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2013 marks a decade of Y-3 and its pioneering sport-style aesthetic—a look that continues to meld the avant-garde genius of Yohji Yamamoto with the breakthrough innovation of adidas. adidas is pleased to celebrate the 10th anniversary of Y-3 with a compilation album in collaboration with Alex Prat aka Alex from Tokyo (Tokyo Black Star, World Famous NYC) and 14 innovative electronic music producers, with CD and vinyl sets specially packaged with artwork by PL Studio.

Y-3 presaged the contemporary obsession with designer athletic wear by being the first to blur the boundaries of style and sport. The music on this compilation achieves a similar balance, bringing together dance music icons as well as fresh faces from the world of underground house and disco.

The esteemed contributors include Frank Wiedemann, one half of acclaimed duo Âme and co-founder of Berlin-based label Innervisions. Eccentric and reclusive maven Maurice Fulton makes a rare appearance, along with legendarily diverse New York DJ Joaquin "Joe" Claussell of the famed Body & Soul parties as well as Chicago house pioneer Larry Heard. Rub-N-Tug are a boisterous New York duo, and here they slot next to Jules Etienne's collaboration with disco purist Daniel Wang, founder of Balihu Records
Other artists on the compilation include Blackjoy, responsible for Parisian sci-fi disco, prolific Japanese producer Kaoru Inoue aka Chari Chari, Irish house heavyweight Mano Le tough, and Jiro Amimoto, who has produced the music at previous Y-3 runway shows. Discodromo, who heads up one of Berlin's top gay alternative parties Cocktail D'Amore, collaborates here with Italian Massimiliano Pagliara, a longtime resident at Frankfurt's Robert Johnson nightclub. Alex from Tokyo pulls double-duty, contributing a track from his and Isao Kumano's Tokyo Black Star project as well as mixing the CD version of the release. Rounding out the mix is anonymous Scottish producer Lord of the Isles and Quiet Village, featuring Matt "Radio Slave" Edwards.

The Y-3 compilation will be released in mid-September via the Y-3 website, retail stores, and social media outlets. The compilation will be available on CD with the tracks both mixed continuously or unmixed, along with 500 special-edition vinyl box sets and free digital downloads.

Daniel Wang + Jules Etienne - Rondo para Tercera Luna de Ypsilon

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Daniel Wang Lecture RBMA 2006

Format: 12inch | Releasedate: 15.08.2014

Tracklist:

A – Robot Mágico (Daniel Wang & Jules Etienne Remix)
B – Disco Fantasy (Daniel Wang & Jules Etienne Non Disco Remix)


When Sonar Kollektiv is presenting musical diggings you can be assured some real gems show up. And what a revelation is the Cosmic Disco by Venezuelan producer Daniel Grau! An elusive monographic showcase of his very productive creative period between 1978 and 1982 will be released as a double CD on the Berlin quality imprint later this year. 

Now, prior to the showcase compilation, a handful of selected remixes see the light of day – as a proof of how relevant Grau's music is still today. The opening of this firework is a real stunner on its own: One of the innovators of Nu Disco, Daniel Wang himself, is returning after a brief sabbatical! Together with also Berlin based Jules Etienne (one half of Egyptian Nipples) Danny “The Dancer” Wang takes two tracks of Daniel Grau's comprehensive back catalogue to task. “Robot Mágico” off the 1978 album “El Sonido Magico De Daniel Grau” does sound in its reinterpretation by the two disco aficionados as if it was recorded just yesterday. In the same smooth and sophisticated way comes the renovation of “Disco Fantasy” off the album of the same name from 1979. Still, the Non Disco Remix somehow reminds of Wang's groundbreaking releases on Environ and is funky and catchy to such an extend that DJs probably would love to play it three times in a row.

Well, the bar is set very high for the upcoming Daniel Grau remixes. But Sonar Kollektiv wouldn't be Sonar Kollektiv if you wouldn't already know exactly that there are more hot irons in the fire.

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Reworks

Disco Fantasy

B - Daniel Grau - Disco Fantasy (Daniel Wang & Jules Etienne (J.E.E.P.)Non Disco Remix)

A - Daniel Grau - Robot Magico (Daniel Wang & Jules Etienne (J.E.E.P.)Remix)

Puzzle Theme

hail to the church of forgotten latinjazz gems

excusez-moi, michelle

Tim invited Nerija and Maisha Saxophonist Nubya Garcia on the show to discuss her influences, Tomorrow's Warriors, Steez, Djing and much more and we were also lucky enough to hear her play some of her favourite records.
(11th December 2016)


Trinidad Senolia - Sucre Sacre (Yoruba Records)
Moodymann - Lyk U Use 2 (feat. Andrés)
Donald Byrd – Fallin’ Like Dominoes
Richard Spaven feat The Hics - Whole Other
Dizraeli & Jakaboski - Paint Flowers
Erykah Badu – Vibrate On

Nubya Garcia in Conversation

Maisha – Africa
Minnie Ripperton – Inside My Love
A Tribe Called Quest – Lyrics To Go
NÉRIJA – For You
Mo Kolours - A Soul's Journey (Jeen Bassa Version)
Herbie Hancock – Sonrisa
Fertile Ground – Like Poetry
Susso – Bani
Sons of Kemet - The Long Night Of Octavia E Butler 
Oumou Sangare - Iyo Djeli
The Brother Moves On – Sikelela
Wganda Kenya - Shakaloade

Photo Credit : Daily Laurel DAILY

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The Música Macondo Show #015 ft. Nubya Garcia

Exclusive 7" release by Symphonical Records 

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Lucid Paradise - Tonight

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XOA ‘Way West’ (FEP028)
Release Date: 14th June 2019
Label: Five Easy Pieces
Format: Vinyl // Digital

XOA, led by London based producer and musician Nick Tyson, is set to release debut album ‘Way West’ on 14th June via Five Easy Pieces.

XOA means to look outwards; to draw inspiration from many sources. ‘Way West’ is alive with this: steeped in the rich analogue sonics of the past, the warmth of machines and influence from the sounds of London’s fervent music scene. Featuring a blend of contemporary electronic production and live instrumentation, 70s Afrobeat inspired drums and cosmic melodies are thrust into the present day with strong cues from house and techno.

Three vocalists contribute across the album, with Tyson choosing to work with singers he has a personal admiration and friendship with. Hollie Cook, known to many for her ethereal pop tinged reggae, delivers a sumptuous contribution on ‘Heartland’, adding a beautiful emotional dimension to the horn led track. Lulu Jones’ vocals are treated more as a sample for the garage tinged ‘Call On Me’ and Ruby Wood, of Submotion Orchestra, has worked with Tyson over a number of projects and their shared love of 90s soul comes to the fore on the laid back grooves and sun kissed ‘Only One Thing’.

“When collaborating, especially with vocalists on melodic and lyrical ideas, it’s important to have that personal connection and respect for each other’s craft. That’s why I never ask vocalists to prepare anything in advance for the tracks, I like to get in the room and just see what happens in the moment, to trust each other’s ideas, and for it to be a natural, organic and spontaneous process”.

Collaboration has always been at the heart of the project for Tyson. He plays the bulk of the instruments on the album but invites Marijus Aleksa on drums to provide live energy, extra synth work from Parisian Kenzo Zurzolo, and a notable Rhodes solo from Johnny Tomlinson (a member of Bonobo’s live band) on ‘Osu’.

After well received releases on Soundway Records, Cin Cin (with Wayward) and Banana Hill (with Contours); ‘Way West’ shows another step up for Tyson as a writer and producer.

“It feels like this project is coming alive for me, the music I envisaged in my mind a few years ago is being realised, and I’m proud of how it sounds”.

‘Way West’ is set to be released on 14th June 2019 via London based label Five Easy Pieces (Mo Kolours, Reginald Omas Mamode IV, Natureboy Flako, Royalty, Call Super) on vinyl LP and digital formats.

Tracklist:
01. VS20
02. Heartland Feat. Hollie Cook
03. Way West
04. Damascene
05. Call On Me Feat. Lulu James
06. Les Musiciens
07. Only One Thing Feat. Ruby Wood
08. Osu
09. Dance Of The Mantas
10. Out + Out

XOA — Call On Me (ft Lulu James)

Finest Ego | Monthly Mix #011 – 2012: Dday One “Feel My Drums”

mix for Finest Ego (Berlin based collective dedicated to FUTURE BASS MUSIC)  (http://finestego.com)


Dday One:
“Thanks to the listeners and supporters….I hope you feel the drums!
Please support the artists featured in the mix and SHARE!

Make sure to check out more beats and stay up to date by signing up at Ddayone.com (http://ymlp.com/xgehmwuygmguj) hope to see you soon.

Peace**”
Dday One

P.S: Mood Algorithms out now via the Content (L)abel! (http://shop.thecontentlabel.com/album/mood-algorithms)

Tracklist:

01. *Intro words from – “Zakir Hussain on drums”*
02. Dday One – Between Poles (from Wavelengths EP) [Content (L)abel]
03. Dday One – Constant Information (from **Mood Algorithms**) [Content (L)abel]
04. Dj Racy Aj – Kinetics
05. Dday One – Terminal 86
06. Vicious Circle & Jubei – Cloak and Dagger
07. Dday One – Seeds Of Revolution (Long Arm Remix) [Content (L)abel]
08. DJ Mitsu the Beats – Wait So Long (LAJPNLA VOL.1)
09. Jurassic 5 – Rubber Tires
10. People Under The Stairs – The Time Bandit
11. Omid – Gol Azeez (LAJPN VOL 2.)
12. Dj Shadow – Lets Get It
13. 40Winks – Malicious Choir [Project: Mooncircle]
14. John Tejada – The Change Of a Season
15. Instra_Mental – Love Arp
16. Eric Sermon – Battle
17. Enduser – Indecision
18. The Q4 – Look Again (Dday One Remix) [Project: Mooncircle]
19. Son Of A Bricklayer – Oscillations [Content (L)abel]
20. Dday One – Mixing Paint (David Vangel Remix) [Content (L)abel]
21. Dday One – All Is Bliss (from **Mood Algorithms**) [Content (L)abel]
22. Beats Of San Francisco – Introspection Section

Dday One “Feel My Drums” - Finest Ego | Monthly Mix #011

Butterfinger did it again and put his sticky fingers on a fine selection of Funk, Soul, Instrumental Hip Hop and House gems. 60 Minutes of musicals madness or better called "Some Chills & Thrills"

Feat. Suff Daddy, Mallgrab, Erobique and many more.

Photo Credit: Stuart Franklin / Magnum Photos

Butterfinger - Some Chills & Thrills (Vibin' #19)

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Tracklist:
- Roy Ayers - Liquid Love (feat. Sylvia Cox)
- Rapsody feat. D'Angelo, GZA - Ibtihaj
- Moonchild - Money
- Greybox - Empire Ants (Greybox Edit)
- Koralie - Gettin' Mine
- Godfather Don - Status
- Skyzoo & Pete Rock - It's All Good 
- Elzhi - Where It All Begins
- Tismé - DisperTisme  
- Persian Empire - She Got Confused
- L'Orange & Jeremiah Jae - Dead Battery
- Snoh Aalegra - Situationship
- Joe Armon Jones - Yellow Dandelion Ft. Georgia Anne Muldrow
- Taylor McFerrin - Memory Digital (feat. Anna Wise)
- FENYAN - Hustlin' Joint
- Mwenso & the Shakes - No Regrets
- Omar - Be Thankful (feat. Erykah Badu)
- Donnie Moustaki & Neptune Daddy - Cosmic J
- Fleet dreams - EKG (Club Mix)
- Black Milk - Blame
- JAYHEB - DJAVAN demo
- The Salsoul Orchestra - Ooh I Love It (Love Break) (Moplen Remix)
- Teotima - But I Can't (K15 Remix)
- Black Moses - Brilliant Nigga Channel Tres
- Shigeto - MCW
- Melodiesinfonie - Enjoy Your Life
- Djeff - Different (feat. Kholi) [Honeycomb Vocal Mix]
- Nickodemus - Will You Still Be Here? (Sammy Bananas Remix) (feat. THE REAL LIVE SHOW & Pimps of Joytime)
- Waajeed - Too Black
- D'Angelo - Left & Right (Ishfaq Rework)
- Nubyan Twist - Tell It to Me Slowly feat. Nick Richards
- Conducta - Vitamin C
- Mayflo - Double Couche
- Goldie - Truth feat. Jose James (Mo Serious Edit)
-Taylor McFerrin - As You Are (feat. Elena Pinderhughes)

Santo & Mabish #57

A small selection of my favourite Daniel Wang moments including a few remixes and a killer Ilya Santana release from Daniel's label Balihu.

Don't forget Daniel will be DJing alongside Ray Mang & myself next friday for the Big In Japan 6th birthday at The Book Club in London - http://tinyurl.com/bv54njx

Track listing:

Daniel Wang - Wicked Sequence
Ilya Santana - Crystal Sea
Daniel Wang - Attitude
Daniel Wang - 24 to Vector Z
Daniel Wang - Like Some Dream
Daniel Wang - Let's Go To Mars (Instrumental Reprise)
Block 16 - Electrokution (Daniel Wang & Brennen Green Remix)
Daniel Wang - Berlin Sunrise (Diskjokke Remix)
Daniel Wang - Shadows
Daniel Wang - Solarian Six

Leftside Wobble - Daniel Wang Retrospective

"We lived on certain chords in a song, and the proximity of another individual dancing beside you, taking communion from the same hand, soaked with sweat, stroked by the same tambourines.”

Born in sunny California, DANIEL WANG spent his younger years in Taiwan, only to return to the US in the late 80's to study & work. It was the post Paradise Garage era of ecstatic Hi-NRG clubs at Fire Island with dj's playing everything from crazy italo to early house and disco classics. A genuine spirit of freedom, love and togetherness reigned the sweaty dancefloors. Disco was a revolution. Powerful yet dirty. Disco was secret, underground, dangerous. It was the hottest, sexiest, most deeply loving dance music.

Frustrated with New York nightlife around the millenium switch, Danny relocated to Berlin for its political climate, pop culture & gay atmosphere. With releases on his own Balihu imprint and Morgan Geist's Environ label, Danny paved the way for many disco artists to surface in recent years , his lively and crazy dj sets worldwide being an inspiration for the guys at Horse Meat Disco and many many more. 

Little over two years ago, Daniel Wang played the infamous Oscillations party and those who were there will gladly tell you about the trip he took us on, accompanied by his microphone and the craziest disco & house selection we've ever witnessed, from Bohannon to Steve Silk Hurley over Stock, Aitken & Waterman. This time he returns to Bazaar for the third installment of Holger, so you know what to expect: beautiful freaks & blasphemous good times (and hopefully some good ol' Abba)!

Daniel Wang live at Holger 14.01.2012

Slow motion music for a world set on hold.

Coronambient // Gun School 11.4.20

MIMS is excited to premiere “Colorists”, one of our favourite songs from the fourth installment of  the Felbm project, on Soundway Records. A beautiful bossa nova blended with ambient music and soothing guitars. The whole tape is one to dream away too but “Colorists” makes us want to dance too, or at least tap our feet uncontrollably.

Following on from 2018’s Tape 1 & Tape 2, the Dutch producer and musician Eelco Topper recording as Felbm, has already released Tape 3 as a digital EP, to be released together with Tape 4 on one vinyl LP on October 16.

Tape 3 & Tape 4 is an intimate, emotional, lilting and melodic solo project with a restorative, therapeutic nature. They were composed and recorded by Topper with just those aspects in mind as a personal remedy for the ailments of modern life. With a breezy and soothing quality these fourteen lo-fi, instrumental, jazz-infused sketches written on guitar, with cascading keyboards, vibraphone and drum machine, seem perfect for the second half of 2020, a year in which we could all surely use some curative and uncomplicated music. With echoes of the dreamier end of 1980s English indie-pop, minimal ambient music and Brazilian bossa-nova, Topper’s musical storybook includes touches of The Durutti Column, echoes of Ethiopian Tezeta, hints of Antônio Carlos Jobim and Baden Powell, whilst all set firmly in the summer fields of Germany and the Netherlands.

“In the summer of 2019 I took only a guitar and a “pocket piano” to a holiday retreat in rural mid-Germany that I visit regularly, and wrote most of the basic ideas for Tape 4. The opening track ‘Brunnengasse’ features the wind chimes from the garden there. When I hear them I’m back at that peaceful place immediately. Dealing with chronic fatigue syndrome for the past few years, I took on a habit of hiking in nature frequently, which in turn led to a budding love of birdwatching. The track ‘Beaufort’ contains a field recording taken in an area where I like to go hiking and spotting birds. Most notably you can hear the song of a woodlark, a bird far easier heard than seen.”

Style-wise these tracks are still navigating the space between quiet, open, meditative tunes and more solid instrumental songs, thereby reflecting his constant search for an optimal balance between stillness and movement.

Tape 4

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