R$N Premieres: November 2018

Fallowing

Make sure you didn't miss a great track this month and listen to my picks of this very productive month!!!

Monthly picks: November 2018

Freeeeeyo》winter 2019

This edit of Yves Simon ‘Au Pays Des Merveilles De Juliet’ first appeared as a free download for a super limited time via the Psychemagik soundcloud page. Blink and you missed it. 

Now, after a long wait and many licensing delays the edit sees an official release on vinyl via Leng Records. Played by many, the edit takes all the elements of Yves Simon’s original, stretching it out from two minutes to over seven making it an instant classic. 

The 12” comes one sided with an acid etched B-side and a plain sleeve.

Leng Shop

Yves Simon - Au Pays Des Merveilles De Juliet (Psychemagik Tour De Force Remix)

Alkalino - Ghetto Blues

Pre-Order: https://habibifunkrecords.bandcamp.com/releases

Habibi Funk will be a new sub label of Jakarta Records, dedicated to re-releasing arabic music from the 1970s and 1980s. It's a label and platform for funky/soulful and/or psych influenced music from the Arab world of the 70s and 80s.

https://www.facebook.com/habibifunk

Dalton was a band from Tunis, the capital of Tunisia. They came together as a band around 1968 when most of the members studied together at the University of Tunis. The band had five members. Faouzi Chekili on guitar, piano and vocals, Ridha Kouhen on bass guitar, Mustapha Rehouma and sax and percussion, Sadok Gharbi on trumpet and vocals and Skaner Alim on drums and vocals. They were active in the local scene, playing music that was heavily influenced by American soul and funk and at the same time regional musical traditions. In the early 70s the band got a regular gig at a beach hotel called Sahara Beach Resort on the coastline of Tunisia. They had six month contracts for a couple of years in the early 70s and during that time they would play every single night of the tourist season. While the hotel gig required the band to play sets leaning      towards tourist entertainment, the regular work helped put some money into the band's accounts. Using those funds the band was able to travel to Rome to record their one and only 7“ single release "Alech" around 1971/1972. The band eventually dismantled in the mid 70s and returned briefly as a new group with new members in the late 1970s under the name Carthago but that is a different story…… 

"That "Soul Brother" is my jam…. !!!!" 
Lefto 

The single itself impressed us heavily when we first stumbled upon it through French collector Victor Kiswell. While the b-side "Soul Brother“ sounds like a Tunisian version of modern soul / AOR with it’s English lyrics and lush arrangements, the title track "Alech“ is the one that will get every party started. An infectious 3/4 rhythm, a great horn arrangement and brillantly layered vocals that made us think of Brazillian music or the Georgian groove band Gaya. Luckily Faouzi Chekili, the former band leader and composer uses social media communication so he was easy to track down. He is still active as a renowned musician in the Tunisian jazz scene and remains active recording and playing concerts both in Tunisia and internationally.
credits

Edit: this is just a little "recorded straight from the wax" preview. The final release will be properly remastered by the homies from Audiomoto Berlin 


Habibi Funk 001: Dalton - Soul Brother (Tunisia, 1972 pre-order link in description)

112 kbps files for preview - don't be a dunce!

At long last, https://soundcloud.com/jkriv & Free Magic make their collaborative debut on RNT Reserve with a very unique triptych of productions. The A side is bonafide party-starter, working a soul sample in classic stomping house style, while the B-side delivers two jazzy and darker moods. A beautiful listen or spin on the dancefloor all around!

JKriv & Free Magic - Emmanuel

Hot Salt Beef is the fourth instalment in Moscoman's twelve part Treisar Series.

"There is little left to be said about our dear friend Moscoman of which we have not already spoken. All round good guy and musical connoisseur, he has risen to glorious success following a string of spectacular releases on his Disco Halal label and most recently as part of his Treisar series. It is the next in this series which we are able to bring you exclusively."

Hot Salt Beef

PREMIERE: Moscoman - Butchers [Treisar]

Everybody needs a destructive love story to blow up in their face and and shake their solid ground. It's a must for every human to get to his core of understanding, the center of the pain, the middle of his earth. We hate to say it, but sometime that's the best thing that could happen to a person. Especially for a talent like Nadav Spiegel aka http://soundcloud.com/autarkic . Drop the needle at the start of the record and take in 9 songs about rage and compassion. "I Love You, Go Away" is a temporary feeling of hate that develops into a permanent understanding, And as the story unfolds, so will your heart. It's over now you know, everything is alright, everything is alright. Out soon on http://soundcloud.com/discohalal

I Love You, Go Away

LISTEN ON YOUTUBE

PREMIERE : Autarkic - Let The Water Run

BSN Posse Ft Calculon - Mr. International

Full stream of Jensen Interceptor's "Dimensional Thought," taken from his upcoming album on Maceo Plex's Lone Romantic, out October 26.

Pre-order: https://www.deejay.de/Jensen_Interceptor_Mother_LP_2x12_LR009_Vinyl__335038

@loneromantic
@jensen-interceptor

Mother

More exclusive music

Premiere: Jensen Interceptor - Dimensional Thought

The jungle was a place not to be taken lightly or with little regard, it was dangerous and had the potential to swallow you up within the misty green vines at any moment. Wild things lurked in the dense, thick bush - things which man had no place in pretending to understand or own. They were free beasts of a different environment. Khan's mantra had always focussed on live and let live, it was not the place to disturb whatever they might find but to simply observe with wonder. 

Tunnelvisions release a new LP on Atomnation, a superb voyage through electronic obscurity with some big room elements thrown in for good measure along the way. Very good.

PREMIERE: Tunnelvisions - Khan's Mantra [Atomnation]

The rays were shining through the towering window, It overlooked the old church and was the only hint of natural light to be found in this deep, dark gloomy place. There was the occasional flicker of gold to be seen hanging from the tall ceiling, candles danced softly by the corner of the room as people came and went with delicate purpose. They were here to pray and observe the beautiful surroundings, they knew little of what lurked beyond the far wall.

Not An Animal have long been friends of Ransom Note and that's why we are even more delighted when they choose to release a banger such as this. They've also drafted in Roman Flugel and Frank Butters for remixes but the original is the treat for us.

PREMIERE: MODXI - Amalgam [Not An Animal]

There was a quiet hush in the garden as the breeze blew softly between the golden, orange leaves. The dying embers of autumn would soon be replaced by the crystal clear cold of winter and the abyss of dark. It was a strange time of year, one which often led to pensive self reflection and nostalgic memories. Walking through the quiet space he looked towards the great wall in the distance at the foot of the garden and dreamt of climbing high up above. One day he would leave this place and never return. This was the sound of beyond...

wilma is set to release a new EP on the recently relaunched Multiplex record label, an imprint based in Copenhagen with a superb catalogue. This is a stunning piece of crafty house music on an EP which looks set to soar.

Bodycall EP

PREMIERE: wilma – S.o.b. [Multiplex]

The brain was a complicated organ, it has the capacity to love, forgive and forget. It also had a passion for hatred and jealousy depending which way the wind blew that day. Phase memory was a complicated burden and it had led him down many a dangerous path across the years. Whilst he was settled now he still feared that one day it might reappear to haunt his very being and dismay. Others watched on as he danced high and mighty upon the stage but little did they know of his inner turmoil. 

Gene Tellem is a producer and dj very much on the rise. Having previously released on Project Pablo's Sounds Of Beaubien Ouest she now takes aim with a new EP for London based imprint Wolf Music.

WOLFEP048

PREMIERE: Gene Tellem - Phase Memory [Wolf Music]

The noise in the jungle was radiant and full of life. It echoed through the ages and cast a spell outwards into the city which sat nestled on the outskirts of the deep green forest. Amidst the trees there was a deep flurry of beautiful life and magical creatures. Water ran gently through long running streams and wild animals gathered at the edge of the river bank to drink. Watching from a whizzing helicopter up high above it would seem like they were from another world. The insect swarmed around the tall trees with a hestitant gaze. 

Spinvis & Vinkenoog are remixed by Sapphire Slows on a new remix EP being released by yeyeh • ninih in the coming weeks. A vinyl only release with a profoundly original edge.

Ja! & Ritmebox Remixes 

PREMIERE: Spinvis & Vinkenoog - Mamamiamarihuana (Sapphire Slows Edit)[yeyeh • ninih]

Since blossoming into life four years ago, Glasgow imprint @west-end-communications has steadily been amassing an impressive catalogue, releasing music from artists such as Perth Drug Legend and The Burrell Connection, and giving debuts to many others.

Returning for his second release on the label with the 'Northern Fight' EP is young producer Craig Johnston aka @djcjuk. We're very happy to be premiering 'Anditsover' - a wispy electro cut with gorgeous plucked melodies and thwacking drums. The sort of track that makes you lose all sense of time itself.

PREMIERE: DJCJ - Anditsover [West End Communications]

Artist: Adam X
Title: 'Earth Base One'
Label: Sonic Groove
Cat. #: SGLP05
Format: Vinyl & Digital
Release: 1st November ​2018
Buy Link: https://sonicgroove.bandcamp.com/album/recon-mission

Sounds From NoWhere is pleased to premiere an extract of the new Adam X' LP  on 'Sonic Groove Records'.
This album is not for the faint of heart, and its meti- culously detailed production stands as a testament to Adam X‘s enduring career in techno.
Adam has survived the ups and downs of the industry while continually raising the bar for production value and sound design. 
'Recon Mission' is a triumph, ahead of the curve of modern industrial techno.
Have a good listening.

@sonic-groove-records

Recon Mission

Premiere: Adam X - Earth Base One [Sonic Groove]

The UK-born but Berlin-based producer BNJMN (@bnjmnnn) releases his first album since seven years. Released under the famous Dutch label @DelsinRecords, the Hypnagogia LP is a ten-tracker that takes BNJMN towards more hypnotic and soothing soundscapes. 

Monument premieres the second part of the name track Hypnagogia from the album, that will be out on November 19th.

MNMT Premiere: BNJMN - Hypnagogia Pt. 2

Future Fiction, from the 2008 album Wasteland. A ten year anniversary edition with instrumental verions is available via Bandcamp.

FUTURE FICTION

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