an album exploring my love for electronica, the planet, music, living and the sublime. the telling a story of rebuilding the planet through individual introspection.

Organika starts by introducing a technologic filled sfx track slowly unfolding into a rhythmic and jungly vibe with chords that give some sense of mystery and curiosity through the track with a fun sexy bass line.

Exorcise the Fear speaks of facing those difficult moments and emotions with intensity and determination expressed in the intense and shaman like / ritual like energy of the track reaching a place of wisdom and resolve supported by the hopeful chords and piano melody that makes a very tribal driven track gentle and kind on it's resolve. Some arpeggios add to the magic and mystery of the track adding that sense of shift and transformation that transmutation brings to our lives.

Silence Will Come And Kiss You is a hopeful track filled with breaks that contrast the softness of the short bird like melody, the confused voice fx hook and the intensity of the driven bass-line that express the intensity that life can bring. this track is all about finding stillness throughout the chaos that life can be at times. Jungly, breaky, intense but full of hope.

Pleasure State is all about sexuality. A sexy rhythmic section supported by a smooth yet driven bass-line expressing those moments of smooth yet intense pleasure. Supported by female vox shots that say "oh oh ooh yeah, I belong here" Surgical sfx that express the intensity of such experiences that build into a gentle release with some dreamy chords and a bass a kick solo section.

Love Reset is a track about hope, forgiveness and self reflection. A journey to really understanding one self and the complexity of our individual experience. A constant build up with simple percussive elements supported by a clap and a four note melody that says "it's ok, just change" working us to a subtle release with a pulling pad and a more consistent rhythmic clap that expresses "You learned the lesson, it's okay, keep going"

Light Gaia is a celebration of conscious planet, filled with a happy chord uplifting the track throughout, a driven Dub reggae groove, a piano melody that tells a story of a planet that got it and trascended both the internal and external chaos of it's own. Supported by a guided meditation vocal enticing you to imagine....followed by a psychedelic sitar melody that's sure to take you up there to that place of wonder, mystery and devotion.
(shhh....my fav track of the album)

Changa Vision is a breakbeaty, speedy track supported by a simple guitar arpeggio and the voice of my niece saying "Thank You I Love You" For those who don't know Changa is organic DMT, it's smoked, it's intense yet filled with beauty and love, endless beautiful patterns and a profound knowing to which we say "Thank You I Love you"

Eternal Dance is my celebration of the underground and intense sound of the micro-house, minimal and all the sublime sounds used and celebrated in this genre. Of course a celebration of dance and intense after-hours. A delayed guitar arpeggio, an electric bass, sublime vocals, strechted gltchy sfx, organic percussions and a steady rhythmic shaker that pulls you intensely into the tracks groove and sublime intensity do all the work.

04 - Pleasure State

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TRACKLIST:
1. TALES OV ROSSI – PIECES OF A PUZZLE
2. PAUL ST. HILARE + RHAUDER – STABILIZE (ION LUDWIG RECONSTRUCTION)
3. MARTIN ZADAK – ZAHARA
4. ION LUDWIG – AFTER YSLE
5. SCUMDOLLY – MAKING ENDS MEET (SUBB-AN & ADAM SHELTON REMIX)
6. GRANT DELL – SLEEPING DUB
7. MR G – FLEXABLE
8. MYZTICAL – SUMMER 91
9. KAREEM – HOW LOW CAN YOU GO
10. SUBB-AN & THOMAS BULWER – DEVON HILLS
11. FILIPPO BENA – WHITE SORES
12.  N-GYNN – DYNAMIC TRACES
13.  TRISTAN DA CUNHA – MOVE (LET ME SEE U)
14.  SUBB-AN – SUNRISE MOOD
15.  SPOOKIN THA HOUSE – DISSOLVE
16.  MARKY STAR & THE ACID ORCHESTRA – SPERMINATOR
17.  THE ARCHITECT – ON YOUR OWN CLOUD
18.  DJ SWAP – KALIMBA
19.  DAP – BRUSH YOUR LIPS
20.  THE HIDDEN HOUSE – BEE-LOW
21.  BABY FORD – TIN OF WORMS

TASCAM DR-05

PENDA 008 - ADAM SHELTON

Sheesh! It seems, that we have the banger of the year alert. TCR - the label, that gave us a decent split between Mario Liberti and Tom Carruthers recently, decided to go mayhem this time. If the words in the description of the release “Pon, Ponte Bien, Pon Selo, Pon Pin Pon, Pon Amor, El Party Que No Pare” put a smile on your face already, you, probably, know, what to expect. If not – well, now it’s time for you to know a bit more about the band called Locomia (since the name of the artist behind TCR002 is hidden). [continue reading at...https://trommelmusic.com/music/premiere/premiere-b1-unknown-artist-chicos-chicas-tcr002/]

Buy TCR002

Premiere: B1 - Unknown Artist - Chicos, Chicas [TCR002]

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Interview: www.untitled909.com/alex-downey

Breaking Convention 2023

Alex Downey - Live at Breaking Convention 2023

This was one of those sets that just leaves you blown away when the dust settles....the only word reverberating in my head for hours afterwards was 'wow'...took me some time and a bottle of red to come down from the experience......It was a total honour and privilege to have been asked to close out the Warehouse stage on Thursday evening at this fantastic festival..... I wasn't expecting such a big turn out or stage.....it was a little bit intimidating at first in all honesty.
It took me a while to get into my groove - but I felt that the set flowed very well once I did (after a pep talk from my good pal @charlesgreen) and it seemed to be well received by the audience.
Here is the final couple of hours of the set - I've uploaded the first 55 minutes seperately.....wasn't feeling that bit anywhere near as much as this.
many thanks to Craig Richards and Bobby Connolly for inviting me to perform at the festival. @the-nothing-special @thepleasureclub
Hope you enjoy the beats.
Recorded in The Warehouse at Houghton Festival, Norfolk, UK on 11th August 2022 - 11pm - 2am.
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Interviews: 
www.untitled909.com/alex-downey
https://robynthinks.wordpress.com/2016/05/27/alex-downey-epm-podcast-81-drexciyan-wavejumper-mix-mai-2016/

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Live at Houghton Festival 2022

Alex Downey Live in The Warehouse at Houghton Festival 2022

Sean Johnston Christmas ALFOS at Phonox Dec 23

Sean Johnston ALFOS Phonox Dec 23

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https://soundcloud.com/humanendeavourrecs
🛒 https://humanendeavour.bandcamp.com/album/free-palestine-a-compilation-for-humanitarian-aid
🔊 https://youtu.be/ditxJbhJ7_c

The situation we’re witnessing in Gaza is heartbreaking. While the world watches, over 30,000 innocent Palestinian people, many of whom were children, have been killed and over 70,000 more injured in attacks since October 7th. Homes, neighbourhoods and cities have been destroyed, and most of the population has been displaced and left without food, clean drinking water, electricity and fuel. 

The UK government has continued to allow Israel’s bombardment in the region and chosen not to back consistent calls for a ceasefire, despite the overwhelming majority of the UK public being in favour.

In an effort to raise money for Palestinian aid charities, I’ve reached out to lots of talented artists who have kindly contributed their music to this incredibly important cause. 

Sonically it traverses chugging electronics, proto electro, Italo dance, UK techno and leftfield bass from artists like JD Twitch, Ambien Baby, Lisene, GoodMostlyBad and Azo, all of whom are joining our call for an immediate and permanent ceasefire in Gaza.

FREE PALESTINE.

All proceeds from the compilation will be split 50/50 between two charities who are working hard to provide support and humanitarian aid in Gaza: Medical Aid Palestine and War Child UK.

Eternal thanks to Jeena Ra for creating this beautiful artwork and to Justin Drake for lending his mastering skills to the project.

PREMIERE: Zillas On Acid - Sleep Mode [Human Endeavour]

All Mutant Disco Radio Show premieres available on :

Youtube : https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLypdVb_SuSmL_C21MgXo2Q
Spotify : https://open.spotify.com/playlist/31NT4Oq48gcKdmttAFbx23
Facebook group : https://www.facebook.com/groups/170732496230
Facebook page : https://www.facebook.com/MutantDiscoRadioShow
Twitter : https://twitter.com/LeriAhel
Soundcloud : https://soundcloud.com/mutant-disco

Taken from "Fire feat. Adrian Sherwood -  EP (Salgari Records)".  Out April 04th 2024. Buy here : https://adriansherwood.bandcamp.com/album/fire-feat-adrian-sherwood-remixes-vol-1

Two volumes of remixes crafted by brilliant producers who reinterpret the various and rich musical material of the vinyl “FIRE feat Adrian Sherwood,” recorded during the live performance where the Fire Crew met the Dub Legend. 
Kaleidoscopic viewpoints from heterogeneous sound worlds that further expand the horizon of a record that is already a journey in itself.  The cover contains a precious gem: the strips of tape that dub master Sherwood placed on the mixer to define the channels during the live performance. The same tracks were used by the remixers for their reworks, adding unique extra layers to this extraordinary collaboration.

Artist social media :

https://www.facebook.com/EARTHWINDAND
http://earthwindand.com/wp/
https://www.adriansherwood.com
https://twitter.com/onusherwood
https://www.facebook.com/AdrianSherwood
https://soundcloud.com/glaucodimambro
https://www.facebook.com/glaucodimambro
https://www.instagram.com/glaucodimambro

Label social media :

https://soundcloud.com/salgarirecords
https://www.facebook.com/salgarirecords
https://www.instagram.com/salgari.records/

FIRE REMIXDRIAN SHERWOOD REMIXES VOL.1

Skankification (Glauco Di Mambro Remix)

PREMIERE : FIRE, Adrian Sherwood live mix - Skankification (Glauco Di Mambro Rmx) (Salgari Records)

Salgari Records is proud to present “Remixes Vol. 1”, the latest album by FIRE.

Two volumes of remixes crafted by brilliant producers who reinterpret the various and rich musical material of the vinyl “FIRE” recorded during the live performance where the Fire Crew met the Dub Legend. Kaleidoscopic viewpoints from heterogeneous sound worlds that further expand the horizon of a record that is already a journey in itself.  

The cover contains a precious gem: the strips of tape that dub master Sherwood placed on the mixer to define the channels during the live performance. The same tracks were used by the remixers for their reworks, adding unique extra layers to this extraordinary collaboration.

Main artist: FIRE

FIRE crew: 
Ivan Bert: Concept, Trumpet, Brazilian Nose Whistle, Ucrainian Flute, Direction
Marco Benz Gentile: Guitars, Moog, Melodica
Filoq: Beats, Synthesizers, Live Electronics
Gianni Denitto: Alto Sax, Live Electronics
Pasquale Mirra: Midi Marimba, Live Electronics
Riccardo Franco Loiri: Live Cinema, Visuals
Adrian Sherwood: Live Dubbing, Live Mixing

Remixes by:
Rafael Aragon
Spy From Cairo
Poligra
Piper Street Sound
A-Tweed & Oltrefuturo
Glauco Di Mambro
Cornelius Doctor & Tushen Raï
Enrico Ascoli

Title: Remixes Vol. 1
Label: Salgari Records
Release date: 4th April 2024
Cat.n°: SRD011
Format: Digital 
FIRE, Adrian Sherwood live mix - Remixes Vol. 1 (SRD011)

Tracklist:
01 - FIRE, Adrian Sherwood live mix - Janjaweed Comes At Sunset (Rafael Aragon Remix) 
02 - FIRE, Adrian Sherwood live mix - Sinnervisions (The Spy From Cairo Remix)
03 - FIRE, Adrian Sherwood live mix - Janjaweed Comes At Sunset (Poligra Remix)
04 - FIRE,  Adrian Sherwood live mix - Sinnervisions (Piper Street Sound Remix)
05 - FIRE, Adrian Sherwood live mix - A Queda Do Ceu (A-Tweed & Oltrefuturo Remix)
06 - FIRE, Adrian Sherwood live mix - Skankification (Glauco Di Mambro Remix)
07 - FIRE, Adrian Sherwood live mix - Skankification (Cornelius Doctor & Tushen Rai Remix)
08 - FIRE, Adrian Sherwood live mix - Next Comes From Waves (Enrico Ascoli Remix)

https://adriansherwood.bandcamp.com/album/fire-feat-adrian-sherwood-remixes-vol-1

https://www.instagram.com/onusherwood
https://www.instagram.com/salgari.records/
https://soundcloud.com/corneliusdoctor
https://soundcloud.com/tushen_rai

PREMIERE: FIRE, Adrian Sherwood live mix - Skankification (Cornelius Doctor & Tushen Rai Remix)

Alabaster DePlume 
“Peach”
Debt Records
2nd Oct 2015

A peach is a sweet and soft and good thing with a stone in the middle, and this is an album about being a person. Smartphones, analogue tape, valve microphones, computers, group games and a grand banquet were used to create this collection of songs, tunes and monologues, that use a series of contradictions to talk about being alive. 

Long-term collaborators John Ellis (piano) and Paddy Steer (percussion, bass, lapsteel, synth) join Angus Fairbairn (vocal, tenor sax) along with eleven other musicians and nearly a hundred other voices in presenting sounds likened to Ethiopian jazz and Japanese folk music. Scripts and vocal delivery evoke Ivor Cutler, Emo Philips and Leonard Cohen, for this combination of theatre, live-captured music, songs, humour and philosophy.

It is a unique collection, made by unusual means designed around the artistry and conveyance of its many contributors. Created over three years in London and Manchester, it’ll be celebrated in those two towns on the dates below, following its vinyl and digital release on Manchester label Debt Records, on 28th September 2015.

A composer, musician and performer, Alabaster DePlume (Angus Fairbairn) has toured northern Europe, appeared on UK national radio and developed theatre for Bram Stoker Festival in Dublin. His many combined arts projects are based around music, and personal inclusion. In this, his third album, he has employed as many voices as he can, in conveying a method of survival he’s been taught, he says, by everyone he’s met.

Hope grows naturally, like a
dandelion between the bricks.
I feel good…

Manchester launch: 4th October at The Wonder Inn 
London launch: 31st October at The Total Refreshment Centre, Dalston

Personnel:
Will Calderbank – cello
Rioghnach Connolly – flute 
Ellis Davies – electric guitar
Lorien Edwards – bass guitar
John Ellis – pianette, clavinette, piano
Leonie Evans – backing
Angus Fairbairn – vocal, tenor sax, acoustic guitar, yanquin dulcimer, synths
Dominie Hooper – backing 
Philip Howley – drums, percussion
Mikey Kenney – violin 
Pascal Makonese – m’bira
Kirsty McGee – bass flute
Tim Vincent Smith – violin
Paddy Steer – drums, percussion, bass guitar, double bass, synths
Rick Weedon – drums, percussion 
With selected vocal delivery from – Rioghnagh Connolly, Ellis Davies, Julia Foster, Katarzina Jablonska, Sally Jenkinson, Kasia Wlaszczyk, Oliver Conway. 
And with a chorus of attendees of the ‘Excuse Me’ studio feast, 9th September 2014, Antwerp Mansion. Meal by Samuel Buckley.

Engineered by Paddy Steer, John Ellis and Karl Sveinsson. Recorded at Limefield Studios Middleton, Madwaltz Levenshulme, Antwerp Mansion Rusholme and the Total Refreshment Centre Dalston, with additional field recordings at various locations. 
Mastered by George Atkins at 80 Hertz.
Artwork by Liz Greenfield
All songs and scripts written by A. Fairbairn. 

14 - Strange

Featuring:

Ichi Creator – Steel Drum
Mikey Kenney – Violin
Jamie Doe – Rhodes Piano
Jordan Copeland – Bass
Alabaster – Tenor Sax and Voice

Recorded at Peach #3 on 24th March at the Total Refreshment Centre in Dalston:

https://www.facebook.com/events/189063421465287/

A monthly event and a very, very special time

Recorded by Toby Burroughs 

Picture by Lexus Blondin


04 - Pleasure State

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