All eyes are on Islandman, an interplanetary musical trio from Istanbul who release their long anticipated, third album Godless Ceremony on September 10 via Danish imprint and long-time home of the band, Music for Dreams. 

The album is available in all digital stores: https://music-for-dreams.lnk.to/godlessceremony

Islandman makes an incendiary, uplifting and psychedelic slew of music drawn from a world of make-believe, rooted in Anatolia. These 10 tracks (+ 3 additional exclusives on the vinyl) – all of which flirt with balearic, house, down-tempo and electronica with a global gaze - are awash with acid drenched electronic motifs and stuttering electronic drum machine syncopations. The group effortlessly sail the globe, dropping into the tropics of Ecuador (Amarnos Ahora),to Mali visiting North African desert blues masters Tamikrest (Tarhamanine Assinegh) and North India (Drums Of Colca) whilst never forgetting the music and poetry from the band's spiritual home, Anatolia (Kara Toprak). 
In Godless Ceremony we are withdrawn from time and place, delivered to a fantasy zone, dreamt up in the sea, gazing at the stars. It's a musical storyboard, that whilst conceived in Istanbul by producer, singer and multi instrumentalist Tolga Böyük, journeys to far off places, real and imagined.
Hindustani tablas, Tibetan flutes, flamenco guitars, Anatolian Saz and Balinese (Bhasa) vocals all mesh within a concept (and coping mechanism) that contemplates daily routine as beautiful and meditative and as Tolga has appreciated over a testing two years in which he lost his father,"You can take part in a religious ceremony, search for supernatural powers, but sometimes you need to find happiness in small, everyday things".
The record's tracklisting and flow, like it's production ambition and aesthetic, peaks and troughs and arguably perculates at the Underworld-esque title track Godless Ceremony, where Tolga takes front of stage delivering the lead vocal and playing the Saz, an Anatolian stringed guitar-like instrument. 

The core members of Islandman are multi-instrumentalist & producer, Tolga Böyük and  Eralp Güven (percussion) and Erdem Başer (guitars). Islandman have become known for their live performances, as anyone who has witnessed their live streams from Istanbul for the London Jazz Festival and Boiler Room can attest to. 

Islandman simply avoids boundaries and Godless Ceremony is ultimately their most open-minded work to date. The subtleties and deft electronic touches bewilder and their clear appreciation of music on a global level is an education for us all.

Vinyl pre-order: https://islandman-musicfordreams.bandcamp.com/album/godless-ceremony

Supported by Koda’s Cultural Funds and Musik Forlæggerne.

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Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/3So3vlAfrEh2FbpvG7sxO4?si=JaWXl03rQe-Q-LyoW8LQaw
FB: https://facebook.com/islandmanmusic/
SC: https://soundcloud.com/tolgabuyuk
IG: https://instagram.com/islandman_/

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► Listen to Jalal Ramdani - Sake (Chaleee Remix) on our Afro House Playlist: https://lnk.to/AFROHOUSE2021

Jalal Ramdani, Team Distant, and Mr Silk team up once again to release another EP titled “Sake” on the distinguished Deep Root Tribe record label. In the fall of 2020, the guys made the hugely successful track SESA which was their first collaboration and they straight away went onto a second project which is SAKE. 

Jalal proposed to team up again to combine the drum skills of Team Distant, his energetic and folkloric touch, the musical ear of Silk, and of course the undeniable African talent of Stevo Atambire who provided the vocal and the guitar. The guys made it in early 2021 mid-pandemic while locked up in the studio, to come up with this pure roots track. 

Jalal asked his protégée Adjuma to remix (as he did with Sesa, when he only had 1 track released at the time) and also Chaleee to portray his dramatic afro style. Both came up with different and interesting styles, constituting an infectious EP.

HMWL Premiere: Jalal Ramdani, Team Distant, Mr Silk Ft. Stevo Atambire - Sake (Chaleee Remix)

Artist: Jickow
Title 1: Burakumin (Original Mix)
Title 2: Burakumin (Ten Walls Remix)
Title 3: Burakumin (Robert Babicz Remix)
Style: Progressive House, Melodic House & Techno
Label: Olympe Music
Cat.N.: OM001
Release Date: 2022-02-04
Buy & Stream: bit.ly/Burakumin_OM001

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Jickow kicks off brand new label Olympe Music with a first single that gets big remixes from melodic heavy-weight producers Ten Walls and Robert Babicz.
 
Burakumin is a former untouchable group in Japan at the bottom of the traditional social hierarchy. Even abolished, their descendants continued to face stigmatization and discrimination in Japan.
 
Throughout that track, Jickow wanted to pay them a tribute.
 
Burakumin is a deep and slow bring prog house tune. The melodies are poised and build carefully, lifting your spirits and taking you to the stars. It is a genuinely hypnotic roller. Ten Walls Remix gets edgier, with sharper chords and dancing drums making for a melodic tech vibe to get you in a trance. Last but not least, Robert Babicz then rounds out with a more supple and minimal vibe that rolls late into the night.

Early support from Sasha, Agents Of Time, Magdalena, DJ T, Ilana Maras, Bog, Township Rebellion, Paul Sawyer Darin Epsilon, Nhii, Cadillac Express, Eric Rose, Animal Print, Criss Source, Betoko, Joy Kitikonti , Nick Muir, Who Else, Animal Trainer, and so many more.

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► Website: https://www.olympemusic.eu
► Beatport: https://www.beatport.com/label/olympe/99122
► Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/olympeofficial
► Soundcloud: https://www.soundcloud.com/olympeofficial
► Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/6OI9YdnCaKpTfW8kvCjr0M?si=DdU8bsQYS4qTlW1guZ4pkw
► Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/olympe_ofc
► Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/olympeofficial

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Artists links:
► Jickow: https://www.jickow.tv
► Remixer 1: https://www.tenwallslive.com
► Remixer 2: http://www.robertbabicz.de

Burakumin

Beatport

Jickow - Burakumin (Robert Babicz Remix) / Olympe OM001

Jickow - Burakumin (Original Mix) / Olympe OM001

Go hard or go home was the motto.
Nothing more to say then thank you once again for this amazing energy.
Played at Sisyphos Hammahalle.

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Go hard or Go home • b2b sin:port • Sisyphos • Pfingsten • 2023

A 3-hour closing journey — organic, psychedelic and full of breath.

This set moves between forest textures and melodic energy, built to keep a grounded crowd in motion till the very end.

Flowing steady around 149 BPM, it starts earthy and hypnotic, slowly opens into bright analog melodies, and lands in a deep, emotional space.

MöSH – Forest Closing Set

Erez In Nature / 18.10.25 - Forest Closing Set

A 2.5-hour closing journey — tribal, hypnotic, and grounded.

Was played at Sheveteva gathering in the Yizrael Valley, under Gilboa mountain.
The last set of the day, for those who stay. Built slow, held steady.

Deep psychedelic progression — groovy, emotional, unapologetically inward.
No hype. No rush. Just movement and breath.

Sheveteva / 27.09.25 - Progressive Closing Set

Ricardo Villalobos & [arpiar] Raresh, Pedro, Rhadoo - Live @ Circo Loco Party - DC10 - Ibiza (06-10-2009)

Ricardo Villalobos & [arpiar] Raresh, Pedro, Rhadoo - Live @ Circo Loco Party - DC10 - Ibiza

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All material written & produced, edited or remixed by Be Svendsen

This recording is a reflection of my live sets over the last year.
Big thanks to Rigopolar and Nazca Records for the fantastic "Sun Of Lemuria" files, and to Goldcap for sharing his incredible Romanian edit stems with me - been playing them in every set, to all the talented musicians involved ..and to MJ & QJ for that Billy Jean beat.
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Chamber Sessions 001

This is the last part of Exclusive Haram Mixes.
Some tracks that I love, still and forever!
As a philosopher says, rabbits in a hurry!
Enjoy.
Somewhere downtown Budapest.

Sheveteva / 27.09.25 - Progressive Closing Set

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