Some artists strive for years to develop a distinctive trademark sound, stumbling between projects while trying to find their voice. It’s not an accusation you could level at rising star Rose Robinson, whose Tigerbalm releases are infused with a trademark sound that’s alight with infectious (and often thrillingly percussive) rhythms, vivid aural colour and nods to a dizzying array of sounds and styles from around the World.

It's this hard-to-pigeonhole personal style, allied with an instinctive grasp of what works on the dancefloor – a by-product of over a decade spent DJing around her home city of London and well beyond – that’s at the heart of Robinson’s first Tigerbalm release for Ubiquity Records, ‘Kete’, and the subsequent single and debut album that will follow later in the autumn.

Like the rest of that album, the appropriately titled International Love Affair, ‘Kete’ was inspired by Robinson’s travels around the world – in this case, the unique musical culture of Bali, where Indonesian-influenced rhythms and instrumentation sit side by side with imported nu-Balearic beats (a style Eric Duncan once dubbed ‘Bali-eric’ during the period he was a resident on the island), nu-disco and sundown house.

Blessed with the stylish, queen-of-the-night vocals of Berlin-based singer Joy Tyson, also known as Snake Milk and a member of the Farafi Band, ‘Kete’ is a locked-in late-night treat. Originally recorded as an instrumental, which Tyson then wrote lyrics for and added her vocals to, the track a wonderfully low-slung chugger laden with slowly creeping chords, weighty dub disco bass, flashes of fuzzy psyche-funk guitar, echoing percussion hits (provided by long-time friend and collaborator Patrick Dawes), whispers of Indonesian instrumentation and of trippy effects.

Fittingly given Robinson’s long-standing links to club culture, her original vocal and instrumental versions come accompanied by a string of similarly inspired reworks. Veteran producer Massimo Lamagma steps up first, sticking a rocket up Robinson’s original mix and reframing it as a breathless, non-stop mix of rolling disco and funk-fuelled tribal house, before Brazilian twosome Guinu & Cardaci take the track into more tactile, soft-focus territory via sunrise-ready grooves, vibrant electrofunk synth sounds and sensationally deep chords.

Subtly disco-tinged dancefloor delight comes courtesy of the Mang Dynasty – AKA scene heavyweights Bill Brewster and Ray Mang. The pair’s take is luscious and loved up, with ear-pleasing melodic elements and Tyson’s fine vocal rising above a seriously squelchy bassline. In contrast, Max Essa’s dub mix is positively skeletal, with the Tokyo-based Balearic specialist slowly building up a warming, loved-up workout. An additional full vocal mix from Essa features as a bonus track on the digital edition of the single, alongside Robinson’s own radio edit.

The release of ‘Kete’ comes accompanied by a beautiful, stylish video. This was shot in Berlin, directed by photographer and video maker Roberto Zanrossa and art directed by the song’s singer, Joy Tyson with background visuals from Kubma Dobrowolski.

‘Kete’, then, is a single that sets the agenda for the Tigerbalm releases to follow, both musically and visually. It’s a strong sonic sentiment from a producer hitting her artistic peak

PREMIERE : Tigerbalm feat. Joy Tyson - Kete (Radio Edit)

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“Transcend” is a 6-track deep melodic house album centered around the theme of spiritual growth and uplift illustrated both lyrically and instrumentally. I’ve had the pleasure of working with a couple of amazing artists and friends on this one: Qashiv, Jennifer McMahon, and Kairos who are masters of their respective crafts.

Album Tracklist:
Track 1 - “Transcend” (featuring samples of David Lynch's lectures on Transcendental Meditation)
Track 2 - “Divine”
Track 3 - “Ebb & Flow” (featuring vocals by Jennifer McMahon Music, Lyrics by Kairos)
Track 4 - “Estoy Viva” (featuring spoken word written and performed by Kairos)
Track 5 - “Sonido” (featuring Vishak on keys and Hindustani-style aalap vocals)
Track 6 - “Macrocosm” (featuring samples of Alan Watts)

Album artwork was created in Blender. Original concept by Sarvani Gorti.

Kontejas Logo design by Stan Svitak

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Ebb & Flow (feat. Jennifer McMahon)

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Full stream of HAAi's deep and groovy debut single. 

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Après leur premier various  Figures , @Slowciety s’apprête à sortir Guru, le prochain EP de @Sunrom. L’artiste a déjà collaboré avec de prestigieux labels tels que Kompakt, Ancient Future Now ou encore The Bricks. Quatre morceaux organiques constituent cet EP au croisement de la deep-house, worldmusic et de la techno. Le morceau éponyme guru que nous vous présentons là est une véritable balade sous psychotropes. Bien deep comme on les aime. 
Il est suivi de Quirigua, track hétéroclite évoquant un rite maya en Amazonie. La face B s’ouvre sur les kicks sourds d’Elephant, pour s’achever sur l’envolée d’Utopia et son élégant arpeggiator. 
Cet EP étrange et personnel envoutera les dancefloors en mal d’inédit.
Sortie prévue les 8 (vinyle) et le 23 septembre 2017 en digital. 
Le 8, la soirée de lancement aura lieu à La Marbrerie (Montreuil) avec Nathan Melja, Days In Orbit (Live) et le crew Slowciety. 
Lien de l'event facebook : https://www.facebook.com/events/338546183235751/

Précos : 
Decks: https://www.decks.de/t/sunrom-guru/ca9-qs
Deejay: https://www.deejay.de/Sunrom_Guru_SLOW002_Vinyl__279411
Juno: http://www.juno.co.uk/products/sunrom-guru-ep/656275-01/
Redeye: https://www.redeyerecords.co.uk/vinyl/87390-slow002-sunrom-guru

Limonadier premiere -  Sunrom - Guru

* Read more :  https://boltingbits.com/ichisan-modri-tunel-rhodes-version/ 
* Watch on Youtube : https://youtu.be/T4pgk83HWTY
* Pre-order : http://bit.ly/2oyRxag

Bordello A Parigi is an Amsterdam-based record label, online shop, distributor and as of about a year ago, a physical store as well, all founded by one man, Otto Kraanen. Although only opening up the shop last March, Bordello A Parigi has been well apparent on the scene since launching back in 2011. Focusing mainly on italo, wave, disco and related genres, the Dutch imprint has managed to carve itself a reputation as one of the premiere purveyors of the aforementioned styles.

In early 2017, Slovenian photographer turned producer Igor Skafar AKA Ichisan released his debut album “Aperitiv” via Bordello a Parigi. The 11 track LP was, as always, in line with the label’s vision, fusing analog elements into italo, cosmic, wave, disco and acid-inspired jams. Now, a little over a year after the LP’s release, Ichisan is back with four selected reworks from the album. Shedding a lot of the machine-fuelled sounds, he opts for a more organic, instrumental approach with natural drums, guitars, bass, piano and more filling in for the roles previously taken by synthesizers and drum machines. Despite losing a lot of the original instrumentation he manages to keep the feel of the originals intact while focusing on specific instruments for each rework – the harpsichord, rhodes piano, trumpet and piano.

Ichisan serves up a delectable four course offering on his "Aperitiv Selected Reworks" EP and it all starts with the appetizer and A1, Hotel Jama (Harpsichord Version). Taking a more uplifting approach than its album counterpart, soaring arpeggios and jolly harpsichord keys make this a delectable first taste. Diving into the first part of the main course and our premiere for today, the A2, Modri Tunel (Rhodes Version) has an almost blues-y feel to it with twangy guitars and of course the slightly moodier rhodes keys adding a soulful touch. The Todd Terje-esque bassline of the original is replaced with a funky bass guitar on the B1, Kozmetika (Trumpet Version), while the horns take centre stage and add even more flavour to this already decadent meal. Terminal E (Piano Version) is the last track and digestif of this particular EP with the piano melodies here serving as the final sip after a particularly wholesome meal. More than just an Aperitiv, these reworks need to be consumed as a full spread.

Out early April, you can pre-order your copy directly from link below.

PREMIERE : Ichisan - Modri Tunel (Rhodes Version)

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