Delighted to be a part of this vinyl compilation on Pingipung. A special release to celebrate 20 years of the Label. Congrats Pingipung! Thank you for being such a wonderful source of musical oddities over the years. My contribution; ‘The Pyreneeal Waltz’ was rather peculiar in its creation; composed and produced in one sunny day on a crowded Mediterranean beach last summer, strumming a guitarlele amongst a sea of sunbeds, Coca-Cola and plastic inflatables, my voice still a little raspy after recently coming out of a campervan quarantine... reconnecting with civilization in all its pain and glory 

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2002-2022, that’s 20 years of Pingipung! The German record label
celebrates its anniversary with exclusive tracks by a fine selection
of artists from the label roster as well as new names. Instead of
looking back at the classics, Pingipung chose to compile a
kaleidoscopic preview of possible future directions for the label.
The line-up features playfully melancholic songs by Museum Of No
Art, Peter Power or The Notwist, an excursion to the desert by RVDS
or a psychedelic take on Dub in Tolouse Low Trax’ remix for the Ainu
singer Umeko Ando. Artists such as Anadol, Y Bülbül, MD Pallavi &
Andi Otto, M.RUX, Sven Kacirek, Schlammpeitziger, Peter Presto and
F.S.Blumm are already well known to the Pingipung audience. They
contribute exclusive new tracks, adding to their existing output on
the label.
It’s impossible to file this compilation under a genre, which is
exactly the case with Pingipung in general - bull’s eye. The
collection of tracks is pressed in the perfect format to match the
Pingipung jubilee: A 2x10’’ vinyl in a gatefold sleeve.


A1. Anadol – Öksürük
A2. RVDS – Wüstensphären
A3. M.RUX – Riche
B1. Umeko Ando – Hutare Chui (Tolouse Low Trax Remix)
B2. MD Pallavi & Andi Otto – Down the Charukeshi Road
B3. Peter Presto – Ayashi Filtz
C1. Museum Of No Art – I miei cani giocano quando piove
C2. Peter Power – Pyrenneal Waltz
C3. The Notwist – Oh Sweet Fire (Pocket Band Version)
C4. Sven Kacirek – Firmin
D1. F.S.Blumm – Step Up Opp
D2. Schlammpeitziger – Der Spargelträger an der Muschelbank
D3. Y Bülbül – Cuddles’ Catnip Dream

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Peter Power - The Pyreneeal Waltz

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Inspired by the independent movie `Scream of the Ants´ and the aim to `put together the most unsuitable sounds´, the Moldovan trip advisor Oleg Dubin aka Bliz Nochi takes you on a hike beyond boundaries that don´t even exist. Pitched chants wail onto crispy, keen & crawling electronica. Dubby slowmotion for a better world, let ´em yell at you.

Mastered by Christian Kuzio
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Bliz Nochi - MasaMasa [ynFree 018]

Second single from the forthcoming Marewrew compilation on Pingipung.
Release: MAY 10th.
Press contact: flow@morrmusic.com

Marewrew (pronounced: Ma-leoo-leoo / mɑleːu̯leːu̯) is a female vocal group that sings traditional Ainu songs. The music of the long-suppressed people from northern Japan has been a particular focus of Pingipung's output in recent years, together with Oki Kano who recorded and produced many Ainu artists. Following various re-releases by Umeko Ando, the late grande dame of traditional Ainu music, the spotlight is now on the a cappella music of Marewrew, which by the way means ‘butterfly’ in Ainu. Attentive listeners will recognise the voices, as some of the band have already performed as backing singers on recordings by Umeko Ando. Their a cappella versions of traditional Ainu music shed a whole new light on the fascinating songs that have been passed down through generations exclusively through song.

'Ukouk' means 'round singing', which refers to the form in which Marewrew perform and record. Many of the songs are set as tightly interwoven canons: one starts, the others join in, but slightly out of phase: Almost like dub echoes, except that they are sung and not created in post-production. The short songs sometimes unfold into a wondrous trance ('Sikata Kuykuy', 'Honkaya') that seems to spin round and round - if singing can actually dance, then this is how. Nature sounds and woodpeckers can be heard ('Hawsa’), and there is a funny miniature in which the ladies imitate birdsong ('Takuro'). Things get hypnotic with an evocative song about stranded whales ('Hunpe Yan Na’) or an ode to the Orca as ‘Little Sea God’ (‘Pon Repun Kamuy’). The album culminates in unexpected pop ('Yaykatekara') or cumbia moments ('Kanerenren') with a band line-up including percussions and Oki Kano on the famous Tonkori harp.

Marewrew are Rekpo, Hisae and Mayunkiki. Rim-Rim was a member of the group until 2022. Mayunkiki reflects on the ambivalence of performing traditional music as a contemporary band: "When we first started performing, we all thought we had to perform in an Ainu way. But over time we have become more and more open to new ways of singing. I think if our way of singing is seen as the only, correct way of our tradition, then it won't spread, it's not alive. We like it when it's traditional, but it changes, just like our voices have changed over time.” ( Quote from the film 'Marewrew's Voice' by Eiko Soga (2021))

'Ukouk' is a selection of Marewrew's work from the last 13 years, compiled from CD releases by Pingipung's Andi Otto. Oki Kano has contributed unreleased material and added new versions of the songs which had only been released in Japan. The album has been remastered by Kassian Troyer and is now available on LP for the first time.

Ukouk. Round Singing Voices of the Ainu 2012​-​2024

Yaykatekara - Wedding Song

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Marewrew: Yaykatekara - Wedding Song (Pingipung 085 / LP, digital)

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Web: www.capturesmusic.com 

All my revelations, coming into view, before the sea carries them, away again. This ship is steady sailing, casting melodies off the bow, oars sloshing into the deepest of pulsating vibrations, keeping us on our steady path.

Revelations

Argentinian neo-folklore producer and one of the leaders of the new Latin electronic sound, Chancha Via Circuito, showcases some of his best remixes for other artists over the last 11 years –  available for the first time on vinyl. Featuring: Nicola Cruz, El Buho, Nickodemus, Lagartijeando, Fuel Fandango and more.

Nickodemus - Do You Do You? (Chancha Via Circuito Remix)

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Restaurant playlist For Zest Ubud.
Mixed by @poyanshifter



Weekly Session #071 | With Poyan Shifter

Attack on Prima 9 is the fifth track from Super 8. It's a banger if you ask me.

Attack on Prima 9

Some days the world arrives in soft focus—edges smudged, meanings half-formed—while you drift from lighthouse to lighthouse, never quite docking. You want the good, you reach for it, yet the signal stutters and the crowd feels a step away. There isn’t an answer waiting at the end of this evening, only the hum of the road and a sky that keeps unfolding. Breathe. Keep your compass kind. Even the guides carry only fragments; perhaps it’s you who will stitch the missing piece and find the door no one else could see.

Blurred Transitions

samples from a. kostis - adinatisa o kaimenos (i became thin) &
cosmic voices from bulgaria - barem se ergen nahodih (i've had enough of the bachelor life)
picture: wonderful jockum nordström

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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.

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