Code (Tchoumen Deep)

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Red Richards & Onetram - Code (Tchoumen Deep)

LUSANDA//NOXZ - WHEN YOU'RE AROUND[ZUTRA EXTRAPOLATION]

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James Bright has grown into an accomplished merchant of sun-streaked rhythms and uncannily spacious electronics from his beginnings. By the turn of the millennium Bright had laid the foundation to a sundazed body of work spanning from Balearic house to kosmische-indebted synth wave, whether solo or through his collaborative efforts. His latest offering ‘The Zooniverse EP’, reignites this flame with five cuts oozing true polyphonic vibrancy and widescreen open-endedness.

The trip starts with the title track ’The Zooniverse’, sending us into orbit for a lesson in intergalactic boogie. All synths blazing, the tune moves slow at first but that laid-back opening is soon superseded by revving keyboard chords and muscular bass swing that has first-grade Neptunian groover written all over it. The overly sexy, sturdy bass show-off continues with the aptly named ‘Cosmos’. Routing us towards cross-dimensional elation, this track is a finely arranged piece of otherworldly funk hedonism, rife with woozy slap bass moves, mischievous drums and hazy, verbed-out riffs - all set to propel the dancers to a higher sphere of consciousness.

A playful breaksy cut laced with an ambient-ish sound design, ’Time Lapse’ conjures up images of greater quiet and mind-expanding beauty. Submerging the listener in broad shrouds of Sino-flavoured zen, ‘90s-laced nu-age'isms and lavish Ibizan tropes, Bright’s got you covered for extended meditation sessions. Veering off onto more explicitly lysergic grounds, ‘Freq Out’ delves further into new beat dynamics to build a moment of retro raving grace that you can’t help but visualise it being played loud at a jam-packed Boccaccio on a busy Saturday night. Capping it on a fragrantly opiated note, ‘Patchouli’ overwhelms you in slow moving synthy quicksand, head wrapped in heady vapours, soft-touch acid squelch and mesmeric melodic layers, all duly woven to have you zoning out in a jiffy.

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PREMIERE : James Bright - The Zooniverse

We're back again with another gathering of old companions and new faces, representing our bandwidth from intergalactic funk, mellow hip hop, bone dry warehouse stompers & all kinds of spaced out jams.

PREMIERE : Native Cruise - Distant Planes

The full moon lit up the road, casting a brighter glow than the dim street lamps that bordered each side. It was her nightly ritual, watching the comings and goings from her window, hoping to catch wind of a neighbourhood drama or some strange activity only carried out during the nocturnal hours. But nothing stirred, not even the rumble of a car ignition or a stray cat sniffing out its next meal. Everything was quiet, peaceful. Too peaceful... 

Next up on Massimiliano Pagliara's Funnovojere Records, lovingly named after a small beach in southern Puglia, is an instalment from London-based producer Harsh Puri under his Reformed Society alias. Joining the likes of Rotciv, Armonics and James Booth on the label, Reformed Society brings a collection of raw, harmonic synth cuts that blur the boundaries between techno and house. With the first drafts getting the seal of approval from the Guv'nor himself, the late Andrew Weatherall, you can be assured Cosmic Perspective's celestial synth melodies will have you beguiled from lift off to touch down.

PREMIERE: Reformed Society - Sci-Fi Love Story [Funnovojere]

There was a darkness which hung thick in the air as he approached the old church on the hillside. He looked back down at the footpath upon which he had tread several miles in search of this ancient ruin by which he hoped would lead to salvation. His name was Steve. It had always been as such and he hoped that as he entered the pearly gates of heaven that it would remain as such. As he opened the creaky old door to the monastery he prepared to leave this earth for good, all its ungodly mess. 

Throne Of Blood have been good friends of Ransom Note for many years and they release some killer music. Their output and consistency has been phenomenal, championing alternative electronic and dance music which has then gone on to receive support from wide sectors of the community. The latest is no exception, a collection of remixes of a track simply titled "Steve" by which Vito & Druzzi are contributors.

PREMIERE: LaGaSta - Steve (Vito & Druzzi Remix)[Throne of Blood]

Recorded 2019 and featured on Andrew Weatherall's "Music's Not For Everyone" show on NTS radio, April 2019. This track is an homage to Steve Hillage of Gong / System 7. 

Released on Bandcamp Friday 6th November 2020

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Duncan Gray - Steve Killage (clip)

Following on from last year's debut LP 'Exotic Language' Joe Morris assembles a killer line up of diverse producers for the remix package 'Exotic Remixes'. James Bright brings his super polished modern balearica sound to 'Acid Safari'.

PREMIERE: Joe Morris - Acid Safari (James Bright Remix) [Shades Of Sound]

On his debut EP, Matsoaka (Mats Lundgren) has dug deep for samples. As a former record-dealer who sold 5000+ vinyls to rare-groove-collectors in Japan, he's used to dusty fingers. The transition from collecting to producing came naturally through collaboration within the duo ”Dagfest”, whose output, much like his own productions, is assembled through accumulating and mutating samples from various genres. Together they have created something like a musical equivalent of a Jazz Festival on rollerskates. Alone, he sounds more like a charter trip through the continent armed with a kaleidoscope. His fascination for discovering unheard sounds goes hand in hand with his curiosity for putting them within new soundscapes. For instance, ”Clouds in The Coffee” might sound incoherent at first listen, until discovering the common denominator, the 70ies. So sit back, relax, fasten seatbelts and have your order! Matsoaka will take you on a trip through genres as ”Cosmic Lambada”, ”Kraut-Trance” ,”House-Of-Oldies-House” and "Horror Disco". Captain says, -please try the Dirty Martini with blue cheese stuffed olives! In the near future, expect more barely-believable-genres from Mats.

PREMIERE : Matsoaka - Cosmic Lambada

Mix for Radio Raheem (Milano, IT) played on 13th nov 2020.

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