Paul Cutlan tenor sax, Andrew Robson alto sax, Adam Ponting piano, Steve Elphick & Steve Arie basses, Toby Hall drums
Recorded by ABC for Live on Stage at Side on Cafe (used with permission) 23 Oct 2004

Blue Step

Awa Poulo "Djulau" from the album Poulo Warali, out now on Awesome Tapes From Africa (LP/CD/Digital). 
https://awapoulo.bandcamp.com/album/poulo-warali
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Awa Poulo is a singer of Peulh origin from Dilly commune, Mali, near the border with Mauritania. Largely pastoral and often nomadic, Peulh- (or Fula-)speaking peoples are found from Senegal to Ethiopia but predominate in the Sahel region of West Africa. Awesome Tapes From Africa is proud to release Poulo’s newest recording of highly virtuosic folk-pop, fresh from the studio, broadcasting her vision of Peulh music beyond the grazing grounds and central markets of her remote home region in southwestern Mali. 

It’s not very common to find a female singer performing publicly among the Peulh. But Poulo’s mother’s co-wife is Inna Baba Coulibaly, who is a celebrated singer most Malian music fans know. Coulibaly herself was brought into music by forces outside her control when a regional music contest required an entry from her village and she was chosen to be a singer. So, set in motion by a surprising series of events, young Poulo’s entree into the music world was auspicious as she gained popularity across the region. After several locally released tapes and CDs, this record is Poulo’s first internationally-distributed record.

On Poulo Warali, she and her band combine the hallmarks of Peulh music—warm flute floating over cross-rhythmic n’goni (lute) riffs and resonant calabash gourd hand percussion—with broader Malian sounds like lightly-distorted guitar and a heavier, rollicking inertia. Shape-shifting layers of rhythm and woody overtones match Poulo’s commanding voice in a jocular yet deliberate dance.  

This is a relatively rare example of Malian Peulh music played in a modern, cosmopolitan context, reflecting the mixed society of Dilly, where Bambara, Soninke and Peulh-speaking people live among each other. 

Poulo’s conscious lyrics about community concerns speak to the distinctive identity of her broadly-flung people. While Peulh represents less than 10% of Mali’s melting pot of languages, the dynamic music here powerfully resonates well beyond the linguistic borders.

Poulo Warali

Awa Poulo — Djulau

A collection of Brainfeeder tracks & rarities as well as a glimpse of what's to come in 2018 compiled and mixed by @pbdy

Tracklist:
Locust Toybox - “Kuxir”
Lapalux - “Rotted Arp (feat. Louisahhh)”
Tierra Whack - “Mumbo Jumbo”
Topic - "Sonic Rain"
Iglooghost - “Kodama”
Miguel Atwood-Ferguson - “Kazaru”
Thundercat - “Bus In These Streets (DJ Manny Remix)”
Jameszoo - “Flu (feat. Arthur Verocai) (DJ Manny Remix)”
Louis Cole - “Bank Account”
Thundercat - “Drink Dat Drink Dat (Feat. Wiz Khalifa) (Chopnotslop Remix)”
Lapalux - “Holding On”
Little Snake - “Lilith”
Iglooghost - “Bug Thief”
Locust Toybox - “Godlips”
Ross From Friends - “Crimson”
Thundercat - “Friend Zone”
Louis Cole - “Thinking”
Salami Rose Joe Lewis - “Cool Down”
Iglooghost - “Slow Heal”
Buttress - “We Survived!”
Miguel Atwood-Ferguson - “To Be Continued"
Flying Lotus - “Quarantine"

Artwork by: Mckay Felt

Brainfeeder 2017 ∞ 2018

Brainfeeder 2017 ∞ 2018 (Mixed by PBDY)

Black Noise 2084 - pre order https://OnTheCorner.lnk.to/BlackNoise2084

artworked vinyl stictly limited

Dense Ft. Shabaka Hutchings & Tommaso Cappellato

...Not Enough Justice 
This episodes features voices from the community conversation for victims of police brutality.

SURVIVAL GUIDE #7: Too Many Coppas...

The aLIVE sessions are comprised of select bootleg recordings, usually from an iPhone, from various gigs on the road. The quality of sound may not always be desirable, but I think the recordings capture the joyous spirit of the gig. ?

Recorded live at Butchers Brew, Sydney on August 22nd 2019

Lachy Hamilton - Tenor Saxophone
Peter Koopman - Guitar
Phil Stack - Double Bass
Alexander Inman-Hislop - Drums

I Hear A Rhapsody - George Fragos

aLIVE Sessions #1: I Hear A Rhapsody

Mister Ott Live at Bohemian Grove Sep 2012
Matthew Ottignon - Sax
Luke Dubber - Keys
Mick Stuart - Guitar
Eden Ottignon - Bass
Dan Kennedy - Drums

Akale Wube (from CD "Live at Bohemian Grove")

MIMS is very happy to premiere the warm, groove-laden sounds of "Kleer" by Mister Ott.

New Zealand saxophonist Matthew Ottignon has been honing his skills and creativity over 20 years of collaborations. Finally it's time for him to share his own project as leader, via Urban Trout (label of brother Aron), with “In The Flow”, with his Australian outfit Mister Ott. Afrofunk-led boogie is the recipe, the album is a slow-burning journey, designed "to beam groovy, defogging solace", full of "soul-warming slabs."

The album begins with our premiere today, "Kleer", a joyous slice of bass-slapping, brass-laden dub funk that feels like a day too hot to do anything but tap toes and nod heads.

"Kleer" can be found on 'In The Flow', released tomorrow on digital and very limited vinyl formats via Bandcamp, and no doubt all the regular streaming platforms.

In The Flow

Exclusive Premiere: Mister Ott "Kleeer" (Forthcoming on Urban Trout)

Matthew Ottignon, hailing from New Zealand and now entrenched in Sydney's vibrant music scene, embodies mastery across all musical realms, boasting undeniable musical lineage. 

Projects:
Mister Ott takes you on a journey, to another time where you lose yourself in the music. Their music merges eastern sounds, tight jazz funk, hypnotic grooves with melismatic horn lines and high calibre ecstatic solos.

Volant comprises four exceptional musicians who produce a singular explorative sound. Matthew Ottignon's compositions are an ode to his admiration for nature and are deeply influenced by musical geniuses including John Coltrane and the Necks.