Fixed Error - Untold

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Instrumental : Notre Dame - Set of Rules
Vocal : Aaron Smith - Dancin

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Set of Rules x Dancin (Notre Dame Edit)

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Untold is the soundtrack to a psychedelic blaxploitation film that was too crazy to release. If there is a discernible style here, it is the limitless, post-genre exploration of the restless musical adventurer, whose range is so broad as to encompass itself as it crosses the world repeatedly in a single track. Each song has a core idea - a solid groove and an overarching vibe - but beyond that, the only constant is change – of instrument, mood and era. Having produced film soundtracks for most of his professional career, Fixed Error aka James Orr brings a narrative approach to arrangement, in each track and across the album as a whole. We get the sense that we are hearing a story unfold, with each scene having its own sonic arc.

Kicking off with the funked-up slap-bass car-chase of Out We Go, we are immediately thrown into a world of familiar sounds which are blended and mismatched in the most deliciously unpredictable way. An Asiatic twanging leads into a bombardment of bold brass, soaring strings, DJ scratching and coruscating synth stabs. As the pace subsides, the heavy rhythm gives way to melodic, wistful moments, before plunging us back onto the tarmac with a screech of horns and thud of pumping bass.

After this swaggering, high-octane introduction, we enter the sultry world of Ugandan soul singer MoRoots, crooning a lament to her lost love: Rain On My Skin. As the song develops, an offbeat piano stab and lazy horns turn this into a blunted jazzy Dub tune, as if Shirley Bassey had wandered into a Reggae bar. From track to track, we move into alternative musical universes, from the up-tempo, banging Funk breaks of Wax Lyrical, Flute Fight and Waiting For Time, to the screwed-down, blissful bass vibrations of Flowerchild and Ride The Line, to the psychedelic Disco that is Busted Chops, to the Dub-wise sound system vibes of Salutations. Just as we think we are getting a handle on the flavour of the moment, an incongruous instrument interrupts our reverie (check the rogue accordion on White Label), or Kagayi Ngobi when he captivates us on They Do Not Listen by vividly portraying the impoverished residents of the slums, illustrating their growing frustration with politicians who make empty promises and neglect the marginalized inhabitants of the ghettos.

Fixed Error gathered the material for this album over years, from a bewildering array of samples and live takes from his long career as a professional studio engineer. This is not to say that the overall effect is scattershot or random; Untold is a tightly-formed, polished album whose coherence lies in a deep understanding of how all the diverse elements work and how they can complement each other in new and unexpected ways. Densely-layered, each composition has orchestral levels of complexity, balancing and interweaving a myriad of instruments.

An album that you can get lost in for weeks, Untold is a high-concept, precision-cut musical odyssey that is packed in equal measure with original ideas and funky dancefloor energy.

Untold

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Waiting For Time

Flowerchild

Wax Lyrical

Rain On My Skin feat. MoRoots

Out We Go

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Global Roots with Thristian - 21 January 2025

Thanks to my good friends Derek Beres & Duke Mushroom for having the patience to wait for my remix of their new track "Always" while out touring over the Summer. Check out the beautiful music from Earthrise Soundsystem & their new Rising, Awakening albums. 

https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/awakening-earthrise-soundsystem/id1055266393

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"ALWAYS" Earthrise Soundsystem feat Renata Young (Nickodemus Remix)

Jammin' With The Storm

Buy / stream: BBEmusic.lnk.to/BagarTheSquare
Featuring stunning, heart-rending vocals by Terrence (Alfonso) Bowry (who also appears on Beam Up's 'Innerstand' album), 'The Square' is a smooth downtempo, soulful gem; perfectly showcasing Tricky D's unique and eclectic production style. M.G.K.'s (from Pula, Croatia) version completely re-interprets the song, transforming it into a ballad of epic proportions complete with iconic, uplifting piano chords and and a laid-back 80's bass-line. Berlin producer General Eletrick gets his tweak on with his 'Squarehead' remix, full of acid tweaks and heavy drums. Finally Tricky D himself give his track the dub treatment, chopping away at the vocals to make way for those wonderful horn stabs and guitar licks.

The Square

Tricky D - The Square (feat. Terrence Alfonso-Bowry)

a few years ago , i was fortunate to meet nickodemus, a producer/ dj f new york. i'd been a big fan of his ever since i heard a remix of ustad sultan khan that he had done for a cd called essential elements. then cleopatra in new york, another classic tune of his.  from there to meet , i expressed interest in wanting to work with him on something.  he had just finished sun people album and proposed sending me stems for a song from that album, i then worked with nervous fervor to try and make a great remix for him, but i have to say , i choked a bit. too much pressure on myself and what i gave him i was pleased with but not super happy.  he graciously accepted the mix and release on his remix album.   ok fine, but i still was not happy with it.  a year later after working on a national geographic project for a year i was primed and in shape ( creatively)  and i decided to tackle it again. it was two months to my first us show at symbiosis and i knew nico would be there too, what you are hearing in this trk is the second exploration of this amazing trk.  the idea of bringing good vibrations of peace to the middle east is the direction my intentions went while building this mix. a reflection of the beauty and sadness of the cultures in that part of the world....enjoy!!!

We Rise We Fall  "We Rise Up Rmx" (Nickodemus + Adham Shaikh)

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