Lewis James - Desire for Infinity | Original Cultures OCEP006DD
Release date: September 16, 2013 (worldwide)
Format: Digital
Distribution: Kudos (worldwide) + originalcultures.bandcamp.com

Buy: 
Bandcamp - https://originalcultures.bandcamp.com/album/desire-for-infinity
Beatport - http://www.beatport.com/release/desire-for-infinity/1147362
Boomkat - http://boomkat.com/downloads/797611-lewis-james-desire-for-infinity
iTunes - https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/desire-for-infinity/id690029597

Support from DJ Shadow, Sinistarr, Will LV, Kidkanevil, Om Unit and more.

Press and promo inquiries to laurent at originalcultures dot org.

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"I can't fake being alive" - Dolor, Midnight.

Lewis James returns to Original Cultures with Desire for Infinity, his second EP for the label following from Krakatoa earlier this year which received support from dance music luminaries including DJ Shadow, Sinistarr, Dawn Day Night, Om Unit and Kidkanevil.

The creative road to Desire for Infinity has not been easy, with the EP undergoing multiple rewrites and changes yet after all was said and done it became clear that this new collection of songs is arguably Lewis James’ best work so far. The seven tracks that make up Desire for Infinity may seem disparate at first but there is an underlying unity that soon becomes apparent, a clear desire from the producer to break on through to the other side.

Opener Space Banquet is a gentle offering, a slow jam for digital lovers that leads us into Her Jewels, a track that delicately unfolds towards an epic crescendo, a sonic tale of reaching for the stars. On Midnight, Lewis rekindles the magic that made Powerchild a highlight of his previous EP by once more inviting Dolor on vocal duties. This time around the young American prodigy takes the guise of a dark and mysterious crooner, turning an inspired ode to late night romance and soul searching over a production that is as sensuous as the lyrics. Whole marks the half-way point of the EP and a sharp turn from an introspective quality to the music towards a no-holds-barred dancefloor mindset. Lewis shows his talent for crafting catchy productions that lie somewhere between rave and hip hop. Worse for its part packs more weight and attitude than the entire current trap trend ever could while the EP’s closer, All or Nothing, takes Bollywood for a ride in South London, gun cocked and all.

The release is rounded off by two remixes from young Irish talent SertOne and London's LV, two artists currently involved with Original Cultures. Available in digital format with artwork from Paper Resistance.

“An infinity of passion can be contained in one minute, like a crowd in a
small space.” ― Gustave Flaubert

Lewis James ft. Dolor - Midnight

"Catching A Ride" from the album "Painkillers & Parasites", released November 3, 2013. 

Free download: http://jenova7.com/album/painkillers-parasites

Album artwork by B0ilbUttzZ: www.facebook.com/b0ilbUttzzZ 
Featuring vocals by Bliss (tracks 2 and 8) - soundcloud.com/ascendedmasters 
Featuring production by Esbe (track 3) - soundcloud.com/esbe1988 
Featuring vocals by Elenika (track 5) - elenika.bandcamp.com 
Featuring production by Groove Cereal (tracks 8 and 21) - soundcloud.com/groove-cereal 
Featuring horns by Vicky Flint (5, 6 and 14) - soundcloud.com/vickyflint 
Mastering by VPD of Dusted Wax Kingdom (tracks 8 and 21) - dustedwax.org

Bandcamp

Catching A Ride

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Digital version ➦ http://projectmooncircle.bandcamp.com/album/two-words | https://itunes.apple.com/album/two-words/id745463792 | http://www.junodownload.com/products/two-words/2343198-02 | http://boomkat.com/downloads/862200-rain-dog-two-words | https://bleep.com/release/48177-rain-dog-two-words | https://www.wasabeat.com/releases/151807-rain-dog-two-words

For Samuel Evans, or Rain Dog, creating this album was a vast experiment to combine different attempts of blending more traditional elements of song writing and composition with the more contemporary influences of modern electronic dance and bass music, all within the confines of his computer and chair...

Being compelled by melody and variation, Rain Dog, by his own admission, never had much talent for songwriting in terms of lyrics. To circumvent this, however, he focuses on creating a narrative within the music through the combination of synth work and samples. He starts with anything that sparks an interest or emotion in him - Tom Waits, Joni Mitchel, Ella Fitzgerald, Portico Quartet and moments from movies, samples like these usually work as a foundation for the tracks. He then adds layers of unique and organic synth sounds (a notion he finds quite interesting when working entirely from a digital platform) before eventually completing the production with the beat. He likes his music like a nice pie - warm, hearty, and crusty.

Artwork by Felicia Simion. Guests: Robot Koch @Robot-Koch, Bigson @BiggaBigson, Tomika @TomStreller & Sam Rogers.

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PMC125 - Rain Dog 'Two Words' Album Snippet (Project: Mooncircle, Jan 10th 2014)

Buy direct from Tru Thoughts http://shop.etchshop.co.uk/releases/TRU291/archipelago-remixes-part-2/819

Out 12th May, the second in the Archipelago Remixes EP series brings more stunning new versions of tracks from Hidden Orchestra’s second album, ‘Archipelago’. Established and rising stars - Dam Mantle, Mungo’s Hi Fi, Floex, submerse and KRTS – work their magic on producer and band-leader Joe Acheson’s original productions, across two 10” records in a hand-stamped and numbered sleeve, limited to 500 units worldwide.

Opening the first 10” is “Seven Hunters (Dam Mantle Mix)”, which brings a noir-ish intensity to the original, a firm fan favourite. The Glasgow based Notown/Wichita signed producer re-programmes the original drums, creating a sense of space and suspense, and eliciting admiration from Acheson, whose heavily layered organic beats are an integral part of the stirring Hidden Orchestra sound, even requiring two kits in the live show: “it's the kind of way I treat drum recordings in my own work, so it's really nice to hear it done to my drum tracks”.

“Flight (Mungo's Hi Fi Remix)” sees an eagerly awaited hook-up with the Scottish crew, of whom Acheson has long been a fan, having partied at - and played on - Mungos’ legendary soundsystem at Knockengorroch Festival. Here they transform the intricate, folk-influenced “Flight” (which boasts almost a million soundcloud plays) for a bass-heavy dub dancefloor, while skilfully retaining snapshots of the original orchestration and atmosphere. 

“Disquiet (Floex Remix)” finds Floex returning the favour for a Hidden Orchestra mix of his own latest single. This charged, hypnotic version shows the dancier, more electronic side of the Czech clarinettist and producer’s work; twisting and heightening existing sounds, not least the heavenly harp solo, for an epic effect. Floex’s second official Hidden Orchestra remix, this adds to a growing list of joint ventures from these two like-minded creators. 

Two artists from Berlin’s Project Mooncircle label - London based submerse, and Brooklyn’s KRTS (the latter with a  bonus digital cut) – remix “Spoken”, each ramping up the strikingly percussive intro and spiralling down a different yet equally fascinating experimental electronic bass music path. 


Spoken (submerse Remix)

Various Artists - "Chilling on the Couch .02 LP" by Scientific Records (SCI017), featuring music by Mav, Naibu, Mobility, Bop, kpolar, Oscillist, Lm1, Inertia, Marso & Gala, Eissi, kRoNe.

Buy here: http://www.junodownload.com/products/chilling-on-the-couch-02-lp/2691147-02/

Cover design by DBase Athens
Distribution by Triple Vision

Chillout music for the mind

Tracklisting:
01. Mav - A Journey through Skylines (but Sweet Dreams) (Microspacefunk Bop remix)
02. Mobility - Sunrays through Rain
03. Naibu - Bird's Eye View
04. Oscillist - Mono
05. kpolar - Flutter
06. Mav - Time & Space (Lm1 remix)
07. Mav - Skylines (Inertia remix)
08. Marso & Gala - Tenderness
09. Eissi - Timesymbol
10. Eissi - Fallingrain
11. Eissi - Hiddenwave
12. kRoNe - Microcosmos

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(sci)017 Chilling On The Couch .02 LP - 01. Mav - A Journey Through Skylines (Microspacefunk Bop rmx

Inhale Beat

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Usawa (feat. Onyi) - Single

Usawa (feat. ONYI LOVE)

Pre-order from iTunes http://smarturl.it/archipelagoremixes
Pre-order 2x10" direct from us 

Out 8th July on limited edition, hand-numbered and signed double 10” vinyl, the “Archipelago Remixes EP” by Hidden Orchestra is a real treat, with reworks from King Britt, DC Breaks, Kelpe and Long Arm providing a fresh spin on tracks from 2012’s hugely acclaimed ‘Archipelago’ album. Highly intricate and beat-heavy, the Hidden Orchestra originals are an adventure playground for any remixer, and the results from this eclectic array of talent are stunning and intriguing in equal measure. 

The DC Breaks Remix of “Vorka” sees the pair of Andy C protégés twisting the ethereal beauty of this track, which originally came out as the second single. Possibly the only drum ‘n’ bass track to feature a hook played on a musical saw? On the flip, King Britt’s Remix of “Vorka” finds the revered DJ and globetrotting musical multi-tasker turning the same original into a slow-burning house cut, with added vocal hooks.

The second 10” opens with Fourth Wall (Kelpe Remix). Slowing the tempo and upping the oddball factor, London based producer Kelpe, whose fans include Huw Stephens (BBC R1) and Tom Ravenscroft (6Music), strips back bandleader Joe Acheson’s dramatically layered composition and rebuilds it with the highly original rhythmic style that has established him as a heavyweight talent. “Reminder” is reworked into a high definition ambient soundscape by Long Arm (Project Mooncircle) whose jazz-influenced style has had major props from the likes of Mary Anne Hobbs and Gilles Peterson.

Since its release in late 2012, the ‘Archipelago’ LP has gained heavy press support including Q, Clash, The Independent, BBC Music, The Scotsman, The Line of Best Fit and Wax Poetics. This mesmerising music has also hooked daytime and specialist radio tastemakers alike, with play from Stuart Maconie, Lauren Laverne, Gilles Peterson, Cerys Matthews, Nemone and Huey Morgan on BBC 6Music; as well as Ally McCrae (BBC R1 Introducing), John Kennedy (XFM), Goldierocks (Selector), Late Junction (BBC R3) and Jamie Cullum (BBC R2). 


Fourth Wall (Kelpe Remix)

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