This summer, Mojo Filter (A.K.A Ben Zaven-Crane), the raconteur and meteoric mind behind popular Bandcamp series ‘AOR Disco Vintage Edits’, ‘Modern Re-Loves’ and ‘Autobahn Edits’, re-emerges from his cosmic wormhole homestead to warp festival dancefloors and spiralize minds once more. With him, he brings gifts: a bowl of psychotropic punch and a compilation of possibly his finest musical accomplishments to date, ‘Autobahn Edits Volume 3’…

Crane’s canny ability to select hits from throughout the ages and inject them with his own scintillating electronics, as if they had always been there, has gained him plaudits not just from across the blogosphere, but also from tastemakers at trusted stations like 6Music and KCRW. As a result his edit compilations on Bandcamp have escalated far beyond the ‘cottage industry’ project they were initially intended as, and recently earned themselves a further 7”s sub-series on Dom Servini’s WHAWHA45's label.

Whilst exuding the same unmistakable soma of his vintage edits, Mojo Filter’s AEV 3 should be considered a firm homage to artists of the present and future era, offering up viosionary reworks of timeless classics from Beirut and Thomas Newman alongside a new wave of artists such as Uone and Ditti.

A short time spent with the record will reveal to fans of Mojo Filter, a new sensitivity and ambition for his compositions. Whilst forging the old and the new these edits are essentially D.J tools to evoke high strangeness, familiarity and exploration on the dancefloor and kitchen alike. It is also perhaps a more striking realization of Crane’s desire to tell stories through music by listening to this body of work as a whole experience revealing the deeper narratives woven within.

Crane’s inventive DJ sets and meticulously curated music stages at Secret Garden Party, Bestival and Noisily* have often seen him resonate at more obscure frequencies than those represented in this album. As with all Mojo Filter records, however, the invitation for the listener to open the wrong door and tumble down the rabbit hole remains tantalizing seductive throughout, whether it’s an obscure Kyrill Stefanov re-imagination or a rework of a Thomas Newman film score.

Indeed, AEV3 is every bit the mystery-charged musical super highway depicted in the cover art – exploratory long haul excursions, psycho-tropical turnpikes, fairytale trails and scenic highroads are just some of the deviations enticingly framed within this cult compilation series.

Where the road leads next for Mojo’s sound is wonderfully unclear, by design, but through this filter, the approaching landscape looks very interesting…
One thing we can be sure of: wherever Crane does end up, he will soon become native.
He will be among its people, speaking their language and smoking their most sacred leaves with the big chief.


These edit compilations are ultimately tools for the like-minded D.J’s that share this joy for mesmerising sounds woven with intrigue and fable. Telling stories through journeys of ritual and dance invite fellow psychonauts to explore their mind and body whilst in communion with those in resonance. This is a powerful rite of passage that can be formative in those cherished periods of freedom, exploration and self-discovery.
In some ways previous compilations present the past, present and now future of dance music offering tools to evoke a cascade of nostalgia and visionary states to elevate one’s being.
This album of Autobahn Edits is a journey in itself. A futuristic trove of chugging, long-haul groovers set upon layers of global rhythms and karmic melodies. Designed for life’s long and winding road. The tracks drive seamlessly through the genres inspired by artists old and new utilising the soft, esoteric sounds of neo-soul, expanding upon organic and afro house and even taking a sporadic detour off-road into uncharted lo-fi trip-hop. 
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The master Dabrye extended and dubbed out to the mystic and meditative tones of the divine mother Saraswati.

Enjoy the Dreaming Androids a.i generated video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qkSOeFUlHaE

Dabrye - Magic Says (Mojo Filter Divine Mother Edit)

Curious Romanian folk define this rolling little jam.

Kyrill Stefanov - Di Li Do (Mojo Filter Cobblestone Edit)

Welcome to the lead vibe from Autobahn Edits Vol.3 available here FREE:
https://mojofilter.bandcamp.com/album/the-autobahn-edits-vol-3

This rework and Neural Frames a.i generated video is dedicated to the works and spirit of Szymon. A gifted but troubled soul whom tragically is no longer with us.

Bandcamp: https://elopermusic.bandcamp.com/


This is a lo-fi neo-soul super edit reworking 7 tracks together to for something out of this world - check the video here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bJOaIseY9bk

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Super Gnarls - Crazy Logic (Mojo Filter Szymon Edit)

A loving reimagining of this enchanting Isicathamiya.

A traditional South African music style that developed in the country's mines. Ladysmith Black Mambazo's singing and dancing style as magical as it is captivating using only the voice without instruments.

Watch the a.i dreaming video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LB6RFVNvEQA&list=PL4waw3qGvmSGF1eO4NRhqVFWDBUJPJGt7&index=6

Ladysmith Black Mambazo - Beautiful Rain (Mojo Filter Tsavo Safari Edit)

Marehemu George Mukabi - Asante Kwa Wazazi (Mojo Filter Dusty Road Edit)

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