Overdrive [PALOSANTO]

In my house I listen to the music that I like

Trnz [Minimal Groove Concept]

Caravan’s Coarsica EP is a gorgeous six-tracker of wandering drum machines and shiny synths, washed with the burnt umbers and viridescent hues of the Australian outback. Computer-funk with a green thumb. As the track-listing suggests, Coarsica is a tribute to subtle and compelling beauty of Australia’s native flora, as if Costa Georgiadis and Dâm-Funk got away from the big smoke for a weekend and spent the whole time by the river cooking this bad boy up. Like rugged and stoic Banksia, or the regal Flindersia, each track on the Coarsica EP provides a dappled shade under which the weary dancer can rest in these hot summer months.

Coarsica EP (KEN OATH 002) 

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PREMIERE : Caravan - Enchylaena (Trail Mix)

He traipsed around the empty streets of the dilapidated town, cutting a lonely, somewhat ghostly figure. He sighed, his shoulders heavy. Everyone he knew had gone. Moved on to pastures new. He missed them dearly. Missed the laughter, the fun.

Wandering up one of the side streets, he realised he'd stumbled into unfamiliar territory. "How odd," he muttered to himself, curiously. "I've never been up here before." As he meandered further up the cobbled street his ears pricked up. A beat carried on breeze and down towards him. Where was it coming from? He followed it, like a hound follows a scent, until he caught it. He stopped outside what appeared to be an old tavern, nervously and cautiously he pushed the door ajar. Joyous laughter and music filled the room. He stood staring in awe and began to cry tears of happiness. 

Bioroots Drift EP is the inaugural release on Enclave Records, a label whose ethos is to deliver house, disco and techno without all the gimmicks. They aim to be "solace from the meaningless, the throwaway, the empty."

PREMIERE: Bioroots- LGAN [Enclave Records]

VINYL ONLY

Møzakia broke in the door for us at No Bad Days with our first release, and we couldn't be happier for him to also kickstart our sister label - No Bad Edits. The name has changed, but the ear for colourful and supremely dreamy tunes hasn't. As you'll see that No Bad Edits won't be your usual re-edit label, so too are these impressive tunes not standard cut 'n paste extensions.

Using motifs from a long-forgotten 80s New Age cassette, Møzakia shoots for a mellow paradise with three cuts that variously evoke Finis Africae's 4th world exotica, contemporary house jams, and even the Rainbow Road level on Mario Kart 64. Long may the love-in continue!

Møzaika - No Bad Edits 001

Inside Out is a brand new series that invites DJs and producers to blur the boundaries between traditional artist albums and mix compilations. Coming from https://soundcloud.com/ausmusic head and DJ-Kicks curator https://soundcloud.com/willsaul  , the concept encourages artists to showcase their own music and or the music of those in their own individual circles. The mix will be release digitally and on CD, while a selection of the tracks will also be available on double gatefold vinyl. Each instalment will feature 100% new and unreleased music. It is a chance for artists to take sole creative charge, A&R as they see fit and then commission brand new music specifically for the cause. Depending on who is at the helm, Inside Out will take different forms: producers may wish to represent their own sound with only music they have made themselves or with close collaborators, while DJs and label heads may wish to reflect the sounds and scenes that surround them. The results will be a window into an artist’s world that works as a coherent mix, but also as a treasure trove of fresh new music that steps outside the usual lines of a dance album. The idea stems from Will Saul’s own approach in the club, which often finds him seeking out brand new and unheard music to play for the first time. That feeling of taking people into the unknown is one that reminds him of the energy and excitement of his early days as a dancer.
"I wanted to try and recreate the feeling I used to get in the 90's when you went clubbing and heard your favourite DJ play but had never heard the vast majority of the tracks he/she was playing,” explains Will. “Your mind would be constantly blown by hearing totally new music for the first time. We've pretty much lost this with the proliferation of online mixes, Shazam, early EP premieres and free streams.”
For Will’s mix he enlists an array of artists who he’s worked with over the years, many of whom have released on one of his labels in that time. These include the likes of Lone, Pearson Sound, https://soundcloud.com/move-d , Gerd, Youandewan, Martyn, Falty DL, Dauwd, Appleblim and Marquis Hawkes.
Will’s mix shows off the many facets of his own DJ sets, productions and labels over the last 15 years. It includes a Floorplan remix of tracks he’s made as Primitive Trust, and a collaboration with Komon on ‘Positive’, a perfect sci-fi house track that surges through the night on a wave of serene synth smears and cosmic melodies. The mix overall exudes a woozy warmth, and ranges from hazy late night house to absorbing passages of sparse dub via rubbery techno rollers and slippery electro. A lot is packed into the trip, making it perfectly fluid and forever on the move. At a time when music is more accessible and available than ever, a strong curatorial ear and expert insight into specific sound worlds has never been more valuable to guide us through the noise. Inside Out is exactly the companion you need'

PREMIERE : Move D - Gleeko Drive

Fruit Merchant is back. This time offering up some fresh talent in the form of ‘Native Cruise’. With one previous release under his belt this year on Yam 004 VA. This marks Stoke on Trent’s finest first full length foray onto wax.
Fruit Merchant is super proud to offer up Native Cruise ~ Calypso Spring EP

Native Cruise:
https://www.facebook.com/NativeCruise/
https://soundcloud.com/nativecruise

Fruit Merchant:
https://fruitmerchant.bandcamp.com/
https://www.facebook.com/FruitMerchantMusic/
https://soundcloud.com/Fruitmerchant

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PREMIERE: Native Cruise - Japanese Fantasy Taxi [Fruit Merchant]

Hailing from Stockholm’s fertile electronic music scene, Saine & Smith - aka Jaja Saine and Leo Smith - are a duo exploring diasporic strands of leftfield dance music. Their second release - the Dirty Games EP - is a diverse package of soul-tinged house employing a range of styles into one cohesive sound.

Across six tracks, the duo meander through jazzy chords, infectious basslines and swung percussion with a subtle hint of dub. At once hedonistic and reflective, their constructions brandish a careful blend of dancefloor function and cerebral stimulation.

From the glistening melody and chugging percussion of the title track to the deep, hazy chords of ‘Rasta 116’ via the high energy angular structures of ‘Moon Monsters’, the Dirty Games EP offers a truly broad spectrum of ideas presented in fully fledged, radiant colour.

Dirty Games

Saine & Smith - Dirty Games [2MR-035]

Artist – Ajukaja 
Title – Mhmhmh EP
Label – Bergerac
Cat No – BERG011
Format – Vinyl/Digital
Genre – Deep House/Weirdo House/Disco
Release Date 16/11/18

DJ Support - Gilles Peterson, MCDE, Detroit Swindle, Axel Boman, Ben UFO, Midland, Mano Le Tough, Honey Soundsystem, Jimpster, Crazy P, Honey Dijon, Trevor Jackson, Soul Clap, A Made Up Sound, Mark E, Jacques Renault, Christopher Rau, Luke Solomon, Harri. 

Estonian pioneer Raul Saaramets exists in many parallel musical universes and this is reflected in his stellar output as Ajukaja, mining a rich furrow of stand out, oddball yet eminently danceable, groovy house and beat experiments. As the program co-director for Estonia’s national radio station Raadio  2, he’s given his country unprecedented access to some of the hottest music on this planet. He’s also made some of the finest underground dance records over the last few years including ‘Stranger’, ‘Benga Benga’ and “Rare Birds’ (made with long time production partner Andrevski) which were hammered by the scenes elite. His Bergerac debut has been a long time coming but well worth the wait. 

Mhmhmh is a super vibey late night burner which quite obviously gets its title from the faintly Germanic, sleazy vocal sample which goes ‘um hum um hum’. 

Sklad trips you out even more with a mangled, ecstasy tinged fading in(tro) which gives you ‘that’ feeling

Ajukaja puts his disco hat on for side 2 with Ekleeer. A super danceable disco cut rolls out until the vocals drop in and you realise that David Lynch is on the remix. 

Walk previously saw light as a tape only track but it’s playful scuffed up jiggery pokery cried out for a vinyl release so here it is..

Press/Label – danny@redrackem.com
Distribution – stu@primedirectdist.co.uk

Ajukaja Mhmhmh EP Bergerac 011 Clips Out Now

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