THUMPday Jams: 06/11/14

Meridian Brothers are back with a new studio album, the bizarre and wonderful ‘Salvadora Robot’. Heading deeper into the tropical rhythms of Latin America and the Caribbean each song on the album focuses on a different style and playfully twists it into Meridian Brothers’s surreal landscape. Released on Soundway Records on 16th June the album was recorded at Eblis Álvarez’s appropriately named Isaac Newton Studios in Bogota, Colombia.

Originally formed in 1998 it was the previous album ‘Deseperanza’ that brought Álvarez’s Meridian Brothers to the attention of the wider world. Released worldwide in 2012, the album’s unique aesthetic and freaked-out blend of Latin rhythms and psychedelic grooves won him new fans the world over. DJ and tastemaker Gilles Peterson selected ‘Guaracha U.F.O (No Estamos Solos...)’ as his favourite track of 2012.

‘Deseperanza’ focussed heavily on salsa rhythms but on his new release Álvarez based each track in a different Latin American style. For example ‘Somos los Residentes’ finds it inspiration in Dominican Republic merengue while ‘Baile ultimo….’ is a slow and sad reggaeton. The lyrics talk of a man who has been sent to the electric chair because he was dancing too much reggaeton, a style that isn’t accepted as “good taste” within Colombia.

The release of ‘Deseperanza’ brought them to Europe for the first time, making appearances across Europe and at some of the prestigious festival including Roskilde and Transmusicales. The band will be returning to Europe this summer. 

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Meridian Brothers - El gran pájaro de los Andes (Instrumental)

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Alex Banks "Phosphorus" (MTR041) Out May 02, 2014

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First release from [par·ka] records by Abu Ashley
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Vinyl July 15
Digital July 22

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Beatport: http://www.beatport.com/release/asmaa/1344852

Asmaa EP Tracklisting:

1. Asmaa (Original Mix)
2. Asmaa (Alexi Delano Remix)
3. Hussein Online (Habibi Mix)
4. Nado Heights (Original Mix) [Digital Exclusive]

Vinyl

Abu Ashley - Asmaa (Original Mix)

A quick needle-drop through Para One's "Club" LP, out on June 16th, 2014 on Because Music / Marble.

For about fifteen years, Para One (Jean-Baptiste de Laubier) has been leaving his mark on French electronica. Since his hip-hop beginnings and his part in the TTC adventure (and the Institubes record label), Para One has not worried too much about classifications and genres, wide gaps having been his trademark. He is a solo artist on “Epiphanie” (a milestone of 2.0 french touch) or “Passion” (his last album, more pop mid-tempo and introspective), a cinema composer (“Naissance des pieuvres” by Céline Sciamma), a producer of seemingly distant projects for Birdy Nam Nam or Micky Green, a record company boss (the fantastic Marble Music), a director in his spare time, and even an actor, but, more than ever, he is a DJ capable of switching from hip-hop to house or techno, from UK garage to old school vibes and future turbines.

Among a thousand projects, Para One is back on the dance floor with “Club”, a new album which was not meant to be one, but believe it or not: it’s serious stuff! “The ‘Passion’ album is the background for this, as I decided to reshape it for my live act, explains Para One. I’ve rebuilt the tracks entirely, making live versions for festivals and bigger clubs. Then I found myself with a totally different album. It’s not a live album. The tracks have been modified and reinterpreted. Subtlety was not really an option, it had to hit kind of hard. The tracks had to sound real in a club situation and people are now meant to dance to them! It’s also a ‘treasure hunt’ kind of record with many references. It sounds like my DJ sets, when I mix many things and styles, old and new, because that’s how a club should sound. It’s a place where memories belong.”

The pop, melancholic and highly danceable “Passion”, was meant to be listened to at home or on quiet dance floors, but “Club” only retains the melodies and vocal hooks. It smells like sweat, joy and abandoned bodies. Packed with English acid house piano, huge beats, elegiac vocals, references to UK Garage, filtered french touch and house, “Club” dives into the heart of dance music. It’s a 3.0 rave emblem, a daring record to make people dance without selling out.


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Beatport: bit.ly/bp-love-taking-over

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The Next Step (Autumn Winter Tour - Extended Four Hour Sets): 
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Love Taking Over EP

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Love Taking Over

THUMP are pleased to being you the premiere of Reality Testing, the brand new album from Lone, due for release on June 16th.

Lone - Begin To Begin

Deon Custom arrives on Terrorhythm in the shape of The Bliss E.P.

A 4 track journey through Dutchman Deon Custom's colourful take on beats and bass begins with a brief encounter in the Angelic Garden, short and sweet at just 1:28, it sets the scene perfectly for the remainder of the trip ahead.

Moving on the listener is welcomed neatly into the title track, Bliss, which is drenched in the cutest kind of technicolour synthesis and vocal cuts you'd expect from Deon, who dazzled listeners with his work on his album, Ametrine, released on Basserk last year.

Picking up the pace, Circles rolls in at 150bpm, with more colourful and energetic flutters and edits as it moves along. Deon Custom's trademark brightness shines through on this summery number which is sure to feature in plenty of those warm weather sets this season.

Closing out the 4 track E.P. is Feathers, which teases you in before a crescendo of brass and synths, paired with military-esque drum work. It winds in and out, constantly changing it's energy throughout. A perfect closure to the E.P., and Deon's debut on the label. 

Artwork by Manon Levasseur

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Deon Custom - Feathers

This past April, Anna Lunoe kicked off the festival season on the Sahara Stage making her Coachella debut. The set was a sophisticated genre-bending thrill ride winning her legions of new fans. A particular tribal club record in her set caught the attention of Skrillex, resulting in him signing, mixing and mastering the track himself. Now Anna has teamed up with Nest to bring you the Bass Drum Dealer (B.D.D) EP.

With B.D.D, Anna takes us on a journey through house-inspired jungle rhythms, industrial synths, and a slamming half-time breakdown, with the song punctuated by Lunoe’s hypnotic vocals.

Full release info here -- http://nesthq.com/anna-lunoe-bdd/

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Anna Lunoe - Bass Drum Dealer (B.D.D) [NEST031]

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