Not your Disco

Hey friends! This week we are back. We wish we could say that are absence was for a good reason, but unfortunately this was not the case.

As some of you may or may not know, our home, Yamba Lisbon, was burnt to ashes due a fire. The cause is still unknown and we are taking donations to get back on our feet and rise again like a phoenix. 

You can donate here: http://gofund.me/8acd1857

On a lighter note, we continue to keep the Yamba spirit alive through music. That's why this week, we bring you a magical set by @lemonella, South African born artist and poet.

Her work has an alchemical quality to it; rooted in an intimate observation of the inner and outer environment and then blending diverse elements (video, collage, sound, poetry)in way that we've never seen before. Her sound encompasses themes of sensuality, playfulness and harmony. We hope this mix heightens your senses and lifts your spirit.

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// What's the idea behind the mix? And which is the track you wanted to play the most?

Every mix is creating a story. It usually begins slowly, gradually ascending to a peak before descending again in energy and mood. I wanted to create something triumphant. It’s hard to choose which track I wanted to play the most because it’s about the interconnection of the whole for me, but I was happy to include two of my own, Post Hallucination off my ‘Garden of Delight’ EP, and a new track soon to be released called Undiscovered Colour. I ended the mix with a live take of Kate Tempest’s Firesmoke, which is just pure and raw truth for me, and hopefully a little healing balm for the Yamba family at this time. 

// What did you want to portray with your 'Plant Poetry' mixtapes?

The concept of Plant Poetry is to imagine the energetic frequencies of plants through music and storytelling. Plants are a reminder of the basic ingredients for life - water, light, earth and air. They are also receptors of energy, and to my imagination, their language is one of sensitivity, beauty and the subtle joys of being. We cannot really talk about human history without talking about the (symbiotic) relationship we have with plants. So it’s about sharing that perspective, and getting back to the roots. 

// We noticed you have a very cinematic and poetic approach to your music and sets. Tell us a little bit about this process.

Thank you! Actually, watching movies and tv shows as a teenager was where I first started collecting music, and I remember how easily my emotions were manipulated by the soundtrack! I have a background in journalism making narrative important for me and I am a poet, so there is also something that is always trying to transform the mundane, and make life feel like it was a movie. Taking a walk with my headphones and just watching the different scenes of life pass by can easily do that for me.  I also love the concept of sonic cinema. Since music speaks to the subconscious mind, we can be listening to the same sound but it will touch us differently based on our personal experience - our traumas, sensitivities, fears, desires, and thus putting everyone in the movie of their own experience. Obviously, images are more literal and leave less for the imagination to interpret. 

You can read our full interview here:

Socials:
https://www.instagram.com/lemonella_music/?hl=en
https://soundcloud.com/lemonella
https://www.facebook.com/lemonellamusic

Yamcast #12 /w Lemonella

live video https://youtu.be/2jl-Zn8lyt0

Forma’s recent live performance for venerated Montreal-based digital festival MUTEK.

Forma stems from the union of Juan Hansen & Pablo Bursztyn as an experimental electronic duo based in Buenos Aires.Genre and style, considered as the form of music, are Forma’s materiality. Ever expanding its boundaries, Forma subverts the listeners expectations. Juan’s electronic background fuses with the experimental spirit of Pablo’s musical search to create an eclectic trip exhausting one mood at a time. Forma makes their intentions known from the off, as they take the listener on an emotive and harmonic smoke-screened journey accented by warped synthesisers, haunting vocals and a playful mixture of subdued four-four beats and elastic rhythmic triplets. Toying with aural imperfections and melodic disarray throughout, Forma’s work honours emotional ambiguity and harmonic dissonance, cultivating a sound that can be equally euphoric as it can be melancholic. Within this ambiguity, Forma find a place to liberate themselves from instrumental boundaries, creating landscapes that value coincidence, intriguing sound choices and a degree of sonic unpredictability.

Live at Mutek

recording from Puppenräuber Stage, Sunday July 18th 2021 (12-2:30 pm)at Wilde Möhre Firletanz. 
Thank you for that warm welcome at my first gig since one and a half year and to all the producers for your works <3

Brambles - To Speak of Solitude {Serein}
Jiony - 699 {VAA Varios Artistas}
Romare - High {Ninja Tune}
Vanilla - Summer
Katabtu - Twisted (Antaares Remix) {Metanoia}
Mondocane - Deniz {Harabe}
Yor Kultura - Aurora {Lost In Luise}
Paul Träumer - Junction {UYSR}
Gerra G - Acreditar (Jiony Remix) 
Apaj - Dream About (Dolph Reincarnation) {Fine Beatz}
Nalin - Papagalinski {Heimlich}
Alicudi - Scirocco {Lost In Luise}
Viken Arman - Cosmos in Blue {Denature}
Rüdiger Eisberg - Ouamamua {Akasha MX}
Meca Meca - Hamaco Carillo (M@kossa Remix) {Akasha MX}
M.Age Project - Night Market (Vodoom Remix) {Shango Records}
Janis Blume - Rabiat {Down.} 
Harro Triptrap - Hidden Insight {Amselcom}
HAFT - Denic (Lukas Endhardt Acid Reflux) {Exotic Refreshment} 
Daniel Hokum - Burn {LNDKHN}
Menachem 26 - Mitzpe Ramon (Cihangir Cinar Remix) {trndmsk}
Temple Tears - The Swamp Thing {Kiosk I.D.}
Noema - Twilight (O/Y Remix) {The Magic Movement}
AmuAmu - Cosmos Of Thoughts (Twerking Class Heroes Remix) {Random Collective}
Xique Xique - De Noite No Barrio Floresta {Heimlich}
DMTB - Macrowave {Moodfamily}
Kris Berle & Sarrelangue - Dialogue (Null Remix) {Amselcom}
Pshiuu & Monkey Man - Midnight Laughter {Down.}
Asa Moto - Make Me Prada {Deewee}

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Wilde Möhre Firletanz 2021 (DJ-Set)

Für die Ewigwachgebliebenen zum Feierabendbier, für die Frühaufsteher als Seelenfutter zum Wochenbeginn: Montagssorbet mit Laut & Luise. Alles erlaubt, was gut tut und Gedanken kreisen lässt, nur der Name ist Programm: cremig, fluffig und ganz schön weich.

Nachbarschaftspflege für späte Sommertage: @FrancaPlays aus der Parzelle nebenan, damals Köln, heute München, immer zwischen feinen Tieren und späten Katern. Wird einfach mal dringend Zeit für gemeinsame Stunden in der Laube. Franca hat Sorbet dabei.

(Foto: Julia Moebus)

#116: Franca - Montagssorbet mit Laut & Luise

We are delighted to have Marsha with us. She has gone and done something that is a little out of her comfort zone in terms of style but it is an absolutely killer mix to put on while chilling by the beach or your summer spot. 
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Interview

Good morning Marsha 😊

➢Tell us what song puts you in a good mood when you wake up in the morning?

It is actually not a specific song but Meditation music with nature sounds that I enjoy most in the morning. It helps me to quite my inner voice, “just be” and prepare for a full and productive day.

➢Where would be the best place to take us to enjoy a sunset in Athens?

The ancient Greek temple of Poseidon at Cape Sounio is one of the best places to experience a magical sunset over the Aegean sea. You travel back in time while the late afternoon sun bathes the glorious temple with a golden glorious glow.

➢What is your favourite aspect of DJ’ing?

Keeping people entertained and inspiring them to get up and dance is part of the reason I love to DJ. Also interacting with them, understanding the mood of the dance floor, the energy of the venue and how it changes is a real challenge and motive for me.

➢You run the wonderful Deep House Athens channel. What is the hardest part about running a channel like yours?

Running Deep House Athens requires a lot of time but it brings me a lot of personal joy and satisfaction. Keeping the quality high, creating the ideal space and choosing the right music and talented artists is maybe the hardest part about running the channel.

➢ What do you hope to bring the music scene with Deep House Athens? 

Deep House Athens was founded on the belief that the true beauty of music is connection and so its main aim is to connect to one another as far and wide around the globe as we can.

➢Lastly, regarding this mix you have done for us, can you tell us a little bit of your thought process behind choosing the tracks you chose?

This mix is a bit different to what I’m usually doing. I moved out of my comfort zone and blended different tunes in order to deliver the calming power of a glorious sunset. It starts with some old chill, lounge & dub music and, in the middle, it changes to some new downtempo organic house. The mix was inspired by all those beautiful sunsets that I’ve watched in my life and which I count them as a blessing. I recorded it one or two days before the wildfires started in Greece and so I dedicate it to the forestland, the trees and the animals that turned into ashes and, of course, to all those people whose houses and heritage lost in the fire.

Thank you for this wonderful mix :)
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Sunset Location: Athens, Greece

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Sunset Grooves Podcast #203 - Marsha

Hello everyone! This is my special episode for the legendary Proton radio. Inside is a unique multi-format electronic sound)
Dedicated to my late brother Alexei, who passed away in March of this year and who introduced me to the world of electronic music!

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Sparkless X Protonradio

Resident UA club's - Alchemist Bar/Golda/Mantra/Gram. Rune label DJ. 

Alexander Khomenko, known to electronic music fans as Sparkless, was born on August 9, 1982, in the Northern capital of Russia- Saint Petersburg. Even then, without knowing anything of the boy’s future, life was leaving an imprint of warm summer rain chords and melodic birds’ vocals on the soul of the future artist. A love of music was not inherited by the boy, as it is with most music careers, but it came quietly. It’s hard to recall the day when it happened, but it was the first records from England and Italy which fell into his hands that triggered it. Later, in his more conscious years, Sparkless began himself to write and collect music. Alexander parted from writing music at the end of the 90s, focusing his attention as a listener. It was only by coincidence that he got into DJing, while registering for a music site as a fan of ONE of the Djs, and he decided to try his hand at the art of mixing songs. This process carried him away and stuck, so to this day he keeps following the passion, bringing consistently fresh mixes to his fans again and again. 
To date, Sparkless is the author of more than 150 music reviews in his home country, and for the last 8 years ruzzia’s top music site has ranked him in their top 100 DJs. 
Alexander characterizes the music that he promotes as “an intellectual and emotional cocktail, with a deep, philosophical meaning”. Preferred styles: Deep house, Nu Disco, DNB, Soulfull, Atmospheric breaks, House. 
Sparkless is a real multi-DJ. Resident Alchemist Bar, Mantra Club.

<P sizcache="37" sizset="52">Mail for your demo's, questions, suggestions, or invitations: sparkless@ukr.net

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