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Remix of "All I need" by @dion-monti & @nonkuphiri on @Afrobot ’s Afrobotic Musicology label

Need

Dion & Nonku – All I Need (Christian S Remix)

There was a low end rumble as the music began to trickle downstairs and into the basement. Gathered in the cellar there was a small crowd, amidst the fog and dust they began to dance in time with the flurries of percussion and the twinge of electronics which echoed deep into the night. They would be here for a long time, a unit inspired by the deep, sophisticated roar of each element. Their feet would move in time, back and forth, again and again. 

Flippen Disks is a new record label to emerge from Amsterdam, the imprint is run by Monty who also appears on the debut EP. He delivers one solo track and one collaborative effort alongside PTDD for a release which is distinguished and intelligent. The EP features forward thinking percussion and danceable material whilst is also hugely listenable and unique. 

This one is special. 

@flippendisks
@posttraumaticdrumdisorder
@montymixes

PREMIERE: PTDD & MONTY - Tamboe [Flippen Disks]

Ofiodaimon EP

Ofiodaimon (Mekine U Teksi Remix)

The small boat bobbed on the water, looking for a place to dock before dawn broke. The two brothers scanned the shore before honing in on a derelict cove shrouded in darkness. They couldn't be caught, they had travelled for too long to risk their cover being blown. As they moored up and stepped on to solid ground, they gazed up at the famous skyline before them; a sight they had only ever seen before in books and paintings. This would be their new home; a place where they could make their names known. The unsuspecting city had no idea what they were in for...

Lithuanian-based producer Pletnev returns to local label Le Temps Perdu for his second EP, following his 2017 debut with 'St. Bones'. His diverse productions have taken him to labels like SZE, Fleeting Wax, Meda Fury and Hard Fist, with sounds spanning percussive tools to EBM and leftfield cuts. His forthcoming EP, 'Voranto Bros', features blinding remixes from CockTail d'Amore bosses Discodromo and Biologic Records' Lion's Drums.

PREMIERE: Pletnev - Voranto Bros [Le Temps Perdu]

As the King Cobra uncoils from a woven basket and flares out its iconic hood, it appears to sway back and forth hypnotically as the snake charmer plays his flute. Timpani solos, a variety of percussion, syncopated rhythms and colorful harmonies are woven together to create an exotic tapestry of sound that will captivate young musicians and their audiences. Puma & The Dolphin releases their first EP and it is massive. Our pick up is a B1 track -  "Cobra Dance".
Taking a similar yet slightly different aproach to the post-punk sound of previous tracks, this tune features a catchy bassline and groovy percussion, alternating between vocal samples, melodic elements, and rhythmic phrases. In a sense, this track is reminiscent of the spirit of Martin Hannets work with ESG, that is to say, groovy dance music that feels like the opposite of synthetic. 12" out 18th October , you can buy / pre- order here: https://chambrenoirerecords.bandcamp.com/album/puma-the-dolphin-primitive-ep-cn001

https://soundcloud.com/puma-and-the-dolphin
https://soundcloud.com/chambrenoirerecords

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PREMIERE #611 | Puma & The Dolphin - Cobra Dance [Chambre Noire] 2019

Berlin based Dame Bonnet makes music influenced by post punk and cold wave and with a primitive and reverb-drenched production he creates a tragic dream for the listener to sink in to. The music has a sentimental feel to it but the pretentions are avoided thanks to the direct sound and the unremitting drums which contributes to give the tracks a forward momentum instead of a stuck in place-feeling.

Dame Bonnet makes sad club music with traces from the early eighties In England, a society ravaged by the cold individualism as a result to neo conservative politics - a time that resembles ours, where people gets categorized out of prejudice and the social welfare systems are uninstalled bit by bit in front of a sparser crowd of woke people. In Europe, now in the 2020s, a supposed dead ultraconservative monster is coming alive again and Dame Bonnets music makes the soundtrack to that process.

This release, Dame Bonnets first on Höga Nord Rekords, captures, though the songs are all instrumental, an unpleasant atmosphere in our time. The music has its roots in 1980s England but it fits perfect also for the cold present of 2020.

https://soundcloud.com/hoga-nord-rekords
https://soundcloud.com/damebonnet

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PRÈMIÉRE: Dame Bonnet - Portamento [Höga Nord Rekords]

SASM is a new collaboration project by Douglas McCarthy (Nitzer Ebb) and Robi Insinna. Under that banner the collective interests of both Insinna and McCarthy in raw beats and sharp edge funk are laid bare. It shows the depth of knowledge and interest in the underground.

INDUSTRIA #1

SASM - Collective Action (Rockers Version)

Re-upping @AnnaLann's wicked EP released two years ago on Ransom Note Records - https://ransom-note-records.lnk.to/Embodiment

'Embodiment', Anna’s first EP on Ransom Note Records, does its utmost to evade description, existing in a state of perpetual motion and terminal formlessness. Over four singular tracks she projects a thrilling blend of techno, experimental electronics and left-field pop music, realised in pristine and often brutal sound design.

More Info / Buy

Anna Lann - Feeling Emotional

Gallium is a deluxe supernatural voyage to the other side, weaved together by Tross. It was originally recorded as an improvised session at Furustudion studio in Stockholm, Sweden. This is one of the three tracks on the new Space Ritual Various Lurkers VA.

Due out 15th September 300 copies

https://soundcloud.com/trossonboard
https://soundcloud.com/space-ritual-music

PRÉMIÈRE: Tross - Gallium [Space Ritual]

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