Pre-order: https://eskimorecordings.bandcamp.com/album/nandakke

‘Nandakke?’ is the anticipated debut album from Japanese-Belgian duo @ailimakesmusic on @eskimorecordings, featuring 10 tracks of surreal electro-pop, joyful electronica, house music and more. 

Lead track ‘Nandakke?’ is sung in the unique version of Japanese that singer Aili Maruyama and her father created to stay connected when she left Tokyo for Europe aged seven. The song goes out to all people with families living in different countries who are finding a way to stay in touch even when language is a barrier. 

“‘Nandakke?’ Is a Japanese word that roughly translates to "Well, what was it?”, often used when you are looking for a specific word," says Aili. "The song is about the language I speak with my dad, a mix of French and Japanese."

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Premiere: Aili 'Nandakke?'

A kaleidoscopic sonic riot, Nandakke? is the hotly anticipated debut album from Japanese-Belgian duo Aili. Featuring 10 tracks of surreal electro-pop, joyful electronica, house music and more, Nandakke? is a euphoric album that sees Aili Maruyama and Orson Wouters more than fulfil the promise of their acclaimed debut EP. https://soundcloud.com/ailimakesmusic

Recorded over the course of six months in Orson's studio, packed full of vintage synths, Nandakke? captures the spontaneous spirit and creativity of those sessions. Exchanging riffs and rhythms, bouncing sounds and samples off each other, Aili and Orson would let the music take them where it wanted. The result, an album full of wild ideas and bold, playful experimentation.

More than anything an exhilarating feeling of discovery courses through Nandakke?, leaving you never sure where it will go next. One minute a pulsing electro-pop number featuring Aili's dad discussing his takoyaki (battered octopus) recipe, the next an explosive high energy workout song like Up & Down.

Certainly Aili was surprised to find herself singing in her own unique version of Japanese again.

"I thought that I was done with that after our debut EP, but apparently not as I speak even more Japanese on the album!" said Maruyama. "Every time we were in the studio these words would just tumble out. It's a complicated language but I just love to play with it.

“In many ways I'm an outsider, I left Tokyo aged 7, so there's a lot I notice as someone who is not a native speaker and it doesn't always make sense, there’s a lot of mistakes in it. But in a way that sums up the whole philosophy of the album and how Orson and I work together.”

That notion of duality, a sense of belonging but feeling apart, of being between two worlds and inventing your own captures the spirit of Nandakke?, itself a Japanese word that roughly translates to "Well, what was it?".

"It's something you say when you're looking for a word, like you know it but have forgotten how to say it. That's literally how I communicate with my dad the whole time," Maruyama explains. "The main feeling I have when I go to Japan is that I know the language, I can speak it, but part of me still feels like it doesn't have all the vocabulary. There’s a gap there that nandakke has always filled for me. All the lyrics come from that place, that seven-year old trying to speak Japanese."

Whether Aili’s singing about the language she invented with her father over the years to bridge the gap between them (Nandakke?), the idiosyncratic Japanese relationship to fashion (Fashion) or riffing on children’s playground songs (Yubikiri) the result is a remarkable album that defies easy categorisation.

Bursting onto the Belgian scene in 2021 with their acclaimed debut EP, Dansu, its lead track spent 8 consecutive weeks at the #1 spot of Radio 1’s VOX list and saw the band nominated for Studio Brussel’s De Nieuwe Lichting (‘New Generation’) award. Since then Aili have appeared playing live on the Belgian TV show Roomies, been tipped by the likes of Rolling Stone, become regulars on tastemaker stations like KEXP and KCRW in the US and Nova in France, toured across Europe and, just recently, played their first sell out shows in Japan.

TRACKLIST 
1. Aili - Nandakke?
2. Aili - Babychan
3. Aili - Yubikiri
4. Aili - Fashion
5. Aili - Ichibansen
6. Aili - Takoyaki
7. Aili - Up & Down
8. Aili - Gari Gari
9. Aili - Oyasumi
10. Aili - 東京 2023

Nandakke?

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Aili - Oyasumi [Eskimo Recordings]

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Aili - Ichibansen [Eskimo Recordings]

Aili - Yubikiri [Eskimo Recordings]

Aili - Up & Down [Eskimo Recordings]

My full set from the amazing Downtown Defrost Festival. A mixture of house music styles from deep and disco, too underground and eclectic. 

Photo by @ k.h.o.t.o

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Thanks to Rich Glow for the recording! 
https://www.twitch.tv/djrichglow

Tracklist:
1 M.O.S., Krasa Rosa - Acunama (Original Mix)
2 David Keno - When It Rains (Original Mix)
3 The Organism - Radha (Whitesquare Remix)
4 Anish Kumar - Sadhana (Original Mix)
5 Bondax, Dur-Dur Band - Yabaal to London (Original Mix)
6 Masaki Ueda - Left Foot (Dunmore Park Edit)
7 Rioleval - Tubeintension
8 X-Coast - XTC (Original Mix)
9 Jesse Maas - LTD (Original Mix)
10 Cinthie - Won't U Take Me (Dam Swindle Remix - Edit)
11 Kolter - Totally Lost Focus
12 Benny Mussa - Save My Life (Folamour Remix)
13 Jeff The Fool - What You Need (Original Mix)
14 THEOS, El Rod - NMW (Original Mix)
15 Sweely - I Gotta Keep On (Baka G Remix)
16 Kreech - Untz Untz (Original Mix)
17 Aili - Toki Doki (Stones Taro Remix)
18 The Organism - Dictator (Luke Alessi Remix)
19 Far&High - Sans Vetements (Original Mix)
20 Vhyce - Personal Numbness (Original Mix)
21 YAME, Arsanit - I Love You Fantomas (Original Mix)
22 Baka G - Uh Oh (Original Mix)
23 Dunmore Park - Ending Things At The Lake House (Original Mix)

Video of the set

The Parkcast Vol. 35 - Dunmore Park Live at The Downtown Defrost 2024

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Taken from "Aili - Oyasumi (GAIKO Remix) EP (Eskimo Recordings)". Out May 29th 2024. Buy here : https://eskimorecordings.bandcamp.com

A kaleidoscopic sonic riot, Belgium-Japanese duo Aili's debut album Nandakke? has proven to be one of 2024's breakout hits, its joyful collision of electro-pop, electronica, house music and so much more grabbing the attention of everyone from the Belgian national press to the likes of KCRW in the United States. Now, whilst the band get ready for a busy summer touring the album, Eskimo present the first club ready remixes, re-edits and reworks. 

First up is another Belgian newcomer GAIKO, who has been making a name for himself over the past year with his own rhythmically intricate, genre defying electronica. For his remix of Oyasumi, GAIKO has plated the track's rolling bass line and ecstatic breakbeats in a sheen of chrome adding hypnotic gqom influenced rhythms and staccato snares to produce an adrenaline fuelled remix that demands to soundtrack an ultra speed car chase through neon lit streets.

Artist social media:

www.eskimorecordings.be/artists/aili
https://spoti.fi/2QJvtuC
http://instagram.com/aili_inc
http://facebook.com/ailimakesmusic

Label social media :

http://www.eskimorecordings.be
https://soundcloud.com/eskimorecordings
https://www.facebook.com/eskimorecordings
https://www.instagram.com/eskimorecordings
https://eskimorecordings.bandcamp.com
https://twitter.com/eskimorecords

Oyasumi (GAIKO Remix) EP

Oyasumi (GAIKO Remix)

PREMIERE : Aili - Oyasumi (GAIKO Remix) (Eskimo Recordings)

MIXCLOUD CHART POSITIONS
This show was, 5th in the Indie Dance Chart, 13th in the Electro Chart, 54th in the Techno Chart, and 41st in the Tech House Chart.​

Happy New Year from everyone at Techno Tuesdays!

This episode, Simon is back with some great new tracks for the new year, including new releases from, Joyce Muniz, Captain Mustache, Daniel Cortest, Simon himself, and many others! And for the intro, a reminder of how Deer love jumping in front of us from time to time! So be safe! Happened to him twice in seconds just recently! Thankfully all is just fine! Cheers!
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You can also find, Simon in these locations: 
​▶: https://www.mixcloud.com/simon_pattee
▶: https://www.facebook.com/djsimondc
▶: https://soundcloud.com/simonpattee
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​▶: https://www.djsimon.us

Techno Tuesdays 249 - Simon

Tracklisting here: https://plus.inflyteapp.com/in-the-basement-045/
We are in the mix with Paul Inflyte for episode 045 of in The Basement featuring a mix if balearic and indie-dance chuggers from the likes of Field of Dreams, Zero 7, B.W.H, Globemaster and more….

In The Basement 045: with Paul Inflyte

Kamílé Le Trix @ "Groja Ignatovičiūtė"

Mutant disco radio show started it's life in 2009 on Radio Svid (Croatia). Then moved to Elektrana radio (official Exit festival's radio station). Over the years it was syndicated on Pioneer DJ Radio, Studio B (Serbia), Radio Aparat (Serbia), KLFM (Croatia), Radio Roža (Croatia), Dinamo FM (Turkey), Space Radio (Kenya), Radio Labin (Croatia), Radio Veronica FM (Italy), Radio 808 (Croatia), Mix People FM (Spain), Radio Stacioni (Albania) ...

Fox & His Friends Records label co-owner https://soundcloud.com/foxandhisfriends
https://foxandhisfriends.bigcartel.com & https://foxandhisfriends.bandcamp.com

Premiere and rebroadcasting requests : mutantdiscoradioshow@gmail.com

open format DJ | radio host based in Vilnius

Groovy and deep house music
Toronto-based artist with roots in the UK and Western Canada. Past co-founder of AEMCON (Festival), The Downtown Defrost (Festival) & Night Vision Music (Label/Music Studio). 

For guest mixes, shows, remixes, etc contact: dunmoreparkmusic@gmail.com

@Night-Vision-Music (CA) / Peace Symphonies / MI4L (USA) / Cosmovision (CA)/ Baikal Nomads (RUS)/ Substation Records (CA) / Touch Of Class (USA) / Copycow (GER)/ Supremus Records (UK)/ Grrreat Records (CA)




Past Shows
Bass Coast Festival 2022, 2023, BC
KIND Festival 2022, 2023
Versions 2022, 2023, Calgary,
Disco In the Park 2022, Edmonton,
Purple City Music Fest 2022,
w Jesse Bru, Public Disco Alley Part, Vancouver, (DJ Set),
W Black Loops & Honeydripper (DJ Set),Edmonton, 
The Downtown Defrost Festival (LIVE), Edmonton, 
w Elke Klien, Habitat Living Sound, Calgary (DJ set)
The Alberta Electronic Music Conference, Calgary
Vignettes Art & Design Festival, Edmonton
Versions, Broken City,  Calgary
Motion Notion Festival, Merritt, BC
Memetic Festival, Winnipeg 
9910, Edmonton w/ KMLN
Astral Harvest Festival (LIVE SET), Slave Lake
Sooo Wet Fest, Whispering Hills 
 Odyssey Fest - LIVE SET, Smokey Lake
W. KMLN - Vancouver, Open Studios
W. Nick Monaco, The Bower
Transient w/ Esette, Kasm, Malcs
 AEMCON, W Luke McKeehan, Habitat, Calgary
w Tensnake at 9910
Amsterdam Dance Event, Supremus Records Showcase
w Soulclap The Bower Edmonton
W Bonobo (Live) The Palace Theatre, Calgary
W Bonobo (Live) Union Hall, Edmonton 
Taste of Edmonton Festival

Simon
Sleaze (US)

Producer & DJ, Simon had a solid staple in America's Electroclash movement in the early 2000’s. His very distinct yet genre-blurring sound, studio work and impeccable sets always packed in fresh thoughts for forward thinkers and future classics, quickly earning a residency at Washington’s legendary former club, Buzz, as well as a former residency on, Redux on XM-Radio. In all of the time since passed, Simon continues to share his passion today.

Eskimo Recordings is a label based in Ghent, Belgium, and was founded in 2000. Eskimo has always approached the divide between electronic and indie music with a reckless abandon that suggests that there is no divide at all. A mix of Indie Dance / Cosmic & Balearic Disco / Italo / EBM / House and more. Welcome!

New tracks tagged #Aili