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Fresh from producing for rap legend Yasiin Bey (aka Mos Def) on his long-awaited Negus project, Steven Julien continues to pay homage to his hip-hop roots for the next offering on Apron Records. Few people know that Julien's musical journey began as an MC in rap group The Dungeonaires during his early teens before production eventually became his main interest.

______ is a collaboration with Long Beach local and The Natives rapper, Senay Kenfe — a musician, photo-journalist and local community organiser who has spent over 15 years working on grassroots, cultural projects including documenting the graffiti scenes of Brazil and Egypt to leading clean water filtration schemes in Ethiopia.

The pair first linked up during back-and-forth hang-outs between London and LA. The seed of the alliance was sown when Senay heard the instrumental for "Osiris" on an episode of The Apron Show on NTS Radio and reached out to write to it.

Produced by Steven Julien & Byron The Aquarius
Chorus Vocals Steven Julien
Chorus ad-libs Byron The Aquarius & Dreamcast
Mixed by Professor Ptthmllnsprts & Steven Julien
Mastered by Matt Colton

Senay - Osiris (Produced by Steven Julien & Byron The Aquarius)

Facta & Parris - Diving Birds
Hank Jackson - Palee Hit
Earth Boys - Hollerin (Ft. Easy T.)
Randomer - Rye
Moff & Tarkin - Gönner
Leon Vynehall - Untitled 017
Iron Curtis & Johannes Albert - Joyride (Miracle Trail)
DJ Boring - Want U So
Edmondson - Nocturnal '92
RAMI - Fine
Gnork - Big Dipper
Ben Hixon - Dennys
Ciel - Hundred Flowers Groove
Louf - Infinity Room

BOUT : April 2021

Baby Sexy (Deluxe) Instrumental

DKODA - Midnight In Tokyo

FRACTURED FOG

All I Know

of summers past

Watch Video: https://youtu.be/2O61m_nBdlU

Fresh from producing for rap legend Yasiin Bey (aka Mos Def) on his long-awaited Negus project, Steven Julien continues to pay homage to his hip-hop roots for the next offering on Apron Records. Few people know that Julien's musical journey began as an MC in rap group The Dungeonaires during his early teens before production eventually became his main interest. 

______ is a collaboration with Long Beach local and The Natives rapper, Senay Kenfe — a musician, photo-journalist and local community organiser who has spent over 15 years working on grassroots, cultural projects including documenting the graffiti scenes of Brazil and Egypt to leading clean water filtration schemes in Ethiopia. 

The pair first linked up during back-and-forth hang-outs between London and LA. The seed of the alliance was sown when Senay heard the instrumental for "Osiris" on an episode of The Apron Show on NTS Radio and reached out to write to it. 


Produced by Steven Julien & Byron The Aquarius
Chorus Vocals Steven Julien
Chorus ad-libs Byron The Aquarius & Dreamcast
Mixed by Professor Ptthmllnsprts & Steven Julien
Mastered by Matt Colton

Wallflower From The East

Produced by Steven Julien & Byron The Aquarius.

Watch Video: https://youtu.be/2O61m_nBdlU

Senay - Osiris Instrumental (Produced by Steven Julien & Byron The Aquarius)

Out now on C28 cassette & digital

005 / 27 mins runtime

I just reflect. I just reflect. I just reflect. I just reflect.

Phrases and vocal snippets repeat their way through 'used to be‘ like familiar mantras. Aaliyah, SWV and Whitney Houston sing their melancholic love songs over and over again on ghostly remains of once shiny and lush instrumentals. Blurred memories of late night phone calls, intimate moments, glances and conversations, are scattered over the pieces on Val Clipp’s second album on Off Center.

While we slowly wade through and pass out at the end, we ask ourselves;

What used to be?

You tell me. You tell me.

Recorded April 2019, except 'Rain reflects', originally recorded December 2017

Dubbed to cassette September 2019 in Voorburg NL

All tracks written and produced by Val Clipp (@valclipp)
Japanese transcription by Yuki Ito
Design by Luca van Grinsven

used to be

Val Clipp - used to be [excerpts]

Outtake from recent hold music series! LP COMING SOON!

Rock On Hold

https://micantifa.bandcamp.com/album/witchclart-single
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https://micantifa.bandcamp.com/album/witchclart-single
https://micantifa.bandcamp.com/album/witchclart-single
https://micantifa.bandcamp.com/album/witchclart-single

BUY WITCHCLART / BUY NIGHT RAID

M.I.C & PK Brako - Witchclart

Out now on C29 Cassette and digital

007 / 28 mins runtime

«I’ve always struggled to feel whole.

My dad is an Iranian in America, born and raised in a
polarized Tehran. My mom belongs to a conservative
family, and grew up in a small, Southern town.
Trapped in a cycle of contradictions and self-negations,
and also free from the trap of a seamless worldview.
There’s tension in the cards I’ve been dealt, and Biaban
is one of the ways I’ve been dealing with it this year.

I’ve been doing a lot of negotiating with myself lately.
New Silk Harp Strings is a set of memories, orchestrated
from samples, loops, beatpacks and pre-revolutionary
45s buried in my basement at home, mixtapes scrawled
in handwritings of long lost friends, myths, fables,
diaspora letters and parables.»

Recorded between December 2019 & August 2020
outside Washington DC and inside St. Paul MN

Dubbed to cassette October 2020 in Den Haag NL

All tracks orchestrated and performed by آرام کاوسی
Photography and Design by Luca van Grinsven

Senay - Osiris Instrumental (Produced by Steven Julien & Byron The Aquarius)

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