We’re thrilled to welcome back Montreal’s OJPB (aka Bowly) to Lazy Days following his brilliant 2018 Lucy’s Stomp EP. OJPB’s music has a very singular poetic voice, equally influenced by Detroit, Chicago and early UK Grime/2-Step Garage as well as taking inspiration from french cinéma and littérature. As a DJ, OJPB became a firm favorite on the Montreal local scene with his unique eclectic style ranging from Techno, House, Disco and Breaks. Recently, he played at 24 Hours of Vinyl, Pik Nic Electronik for the 15 Years of Lazy Days and has a forthcoming Mutek set in a few weeks.

The EP opens with Théodore Le Fou, a dreamy cinematic Deep House number that also features an obligatory remix by Fred Everything. Phonétik digs deeper into his UK influences with tight drum programming, cut up sampled vocals and those lovely strings. Ottomatik closes the EP in style with a broken beat rhythm, strings and rhodes melodies.

We hope you enjoy this EP as much as we do.

Release date: 09/17/2021

*Played by Jimpster on his latest Sofa Session

Exclusive Premiere: OJPB "Théodore Le Fou"

Hailing from Tottenham, Kieron Ifill or @K15, as you know him, has solidly shaped a journey full of impressive releases for over a decade with features on the likes of @wild-oats-music, @wotnotmusic and the latest this year on @eglo_records. Whether as dj or producer his colorful music sends positive vibes and knows no genre boundaries.

Like warm rays of sunshine beaming thru, this session, as eclectic as it gets, sets you into the right mood and takes you on an expansive musical voyage. Enjoy the ride.

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Pedro Zopelar is a musician, producer and DJ based in São Paulo, Brazil. Known for his many different projects like the duo “My Girlfriend” with Benjamin Sallum, the electronic performative act “Teto Preto” and his effervescent party “ODD” - Zopelar presents “Joy Of Missing Out” on Apron Records! a collection of 17 tracks that represents the actual direction of his solo works.

“This album is my most personal work till now, it’s a compilation of tunes I did when I had free time to just study and do whatever I want, without any pressure or preconceived ideas. For me as producer and musician was always really important to walk into different paths to keep myself always in the position of apprentice, so I consider these songs like expressions of someone who’s trying to achieve self knowledge thought the act of making and listening to music”

All tracks written, recorded and mixed by Pedro Zopelar in Sao Paulo, Brazil.
Mastered by Ptthmllnsprts @ Limehouse Studios.


Release Date: 4th February 2020

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Out Now! Grab compilation digi / 12" : https://darkerthanwax.bandcamp.com/album/various-channels-vol-1-nyc-compiled-by-marco-weibel

Various Channels is a new series within the Darker Than Wax catalogue - a selector-led compilation series that pushes diversity in sound while also encapsulating a common connection of what brings people together. For the first volume, it’s all about location. Deeply inspired by the new wave of creative energy in New York City, the label is proud to present ‘Various Channels Vol. 1 : NYC’ - a compilation highlighting key artists at the forefront of NYC’s blooming music ecosystem, curated by selector Marco Weibel. While Darker Than Wax was born in Singapore, our satellite (or second) home is NYC.

A key figure behind Darker Than Wax since its early days, Marco moved to NYC in 2014, and has continued to establish a humble presence for the label through his tireless work as a DJ, Curator, Promoter & Radio Host. Within 6 years, Marco has seen New York’s underground grow through artists’ continual efforts to push the envelope and blur the lines between sounds. Thanks in part to uncompromising venues and community spaces such as The Lot Radio in Brooklyn (where Marco is running our weekly radio show alongside label peer Mawkus), a fresh crop of producers and DJs are elevating the music of NYC.

This compilation serves as a snapshot of this moment in time, spotlighting select artists making waves - including Jitwam, James Tillman, Toribio, Ensemble Entendu, David Marston and Tristan Arp. This project is also personal to Marco’s experience of digging deep into the city and connecting with kindred spirits, the selections reflecting the creative energy of his close musical family, who traverse eclectic sound spectrums from R&B/Soul, Balearic Grooves, House, Broken Beat and beyond.

Various Channels Vol. 1: NYC - Compiled by Marco Weibel

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**** All proceeds to Etan Thomas Foundation http://www.etanthomas.com and Black Food Toronto http://www.blackfoodtoronto.com ****

In September 2005, then Washington Wizards NBA player Etan Thomas gave a speech at a rally in Washington DC that slammed the Bush administration and spoke out against the systemic racism and problems facing the Black community and racialized communities in the US. In the speech, Etan takes Republicans and conservatives on a “field trip” to show them the many issues faced by these communities: lack of educational resources, substandard health care, lack of economic opportunities, police brutality, the impact of unnecessary wars and voter disenfranchisement.  

Many of these problems are not only specific to America - they are faced by racialized and Black communities around the world. In 2010 Moonstarr revisited the speech and was inspired by Etan’s words to produce a track, but the song was never released.  

Fast forward to 2020. Etan’s speech is as relevant now as it was back in 2005. The current US administration and hateful rhetoric spewed from Donald Trump, and the rise of the Black Lives Matter movement globally, has crystallized Etan’s message. Moonstarr and Public Transit Recordings felt now was the right time to put this song out to share Etan’s powerful message and spread it widely as possible as “The Trip”. 

All proceeds from the sale of “The Trip'' will benefit two organizations: The Etan Thomas Foundation (http://www.etanthomas.com) which helps youth achieve their potential and the Black Food Toronto (http://www.blackfoodtoronto.com) which champions food justice within Toronto’s African, Caribbean and Black communities.

Public Transit Recordings has already made a donation to support these great causes and will match sales of “The Trip” up to $500 to further support these organizations.  

We hope you listen to Etan’s speech and reflect on his message on how we as a collective can eradicate systemic racism in all facets of our society.  Below is a copy of Etan’s speech. Please spread the word. Big thanks to Etan Thomas for allowing us to use his inspirational words.

The Trip

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Plucked from an open mic by Grammy award winning producer James Poyser and quickly placed in the “right rooms”, guitarist and songwriter Ezekiel marries the melodies of the western world with the sounds of Africa. Born in West Philadelphia to Nigerian immigrants, he lives through a lens of liminality.

Influenced by his parents, Ezekiel developed a love for highlife music and traditional Afrobeat. He then consumed jazz and neo-soul. As a result, his music reflects a conversation in his soul between genres — deep drones gliding across bright chords, and a percussive bass, accented by chanting and lush tones.

Ezekiel challenges the objective definition of several genres backed by the rich sonic experience of Mell Starr and Eric Lau. The motifs of liminality and freedom -mental, social, and spiritual - are deeply woven into his forthcoming album Everything is Under Alarm slated to be released on December 4th, 2020

Exclusive Premiere: Saint Ezekiel "Suffering Shuffle"

Buy 12"/Digi: https://darker-than-wax.lnk.to/Oil

Darker Than Wax’s final release of the year brings us back to the world of UK dance music with Dampé - the solo project of Joe Munday, a musician, producer and DJ from South London. Joe’s foundation in dance music stems from becoming a regular on the floor at influential parties like FWD>> and You’re A Melody. Dampé brings together these London sounds with worldwide influences and nuanced, ethereal production to create something entirely his own. With a string of releases on Berlin’s Dirt Crew Records, and a monthly show on the venerable Rinse FM, Dampé has carved out a space for his sonic brand of introspective, deep UK dance music. Spurred by a chance meeting with the Darker Than Wax crew in London in 2018, an instant relationship between artist and label flourished through our shared sonic ethos. After numerous setbacks from the chaos of 2020, we are proud to finally share Dampé’s label debut with the world – Oil.

A polished, wide-ranging work in its own right, Oil run’s the gamut from moments of lush, meditative sound design, to banging mutant-Bruk and flailing percussive dancefloor cuts. Kicking off with restless ambient excursion ‘Jawahar Park’, into the deep, evolving dancefloor affair with title track ‘Oil’, and rounding out with the shimmering slo-mo house of ‘Flora Waves’, the first side of the record showcases Dampé’s sonic range and his unique approach to forging new sounds. On the flip side, ‘Awning Slapper’ is the EP’s certified party starter led by distorted bass and accented with fleeting chords and percussion, while ‘Manzana’ brings us on a rhythmic excursion built on saturated found sounds and some made-for-the-Adriatic euphoric synth lines. Also featured on the record is a remix from Canadian producer Teo Mattress, putting his signature dreamy Vancouver-house spin on ‘Jawahar Park’. Despite travelling through a number of diverse auditory peaks and valleys, Oil oozes consistency and polish from front to back – a solid spin at home or in the club.

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Breaker (2013)

Leave A Message (2013)

Earning praises from a worldwide range of selectors that include the likes of Gilles Peterson, Dam-Funk, Tama Sumo, San-Soda, Mike Huckaby, Lefto and many more, Dean aka the Funk Bast*rd (one half of the Cosa nostra duo and co-founder of Singapore-based label Darker Than Wax) has been tirelessly pushing and promoting an alternative expression of lefteld music through his widely eclectic and genre-bending sets. Being the main A+R and creative mind behind DTW, the label has flourished tremendously over the past 5 years, cementing its place as one of the go-to labels out of South East Asia.

His musical selection, which traverses between a huge variety of musical genres like deep jazz, soul, funk, boogie, brazilian grooves, deep house, hip hop and bass numbers have left many indelible marks on the dancefloors.

It’s no surprise then that he has played alongside some of the world’s finest like Kyle Hall, Lefto, Recloose, Gerd Janson, Basic Soul Unit, Linkwood, Norman Jay, Souleance, Ramadanman / Pearson Sound, Krystal Klear, Tiger and Woods, Mike Huckaby, Seven Davis Jnr and most notably, warmed up for Dj Ez, Fourtet, Kamaal Williams and Dam Funk .

His sets have also taken him around the world, playing most recently in New York, Brazil, Switzerland, Paris, London and Shanghai, just to name a few. In 2016, Funk B was also invited on BBC 1XTRA, Radar Radio, and swung through the legendary Brownswood basement of Gilles Peterson with a 2-hour exclusive Worldwide FM mix. Following that, he has most recently completed 3 tours in Europe, and played at Dimensions Festival in 2018. It comes with no surprise then that he has secured a monthly radio spot on the highly esteemed Worldwide FM.

The Funk Bast*rd always has something in the box that surprises. Just open those ears.

1. DTW Intro
2. Ryusenkei - Tokyo Coaster
3. Finn Irregular - Find A Way
4. Paris Bis - Unis Dans La Nuit Unique
5. Mina Anatoli - Too Late (Skyrager Edit)
6. Astra - Wake Up To
7. Accura - Gettin' Down (Hip Hop)
8. F.J - Fool's Love
9. Gordon Koang - Y Dah (Sleep D Remix)
10. U’MOH - Acid Reign (Full Mix)
11. Club Nouveau - Heavy On My Mind (Heavy Beats mix)
12. Astrid - Dua Kekasih
13. Minoru Fushimi - Makezu Bushi (Song of Not Givin' In)
14. Munir - Detroit Arena
15. Cobalt - Manipulation Genetique
16. Night Beat - Money
17. James Cobbin - Caught In The Middle
18. Jordan Passmore - Voice Crystal 1
19. Understars - Forestfunk (Nodamkkb Mix)
20. Woolph - Ume2Me (Original Mix)
21. Jon Dixon / minor INVENTION - 12:03 in 303
22. Leo Rosi - Mystic Runner (A Place In Paradise)
23. Clafrica - U can’t guard me

SFM Podcast #59 - Funk Bast*rd (Darker Than Wax, Singapore)

Seven Davis Jr. is a singer, songwriter, producer and DJ. Known for releasing various genres of music fusing Dance, Trip Hop, Funk and Soul. 

Referred to as “Sev” by his fans and followers. He is a rogue creative, working with a diverse range of artists (like John Cale, Honey Dijon most recently) behind the scenes in between his own projects. 

He released “Stranger Than Fiction”, his most successful album to date on his own label Secret Angels. Which won the German Record Critics Award for Best New Releases of 2024. His 2025 alias downtempo album titled Mean Bacharach "Sacrifice", was highly rated by Pitchfork. 

He released “Is This The Apocalypse" (EP) on Valentine’s Day 2025. An interlude to his new album titled the “Don’t Crash Out Challenge” out now on all platforms and vinyl.

💼 : management@secretangelsrecords.com