Name: Peaky (Rafiki Edit) by Rafiki
Duration: 7 min 23 s
Description: A tribute to one of my favourite TV characters Thomas Shelby & the iconic TV series Peaky Blinders.

June Moon

Artist: Sonic Resistance / BEQA
Title: Galactic Overdrive EP
Label: ANTAM Records
Cat No: ANTAM008
Format: 12” Vinyl only + Digital Bonus

Tracklist:

A1. Sonic Resistance – Buffalo De Baf
A2. Sonic Resistance – Secret Potion
B1. BEQA – Mate Audio
B2. BEQA – Do it
Digital Bonus. Sonic Resistance - Пуск
Digital Bonus. BEQA - Carpet

After a long and relaxing time on Sunday morning in Saturn, Antam is back to the exploration of space. Get ready for one of the most intense intergalactic ride!!

The Ukranian trio Sonic Resistance delivers a real space Anthem on the A1 and dancefloor therapy on the A2. Two tracks where house, techno, and all between show a perfect synergy. While Giorgian rising talent BEQA is on the B face duty, his two house blended bombes, retrofuture sounds infused, are the perfect the space journey sountrack. Enjoy the ride.

https://antamrecords.bandcamp.com/album/antam008
https://www.deejay.de/Sonic_Resistance_BEQA_Galactic_Overdrive_EP_ANTAM008_Vinyl__1009326

https://soundcloud.com/beqa-paikidze
https://soundcloud.com/antamrecords

PREMIERE: BEQA - Mate Audio [ANTAM Records]

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Rafiki (Krunk, Krunk Kulture) is a true pioneer of electronic music in India and a major player in bringing acclaimed events to India. His debut solo EP, The Source is released on Welt Discos on 9th March, with the single, A London Sound, released to announce the EP on 9th February.

The Source EP showcases Rafiki’s musical philosophy perfectly. On this EP, he throws three decades of UK rave culture genres into the melting pot (hardcore, house, breaks, garage and bass), adds his own Indian heritage, and gives it a healthy stir. The results are conclusive: Original yet classic, familiar yet fresh. Each of the four tracks on The Source EP manage to find this sweet spot. 

Next on the EP comes the title track The Source. Dark, haunting melodies wrestle to harness the uncompromisingly wicked drum track. The result is something brooding yet blistering like an end of level baddy approaching you across the dancefloor. Starting with some really funky breaks, Where Is The Honey? moves up through the gears into a driving 4/4. A huge acid bassline is tempered by bittersweet synths.  Fizzing up and down several octaves, Varied Sciences closes the EP. This track takes machine funk to the next level. An acid twitching melody set down over ringing, metallic drums, this is a track that appeals to the brain and the feet.

Started by Joe Delon in Lisbon in 2019, Welt Discos is a label driven by a love of musicality. Reflecting Joe’s own taste as a DJ, the label pushes body-moving grooves from across the dance music spectrum. One ear is always turned to the pop, snap and funk of early synthesised club sounds.

PREMIERE: Rafiki - Where Is The Honey?

Rafiki - The Source EP [WLTD007]

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Or ask your local shop to stock it.

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Rafiki’s debut EP release The Source takes three decades of UK rave heritage — hardcore, breaks, house, garage and bass music — and throws it into the pot with the producer’s own Indian heritage, then gives it a healthy stir. Rafiki is the alter ego of Sohail Arora — a pioneering figure in the Indian music industry, who significantly shapes club culture as the founder of Krunk and Krunk Kulture. 

A1 A London Sound
A2 The Source
B1 Where Is The Honey?
B2 Varied Sciences

All tracks written and produced by Rafiki
Mastered by Jorge Lima
Design by marutonkun
Cofinanciado por Compete 2020, Portugal 2020, FEDER

WLTD007 Rafiki - The Source EP

Rinse FM Podcast

Krunk with Rafiki & Rasa - 06 June 2023

Created by the team behind India’s Krunk events during the pandemic, @krunkkulture was named as a label to watch by DJ Mag in 2021, and has since flourished into an essential multi-genre outlet for South Asia’s most cutting-edge artists. 

Alongside a mix of tracks from its catalogue by founder @rafikisoundsindia, Aneesa Ahmed learns its story

Interview & tracklist: https://djmag.com/features/sound-krunk-kulture-label-interview-rafiki

Interview & tracklist

The Sound Of: Krunk Kulture, mixed by Rafiki

KK024: Rafiki - New Shifts

Established in August 2020, KRUNK KULTURE is a record label from the future by KRUNK. "New Shifts" by Rafiki is our next EP on Krunk Kulture.

Rafiki's highly anticipated sophomore EP, "New Shifts", delves into a transformative period in Rafiki's life, exploring themes of heartbreak, grief, pain, anger, sadness, healing, learning, growth, and evolution with unparalleled honesty and artistry.

Featuring six meticulously crafted tracks, "New Shifts" takes listeners on an intense and captivating emotional roller coaster, showcasing Rafiki's mastery of melodic dance music deeply rooted in styles such as house, breaks and electro.

New Shifts EP stands as a testament to Rafiki's artistic growth and ability to craft deeply resonant music. With this EP, he solidifies his position as a rising force in the industry, captivating audiences with his emotive storytelling.

Composer & Producer: Rafiki
Mixing: Aditya Ashok
Mastering: Krishna Jhaveri

New Shifts

https://www.instagram.com/rafikisounds/?hl=en
https://www.instagram.com/sohailarora/?hl=en

Radio On Vacation with  Rafiki

Rafiki - live from Boiler Room x Ballantine's True Music Studios in Mumbai.

Rafiki | Boiler Room x Ballantine's True Music Studios Mumbai: Krunk Presents

- About Safar Collective

Safar Collective - a multidisciplinary art community, est. 2021 - was formed on the idea of exploration through experimentation. Our shared love for leftfield and esoteric guided us through 3 closed group experiments in the past that culminated in our prior compilations.

With the release of this VA, we are transitioning into a left-field label with the vision of building an ecosystem that nurtures leftfield artists and showcases unconventional art.

- Perceptions I

'Perceptions I' journeys across different realms from drum and bass to broken beats through glitch-hop while continually inhabiting a progressive space that breathes novelty and inventiveness. Each composition feels alive, supple, and evolving.

We invite the listeners for a deep dive into the VA to unravel the ineffable and experience the raw emotions firsthand.

- Safar and friends

Alongside artists from within Safar, 'Perceptions I' includes notable artists from the Indian underground, from the likes of I7HVN, Watashi, Rafiki, Audio Units, Flux Vortex, and Shantam. We hope to carve our sweet niche with them in the Indian underground.

Follow Rafiki :

https://soundcloud.com/rafikisoundsindia
https://www.instagram.com/rafikisounds/

Follow Safar Collective :

https://soundcloud.com/safar_wav
safarcollective.net
https://www.instagram.com/safar.collective

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PREMIERE : Rafiki - Untitled Breaks

A tribute to one of my favourite TV characters Thomas Shelby & the iconic TV series Peaky Blinders.

Peaky (Rafiki Edit)

Rafiki is the solo project of Sohail Arora (Founder of Krunk) pushing the best in cutting edge acid, house, breaks & techno from across the globe. In the short span under the moniker, Rafiki has directly supported & toured with acts like Baba Stiltz, Cashu, Desert Sound Colony, Ciel, Shedbug, RRoxymore, Anthony Naples, Roza Terenzi, Eclair Fifi, Willow, DJ Stingray & more.

Peaky (Rafiki Edit)

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