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RAMZi, Ase Manual, Tiny T-Bone, Akanbi & DJ Temporary [Nov 11]

TINY T-BONE live @ PARAGON NYC • JAN 28 2023 •

Bachata/Techno Nightclub and restaurant on Myrtle Broadway Brooklyn open nearly 20 years.

http://www.instagram.com/mi_sabor_cafe

Mi Sabor Cafe with Swami Sound and Ase Manual @ The Lot Radio 02-15-2023

When life's last song plays only for you
Just close your eyes and follow it through
For this is only the beginning
of where this life ends
Now you're ready to walk with the Whispering Winds...

Drifting...

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estimulo - pleasure gallery s4 e1

On this show we present a sonic journey from the London based, Dorset raised duo In-Form. They run a YouTube channel and are part of Thirdspace, running quarterly parties in London. This mix is the second in a series called Desired Path and covers a lot of ground, but is circles iterations of introspective new wave and avant pop. Check out their excellent mixes and YT channel if you get a chance.

Séance Centre Radio Episode 62 - Desired Path w/ In-Form

Private Hearts 148 w/ Elias Mazian

BUY LINK: https://cosmocitiesrecords.bandcamp.com/album/denshi-ongaku-no-bigaku-the-aesthetics-of-japanese-electronic-music-vol-1
V/A - Denshi Ongaku No Bigaku / 電子音
Label: Cosmocities Records (https://soundcloud.com/user-796466527)
https://soundcloud.com/ken-ishii-70drums  https://soundcloud.com/ken-ishii-presents-m-h-f

Still on and about after years of the most intense crate digging, gem mining, desperate head-scratching and avid schooling, thirsty as ever for the next musical thrill to wrap our ears and brains around, here comes the fruit of our life-long love story with Japanese electronics, Denshi Ongaku No Bigaku Vol. 1 and Vol.2. From the soul-fulfilling first crush felt upon hearing the iconic soundtrack of ‘Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence’ by Ryuichi Sakamoto onto our release of Inner Science ‘Cosmo Tracks’, through the life-affirming sets of Laurent Garnier at Dijon’s seminal club, l’An-fer, which have at all times nurtured and expanded our taste for Easternmost delicacies, the influence of Japanese music on our vision and endeavours was paramount to the development of our catalogue, whether directly or indirectly. 

This first volume gets the ball rolling with a fine assortment of mostly ambient, electronica and deep house-focussed joints. Draped in organic membranes and ASMR-like synth tapestries, K. Inoue’s nu-agey opener ‘Em Paz’ takes us on a ride across the most serene dreamscapes. Jazzing up these lush and oneiric coastal vibes, Gabby & Lopez ‘Drive form the Miracle’ merges a sense of Californian psychedelia with a straight out hard-bop swing. No stranger to our catalogue, Inner Science returns to serve up a crystalline slice of laid-back house on a mystique-imbued tip he holds the secret to. Flip it over and here comes Aquarium with the splendidly immersive ‘Rainy Night in Shibuya’, which very much feels like wandering amidst its neon-upholstered streets and swarming hallways in a bubble of your own. 

Naohito Uchiyama treats us to a synth-drenched nocturnal ballad with the ‘80s-inflected vibes of ’Shugetsu’, whereas Keta Ra cuts a path of ethereal sublimation via the mischievously fun and bouncy balearic lounge of ‘equals’. Masterly crafted by Yuu Udagawa, ‘Infinite Possibility’ eases us in a realm where weightless pop and low-slung abstract hip-hop combine to further exhilarating effect. All in harp-driven brittleness and velveteen sub-bass stealth, Noah ‘Gemini - Mysterious Lot’ has us drifting to a lavishly orchestrated headspace, laying down an impressive work on textures and arrangements. All in on the sedated drip-tease flex, Sauce81 ’Sign of Secret Love’ is a blast of freaky hedonism, just as ready to cast its hypnotic spell down the sweatbox as it was upon its original release ten years ago.

Languid jacking house tune ’Tai+Dai’ from Keita Sano blows the winds of discoid luvin’ across the room with its impeccable balance of sharp, glimmering synthwork and driving bass onslaughts from the depths. An odd slice of reshuffled folk music, Waltz ‘Folkesta’ makes for some eerie invitation of sorts, enchanting and spookily haunting in equal measure. Back to a fevered, hip-swaying mindset, Kuniyuki hi-NRG jazz number ‘Free’ is an absolute wonder of piano and drums-driven boogie, cut from the same cloth as some of Blue Note’s finest Cuban jazz classics. Rounding off the package, Japanese legend Ken Ishii’s version of Larry Heard’s house Hall-of-Famer ‘Can You Feel It’ is pure bliss in a can, tailored to turn any crowd into a shapeless cloud of balmy euphoria and universal love, whatever the place or time.

BUY LINK

PREMIERE : Ken Ishii - Can You Feel It (feat. Metropolitan Harmonic Formulas and Naruyoshi Kikuchi)

https://www.nts.live/shows/guests/episodes/ramzilla-3rd-august-2023

Ramzilla on NTS_August 3rd 2023

Tiny T-Bone - Nowadays Backyard 08/05/23

Dive into Donna Leake's ever developing taste, drawing sounds from all over the globe and all over the clock including jazz, reggae and psych.

https://www.nts.live/shows/donna-leake/episodes/donna-leake-10th-august-2023

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Live from Radio80000 Munich. Monday, Sept. 11, 2023 

Recent faves, shares, discoveries

*Xtra tnx to Benny and Jannis

Gates of Sincerity

B.P.T. Radio 074: Ramzilla

upsammy and Jonathan Castro present 'Dwell,' which maps the emotional resonance of space through sound.

https://www.factmag.com/2023/10/16/fact-mix-upsammy-jonathan-castro/

Fact Mixes

Fact Mix 930: upsammy & Jonathan Casto (Oct '23)

Ramzilla for Radio Alhara (09.20.2024)

Ramzilla - NTS  [12.3.24]

This EP features edits by Bottin, Sleazy McQueen, Albion, The Ivory Boy and Avanti. All tracks are edits from obscure Italian songs released between 1974 and 1980. 
Comes in a handmade jacket, limited pressing. 

Reviews:
Picadelly Records: Red hot batch of Italian edits including a sweet Bottin rework of Loredana Berte's "Ti Piacerebbe", the original of which currently changes hand for over £100 on the second hand market

Juno: If you're going to launch a new re-edit series, it's probably wise to get some big hitters on board. That's certainly what the people behind Theme From Kaffe have done for their debut offering. Italian heavyweights Bottin lead the way with "Ora La So", a lo-slung, Clavinet-heavy chunk of dirty Balearica blessed with sleazy, whispered vocals. Sleazy McQueen continues the eccentric theme with the chugging reggae-disco bounce of "Back To Hell", before Albion ups the tempo on the dusty, vocoder-laden wonky disco chug of "Experimento". An excellent EP concludes with the sprawling soundtrack disco of Ivory Boy's "Mare" and "Bright Mezcal" by Avanti, a curiously bumpin chunk of dub disco weirdness blessed with alien synths and a brilliantly rubbery bassline.


Distribution / Wholesale
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Bottin - Ora Lo So

Ramzilla back in the studio for an hour... 
Find the full tracklist and related episodes on NTS: https://www.nts.live/shows/guests/episodes/ramzilla-13th-may-2025

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Best known under her alias RAMZi, Phoebé Guillemot is a composer, sound designer, music curator, and visual artist based in Montreal.

Kapla w/ Ramzilla @ Kiosk Radio 16.05.2025

RBL x Nextones w/ Ramzilla | 200725

Miscellaneous Mutant Mishaps mixed by Dom Thomas

Smooth Jazz & Hip Hop rendition of Tom Browne's "Funkin' For Jamaica" ft Rob Araujo on the boards!