SPA012: Xzavier Stone, DJ Plead, Phillip Jondo - BISQU EP

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SPA014: Belia Winnewisser - The Essence Of

SPA presents I DARE YOU II – a continuous blend of textures, chords and soundscapes by Xzavier Stone. Inspired by and following its predecessor I DARE YOU (self-released in 2022), IDY II consists of 18 individual short compositions, fused together into one unyielding soundscape. The 26-minute piece perfectly captures the gloss and sentiment of Stone’s musical world, while showcasing his versatility as a composer. Xzavier Stone has become recognizable by his subtle and deft spins on rap and RnB music and his penchant for playfulness and experimentation. The sonic palette of IDY II ranges from traditional instruments and shimmering textures to soulful sketches and fragmented piano chops, stretched into something that flawlessly integrates into the world of SPA. While the music of IDY I was combined with a room spray, IDY II now comes with incense sticks. The burn time per stick lasts approximately as long as the music plays, thus serving as a timekeeping device. The incense sticks are handmade in collaboration with In'n'out Fragrances and packaged in a gracefully crafted handmade box. Their fragrance consists of galbanum, frankincense, hinoki, coniferous needle woods, white birch tar, honey comb and muscenone. These scents will put you in a gentle trance as you listen to Stone’s classically infected ambient compositions, mutating sound objects and playful harmonic spheres, softly evoking the aromas of RnB and Jazz.

Written, Produced & Mixed by @xzavier_stone 
Additional Instrumentation by Mattia Facchini, Yukari Aotani & Tobias Pfister 
Mastered by Modulaw 
Artwork by Babybrush & Xzavier Stone

SPA015: Xzavier Stone - I DARE YOU II

First half recorded by @floraytw 
Second part by @djbrom

SPA#16: Flora Yin-Wong & France '98 for NTS Radio

From the upcoming release 'flexfit' (SPA008) - out on july 10th.

@luxxuryproblems

Bandcamp

A2: luxxuryproblems - WRIST DISCOURSE

Recorded in Karlsruhe by @luxxuryproblems

SPA#21: luxxuryproblems for NTS Radio

Recorded in Köln by @adalovvve & @djbrom

SPA #28: DJ Brom & Ada Luvv for NTS Radio

Recorded in Düsseldorf & Manaus by @andras_2020 & @chtll

SPA #29: Andras_2020 & CHANTALL for NTS Radio

Back and forth mix between Cologne and Los Angeles. 
Originally aired on 23.05.23 on www.nts.live/shows/spa

@blondo @biancaoblivion

SPA #32: Phillip Jondo & Bianca Oblivion for NTS Radio

Recorded in Cologne and Berlin, first half from @ivy_94, second half by @blondo, originally broadcasted on September 12th, 2023 on nts.live

nts.live/shows/spa

SPA #35: Ivy & Phillip Jondo for NTS Radio

recorded in Karlsruhe by @luxxuryproblems and @agnes-866625758.
originally broadcasted on october 10, 2023 on nts.live.

SPA #36: luxxuryproblems & agnes for NTS Radio

Originally recorded at the International Studio & Curatorial Program, Brooklyn, in 2018 - Betty Hammerschlag’s ISCP EP gets a reboot via Cologne’s SPA Recordings. 
ISCP emphasizes Betty Hammerschlag‘s signature that recycles intros, phrases and found sounds into infinite loops. Layered emotions are warping with desires to cycle endlessly about each other. Their deconstruction of pop songs is a delicate act of extracting quintessential temperaments of emotional pop. The Songs are floating eternally like a never-ending sillage full of sentiments.

SPA011: Betty Hammerschlag - ISCP EP

Betty Hammerschlag - 06

Betty Hammerschlag - 05

Betty Hammerschlag - 04

Betty Hammerschlag - 02

Betty Hammerschlag - 01

Recorded by @modulaw + @blondo, originally broadcasted on January 30th, 2024 on nts.live

photo by @luxxuryproblems

nts.live/shows/spa

SPA #39: Modulaw & Phillip Jondo for NTS Radio

Recorded by @henryaleksis @blondo, originally broadcasted on March 26th, 2024 on nts.live

photo by Kieran K

https://www.nts.live/shows/spa

SPA#41: bambinodj & Phillip Jondo for NTS Radio

DJ Plead, Phillip Jondo and Xzavier Stone join forces in a collaborative EP that not only signifies the birth of a profound friendship and creative alliance but also traces the roots of their interconnected musical journey. Crafted over several years, this body of work was meticulously shaped through both remote collaboration and sessions held in Xzavier Stone's studio in Zurich. As the trio delves into their mutual musical passions, they skillfully weave together influences from contemporary club music, 00s club rap, and intricate syncopated drum work, creating a sonic tapestry that resonates with innovation and shared artistic vision. 

releases April 22, 2024 

Written & Produced by Xzavier Stone, DJ Plead and Phillip Jondo. 
Mastered by Modulaw. 
Cut by Dubplates & Mastering, Berlin. 
Artwork Design by Kieran K.

Xzavier Stone, DJ Plead, Phillip Jondo - BELLYDANCE

DJ Plead, Phillip Jondo and Xzavier Stone join forces in a collaborative EP that not only signifies the birth of a profound friendship and creative alliance but also traces the roots of their interconnected musical journey. Crafted over several years, this body of work was meticulously shaped through both remote collaboration and sessions held in Xzavier Stone's studio in Zurich. As the trio delves into their mutual musical passions, they skillfully weave together influences from contemporary club music, 00s club rap, and intricate syncopated drum work, creating a sonic tapestry that resonates with innovation and shared artistic vision.

releases April 22, 2024

Written & Produced by Xzavier Stone, DJ Plead and Phillip Jondo. 
Mastered by Modulaw. 
Cut by Dubplates & Mastering, Berlin. 
Artwork Design by Kieran K.

Bisqu EP

Xzavier Stone, DJ Plead, Phillip Jondo - POU LOOP

BISQU EP

Xzavier Stone, DJ Plead, Phillip Jondo - SILVERWATER

Xzavier Stone, Phillip Jondo - BISQU

Xzavier Stone, Phillip Jondo - KONTEXT

Recorded by @blondo + @djbrom, originally broadcasted on April 23rd, 2024 on nts.live

photo by @ssaliva

nts.live/shows/spa

SPA#42: Phillip Jondo & DJ Brom for NTS Radio

Where does a person actually start to be themselves? For her third album, The Essence Of, Belia Winnewisser crawled into the rabbit hole in search of the origin of herself or of a certain kind of music. She found the origin of this, that, and then the origin of the origin, and then... No musical genre comes from nothing, no human being exists in isolation – these are the essences that the Zurich musician, after crawling out again into the clear light of day, was able to capture for herself. The Essence Of is a selfportrait that looks even further back into her own history than the previous releases. Memories of playful childhood days live on in moods and melodies drawn from the game Zelda. Impressions from movies and appreciations from life underpin the emotional layers of the seven (+1) tracks. Listening experiences across musical styles transport you to the UK of the early 90s or to quirky minimal floors 15 years later. And her most original musical experience is absolutely essential. Her voice breathes, floats, dabs and sings its way through the album and points deep inside. The Essence Of makes it clear: origins are not fixed places or points in time, but dynamic. The point at which something or someone begins shifts a little with every interpersonal encounter and every listen. The Essence Of is Belia Winnewisser's first album for the Cologne-based label SPA, on which she has already released the EP A Comet Blazing In the Empyrean (2020) and the track I Like Ferrofluid (2019 part of the compilation Safe Needing Attention).

releases July 1, 2024 

Written, recorded and produced by Belia Winnewisser 
Postproduction by Phillip Jondo 
Mixed by Manuel Sékou 
Mastered by Isabel Schröer (scape mastering) 
Artwork: Sabrina Zeltner 
Text: Friedemann Dupelius 
Released on SPA 

Supported by Stadt Zürich Kultur and Kanton Zürich Fachstelle Kultur

The Essence Of

Belia Winnewisser - Gerudo Fortress

https://soundcloud.com/beliawinnewisser
https://soundcloud.com/spa_recordings
🛒 https://beliawinnewisser.bandcamp.com/album/spa014-belia-winnewisser-the-essence-of
🔊 https://youtu.be/S-vO2roUFPA

Where does a person actually start to be themselves? For her third album, The Essence Of, Belia Winnewisser crawled into the rabbit hole in search of the origin of herself or of a certain kind of music. She found the origin of this, that, and then the origin of the origin, and then... No musical genre comes from nothing, no human being exists in isolation – these are the essences that the Zurich musician, after crawling out again into the clear light of day, was able to capture for herself. The Essence Of is a selfportrait that looks even further back into her own history than the previous releases. Memories of playful childhood days live on in moods and melodies drawn from the game Zelda. Impressions from movies and appreciations from life underpin the emotional layers of the seven (+1) tracks. Listening experiences across musical styles transport you to the UK of the early 90s or to quirky minimal floors 15 years later. And her most original musical experience is absolutely essential. Her voice breathes, floats, dabs and sings its way through the album and points deep inside. The Essence Of makes it clear: origins are not fixed places or points in time, but dynamic. The point at which something or someone begins shifts a little with every interpersonal encounter and every listen. The Essence Of is Belia Winnewisser's first album for the Cologne-based label SPA, on which she has already released the EP A Comet Blazing In the Empyrean (2020) and the track I Like Ferrofluid (2019 part of the compilation Safe Needing Attention).

Tracklist: 

1. Inside Shell view
2. All Things Considered 
3. Gerudo Fortress 
4. Red Sky
5. Melting Away
6. The Source
7. Fanitullen
8. Running Out Of Love feat. 36birds (Bonus)

PREMIERE: Belia Winnewisser - The Source [SPA]

Where does a person actually start to be themselves? For her third album, The Essence Of, Belia Winnewisser crawled into the rabbit hole in search of the origin of herself or of a certain kind of music. She found the origin of this, that, and then the origin of the origin, and then... No musical genre comes from nothing, no human being exists in isolation – these are the essences that the Zurich musician, after crawling out again into the clear light of day, was able to capture for herself. The Essence Of is a selfportrait that looks even further back into her own history than the previous releases. Memories of playful childhood days live on in moods and melodies drawn from the game Zelda. Impressions from movies and appreciations from life underpin the emotional layers of the seven (+1) tracks. Listening experiences across musical styles transport you to the UK of the early 90s or to quirky minimal floors 15 years later. And her most original musical experience is absolutely essential. Her voice breathes, floats, dabs and sings its way through the album and points deep inside. The Essence Of makes it clear: origins are not fixed places or points in time, but dynamic. The point at which something or someone begins shifts a little with every interpersonal encounter and every listen. The Essence Of is Belia Winnewisser's first album for the Cologne-based label SPA, on which she has already released the EP A Comet Blazing In the Empyrean (2020) and the track I Like Ferrofluid (2019 part of the compilation Safe Needing Attention).

releases July 1, 2024

Written, recorded and produced by Belia Winnewisser
Postproduction by Phillip Jondo
Mixed by Manuel Sékou
Mastered by Isabel Schröer (scape mastering)
Artwork: Sabrina Zeltner
Text: Friedemann Dupelius
Released on SPA

Supported by Stadt Zürich Kultur and Kanton Zürich Fachstelle Kultur

Belia Winnewisser - Inside Shell

Belia Winnewisser - All Things Considered

Belia Winnewisser - Red Sky

Belia Winnewisser - Fanitullen

II RISE

II LOVE

II RELEASE

II EXPAND

II IMAGINE

Recorded in Cologne by @blondo and @djbrom for NTS Radio

https://www.nts.live/shows/spa

SPA#43: Halloween Special with Phillip Jondo & DJ Brom

With „I DARE YOU II“, Xzavier Stone unlifted the veil: Removing the usual hard-hitting drums and pop structures he highlighted the meticulous sound design that has made up a big part of his signature sound. This culminated in a soothing and ever evolving 26 min soundscape. With I DARE YOU II (Interpolated Versions), the artist invites friends to re-interpret his sonics. Whether it's made up of one sequence or many; there weren’t any rules to the creation process. This open approach resulted in a variety of interpolations - featuring a vocal debut by American musician and DJ P. Morris, the Dutch duo KEY/GEN, Montreal’s producer and DJ Martyn “M.” Bootyspoon, Swiss producers and artists 2AAB, Kombé, Modulaw and Tobias Koch, french pianist Joseph Schiano di Lombo, genre-bending French producer Brodinski and Xzavier’s frequent collaborator Phillip Jondo from Cologne.

Original compositions by Xzavier Stone
Mastered by Modulaw
Artwork based on a still by Enayet Kabir's video work for "I DARE YOU II"
www.instagram.com/_enayet/

I DARE YOU II (Phillip Jondo Interpolation)

I DARE YOU II (Martyn Bootyspoon Interpolation)

I DARE YOU II (KEY/GEN Interpolation)

I DARE YOU II (P. Morris Interpolation)

I DARE YOU II (Brodinski Interpolation)

I DARE YOU II (2AAB Interpolation)

I DARE YOU II (Modulaw Interpolation)

I DARE YOU II (Joseph Schiano di Lombo Interpolation)

I DARE YOU II (Kombé Interpolation)

I DARE YOU II (Tobias Koch Interpolation)

29-03-2020
Recorded in London/Cologne by @shannensp & @blondo for NTS

SPA #07: Shannen SP & Phillip Jondo for NTS Radio

Recorded in Liège/Brussels by @ssaliva & @oti_s for @nts_live

SPA #09: ssaliva & Otis for NTS Radio

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19.07.25 - SPA at Open Ground
28.05.25 - SPA at Salon des Amateurs
28.03.25 - SPA w/ Mechatok - Jaki, Köln
06.12.24 - SPA presents perila, Xzavier Stone, luxxuryproblems & Sarah San - Cherry Hill, Köln
19.10.24 - NoS w/ Kode9, aya, HiTech, luxxuryproblems+++
07.09.24 - SPA recordings at Open Ground
23.08.24 - SPA x KALKAIRS w/ Ultrafog, Joyul, Inwoo Jung
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