Following up from his dazzling headline set at our King of Kong special a few weeks back, we want to keep the love flowing toward, and fire burning for, Noema. With an appropriately Goat-y aesthetic to fit the cosmic sonics, it's only right. "Late at Night" is the first music to be aired off a forthcoming 12" on Cairo label The Magic Movement. The track sees a schronky lead tiptoe past the rickety drum structure and emerges in mid-tempo Nacho Patrol territory, with slivers of psych guitar lines pooling around the edges. 

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Noema "Late at Night" – Boiler Room Debuts

Obé. - Violets For Your Furs (Version 14)

Desert Lines, Taruun & Orika-Across the Corms (Mellon Place Records)

Taruun-Mercy-(Mellon Place Records)

circle of life

Imagine there is a seven-headed rythmic beast with a percussionist, drummer, bassist, keyboardist, two horn players, and a DJ up on the stage embracing the musical totality of the world without any folklore kitsch, its subtlety and urban club grooves crossing various divisions in musical genre.  Feindrehstar is standing on the stage. The studio recordings of this unique Jena-based band have long been known to capture the live energy of their onstage performances. And now Feindrehstar presents their second album named „Love & Hoppiness“ – five years after their brilliant debut „Vulgarian Knights“. A lot has happened in the meantime: countless club and festival gigs, an inspiring African tour as well as countless hours spent working in the studio. „Love & Hoppiness“ matured over three years, a musical puzzle that was composed at different locations – the first recordings developed in the fall of 2012 with Michel Baumann (Soulphiction, Jackmate) and Nik Reiff in Stuttgart. Further overdubs with a trombone, violoncello, guitar and vocals followed at various home studios and conservatories.

 

That's right, vocals have been brought onboard this otherwise instrumental band. Owing to these vocal tracks with Dave Aju, Ebo Taylor and Tina Keserovic on the microphone, Feindrehstar’s sound continues to develop. Jazz, soul and funk vibes shine through on tracks like „Antelope“, a track featuring the vocals and guitar of legendary Ghanaian musician Ebo Taylor.

At first, Taylor thought Feindrehstar rocked too hard – however in the end, things got mellow and he had so much fun that he recorded guitar tracks with enthusiasm.  It was clear right from the start that everything clicked with Dave Aju – the smooth soul-soaked hiphop of „From Bob To Stevie“ standing out on the album.

 

Feindrehstar call their music Krautclub, and the reason ought to become clear in „Caje Sukarije“:  a classic Balkan funk sound taken over by wild synth loops that become fused together in a haze of electro-funk. It is in fact a Roma anthem sung by Tina Keserovic. The album takes a chiller, newer direction with „The New Ballad“, „Blues For Bagdad“ as well as the completely acoustic ballad „Love & Hoppiness Int.“ with cello and clarinet, anchoring the album in a captivating calm.

 

Despite the many new directions, the genre defying yet danceable club sound of Feindrehstar remains. „Love & Hoppiness“, „Deep Horse“, „Shake That“ und „Night Rainer Diskodub“ show once again that after 15 years of rocking dance floors, Feindrehstar's energy hasn't diminished.  Feindrehstar will ensure that clubs and festivals will be well supplied with their estatic performance into the future. 

Love & Hoppiness

From Bob To Stevie (feat. Dave Aju)

Feindrehstar - From Bob To Stevie (feat. Dave Aju)

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Format: digital ; Release: 02.06.2017

“Sonar Kollekting Vol. 1”, releases in 2013, was actually the first true, official showcase of the by now over two decades operating Berlin label. Four years later we already get the chance to get once more a 360-degree view of Sonar Kollektiv's creative work. Four years during which quite a lot has happened apparently. No more than two artists of all the present collaborators on Vol.2 have been already featured on the first edition of “Sonar Kollekting”: Pete Josef and Stee Downes. “Sonar Kollekting Vol. 2” opens up an appetizing prospect on the label's near future when it comes to current and forthcoming releases. 
Just out, for example, is the marvellous electronics-folky album “Wiped Out” by Mooryc, off which the profound song “One Day” is featured here. A bit buoyant is the remix done by Erobique for Marlow's Backroom (on which you can hear Pete Josef). Next to other releases of the past months (The Black 80s, Mius und Tim Aminov), the listener is treated with ten exclusive tracks on this impressive collection. Talents like Dürerstuben already aroused attention with releases on Mutual Musik, Pampa Records und Luettje Luise and now make a lot of noise via Sonar Kollektiv. “Will E. & Gynt Her” implies a splendid feature of the twosome and the label. Together with London based singer Mark Borgazzi, Jad & The (formerly known as Jad & The Ladyboy) also contributes a song thus far unreleased (“Underwater”) to the 15 tracks strong compilation. From Harry Miller aka Glow In The Dark we get “Dark Stars”, a song not to be found on his just released debut “Future Bliss”. There is additional exclusive material in the form of the Nikitch remix of ComixXx' “Can U Feel?”, a subtle remix by ComixXx and Alex Barck for Matthew Halsall & The Gondwana Orchestra's “Into Forever”, a remix by Envee for Pete Josef's “The Travelling Song” (off his 2015 album “Colour”) and new tracks by Dutchman Geurt Kersjes aka Pitto (“Being”), the Italian Hip-hop production combo The Mixtapers (“Take Me Away”) and as well as ComixXx (“Synthesizer Journey”).

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01 Matthew Halsall & The Gondwana Orchestra - Into Forever (Barck & ComixXx Remix) EXCLUSIVE

Basso find with this Fleetwood Mac styled tune from an LP with two amazing tracks. So good!

"Cries & Love" - Ungoogleable Private Press LP - Germany, 1984

T2MM - En Calma (Original) Is it Balearic? 2014

Songs I love, mixed with soul <3

Triumph of the Gods(Original Mix): Psychemagik 
Alexa Chung (Original Mix): Balearic Skip 
The Sign (Dub Version): Ace of Base 
Remember Me (Original Mix): Blue Boy 
Came to be Alive(Original Mix): Session Victim
Canto de Ossanha: Jurassic 5 
Mantis: Nicola Cruz 
Circadia (Original Mix): Tornado Wallace 
Like Glue: Julien Dyne 
Gamma Gamma: Tobor Experiment Disco Experience 
Jenin Grill Dreams (Original Mix): Shakarchi & Straneus
Web of Intrigue (Extended Mix): Leonidas & Hobbes
These Are Just Places To Me Now: Folamour
All Night (Live Session 1): Romare 
Sirin: CAIN
Be A Soldier, Crab (Original Mix): Dreems

xxo, 
Devcloud

Private Collection Vol I

DJ and collector Jeremy Spellacey puts together an exclusive 30 minute mini-mix inspired by our most recent compilation, "Body Beat: Soca-Dub and Electronic Calypso (1979-98)". 
Jeremy was key in licensing the tracks for this compilation, some of which required lengthy detective work. Body Beat is out now. Download, stream or buy the gatefold 3LP/2CD at backl.ink/bodybeat

“Superb collection that reveals a genre that’s fluid and has a no-borders attitude to influence.” - Lois Wilson, MOJO

“A comp that proves some of the biggest jams are right under your nose” - The Vinyl Factory

Jeremy Spellacey - Body Beat Mix 2019

Obé. / Matthieu Obé
Co-creator of  
Recording label : Position Libre & St. Doux
Ambiant band : Bande Ambiante
Dj collectiv : La Station Rose
Rock band : Hantayo Tribe
Own band : Batterie Machine
Keyboard player : Gliese et Kepler
Drum player : Les Nuits Primitives