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Waves In Suyian

Tracklist: http://www.factmag.com/2014/03/31/fact-mix-433-damon-albarn/

FACT mix 433 - Damon Albarn / Studio 13 (Mar '14)

The principly trusted phraseology

Tracklist & download: blrrm.tv/banoffee

"We bring you an all encompassing approach to the many moods and styles of dance music, in all its various forms. An open minded outlook that correlates closely with the ethos of our label. We hope to voice an increasingly important message: that the music is the focus, and the title or artist should always fall secondary to prioritising quality." - Ell & Sandy, @banoffee-pies

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Upfront 086: Banoffee Pies Records

Tracklist & download: https://boilerroom.tv/upfront/087-lokiboi

"This Upfront mix is dedicated to modern sound of Eastern Europe. Love, peace and unity." - @lokiboi

Upfront 087: Lokiboi

Tracklist & download: boilerroom.tv/upfront/088-rioux

"This mix gave me the opportunity to explore my vaults of ambient and dance music, tangentially related to the more song-oriented world of my album Fragmenta. My artistic intention is to create a space in which one can both move and meditate." - @rioux

Upfront 088: Rioux

To be honest, it's criminal that New Jersey native, Flamingosis, hasn't made a Boiler Room appearance yet. The now Brooklyn-based producer has been on our radar for a while, most notably via Sean Keating's regular office stereo plays — this year's future funkified 'Bright Moments' and the hazy brilliance of 'Pleasure Palette' from 2015 especially.

Both of those releases nonchalantly tread the tightrope between hip hop and disco/funk; often smooth and late summer afternoon-themed with the analogue punch of boom bap.

As he's noted in his description, this 50min blend comes after a similalry warm experience in more ways than one. Upfront 089 is blessed with incredible music that is custom-made for afternoon and late evenings spent horizontal. Gritty funk/rap knockers are shock absorbed by downtempo (sometimes saxophone-laced) jams from Flamingosis and his clearly talented group of friends.

Tracklist

Upfront 089: Flamingosis

Full feature, tracklist & download: blrrm.tv/crammeddiscs

"True to the label's spirit, here is a tapestry of sounds, beats and styles created by artists hailing from the world over, all affiliated to Crammed Discs." - Marc Hollander, @crammed-discs

Upfront 090: Crammed Discs

Flammende Herzen

Karussel

Sekundenschlaf

Walking Distances

here is seast

inspired by a particular visit to a lake in rural quebec

a collaboration of lo-tide and owen gilbride

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seast (BMA013)

Look Up Sharp

I'm Conscious

Rainer Veil are Liam Morley and Dan Valentine, two friends who met while studying contemporary music in the north of England. The pair began improvising and making drones in a dark basement before incorporating a broader palette and forming Rainer Veil as an ongoing concern last year. ‘Struck’ is their first EP and debut for Modern Love, following an appearance at the label Boiler Room takeover in August 2012.
The ‘Struck’ EP incorporates recordings made over the last year and extends from the rewired Jungle ruckus of the title track to the more emotive formation of ‘Wade In’ and ‘Bala’, through to the hazy closer ‘Yield’. There’s a melancholy pop pulsing at the heart of these tracks, coloured by a love of electronic mutations from UKG and Hardcore rave to House and Techno, most evident in the unusual recording process undertaken while constructing the EP. Each track was re-worked from radically different first drafts, often starting life as more recognisable and structured songs before being dismantled into more abstract shapes: percussion degraded and layered, vocals fed through analog delays, samples reworked at the wrong speed and re-sampled to tape for added warmth: the narrative all mixed up.

Slow Beaming

First track to be released from Sex Swing's remix album 'Passovers'.
Original version is taken from the album 'Type II'

Sex Swing – The Passover (IDLES Remix)

C+P Rocket Recordings 2020
Remixed and Additional Production by IDLES (Mark Bowen)

Passovers

The Passover (IDLES Remix)

Sex Swing – The Passover (IDLES Remix)

Out now on Crosstown Rebels: ffm.to/krustctr

On 6th November Bristolian master Krust presents 'The Edge Of Everything' – his first album in 14 years. The pre-eminent electronic icon – who continuously blew minds throughout the 90s and 00s – has returned from a 10 year hiatus rejuvenated and artistically freed.

He took time out to explore liberating new philosophical, mental and creative processes, then employed an approach he describes as “80% psychology and 20% mechanics”, to strive for something authentically unique and original. And the results really show; this is Krust as futurist revisionist, on his best ever form, making exhilarating standout music of depth and substance, which sounds unlike anything else.

Inspired by everything from Christopher Nolan to Hegel, Martin Scorsese to The Kabbalah, Krust is ready to shake things up with his wildly engrossing new sonics. On this multi-layered masterpiece parallel threads run simultaneously, operating as gripping fantasy tale, profound trip into Ego death and rebirth, deeply personal expression, and all-inclusive proposal for the improvement of creativity and global society.

‘The Edge Of Everything’ is as much a movie as it is an album, with a combination of adventure and brains that shares DNA with the metaphysical blockbuster ‘Inception.’ In turns psychological thriller, action romp and sci fi space opus, the album has a narrative arc which charts a physical, mental and spiritual journey to far beyond and back, full of detours and levels.

The record champions embracing the unknown and tackling the uncomfortably unfamiliar, with an unnamed protagonist at the precipice, with no choice but to take a leap of faith. Diving headfirst into the unexplored realms, a perilous quest of self-discovery is undertaken, before finally returning home, forever changed for the better. “This is something everyone is the world is faced with now; as we enter the abyss of unprecedented times, uncertainty and turmoil, we have to face the reality of our future and adapt”, comments Krust.

He adds, “even if we’re dragged kicking and screaming, we’re going into a new world, whether we like it or not. Some people don’t want change and are reluctant to do something different, but in myself and others I'm pushing forward to show our capabilities and say that we don’t need be afraid. We have to embrace change, come to terms with life in a different way, and find different approaches. We need to take risks.

It's the same with certain scenes and genres, which musicians shouldn’t feel handcuffed to. We shouldn’t try and maintain the status quo – it's gone now anyway! Do we want new and wonderful, or more of the same? We’re going into new world kicking and screaming, whether we like it or not. We're at a fork in the road and there’s no way back.”

Although a universal hero/heroine, it’s possible the protagonist is an avatar of Krust himself, who following a breakdown left his familiar world of music and entered uncharted territory. “I walked away, took a stap back to discover new things and re-think. I went on retreats and workshops, meditated, studied beliefs and neuro-linguistic programming, and thought a lot about creativity and consciousness. I had to really consider, ‘who is Kirk Thompson’?”

When making the album, Krust shattered his usual preconceptions, life patterns and working methods; he scattered them across the galaxy, explored the unknown, gathered the shards, and returned – reassembling them into brand new fantastical shapes.

Krust - Antigravity Love

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