Nick Cubley - The Last Sunbeams

// MO:DEM 2023 \\ RECORDINGS // THE SEED \\

Sold-out edition of Mo:Dem Festival 2023 held from 7 to 13 August. We are delighted to share the sounds recorded at The Seed stage.

w/ @nubient

Everybody talks about the weather... we don't.

With love, passion and commitment.
Your Mo:Dem Crew

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Seed

MIXMASTER MORRIS djset @ The Seed | MoDem Festival 2023

Listening Session w/ Matthew Halsall
Based in Manchester, Halsall is known for being one of the leading artists of today’s UK jazz scene. Starting off by playing the trumpet in his early age, he has evolved not only into an extraordinary trumpeter, but also into an outstanding producer and composer whose distinct sound draws on foundations of spiritual jazz, meditative music, sample-fuelled electronica as well as global percussive influences. After releasing nine delicately composed albums and founding his label Gondwana Records in 2008, Halsall and his band headlined London’s prestigious Royal Albert Hall last year - a manifestation of a career spent transcending boundaries and always bringing a singular, and yet ever-changing, perspective.

In our conversation, Halsall shares how his musical journey began as a passionate listener, and how the first instrument he experimented with was not the trumpet.

Watch here the Kasheme Conversations of Matthew Halsall:
https://youtu.be/qW1G9A2e2t8

Stay tuned for more!
Kasheme Conversations next month with Neal Sugarman

TASCAM DR-40X

Listening Session w/ Matthew Halsall

Listening Session w/ Bill Brewster

Bill Brewster is a celebrated DJ, music historian, and author known for his deep knowledge of dance music culture and eclectic, genre-spanning DJ sets. Co-author of the seminal book Last Night a DJ Saved My Life with Frank Broughton, Brewster has chronicled the history of DJing and club culture through his writing, including the acclaimed The Record Players. As a co-founder of DJHistory.com and curator of compilations like After Dark on Late Night Tales, he has earned a reputation as a tastemaker and archivist of rare and classic records. With decades of experience behind the decks and a passion for uncovering hidden musical gems, Brewster remains a pivotal figure in the global dance music scene.
Listen to Brewster as he shares the story of how his DJ career began at house parties in New York, reveals his personal favorite music genre, and explains why Kalabrese was the reason he came to Zurich.

Watch here the Kasheme Conversations of Bill Brewster
https://youtu.be/DKc3sidsbdg

thx to Bill:
https://soundcloud.com/billbrewster

Stay tuned for more!
Kasheme Conversations next month with LAARAJI

Listening Session w/ Bill Brewster

DJ, producer, vocalist, nature enthusiast and all round legend Sally Rodgers, who's one half of the iconic duo A Man Called Adam, blesses us with a brand new mix for our series.

Seeds Mix #2: A Mixtape to Gather Seed Pods w/ Sally Rodgers

Finding joy & pleasure in times of great difficulty.

Steadfast in our pursuit of pleasure

ETHEREAL AMBIENT SOUNDSCAPES INSPIRED BY GAME OF THRONES AND THE  LORD OF THE RINGS AND MANY OTHERS. RELAX, ENJOY AND DRIFT AWAY.

ETHEREAL - THE END OF SUMMER

In 2022, T.S. Eliot’s poem "The Waste Land" celebrated its 100th anniversary. Its central themes—solitude, estrangement and a wounded world with an alarmingly uncertain future—are even more pressing today than they were 100 years ago. Boris Rogowski’s soundscapes embody the mood perfectly: The fear and darkness as much as the faint, yet stubborn hope for the light of a new day. 

Irina Borissova
2nd Violin

Anna Krimm
Viola

David Menke
Solo Piano, Musical Direction

Roland Münchow
Flute, Tenor Saxophone

Michael Preuss
Cello

Boris Rogowski
Piano, Harmonium, Electric Guitars, Mandolin, Programming, Vocals

Alexander Sachs
1st Violin

Claus Schulte
Drums 

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The Salon - The Sylvan Scene

Originally made in 2017, a sunday chill out / downtempo session which features some of my favorites. A laidback trip for the road, ideally in a Westfalia circa 1974 ;-) Selection contains numerous shining gems in the form of slowed-down remixes that you haven't heard in this form before. Be it dubby special versions, or the classic trip-hop and downbeat tunes of the 90's and 2000's.

0:00  	  Nmesh - Neonn Dreamms Infinity
1:00  	  The Orb - Plateau
12:40  	  Hallucinogen - Angelic Particles  ('Buckminster Fullerine' Mix)
20:40  	  Prefuse 73 - Afternoon Love In
23:00  	  Boards of Canada - Aquarius (Version 3)
28:00        Curtis Mayfield - Blue monday people (All Good Funk Alliance Re-Dux)
31:20  	  Thievery Corporation - Resolution
33:40  	  Cutty Ranks - The Stopper (RD Dub)
38:20  	  BoC - Olson (Jester Remix)
40:00  	  Boards of Canada - Sundown
41:20  	  I:Cube - Adore
46:00        Chris Isaak - Wicked games (Trentemoller dub) 
51:00          New Order Blue Monday - John Digweed and Nick Muir's FAC73-13 Remix 
56:00         Jam & Spoon - Heart of Africa (Paul Daley remix aka Leftfield)
1:00:00       G-Corp –	Murder
1:05:40  	  Dubblestandart - Optimism – Oxygene Part 4 (Dub) feat. David Lynch & Lee Scratch Perry
1:10:20  	  Eat Static - The Wreckage
1:15:26      Massive attack - Teardrop (Virgin magnetic material remix)
1:20:00      Massive attack - Teardrop 
1:24:20  	  Noiseshaper - Moving Together feat. Wayne Martin
1:29:20  	  Future Sound Of London - Smokin' Japanese Babe
1:33:20  	  Nils Petter Molvaer - The End
1:35:40  	  Eden Ahbez - Full Moon

Chillax vol 002 - Roadtrip mixtape

session recorded on the afternoon of december 31st 2015 in Boipeba at Mareh Festival. 
me and selvagem in charge of the daytime soundtrack, before the big party for new years. This is the little bit I played. Chilled vibes only

Carrot Green @ Bar Da Praia Mareh (Boipeba 2015)

Recorded at home, January 2018.

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