SoundCloud Weekly May 3rd

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"A selection of tracks I’ve been gravitating to of late," Klein Zage says of her entry into our Sunday Mix series, "recorded live on a very rainy, very moody London morning, coffee in hand, designed to help gently ease me out the house".

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Sunday Mix: Klein Zage

Tambour - Chapitre I | mr002

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.: The Nude And The Quiet :.
Composed and produced by Simon P. Castonguay

Recorded by Benoît Parent
Mixed by Pierre Duchesne
Mastering by Pierre Duchesne

Piano/Tonal percussions - Simon P. Castonguay
Violon I - Rose Frappier
Violon II - Audrée Leduc
Alto - Mélanie Venditti
Cello - Eugénie Lalonde

Tambour - The Nude And The Quiet

Dreams

Having surfaced last year from the Western Australian coastline, Good Company Records provided two of the most defining records of 2015 with Hugo Gerani aka Eleventeen Eston and Phil Stroud's debut EPs. The imprint is back on good form with yet another newcoming act going by the name of Long Body, comprised of Timo L and Deni Deni. The "Hi Vibe" EP starts up with a playful and light-hearted opener, "On A Big Trip", where analog bass, Larry Heard style piano, marimba and jungle noises interweave to create a refreshing and exotic slice of house. Out next week, this summer delicacy is best consumed in a chaise longue with a cocktail within easy reach. Tip !

PREMIERE : Long Body - On A Big Trip

Made in collaboration with @la-fraicheur in Berlin on a rotation of naps, dj gigs, getting caught in thunderstorms and more naps. Enjoy the free tunes!

Nark & La Fraicheur - No Sleep, Next Place [Free DL]

Fred P’s fresh ‘Perpetual Sound’ imprint continues its journey with 'Lush Culture', a split EP that finds the label head alongside like-minded soul, Deetron. 

 

‘Liquidity’ opens the EP: a slowly-bubbling, elegantly shuffling house trip that pairs liquid, deep chords with irresistible percussion. ‘Lush Culture’ finds the New York-Berlin producer in his most sophisticated mode, channeling pure early-hours dance floor ambience via a rolling, charismatic beat amid a subtle but intoxicating build.

 

Handing the reins to Deetron for the flip, ‘Sweet Science’ sees the Swiss maestro punctures the weightless mood with a heavier, stepping bassline that blossoms into a blissful analogue state that rolls on and on, mastering sublime cosmic tension with each powerful breakdown. 

 

Fred P returns to conclude the release with ‘119 Black Key Experiment’, a sparkling, ambient sign-off that explores the retro-futurist influence at the beating heart of the label’s aesthetic.

Fred P - Lush Culture

What is the sound of the end? How does one acoustically convey that something is over? Computers have had a shutdown sound; movies play a melody while rolling credits and even the end of human life has a sound attached to it, courtesy of Chopin. Heatherbrae, an excellent track from Thomas Gray & Liam Ebbs feels like it's a sountrack to an end of some sort. Its deliberate and sparse pacing of someone who's no longer rushing, its "I-am-at-peace" synth chords as well as casual and relaxed drumming all seem to say: "It has been a lovely experience; I laughed and i cried, I've learned and I've grown but now it's over”.

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Analogue Attic on SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/analogueattic

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PREMIERE: Thomas Gray & Liam Ebbs - Heatherbrae [Analogue Attic]

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After Francis Harris' third album 'Trivial Occupations' gained magnificent resonances during press and listeners - his “meandering, spine-tingling loveliness” (DJ Mag, USA) became an album of the year in several publications - here is the Remix-EP with two very special reworks.

While the left-field ambient waves of 'Trivial Occupations' still linger in the ears, Joaquin Joe Claussell and LNS tamper with the two bit more beat-driven 'Minor Forms' and 'St. Catherine And The Calm' for two new interpretations that totally break the chains.

New York based DJ, musician and producer Joaquin Joe Claussell, label-owner of both Spiritual Life Music and Sacred Rhythms Music is looking back on a list of countless works on Labels like Vega Records, Brownswood Recordings and Wonderwheel Recordings. Famous for his percussion-driven Afro-House tracks which are influenced by his Puerto Rican background, he also has a deep connection into New York’s local Jazz Scene. Claussell's Cosmic Arts Version of Minor Forms features the outstanding Jazz-pianist Bennett Paster with skillful and organic Piano lines. The track opens up with indistinct vocal chants and distant piano-tinkles alongside scattered drum hits. This moody, steady swelling beginning follows on the vibe of the original’s jazzy trumpets. As the bass, played by Claussell, hits at some point, the whole track turns into a fusion of  virtousic synth and piano melodies, underlined with excentrical drum rolls. A turn back into the lighter ambient-spheres finally ends the wildness.

"No different than how I approach producing remixes," says Claussell, "my goal first and foremost is to initiate a connection with the original composition. What this allows me to do is become intimate with the piece in a way that it almost becomes one of my own. Once the relationship is established, I then sketch out the ideas in my head - then on to the canvas - hence whatever format, whether that be DAW or Tape that I feel can most appropriately assist me in getting the job done. As it relates specifically to 'Minor Forms', I envisioned it becoming a journey that moves in 4-parts (Deep Wilderness, Morning Light, Jazzstosphere and back into the Wilderness). The ultimate goal was for the remix to become a story that continues moving through different atmospheric scenes and melodic emotions-all the while respecting the brilliance of the original story. An important part however, is that i need to feel the original composition before i entertain the idea of  agreeing to do remixes. And so, hats off to Francis Harris for creating an inspiring piece of music to begin with."

The lively breathing nature of 'St. Catherine And The Calm' is what Laura Sparrow aka. LNS is most fascinated about, so her approach for her remix was to “utilize Francis organic sounds and approach it both via hardware electronically, and using real instruments”, she says. Her Sister, Nadia Sparrow, who is a professional flutist played over the track, creating a goosebump-atmosphere, that is permeated by floating tape-delays of the originals’ piano and vibraphone. Calm and breakbeat-like drums provide the basis for this breathtaking harmonic adventure. LNS, originally keeping the spirit of Vancouver’s underground scene alive, is now at home in the Berlin’s equivalent. Not only her love for Detroit and UK-Techno during Djing, but also a great variety of musical influences mirror in her productions. On her recent releases on DJ Sotofett’s Label Wania and her self-released Recons One EP she shows off a interesting mix of short edged electro and leftfield electronica.

With almost thirty minutes playtime, Trivial Occupation Remixes leaves the impression of listening to an entire album that continues telling the story of the original.

Francis Harris - St. Catherine And The Calm (LNS R/ & Nadia Sparrow)

BORN02 - Pascal Viscardi - Lluvia De Verano

A1. Lluvia De Verano
A2. Lluvia De Verano (Paula Tape Remix)
A3. Guided By A White Light
B1. La Chemise Versace (Jungle Mix)
B2. Paramaribo (Cosmic Disco Mix)
B3. Guided Dub, Chapitre 1 & 2 (Androo Remix)
B4. Pianeta Bongo

A2. Lluvia De Verano (Paula Tape Remix)

The complete collection of remixes of Calm’s album is now presented on a special CD/digital release that, rather pleasingly, repackages the remixes in the same order as the original tracks. The likes of Mark Barrott, Yuri Shulgin, Gallo, Calm himself, Lucas Croon, Cantoma and more all feature.

First up is the Mark Barrott mix of 'Space Is My Place'. It’s an exotic feeling track with a watery current, and then comes J-Walk, who has just put out a fantastic album of leftfield downtempo on Wonderfulsound. His remix of ‘Afterglow and First Star’ has astral synths and leads that will have you gazing skyward, before Yuri Shulgin then steps up with the gorgeous ambient awakening that is his take on ‘Ending Summer Beginning Autumn.’

Label homie Gallo gets long legged on his deep-cut remix of ‘Sky Color Passing’ and after the twinkling melodies and scattered drums of My Friend Dario’s remix of ‘Shadows and Lights’ is Calm’s own acid laced interpretation of ‘Mellow Mellow Sadness'.

Alex Vincent is in reflective mood as he drowns you in lush pads and sustained chords on his remix of ’Shade of Tree’ and the always masterful Lucas Croon’s take on ‘Before Landing’ is a gentle rush of rave euphoria with its old school breakbeats and glowing pads.

Mind Fair’s remix sinks you into a slow motion house gem before balearic bossman Phil Mison becomes Cantoma for a version of ‘You Can See The Sunrise Again’ that has bright blue skies and jaunty chords making you move.

This is a varied and vital packages of remixes that not only provides plenty of heat for DJs, but also works as a fantastic standalone album.

Shadows and Lights

Calm - Shadows And Lights (My Friend Dario's Etna Breeze Remix)

The first set of remixes of Calm’s By Your Side got plenty of props for sound quality as well as their ability to get people grooving. Now the label serves up some more remixes, this time from legendary figures Mark Barrott (international Feel) and My Friend Dario. 

Up first is Barrott, the long time slow motion master whose downtempo, ambient, new age and electronic fusions very much set out the Balearic template way back in the nineties. ‘Space Is My Place’ (Mark’s Re<>Imagination to the Sacred Heart Center) is an enchanting and tropical reworking with exotic percussion and liquid drums that gentle sway to and fro like a raft at sea. It’s another escapist, transportive track from Barrott that takes you to the other side of the world.

By Your Side (Mellow Mellow Acid Versions & remixes)

Space is My Place

Calm - Space Is My Place (Mark Barrott’s Re<>Imagination To The Sacred Heart Center)

Bayetë’s Native Dance 01 starts off an willfully mysterious edits series, with four off-the-wall tunes, flitting between low-slung street soul, 90’s digi-afro and zouk, with notable appearances by venezuelan digger-extraordinaire Trujillo and russian wizard Beard in Dust.

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[PREMIERE] Bayetë - N'Zo

Soca burner with uplifting chords, heavy bassline and frantic percussion breaks, perfect to light up the dancefloor at peak time 🌴🔥🥁

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Taxi - Land Of Jam (Souldade Tool Edit)

Boogielicious Synth Pop made in Napoli! 
"Acqua Di Sale" is the first mini-album of the mysterious Rosa. Recorded at the West Hill Studio, this is the umpteenth creation of the well known Neapolitan production team which inaugurates the "Pegaso Series" on Periodica Records. 

https://www.discogs.com/Rosa-Acqua-Di-Sale/release/14681612

"Una spiaggia deserta, un appuntamento al bar. Le onde del mare s'infrangono dolcemente sulla riva, bicchieri di vetro riflettono gli ultimi raggi di sole del tramonto. Il seducente panorama di Posillipo e il fascino di un amore da fotoromanzo. Qualcosa fuori dal normale. Alcune domande ineludibili, i colori di un buio che non fa paura. È la Napoli del cuore. La città non è più un luogo fisico, ma il palcoscenico di un incontro clandestino. Le emozioni più vivide assumono la forma di note sul pentagramma."
(M. Ferretti)

"A deserted beach and a rendezvous at the bar, with waves crashing gently in the distance and wine glasses catching the last rays of the setting sun. The seductive panorama of Posillipo unfolds before the eyes, evoking the charms of a photo-novella, though something mysterious lurks in the emerging dark, leading to unavoidable questions and temptations of the soul. This is the Napoli of the heart…no longer a physical manifestation, but instead, a stage for clandestine encounters and forbidden desires, where the most vivid emotions take the form of notes on the staff." 
(English translation by Octagon Eyes)

Acqua Di Sale

SP PRD 1016 • Rosa - "Acqua Di Sale"

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