An edit pays tribute to the original by trimming and rearranging the song in a way that it works for today's dancefloor or listening habits. 

Delfonic and Mendel are two outspoken specialists in this and understand the edit craft like no one else. For almost twenty years, Delfonic has been running Oye Records, a record store known far beyond the city limits of Berlin, and therefore knows very well which records and tracks go down best with whom and how. 

Always on the look out for that heartfelt connection, Mendel doesn’t cater to the fist pumpers, but rather the loving, open-minded and upbeat. His sets are peppered with diverse influences, from Chicago’s (ware)house pioneers to Amsterdam’s soulful school of DJs. He carefully orchestrates dance floor experiences by selecting tunes based on the emotion they evoke. A steady flow of mixtapes and Mendel’s Melodies, his regular show on Red Light Radio, provide a platform for Mendel to share his mellower side, capturing hearts by interweaving soulful classics with silky rarities from all corners of the musical landscape.

Notes On A Journey has therefore decided to make use of the services of the two DJs and to take two songs from their own, meanwhile extensive catalog under the magnifying glass, respectively the scalpel.

On the one hand there are two new editions of Germannu's «Fale De Mim» and one edit each for «Marcação» and «Pé na Estrada» by Valéria. Four times the very finest in soulful Brazilian pop music as one is now almost used to from Notes On A Journey. 

«Fale De Mim» by Germannu, by the way, originally appeared in 1984 on the EP «Germannu» and was released in September 2020 by NOAJ as a lavish reissue. 

The 4-track 7inch «Pé na Estrada» by Valéria originally came out in 1983 on the Brazilian label PPA (Paladar Produções Artisticas) and was re-released by NOAJ in November 2020.

With «NOAJ Edits 01», a first absolute must-have edits package was put together. And as the title suggests, the series will continue in the following months with more highlights from the NOAJ catalog.

B1 - Valéria - Marcação (Delfonic Edit)

A2 - Germannu - Fale De Mim (Mendel Edit)

I Favolosi anni '70;
Dalla mia personale collezione di Vinile;
Buon ascolto

Azymuth - Maracana

Suspira (Lincoln Olivetti, Robson Jorge) - Nøé Edit

Brazil 45, number 30. Brazilian disco/boogie double: http://www.mrbongo.com/products/marcos-valle-estrelar-robson-jorge-lincoln-olivetti-alleluia

Marcos Valle - Estrelar

Marcos Valle is back again, this time with the almighty ‘Estrelar’, his most well known disco/boogie track co-written with Leon Ware. Added hints of Yacht Rock too!

The video, filmed in Rio in the early 1980’s, is particular special and is well worth 5 minutes of your time. Marketed as “workout music" at the time, ‘Estrelar’ was his best-selling record with a total of around 90,000 sales.

‘Estrelar’ is taken from his 1983 self titled LP released on Som Livre. 

Robson Jorge & Lincoln Olivetti - Alleluia

Two of the masters of the Brazilian Boogie sound joined forces to make a self-titled LP released in 1982 that epitamised the sound of early 80’s Rio de Janeiro. Synths and keys float over razor sharp samba, jazz and 2-step drum grooves backed by huge layers of horns. Production is as shiny, bright and ultra clean as it ever got!

‘Alleluia’ is a mid tempo groover, with rich horns, guitar, synth and vocal lines. An end of the night jam if ever there was one.

Released on the LP mentioned above and also on 7” in 1983.

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Robson Jorge & Lincoln Olivetti - Aleluia

[Verse 1 — Entering the Mind]

Come into where you come in to see,
Open the gate, step into the being.
Every thought a motion, every breath a sign,
Every pattern a seed of your design.
You say you want to know — well, knowing’s what you are,
You’ve been orbiting yourself like a forgotten star.
Wake up to your mind, take the wheel, take the key,
Drive the moment like it’s meant to be free.

⸻

[Chorus — The Becoming]

Come in to know, come in to grow,
The you you seek is the you you show.
Be aware, be here, be kind, be clear,
The moment you breathe is the reason you’re here.

⸻

[Verse 2 — The Loop of Learning]

You walk into thoughts like rivers in motion,
Every ripple a mirror of your devotion.
Your make and model — your name in code,
Your identity is just a mind in mode.
Exercise your show, let the story unfold,
Let your consciousness dance in the rhythm it holds.
You’re a frequency made of memory’s dream,
Tuning yourself to the cosmic machine.

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[Bridge — The Focus State]

Focus on the day — hold it in your hand,
The mind’s a compass made of sand.
Keep your eyes on the road of your soul’s design,
Refrain from the chaos, stay in line.
If you drift too far, come back to breath,
Awareness saves you from mind’s slow death.
Be the witness — be the flame,
You are the player and the game.

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[Chorus — Extended]

Come in to know, come in to grow,
The you you seek is the you you show.
Be aware, be here, be kind, be clear,
The moment you breathe is the reason you’re here.
In air, in time, in love, in mind,
You are the rhythm awareness designed.

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[Outro — The Finding]

So you open up to say, “I see.”
You wake in the moment you chose to be.
The air remembers, the time forgives,
You are the awareness that simply lives.
Come in to know, come in to see,
The universe blooms through your clarity.

(fade out — heartbeat rhythm, soft mantra repeating “Be. Be. Be.”)

THE AWAKENING CIRCUIT

Estou Livre

Sandra de Sá - 1982

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Soundway presents its next compilation: "Onda De Amor: Synthesized Brazilian Hits That Never Were (1984-94)".
Millos Kaiser, one half of Brazil's Selvagem: a fanatical DJ and digging duo that organise some of São Paulo and Rio's best parties, selects 16 personal favourite cuts from the 1980s & 90s. From electro, balearic and vapour-wave to samba boogie and even a cover of Sade's Sweetest Taboo, Onda De Amor (Wave of Love) is that rarest of things: a Brazilian compilation compiled by a Brazilian.

Onda De Amor: Synthesized Brazilian Hits That Never Were (1984-94)

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Dodô Da Bahia & As Virgens De Porto Seguro - Africamerica

„Discovering and rediscovering music“ is NOAJ's slogan and by this credo productions and recordings (records, cassettes, never before released master tapes) from days gone by shall and will find its audience. NOAJ tells the tale of mis-launched careers, failed dreams, gutted hopes, criminally overlooked masterpieces and of music that has been probably way too ahead of its time.