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Towards the end of 2021 and fresh off the back of releasing their second album, ‘Melodi', Kit Sebastian recorded their first Lagniappe Session for the much-respected audio journal, Aquarium Drunkard. Taking the momentum of the album campaign and channelling it into a covers project, the band reimagined Turkish pop sensation Sezen Aksu and avant Londoners, Stereolab in their own unique style. Having originally been an exclusive for Aquarium Drunkard, the EP is now seeing its commercial release. 

Sezen Aksu is one of the band's favourite Turkish singers / songwriters, inspiring them through her effortless mix of different genres, playful lyrics and captivating vocals. The original version of ‘Şinanay’ is a beautiful example of late 80’s Turkish disco pop. The lyrics belong to an important Turkish poet, Melih Cevdet Anday, who talks about the ferry that goes to Istanbul’s Princes’ Islands carrying and bringing together different segments and races of society. Kit Sebastian transformed the song into something more delicate and smoother, with a Brazilian inspired rhythm on guitar and jazz piano lines.

As fans of Stereolab and having drawn regular comparison since the release of their debut album, 'French Disko’ stood out as an interesting piece of music to cover. The deadpan intensity of the original is a hard-to-produce effect and Stereolab achieved it so well. So, they thought: how would Stereolab sound if they revisited it? The result was dark guitar lines, loud, Latin percussion, and J.S Bach inspired synths. La Resistance!

Kit Sebastian -Şinanay / French Disko

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"Diga Que Me Quer" is 1980s cover of Abba's "Gimme, Gimme, Gimme!" by Paraguayan singer Perla.
Despite the great success achieved in Brazil in the 80s, this cover remained for a long time a hidden gem. In this edit, Dj & producers Lago and Maco Maltauro present an extended version of the track with more bass, synthesizers and atmospheric elements.

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Perla - Diga Que Me Quer (Lago And Maco Maltauro Edit)

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Spanish On The Beach

the definitive soundtrack for aquatic leisure

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Tracklist: 
1. Pineapple
2. That's Amore
3. Gazebo
4. A Little Salsa
5. 24/7 Pixar Beats To Relax To
6. We'll Be Right Back
7. The Salty Spittoon
8. Takemi
9. Beach Bum
10. Burgundy Interior
11. Espionage
12. Jacuzzi Jam
13. Boardwalk Bumps 4
14. Down By The Lagoon
15. Garden Gnome
16. Elevator Boogie
17. Coconut Stand
18. Grav Dragon
19. Half A Kilo In My Monte Carlo
20. 420:69am

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A Little Salsa

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A couple of years ago Gouranga released Todd Terje's legendary edit of Neşe Karaböcek's YALI YALI, which inspired dance floors all over the world from Cesme to New York, seeping into Robot Heart Sunrise sets at Burning Man.

Now, we're back with another exclusive edit from the same Turkish 70s sensation. This time, it was put together by BPM's own Pamplemousse Rose, who brings a sensually sinister downtempo twist to it.

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Neşe Karaböcek - Demiyom Mu (Pamplemousse Rose Remix)

Kit Sebastian - French Disko

Kit Sebastian - Şinanay

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First Heard on Todd Terje's BBC Essential Mix, Saturday 17th July 2013
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Neşe Karaböcek - Yali Yali (Todd Terje Edit)

Alla Pugacheva - Million of roses (Dj Godzilla Remix)

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Debut single from Kit Sebastian’s stunning, contemporary masterpiece, ‘Mantra Moderne’. A must for fans of Khruangbin, Portishead, Arthur Verocai, Caetano Veloso, Tom Zé, Os Mutantes, Cortex and co.

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Mantra Moderne

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Kit Sebastian – Mantra Moderne

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LYRICS

To the sky, to the earth
Witnessing bondage’s birth
Kennedy, God, Caesar
Give your body to the moon and the stars
Although the stars above you,
Shine bright in pain you do too
Words from the mouth you don’t own
To see yourself not alone
 
Now the Gods and pop stars,
Enslave man ruled by tsars,
Charles the Great, urinate
I’m in love with the Soviet state
I feel so lonely, oh no, I feel so lonely
Although the stars above you,
Shine bright in pain, you do too
With marks of exclamations,
Theory turns obligation

Tyranny 20

Kit Sebastian – Tyranny 20

Taken from the brand new album 'Mantra Moderne' out now on Mr Bongo https://backl.ink/mantramoderne

Kit Sebastian – Pangea

Taken from the brand new album 'Mantra Moderne' out now on Mr Bongo backl.ink/mantramoderne

Kit Sebastian – With A Sense Of Grace

'Mantra Moderne' is a stunning, contemporary masterpiece that fuses Anatolian Psychedelia, Brazilian Tropicalia, 60’s European pop and American jazz. A must for fans of Khruangbin, Portishead, Arthur Verocai, Goat, Caetano Veloso, Tom Zé, Os Mutantes, Cortex and co.

The duo is formed of Kit Martin, who lives between London and France and plays all instruments on the album, and Merve Erdem, vocalist and multi-disciplinary artist from Istanbul, now based in London. This is their debut album.

The album explores universal themes such as love, loss, decay, language and ideology, mixing three different languages: English, Turkish and French. Written and recorded by the duo - Kit composed all the songs and Merve wrote the lyrics - in rural France during 2018, each song was completed within a 12-hour window, pawning contemplation for spontaneity.

Dubbed by Kit and Merve as ‘lo-fi-hi-fi’ in reference to the high-end tube equipment that helped it find its way to 8-track cassette tape. The style owes its sound to narrow tape width, valve distortion, spring reverb, the mixture of high end gear with lo-fi equipment as well as a disregard to the norms of hi-fi studio techniques. All instruments were analogue and no samples were used. The instruments that are used range from tablas to darbukas, balalaikas to ouds, MS20 synths to Farfisa organs and a lot of cuica. The mixing techniques were done on-the-fly, tracking immediately to tape: compression, EQ, delay and reverb; meaning mixing could not be revisited!

The deluxe edition of ‘Mantra Moderne’ features two previously unreleased tracks - ‘Kozmos' and 'Rain (باران)’. It also includes remixes of album tracks from Baris K, Halal Cool J, and Natureboy Flako (who also contributes an unreleased cover version of ‘Senden Baska’).

Tracklist:
1) Senden Başka
2) Mantra Moderne
3) Tyranny 20
4) Pangea
5) Kuytu
6) Yanımda Kal
7) Yürüdüm, Büyüdüm, Çürüdüm
8) With A Sense Of Grace
9) Durma
10) Kozmos
11) Rain (باران)
12) Durma (Baris K Dub)
13) Senden Baska (Natureboy Flako Remix)
14) Kit Sebastian vs Halal Cool J
15) Senden Baska (Natureboy Flako Cover)

Kit Sebastian - Senden Baska

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