We at Vāsuki Sound kick off our mix series with an hour-long journey through world music, breaks and bass, courtesy of our good pal Alien Izz. She's immensely talented and has already made a big name for herself in the blossoming electronic scene of Liverpool, where she's a resident at the very excellent Melodic Distraction station as well as a regular at underground bastions Kitchen Street and Meraki to name a few. She will go places. Mark our words....

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You walk up the winding path to Agra fort and there, as if by magic, you hear from the rocks a faint trance-like beat. It’s not uncanny for the spirits to start dancing at this time.. The sun is setting after all. As you reach the top, the sound gets louder and louder and now, you realise, you must be in a dream. What you knew as the long-uninhibited fort spawns open into a dancefloor. The courtyard is full of light, and through a haze you see a plethora of dancing saris, then an inlay of boys and girls in leather studded waistcoats and collars. Is this Berghain? You ask. No, it’s Vāsuki.

The intensity climbs and falls, rhythms spiral and collapse and, through the sludge, and the warps, and the sex, and the breaks creating tiny cracks in the floor, you find yourself absorbed into the energy coursing through room like a strong river current. Then, with a squint, you can almost make out the purple antennas of Alien Izz seeping out of the smoke behind the DJ booth at the far end of the room.

The night ends with morning. You walk down the hill from the fort and the walls are lit with lanterns omitting a warm Autumnal glow. Soaking in the ambience, the fierce drums muffle into the dew, and you awake with a dazed yawn. On your mind the sweet and spicy taste of breakfast chai tea.

Tracklist:
Ravi Shankur – Dhun (Folk Airs)
Oni Ayhum – OAR003-B
Pearson Sound - Stifle
Anz – Morphing Into Brighter
Leikeli47 – Girl Blunt (Garneau Bootleg)
Nikki Nair – cclluubb
Ananaku, DJ Plead – Wheele
Benton – Brain
Interplanetary Criminal – Sensational (Breaka Remix)
The Busy Twist – Ski Chena
Khalab – Cannavaro ft. Clap! Clap!
Joy Orbison & Overmono – Bromley
LSDXOXO – Sick Bitch
Ninos du Brasil – No Meio da Noite
Tessela – Hackney Parrot
Moon, Stickydub – Soul of Man
Pongo – BRUXOS
Kokoko! – Azo Toke
Interdisciplinary Criminal – Loss of Self Identity
LSDXOXO – Freakquency
Dance Conspiracy – Dub War (Chapter One)
Special Request – Broken Dreams
Sound of Drowning – hahahaha
Amerie – 1 Thing (Irvani Bootleg)
Tim Reaper – Seeeeeen!
Bicep – Glue (Changer Bootleg)
Talvin Singh – Butterfly (Bass Flo Remix)
Ross Robertson – Quentin’s Legacy

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Shy One returns with some house and uk funky tunes for this months show. 



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Shy One - November 2022

PRE-ORDER:
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This year's compilation is dedicated to Mahsa Amini and the protest movement her tragic death has caused. We mean to make a contribution to support the situation of women in Iran by donating all revenues to the 'Center For Human Rights In Iran' (www.iranhumanrights.org)

The works of long-familiar label associates as well as fresh fellows of Blaq Numbers from all over the globe compile yet another grand collection of sounds covering a broad spectrum from laidback jazzy vibes to glowing house and italo vibes. This one is spiked with 4-to-the-floor crackers and electro disco sensations.

Massive thanks go out to all the artists contributing their music ♡

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This album has felt like a long time coming, as the first single ‘The Standard’ dropped back in September. But what a way this was to open an album!
This full-length collection entitled ‘Whateverism’ is the marker of twenty years in the music business for Turbojazz, and it is a celebration of his journey into the sonics and genres that have shaped his tastes and formed the trademark sound that he is known for about the globe. It’s a kaleidoscopic journey that glides from one track to the next in a highly impression fashion through shades of House, Nu Jazz, Hip House, Soul, and the most modern electronic drifts of Deep. Full to the brim with collaborations, you can find the much acclaimed, LA based MC Dave Giles II, who recently featured on the Honey Dijon track Work and on Beyoncé’s Cozy. You will also come across Detroit’s very own - and Moodymann’s most featured vocalist on the hallowed Mahogani Music - deep house diva Nikki O, who gets together with UK House master Sean McCabe on the ridiculously good ‘In Love Again’, plus Japan’s Brisa from the Bastard Jazz family too. 
All of this is packaged with some of the most promising talents from Italy, the motherland from which Turbojazz was born and bred. There’s Neapolitan & Srilankese vocalist Sara Vanderwert, who features on ‘You Are Worth It’, and the Arya who sings the stunning lyrics on ‘We Lost A Night’ in a duet with Losangelino rapper, Demetrius Rhymes. Not forgetting to mention Tommy’s long-time close collaborator from their trio Jaxx Madicine, Veezo, who is in charge of the brilliant key work and scintillating synths on most of the album.
Enjoy this highly impressive and unpredictable journey into the illusive world of Turbojazz. If the world did not know his name before, it will be standing up and knowing his name now.

Whateverism

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Kicking off with some folk and brazilica soothers and moving into percussive jazz and house cuts, Nu World ran 120 minutes of deep selections from the likes of Eddie Chacon and Jazz N Palms.

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Nu World - June 2023

A vinyl-only release I produced with Brad Baloo back in 2010... Standing up pretty well I think. 300 copies only on Heads Down Records.

Gangs Of Rome 'Sol Invictus'

Record Label, night and creative platform pushing harmonically-driven electronic music. 

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