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For kindred souls Dean Chew and Kevin Guoh aka Kaye, co-founders of Singapore-based Darker Than Wax, A&R (spearheaded by Dean) is one of the most fundamental factors — artwork, aesthetics, marketing, remixes are all just as important ingredients to a tasty release, but the base is who they’re dealing with. Kevin eloquently sums up this part of the process, “it’s‌ ‌sussing‌ ‌out‌ ‌the‌ ‌personality‌ ‌types‌ ‌of‌ ‌the‌ ‌artist‌ ‌as‌ ‌quickly‌ ‌as‌ ‌possible‌ ‌when‌ ‌we’re‌ ‌in‌ ‌early‌ ‌discussions‌ ‌with‌ ‌them.‌ ‌If‌ ‌I‌ ‌smell‌ ‌a‌ ‌hint‌ ‌of‌ ‌diva,‌ ‌I’m‌ ‌out.‌ ‌I‌ ‌don’t‌ ‌care‌ ‌how‌ ‌good‌ ‌you‌ ‌are.‌ ‌Life‌ ‌is‌ ‌difficult‌ ‌enough,‌ ‌don’t‌ ‌really‌ ‌need‌ ‌someone‌ ‌else‌ ‌to‌ ‌make‌ ‌my‌ ‌life‌ ‌more‌ ‌difficult.‌”

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https://mixmag.asia/feature/label-spotlight-darker-than-wax-singapore

Label Spotlight Mix: Darker Than Wax

Wayne Snow was live with Àbáse for two hours of soundtrack, contemporary jazz and afrobeat gems. Tracks inside from Arooj Aftab, Ayetoro and Àbáse himself.

Wayne Snow w/ Àbáse - August 2021

We’re thrilled to welcome back Montreal’s OJPB (aka Bowly) to Lazy Days following his brilliant 2018 Lucy’s Stomp EP. OJPB’s music has a very singular poetic voice, equally influenced by Detroit, Chicago and early UK Grime/2-Step Garage as well as taking inspiration from french cinéma and littérature. As a DJ, OJPB became a firm favorite on the Montreal local scene with his unique eclectic style ranging from Techno, House, Disco and Breaks. Recently, he played at 24 Hours of Vinyl, Pik Nic Electronik for the 15 Years of Lazy Days and has a forthcoming Mutek set in a few weeks.

The EP opens with Théodore Le Fou, a dreamy cinematic Deep House number that also features an obligatory remix by Fred Everything. Phonétik digs deeper into his UK influences with tight drum programming, cut up sampled vocals and those lovely strings. Ottomatik closes the EP in style with a broken beat rhythm, strings and rhodes melodies.

We hope you enjoy this EP as much as we do.

Release date: 09/17/2021

*Played by Jimpster on his latest Sofa Session

Exclusive Premiere: OJPB "Théodore Le Fou"

• DTW FM #285 •

Hosted by:
Marco Weibel
@marcoweibel
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Mawkus 
(@mawkus)
Tracklist :
(Mawkus Set )
Coming Soon.

(Pam Anantr Set)
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(Marco Weibel Set)
Coming Soon.

Spotify Handle : dtw.lnk.to/DTWitall
Every Saturday
12PM - 2PM EST
Broadcasting via The Lot Radio
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@thelotradio

Darker Than Wax FM #285 w/ Pam Anantr • 18th September 2021

Taken from 'Still Flute', the long awaited follow up to Tenderlonious' acclaimed 'On Flute' album, "Song For My Mother" is the perfect fusion of Ed Cawthorne's myriad musical sensibilities.

Ed's forthcoming 'Still Flute' album follows succession of releases over the last couple of years alone. From jazz fusion with his band Ruby Rushton, Hindustani classical with Pakistani quartet Jaubi, a tribute to British jazz legend Tubby Hayes, to space disco with Lorenzo Morressi, or deep house, electro funk and ambient electronica in his solo studio productions, Cawthorne has pushed at the boundaries, particularly his own, evolving, surprising and continuously captivating listeners.

"Song For My Mother" is one of four deep house jams sporting Ed's exuberant flute soloing. He tells us, "this is kinda the follow up to an old favourite of mine ‘song for my father’ that featured on my album ‘on flute’, so it was time I dedicated a tune to my mother. Clocking-in at just over nine minutes long, the tune builds with a multitude of percussive elements until it reaches a climatic flute solo before winding back down to atmospheric strings and a bubbly synth solo. Hopefully it’ll get some dance floors moving."

Due for release in October, 'Still Flute', is a very worthy addition to the Cawthorne's rapidly growing catalogue. Live flute and synth work sit comfortably over deep house, modern electro funk, spiritual ragas and ambient soundscapes.

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Exclusive Premiere: Tenderlonious "Song For My Mother" (Forthcoming on 22a)

Following a prosperous career in music and poetry, Detroit-based musician and performer Malik Alston readies his vibrant album ‘Malik Alston Presents Painted Pictures: Air’ set for release via The Jazz Diaries. The album is a spirited celebration between jazz virtuosity and Motor City house music, showcasing Alston’s roots in Jazz, Gospel, Soul and Dance Music. 

Alston’s story is one that is intrinsically aligned with the story of Detroit itself. Having hosted one of the first Slum Village concerts, and teaching vocal lessons to many members of the Detroit music community. His production and writing collaborations read like a who’s who of Detroit artists including Alton Miller, Amp Fiddler, Roy Davis Jr. & Javonntte and releases on Moodymann’s Mahogani Music to name a few.

“‘When I think of ‘Air’... for me, it exists to express a combination of freedom, self awareness, and doing something different and new. In ‘Air’ you get to really hear the band as a whole, no one stands out individually. It was all a matter of showing that we brought the music to life together as a unit. ‘Air’ is definitely a true reflection of what Painted Pictures was: free musicians who play good music.”

Exclusive Premiere: Malik Alston Presents Painted Pictures "Air"

Selectors Assemble are excited to bring you the premiere of 'CBD Cream' taken from the soon to drop Basement Membrane album on Inner Tribe records! 

A new fresh sound emerges on “Punk Funk” nods to the broken beat mastery of Dego & 4hero, swinging funk rap featuring Atlanta mc Stan smith and psychalic punk funk leanings on the aptly named title track. With Basement Membrane drummer Mike Mitchell aka Blaque Dynamite takes the percussive role. Mike started playing drums at the age of 2 (!), touring with heavy cats such as Kamasi Washington, Herbie Hancock, Erykah Badu and Derrick Hodge, releasingseveral albums as a frontman (which he sings on as well) and apparently those tight grooves had already been running in the veins of his family. Mike's uncle is the incredible Dennis Chambers, who played with people like Don Blackman, Funkadelic, Bernard Wright, Aurra, John Scofield, Santana and many more. The last piece in this powerful puzzle is bass and guitar player Lars Karakusevic, who also co-wrote several of the tracks on this forthcoming album. Beka wrote the rest.

Already receiving steady industry support from the likes of Lefto, selectors assemble, stepping to tomorrow, Mr Scruff and many more this album is cemented already as a future classic.

[PREMIERE] Basement Membrane - CBD Cream

One-to-watch, Liam de Bruin steps back up to the Heard and Felt plate with the irresistible live house grooves of "Lavender".

Since the release of modern disco jazz funk number "Friday Evening" on Heard and Felt we've impatiently waited for more from this exciting musician and producer. Finally, under the guiding hand and ear of Heard and Felt label boss Ennio Styles (3RRR FM/Worldwide FM), Liam is readying an EP that set to explore his love of house music and live instrumentation, from disco, boogie and jazz funk angles."Lavender" is a deeper number than "Friday Evening'", embracing more synth tones and a slinky, sexy, late night feel. And just when you’re feeling settled in the spacey groove, you find it's been growing in all directions, twisting into a low-key disco jazz bounce.

Considering Liam's feel for live house, jazz funk, boogie, and so on, it's no surprise he has been embraced so quickly by fellow Melbourne artists that have inspired him, like Close Counters, Horatio Luna, Teymori and Zeitgeist Freedom Energy Exchange. Also recommended for fans of fellow MIMS-favourites, like Malik Alston, Julien Dyne, Byron the Aquarius, Floating Points, Kyle Hall, Theo Parrish and Duke Hugh.

"Lavender" is released on October 15 on Heard and Felt.

Lavender

Exclusive Premiere: Liam de Bruin "Lavender" (Forthcoming on Heard and Felt)

MIMS is excited to share “Brotherhood”, the thrilling new single by Glasgow-based ensemble corto.alto, led by trombonist, producer and composer, Liam Shortall. The first song taken from ‘Not For Now’, the ensemble’s most important release to date, due for release later this year on Bristol’s increasingly essential Worm Discs imprint. 

‘Not For Now’ follows an acclaimed series of DIY self-releases and videos, released over the course of a year from May 2019. The highlights were collated on a sold-out vinyl EP on Worm Discs and received support across Radio 6 Music, BBC Radio 2 and BBC Radio Scotland.In this short but productive space of time, corto.alto were awarded for Best Band and Album at the Scottish Jazz Awards 2020, and received a personal invitation by Gilles Peterson to perform at We Out Here 2021. 

Originally conceived as a self-imposed challenge for Liam to release new music every three weeks for a year, corto.alto’s incredible success has postponed any plans to end the project. As Liam puts it, “so I called this E.P “Not for Now”, in reply to “Is That It?”, the last track from “Live at 435”, featuring a hero of mine, Soweto Kinch”. Lockdown gave Liam plenty of time “to better gauge a sense of perspective of where I fit as an artist in the world of music” and find the right balance between “over intellectualised” or “over commercialised” ‘jazz’.

Shortall is able to call on musicians of the highest calibre, from Glasgow and beyond, to give life to his compositions. Among them rising saxophonist Harry Weir, pianist Fergus McCreadie and drummer Graham Costello of STRATA fame. Nubiyan Twist & Onipa co-founder, Tom Excell, not only contributes on percussion, but co-produces ‘Not For Now’ alongside Shortall, adding the midas touch that has undoubtedly contributed to Nubiyan Twist’s incredible success.

“I wrote “Not for Now” as a reminder to myself to focus on the things that should matter to me: friendship, brotherhood, love, family, joy. The same things that are easily forgotten in regular day to day life. Making this release really helped me re-calibrate my priorities moving forward. It’s also a celebration of the relationships and bonds we have with each other, more specifically the connection we have between ourselves and other musicians.”

“Brotherhood” features the spoken word talents of Franz Von, MC and frontman for K.O.G & The Zongo Brigade, delivering effortlessly over irregular time signatures and shrieking brass. Shortall wrote the song after a Mungo’s Hi-Fi and Eva Lazarus gig, inspired to combine the energy of sound system culture with Latin jazz. 

“Brotherhood” sees full release on November 12, with the full mini-album, vinyl and digital, following on November 26 on Worm Discs.

Not for Now

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Exclusive Premiere: corto.alto "Brotherhood" Ft. Franz Von (Forthcoming on Worm Discs)

• DTW FM #290 •

Hosted by:
Marco Weibel
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RAH
(@rahzizan)

Tracklist:
(RAH)
DTW INTRO
Joe Bataan - Ordinary Guy (Jazzanova Rework Extended Version)
Groove Armada Oh Tweak to Me (Gaudi Remix)
Michel Legrand - Suspicion
Sven Wunder Lotus
Omar El Shariyi - Ah! Mennak
Nick & Samantha - You're The First, The Last, My Everything
IAMDDB - Silver Lines
Amon Tobin - Sordid
John Handle & Bongomann - Sourspud
Sheila Chandra - The Struggle / The Dream
Clap! Clap! Ode To The Pleiades (Photay Remix)
Mytron & Ofofo - Ancient Meteorological Engineering Methods
Rob, Hugo Ferran & Jean-Michel Tavernier - Don't Kill Dub (Poem by Sonia Sanchez)
Greentea Peng - Hu Man
Carmelita - Under The Trees
ESG - Erase You
Jazzeem's All Styles Rmx - Funkier Than A Mosquito's Tweeter
Mulatu Astatke - Dewel

(Marco Weibel)
Fresh 4 (Children of the Ghetto) feat Lizzie - Wishing on a star
D-styles - Terror In Dub
Barry Brown - Natty Roots Controller (Long mix)
Fly Anakin - Sean Price
Bunzinelli - Nova
Sleep D - Grass Bath
Womack & Womack - MPB (Frankie Knuckles Paradise Ballroom Mix)
Teno Afrika - 8 Ubers (Tribute to DJ Jaivane)
Ani - Love Is The Message (Prescription Dub)
Wiwanyag Wachipi ‎– I Don't Want You (I Don't Need You) (Humphreyish Dub)
Subculture ft Marcus - The Voyage (Hayden Andre Remix)
Denroy Morgan - I’ll Do Anything For You
Conway & Temple - You Can Lay Your Head On My Shoulder (Hint Edit)

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Every Saturday
12PM - 2PM EST
Broadcasting via The Lot Radio
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Darker Than Wax FM #290 w/ Marco Weibel & RAH • 30th October 2021

An instrumental funk album. Album composed played, recorded and mixed by David Taylor Hughes. All tracks are 100% improvised.

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Future Classics & Forgotten Treasures — Selections for the Adventurous Music Listener (Founded in 2007 by Lexis)

Exclusive Premiere: Malik Alston Presents Painted Pictures "Air"

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