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Catching Birds Radio

This mix of delicate indie, folk and alternative tunes is the perfect cure for a stressful day. (Photo: Unsplash)

Indie Unwind

SPRING RING AUTUMN TUNES

Nicolas Jaar Cenizas

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Empty Spaces

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KOGARASHI

This piece of music is called Goldene Acht or Pale Clouded Yellow, a bright yellow butterfly with a figure-eight shaped pattern on its lower outer wings. As a migratory butterfly, an individual animal travels often several hundreds of kilometers. Over the year, the species produces three or even four generations. The last generation overwinters as a caterpillar. With this track I wanted to tell you about this never-ending journey from south to north and back again in several generation steps. Therefore new theme-generations appear in the track constantly, while having all the same migratory direction. At the same time it was also my endeavour to picture the elfin nature of this marvellous creature in a musical way. Every year I can observe it in my garden and enjoy its elegant flight from blossom to blossom for hours with childish astonishment.

Dieses Musikstück heißt Goldene Acht, ein leuchtend gelber Schmetterling der ein Muster in Form einer Acht auf den unteren Außenflügeln trägt. Als Wanderfalter legt ein Individuum oft mehrere hundert Kilometer zurück. Über das Jahr bringt die Art drei oder sogar vier Generationen hervor, bei denen die letzte Generation als Raupe überwintert. Diese permanente Wanderschaft von Süden nach Norden und wieder zurück in mehreren Generations-Etappen, möchte ich in diesem Track erzählen. Daher tauchen immer wieder neue Abschnitte von Klangmotiven auf, die aber alle stets die selbe Zugrichtung haben. Gleichzeitig war es aber auch mein Bestreben das elfenhafte Wesen dieses wunderschönen Geschöpfes musikalisch zu skizzieren. Jedes Jahr kann ich den Falter ausgiebig auf der Wiese vor meinem Haus beobachten und könnte seinem eleganten Flug von Blüte zu Blüte stundenlang mit kindlicher Begeisterung zuschauen.

Mannigfaltig

Goldene Acht

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CHAMPION

I TRIED (DEMO)

Angel's Song

I was just trying to see if the mic sounded bad but I like the imperfections in this one. It feels right to me.

Crappy Vocal Cover - Bishop Briggs - I Tried

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Innovative electronic trio Cubicolor follow up their introspective ‘Points Beyond’ with second single ‘Wake Me Up’, lifted off their upcoming album, ‘Hardly A Day, Hardly A Night’.

Full of organic instrumentation paired with purpose-built synthesisers, every sound on the album is unique. ‘Wake Me Up’ is no exception, utilising the trio’s unique sound design and Tim Digby-Bell’s siren-like vocals to tell a story about the impermanence of self-identity.

With their previous album ‘Brainsugar’ accumulating over 40M streams and attracting praise from the likes of Mixmag, Spin, and Clash, and a host of heavyweight DJs including Pete Tong, Joris Voorn, and Kölsch, Cubicolor look to build on their reputation with their follow-up LP, out Feb 21st.

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Wake Me Up

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Berlin-based artists Trashlagoon and Parra for Cuva combine their otherworldly sonic forces on their collaborative Planet Ujou EP.   After crossing paths at a Paris gig, the duo quickly became friends due to a shared passion for music-making. The two dropped notable releases with the Gallery Gerhardsen Gerner before venturing to a remote island in the Northern Sea to begin crafting their EP.  Upon returning to Berlin, they quickly realized that the project would take them both on a sonic journey that would drastically expand their range and boundaries. The pair, Nicolas and Niklas, decided to finalize the EP in a remote hut in Northern Berlin packed with instruments free of inhibitions and everyday distractions. 
 
The final product,  Planet Ujou, is an abstract juxtaposition of Indie music with an emphasis on a four to the floor rhythm. Inspired by traditional African folk music, its rhythmic structure permeates throughout their stellar instrumentation fused with Electronic and Jazz motifs.  Produced with the intent to stand the test of time, the duo hopes to offer their listeners around the world a sonic platform that connects them on a boundless level.

Planet Ujou

Catching Birds - Trashlagoon & Parra for Cuva

MIX I

(Don't Let The Dragon) Draag On

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The Rope feat. POLIÇA (Le Youth Remix)

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ODYSSEY

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Nicolas Jaar - Mud (Geju Edit)

DEVOTION

Numb

Numb (Joris Voorn Remix) [Edit] (Joris Voorn Remix, Edit)

If You're Dreaming

Tell Me What's True

The first song of Nicolas Jaar @ Sonar 2012. 



LaShun Pace - It's Me Oh Lord ( Nicolas Jaar Edit)

The Great Consumer / Remind You

The Great Consumer

Set My Heart On Fire Immediately

Moonbend

Healing Is A Miracle

Wishing Well

Cenizas 

Nicolas Jaar - Cenizas

folklore

epiphany

Layton Giordani crafts his most accomplished work to date with ‘New Generation’, his second album on Drumcode. 
 
Since 2017’s critically acclaimed debut album ‘Where It Begins’, the New Yorker has entrenched himself as one of the label’s most vital artists and leader of techno’s new school brigade. At just 27, he’s collaborated with Adam Beyer and Green Velvet on multiple occasions, linked with the legendary Danny Tenaglia for the now-classic ‘Live Again’ and played everywhere from Awakenings, Melt! Festival and Warehouse Project. He’s also lived the Transatlantic life more than most, splitting his time between the Big Apple and Amsterdam, absorbing influences from across the electronic spectrum.  
 
It’s these experiences that inform ‘New Generation’, a masterclass of techno futurism and glistening example of Giordani’s ever-developing talents as a producer. Opening with the shimmering soundscapes of ‘Shinjuku’, a beatless two-and-a-half-minute mood setter, the album swings between timeless multi-faceted dancefloor weapons, and more lilting, ambient techno cuts rips for the golden hour. 
 
Already a favourite of the Drumcode faithful, the album’s title track hits with a swarm of synapsesearing synths that saw it go down a treat at Awakenings Festival, Tomorrowland and Gashouder in the second half of 2019. ‘System Majority’ balances atmosphere and propulsive rhythms on a knife’s edge and featured in Beyer’s DCR 515 radio show. Giordani reunites with the legendary Green Velvet for ‘Life Lesson’, a pulsating roller, which notably features the young New Yorker’s hypnotic vocals on loop. Teaming with friend and fellow East Coaster Avision, ‘Power’ is punchy techno at its finest, driven by energetic stabs and a stirring vocal from Chicago journeyman Cevin Fisher. After playing b2b a string of times, Layton links with good friend Bart Skils for a maiden collaborative track. Driven by a strong melodic lead, ‘Midnight Magic’ typified the moment when the duo played it at Drumcode’s Awakenings event during ADE last year. ‘Feel A Vibe’ is an album highlight centered around plump bass, reverb-heavy sonics, distorted bleeps and a spoken word vocal, which begs for a peak-time rinse. 
 
Elsewhere Giordani demonstrates his breadth with cuts such as ‘Nirvana X’, a lush breakbeat-laden cut; the laser-kissed ‘Translation Lost’, where his musicality is in full view and the progressive-tinged 
‘Memory Fragment’, which reinforces the expansive Drumcode sound palette. The beautiful ‘Human Error’ closes out the work, as muffled horns, delicate keys and sparse bed of percussion unify for a momentous finale. 
 
“This album is a summary of my life experiences up until this moment. Traveling around the world, living abroad, looking into the future and bringing atmosphere and textures from different places into my music. The evolution of music is a systematic cycle that never ends. It’s a composition of all matters experienced and visualized up until this very moment. From futuristic realms and ambiences, to city soundscapes within our reach; ‘New Generation’ is the future distilled into album form.” - Layton Giordani

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Layton Giordani — Memory Fragment — Drumcode — DC231

@Undo - Sixty Days

Remix by @FortRomeau

Label - @MelodizeMusic

Release Date - 02/10/20

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Undo - Sixty Days (incl. Fort Romeau Remix)

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Nicolas Jaar - Stay In Love (Wolf & Lamb Recordings)

Nicolas Jaar - Cenizas

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