Brown Supremacy is the second single from Surf Coast multi instrumentalist Immy Owusu and is built on samples of legendary Zamrock band Amanaz’s classic “Easy Street” (1975). Immy and Amanaz exist decades and continents apart but a shared love of Hendrix-esque fuzz guitars and deep connection to West African tradition makes it a natural combination. 

Immanuel Kwabena Dreessens-Owusu grew up in two worlds: the sea bleached lifestyle of Torquay and the Surf Coast with its rock n roll soundtrack, and the musical heritage of his Ghanaian / Dutch family. Immy’s father Kojo is one of Australia’s best regarded West African musicians and his grandfather Koo Nimo is foundational figure of Ghanaian Highlife. On Brown Supremacy, Immy takes Amanzaz loops, and weaves his own songwriting over the top, keeping the iconic riff and the “get together, stay together” hook from the original. He adds chunky kicks and snares, fuzz atmospherics, and ‘Castles Made Of Sand’ reverse delay guitar. 

Zamrock was a 1970s movement of Zambian artists who took psychedelic rock and reframed it in an African context. Too far ahead of their time, artists like Amanaz didn’t achieve global recognition until successful reissues and compilations in the 21st century. Now their music has found kindred spirits all the way to Bells Beach where Immy has flipped it into ‘a song dedicated to every kid that grew up in a rural town that felt like they didn’t belong’.

Immy says, ‘When I first moved to Torquay, for some kids I was the first ‘black’ person they had ever seen before, and their first experience from any other culture that wasn’t their own. In high school I pushed away from people who looked like me in an attempt to fit into the establishment. How ‘black’ I felt was compounded by how ‘white’ I was treated by my Ghanaian family (in Africa). For me this song is my story about finding a place to belong.’

Immy Owusu - Brown Supremacy

Mark Holder - Music Turns Me On (Mark Wayward Edit)

Finally, yes finally! The follow-up in the KRÜML series has arrived: GUETSLI.
Once again, as with the first installment D SCHILDCHRODD, these beats represent a broad variety and collection of music composed and produced by the rather private beatmaker from Zurich, Switzerland. The music is in no way chronologically or coercively cohesively arranged, but strives to demonstrate the range of moods or even styles KHADERBAI has lately been searching about.

The tape is released by the Zurich based label ISH and is, marked T001, (hopefully) the first of many tapes in the future; the appealing artwork is brought to you by OILER.

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Headnodic flips the a cappella of "Uprising(Do it)" from Destani Wolf's new EP Peek Away, featuring the one and only Raashan Ahmad. "Most people live by their fears, they’re so afraid of what might happen – future of the unknown. Afraid to fail, or even of success. These lyrics are addressing that fear; to live in that present moment, take a risk on you because ultimately, if you don’t live to your fullest potential, you’ll never know. Fearing the future when the future is not real? Only the present is real. A reminder to myself too. I wanna see people live to their full potential. " -Destani Wolf
Artwork done by Lexx Valdez, Manuki www.portfolio.manuki.net/ & BraveWolf Productions

Uprising (Do It!):

If you want it now, it's right there waiting for you.
Go on make yourself proud, you came to do what you do.
You can live comfortably and keep things the same.
Go take a risk on you, your potential's too great yeah

I want to feel the fire
But fear is safe, keeps me from getting higher
The unknown carries all the weight but who's to say what tomorrow brings
If you want it, you got it
Cause you need it, so ride it
Life is too short, to deny it
know you deserve to live your life
Do it!

A boy is told right now "you can't no how no way"
He carries it everyday that's why he settled for that job it's safe
But when he's grey and old reviewing his life
Would he think could my dreams have taken flight? Would I have a happier life?

I want to feel the fire
But fear is safe, keeps me from getting higher
The unknown carries all the weight but who's to say what tomorrow brings
If you want it, you got it
Cause you need it, so ride it
Life is too short, to deny it
know you deserve to live your life

Forget your downward swing
This is your uprising
Let's move our energy
This is your uprising Do it!
© 2014 BraveWolf Productions


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Uprising(Headnodic's Organize And Uprise Refix) Feat. Raashan Ahmad

We know time is precious thesedays, with just so much to consume in the world. Thankfully Boca 45 has managed to cram all of his new album into a handy 5 minute blast of beats, rhymes and psyche that encapsulates "Dig Eat Beats Repeat"

Obviously we'd suggest you slow down a little and take in the splendour of the full article, which will be released on the 23rd March.

BOCA 45 "Dig Eat Beats Repeat" 5 Minute Minimix

Producer: Inna Attic Crookz
Composer Lyricist: Lamont Harvey

Trust (25 To Life)

I won't be around for couple of months. I wanted to share this little funk tune with you before I leave. Sound is extremely tape saturated. Just as I like! I hope you will like it too.


FREE DOWNLOAD: https://alpman.bandcamp.com/track/blown

Blown

produced by Messiah Musik
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As I Rest My Eyes

PEACE ZONE EP, out now.
http://hyperurl.co/peacezone

Recorded and Mixed by @eddielogix // http://eddielogix.com

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Self Satisfaction w/ SelfSays (prod. Blockhead)

First track taken from the mini-album "Earth Tones" by Yadava. 

Vinyl  & digital release out now

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Yadava - Tides (OM026)

Y C The Cynic - "Rude Boy Jamaican" (Prod by Juri Beats)

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Y C The Cynic - "Rude Boy Jamaican" (Prod by Juri Beats)

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