Memento Mori  Yes, we will all eventually die someday. And remembering that fact may be the solution to enjoy life to its fullest. Accepting both darkness and light : that’s what this last beat is about. Lazy synth percussions and gimmicks with a jazzy rolling snare and hihats will tell you that even the dead can dance beautifully. So let’s just grab the Reaper’s hands and start circling around in this new world in which we don’t fear anymore the double edge of Life & Death.

Yabiru - Memento Mori

F.S. Blumm and Andi Otto recorded some sessions with cello, guitar and lots of electronics in 2020. This is Active Fault Map.

Entangleland

LP / DL

Andi Otto & F.S. Blumm: Active Fault Map

First single from the forthcoming Marewrew compilation on Pingipung.
Release: MAY 10th.
Press contact: flow@morrmusic.com

Marewrew (pronounced: Ma-leoo-leoo / mɑleːu̯leːu̯) is a female vocal group that sings traditional Ainu songs. The music of the long-suppressed people from northern Japan has been a particular focus of Pingipung's output in recent years, together with Oki Kano who recorded and produced many Ainu artists. Following various re-releases by Umeko Ando, the late grande dame of traditional Ainu music, the spotlight is now on the a cappella music of Marewrew, which by the way means ‘butterfly’ in Ainu. Attentive listeners will recognise the voices, as some of the band have already performed as backing singers on recordings by Umeko Ando. Their a cappella versions of traditional Ainu music shed a whole new light on the fascinating songs that have been passed down through generations exclusively through song.

'Ukouk' means 'round singing', which refers to the form in which Marewrew perform and record. Many of the songs are set as tightly interwoven canons: one starts, the others join in, but slightly out of phase: Almost like dub echoes, except that they are sung and not created in post-production. The short songs sometimes unfold into a wondrous trance ('Sikata Kuykuy', 'Honkaya') that seems to spin round and round - if singing can actually dance, then this is how. Nature sounds and woodpeckers can be heard ('Hawsa’), and there is a funny miniature in which the ladies imitate birdsong ('Takuro'). Things get hypnotic with an evocative song about stranded whales ('Hunpe Yan Na’) or an ode to the Orca as ‘Little Sea God’ (‘Pon Repun Kamuy’). The album culminates in unexpected pop ('Yaykatekara') or cumbia moments ('Kanerenren') with a band line-up including percussions and Oki Kano on the famous Tonkori harp.

Marewrew are Rekpo, Hisae and Mayunkiki. Rim-Rim was a member of the group until 2022. Mayunkiki reflects on the ambivalence of performing traditional music as a contemporary band: "When we first started performing, we all thought we had to perform in an Ainu way. But over time we have become more and more open to new ways of singing. I think if our way of singing is seen as the only, correct way of our tradition, then it won't spread, it's not alive. We like it when it's traditional, but it changes, just like our voices have changed over time.” ( Quote from the film 'Marewrew's Voice' by Eiko Soga (2021))

'Ukouk' is a selection of Marewrew's work from the last 13 years, compiled from CD releases by Pingipung's Andi Otto. Oki Kano has contributed unreleased material and added new versions of the songs which had only been released in Japan. The album has been remastered by Kassian Troyer and is now available on LP for the first time.

Ukouk. Round Singing Voices of the Ainu 2012​-​2024

Sikata Kuykuy - Snow Falling from a Tree

DL / Preorder Album

Marewrew: Sikata Kuykuy - Snow Falling From A Tree (Pingipung 085 / LP, digital)

Hermetics - ZZK Mixtape Vol. 38

"Curating this mixtape came about from a natural impulse that leads me to create a suggestion, an atmosphere and an imaginary that is eclectic, broken, disruptive, futuristic and exotic, with no ties or genres or pretensions of purism or predefined aesthetics. My goal is to immerse myself in all that is wild and raw in the rhythm, naked and free, like a ritual in name and in honour of the fusion and the diversity that transcend and break with the status quo. I aspire to explore a global sound that is unifying, celebratory and Dionysian.." - Hermetics

Tracklist

1. Mojo Filter - Strange Beautiful (Hermetics Remix)
2. Kouslin - King 
3. Toumba - Sa7rawi
4. A.b.u 303 - Sayokan
5. Octubrxlivrv - Kalunga 
6. Macaulay & Undefined Patterns - Ceniza & Miel 
7. Hermetics - Prometheus Rising
8. Mele - Highlander Ft. The Fossil
9. Mele - Groove la Afrika
10. Lubelski & Life on Planets - Soothing Rhythms
11. Anunaku & Dj Plead - Clap Clap
12. Baalti - Buttons 
13. Anunaku & Dj Plead - Wheele 
14. Two Faces - Supreems 
15. Ebb - Visions 
16. Mr. Ho - Bail-E (Real Mix)
17. Cassiues Select - Tricknology 
18. Coen Pressure - Roll 
19. Holloway - Dust 2 Dust
20. Hermetics - Hero´s Journey
21. Hermetics - Hyperion 
22. TSVI - Hossam 
23 Surusinghe - Bop
24. Ehua - Leggera 
25. Blu Terra - 20.000
26. Bodhi - Orison
27. A2ice & BO3 - Pacific Nickel (Mor Elian Remix)
28. Recovered Artefacts - Drumskull 
29. Ebb & Cassius Select - Scrooge 
30. Hodge - Sub 100
31. Lithe - Yammer 
32. Bluetoof - Jinx
33. Breaka - Like Water to a Fish
34. Nick Leon & Luca Duran - Joga Bola
35. Bianca Oblivion - Sinais
36. Batu - For Spirts  
37. Forever X Push - Passing Notes

ZZK Mixtape Vol. 38 - Hermetics

From the album "Damien est vivant".

In the wake of a profound loss, Marie Klock, a neo-chanson singer and multi-instrumentalist from Paris, presents a poignant tribute with her debut on Pingipung. On “Damien est vivant” Marie Klock pays homage to the poet Damien Schultz, who has recently passed. They were intertwined both in artistic collaboration and deep friendship. 

Marie Klock creates a powerful ode to Damien Schultz's surreal, anarchic, witty and at times provocatively obscene French (English translations are included in the vinyl release). The poet's own voice resounds alongside Klock's, oscillating between spoken word and neo-folk vocals. Recorded in an intimate lo-fi setting with co-producer Julien Louvet, the 10 songs are far from a mournful requiem. They showcase idiosyncratic pop music brimming with humour and absurdity. “Damien est vivant” is a celebration of the unique bond they shared, in past and present. The melancholy sometimes takes on an almost whimsical quality, an allusion to the world as perceived through the lens of two kindred spirits. 

Marie Klock has appeared as keyboardist on international stages with Sofia Portanet and collaborated with artists such as Jean-Louis Costes, Chilly Gonzales, Charlotte Brandi and Adrienne Pauly. Her self-titled solo LP (2020, Les Disques De La Face Cachée) was a cheeky outing of her synth-chanson act. She is currently working on a duo album with Anadol, to be released on Pingipung in autumn 2024.

 “Damien est vivant” will be released on Good Friday 2024. Marie Klock will present the album in live ceremonies.

Damien est vivant

Si j’avais un enfant handicapé mental

DL / Vinyl

Marie Klock: Si j'avais un enfant handicapé mental (Pingipung 084 / LP, digital)

RELEASE INFO
ARTIST: Figura Retorica
TITLE: “Shammanatic EP”
FORMAT: MP3/WAV
LABEL: SHANGO RECORDS
CAT. No: SHNG236
RELEASE DATE: Mid April
GENRE: Downtempo/Organic-House
COVER DESIGN: Freddie Wyatt

Born in the dark streets of Cairo, grown to the unforgettable forests of Santa Esmeralda, spending its teen years in Bombay and Tangier markets, mature into the deep spacey Jungle of Ghana we proudly present you a new label from the land of the pyramids: SHANGO RECORDS invites you to an unheard world music psychedelic trip: like through a colorful kaleidoscope we will melt down Indian and Pakistani Vibes, Arab-Tek and Oriental groovy vibes, Afro-Beat rhythms n' pieces, Cumbia Tropicana flavors and cosmic Ghetto-Latin vibes into forbidden sounds of frenzied electronic dancefloor rituals. Outside traditional paths these driving grooves and polyphonic structures take the adventure seeking dancer to Dionysian highs and places never been before.

When I was born, I remember two voices speaking. “Master!” one voice said. “This is magnificent — the dragon is almost alive!” “Add more water to the inkstone,” another voice said. This voice was near my head, I felt the warm air of his breath. “And speak quietly. You will wake the dragon.” “I am sorry, Master,” the first voice said in a more subdued tone. “It is only that this painting is most amazing, even for such a skilled artist as you. This dragon painting will bring great honor to the village when we present it to the magistrate.” “Wasted on the magistrate,” the master said under his breath, so softly that only I could hear. “A conceited, self-important man, who, when only the imperial family is allowed to use the image of a dragon, commissions one. Now that his son has married the king’s daughter, Magistrate Tiger will do anything to flaunt his power and overstretch his authority. But this painting will buy his favor and free the village from his unfair taxes.”
Figura Retorica bring the tales of Shamanism into the light of this universe. This is their first offering for Shango Records. These tracks are as mellow as a sweet fruit. Adari and Sinai (IT) drink mush flowers and dream of atomic mellows. 


1.Figura Retorica “Shammanatic”
2.Figura Retorica “Atomic Flower”
3.Figura Retorica “Mush Mellow”
4.Figura Retorica “Shammanatic (Adari remix)”
5.Figura Retorica “Atomic Flower (Sinai (IT) remix)”

Available Mid April from selected major online retailers.
PLEASE SEND US YOUR FEEDBACK…..
https://soundcloud.com/shango-records
https://www.beatport.com/label/shango-records/49073
https://shangorecords.bandcamp.com/
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Shammanatic (Adarí Remix)

Shammanatic EP

Beatport

Figura Retorica - Shammanatic (Adarí Remix)

https://soundcloud.com/kusht-music
https://soundcloud.com/paradise-palms
🛒 https://paradisepalmsrecords.bandcamp.com
🔊 https://youtu.be/HmLov-0pXk0

Scottish electronic artist/wanderer Kusht unveils two mesmerizing cosmic-doused tracks, blending psychedelic grooves, aethereal leads, and rhythms into a hypnotic sonic journey.

Drawing from global influences, Kush specializes in musical storytelling, inviting listeners to wander into warped escapism. With intricate synth melodies and blissed-out basslines, both compositions offer an ethereal experience, perfect for introspection or dance-floor euphoria alike.

Tracklist: 

01. Canopy Callin'
02. A Song For The Shade

PREMIERE: Kusht - A Song For The Shade [Paradise Palms Records]

RBR finally unveils his 3rd compilation, showcasing a taste for trancey atmospheres mixed with bass music. Get in the skin of your alter-gecko and discover your reptilian reflection in the Picture of Saurian Gray. We welcome first the ambient & slow goa maestro Khey Mysterio with his friend FIDY for a wobbly and swampy psybient track, to introduce talented newcomer Juli and her precise and sharp deep dubstep sound. RBR head Da Iguana delivers his usual lizard wizard touch in a drum & bass track with oriental and humid jungle flavours, leaving the stage to Mexican producer Sandunga and her typical psytropical sound where dembow and cumbia anthems meet experimental sounds. Argentinian and Brazil-based Nahd offers her vision of dark trip-hop before Toulouse-based Shaku hits our eardrums with a trancey and minimalistic dancehall banger.

Mastering by Da Iguana
Cover by Sāgarā

Da Iguana - A Puma In Mungolia

Juli - Doubt Is Not Chaos

Time for a new series of Edits. Are you ready for retake of my 90s & 2000s personal hits? Cheesy stuff incoming hehehe
I am not a big fan of the horns in Samba de Janeiro, but the voice and some loops still kick my ass, hope you enjoy my version of this classic.

FREE DL

Bellini - Samba De Janeiro (Da Iguana Trance Edit)

Resonance Vip

Independent label based in the South West of France.
Psycho-organic music from Downtempo to Dub & Step, Electro, World and more Tribal stuff.
Curated by https://soundcloud.com/da-iguana & https://soundcloud.com/dokomodo

Juli - Doubt Is Not Chaos

Reptilian Business Records

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