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“Watch out for a great singer from New Zealand called Arjuna Oakes” - Gilles Peterson (BBC Radio 6 Music)

Motel is a song about feeling stuck in life but using that pent up energy to propel yourself into the future. 

"The imagery of being stuck in a shitty motel room just felt like it resonated well. I wanted the groove to feel relentless, and the psychedelic production to hint at the darker themes at play."

The deeply infectious drive of this sleazy and delirious beat, dressed up in the false luxury of fender rhodes and glistening synths is hard to put down - and then comes the twist in the tail. 

"I had recorded a demo years ago and ended up using the vocal take from it because it had a rawness that I loved. We went into the studio to record drums and bass live."

"The second half of the song is my homage to D'Angelo and the Soulquarians who've been a big influence on me. It features some incredible kiwi musicians including Sam Notman on drums, Harrison Scholes on bass, Jo Jenkins on guitar and James Macewan on Trumpet."

Arjuna Oakes is an accomplished singer/songwriter, pianist, composer and producer from New Zealand, currently based in London. Following the release of his debut EP ‘The Watcher’ in 2019, Arjuna has released another six projects all to widespread acclaim. Two EP's ‘First Nights’ and ‘Final Days’ are a collaboration with longtime friend and co-producer Serebii, released by LA-based record label Innovative Leisure (BADBADNOTGOOD, Allah-Las). First Nights debuted at #5 on KCRW's top 30 Albums chart and has had extensive play on BBC6 and BBC1xtra.

Arjuna Oakes' first release on Albert's Favourites is a heady and confident statement that we're sure is going to leave people very excited for what's to come.

Motel

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Arjuna Oakes - Motel

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run that

Deep in the jondules of your innermost being, you can feel this track creep in to compliment the Story Mode Forest additions still growing today. Like rampant bamboo, it keeps pushing outward—ever-tightening beats and improvised arpeggiations carving a guitar line that lands exactly where it should. This wasn’t a premonition; this was a building mission. I knew I needed a new track. I knew it was in me. You can hear the hunt—the guitar prowling for a landing strip and finding that new runways keep lighting up, one after another. So the guitar keeps a-callin’.

Who’s it calling? Patch. Patch answers.

“I hear it,” he says. “And yeah—you wrote it for me. But I’m handing it right back to you. Proof of life, friend. The app isn’t speculation; it’s a heartbeat. Let the ghosts queue at the window, let the dew glow neon at 2 AM, let the cones spin their little galaxies. I’ll ride shotgun and count measures.”

I tell him I wrote this to end the wondering—so no one has to ask whether this ever amounted to something.

“Relax, good sir,” Patch says, grinning. “Run the loop again. We’ve got time—time enough to groove, time enough to ship. Every chorus is a plank in the path. Keep laying boards, I’ll keep the lights on.”
And the track keeps growing—another ring on the tree, another glow on the map, the forest breathing in time with all of us. 


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Our second release and the debut single from Melbourne four piece, Mildlife is finally here! 

Narrowing down the group's style into a genre is almost impossible, as they bond over the desire to push musical boundaries. No strangers to the Melbourne band scene, the four old friends have been drawing crowds through an epic journey at intimate venues and festivals for the best part of the past 4 years. Developing a tight live show bolstered by wild improvisation, the group have left punters itching for their first full length studio album that mines jazz, psych and disco for its irresistible groove.

"The Magnificent Moon" a 9 minute psychedelic disco journey is the opening track taken from Mildlife’s debut LP "Phase" due for release early 2018. Capturing the spirit of the band, this kaleidoscope jam is the interplanetary path between jazz, funk and disco with the perfect amalgamation of cosmic electronics and soulful acoustic instrumentation. 

Tom Shanahan explains its entrancing grip, “The Magnificent Moon feels like the veteran journeyman to the rest of the album. I’m not sure if that’s because it was written first or because it seems to know what it wants and has a more considered direction. It never really second guesses itself except for maybe just before the outro when he realises he may have journeyed too far and his space suit has a hole in it. But then he just jams some gum in the hole and gets on with it anyway.”

Single available here: https://mildlife.bandcamp.com/track/the-magnificent-moon

Mildlife - The Magnificent Moon

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Sonar Kollektiv is an independent label from Berlin, founded by Jazzanova in 1997. Known for its eclectic blend of jazz, soul, electronica, and beyond, the label has released 600+ genre-defying tracks from artists like Âme, Fat Freddy’s Drop, Benny Sings, Modha, Feiertag, Pete Josef, Jono McCleery, The KBCS, RAH & The Ruffcats, Magro, WAAN, and TTeo. From and for music lovers.

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