Otake Records is back. This time with Canadian artist @Frivolous ‚Release Paralysis‘ marks a long period of time since the last full ‚Frivolous‘ release - a creative drought, a veritable release paralysis.

Marred by illness, pandemic and disaster, this record is unapologetic in Daniel Gardner‘s portrayal of life looking upwards through the murky waters of rock-bottom.

Thick, dark and jagged striations of dreams stomped down into piles of discarded artifacts, sometimes accented by the fleeting chorus of human yearning, sometime forgot about altogether in moments of ignorant bliss.

In ‚Release Paralysis‘, the specific circumstances are not to be revealed, inasmuch the importance of recognizing that events occured and shaped an emotional state which is valid and inarguably human.

Creativity isn‘t always beautiful, although honesty usually is.

Perhaps now the paralysis can be released.
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www.frivolouslive.com
www.otakerecords.pl

Frivolous - Release Paralysis (OTAKE 033)

Benjamin Fröhlich - The Joy Of Repetition EP

Tigerskin | Playgrounds Ep | Forms & Figures

Buy : https://ffm.to/ff030
 
01 - Pink Zebra
02 - Hirokos Riddim
03 - Melancoholic
04 - 33 Travellers

With his new EP, Alex Krüger aka Tigerskin continues his journey through wild, versatile and groovy Caribbean moods and beyond pure club functionality. Pink Zebra and Melancoholic both transport proper island vibes with a wink yet are still undoubtful Tigerskin trademark productions. Hirokos Riddim is a wet-sounding homage to the ‘Sleng Teng Riddim,’ a preset groove found in a certain trashy Japanese keyboard of the early 80s that accidentally lead to the invention of Dancehall Music by King Jammy and Wayne Smith in the mid 80s. The EP closes with the majestic rock-ish 33 Travellers, a tune based on a groove of another model of japanese trash keyboards that Alex distorted and recorded through grannies old tube radio when he was a teenager. Positive vibes for y'all! 

All tracks mixed by Stefan Janson and mastered by Salz Mastering in Cologne.

Playgrounds EP

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Tigerskin | Pink Zebra | Forms & Figures

Brain Food Radio hosted by Rob Zile/KissFM/26-10-21/#1 ROB ZILE
PART 1
01 - Jakob Mäde - It's Cloudy Today (Original Mix)
02 - Apres - Poolside (Original Mix)
03 - Stoned Chicken - Dijpa (Original Mix)
04 - Spada - Venus (Extended Mix)
05 - My Friend Dario - Neve Su Acireale (La Mano Rework)
06 - Mood Tree - Tokyo Despondency Club (Original Mix)
PART 2
07 - FBK - Forward Thinking Back (Original Mix)
08 - Gary Holldman  - Spring 2004 (Original Mix)
09 - Acro - 5th Type (Original Mix)
10 - Stefan Weise - Paradrum (Branch)
11 - Basic Guy - Explorer (Paranoia106 Remix)

Brain Food Radio hosted by Rob Zile/KissFM/26-10-21/#1 ROB ZILE

Bside Incoming: Szafran

We’re very excited to bring you a wonderful DJ/Producer from Poland, he goes by the name of Szafran.

Oskar Szafraniec plied his trade under the mentorship of the legendary A Guy Called Gerald before basing himself in Berlin where his regular appearances at Club der Visionaere, Watergate, Tresor and Salon zur Wilden Renate would fine tune his live performance. 

He has since released on notable labels like Rawax, Deset and Cyclo, and collaborated with some serious heavyweights like Ricardo Villalobos and Pier Bucci. 
But, after an enforced end to his touring days, the industrious Polish DJ sought a change of scenery on Croatia’s Dalmatian Coast. A much needed break from performing and producing allowed a chance for new influences, inspirations, production styles, and his new alias: Szafran. The result is a beautiful balance of hardware, software, and organic sounds; breakbeat drum loops, synths, keys and the signature sound of a 303. 

Be sure to check out his HOME AGAIN - 003, the third release on previous guest Thabo’s label: https://linktr.ee/homeagain003

For his Bside podcast, expect Jazz, Funk, Soul, rising into some superb house selections.


And why not listen back to an excellent episode from the label boss: Thabo: https://soundcloud.com/bsidepodcasts/bsideincoming-thabo

Szafran's SoundCloud - https://soundcloud.com/oskarszafraniec 
Szafran's Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/oskarszafraniec/

Thanks to Molly Hickey for the beautiful artwork as always. www.instagram.com/mollyth.art/

Follow the Bside Instagram for updates/news/vinyl and general music chat: www.instagram.com/bsidepodcasts/

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Bside Incoming: Szafran

drS - Kulmio EP
Released 29th of April '22 on Natura Viva Black.
Beatport: https://www.beatport.com/release/kulmio-ep/3670962
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/6fS0FR50DA0c6fjdRup1WF

Kulmio

Grzegorz Turnau - Nawet (Piotr Bejnar Edit) free dl

Music Solidarity 50th Release Edition

The Shortest Track of All Time

Some Air (Piotr Bejnar from Siberia Remix)

UNHAPPINESS IS OVER

Explorers #1

We Are Eternal - The Outcome Is Not the Outcome

@Frivolous first full release in almost 10 years is coming out on 15.06 on Otake. Today we invite you to listen to an exclusive premiere of “Crawling Out” track from the maxi EP called "Release Paralysis".

www.frivolouslive.com
www.otakerecords.pl

Release Paralysis

Spotify

PREMIERE: Frivolous - Crawling Out

Frivolous - Miller's Fail

Frivolous - Blue Canary

Frivolous - Cinders Feat. Onili

Frivolous - Nicol @ Milton St.

http://otakerecords.pl 
Otake Records is a new label owned by @piotr_bejnar. Our goal is to promote artists and create a group of friends all over the world, who support themselves in music and life.

Our sublabel 2529KM
https://soundcloud.com/2529-km

Frivolous - Miller's Fail

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