From the album:
"How Can We Be Joyful In a World Full of Knowledge". 
Release date: 31 March 2014

Bruno Pernadas - Guitarras

That Blew My Mind is the final single to be taken from the forthcoming Westbound EP by accomplished multi-instrumentalist and producer Alexander IV, otherwise known as Joris Feiertag. This latest sobriquet has allowed the Dutch beat-maker to move away from his more club focused offerings, to explore his hip hop, soul and jazz roots.

On this concluding single, we can add reggae to this list of influences too as That Blew My Mind kicks off in sprightly mode with a skanking beat making way for a weighty bassline and assuring vocal samples. Add to that dubbed out horn lines and you’ve got a rocksteady offering that’ll see you into springtime quite nicely and get you pondering warmer and brighter days to come.

Alexander IV’s music fuses organic and electronic elements with ease, which isn’t surprising given the artist’s experience not only as a consummate dance music maker, but also as drummer of choice for Dutch superstars Kraak & Smaak. Add to that an extended family of gifted musicians, and you’ve got something brand new yet retro; uncomplicated yet masterful.

Alexander IV - That Blew My Mind

New York City-based DJ/producer Nickodemus, co-founder of the world renowned Turntables on the Hudon parties, pioneering connector of worldwide and club sounds, shares “Mamaciterranea”, an exclusive cut from ‘Soul & Science’ forthcoming album for his own Wonderwheel Recordings imprint. 

Ecuadorian singer Huaira is based out of Quito and is one of the leading names in the emerging Ecuadorian scene of young musicians and producers seeking inspiration from folklore and folk music reimagining what it could sound like in the 21st century.  She joins southern Italian violinist Mauro Durante and oft-Berlin-based producer Captures, for this one-off collaboration with Nickodemus. 

This multi-continental collaboration is an exciting addition to Nickodemus' latest album Soul & Science, a celebration of the human spirit in all its multifaceted glory and a reminder that, as emerging technologies continue to reshape our world, we must not forget the soulful, magical essence that makes us human.

Nickodemus gave us an inside take on “Mamaciterranea”: “The song started with my desire to make a mid tempo modern song based on the ancient Tarantella folkloric music of South Italy. The rhythms & pizzicata style of violin playing (played by Mauro Durante of the band Greccanico Salentino) are meant to make the victim of a spider bite working in the fields, dance away the poison. I invited Huaira to write & sing lyrics about this process while also referencing her practice of leading Ayuhuasca ceremonies around the world, hence the fitting lyrics in both English & Spanish playing on the title “Mamaciterranea” for the Mediterranean woman as well Mamacita Araña (spider woman).

Exclusive Premiere: Nickodemus "Mamaciterranea" (ft. Huaira, Captures & Mauro Durante)

Boozoo Bajou - Amoniard

B2 of Saine's 'Small Remedies' mini-LP, out now on limited 12" vinyl 

Saine - No Rush (Snip)

06 Ron Basejam - Into My Life

A collaberation between On The Corner Records, Santuri and Soundthread, recording and re-arranging the work of Uganda's Mugwisa International Xylophone Group. 

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Santuri - Jinja Pearls (Sam Jones Construct) (STW Premiere)

Flamingods - Rhama (Anchorsong Bootleg Remix)

ZEN RMX - A Retrospective of Ninja Tune Remixes

Evolution II (Mr. P Remix) [feat. Fontella Bass]

Dexter Story’s follows up Wondem, his album as East African love letter, with the astonishing Bahir. The new LP dives even further into the Horn of Africa’s musical cultures. Ethio-jazz,Taureg blues, Somalian funk and more swirl through the album’s DNA. These deep traditions are synthesized into contemporary compositions that pay homage while propelling ever onward. Story merges continents by bringing together luminaries from his Los Angeles music community like Miguel Atwood-Ferguson, Sudan Archives, Josef Leimberg and album producer Carlos Niño alongside forward thinking African musicians. The album’s title tune, premiered by Frosty on his monthly Red Bull Radio show, features Addis Ababa-based Endeguena Mulu aka Ethiopian Records who encases it in a radiant, electronic shroud. Bahir comes out March 15th on on Soundway Records. You can pre-order it here: http://soundwayrecords.com/buy/bahir-0/.

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Dexter Story - Bahir (feat. Endeguena Mulu) [Open End Premiere]

High tempo Afro-Brazilian rhythms, reissued by Selvas Discos as part of a rare album from a multi-disciplinary Sao Paolo artist during political exile.

Read more & buy: http://www.stampthewax.com/2019/06/04/premiere-fernando-falcao-curimao-sons-onomatopaicos-e-folk-da-guine/
Listen on Youtube: http://bit.ly/Falcao-Curimao

Fernando Falcao - Curimao (Sons Onomatopaicos E folk da Guine) (STW Premiere)

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Dexter Story - Bahir (feat. Endeguena Mulu) [Open End Premiere]

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