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Mix Tape 006 Nomade - Barrio Lindo

Tim Reichelt aka Timboletti hails from the industrial city Essen and has already been a dj and producer for almost half of his life. Tim is well known for his collaboration with the live band Konfetti Klub Ensemble, while he organizes the reoccurring Swing N Beton nights. His admiration with hypnotic elements, folkloric melodies and drifted grooves of electronic music can be clearly heard in this podcast he created specially for UCR. Take a listen!

Find Timboletti here:
@timboletti
https://www.mixcloud.com/timboletti
https://www.facebook.com/Timboletti
Remix & Booking: timbolettikonfetti@gmail.com

Release date: 28.09.2015

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UCR #007 by Timboletti

TXÄI is the indigenous name of the next Urban Cosmonaut in this series, meaning: more than a friend, more than a brother, half of him lives in you and half of you in him, a fusion of artist and listener. 
While listening to his mixtape – you fall in and out, back and forth, left and right between continents and tribes, expressions and sounds, beats and melodies. What started as a New Year’s Eve party playlist 3 years ago quickly became a journey into the world of mixing music. Eventually, this led to the birth of ‘CasaCaos’ – a musical collective of passionate, chaos­contaminated bodies channeling their exploration of music in an online label. 
Many of the tracks in Urban Cosmonaut Podcast #12 are upcoming CasaCaos label releases, blended in with forest sound samples, an outtake of a Brazilian poem by Manuel Bandeira and a mosaic of a frenetic/acid/wet Txäi favourites, recorded at 4 am after waking up to the sound of silence. Houston, we’re ready for takeoff. In 5, 4, 3, 2, 1...­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­

Find Txäi on:
@tx_ai
@casacaos
www.mixcloud.com/txai
www.facebook.com/Txäi-1498469483816872
www.facebook.com/CasaCaos

UCR #012 by Txäi

Once upon a time, there was a 13 ­ year old boy who fell in love at first sight with an old Brazilian violao. That boy was Salvador Araguaya, Urban Cosmonaut Radio podcaster #13 in our trip through the musicverse. 
His first guitar triggered a lifelong musical adventure, spending 7 years exploring different genres, playing in many bands and nurturing a love for ancestral black music of northeastern Brazil. Inevitably, he was enchanted by Voodoohop’s fusion of electronic and Brazilian sounds 
and eventually started making music in the beginning of 2015. 
Since then, Salvador Araguaya has moved and swayed the dancefloors with his DJ sets at many Sonido Tropico (@sonidotropico) parties. His recent own productions ­ like “Cotovelo de Serra” on Caballito have given us a glimpse of the start of his musical evolution. His own tracks are infused with digital cumbia elements and traces of folk and ethnic deep house ­ like in “Mora na Filosofia (Caetano Veloso)” ­as well as in this mixtape that you’re about to hear. 
Once upon a time, there was an Urban Cosmonaut who guided us on our Hitchhike Through the Galaxy. And we all lived happily ever after. <3

Find Salvador Araguaya on:
@salvadoraraguaya
www.facebook.com/salvadoraraguaya


UCR #013 by Salvador Araguaya

The latest instalment in the Métron Musik Mixtape series sees a return to South America and to another duo pushing traditional latin sounds toward new boundaries. Lulacruza is Luis Maurette & Alejandra Ortiz, multi disciplined musicians hailing from Argentina and Colombia respectively. Maurette provides the diverse electronic backbone, percussion and charango (A small Andean lute), Ortiz brings beautiful vocals as well as a wide variety of her own instrumentation. Together for over a decade they form a powerful duo capable of sounding both ancient and modern within the same breathe. Their beautiful new LP 'Orca' can be purchased on their bandcamp page, along with many of their other releases - I also highly recommend their visual album from this year which you can watch in full here.

Upon first hearing their debut mixtape I was initially surprised by the selection of British IDM/electronica (no spoilers), but upon reflection the contrast perfectly details the genesis of the duo’s unique sound. In a modern age where music travels further and faster than ever before we’re being treated to unusual hybrids, artists influenced by their ancestral heritage, the cultures in which they reside but also from far reaching sources around the world. It’s within this modern paradigm that Lulacruza’s music, and their mixtape resides. And that’s what Métron Musik loves.  So here it is, Lulacruza’s very first mixtape. Amongst the 19 tracks on display here are half a dozen of their own works slotted beside an alchemy of sounds, past and present, from Latin America and beyond. 

@lulacruza

Full article and tracklist available on the Métron site, including a fascinating interview with the duo. 

www.metroncreativestudios.com/musik

Métron

Métron Mixtape - 009 - Lulacruza

Pedro Canale crosses the mountains from Buenos Aires to bring us a new live set. With years of experience this artist develops his musical craftsmanship at the hands of Argentinian folklorist, Miriam Garcia, who bases her vocal work in the cultivation of ancestral compilations. Together with percussionist Feberico Estevez and violinist Heidi Lewandowski they recover lost songs of the valleys and hills of Argentina, making new sounds fall in love with ancient music of the earth and its roots.

Pedro Canale cruza también la cordillera para traernos desde Buenos Aires un nuevo live. Este artista, con años de trayectoria, desarrolla su artesanía musical de la mano de Miriam García, coplera argentina, que basa su trabajo vocal en el cultivo de recolecciones ancestrales. Junto al percusionista Federico Estévez y a la violinista Heidi Lewandowski, recuperarán el canto anónimo de los valles y los montes de la Argentina, re encantando a nuevos oídos con música antigua de la tierra y las raíces.

Tracklist:

1 - Kaleema - Copal
2 - Chillmountain Dj Ground - Tsuchi
3 - El Búho - Zapoteca
4- Nicola Cruz - Chukirawa ft. Huaira
5- Bigote - Medicina Mapuche 
6- Grupo Andino - Tarqueada (El Búho Remix)
7- Puelche - Sauco Brujo
8- Barda - La Fuerza
9- Lulacruza - Uno resuena (Chancha Via Circuito remix)
10- Mateo Kingman - Sendero del monte

Chancha Via Circuito Mixtape 018 - Festival Nomade

Mistura tudo!

We are all stars 
We are made 
Of recycled star dust 
A fusion of cosmic energy 
A spiral of the cosmic fugue 
Rippling out 
In all directions 
Of love.

Our next Urban Cosmonaut personifies the essence of this podcast series. 
Peter Power's music is a multi-dimensional exploration of sounds that takes the reader on a voyage, to a ritual gathering in a sacred temple, where we find ourselves in the heart of the jungle on a remote planet, spiraling into percussive, vocal and atmospheric loops blended with music from around the world.

Peter Power is a medium. 
He saturates himself with input from the ambience of his environment, from the beating of his own and others' hearts. Channeling his inspirations into mixes that oscillate, vibrate, pulsate, girate, elongate - his own edits, remixes and productions reveal a celestial sound that is unique to him.
After emerging from a darker place these past few years, this mix is his attempt to reconnect with the warmer light of humanity. 

We asked Peter what his third eye means to him. His answer: it's the feedback between inner and outer self. We'll take that as an impulse and let him guide us to a sacred place inside ourselves and outside the constraints of the body self.

His message to the listener is simple: awake into life! 

Find Peter Power here:
@peter-power
www.facebook.com/ufordia

UCR #019 by Peter Power

I come from a place beyond the border
I live in the space between the lines
I am the black gold of the sun

These are the words of Noema, the sound shaman, producer and DJ who has long graced us with organic, sexy journeys and trippy-shizzle-galore frenzies of psychedelic rhythm. 
In this podcast, we are gently taken by the hand and guided from darkness into light. Slowly oscillating back and forth and left and right in subtle cumbia drives, he takes us to a place beyond the border in the next Urban Cosmonaut Radio podcast #021.
Originally from Wiesbaden in Germany, Noema is currently based in Berlin and has found a second home in Brazil, where he feels a deep connection to the music that has influenced his vibe immensely. Among the artists that have shaped his sense of musical aesthetic are Esbjörn Svensson, Matthew Herbert, Marvin Gaye, John Gage, Heitor Villa-Lobos and Voodoohop, the traces of whom can be found in Noema’s eclectic selections. 
Noema is the founder of the Magic Movement, a platform that supports and pushes extraordinary artists of psychedelic, organic and transcultural music that aren’t yet known in Europe. With his deep appreciation for high quality music from around the world and colourful collection of truly unique tracks, we are happy to let him guide us from darkness….
…..into the light. 
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Find Noema here:
@noema
www.facebook.com/do.you.speak.magic
@the-magic-movement

UCR #021 by Noema

Our next Urban Cosmonaut Radio artist is a tornado of visceral musical energy. 

Felipe Torquato, otherwise known as Spaniol, is a Brazilian producer and founder of the famous party series Sonido Tropico in Sao Paolo. His productions reflect a creative spirit stimulated since his time in a classical music conservatory at age 9, having been surrounded and influenced by Brazilian classical music, 70s psychedelic rock and Gigolo records from the early 2000s (no joke) for much of his life. 

His music moves with rhythms that get your feet antsy, whirling up dance floors in playful bursts of melody, bouncing sounds and complex layers of cumbia-induced percussions. In the next episode of our Urban Cosmonaut Radio show, he has selected music that intertwines Brazilian folk, contemporary eclectica and ethno slow house in a colourful rainbow of music.

***We’re happy to follow him wherever he takes us, shakes us, breaks us ***

Find Spaniol here:
@s_paniol
www.facebook.com/spaniolsonido
@sonidotropico

UCR #022 by Spaniol

Please meet Ricardo Vincenzo, your shaman from Sao Paolo for the next hour in the next Urban Cosmonaut Radio podcast #24.

But he’s not just a shaman - he’s also an avid collector of samples and an audio collage enthusiast with exquisite taste in forgotten old songs and Brazilian tropicalia infused music. In a melange of leftover samples, organic shamanic sounds and spiritual tunes, we are immersed in sounds and spheres unique to him. 

Having learned the piano as a kid, Ricardo had been making experimental music for a few years before starting his solo project, which he describes as having more dance floor friendly elements. His productions are inflenced by funk carioca music, which also produced as live sets with samples, repetitive phases and vocal percussions. 

Like a chef creating a culinary experience, we’re hungry to discover the sound scapes he has cooked for us and say: Bom apetite!

Find R. Vincenzo here:
@rvincenzo
www.facebook.com/rvincenzomusic

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UCR #024 by R Vincenzo

When the past fuses with the present, you’ll find us immersed in Barrio Lindo, flipping through his musical sketchbook of colourful landscapes from South America. 

Influenced by traditional music from Bolivia, Peru and Colombia, our Urban Cosmonaut Radio guide #25 creates music that somehow reminds the listener of the roots of contemporary music while still breaking the boundaries of genre, time and locality. His music is eclectic in the sense that it doesn’t fit any boxes, and at the same time instantly recognizable through his signature knocking percussions, colourful soundscapes and rhythmically erratic heartbeat phrases. 

Barrio Lindo’s taste in music was born in Colombia, in the sound of the rivers and the chants of marimbas and drums. When he’s not making music, he’s making instruments - and playing around with old techniques, mixing them with digital production, finding a balance between traditional and contemporary ways of expressing himself. After doing a Chancha Via Circuito workshop with Sidirum and Barda, he started producing music in 2012 and has evolved a lot since then. 

We’re grateful for the podcast we’re about to listen to, which includes fresh material from his collaborative project History of Colour with El Buho. Which wonders await us, we wonder. Let’s have a listen and find out, shall we?

Find Barrio Lindo here:
@barriolindo
https://www.facebook.com/barriolindo1212

UCR #025 by Barrio Lindo

Light, love and Lemurian
...is all we need to awaken our senses.
Podcast #29 was created specially for the Urban Cosmonaut Radioverse and consists of unreleased & mesmerizing productions, collaborations and remixes that come together in a gentle wave of beautiful melancholy.
Describing his own music as an “ear massage” that translates downtempo vibrations of love, his sound is soulful, ethnic and shamanic. Heavily influenced by the music of Nicolas Jaar and Nu, the native Peruvian started producing music at 17 upon his arrival in America in an effort to express what was inside himself when mixing wasn’t enough. 
And although his own productions touches listeners from all corners of the globe, Lemurian hasn’t forgotten his roots and regularly seeks inspiration from his mystical home of Peru. This podcast is a true expression of just that - his unique self: influenced by many cultures, driven by a sense of melancholy and bound to transcend barriers.
Prepare to lift off, over, above and beyond <3

Find Lemurian here:
@lemuriansounds
https://www.facebook.com/LemurianSounds

UCR #029 by Lemurian

When you travel to a foreign place, chances are you’d rather experience it through the eyes of a local. Someone who knows the hidden gems of the city, who understands how to move from one place to the next. Our next Urban Cosmonaut has done just that - this podcast isn’t just a bunch of tracks mixed together, oh no. It’s a carefully selected guide into the emotive experience of Mateo  - a Colombian artist living in New York by day, and musical story teller at night. He’s curated a mix that shows his roots in the Spanish language - with vocals and instruments by Simon Dias, Mercedes Sosa and Guillermo Rodriguez Fiffe - combined with his contemporary influences in multicultural electronic music.
As a DJ whose biggest influence was Pink Floyd - a band that broke through sound boundaries and kickstarted an era of psychedelia and experimental music - it’s fascinating to hear where his exquisite taste came from, forming a distinctively recognizable sound that resonates with the label he’s shaping along with founder Sainte Vie at Akumandra. 
This set is a combination of deep and melancholic entranced beats with distinctive tribal sounds, soulful instruments and ethnic vocals capable of moving us deep inside. We’re so grateful for a wonderful trip that touches the soul and tickles the heart and say thank you, Mateo!
Enjoy, friends.

Find Mateo here:
https://soundcloud.com/mateo-a
www.facebook.com/mateo.akumandra/

UCR #030 by Mateo

Arutani - an almost extinct language spoken by native inhabitants in Roraima, Venezuela. 
Arutani - a young and especially talented producer hailing from Caracas, Venezuela.
Arutani - our next Urban Cosmonaut Radio artist, taking us on a trip through the cosmic universe.
For those amongst you cosmonauts who are drawn to melancholy, enchanted by spherical sounds and driven by all things deep; we’ve got something special in store for you. This next podcast is a voyage through the mind and soul of a young artist who has tickled our ears ever since his first forays into music production. Consisting exclusively of his own tracks, Arutani has given us a podcast that showcases his distinct sound: minimal, dark, organic and slow. With his creative percussions, soulful melodies and deep atmospheres, he has created music that is inspired by his roots but also goes beyond any existing genre. His productions are unmistakeable in vibe and moving in emotion, gently urging us to reflect on ourselves in the process.

Find Arutani here:
@arutani
https://www.facebook.com/arutanimusic

UCR #031 by Arutani

Some say music is a matter of the heart. Others say it’s mathematics. But our next Urban Cosmonaut Radio artist thinks about music in his own way: he imagines the architecture in which he creates soundscapes, and then conjures up a narrative for melodies and rhythms. 
Kurup’s music is unexpected. It catches you off guard, constantly fusing themes in unusual musical trips on the dance floor. His sound journeys are colourful, full of character, different elements and little surprises. They are possibly somewhat a mirror of himself: a multi-platform digital artist, collector of stories and lover of carneval hailing from Brazil. Kurup’s roots lie in Cerrado, one of the most lush tropical savannas in the world and home to thousands of colourful species, bizarre tree formations and what he calls mosaic habitats. Perhaps this is where he draws inspiration for his producing, an endeavour he started 2 years ago after DJing for years on CDJs before moving on to vinyl, until finally crossing the digital frontier with his live sets. Influenced by the tropicalia movement in Brazil that has brought life to a new way of experimenting with local as well as global music, what you’re about to hear in this next Urban Cosmonaut Radio podcast is something we at UCR are constantly searching for: something fresh, unique, and with a beautiful story. We advise you to do as he does, and try to preserve that special ability we have as children: to listen and transform anything we hear with our imagination. 
Let’s see where it takes us ❤

Find Kurup here:
@ku_rup
https://web.facebook.com/kuruppp/

UCR #033 by Kurup

Cecilia Gebhard, aka @enlabarda is a DJ and music producer from the city of Buenos Aires. With inspiration found in Latin American rhythms, her electronic music results in a union between beatmaking, the tones of synthesizers, acoustic instruments, voice, and samples, thought of as much for the dance floor as for relaxed contemplation.

Barda es Cecilia Gebhard, DJ y productora musical de la ciudad de Buenos Aires. Con inspiración en ritmos latinoamericanos, su música electrónica es un resultado de la unión entre beatmaking y el timbre de sintetizadores con instrumentos acústicos, voz y samples, pensada tanto para la pista de baile, como para la contemplación relajada.

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Barda Mixtape 036 - Festival Nomade

Uji Mixtape 037 - Festival Nomade

When listening to Dandara’s tunes, it’s easy to hear where he gets his inspiration from. Although he’s originally based in Basel, Switzerland, you can currently find him exploring beaches and jungles in South America - where he is touring and travelling the continent, spreading his positive musical vibes as he goes.

His sound reflects his interests and philosophy in life: he collects sounds and inspiration from his travels, using them to fuse electronic dance music with ancient and traditional sounds, blurring the boundaries different eras while never losing sight of the omnipotent groove. At times his music is driven and bouncy, sometimes it’s ethnic and deep. But at all times, it’s the creative result of the environments he is exploring and the experiences that are shaping him. 

This is an evolving set, taking the listener on a journey through different styles and productions, some of which we have never heard before. In the words of the man himself: “Listen, dance, enjoy”. Yes sir!

Find Dandara here:
@dandaramusic
www.facebook.com/dandaramusic

UCR #036 by Dandara

El proyecto de Kurup tiene una intención narrativa y progresiva, su búsqueda principal se alinea con folk y tiene una fuerte influencia por parte de la música popular. Su sonido avanza desde el Dub, Techno pasando por el Bass y hasta el Acid House. Así el productor genera puentes entre lo orgánico y lo artificial; entre la música acústica y la electrónica.

Kurup Mixtape 038 - Festival Nomade

We are delighted to present the live premiere of Russian producers Geju, who composed a 100-minute live set that will send you free-falling through the Cosmic universe.

George Topuridze and Denis Kurchenko are a creative duo based in Moscow. When they aren’t hosting the Levelvda events in their hometown, the pair can be found pushing their creative forces as art directors of several projects such as Pinch, Ugolek, Severyane and Sempre.

Their music has mesmerised us from the start: 4/4 beats and free floating melodies, monotony vs. polyphony, synthesized textures and ethnic motifs all beautifully intertwined with vocals. We are taken on an emotional journey through delight and darkness, through space and time of what must be a dream or ritual. It seduces you, enchants you, and sets you free - in a whirl of smoke and spices.

Find Geju here:
@g-e-j-u
www.facebook.com/GEJUOFFICIAL

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