Woody Herman Band flips Chick Corea & Steely Dan...

Halwa Releases

Premieres 2023

01 - I'm Into You 0:00 - 4:23
02 - Terms and Conditions 4:34 - 8:03
03 - No Diggity 8:05 - 11:47
04 - Love and Feeling 11:49 - 15:58
05 - Cigarettes and Chocolate 15:59 - 21:09
06 - Solo Sunrise 21:14 - 25:16
07 - Everything I Wanted 25:18 - 28:50

Chet Faker - Thinking In Textures (Full Album)

Side One:
A1		 Lullaby Of The Leaves	
A2		 Reservation Blues
A3		 These Foolish Things	
A4		 Ex-Ray's Friends


Meet Chico Hamilton Side A

The Woody Herman Big Band - Chick, Donald, Walter & Woodrow

There was a deep rumble - the sound of machines. It was what inspired him - the loud noises and the reverberating echo of progress as the noise grew and grew in a great harmonious cacophony.

Some said that one day machines would rule us all, little did they know about the wild ambition of mad scientists and anarchists who would use them to unleash unruly madness.

However, the machines could be just as peaceful if they were allowed to be. Just because something roars does not mean that it has to bite.

Forthcoming on Compost Records, a compilation which spotlights and showcases the best of a newish generation of krautrock featuring producers and musicians such as I:Cube, Fred und Luna, Abrão and many more. This track from Halwa takes our pick of the bunch.


https://compostrecords.bandcamp.com/album/future-sounds-of-kraut-vol-1-compiled-by-fred-und-luna

Future Sounds Of Kraut Vol. 1

PREMIERE: Halwa - Drehwurm [Compost Records]

The room was full, swat dripped from the ceiling and the fans were on full power spinning and whirring doing everything in their power to lift the warmth, even just for a moment.

Outside the sun beat down heavy on the streets – there were few wanderers out and about. Instead they’d taken refuge in the bars and clubs nearby, looking to seek refuge from the baking sun. That didn’t mean that there was no fun to be had…

No, quite the opposite.

The music blasted loudly from the hand crafted old speakers, it banged and boomed as whoops and delirious cheers echoed from room to room. It were as if the sun was some kind of witchcraft…

Maxwell Simmons is set to release a new EP on Beat Machine Records – a raucous affair set to bang in small rooms and test soundsystems. This one is for the energy crew.

WELL 01:00 AM

PREMIERE: Maxwell Simons - Well 1 [Beat Machine Records]

Birmingham-based artist Emily Jones, also known as Echo Juliet, releases her debut mini-album “Abandon Reality” on October 27th through her label, Invisible IDs.

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Invisible IDs, a mystery to decode, Echo Juliet, with a Red Sun she rode, Through the cosmos, where the music flowed, A whimsical journey, down a creative road.

Invisible IDs, their secrets well-kept, Echo Juliet, never ceased to be adept, With beats and rhythms, she happily leapt, In a world of sound, where dreams were swept.

Red Sun painted skies in hues so bold, Echo Juliet’s melodies, a story to be told, Invisible IDs’ magic, a treasure to behold, A surreal symphony, in this tale of old.
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Raised in Essex, Jones she transitioned from her classical training into the world of the electronic.  A journey, marked by self-doubt, led her to DJing and music production. “Abandon Reality” reflects her escape from societal issues, with tracks like “Red Sun” inspired by her childhood and concerns about climate change.

@echoojuliet @invisible-ids

Red Sun

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PREMIERE: Echo Juliet - Red Sun [Invisible IDs]

Drip by drip, drop by drop - the cup began to bubble like some sort of wild cauldron. It was all illuminated by the hazy murky glow of the streetlights which were all seeing and all knowing as they looked down upon the corner with a wicked orange fog.

One sip and it were as if time was moving ever so slowly - the noises which echoed all around were no longer there and the city was silent and asleep for a moment.

Wandering step by step, through the sprawling mirage of streets, boarded up shutters and empty buildings were all that was left to guide him from place to place. Sometimes it was better to be lost than found, besides whenever he needed to find solace in something, there was a purple whirlpool nearby for that.

Astral Black celebrate ten strong years in the game with the release of a new compilation which features family favourites and good friends. Dj Milktray, Jossy Mitsu, Will Lister and more all feature on the new compilation called 'Frass FM VI'. This track from Sivey did the business for us...

PREMIERE: Sivey - Purple Whirlpool [Astral Black]

Alan Strani, in a tux so fancy, Danced the Apocalypso, feeling so chancy…

With I:Cube Remix, the rhythm did enhance, see,
In Bordello A Parigi, where dreams run free.

He twirled and he swirled, his moves so bizarre, Apocalypso madness, like a shooting star, I:Cube’s beats, like a wild electric guitar, In Bordello A Parigi, where no rules are.

The night went on, a surreal cabaret, Alan Strani’s dance, a wild display, Apocalypso and I:Cube’s sway, In Bordello A Parigi, where we all stray.
 
Alan Strani returns to Bordello with a remix package of his album title track ‘Apocalypso’ featuring I:Cube – which we’re premiering here + Lauer, In Flagranti and himself on remix duties.

@bordelloaparigi

PREMIERE: Alan Strani - Apocalypso (I:Cube Remix)Bordello A Parigi

Announcing their debut for R$N Records sub-label, Insult To Injury, Manchester based newcomer, Lapalace, has furnished us with an ambitious, divergent dance destroyer that touches on Ambient, Jungle & everything in between! We're thoroughly excited to have Thugwidow on remix duties too as we’ve been fans of his music for ages. He doesn’t disappoint, as he ‘breaks’ Ephemera into tiny pieces & rebuilds it in his own image. Make no mistake, this is a dance floor demolisher of the highest pedigree!

Lapalace - Ephemera (Thugwidow Remix)[Insult to Injury Records]

Schmetterling

Short and melodic moves... Sound vignette...
After offering many longer improvisations I though it may be good to shorten and go directly to the point.
Summer vibes with my Buchla Easel K system, dedicated to Chantal.

Fantaisie Foutraque

16 artistes d’aujourd’hui, venus du monde entier, revisitent, en versions inédites et
dans leur langue natale, l'oeuvre intemporelle et sans frontière du maitre à
moustache !

Suite au superbe accueil, public et critique, de la compilation "Brassens, échos du monde" (parue en avril 2011), et dans laquelle on retrouvait trois inédits (dont celui de Danyel Waro), le label Fanon poursuit son travail de défrichage créatif autour de l’oeuvre de cet artiste français majeur du 20ème siècle. Dans le premier tome, Fanfare cubaine, jazz polonais, maloya réunionnais, swing new orleans, folk russe, musique 8 bit montraient l'universalité des thèmes et des mélodies de Brassens.
"Brassens Echos d’aujourd’hui" n’est pas un simple volume 2. Pour Emile Omar co-programmateur de Radio Nova et concepteur du projet), l'idée était de souligner encore un peu plus le caractère intemporel de cette oeuvre en proposant à des artistes étrangers contemporains qui ne connaissaient pas forcement Georges Brassens de revisiter une chanson du répertoire à leur manière, tout en les accompagnant dans la direction
artistique. De l’Argentine au Liban, en passant par Haïti, la Mongolie, la Colombie, l’Angleterre, le Brésil, la Suède, les États-Unis, Trinidad… chaque artiste chante dans sa langue et sa musique ce qui donne à certaines interprétations un côté surprenant et totalement inédit.
Au total, seize morceaux, créés exclusivement pour cette compilation, qui mettent en évidence la modernité et l’intemporalité de cette oeuvre unique. "Brassens, échos d'aujourd'hui" s'inscrit dans la dynamique du jeune label explorateur Fanon records.

Aux commandes, Emile Omar (encore lui !), avec la minutie d’un artisan passionné, mène des projets sonores à l’esthétique pure et aboutie. Roseaux feat. Aloe Blacc, projet en licence chez Tôt ou Tard sorti en novembre dernier en est le parfait exemple. Ces chansons/reprises sont des trésors qui ont atteint les sommets de vente, preuve que les oreilles du public ont toujours besoin de beauté. 

Yasmine Hamdan - 16 Gamar (Charlie Murdoch remix) - Ballade A La Lune

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