2020/2021

Melodies Record Club #001: Four Tet selects

Dawn Chorus

Drop Location

Malin Genie - Eschaton EP

A1 - Eschaton
A2 - Drain
B1 - Venus
B2 - Elara

Mastered by Stefan Betke for Scape Mastering, Berlin.

Originally released on 12" vinyl as VGNR06, distributed by Juno.co.uk

Malin Genie - Eschaton EP

A Trip To The Moon

Again

Miles DeVoe - thats true

zonedout - INFERNAL HERALD (prod. phntmzn bR) 1

EN:
We are back, after a year of stillness and silent planning, after a year of warfare and hostility between humans. We are close to a possible wolrd warfare again we need to stay close and think in the vulnerable ones, that's why we have decided to start the process of taking down all of our Discography from Spotify due to their support in the Gaza Genocide. In this critical times, we present 2 tunes for our new Release in the hands of one of the producers who will be pressing the limit of what we can perceive as Techno-Drum and Bass, coming from an elderly era of the genre and placing himself in the vanguard with this 2 bombs, marking a new era within ExoPhono Recordings, raising in all directions to the farthest edges of the kown Universe and beyond... from Russia we present: Quellsy - Nasha Planeta and Graphite Cylinders.

SP:
Hemos vuelto, tras un año de quietud y silenciosa planeación, tras un año de guerra y hostilidad entre humanos. Estamos cerca de una posible guerra mundial; necesitamos estar cerca y pensar en los vulnerables, por eso hemos decidido retirar toda nuestra discografía de Spotify debido a su apoyo al Genocidio de Gaza, el proceso esta en marcha. En estos tiempos críticos, presentamos dos temas para nuestro nuevo lanzamiento, de la mano de uno de los productores que empujará al límite lo que podemos percibir como Techno-Drum and Bass, proveniente de una era antigua del género y colocándose a la vanguardia con estas dos ear-bombas, marcando una nueva era dentro de ExoPhono Recordings, elevándose en todas direcciones hasta los confines del universo conocido y más allá... desde Rusia presentamos: Quellsy - Nasha Planeta y Graphite Cylinders.

Quellsy - Nasha Planeta (Original Mix)

THAW001
Pearson Sound
A) Thaw Cycle
B) Freeze Cycle

Release date: 16th October 2015. 12" Vinyl + Digital
Distribution by Kudos



Thaw Cycle / Freeze Cycle

Siren

Love Is The Drug (Remastered 1999)

Call Me By Your Name (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

Mystery of Love

Futile Devices (Doveman Remix)

Only You

Texas Sun

Label: Banoffee Pies Records
Catalogue Number: BP011
Title: Number One Slugger
Artist: Nikki Nair
Genre: Breaks / Breakbeat / Bass
Release: 03/04/20

Tracklist:
A1 Super
A2 Slug
B1 Salt
B2 Fidelity
B3 Stotch

Banoffee Pies Records continue their original series via a solo EP from Nikki Nair of Knoxville, Tennessee with “Number One Slugger”. A white label 12” showcasing the diversity of Nikkis bass infused productions across a range of tempos, opening with the drum heavy DJ tool “Super” with jungle swing and a vocal hook to partner. The A2 sees the appearance of the “Slug” in a siren blaring bass rhythm strictly for dance floor usage pumped with electro distortions.

The B side introduces a more mellow mood following in similar ilk to his latest Morphism release on Gobstopper Records last year which initially caught our ear. The B1 sees “Salt” drop the tempo to 120bpm for a more intricately arranged array of swirling hi hats and toms and a flowing dub infused vox. The B2 flaunts pulsating basslines and ASMR whispers with “Fidelity” in the more spooky insert of the bunch before the release comes to a close with “Stotch” on the B3. A track perfect for any closing or opening set, heavily tripped with ethereal notes and subtle percussion, a conclusive ending to this 5 track EP. Much love BP x

Mastered: Optimum
Pressed: MPO
Distributed by: KUDOS

Number One Slugger

Fidelity

Buy 12" / mp3

PREMIERE: Nikki Nair - Fidelity

There is something simultaneously both brand-new and retro about 'All News Is Good News’ - the debut album from Melbourne's instrumental soul group Surprise Chef. It sounds like something dreamt up by lo-fi cousins of David Axelrod and Janko Nilovic, with dramatic Library-music-esque cinematic arrangements echoing both light and dark, delving into moments of dissonance and positivity. There is a meticulous education of 1970’s soul on display that touches on the legacies of the great composer / producers, yet at the same time, this is a truly contemporary record that could have only been made now. 

The first limited pressing of 'All News Is Good News’ was released on the band's own 'College Of Knowledge' imprint in November 2019. It slipped rapidly into the collective consciousness of underground music lovers around the world, with all copies selling out within a week and becoming a firm favourite at Mr Bongo HQ in the process. We felt Surprise Chef had made something very special, a future-classic, and that needed to be heard well beyond those lucky enough to have bagged those limited first copies.

Formed at the end of 2017, Surprise Chef have grown within the fertile, creative, and supportive Melbourne music scene. Whilst the band is comprised of four core members, the album features friends and family as guest instrumentalists on flute, saxophone, vibraphone, congas, and assorted percussion; all adeptly recorded by engineer Henry Jenkins from the band Karate Boogaloo. The warm-raw-authenticity of the album was captured in the recordings live to tape over a handful of sessions in the band’s home studio in Melbourne’s inner-northern suburb of Coburg. As band member Lachlan Stuckey explains “All of the music we record is tracked live to tape, simply because so many of the records we love most were made that way".

The results are a captivating journey of instrumental cinematic-soul that will connect with the hardened Axelrod, Truth & Soul, El Michels Affair, and Daptone's fans, as well as the open-minded first-time listener. We are very excited to share this first slice of Surprise Chef’s world, with plenty more magic from these guys coming around the corner very soon.

All News Is Good News

Surprise Chef - Yung Boi Suite

Only You

Moses Boyd

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