Groovy jazz etc. #5

‘How Are You (Como é que vai você)’ is the third single to be taken from SOYUZ (СОЮЗ) forthcoming album, ‘Force of the Wind’. 

Lush, gentle harmonies slowly build like a swell of waves until the crescendo of strings breaks the waters. The orchestral arrangements by the band’s Alex Chumak flash back to the subtle psychedelic sound of Arthur Verocai’s 1972 debut. 

São Paolo born Sessa is one of Brazil’s rising talents, and he guests on vocals on this track. Singing in Portuguese, his unhurried voice gives this timeless piece a tranquil, soothing delivery. The lyrics are based on correspondence between two friends at different ends of the earth ("Como é que vai você, amigo meu? Nesse jogo, nessa vida?"). Alex Chumak was also responsible for the stunning orchestral arrangements on Sessa’s recently released album, ‘Estrela Acesa’. 

Reminiscent of post-tropicalia recordings by Jorge Ben, Milton Nascimento, etc; 'How Are You' feels like it could be a missing, lost track from a Brazilian classic circa 1972. The composition holds all the magic of a recording we've grown to love from this rich, vibrant era.

SOYUZ (СОЮЗ)Feat. Sessa - How Are You (Como É Que Vai Você)

Island Vibrations

V1.1 Guaguancoco

BRSB

Got My Mind Made Up

The Gradients Project - Hue EP out 3/25 on Unspeakable Records

Find out more: 
www.thegradients.com
www.unspeakable-records.com

The Gradients project was created to blend different creative platforms. Our philosophy is that nothing in life is black or white, but a gradient. We explore this concept through various intersections and collaborations between mediums including (not limited to) visual art, design, dance, film, music, architecture, food, computer science, and more.

The most recent Gradients Project that NY-based artist Kathy Lee (aka Yaeji) spearheaded has been the Gradients Mix series--a collection of 30 minute mixes that aurally translate a gradient of 2 colors. She has also been hosting Live Gradients shows in New York where each musical performer is assigned a color to interpret through their set.

"'Hue' was an audio-visual study for me. When I first decided to challenge myself and make multiple tracks that could sit under one theme to be an EP or album, I was stuck with the preconceived idea that it has to hold one consistent sound. That very quickly became limiting for me, so I decided to think of the songs as colors instead, flowing from one to the other like a gradient, to inspire my production. That is why my tracks are each named a color and they all connect to become one, long gradient."

The Gradients Project - Pink

Produced by: Kerry Chambers & Tee Krispil
Written by: Tee Krispil & Gohj-ji
Mastered by: Kerry Chambers

Swallowed Ft. Gohj-ji

Boogie Woogie & Bongos

Night Train

Boniche Dub

Lili Boniche, Bill Laswell & Jean Touitou - Mezelt Ma Jetch Dub

What's Wrong With Groovin

Nightingale

Movements, Vol. 8

Sunshine Superman

Stickball

Drown In My Own Tears

Soul Makossa

Dueling Guitars

From "Zerolex EP" 
https://urbanwavesrecords.bandcamp.com/album/zerolex-ep

Created on MPC by Zerolex 
Mastered by Thomas Fournier

Alpha

Taken from the 12" Dream Baby Dream/Cashback with remixes by Four Tet and Lindstrøm & Prins Thomas. Out now!

Neneh Cherry & The Thing - Cashback (Lindstrom & Prins Thomas remix)

So our comp for Leng "Psychemagik presents Magik Cyrkles" sold out of the limited edition vinyl in a very short amount of hours last week....
The CD release lands on 22nd Oct.... 2 x CD's, one mixed by us, one unmixed, amazing artwork from Luke Insect....pre order it here now:
http://www.juno.co.uk/ppps/products/471596-01.htm

Buy Here

Psychemagik presents Magik Cyrkles Compilation (Promo Mix)

Been blogging, music sharing, etc. for a while now (see blog under this name) & DJing since 1982. I like all kinds of music.

Most of my playlists are not organized & just hold songs I'm interested in, many of which I haven't listened to yet. The "freeform current listening" playlist is as it says & will be updated regularly. Many of my reposts were unintentional, they were just random tracks I was trying to add to a playlist using my phone & I've got clumsy fingers.

Sunshine Superman

Ulysses Crockett

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