KEITH WEEK 39

Bakongo comes proper with two stripped back drum workouts for TRULE’s 10” series. UK Funky pioneer Roska has been making great percussion tracks under his Bakongo alias for some time now. On Thirteen/Level Cowbell he continues this with two rugged, skeletal drum tracks with tough, minimal bass and the faintest trace of texture in there that absolutely demand to be moved to.

Bakongo - Thirteen/Level Cowbell Clips

a night with the piano & me after listening to some genius Nils Frahm ...
full album available NOW - https://open.spotify.com/intl-de/album/2aUfcdFYn4GUmWWeKn3xxj or https://linktr.ee/martinroth

An Analog Guy in a Digital World

An Analog Guy In A Digital World

Clameurs

Frantz Fanon 1952

Troyka

Early Morning

Placebo Years 1971 - 1974

Balek (2006 Remastered Version)

Gli Anni '70/New Package

Areknames

Techno Pop

Musique Non Stop (2009 Remaster)

Replicas

Are 'Friends' Electric? (1998 Remaster)

N-Plants

Oi-1

Aby Ngana Diop Remixes

Michael Ozone's Liital Rhythm

A Girl Between Two Worlds

Half Moon Rising

Ori Kenneth aka Alek Lee is a Tel Aviv Based DJ/Producer.
This is his first independent release following his last EP 'Sfarot' on Antinote Records which was a firm favorite here at LYO, especially the track "Harabait". Here is a sweet remix by scottish producer MR TC from Optimo fame.
https://www.facebook.com/ok.aleklee/
Bandcamp:  https://alekleemusic.bandcamp.com/album/gever-amiti

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PREMIERE : Alek Lee - Gever Amiti Ft Gabriel Broid (MR TC Remix)

The fourth instalment on DGTL Records is an EP by Satori, who delivers a record with three tracks that all bear his signature sound. This will be the first EP he releases after Maktub, his well-received album on Crosstown Rebels. Compared to the album, the EP is more dancefloor orientated and thus right in time for the summer festival season. 
 Satori has been part of the DGTL family for a few years already and with this release, his connection with the family will become even stronger. Satori is inspired to capture electronic world music, where he combines endless blends of seductive trance and mind-altering earthy tones. This resonates through all his music and even more so through this release. 
 
The first track on the A-side is Fauna, an organic, melody driven arrangement with mesmerizing vocals and playful synths. This combination of layers gives the track an almost hypnotizing effect. The second one is called Yam, which makes it the title track for this EP. It’s a homage to an identically named festival in Mexico, hosted by a dear friend of Satori. It’s like a soundtrack for the festival, seen through Satori his eyes, something with which he could close the party. Containing several layered atmospheric harmonies and a more present bassline, the track has a grandeur vibe that can easily be pictured as a great festival closer. 
 The B-side contains a remix of a track by the French producer Sahalé, who actually sent Satori a message online asking for the possibility of working together. He sent him the track Magharibi, which has been a humble internet sensation. Satori made a version that has been a key element in his live sets ever since. It keeps all the interesting elements of the original, but twists the bassline and the arrangement, while adding a few smaller soundscapes. Tried and tested on the road, it’s now ready for a release.

PREMIERE : Sahalé - Magharibi (Satori Remix)

Physical

Ultra Clear Sound

PREGOBLIN Fnord 
Written/produced Alex Sebley/ Jessica Winter
Co-produced Nathan Boddy/ Dan Float/ Greg Fleming
Guitars Micko Larkin/ Dante Traynor
Cello Gam Traynor

Combustion 7" The Chain Version

Lost Heads

Zombi

Zombi (Single Version)

Life And Death’s next album project finds label boss DJ Tennis work with Israeli duo Red Axes to express themselves with total freedom and explore the similarities and differences between their respective sounds. Entitled Redrago and due for release as a 2 x 12” on October 11th, the adventurous and subversive full length is preceded by one two track single release and will will also be taken on the road for a series of unique live shows. 

DJ Tennis and the Red Axes duo were first introduced to each other by The Pachanga Boys at a festival in Corsica. “Their faces, their expressions and their attitude—gentle, smart, loving and funny—impressed me at first sight“ remembers Tennis. That was many years ago, and since then they have deepened their personal and musical connections, but “always by chance” says Tennis.  Around a year ago, they were having a discussions and decided they should attempt to combine their “love of psy and mediterranean influences” and scheduled a week of recording sessions together. 

After making at 9am and having a proper Israeli breakfast, the artists went to a studio on top of a decadent old shopping mall in the Centre of Tel Aviv. Each of them then set up in one corner of the studio with their own instrument (including Tennis’s Pearl Syncussion, a small modular setup, a Juno and bunch of guitar pedals, while Niv and Dori “used their usual weird cheap instruments including bass and guitars”) and they began playing, experimenting and jamming, recording everything they did then swapping stations and repeating the process. “It was a friendly and loving experience” say Red Axes, who add that they then took all the recordings into various editing sessions and finalised the adventurous, multi-genre exploration that is Redrago. 

“The aim was to find a kind of Italian-Israeli connection in our musical approach, “ explain Red Axes. “So the album journeys from psychedelic Italo disco to Israeli trance rock with a lot of rave elements. We call it falafel disco mixed with a 1/4 of spaghetti sauce.”

The album opens with the freaky synths and punchy drums of ‘Rave ’N Roll’, which has layers of exotic instrumentation and beguiling sound design. ‘Redrago’ is a Balearic track with expansive pads and sun kissed melodies washing over you like breaking waves, while ‘Il Veliero’ is a complexly woven tapestry of intoxicating leads and drunken tabla drum sounds with a psyched-out vibe. 

The soft rock licks and conversational synths of ‘The Kohlrabi Session’ make for a chugging disco groover while ‘Plastelina’ is a deep and late night cosmic exploration that continues through the star gazing ambiance and long legged drums of ‘Shalom Alanation.’ Acid squiggles and tropical vocals make ‘Ventilo’ another fantastically fresh track while ‘Phantom Rag’ closes out with a flurry of wild synth patterns, techno drums and intergalactic feels that round things out in intense fashion. 

This is a freeform album that knows no musical boundaries and will appeal to lovers of everything from kosmische to ambient, techno to Balearic.

Redrago - Il Veliero (Club Mix)

Talking Drums-Courage

What Moves

KEITH WEEK 39

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