EP on Inner Tribe. Released on October 30.

A Red Bull Music Academy alumnus, Ahu has worked with the likes of Flying Lotus, Mr. Beatnick, Emanative and Simbad. Her self released single 'To:Love' produced by Paul White and Dimlite received world wide support by heavyweights such as Radiohead's Thom Yorke. A woman of many talents, Ahu also doubles as a DJ playing festivals such as Barcelona Sonar Festival, Southern Soul Festival, Brainfeeder as well as some of the scenes most iconic clubs & events including Plastic People, Boiler Room London and Gilles Peterson’s World Wide Awards. 

This is a woman with raw talent and a unique voice that you won't forget, whose songs have an original other worldly sound. Which no doubt led to her Emanative feature, "Turn Your Lights On", finding its way on to a short film for Miu Miu, directed by Ava DuVernay.   From writing songs for movie scores, some in languages other than her own, and with her last single 'Go' released by none other than Sony Music in 2019, on top of all this she also has earned herself a monthly radio slot on Worldwide FM called "Hour of Light".

Ahu is also a certified Astrologer, giving a deeper understanding and meaning to this extremely innovative album. Astrology is a symbolic language and the EP title 'Platonic' is related to Neptune. In "I & I " (Venus Square Neptune) in astrology it describes disappointment in situations of Love.

Armed with a unique ear, deep collection and a skill for combining diverse sounds, Sydney's Edseven has built a solid reputation as a DJ over the last 15 years as well as a producer/remixer and more recently as a promoter.

Edseven's production work draws upon a wide variety of influences, with releases including the dusty off kilter hip hop of his first two EPs on Straightup Recordings to his future focused 'Pigeon Clap' released via Frequency Lab on their Headroom compilation. Hs most recent outing was a single on Sydney based label Low Key Source featuring vocals from Colonel Red with remixes from Potato Head People & Grooveman Spot.

Released digitally on October 30 with physical to follow. ‘Platonic’ also features remixes by Kid Sublime, Roane Namuh and Inner Tribe co-founder Inkswel.

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Exclusive Premiere: Ahu "I & I" (Edseven Remix) (Forthcoming on Inner Tribe)

Unpretentious, just for fun, sharing the joy

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