Original tracks and collabos

Venenosa is the follow-up to Rise Ashen and Stephane Lefrancois' 2002 release, "Mr Tran Travels in Sound". Accompanying long-time sound conspirators Rise Ashen and Stephane Lefrancois are Montreal's Hadiya Roderique (from the band Kobayashi), Ottawa vocalists Andrew Carter and Andrea Figueiredo and Recife, Brazil's Paulo Collier. These globe-trotting cats have created a unique and timeless soundscape which defies classification. Spanning the lush, Brazilian-influenced house vibe of Directions In Rhythm to the futuristic tech-infused experimental dancefloor madness of Obey, to the exorcistic batucada of Pogo Nuevo, we find lots of rhythmic vocals and unusual, soulful and radical sounds. Dark and brooding, these tracks are a world of their own where layered percussion blends with crunchy and deep electronic textures. The title track, Venenosa, was just given a treatment by its creators; the Deep Mix takes the song to a new depth on the dancefloor. The name Venenosa refers to the samba dancer swaying to the rhythm of the samba, the delicious and poisonous muse of the Escola De Samba drummers. Maurice Fulton refers to the title track as "one of his secret weapons". We think you'll like it too…

Rise Ashen and Stephane Lefrancois_Venenosa

The meeting of a raw singer songwriter and a deep dancefloor DJ!

Check out the video!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7tUDq3nB1cw

Buy it on Bandcamp!
https://riseashen.bandcamp.com/track/i-believe

May - Jun And Rise Ashen - I Believe

Fusion of Deep House and Raw Singer-Songwriter styles.

Buy it here!
https://riseashen.bandcamp.com/track/dont-forget

May - Jun And Rise Ashen - Don't Forget MP3

Singer Songwriter Tara Porter and Rise Ashen are part of the Ottawa based Yoga Music Group Bhavantu Collective, this is their first release as a duet!



Tara Porter and Rise Ashen - Let It Go

One of 2 collaborative tracks by Medusa Ma'at of Nomadic Massive and Rise Ashen... Deep club sounds for your mind your body and your soul...

you can pick up the whole album here

https://itunes.apple.com/ca/album/music-in-the-city/id665825003

I Am (ft Meduza Ma'at of Nomadic Massive)

Ottawa, Canada based Silla and Rise Ashen's first collabo, a Fusion of Throat Singing and futuristic Hip Hop... FREE DOWNLOAD for a limited time!!

Silla + Rise - Kuuq / Flood

Common Ground was Rise Ashen and Trevor Walker's first and only full-length, initially released on Canada's defunct, but classic Fossilfuel Recordings. Journeying alongside these two acclaimed DJ-producers, one experiences percussive dance at its most savvy, refined and soulful.  I would characterize it as a mix of Acid Jazz, Downtemp Lo-Fi with Reggae and Dub with various "World" elements thrown in.

Ashen & Walker -  Shank

Ashen & Walker - Dakana

Ashen & Walker - Latin Pharoah

Ashen & Walker - Dub One

Ashen & Walker - B.Y.O.G.

On their first joint full-length, Ammoye and Rise Ashen conjure Haffi Win, a futuristic alchemy of dancehall, hip hop, house and dub. Released on Canada's Balanced Records, Haffi Win is a deep, soulful journey and quest for self-actualization and empowerment. It tells the story of personal choices and their consequences, and how we can either be conquered by challenges, or we can surmount them. An ode to the momentum behind the brave decision to move on, Haffi Win celebrates honouring our own existence by believing, with humility, that we have a unique contribution to make.

Haffi Win fuses Rise Ashen's powerful urban beats and dramatic melodies with Ammoye's vivid narrative of growing up in Jamaica. The smoothness of Ammoye's voice draws listeners in and the power of her lyrics enchants, as she effortlessly sings about life, love, and justice. Haffi Win is both smooth and rough, sometimes threatening and always bassy. A textured album, Ashen's layering includes not only instruments, beats and vocals but the emotions evoked from sirens, soccer games, and street violence. Showing vulnerabilities, courage and soul, Haffi Win explores feminine strength and the human desire to manifest ones' self through Ashen's tight beats and Ammoye's ill vocals, with an aftertaste of the island.

02 Ammoye And Rise Ashen - Mad Dem

Silla and Rise’s debut album is a sonic experiment blending Inuit throat-singing and futuristic dancefloor beats.  Silla are Cynthia Pitsiulak (Kimmirut, NU) and Charlotte Qamaniq (Iglulik, NU) their name comes from the word “Sila” in their Inuktitut dialect meaning weather.  Sila is what surrounds us; it is what connects us to our land, to the moon, sun and stars, the ocean and the air we breathe. In respecting and honoring  the need to preserve Inuit culture and paying homage to our land and the strong connection to its  spirituality, they experience and perform the sounds of traditional and contemporary throat songs.  Rise is Ottawa’s Rise Ashen, a Juno Award nominated global grooves producer, DJ and dancer who has spent his life pursuing the intersection of traditional and futuristic music.  Free DL, please share far and wide!

Kuluk - Summer Luv

Here are a long-awaited collection of remixes from Ammoye and Rise Ashen's 2012 album Haffi Win... They ended up on a shelf for years and we thought it was finally time to unleash them...  Much love to the remixers! Enjoy!

Take It Easy (Dusty Johnston's Rainy Daze Mix)

Last summer I had a visit from my childhood music teacher, the amazing Montreal-based jazz flute, sax, guitar and percussion player Jeff "Wind In" May.  It had been at least 25 years since we had jammed, and it was wonderful to reconnect with him and make this little piece together at my studio in Ottawa.  He walked into the studio with a tiny wooden bamboo flute and it's hard to believe the depth of sound he can attain with such a minimal instrument.  Jeff can be reached at www.jeffmaymusic.com and I highly recommend him as a teacher, he achieved the greatest of feats with me, helping to develop a lifelong love of music in my life...

Reunion with Jeff "Wind In" May

Miguel Graça "Are you doin' it" Feat. Rise Ashen

02 Ammoye-Rise Ashen  Mad Dem

The Lead track from AGE's first solo CD back in 1999 
Produced by Rish Ashen and AGE

Album; Addicted to the feel 
ERT Productions
Methane

Shadows -AGE- (Produced by AGE and Rise Ashen) 1999

Addicted to the Feel-Feat Rise Ashen & NICK-E (Produced by Rise Ashen)

Roger Sanchez Presents Release Yourself '13

Featuring tracks and remixes from Roger Sanchez, Dusky, DJ Sneak & Riva Starr, Wehbba and exclusives from Rene Amesz, Santos, Jason Chance, Jerome Robins, Chris Count, Rio Dela Duna and more.

"Release Yourself is my annual mix compilation of the hottest tracks that have been working for me on my dance floors! The theme for me this year is going back to my underground house roots. For the last year the evolution of my own sound has taken me further back into the underground: to deep house, tech house and tribal, all the places that I started from. I feel that this year's Release Yourself is probably the closest one to my heart.

The Pre-Party is even deeper than some of my other ones have been, I just see an incredible array of new burgeoning talent in the deep house scene that has really come to the floor. The Party side is definitely peak time house but now the emphasis is more on the jackin' grooves or dirtier basslines that have always been a signature of my sound and style. My heart truly resides firmly in the underground - and that’s where Release Yourself '13 will take you." - ROGER SANCHEZ

Buy on Beatport: btprt.dj/145sUCY
Buy the compilation on iTunes: smarturl.it/Release13

Stream the continuous mixes:
Pre-Party Mix - btprt.dj/18PDYqS
Party Mix - btprt.dj/14gmq5A

Connect with Roger Sanchez:

Website: www.rogersanchez.com 
Facebook: www.facebook.com/rogersanchezfanpage 
Twitter: www.twitter.com/djrogersanchez 
Youtube: www.youtube.com/user/RogerSanchezMusic

Elle Stilnovo ft Jaidene Veda & Rise Ashen – Press Play (Rise Ashen Rub)

Musician, Producer + DJ Rise Ashen in Ottawa Canada - Badass beats + beautiful melodies, World meets Deep, Futuristic Club Beats.  3-times Juno Award nominated. Will rock your party!