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October 2020

The Melbourne scene just keeps on delivering. The latest act to grab our attention is Close Counters, Finn Rees & Allan McConnell exciting duo. 

Following the success of their collaboration with Allysha Joy on "Speak In Truth", the duo deliver another broken house meets soul heater on 'Something In My Drink', the second single to be taken from their forthcoming 'FLUX' EP. 

Over a broken house groove, Melbourne based singer Jaydean sings of a night turned sour. JAYDEAN has previously collaborated with the likes of Kaiit, Sampa The Great and SZA. 

The duo describe The EP as a continuation of "our deeper exploration of dance and house music, projecting positivity through rhythm and song writing. 

Having started playing live with a full band during the development of this project we have incorporated a lot more live playing in these recordings. 

With a background in jazz we thrive off the spontaneity of jamming and improvising when developing our music and are constantly trying to find the sweet spot between multiple musical worlds of groove.”

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JUNE EVANS: ‘IF YOU WANT MY LOVIN’ / ‘HARDLY NEED TO SAY’
IZIPHO SOUL are thrilled to announce their next release: Early 80s music from New Jersey of the highest order and a first time re-release on a 45.
IF YOU WANT MY LOVIN’ is a synth-soul boogie bomb that we’ve taken to another level. The ‘Sunshine Mix’ by Philip Ward - miraculously restructured - giving it the feel of a 12” but keeping it under 5 minutes, the instrumental break in the latter stages is simply stunning. 
The sublime flip ‘HARDLY NEED TO SAY’, hardly needs an introduction. 
Whilst the Rhodes and intricate guitars weave their way throughout the track, June’s vocals shine with passion and power.

HARDLY NEED TO SAY

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Macloud - Raus Hier / Outro (Original Video):  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5FZkYMOWmoU



MACLOUD - RAUS HIER (CROSSBROTHA REMIX)

New Era

I found a rhythm in the dark street glow
Feet on the earth but my heart won't slow
The breezes whisper secrets to the skies
Love ease my soul where the truth lies.

Love Ease

Various Artists -
The Far Out Beat Tape

RELEASE DATE: 27/01/15
CAT. NO: FARODIGI 71
FORMAT: Digital Download

The Far Out Beat Tape brings together some of the finest forays into beat-driven electronic music from the label’s extensive back catalogue. From classics to rarities, of varying tempos and styles, this mixtape eliminates binary genre classification and carves out a place for Brazil on the map of the global beat diaspora.
When celebrated digger, DJ and Brazilian music connoisseur Joe Davis set up Far Out Recordings in 1994, it was an incredibly exciting time for dance music in the UK. House, techno and rave were splintering off into varying directions, jungle was blowing up and the future was wide open. While Far Out may be more widely known for its modern day iterations of MPB, jazz and samba, it has always kept itself firmly on the cutting edge of electronic music as this release amply demonstrates.
Far Out entered the scene with an unparalleled devotion to the music of Brazil’s past and present, but always with a keen eye on the future of UK dance, sensing a lucrative forward path in the marriage of the two which in many ways was an early precursor to the forward thinking blends of rugged dance sounds and organic, groove anchored jazz-funk, fusion and samba that was characteristic of Masters At Work’s Nuyorican Soul project and later the West London based Broken Beat movement. 
This compilation serves as both a handy sampler and an overview of a myriad of sounds and styles that Far Out has contributed to the worlds of broken beat, hip-hop and beyond. From the intrepid genre-leaping explorations of pioneering veterans Mark Pritchard, IG Culture and 4Hero to alternative hip-hop legend Peanut Butter Wolf to young up-and-comer Ben Hauke, the full spectrum is represented here. 
Simone Seritella’s atmospheric groover ‘Sambalanco’, originally released on Solaria, a subsidiary of Far Out, kicks off proceedings, a rare gem and one that even the label’s most avid followers may be unfamiliar with. On a broken tip, IG Culture’s remix of legendary Azymuth bassist Alex Malheiros’ ‘The Wave’ which marries the worlds of broken beat, hip hop with the sounds of Brazil to stunning effect, while 4hero’s remix of Friends From Rio’s ‘Vera Cruz’ is an exemplary exercise in their uniquely inventive and fearless excursions in grooving funk.
The deeper, more cerebral fare of ‘Lullaby’ and ‘Without You’ come courtesy of Far Out stalwart Troubleman – one of the many guises of Mark Prichard whose overwhelmingly prolific output, spanning the worlds of hip-hop, techno, jungle, funk, dubstep and onward into the experimental dance stratosphere, is close to peerless. Another true dance music original, Theo Parrish, turns in a typically seductive left-field house stepper with his remix of the Far Out Monster Disco Orchestra’s ‘Keep Believing’. Meanwhile, the perpetually funky Quantic’s sunny reworking of Sabrina Malheiros’ ‘Passa’ is a bass heavy RnB banger.  
The tape culminates with remixes of two of Brazil’s most celebrated artists, Azymuth and Marcos Valle. The former’s ‘Manha’ receives a subtle reworking from Stones Throw head honcho Peanut Butter Wolf, while Budgie transforms Valle’s ‘1975’, bringing the tracks futuristic synths to the fore to create a moody late-night boogie classic
Together, the selections on this release provides listeners with the diverse flavours from Far Out’s vital contributions to the global network of beats and forward-thinking groove music that the label has been and continues to be an integral part of.

Vera Cruz (4 Hero Remix)

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▫ Kiala Ogawa : vocals, keyboards, written, arrangement, programming
▫ Thomas Hugenel : bass, guitar,  keyboards, back vocals, programming, arrangement
▫ Produced by Kodäma 
▫ Coproduced by Reeph
▫ Additional drum and arrangement by Martin Wangermée
▫ Recorded and mixed at l'Aparté Studio by Raphaêl Acker, Kiala Ogawa and Thomas Hugenel
▫ Mastering by Simon Lancelot
▫ Label by Mamie's Records
▫ Logo designed by Samaya Veretout
▫ Artwork by Anne-Marie Kallaraikal

Love from Kodäma & Mamie's Records ♡

Kodäma ~ Asked The Moon

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This may not be to everyone's liking, especially if you have been tuning consistently to my IN 30 mixes, which primarily focuses on the varying shades of hip-hop, funk and experimental beats. House and Techno have always been a staple in my record collection, particularly with NY and Chicago house music being an indelible part of my journey.

'Lights Out' is an extension of the DTW spirit essentially, and it showcases some of the cuts that are on constant rotation in my sets. After all, there really isn't a need to categorise music. It's all about a feeling.

#wemove

Playlist

1. DTW intro
2. Hidden Spheres - Well Well
3. Dj Bonaqua - Afrika to Brazil
4. Mark E - Basement Trax 2
5. Four Tet - A lost Track 
6. Dj Haus - Feel the Change Comin On (Innershades Remix)
7. Fulbert - Full Time House (Jacques Renault Edit)
8. Green Velvet ft. Jamie Principle - Lalalalala (Nside My Mind)
9. Nocow - Letit
10. Mall Grab - Hold Me Close
11. Matrixxman - Sermons
12. Sauce 81 - Dissonance In Control
13. Casio Royale - Sneakin Out
14. Jimmy Edgar - The Dip Chair
15. Borrowed Identity - The Scene (feat. Mechanical Soul Brother)
16. Crackazat - What You are Feeling




FUNK B

'LIGHTS OUT' 01 | A House and Techno Excursion

Ruberi

fika & Fabich - Come Over

Premiered by Acid Stag:

Written and recorded by Me Again, ‘Last Night’ is an emotionally driven track written about the control one person can have over a relationship. Although you know that it is toxic, you cant help but keep going back. With dance driven beats, airy synths, funk style guitar riffs and dreamy vocals, ‘Last Night' perfectly captures those late night thoughts one experiences whilst wrapped around someones finger. The songwriting is powerful and the production is flawless - it’s a diverse track that allows for easy bedroom listening yet has the ability to transport you to the dance floor. 

This diversity comes at no surprise with influence’s such as Rufus Du Sol, Bob Moses and Disclosure, which can be heard throughout. 

Me Again’s previous single, ‘Let Me Go’, clocked at over 50,000 streams on Spotify and can be found in Wave Of Good Noise, Discovery Weekly and Fresh Finds playlists.

Keeping extremely busy the last 12 months, Me Again have been writing and recording, building up a wealth of music - with this they are excited and ready for the next chapter.

Last Night

Forever Isn't Long Enough

Breeze Delight

Find A Way

'Devils' OUT NOW

STREAM / DOWNLOAD: https://smarturl.it/McDevils
Released 25th September 2020 on Fortress Sounds via AWAL

Speaking on 'Devils', Natalie shared:

"Devils is essentially about allowing yourself every one in a while to give into emotions that are traditionally seen as negative, and that’s okay, because we are only human and need to experience and accept these feelings to be whole. I think giving someone the space and support to say anything and everything they are experiencing or thinking and for that also to be ok is an amazing way to accept and move on, in a way it’s taking away the stigma and shame of these feelings and turning the experience into something positive that will make you stronger."

BIO
Making her first steps into music when she won a national song writing competition judged by Coldplay frontman Chris Martin, Natalie McCool has excelled.

Releasing her album ‘The Great Unknown’ in 2016, it has made tastemakers across the board fans of her exceptional art, with notable supports with Aurora & Jamie Lawson, & acclaim from The Sunday Times, Q, Pigeons & Planes & Wonderland as well as BBC Radio 1 DJs Huw Stephens & Alice Levine.

Fully wrapped up, her forthcoming album is a fine collection of songs which channel her raw, inimitable writing style. Partly co-written with The Wombats' Daniel Haggis, they capture and crystallize her memories from both childhood and adulthood, weaving deeply intimate stories that channel life's most vital thoughts and feelings like love, jealousy and loss into a skewed mixture of lilting yet gloriously catchy pop songs.

LYRICS
Tell me what you're feeling I'll tell you it's normal
Tell you it's human, that it ain't awful
Tell me what you're thinking I'll say that it's ok
You're only human, so don't be afraid

There was a devil in me yesterday, a devil in me yesterday
But don't worry, I'm ok
You're only human

Say what you gotta say, dance with the devil anyway
'Cos you're human
Say what you gotta say, knock him off your shoulder everyday
'Cos you're human

Tell me all your secrets I promise I'll listen
And I cross my heart, I'll keep them
Tell me what you're scared of I'll tell you it's ok 
Tell you it's human, so don't run away

There was a devil in me yesterday, running in my blood and through my veins
But don't worry, I'm ok
You're only human

Say what you gotta say, dance with the devil anyway
'Cos you're human
Say what you gotta say, knock him off your shoulder everyday
'Cos you're human

Say what you gotta say, devil gonna dance with you anyway
'Cos you're human
'Cos you're human

Say what you gotta say, dance with the devil anyway
'Cos you're human
Say what you gotta say, knock him off your shoulder everyday
'Cos you're human

Say what you gotta say, and dance with the devil
Say what you gotta say, dancing with the devil
Say what you gotta say, and dance with the devil
Say what you gotta say, and dance with the devil

Devils

MIMS is delighted to premiere “Come Inside”, the second single lifted from Italian pianist, composer and producer, Nicola Guida’s forthcoming ‘Speleology’ album, due for release early next year on Inner Circle Music, the prestigious US label headed by sax legend Greg Osby. 

“Come Inside” is a laid back exploration of jazz and hip hop, featuring Karnival Kid on MC duties. His nonchalant yet powerful delivery recalls Loyle Carner, and flows beautifully over Guida’s delicate playing, melting the notes of his piano into a seamless harmonic stream. Soothing flutes provide the melodic line throughout, with additional production adding layers of sonic richness.

A disciplined virtuoso and a freethinking, genre-bending pianist, Nicola Guida is a London-based Italian jazz pianist, composer and producer. Academician at heart - he's the author of two respected thesis on jazz and holds a Masters in Philosophy. On “Come Inside”, Nicola tells us "I'm so delighted to release this tune which contains a sample of one of my heroes, legendary Italian composer Piero Piccioni".

“Come Inside” will be released on November 27 on all digital platforms.

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Casablanca Sunset is a music blog and label imprint based in Los Angeles, California.

On here you'll find Casablanca Sunset's seasonal mixtapes along with singles, edits and remixes from Casablanca Sunset Records.

MYSTICAL INTUITION ALLOWS WONDER
aka Shady (as my rap beats, remix and stuff)

buy/stream my 1st album "Breeze Delight" here:
https://MIAW.bandcamp.com/
https://ampl.ink/b1bOO

Find A Way

MIAW

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