Liar - Spirewards (SMBLP002)
Release Date: September 23, 2013

We are pleased to introduce Romanian artist, Liar, to the Symbols family with his new album, Spirewards. It is a very dynamic and cohesive piece of work that is equal parts dark as it is blissful. A personal inward journey that is best experienced from start to finish. This is the type of album that you can lose yourself in and become completely enraptured by Liar's unique soundscapes and vibe. Repeat listens will continue to unveil layers and thought provoking time signatures that you may not have noticed before. We think you will find that this album will provoke many different emotions, often times conflicting and contrasting, but then again isn't that life?

01. Western Digital
02. Pygmalion
03. Vesper
04. Strobecoral
05. Young Love
06. Gunmother Knows Best
07. Spirewards
08. Hand In Hand (Like Lovers Are Supposed To)
09. Godcity
10. Uchronia
11. Edendrive

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Artwork by Joyce Su

Liar - Spirewards (SMBLP002 Album Preview)

Sleep ft. Tahjy Minaj

Kastle - Hyperreality (SMBL034)
Release Date: April 21, 2015

01. Reality Void
02. Strange Days
03. Beautiful Things
04. Experienz
05. Dreamers
06. Falling Up ft. Xavier

In 2015, digital technology has all but removed the ephemerality of the music making process, allowing for the retention of each and every step in the production process. Whereas the analogue process allowed the dissolution of drum arrangements and synth lines into the ether, software retains nearly everything, a practical development that has nonetheless erased some of the magic and immediacy of dance music. Kastle’s Hyperreality EP, the Los Angeles-based artist’s first release of 2015, is a conflation of past processes and a contemporary approach, decade old files dusted off and freshened up.
 
A love letter of sorts to a younger age, Hyperreality, which also functions as the cap on an eponymous tour, features six tracks that spawn classic garage and jungle sounds, from the maniacally chopped breakbeats on “Experienz” to the diva vocals and crunchy 2-step of “Strange Days”. Seated in deep nostalgia for his teenage years, Kastle’s arrangements on Hyperreality recall an experimental era, pre-internet where the parameters of dance music were yet to be established and rule breaking was the norm.
 
And while Hyperreality might recall a decade-plus old sound, the production value is essentially modern, each track fitting in beautifully as both soundsystem culture and introspectively-motioned headphone music. With a vocal boost from Xavier, Kastle touches on pop motifs throughout the tape, balancing R&B proclivities with the ruthless swing of 2-step and rthythmic energy of garage. Kastle’s aesthetic is based in nostalgia, but don’t trick yourself into thinking Hypereality is just an ode to the past.

Kastle - Hyperreality EP (SMBL034)

Taken from the album 'Universes', released 24th July 2015 on Ninja Tune.

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*****G-FUNK/R'N'B*****

♫♪♫└A FUNKY CALI BABY♫♪♫

(*$*)Real G-Funk & Gangsta Dope(*$*)

L.A/Bay Area Representz 

CALI BOUNCE HOMIE

2Pac Never Had A Friend Like Me (OGFUNKWEST Remix)

The idea behind this track was thought up by the main man Native! 

His inspiration came when he watched the short film Sun Day. He decided to write the lyrics based on an imaginary letter from the little boy to his sister and we built the track around this. If you haven't seen the short then follow the link bellow, mute it (no disrespect to the original composer!) and press play on this. It's emotional believe me! 

The vocals were sung by native and the track was constructed by my self. As the song was so emotional and to tie it together with the a side of this release we got Yipping in to play some live Erhu (Chinese violin) for us and it sounds incredible. 

Out to the @substructaudio family for putting this out for us. Watch these guys! 

'Yobow Ep'

Sun Day Short Film: https://vimeo.com/15508608

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Menik & Native - Mirage (Out Now 'Yobow EP' via Substruct Digital & LTD 10" Vinyl)

I Know You Sometimes

TYNRAI

Ari Atoll

Heart Felt Good

Ninja Tune has established itself as one of the world’s leading independent record labels. Now a bonafide global music institution, synonymous with diverse, uncompromising releases and equally visionary artists—from breaking-through to GRAMMY-winning, internationally acclaimed acts—committed to pushing the boundaries of music.