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2020 ambient

É Soul Cultura Vol.1 seemed to land at exactly the right moment. Post-lockdown, optimism was back on the rise and the dance floors swelled again. For many listeners, Manchester based DJ Luke Una’s intriguingly woven pattern of new, old, rare and under-discovered music from around the world became the soundtrack to rejuvenated positivity. Piccadilly Records made the release their top compilation of the year, with Rough Trade placing it as their number two. The enthusiasm from the industry was mirrored by record buyers and demonstrated that in the right hands, moving through genres, tempos and decades can make perfect musical sense. 

It was clear from the get-go that the concept warranted a series, there are many sides to É Soul Cultura and many musical stories to tell. This second volume gives another opportunity for Luke to share his journey of the past four decades of staying up late and getting transcendental whilst listening to holy grail music as the city slept. It follows on from where Vol.1 left off, at times venturing into the deeper, spiritual, soulful, downtempo, experimental aspects of his tastes. From the conscious, street soul fusion gospel of Veronica Mickie's 'Lost Children', to an excursion into Swiss, psych, progressive rock in the form of Pyranha, then onto the classic Indian music-inspired electronic workout of Andi Otto's 'Bangalore Whispers'. Luke hints at his softer side in Avis; a sweet, obscure cover version of Minnie Riperton’s ‘Baby, This Love I Have’, as well as championing local heroes in the shape of Manchester’s Yargo and their driving, obscure, proto-house belter, ‘Marimba’. There’s also Japanese, electronic, slo-mo heaviness from 1979, courtesy of Bach Revolution. House music is integral to the É Soul sound and is represented by Nav Aktah’s deep remix of Mr Scruff, and then there’s Isis ‘In Essense’; a track of such majestic brilliance that it has never left Luke’s record bag. 

The selection is eclectic, global, and plucked from different times and spaces. In theory, perhaps they shouldn't work together, but there is a mysterious link that makes them gel as a whole. That’s what Luke does best. He creates a sort of musical alchemy, unifying the diverse. This isn’t a compilation focussed purely on the rare, even though many tracks featured do fall into that camp. It is best described by Luke himself, “It’s not about showing off, collector rarity, or ego-strutting, it’s all about telling stories, sharing the music, and making life’s journey mean something. In the end, of course, it’s just a compilation of other people’s music, but hopefully it’s more than that, adding something back to the pot.”

Yargo - Marimba

Undoubtably one of my favourite records ever, I put this edit together last night to play this weekend at The Big Chill. It's not so much an edit as an adaption of the intro section that uses another Bobby Konders classic 'Nervous Acid' to draw you in whilst maintaining the atmospherics of the original Mutabaruka spoken word intro before dropping into the classic groove. Thought about dabbling a little further but with a record so perfect, nothing else was needed.

Hopefully see some of you on Saturday night at The Big Chill.

JM x

Bobby Konders - The Poem (LW Intro Version)

"Once you've been out there, you can never return." - lamented the guy, watching out the window, still high from yesterday's galactic rave. "Even at home, you're still out there. On a transfer station. Waiting for the next ship." A large flock of spacegulls flown by, and with the setting of the Sombrero Galaxy, the whole thing looked pretty amazing. But then, something weird happened.

This one is for the dreamers - first up is ‘AA’ from newcomer T. Margos; it's your ultimate chance to cop that secret banger that's been blowing up dance-floors from London to Budapest this year. It's a tricky one - taking your mind into the stars with deep spacey pads, but yet working your body with the raw 303 bass and painfully heavy 909 treatment. Next on the A-side, Swiss wunderkind Douala's turn to fuel that spaceship of your dreams. ‘It’s All in Your Mind’ soothes your soul with dubby space echos, tear jerking chord progressions and a dreamy acid bassline.

As we slip into the lucid state of the dream, over on the B-side Ray Kandinski’s ‘Dirty Sneakers’ pieces together the kind dimension shifting dream-state that Disneyland could barely imagine. When those vocals and pads kick in, combined with the tricky beats everything becomes a wash of surrealism and logic – and it all happens just in time for you to awake into yet another dream, this time deep within your sub-conscious on ‘Walk Through’ by the mysterious DJ Lucy with Mike L. A nostalgic trip to your most beautiful memories, with uplifting flutes and Juno chords.

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Artwork by Mihalik Bence
Pressed by M.P.O.

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It's All In Your Mind [Blorp]

Dennis Ferrer Featuring Ben Westbeech 'Right Thing'

our fave Remix is finally out :)

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Atelier Francesco feat. Astrid - Dead End (Frankey & Sandrino Remix)

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"ARPI" is available 10 March on Yoshitoshi

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Premiere: Sharam - Arpi (Moonwalk Remix)

Connected’s next essential release finds Aaaron join forces with newcomers Deckert and singer Valentine for a great new single. Floyd Lavine also steps up with two remixes and completes another standout package. 

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L.D.O.E. EP

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Premiere: Aaaron & Deckert Feat. Valentine - L.D.O.E. (Floyd Lavine's African Techno Mix)

Shizz Mcnaughty Ft Cosmo - When The Beat Goes On

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OMMA - Sneg

It's been an exciting year across Kraftek already with a handful of releases out already, but the year is rounding out with yet another massive one from label head Pleasurekraft himself. Marking his first release since his debut album 'Friends, Lovers and other Constellations' earlier this year, the 'Welcome to the Universe' EP follows up on his #CosmicTechno theme with two commanding tracks that have already garnered the support and attention of names like Adam Beyer, Richie Hawtin and Enrico Sangiuliano. Find the first play of 'Main Sequence' here and look out for the release on Kraftek on November 2. Pre-order: https://www.beatport.com/release/welcome-to-the-universe-ep/2414281

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Premiere: Pleasurekraft 'Main Sequence'

Calibre 4 track EP on Craig Richards’ The Nothing Special Label.

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Calibre - Break That

@bewithrecords and @emotional-rescue team up to reissue Rare Silk's cult release 'Storm', with a discerning dub on the flip from Alexis Georgopoulos' Arp project.

Read More & buy: http://www.stampthewax.com/2019/05/10/premiere-raw-silk-storm-arp-duppy-chip-mix/
Listen on Youtube: http://bit.ly/silk-arp

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Rare Silk - Storm (Arp Duppy Chip Mix) (STW Premiere)

Swelling ambient on @clone-nl sub label Royal Oak.

Read more & buy: http://www.stampthewax.com/2019/05/20/premiere-dj-fettburger-dj-speckgu%CC%88rtel-sonnen-ambiente/
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DJ Fettburger & DJ Speckgürtel - Sonnen Ambiente (STW Premiere)

DC Promo Tracks #517: "Coast To Coast" by Tender Leaf is part of the release "Tender Leaf" on Aloha Got Soul @alohagotsoul  

Buy Now: https://alohagotsoul.bandcamp.com/album/tender-leaf-2 
Interview: https://alohagotsoul.com/2010/10/09/tender-leaf-has-arrived/

Tender Leaf was a band from the 1980s whose sound could be described as easy-going soul with essences of psychedelic music. Its two founding members, Murray Compoc and Darryl Valdez, first met while working as drivers of the city bus (aka The Bus). They discussed music and jammed together, eventually forming a band. Both Compoc and Valdez wrote most of the material on the group’s solitary album, Tender Leaf, recorded in 1982 at Seawest Studios (then located) in Hauula, Oahu.

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DC Promo Tracks #517: Tender Leaf "Coast To Coast"

Stutters in her heart lead to misspoken phrases and forgotten retorts as her unwanted words reverberate via his razor sharp tongue. Frustration lead to washes of embarrassment as clarity fills her black-streaked eyes. “Why am I here when your pride is worth more than my love?” she says before grabbing her coat and making every effort to slam the door on the way out. The night calls to the girl and the girl steps forward.

Hôtel Costes' next release comes via JAC, an offshoot of Midiminuit, a project previously released as part of HC's series. JAC is the result of a day experimenting in the studio between three of the Midiminuit members, when the fourth member of the group Jonathan Levi had to leave their recording for a day. An acronym for the trio involved, Julien, Adrien and Ceaser, the four tracks on the release comprise of everything from ethereal synth lines, oscillating drums and reverberated keys.

JAC - Hotel Costes presents Studio HC #04

PREMIERE: JAC - In [Hôtel Costes Presents...]

As she walked her normal path home, she felt an eerie presence behind her, as if somebody was following her. She looked over her shoulder cautiously but couldn't make out any movement along the path she'd followed. Perhaps she was just being paranoid, she knew these streets well and had always felt safe on this journey. Nearing the corner of her street she began to pick up her pace, fumbling in her pocket for her keys. Before she reached the door, a heavy hand was placed firmly on her shoulder...

After stumbling across cross-continental project PALMS' first album, It's midnight in Honolulu, Love Pain Sunshine & Rain boss Bendedikt Frey decided to remix one of the duo's avant-garde post-pop cut 'Der König'. Originally released in 2008, the track is peppered with melancholia and a sense of longing, and features cryptic German-English vocals honouring the two halves of the project, Berlin's Nadja Korinth and New York's Ryan Schaefer. Frey's remix, which is set for release of LAFmusik, warps Nadja's vocals into stuttering siren-esque transmissions, which sit atop rumbling dystopian rhythms and squelching acid lines.

PREMIERE: PALMS - Koenig (Benedikt Frey Remix) [LAFmusik]

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