Rob St John’s 'Surface Tension' LP was made over the course of a year spent walking, recording and photographing the Lea Valley in East London. An electric-pastoral shimmer of field recordings, analogue synths, fingerpicked guitars, tape loops, tube organs and submerged rhythms, the record was originally released as two limited book/CD editions (which both sold out swiftly), and is now reissued on vinyl for the first time.

We’ll be releasing 'Surface Tension' on Friday 14th May 2021. Limited to 300 copies, each uniquely pressed on 12” eco-mix vinyl.

Rob is a musician, artist and writer based in rural Lancashire. In 2014 he was commissioned by Benjamin Fenton from the Thames21 Love the Lea charity to create a project documenting pollution, life and biodiversity through the Lea Valley’s changing environment. Rob – who plays in kosmiche folk-rock band Modern Studies (FIRE Records), has a string of critically-acclaimed solo releases, has installed artworks at Tate Modern, The Barbican and The Victoria and Albert Museum and had his work profiled on BBC Radio 3, 4 and 6 Music – used a variety of innovative sound and visual art techniques drawing from the local environment to create 'Surface Tension'.

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Rob St John / Tracing Static

Guftagu’, which literally translates to ‘conversation’ is a light-hearted peek into daily thoughts and emotions that are most profound and universal. Ones that reflect themselves fully into daily musings, inspired by the magic of everyday, the most mundane too can transform into something magical. It’s all a matter of perspective and that’s what we are questioning in our latest single ‘Guftagu’, a sincere attempt to put music into daily life. Tech Panda & Kenzani return to their soothing best with a concept called ‘Guftagu’, a mesmerizing union of conversations leading you to a journey with serene soundscapes that the duo is known for. Out now on Spotify, Apple Music, YouTube, JioSaavn & all major streaming platforms!

Guftagu by Tech Panda & Kenzani

Sinister by Tech Panda & Kenzani

Raatan by Mitika Kanwar, Tech Panda & Kenzani, Rishab Rikkiram Sharma

City Lights

London Grammar - Kind Of Man is available to stream and download now: https://LondonGrammar.lnk.to/KoMsd
 
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Lyrics:
 
I can’t stop the feeling, stop the motion of the wheels that keep on turning in my head
I kind of like the feeling, like the hurting, smiles are beaming, you’re a challenge
 
You’re a diamond in the rough
You’re the kind of man to fall in love with me
You’re the kind of man to fall in love with me
You’re the kind of man to fall in love with me
You’re the kind of man to take me not seriously
 
I know you like the powder, it makes you louder, it makes you feel so god damn beautiful
But I saw you fading becoming jaded, you can’t believe it, life’s a challenge
 
You’re a diamond in the rough
You’re the kind of man to fall in love with me
You’re the kind of man to fall in love with me
You’re the kind of man to fall in love with me
 
And you’re the kind of man to take me not seriously
Not seriously
 
Na Na Na Na Na x 8
You never take me seriously
Why? X3
Maybe it’s an honest mistake
 
Na Na Na Na Na x 8

Kind Of Man

If you have a short attention span don't listen to this track :-) There are a lot of constantly evolving and fairly quiet sounds in this piece, particularly over the last third of the track. It needs to be played in a quiet room with the lights low for max effect...... 

Microcosmos (from Gradient Audio Microcosmos EP)

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JAUBI continue the Nafs journey, which commenced with the single “Satanic Nafs” (featuring the remix by legendary LA producers The Gaslamp Killer & Mophono) released in March 2021. Now JAUBI draw on the elements of North Indian classical music, Hip-Hop and modal/spiritual jazz in their debut LP entitled “Nafs At Peace”.

The journey officially began back in April 2019 when London’s multi- instrumentalist and 22a Record label boss Ed “Tenderlonious” Cawthorne and Polish pianist/composer Marek “Latarnik” Pędziwiatr of EABS/Błoto, visited the group to record in Lahore.

Together they channelled their personal struggles at that time into the two recording sessions allowing the musicians to find a spiritual path through this musical purge.

Nothing whatsoever was written down during the recording sessions - no sheet music and no song titles, which allowed the six musicians to forget about their worldly issues.

In many ways, the journey represents a struggle and an expression of gratitude and an acknowledgement that the musician's inspiration comes from a higher power. The album cover portrays the mother of JAUBI’s bandleader, tearfully praying to God to get her son through that dark period of his life.

The first step of the journey can be heard on “Satanic Nafs” which refers to the lowest level of the Self which was released 26th March 2021 through Astigmatic Records.

The album title ‘Nafs At Peace’ refers to the last purification step the self has been through. At this level, the Self no longer struggles because one has complete love of God, by becoming at peace and tranquil with God’s will. We hope all can achieve the stage of “Nafs At Peace” … Inshallah. 


CREDITS:
All songs composed by Ali Riaz Baqar except for 'Mosty' composed by Marek Pędziwiatr

Ali Riaz Baqar - Guitar
Zohaib Hassan Khan - Sarangi
Qammar 'Vicky' Abbas - Drums
Kashif Ali Dhani - Tabla, Vocals
Tenderlonious - Flute, Soprano Saxophone
Latarnik - Fender Rhodes Mark II, Grand Piano, Yamaha PSR-550,
Korg MS-20, Moog Voyager, Hohner Clavinet Pianet Duo
The Vox Humana Chamber Choir - Vocals on 'Seek Refuge'

Recorded at Riot Studios in Lahore, Pakistan in April 2019 (A2, A3, A4, B1, B2) and Newtone Studios in Oslo, Norway in August 2019 (A1, B3)

Session Engineers: André Viervoll (Newtone Studios) annd Farhad Humayun (Riot Studios)

Mix: Rhys Downing
Mastering: Paweł Bartnik
Executive Producer: Łukasz Wojciechowski
A&R: Łukasz Wojciechowski, Sebastian Jóźwiak & Oliver Reeves
Photography: Ali Riaz Baqar, Uzma Rao, Sebastian Jóźwiak
Graphic design: Animisiewasz
Calligraphy: İlkay Kanar

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Jaubi - Insia

NEW RELEASE ANNOUNCEMENT 1/9/14 The new Savaran album The Spaces In Between has now been released on the Ember Music label. Available here http://savaran.bandcamp.com/ 

Album "A Comet's Tale" is available on the Subterranean Tide label as a *Free Download* here http://www.subterraneantide.com/st03-a-comets-tale---savaran.html

EP 'Halcyon Days' available on the Assembly Field label as a *Free Download* here http://archive.org/details/Savaran-HalcyonDays_113

Savaran CD 'Strandline' on the Somehow Records label feat. vocals by Barbara De Dominicis and Francesca Genco. ORDER HERE (scroll down page) http://www.somehowrecordings.co.uk/page2.html

3" CD for the Flaming Pines Label project 'Rivers Home' is OUT NOW!! Two tracks capturing the essence of the River Dovey in Mid Wales in soundscape form http://flamingpines.com/releases.htm

The Savaran EP 'Observations' is released at the Audio Gourmet label here http://music.audiogourmet.co.uk/album/observations

The Savaran EP 'Resonances' is available as a free download release on the FeedbackLoop label here http://feedbacklooplabel.blogspot.com/2011/05/fbl014-savaran-resonances.html  

The Microcosmos EP on Gradient Audio is now released !  Copies can be downloaded here http://bit.ly/ibotkP and are also be available on Beatport, iTunes, Amazon, Juno and Addictech http://bit.ly/iiz9V2. 

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Hi

The tracks on here represent a mix of my ambient, electro-acoustic, experimental, soundscaping and electronic works.

The music is created on a variety of hardware and software synthesizers using Ableton 
Live for recording. Field recorded sounds are frequently added to the mix and much of the sound is heavily processed with an array of effects. 

The majority of the tracks are fairly ambient in nature and explore experimental soundscapes, but occasionally the urge to create something more beat driven, rhythmic and downright noisy takes over!

The music is inspired by the random daily events that life throws at you, landscapes, environment, atmosphere, astronomy, geology, past cultures, or just the indefinable need to make music.

I am always interested in collaborative projects with other musicians, sound artists, female vocalists and any poetry writers who would like to vocalise their works over an ambient or experimental music background, so do get in contact if you like what you hear. 

Thanks for listening! 

Mark