Since he made his debut three years ago with sun-soaked first album Warm Nights, Reuben Vaun Smith has grown and evolved as an artist. His aims, objectives and musical output have changed, too – something that’s evident from the opening bars of his third full-length, Da Cuckoo Ya Ya, which also marks his first appearance on Californian institution Ubiquity Records. 

Whereas the summery and colourful Warm Nights was the result of time spent teaching himself music and production, not to mention over a year of daily recording, Da Cuckoo Ya Ya was recorded in less than two months. It not only showcases Smith’s sharpened musicianship and his growing love of Eastern exoticism and wide-eyed psychedelia, but also features guest spots from friends (and fellow Leeds locals) Sakura Murakami (a guitarist who also featured on 2021’s Sounds From The Workshop album), bassist Nial Deravairere (on deliciously dubbed-out and hazy closing cut ‘Beams’) and vocalist Lucy Saddler. 

While it shares some sonic similarities with its predecessors – not least a greater reliance on live instrumentation and plenty of audible nods towards Malian musical culture – Smith’s new set is his most confident and dynamic yet, with the Leeds-based producer consciously moving closer to the dancefloor whilst polishing his productions further and showcasing all he’s learned to date. 

Smith sets the tone with funky and flash-fried opener ‘Da Cuckoo Ya Ya’, a superbly summer-ready statement of intent rich in flanged psych-funk guitar licks, vintage synth riffs and loose-limbed drums, before subtly doffing a cap to highlife on the peak-time-ready dancefloor celebration of ‘Mama’. By the time ‘Oumbadougou’ settles in to its stride in a wave of effects-laden guitars, polyrhythmic breakbeats, lilting violin lines and dusky early evening textures, you’ll be hooked. 

The album is peppered with smile-inducing highlights, from the kaleidoscopic nu-disco/Afro-disco fusion of bona fide dancefloor jam ‘The Waxing Gibbous Moon’, the synth-sporting gorgeousness of ‘Mali’ and the explosion of keys solos, psych guitars and nods to Middle Eastern musical culture that is driving club cut ‘Milano Caravan’, to the hot-stepping, piano-sporting bounce of ‘No Puedo Esperar’ and the immersive, percussive and vividly colourful ‘Help Me Ride’. Then there’s triumphant closing cut ‘Beams’, a chugging, Afro-cosmic masterpiece of the sort more often associated with Daniele Baldelli and Marco Dionigi. 

There’s no needlessly clever concept here, just ten killer cuts, expertly imagined and executed, that perfectly encapsulate the evolution and quality of Reuben Vaun Smith’s attractive trademark sound. It’s the sound of an artist who is not only comfortable in his sonic skin, but also laying the foundations of a long and fruitful musical career.

Da Cuckoo YaYa

Reuben Van Smith - Oumbadougou

15. Splendida_Giornata (Rayko edit)

Bomba Pop

Sirens of Amsterdam

Titre: SuperFunk
Composer : Valentin Walker
Mastering: Emrod production

SPOTIFY LINK: https://open.spotify.com/intl-fr/album/7ek1TRvoIUXGVgwGyn1hKG?si=7DHdnoqlQhu5MPsnjRxzmA

#electro #house #disco #groove #funk #nudisco

Date de publication : 2/02/24


Je vous présente mon nouveau single « SuperFunk ». 
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À mi-chemin entre passé et présent, ce titre fusionne les sonorités classiques du funk et du disco avec la profondeur du blues sur fond d'electro, un tantinet dirty & wooble.
Les lignes de basse rebondissantes, les touches de claviers funky se combinent pour créer une ambiance à la fois rétro et contemporaine....

C'est le mythique titre de Pino D'Angiò, "Ma Quale" qui m'a inspiré cette création, en partant du meme groove.

bonne écoute 

#musicproducer #valentinwalker #musicgroovy #discofunk #electrofunk #electrohouse #mao

Title: SuperFunk 
Composer: Valentin Walker 
Mastering: Emrod production 
#electro #house #disco #groove #funk #nudisco 
Published date: 2/2/24

 "Superfunk" is a vibrant mix of disco-funk and blues with a background of electro, a bit dirty & wooble. It's Pino D'Angiò's mythical track, "Ma Quale" that inspired me to create this song, starting from the same groove... Halfway between past and present, "Superfunk" fuses the classic sounds of funk and disco with the depth of blues, creating a rich and original musical experience. Bouncing bass lines, funky keyboard keys combine to create a mood that's both retro and contemporary. Through his arrangements I want to give off a contagious energy, a palpable desire to thrill the crowds and create a festive atmosphere. Celebrate the joy and spontaneity of groovy music! Happy listening! We look forward to reading your comments!

SuperFunk

Tonbe links :
Bandcamp : https://tonbe.bandcamp.com/
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SoundCloud : https://soundcloud.com/tonbe
Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/tonbemusic/
YouTube : https://www.youtube.com/user/DJTonbe
Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/djtonbe/
Beatport : https://www.beatport.com/artist/tonbe/111065
Traxsource : http://www.traxsource.com/artist/25403/tonbe

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Mit „Planet Weiland“ zündet Ajith P Bwe eine galaktische Funkrakete – eine Reise durch den Kosmos der Freundschaft, angetrieben von Groove, Wärme und tiefer Verbundenheit. Der Track ist eine funkige Hommage an die Weilands, seine ältesten und treuesten Weggefährten – Menschen von unschätzbarem Wert, die längst nicht nur Freunde, sondern Familie geworden sind.

Ein schillernder Basslauf pulsiert wie ein Herzschlag, Gitarrenlicks funkeln wie Sterne, und über allem schwebt ein Gefühl von Dankbarkeit und Liebe. Ajith lädt uns auf seinen „Planet Weiland“ ein – einen Ort, an dem Loyalität niemals vergeht, Lachen niemals verklingt und jede Erinnerung golden glüht.
Hier geht es nicht um Nostalgie, sondern um Lebensfreude, Vertrauen und echte Verbindung. Jeder Beat erzählt eine Geschichte von gemeinsamen Nächten, geteilten Träumen und stiller Unterstützung, wenn das Leben mal nicht im Takt groovt.

„Planet Weiland“ ist kein Ort, sondern ein Gefühl – eine Umlaufbahn aus Groove, Seele und Freundschaft, die nie endet. 🌍✨

#funkyweilands
#Chris#Simme#Fabes#Elke#Michael#Wolfgang#OmaLina#Lara#Muriel 

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🎶☀️ ALL WE NEED IS GROOVE .🎶☀️
(Groove, Afro-latin, Electro House, Ukg, Scratch…)
Infos & booking: valentinwalker.music@gmail.com

Cofounder of Groovometry (Duo dj's)
https://soundcloud.com/groovometry
LE VAGABOMBE (mur de street art itinérant - Live painting & dj set itinérant)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1VKStLVwzZY

TEASER & AFTERMOVIE : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZRigmZW40UA&list=PLhar7J0XNue7lrsWuMCm7xAsMR2-cHkxx


LIVE MIX PLAYLIST YOUTUBE: 
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLhar7J0XNue5yIIpW1sQoiMPE9ZiylzUU&si=G_7CcLk3AGH8AJdB

TEASER MIX & SAX: https://youtu.be/QnwlbiYHnak?si=7K8BW64k1Lbi_Twr

TEASER CARAVANE SONORE: 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6fBlisVexCs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q47MnRFMcVE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZRigmZW40UA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RuzwcBwGvKc

LIVE SET: 
https://youtu.be/XyOKFxNl8N0?si=myWryGGVNPUYt1GB
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K49e9LZc5OU

Dj-producteur, Valentin Walker fait danser les foules avec ses dj set et ses productions mélangeant Disco-funk, Hiphop, Break beat, Bass music, Afro-Jazz, UK House, & DnB.
Sa passion pour l'innovation et son approche non conformiste de la musique électronique l'animent depuis 2012....
Inspiré par des artistes et labels comme La fine équipe, Toy tonics, Krafty kuts, Yuksek, Art of tones, A-skillz, Westwood recording, The architect, Kerry Chandler et d'autres... son travail explore la fusion entre musiques instrumentales groovy et sonorités électroniques percutantes, pour un univers à la fois organique, technique et moderne.
Venant de la culture hip-hop, il enrichit en live ses performances musicales; de scratch, d’improvisations techniques et d’une forte énergie scénique.
Son objectif : faire coexister l'univers du hip-hop et de la bass music avec l’énergie dansante de la house et la joie du disco ou de l'afrobeat, lors d'un voyage musical sans frontières.

Avec "La Caravane Sonore", sa scène mobile et solaire, il sillonne la France pour proposer des DJ sets en plein air  lors de festivals et autres. Une expérience musicale hors du commun, humaine et captivante.
Il forme également un duo avec le saxophoniste Benoît Black, pour un format encore plus vivant : un DJ set enrichi de music live, idéal pour les festivals, événements privés ou culturels.
Également cofondateur de @groovometry, un collectif de dj funky & electro....
Avec plus de 700 dates en France et à l’étranger (Asie, Amérique Latine..), des premières partie d'artistes de renommées, des collaborations, des compositions originales et des remixes à son actif, Valentin Walker s’impose comme un Dj-Producteur de son temps, créatif, novateur et en constante évolution sur la scène nationale. 


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