After an overwhelming start with the illustrious artist Cuttlefish & Asparagus, who did an immense job both on Black Sun’s homonym and Ish’s “Don’t Stop", KALAKUTA SOUL Records come back with another deep set of disco gems, touched by the hand of one of the most respected heads of the genre. Glasgow’s disco godfather, the almighty Al Kent, has delivered three eclectic masterpieces, due to take the international dancefloors to a further level of musical consciousness. A further pack of deep dug bombs that confront the functionality in music many labels have always strived for. The A Side keeps every imaginable sound system busy with a drifty percussive harvester adorned with an eclectic instrumentation that splits flesh from bones and mind from soul. “Colder Than Cold” on the B Side is a perfect example of how a dancefloor should sound like. A thick bassdrum, a bass slapped by the fingers of a giant, keys and chords from heaven and horns hailing from the utmost depth of Kalakuta’s soul. Bringing you back to where it all started, the almighty Al Kent does an immense work on an evergreen, you might have bumped into as a munchkin. “Gee Wiz” closes this opus with a orchestral beauty that once gathered all the souls behind what we call music today. Limited to 500 copies!!

[KKS 002] B1 - Al Kent - Colder Than Cold

Side A 'Lam San Ra'

As a precursor to their forthcoming LP in 2016, the Paradise Bangkok crew let fly with this latest molam disco excursion, that was written on last year's tour. Spaced out khaen and trippy phin lines fly over the heaviest of grooves, continuing the 21st Century Molam project in fine style.

Side B 'Version'

With Nick Manasseh back on dub duties, the tough bass and drums come to the fore, peppered with dashes of echoed out phin and percussion. A next level session for the more discerning dancefloor!

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B1 - Caliban - Super Natural Magic (4:30)

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Tru Tones - Power Struggle / ISLAND FUNK BOOGIE SOUL ST LUCIA

@zlovecraft whips together a version of 30/70's "Breaking". Crafted inna RS HQ using strictly analog outboard gear, Mali (Z Lovecraft) strips the songs down to their bare essentials, adds a heavy break and goes wild on the effects: each version is live dubbed in one take from our South London Studio, for maximum soundboy murderation.

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30/70 - Breaking (Z Lovecraft Dub Version)

Lithuanian drummer and producer @marijus-aleksa announces his arrival with a hazy groove based mantra, embroidering jazz and afro feels throughout.

Read more: http://www.stampthewax.com/2018/08/17/premiere-marijus-aleksa-time-blur/
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Marijus Aleksa - Time Blur (STW Premiere)

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New music in the first hour and replaying one of my favourite mixes from last year by the one an only broken beat DJ Fradinho.

Gary Bartz & Maisha - Leta's Dance
Isaac Aesli - Maureen
Isayahh Wuddha - Elephant Wave
Antibalas - Battle Of The Species
Drymbago - Chupacabra
Populous & Emanuelle - Flores No Mar
Footshooter - Malaika ft. MA.MOYO
Hak Baker & Joe Armon-Jones - Thirsty Thursday
(Live from Maidavale)
Emma-Jean Thackray - Brand New
Free Nationals - Eternal Light ft. Chronixx

Fradinho in the mix

Te’amir – Afrika 
Prince of Queens – Merecutek 
Cotonete – Isaac Washington – Heavenly Sweetness
West Loop Chicago – Miami Rice & Peas 
Nubiyan Twist – Tell It To Me Slowly 
Turbojazz – Fight To Finish – G.A.M.M.
Simbad featuring Andre Espeut – Reconnect 
Sofa Talk – Like A Magpie (Kaidi Tatham Remix) – Escapade Recordings 
Karmasound – Can See Thru You (Sean McCabe Broken Mind Mix) 
Daniel Maunick – A Vicious Circle 
Gaijin Blues – Secret Of Mana 
Teymori – Valley Of Peace

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Musica Macondo on Jazz FM with Tim Garcia ft. Fradinho in the mix

Raúl Monsalve y los Forajidos find common threads between funk, Afrobeat and traditional Afro-Venezuelan music on “Bocón”. Lauded Family Atlantica frontwoman, Luzmira Zerpa, guests on lead vocals, transforming a traditional song from the coastal region of Barlovento about liars, big mouths, or “bocones” into a diatribe against national and world leaders with a dangerously loose grip on reality, “Bocón” makes it clear there’s no hiding from either the truth, or los Forajidos. As they hammer the ground with bamboo tubes, layering the horns and low-end synth bass with the powerful polyrhythmic quitiplás percussion native to Venezuela.

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Raúl Monsalve y los Forajidos - Bocón ft. Luzmira Zerpa

The Diabolical Liberties - High Protection (feat Emma-Jean Thackray)

The concept of Paradise Bangkok was born out of looking for records. Back in 2009 DJs Maft Sai and Chris Menist pooled together their collection of obscure Reggae, African, Jazz and Thai vinyl to put on the very first Paradise Bangkok party, a place to drink, dance and enjoy the natural musical links between sounds from across the globe. Thai luk thung and molam, both popular, rural music styles were spun alongside Mulatu, Augustus Pablo, R.Burnam and Fela Kuti, and the duo ended up playing in Japan, Vietnam, Germany, London, Switzerland, Austria and France. They also co-compiled the two volumes of 'Sound of Siam' for Soundway, as well as 'Thai? Dai!' for Finders Keepers. Chris is now back in London, working as a musician and writer, whilst Maft runs the Zud RangMa HQ record store and label in Bangkok, as well as the Studio Lam bar just next door.

The Paradise Bangkok label they both run initially focussed on reissuing lost Thai classics, many of which were only ever produced in small numbers. Issued in runs of 500 only, with screen printed, hand stitched and stamped sleeves, the sought after 7s were then collated on one LP in 2013, complete with a comic illustrated by Lewis Heriz. The newly set up Studio Lam label focusses on new music coming out of Thailand.

The Paradise Bangkok Molam International Band made their live debut in the Thai capital in 2012. Drawn from different music scenes in Bangkok, the band, (initially formed to back vintage luk thung and molam vocalists who sang live at the events) consists of Kammao Perdtanon on phin (Thai lute), Sawai Kaewsombat on khaen, a type of bamboo harmonica, Piyanart Jotikasthira on bass, Phusana Treeburut on drums and Chris Menist on percussion. Before releasing any recordings the band undertook two successful tours in 2013 and 2014 which included a support slot for Damon Albarn in Berlin, stepping in at short notice for Solange Knowles at Off Festival in Poland, as well as gigs in Germany, France, Switzerland, Belgium and the Czech Republic, all to great acclaim.


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