VÅR 2021 HOT LI$T!

We are very excited to premiere the fresh jazz sounds of “utabiri”, our favourite song from their forthcoming album ‘Modern Uganda’ for U Know Me Records. 

U Know Me tells us that the band has already broken up, which seems a shame considering the creativity displayed on songs such as “utabiri”, where led by the soothing vibraphone chords, the skittering drums propel the brass, rubbery basslines and a summery rhythm guitar, complemented by subtle electronics and loops.

"Utabiri" means "weather forecast" in Swahili. In this case the band are imagining a "good weather forecast". 

delay_ok was a band from Gdańsk, Poland, which was formed in 2017 and played together till 2020 in the belief that making music must be fun. It was a trio consisting of Piotr Chęcki (tenor and baritone saxophone, flute, casio), Szymon Burnos (synthesizers, moog, guitar, vocals) and Jacek Prościński (drums, spdsx, percussion). On this, their debut album you can also hear the peculiar sounds of the Sopot's MDK Orchestra, the guitar of Michał Z ienkowski and a Tanzanian rap by Alex (Alex Mussa), met in Zanzibar.

"We create impulsively, not ignoring our first - sometimes trivial - ideas,because it is in them that we find the joy that accompanied us at the very beginning of our musical paths. W e do it so that we can sit together in front of the speakers and have fun listening to our own songs again. "Modern Uganda" is a small collection of our interests, so we kind of do it out of the selfish need of doing something for ourselves"

The band oscillates around the sound of IDM, lo-fi, and other sub-genres of modern electronics, with an element of jazz improvisation. The album was DIY recorded and is a tribute to the most famous African ski jumper from Uganda - Dunstan Odeke.

The "Modern Uganda" vinyl record comes in two colors (flamingo pink and classic black). Mixed and mastered by Maciej Milewski, the cover photo with shoebill was taken by nao-cha, a Japanese artist from Tokyo.

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Exclusive Premiere: delay_ok "utabiri" (Forthcoming on U Know Me Records)

A German vocal version of @alexanderarpeggio & @ohlandy_fr's cosmic Italo cut, released as part of Sameheads fourth VA compilation.

Read More & Buy: https://www.stampthewax.com/2021/03/10/premiere-alexander-arpeggio-ohlandy-der-anruf/
Listen on Youtube: http://bit.ly/AlexanderOhLandy

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Alexander Arpeggio & OhLandy - Der Anruf (STW Premiere)

Please buy https://gamm.bandcamp.com/album/body-moves

People To People

Balearic synthwave from Swedish jazz drummer Sjunne Ferger and his band, reissued by Strangelove.

Read More & Buy: https://www.stampthewax.com/2021/03/17/premiere-sjunne-fergers-exit-night-rituale/
Listen on Youtube: http://bit.ly/SjunneFergersExit

Sjunne Ferger's Exit - Night Rituale (STW Premiere)

South London producer Eahwee teams up with singer @kaya-aragniz for a breezy lovers rock-tinged cut to soundtrack 4/20. Out on @astralblack.

Read More & Buy: https://www.stampthewax.com/2021/04/20/premiere-eahwee-feat-ninjah-aragniz-yah-yah/
Listen on Youtube: http://bit.ly/EahweeNinjah

Solitude 

Eahwee Feat. Ninjah Aragniz - Yah Yah (STW Premiere)

Wayne Snow was joined by Cézaire for two hours afrobeats, contemporary jazz, soultronic and hip hop gems. New picks and old favourites from the likes of Pete Rock, Special Touch, Scrimshire and more.

Wayne Snow w/ Cézaire - April 2021

Buy / Stream the album: https://orcd.co/soundofdetroit1

In association with DJ Amir and 180 Proof Records, BBE Music presents ‘Strata Records – The Sound of Detroit – Volume 1’, a new compilation taking in just a few highlights from the short-lived but hugely influential jazz imprint.

With a raft of Strata material now entering entering the BBE Music catalogue for the first time, joining together with already-released gems such at the long-lost Charles Mingus live album ‘Jazz In Detroit’, we asked 180 Proof founder and Strata catalogue curator DJ Amir to compile a selection of tracks as an introduction to the uninitiated.

Over to DJ Amir to tell us more:

I carefully selected my top-choice select tracks that have not been already bootlegged or comp’d in the past; from the well-known fan favourites, to the obscure, to the previously unreleased cuts. This is by no means an exhaustive and comprehensive compilation, but these are the songs that truly represent the catalog and help to tell the story of Strata.

I thought it would be fitting to begin the compilation with one of my all-time favourites from the catalog, ‘Beyond the Dream’ by Kenny Cox, a spiritual groover, highlighted with the haunting mellotron strings and soulful vocals from Detroit legend Ursula Walker. And I absolutely love the ending, with the chanting of “Vamonos Que Ya Fiesta Se Acabo” (“It’s time to go because the party is coming to an end”)!

When I originally issued the previously unreleased album ‘Mirror, Mirror’ by Sam Sanders in 2013, the track ‘Face At My Window’ that features an unknown vocalist instantly became a fan favourite thanks to its hypnotising vocals and mellotron strings.

How could I not include my all-time track from Lyman Woodard, ‘Saturday Night Special’? This track represents the best of that lo-fi jazz funk organ groove and bass combined, again, with those mellotron strings. And after meeting Lyman in 2008, I became even more of a fan! His magnum opus that is ‘Saturday Night Special’ began my journey to re-introducing the world to the Strata label.

After a chance discovery of a Strata master with only the letters ‘TJ’ written on the front, I took a chance and digitally transferred the master. Unfortunately, the master was in awful shape, but what I discovered was truly a stunning recording! At first, I thought I was listening to a young Shuggie Otis but then I quickly realised that I was not. TJ, armed with a basic drum machine, guitar, and incredibly infectious vocals, was able to communicate the pain and joy in his soul so clearly in tracks like ‘Time Is Wasting’.

With further tracks from Kenny Cox featuring the Contemporary Jazz Quintet (CJQ), Larry Nozero (saxophone player on ‘What’s Goin’ On’ by Marvin Gaye), to the ever-elusive and spiritual deep Maulawi Nururidin, to a few previously unreleased gems from Ursula Walker, Mixed Bag, and the Soulmates, hopefully, you’ll be inspired to dive deeper into the Strata catalog!

Enjoy!

Amir Abdullah aka DJ Amir

All of the original albums from which these tracks were chosen are now available to download or stream wherever you find your music.

Release Date – May 25th 2021

DJ Amir Presents 'Strata Records-The Sound of Detroit' Volume 1 (Album Sampler)

120 minutes of smooth RnB, Contemporary Jazz and Hip-Hop from Liv and Liz. Classics inside from the likes of Biggie and Eve alongside newer releases from B-Ahwe, Wise Willis and SAULT.

Liv and Liz - May 2021

Darker Than Wax is an assertion on the pervasiveness of the underground. Present yet deeply rooted in history, we connect through the musical depth of diverse rhythms and cultures; a nod to the solid foundations of Jazz, Soul, Blues and all their offshoots, while simultaneously embracing electronic sounds of the modern dancefloor. This month's mix is a B2B-creation by Darker Than Wax co-host Marco Weibel & Brooklyn based DJ Ade Kassim. 

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Atrice - Actual Fields
Chaika - Wireless
Fumihiro Murakami - Miko
Taiyo - Hydrangea Lode
haircuts for men - 血まみれの鎖 (hfm barber chop edit)
Drexciya - Neon Falls
DJ Oil - Addis
4 Wings - Penelope (Radio Edit) 
Ron Trent Presents Cinematic Travels - Mojo Rising
DJ Aakmael - Deepermoments
NDATL Retakes - Never Too Much
Kyle Hall - JJ Dreams of Nippon 
Parris - Burr
Ploy - Throb
Henry Greenleaf - Borrow
Uffe - All The Stars
Glenn Underground - Sound Struck
Atrice - Hllbll
Blaze ft. Alexander Hope - How Deep Is Your Love (Shelter Vocal)
DJ Different - Real
Laksa - Touch Down
Drexciya - Journey Home
Groove Chronicles - Natural 
Pinder - Get With Me
Joy Orbison - Off Season
Clafrica - Skip Thru That Lane
Cloudsteppers - Slinky Bork 
Unknown artist 001 - b1
Puto Anderson - Éh Brincadeira
Shy One - Mic One
Kush Jones - DRUM&BREAK
Coco Bryce - Pacific
Squarepusher - My Red Hot Car
All True - Spiritual Ascendence of a Yugoslavian Car Dealer

Outsiders: Darker Than Wax w/ Marco Weibel & Ade Kassim @ Kiosk Radio 31.05.2021

Something rather different from the Iron Rods Music label. We have gone down the road of beautiful soul and R&B music. From time to time Iron Rods Music will delve into the Soul and R&B music that South Africa offers.

The releases are all produced by Myazisto producer and artist that has taken the name of Yazie Beatz to release some lovely soulful music.

This release (Part 2) has some sweet guitar versions of Breeze and Racing which glide nicely with the vocals of SIO. Also, an extra track feat Villa which is a beautiful R&B/Soultrack that really is outstanding.

Exclusive Premiere: Yazie Beatz "Trust ft. Villa"

• DTW FM #283 •

Hosted by:
Marco Weibel
@marcoweibel
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Mawkus
@mawkus

Tracklist :
(Marco Weibel Set)
DTW INTRO 
Francis Bebey - Sanza Tristesse
Shamek Farrah - Umoja Suite
Cortex - Troupeau Bleu
Omaj - Quinn
Pinty - Moonlit Duty
Mackey Feary Band - Catherine
Ayesha - Talala
UNOS - Find Your Groove
Ben Hixon - Desk 
Hugo Mari - Acid Locomotive (Extended Mix)
LT Grain - (No Moon Remix)
Tony G - Trinity Rise Dub
Pugilist - Fight Authority
LMajor - Can’t Do It
Little Simz ft Cleo Sol - Woman

(Mawkus Set)
Coming Soon

Spotify Handle : dtw.lnk.to/DTWitall
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Broadcasting via The Lot Radio
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Darker Than Wax FM #283 • 4th September 2021

Roberto Sandrini -- Occhi Su Di Me ( 1984 Rare Italo Disco Collection)

Cosmic Love Flow is a soulful ballad that feels both infinite and deeply personal, a song that hovers somewhere between starlight and skin. The track drifts with an unhurried rhythm, its textures warm and analog-rich, glowing like a night sky alive with color. The female vocalist carries the weight of the song with a hushed, magnetic presence—her voice low and close in the verses, then widening in the chorus as if to echo across the heavens. The lyrics lean into the sensation of love as an orbit: gravitational, consuming, impossible to resist. Rather than aiming for spectacle, the performance feels like surrender, letting go into the pull of connection. Production layers stretch sounds into atmospheric trails, creating a sense of distance and nearness at once. It’s hypnotic, sensual, and timeless—the sound of soul music looking up and finding its reflection in the cosmos.

Cosmic Love Flow

Up at 5 a.m., I was pitying myself
I laid on the fukin floor, couldn't even stab myself
Barely even cut my wrists, but you do everything so well
And you left me with precision, holy shi, the way I fell 
Right down to my knees, I felt oh so dumb
Thought you'll never leavе again, but then you left me with the crumbs
Of a halfway conversation, now my brain's so fujin stuck
On you and that fukin morning that we snuck inside that room
Yeah, we snuck inside that room, and I was mesmerized by you
When you led me upstairs, you remember what I do
You remember what I did, I was happy like a kid
You was all up in my mouth at dat stupid fukin room, stupid bitch

you're even better at leaving

I Care 4 U

The In Sound From Way Out 

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