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V/A - Kikommando
Label: PAN / Hakuna Kulala
Cat.No. PAN 124 / HK029
Format: DL / Book
Release Date: 6 August 2021
Purchase: pan.lnk.to/Kikommando
Video: bit.ly/3i2EgSg

A collective effort from a vital scene in Kampala, KIKOMMANDO takes its name from Ugandan street food of flat bread and beans. As a ‘food of soldiers’ offering maximum energy for minimum funds, the eponymous mixtape, video series and book project is an equally nourishing and ambitious proposition. It all began in the East African summer of 2018, during a two-month residency at the Nyege Nyege label and collective’s villa, in collaboration with their sublabel Hakuna Kulala. Producer and PAN artist Simone Trabucchi (aka STILL) opened the door to his temporary studio in the city and a crucial cross-cultural collaboration was born.

“The intention was to record as much as possible,” Trabucchi says about KIKOMMANDO’s musical showcase of eight Kampala-based artists, coming from the spectrum of musical influences, crossing trap, drill, cut ups, kuduro, electro, smooth jams—the list goes on. In creating a sonic space to support the expression of its featured singers, poets and emcees, the mixtape ties countless styles and flows into a single snapshot of a particular part of the Kampala music scene, at a particular point in time. The invective of rapper and street legend Blaq Bandana’s “Nkwaata” is laid over a spare and brooding ambient. Kampala Unit trumpet player and first-time singer, Florence, rolls a thick melodic texture through the organic clicks, knocks and atmospherics of “Bae Tasanze”. Jahcity’s unique lyricism combines a personal take on traditional music and soulful-reggae with a jerky, wobbly collection of drops and donks.

Meanwhile, Ecko Bazz applies his grimey vocals and rhythmic, introspective words to lead single ‘Ntabala (Rolex Riddim) at a particularly pertinent moment of self-reflection. “I was trying to listen to the voice inside myself and wanted to achieve a higher level of understanding of things, life,” he says about the themes that he felt inspired to explore with Trabucchi at the recording desk. The accompanying video, shot on a rooftop in the Kampala neighborhood of Ggaba, is one of a series of slick and high-definition films complementing each one of the KIKOMMANDO tracks. These also include contributions from Ugandan emcee and key Hakuna Kulala member Biga Yut, don dada of the GabaGaza gang Swordman Kitala (with Omutaba on percussion) and South Sudanese poet and singer Winnie Lado.

Also accompanying a ‘visual mixtape’ of moving images for each song on KIKOMMANDO is a recording diary of sorts, where Trabucchi compiles a vibrant collection of pictures, colours and textures reflecting the its heterogeneous sonic palette into a book. Together this multifaceted, interdisciplinary project showcases, what Lamin Fofana’s liner notes describe as, “amazing originality, complexity”, while “embracing dissonance”.

Trabucchi’s personal take on a kind of ‘digital dancehall’ defined the sound of his ground-breaking rumination on Italy’s colonial history on debut STILL album, I, in 2017. KIKOMMANDO is a different proposition entirely, where he finds new ways to complement the personality and skills of its contributors sprung from a constant stream of visitors arriving at the Nyege Nyege Villa’s makeshift studio. “It was a dialogue,” stresses Trabucchi, who has always preferred collaboration as a means to escape branded and stereotypical identities, while creating something new. “I created the musical platform to make the singers confident, and challenged them at the same time. Working together accelerates ideas and reveals that nothing is your invention alone. That’s why KIKOMMANDO is a mixtape to me, and not an album.”

The mixtape is mastered by Rashad Becker, featuring artwork by NMR. Tracks 1, 2, 3, 4, 7, 9, 11 & 12 mixed by Ville Haimala. Tracks 5, 6 & 8 mixed by Lorenzo Dal Ri.

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KIKOMMANDO

STILL, Biga Yut, Florence - Ntwala (PAN 124 / HK029)

JEROME Mixfile #777 - gossamarie

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The 15th release of katharsis is the EP “Otra Vida” by Serbian artist Cuban Chamber of Commerce. Spanning four tracks, the EP portrays the gloomiest corners of your subconscious emotional landscape by blending ghostly pads and eerie sound effects with a deep reverberating bass. But even though the atmosphere is filled with tension and has a high chance of provoking goosebumps, the EP has a mysteriously hopeful and embracing quality to it.

“Otra Vida” is quite a deviation from the artist’s former releases, as his earlier works are more bass-driven and dancefloor-oriented. With two successful releases under his belt, respectively on Molten Moods and his own label kepasaparadoks, the artist now seeks to explore new sonic territories by putting emphasis on textures, atmosphere and field recordings instead of complex high-tempo drum patterns. As hinted in the title, “Otra Vida” carries a message of the different and unknown, which is well carried through to the listener by the ghostly mood of the EP.

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Otra Vida

Cuban Chamber of Commerce - Luz

Presentamos el tercer compilado de música ambiental y experimental, para esta entrega unimos diferentes estilos de productores de Colombia, Argentina, Francia, Estados Unidos y México.

Escucharemos de manera gradual un recorrido sonoro resultante en una paleta de colores diversa, en su mayoría profunda y de sonidos dedicados a la contemplación del espacio y devenir del tiempo y creados desde su origen con técnicas diversas de composición.

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We present the third compilation of ambient and experimental music, for this delivery we unite different styles of producers from Colombia, Argentina, France, the United States and Mexico.

We will gradually listen to a sound tour resulting in a diverse palette of colors, mostly deep and of sounds dedicated to the contemplation of space and the passing of time and created from its origin with various compositional techniques.

Compilado 003 B:

01 Golden - La Templanza
02 We Get Signal - Serenata
03 Im The Woods - Danza de Hadas
04 MISTY - Ariel
05 Jennitza - Amazonas
06 Koscoy - Ethereal90s
07 Neurokill - Déjame En Paz
08 Roke Labs - Sónica
09 asocial - Ritual
10 Uurah - La Actitud De Las Piedras
11 OMAAR - Royal Knight
12 Kuro Kasetto - Mitsuri Kanroji
13 bd - sM3
14 CRRDR - DISTOPIA TERCERMUNDISTA

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Golden - La Templanza

Dilian - Chicago Ghost

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IDA Radio: Changeless w/ Exploited Body & APEAK - 26th January 2022

Tracklist:

APEAK

Wojciech Rusin - Speculum Veritatis ft. Eden Girma
The Fertile Crescent - Into The Fire
Romance Relic - Mélange, Sensuel
LORN- Yesterdays Pain 
b1 - ნება
Denise Rabe - Aves Are Falling
Yen Towers & Mini Esco - Mitsu Deluxe
LD - Purging
Vonal_64 - as below, so above
Distruption - Think Less Feel More
Sørenga - Transcedental
Sully - Vérité
Allison Data - Slaughter

Exploited Body

Hålbå - Free & Hated
Katarina Gryvul - Bezodnya
KMRU & Aho Ssan - Despite The Night
Racine - Malchanceux (ft. Keru Not Ever) (Live On Pioneer CDJ-800)
GHASTLY NIGHT - BARREN LANDS (STRANDED VERSION)
Pan Daijing - Part Three: A Tender Accent
Femeheim - Aschenbrandung
The Body & OAA - Barren Of Joy
Varg²™ - Still I Remain (ft. blackhaine)
Softie - Pond Eyes
SHXCXCHCXSH - Nges
R000000M - Fear
Voicedrone - Darkness
ALX - Krush
Mosca - Cordite
Razbibriga - Ritual
December - Leaky Heart
Makornik - Violent Voltage
PANG - ULTRA 1
Swam Intelligence - Offworld
Israel Vines - Downing
SKY H1 - Silk

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IDA Radio: Changeless w/ Exploited Body & APEAK - 26th January 2022

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