Following on from the recent LCSM remix EP, CoOp Presents continue with more certified bruk heat for 2021 - this one seeing the return of EVM128 and an all-new EP entitled ‘Dance Don’t Sleep’. Some sound advice.

A core-member of the Selectors Assemble crew, EVM128 is also co-label boss of the Dance Regular imprint and has had releases in the past on labels such as BBE, Studio Rockers, Local Talk, Rhythm Section, Wah Wah 45s and Tru Thoughts, amongst others.

As well as being nice behind the boards, he's an amazing Selector, playing regularly on the crew's Worldwide FM show, as well as Netil Radio monthly and past plays for Boiler Room and Dimensions Festival, with his eclectic blends of bruk, soul, jazz, house, garage, hip hop, ragga, afrobeat, UK funky and bass music.

EVM previously featured on the Selectors Assemble EPs - the track ‘Gamma Riddim’ in particular is still being rinsed in dances a few years later. His last release 'Bun Dat' appeared on the label's first compilation, ‘Plug One’, released late in 2020 and kicked off the year with a set of remixes of the same track.

‘Dance Don’t Sleep’ begins with the title track, setting off with Detroit-esque pads and JA clash samples, before a moderate-paced brukbeat kicks in accompanied by some squelchy synths and some sneaky breaks. Next is ‘Tell Me’ featuring the sweet soulful talents of Natalie May atop a percussive groove, gliding keys and bleeps. ‘UK Brukers’ follows (a play on UK Rockers), and it’s more bruk-step laced with ragga samples and a deep sub riding throughout, then into ‘Jazz Drumz’, which provides what it says on the tin - shuffling kits ride alongside piano and rhodes, all with EVM’s unique flavour. We close out with ‘Desert Island Bruk’; an off-kilter riddim with a slight UK Funky feel, completing a very dope 5-tracks that should ensure that you’re dancing, not sleeping.

As with the previous CoOp Presents release, this digital EP is again accompanied by some mind-blowing artwork by Mo Fingaz & Bee Graphics for Blood, presenting another genius part of the new CoOp universe.

With monthly releases stacked up for the rest of 2021, expect plenty more goodness to come from the CoOp Presents label imminently. Watch we work.

EVM128 - Jazz Drumz

Just a lil' deep house demo  I messed around with after being inspired from a super talented poet named Suheir Hammad I saw on youtube recently... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LFbE8RBhSDw  

I'm amazed this was on the HBO channel, the first bit of sense & real talk coming from a TV channel?? We love dat!!   


Also check out her fan page for some real cutting edge poets and up to date information - http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-One-Suheir-Hammad/149572658436639
:)


Afronaut ft: Suheir Hammad "EYE WILL NOT" demo-lition mix

/
Mama Too: It's A F** G-Thang

/
“Mama Too: It's A F** G-Thang” is a powerful chronicle of resistance and truth, stitched from authentic, brave voices broadcast on our mighty Instagram story feed. These voices illuminate the spiraling madness and horror we witness daily: the confirmed genocide in Gaza, enabled by western nations that declare themselves democracies but suppress peace, arresting those who protest the massacre of children under new 'anti-terror' laws—most harshly in the UK.

This song stands in solidarity with those fearless enough to speak, to shine a light, to withstand pressure and misunderstanding. Like Mama, we all know—forced to watch, forced to obey, forced into silence—but the truth demands to be heard. “Mama Too: It's A F** G-Thang” is not just a song; it's a tribute to every witness, every protester, every heartbeat refusing to surrender.

Mama Too: It's A F** G-Thang
is an alternate Garben take on the original drop:
Silencing Voices - Complicit (What Happens In 2025) // Allegro Con Acido
https://soundcloud.com/fictionalive/silencing-voices-complicit-allegro-con-acido

/
music is the song 'Mama Too' written, arranged, played, mixed, produced by Garben @garben

/
new vocal arrangement, new music arrangement and final mix by Garben

/
artwork illustration by peter uertz, düsseldorf / germany

/
fusion of it all - 
fictionalive with the popoems series and the hyper media reports

/
dropped
friday, september 12th, 2025
time - 4 pm central  european
time zone, tea time, right?
9/11 was yesterday

/

/

/

/

*

*

*

.

.

.

.

..-.--.-..-..-...-.-..-.-.-.----......--.-

Mama Too: It's A F** G-Thang

Yo Dada (Free DL)

Mattei & Omich, Vittoria Hyde - Transition (Revision)

02 little things add up

from steve spacek and i 's ep as steve & i 


Steve & I "ComeandGetme "

Colm K - Heights [ACCK12x1]
Pre Order: 
https://colm-k.bandcamp.com/album/heights
http://www.rushhour.nl/store_detailed.php?item=100178
https://www.juno.co.uk/products/colm-k-heights/668126-01/
https://www.deejay.de/Colm_K_Heights_ACCK12X1_Vinyl__293790

Colm K - Seeing [Heights Out 27th November]

Available on 7" vinyl / digital: https://orcd.co/rockwitu

7” vinyl imprint Alim Music revisits Osunlade’s distinctive versions of Jazzy Jeff’s classic cut ‘Rock Wit U feat. Erro’, with special ’45 edits of both the ‘Yoruba Soul Mix’ and ‘Yoruba Soul Dub’ created specially by Osunlade himself.

Appearing on Jazzy Jeff’s 2002 BBE debut album ‘The Magnificent’, ‘Rock Wit U’ started life as a smooth and soulful R&B cut, featuring sultry vocals from Erro (Eric Roberson). Back in 2001, production hero Osunlade remixed the track, taking this slow jam into dancefloor territory, where it became an underground hit, championed by the likes of Joe Claussell and Masters at Work.

Jazzy Jeff feat. Erro - Rock Wit U (Osunlade Yoruba Soul Dub)

Gin Tonic Orchestra, a brand new band out of St. Etienne (France), deliver the second release on Mother Tongue records.

The brainchild of keyboard player and producer Victor Dijoud - also known as Kaffe Crème - and drummer Leo Puccio, alongside multiple collaborators both in their studio and stage incarnations, Gin Tonic Orchestra is a collective of young talents, gathering their musical inspiration from future jazz, broken beat and latin vibes.

The Stefania EP - a tribute to their native city - is the band’s debut recording showcasing compositions such as “Hands On The Drums”, a driven yet subtle soulful track coloured with jazzy cymbals and lush harmonies and “Get A Umbaye”, where Afro-latin grooves are juxtaposed against elements of funk and ethereal flute solos, reminiscent of the London and New York acid jazz era.

UK legendary keyboard player and producer Kaidi Tatham appears on track two of side A with a stunning remix of “Hands On The Drums” mixed by none other than Eric Lau, giving the track a new life with a heavy broken beat feel, filled with syncopated riffs and intricate synth solos.

Vinyl pre-orders for Stefania will be available exclusively from mothertonguerecords.com from August 27, with the release date set for September 4 2019.

Pre-Order Vinyl

Exclusive Premiere: Gin Tonic Orchestra "Hands On The Drums" (Kaidi Tatham Remix)

A1 - TRACK 1
A2 - PROPEL AHEAD
B1 - TRACK 3

FORTHCOMING ON MELANGE

RELEASE DATE: TBC

Steve & I "ComeandGetme "

mathieuschreyer