Chicago Damn takes Joanna to dangerous new heights, with a techno dub remix of Ruf Dug's folk house piece.

Ruf Dug - Joanna (Damn's Dangerous Dub)

Artist: @soelaela
Buy/Stream: www.linktr.ee/scissorandthread

Soela is the DJ and production alias of Elina Shorokhova, a Russia-born Berlin-based experienced pianist and vocalist who has made a hugely impactful transition into electronic music.

Having released material on such labels as Kompakt, Dial, Shall Not Fade, Lost Palms, E-Beamz, Red Ember Records, Sushitech, and others, Soela joins the ranks of Scissor & Thread for this exquisite album - Dark Portrait. 

The album opens in a typically understated manner with Unsuitable - a melancholic trip-hop adjacent track that sets the tone for the next 8 pieces. As Soela explains, “I was dealing with some very complex feelings, so I came up with this album, which helped me not to despair, to work on myself, to grow internally, and to start listening to myself. It helped me to keep sane when my country invaded Ukraine with a full scale war. It absolutely broke my heart, and music was one of my main salvations.” 

This complex mix of emotions plays out across the album with tracks that utilize her beautiful musicality (Through the Windows feat. Francis Harris and Philipp Priebe, Drowning feat. Module One) and ear for details with skittering beats, ambient soundscapes (Spirits, Lost In The Fog) and lose-yourself dancefloor moments such as the collaboration with Lawrence on February Is Not Going To Be Forever. The title track Dark Portrait combines dubby elements with affecting pads and melodic touches, while the lead single Even If I Ask You Stay delves into multiple feelings around escaping toxic situations, and battling depression. It features a powerful vocal from Soela supported by a deeply affecting arrangement. The closing track The Darkest Hour Before Sunrise brings a sense of hope and light, balancing subdued keys and strings with ethereal tones and atmospheres

Dark Portrait

Soela - Dark Portrait

Soela - Drowning (feat. Module One)

L'improbable escapade du canard hilare (Shining Path Mixx II)

MY LITTLE NIGHTMARE.wav

между звёздами

Deep Session Dub Club, Part 3

After a delay of more than half a year 
- everyone needs his/her time to be creative - 
we'd like to present to you our new free downloadable 
"Kopfüber Sampler II" !!!

It's filled with eight tracks and - as we like it - it builds a story with chilled but also driving & deep music.

As introduction you get a chilled Track by the experimental musician from Freiburg Lovvarion ( @lovvarion ). We like his collection of free downloads a lot and enjoy listening and remixing Songs from him from time to time.

It is followed by a slow & rousing track by one of our favorite live-musicians out of São Paulo, the Voodoohop member: EXZ ( @e_xz ). This one's with some nice experimental instrumental grooves and a calling to dance and enjoy the mood.

As a third member of our compilation we present you Stante Pede ( @stante-pede ), a young duo that has recently been presenting a lot of nice, deep & free tracks. We are hungry for more!

BLY aka Liam Soul's ( @liam-soul_aka_bly ) Track, filled with some great vocals, is the perfect track to enjoy mornings with. "Do not stand on my Grave, i am not there"

Next is a very deep & hypnotic groove by Vivian Hoecher ( no Soundcloud anymore ), who was also responsible for the mastering for our sampler. Thanks for that!

Knochiges Klangholz (now mikesch&Bobesch - @mikeschbobesch ), consisting of "Fuchur" & "Hans Klangholz", produce and perform live-sets with samplers, drum computers etc. This time they bring us a slow & deep trip through some reversed samples and groovy sounds.

Drums & groovy rhythms with experimental samples, some ethnic instruments and chilled sounds - this is what Mental Carnival ( @mentalcarnival ) has cooked for us, and we like it! "Ruhe" (Quiet) is a great journey! Enjoy.

As the final track of our sampler we'd like to present to you a very nice Trip-Hop Live-Musician: Calm Down ( @calmdown ). Her lovingly experimental music is full of emotions and will make you feel with it. She also released a new album, check it at her Bandcamp site: calmdownn.bandcamp.com/

Finally we would like to thank all artists for their tracks, thanks to Vivian Hoecher for the mastering and to "Quetzalcoatl is love" for some help with the cover art!

Enjoy the free tracks and if you like them, you know what to do ;)

Lovely,
kopfüber ɹǝqüɟdoʞ

on bandcamp:
https://kopfueber.bandcamp.com/album/kopf-ber-sampler-2
on wordpress:
https://kopfueberberlin.wordpress.com/

Free DL - Full Sampler

4 BLY - Quiet Birds In Circle Flight (Kopfüber Sampler 2)

Artist: Alveol
Track: Alignment
Remixer: Terry Lee Brown Jr.
Label: Love Zone records

Alveol - Alignment (Terry Lee Brown Junior Remix)

RIDERS ON THE STORM

"Bad Landing" was recorded last autumn and finds this gifted producer delivering arguably his most evolved, developed material to date.

Bad Landing

Scissor & Thread is cut from a different cloth than your average dance imprint.

Soela - Drowning (feat. Module One)

Scissor and Thread