sets and mixes

May 28, 2022 - Opening for Christian Löffler, Parra for Cuva, Caleesi & Sarah Kreis at Public Works, San Francisco. 

My first show back in years and it hit the spot - thank you to the artists who made this music, Public Works, Peter Blick, the artists on this wonderful lineup, and to all who grooved for the opportunity.

@christianloeffler
@parraforcuva
@caleesi-sarahkreis
@public-works-sf
@blicksmix

@mauglimau
@tripjag
@nelson_bell
@iorie
@amu_amu
@twerkingclassheroes
@elmagomusic
@rapossa
@soblemusic
@el-buho
@finebeatz-hille
@ohxala
@da-iguana
@kusht-music
@okuma-sounds
@savu_music
@kermesselive
@jonajosu
@deepandi
@bawabmusic
@sydkasd
@lusine-official

May 28 2022 Public Works - Opening for Christian Löffler, Parra for Cuva, Caleesi & Sarah Kreis

July 1, 2023

My 12th year performing at Priceless was the most fun I've had yet. Thank you to all of the planners, volunteers, and attendees that make Priceless happen. Deep gratitude to the musicians who made the music in this set, especially previous Priceless guests El Búho (@el-buho), David Last (@davidlast), and Rumpistol (@rumpistol). 

Special shout out to my forever inspirations for Forest vibes - Ganucheau (@ganucheau) and Dr. Toast (@drtoast). It still feels like everything I do with music is trying to do for others what they have done for me. 

Happy Priceless.

Griffin Crafts - Priceless 2023

Produced by MAUGLI (@mauglimau) & Terry Callier
Mastered by Jan Soutschek (@jansoutschek)

In the mystic realm of 1960s Chicago, Terry Callier, a troubadour of folk jazz and soul, graced the shadowed stages of underground clubs and  coffeehouses. 

In 1972, he released his "Candyman“, a truly powerful seven minute bass-driven soul groove.

After retiring as a musician in the 1980s, Callier's music was discovered by some of London's trip-hop legends in the early 1990s. They invited him for recording sessions, which led to a late taste of commercial success.

In 2024, MAUGLI is taking over, sending "Candyman" on yet another journey with modern sampling techniques.

Candyman (Edit) [ynFree019]

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MAUGLI - Candyman (Edit) [ynFree 019]

Do you remember Trippin Jaguars last release „Turia“? That beautiful and melancholy hymn to a river in Spain? Jonas Schilling turned this warm slow burner into a wild, hard-hitting dance track. 
While keeping the original organic character and analog richness of Trippin Jaguars original song, Jonas Schillings remix focuses on a more experimental and beat driven approach. 
With this remix, Amselcom brought together two extremely individual artists to create something absolutely new and exciting. 

Remixed by @Jonasschilling in Berlin.

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Trippin Jaguar Ft. Mara Tieles - Turia - Jonas Schilling Remix

„Ataraxia“ is the philosophical ideal of „piece of mind“ and „serenity“.
Ninze transformed Antaares’ original track into a deep and hypnotizing groove machine. 
The overall dreamy atmosphere feels like a warm lake that you just want to dive into. 
It is the wonderful product of two of the finest producers in downtempo music coming together.. 
So get ready to dream away and get closer to reaching your inner balance. 

Remixed by @Ninze in Leipzig.

Antaares - Ataraxia - Ninze Remix

Premiere : The Argonaut - Relax Sheep [Ritmos del Sur]

Artist : @dj-jazone
Label: @ritmosdelsur

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Folktronica is a style that was born as a seed sent by Mother Earth and reproduced around the world like flowers, being the musicians it's bees. From Latin America they made their way to the cities like the green arms of the Amazon, but with charangos, flutes and synthesizers, until reaching the most remote places of the Earth as a whole new voice in electronic music.

With the mission to find the precious balance between the world of traditions and technology, plus a touch of mystery and modernity, folktronica positioned itself as a genre in alternative websites such as Bandcamp and Soundcloud, and then became massive in Youtube and Spotify, which were filled with artists, fans and music that spread the style from Latin America to the world, finding then each region of the world its own interpretation of this mixture of ancient sounds and contemporary technology.

Today, in the midst of a chaotic present in humanity and in the face of a Western music industry focused on the purely commercial, the beauty and depth of this ¨mestizo¨ movement that speaks of Mother Earth, folkloric traditions, ancestral rhythms and themes of the spirit is often overlooked, meanwhile it keeps exploring with the highest musical technology and forming itself as a new great world underground movement. Today Ritmos del Sur undertakes a project to share, strengthen and value these musical ideas that already inhabit the whole world, with flavors that from Latin America also pass through Asia, the Middle East, Europe, Africa and much more. ¨This is Folktronica¨ is an eclectic compilation of 14 songs that are immersed in this genre, a spiritual nectar that we hope will bring you peace, joy and lots of rhythm to cheer your body and soul.

This project was developed by Ritmos del Sur, with the sponsorship of Cosmovision Records, with its beautiful artwork designed by Choque and a sound exquisitely Mastered by Matías Parisi, both from Argentina and compiled by  El Extravagante and Don Mescal.
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This Is Folktronica

[Premiere] The Argonaut - Relax Sheep [Ritmos del Sur]

La Soif d'Amour

[Concrete Jungle]

Frolov tells an acoustic fable with his EP “Slow Chumack”.
A path with many experiences and adventures.
Influences from exterior energies meet visions from the inner mother source. Connecting polarities.

Chumak was a historical and traditional wagon-based trading occupation in the territory of modern Ukraine in the late Medieval and early Modern periods of history. During long journeys, unexpected things can happen.

Enjoy this depth-filled downtempo journey and go on a trip with Frolov.

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ARTIST
> Frolov
Soundcloud: @frolov-ua
Spotify: tinyurl.com/rncmftkr
Beatport: tinyurl.com/ynszz8tz

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LABEL
> Concrete Jungle
Soundcloud: @concretejunglecollective
Spotify: tinyurl.com/2cnzvbrr
Beatport: tinyurl.com/44z54xx6
Homepage: www.concretejunglecollective.de

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RELEASE
> Frolov - Slow Chumak EP
Cat-No: CJ010
Distribution: Proton LLC, Concrete Jungle
Format: Digital

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MASTERING
> Kip Casey
Soundcloud: @kip_casey

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ARTWORK
> zijn
Soundcloud: @medi-zijn
Spotify: tinyurl.com/2skf35rd
Beatport: tinyurl.com/vfstvfx7
Instagram: tinyurl.com/p74ckv26

> Original Picture
Painter: Ivan Aivazovsky

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AVAILABLE HERE
> Buy or Stream
concretejungle.fanlink.tv/cj010

Release: Slow Chumak EP
Artist: Frolov
Mastering: Kip Casey
Label: Concrete Jungle
Catalogue Number: CJ010
Release Date: 2024-05-31
BPM Range: 108-111 BPM
concretejungle.fanlink.tv/cj010

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[Premiere] Frolov - Ridna (Original Mix) [Concrete Jungle]

Label :  https://soundcloud.com/cosmovisionrecords
Artist : 
https://soundcloud.com/theo-lasnier
https://soundcloud.com/da-iguana

➤ About this EP:

The Semana s' project is part of a creative process during a residency at the @Studiobato (bordeaux, France) in 2022, a studio on board a boat as its name suggests. For a week Da Iguana & Walass went into exploration, as much in improvisation as in the sampling of old vinyl or to try percussive objects of all kinds. The two friends tried to transcribe the tranquility of life on board, approaching the end of a cycle and the beginning of a new one. It's in this metal and wood decor that the tracks and the concept of week were born. In search of the different moods that cross us, according to the days of the week and their sometimes frantic pace, the two companions have fun. This sound journey also evokes their meeting but especially their love for music.
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Cosmovision Records

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[Premiere] Da Iguana & Walass - Acid Sunday [Cosmovision Records]

Recorded live at Spring Training, presented by False Profit + Priceless
May 19, 2024

Kusht - Falk Kut
M.RUX - WCCON
MAUGLI - Candyman (edit)
Romanski - Tagh Tagh (MAUGLI remix)
Haunted Water - Pressure
Haunted Water - Thank You
ali dada - Zwueschetag (Lokke remix)
Klik & Frik - Uruguay
Bixi - Bicho De Pé
Palmer - Ciclos
Klik & Frik - Santo André (ft. Baiuca)
Haunted Water - It's Cool
Geplantes Nichtstun - Triumph über mich
Daniel Hokum - Equilibrium
Mich Szedlak - ABC (Kalpuke remix)
O/Y - Die Entwicklung der Menschheit

Griffin Crafts - Spring Training 2024

The talented producer @Nyvs brings us a delicate downtempo Ep. It's two tracks are laced with organically textured percussions and elaborate melodies. The sonic landscape is ranging from real to electronic, but never looses the analog touch.

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Nyvs - Alphymba

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Riyoon - Against

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Waxwood, Begiroquai - Bitropical

Griffin Crafts is a San Francisco DJ who has played a vital role in bringing people together, in inspiring collaborations and throwing amazing, cosy, warm, wonderful parties on the West Coast of the USA like Strategic Reserve or the Priceless Festival´s Forest Stage which was home to History of Colour´s first ever live set. Through his cross-pollination work as a curator and connector he has refined his ear for the sounds that inspire Shika Shika and was an obvious, not so obvious choice for our latest Flavour of the Month - a journey between sounds new and old, known and not.

https://soundcloud.com/griffincrafts

Tracklist
Barda - Destellos
El Búho - Pescado Negro
Benjha - Time
Paoli - Dalma
Blond:ish - Mayan Caravam (Nu and Lum mix)
Sanōj - Fog
Atropolis - Xingu Chief
El Búho - Manana Tepotzlan
Praah - Chamada
Azamat - Summertime
Luca Musto - Try Her
History of Colour - Cinder
L_cio - Birds (feat. Andre Nardi)
Stavroz - Should’ve Brought An Umbrella
Lawrence - Ava
Alex Under - Lolog
Dorisburg - Irrbloss
Olaf Stuut - Omni

Flavour of the Month: Julio (Griffin Crafts)

Recorded live opening for @el-buho, @nickodemusnyc, @dreemsdreems, @lucamusto at a sold out Public Works, San Francisco.

I hope you enjoy!

Jan 25 2019 - Opening for El Buho, Nickodemus, Dreems, Luca Musto

Recorded live Nov 6, 2020, celebrating the release of Ganucheau’s album “Variations on a Playground." The influence this music has had on me is hard to overstate. I consider Ganucheau's sound and this album in particular to be the core of my experience at Priceless, one that I deeply enjoy sharing with others at the event. And now, we can all share it at home thanks to its release.

The evening was intended to be full of soothing music, as in the US we were in the 4th night of not having election results - it had been quite a week and we all needed something other than the news and doomscrolling for a few hours. My set attempts to channel the mix of emotions I've been feeling over the last months, give a little rise and fall, and end on a soft note. Like we do in the forest. 

Listen to Variations on a Playground:
@ganucheau
https://music.ganucheau.com/album/variations-on-a-playground

Cover art: Jonathan Barcan https://jonathanbarcan.com/

Tracklist
Tofu Resistance - Gojama
Iro Aka - Zorro Colorado
Arutani - Not In Place feat. Minru
Oilst, mf jeager - Rubus (tmpl remix)
Iro Aka - Tribe Frequency Oscillator
Henri Texier - Le Piroguier (Jascha Hagen remix)
Iro Aka - Cycles
Kurup - Opium Gait
Trippin Jaguar - Fou feat. Shakuar
Luca Musto - Restless
Luca Musto - Priscillo
Romare - Home
Romare - Deliverance
Rumpistol - Walk On Home

Ganucheau Album Release Party - Nov 6 2020

2024
May 19: False Profit + Priceless present Spring Training, Oakland
July 4: Priceless, Belden, CA 

2023
Jan 27: w/ Lola Villa, Asymmetry at Public Works, San Francisco
Feb 3: Nevada City, CA
Jul 1: Priceless, Groveland, CA
Aug 26: Am Pumpwerk, Berlin
Sep 19: False Profit Equity at Asiento, San Francisco
Nov 4: w/ Christian Löffler, Parra for Cuva, Martha van Straaten, Asymmetry at Public Works, San Francisco

2022
May 21: False Profit + Priceless present Spring Training, Oakland
May 28: w/ Christian Löffler, Parra for Cuva, Caleesi & Sarah Kreis at Public Works, San Francisco
Jul 1: Priceless, Groveland, CA

Past:
Lightning in a Bottle
Klunkerkranich
Priceless
Public Works
Midway
Mezzanine
1015
False Profit
Shika Shika
Strategic Reserve
Sonido Tropico
Tupperware
Mesa
Meso Creso
Euphonic
Chillits

San Francisco-based artist Griffin Crafts connects audiences and musicians through creation, curation, and community. As a producer and DJ, he blends acoustic and synthetic sounds from around the world into eclectic sets rooted in downtempo, slow house, and slow techno.

He has performed with an international array of artists including Snoop Dogg, Bonobo, The Glitch Mob, Modeselektor, Little Dragon, Emancipator, Nicola Cruz, Mira, Lee Burridge, Christian Löffler, Parra for Cuva, Dirtwire, Martha van Straaten, M.RUX, Lusine, Deru, El Buho, Barrio Lindo, History of Colour, O/Y, Iorie, Lotte Ahoi, Billy Caso, Wide Awake, Okaxy, Maugli, Caleesi, Sarah Kreis, Jo.Ke, Tor, Noema, Rumpistol, Olaf Stuut, David Last, Ramona Wouters, Pigmalião, Kraut, Uji, Sidirum, Nickodemus, Dreems, Luca Musto, Lemurian, MoM, Lola Villa, Barda, 7e, Nathan Hall, and Ground. He has recorded podcasts for Shika Shika (Buenos Aires/Paris), Freunde von Freunden (Berlin), Serafin Audio Imprint (Berlin), Tepeme Musica (Mexico City), Mesa Recordings (Santa Fe), and Something Else (Miami).

As an organizer, Crafts is emerging as one of the most innovative curators in the United States, bringing in numerous acts for US and California debuts. Relying on word of mouth rather than advertising, his events combine the best of underground music culture with forward-thinking aesthetics and professional production. He is a former curator of the long-running California campout Priceless, a member of the Shika Shika artist collective and label, and founder of the Strategic Reserve event series.

Shika Shika is a global collective without owners for music without borders. 

We are inspired by nature, by tradition, by the past and by the future. Our direction is fresh, different, genre hopping organic-electronic-digital-folk.

Flavour of the Month: Julio (Griffin Crafts)

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