2022/03/16

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Tough

Tough (Ft. Emilia Ali)

Summer is in the air. Taken from his album “Ātman”, Lucefora’s “La Danza De Las Castañas” is a cosmic disco affair that’s shrouded in dynamic percussion and mysterious melodies with a Far East influence. Waves of glitchy arpeggios are accompanied by sparkling synth stabs and an infectious groove that all leads to a euphoric breakdown of strings and beautiful soundscapes. Expect big energy and love on the dance floor for this one! The package features four remixes from boys be kko, Fluida and Ayala (IT). The boys bekko remix is an intense stripped back version that’s moody and explicitly powerful.
Punchy drums and a gritty bass line are layered with surreal sounds that builds the tension up to a rolling boil. Fluida delivers two variations, the first is a proper remix with an uplifting, energetic tone that’s wrapped in warm strings and synths. Their bonus dub version concentrates on melodic loops and the slick bass line, giving it a more minimal flair, yet equally as potent. Finally, the Ayala (IT) version is a full on fiesta with it’s percussive driven vibe and joyous playful feeling that’s just in time for summer.

HMWL Premiere: Lucefora - La Danza De La Castañas (Fluida Remix)

Brute Force

Vice Versa

Buy/Stream: darker-than-wax.lnk.to/FuturoTumbaoII

Three years after his Darker Than Wax debut Futuro Tumbao (supported by the likes of Gilles Peterson, Lefto, and Bandcamp Weekly), Kansado returns with a sequel that goes further to introduce fresh new takes on Latin soul. If Futuro Tumbao represented testing the waters of future afro-Cuban music, Futuro Tumbao II is a full-on submersion and exploration into this fusion. Based in uptown New York City, Dominican-American producer Kansado is rooted in the hub of a flourishing afro-latin independent music scene. Kansado fuses the rhythms of the Caribbean and Latin soul with the left field sensibilities of hip hop, neo soul, and lofi to create a musical language all his own.

‘Futuro’ is Spanish for future and ‘Tumbao’ carries two meanings: One, the base rhythm found in afro-Cuban music, and two, swagger. Standout tracks ‘Limber de Coco’ and ‘Suave Como Va’ quote the smooth progressions of latin soul greats Poncho Sanchez and Tito Puente, all the while blurring the lines between the new and traditional - Latin soul meets future funk. ‘El Neo Songo’ and ‘Astral Yambú’ offer a meditative space where the folkloric forms of songo and rumba blend seamlessly into neo soul and jazz. ‘Lala Guayaba’ takes you to the heart of the Dominican Republic and lays wavy synths and guitars over a thumping side chained tambora - introducing a future beat sensibility to merengue.

Futuro Tumbao II is both a love letter to the future of afro-latin music, as well as a strong statement about Kansado’s growth as an artist. With a meticulous approach to songwriting and production, and a reverence for the artists and genres that have inspired him, Kansado has carved out a musical lane all his own.

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Kansado - Limber De Coco (Instrumental)(Futuro Tumbao II LP)

Love Lost

In a cyberpunk future where mankind lives in sprawling, neon-lit cities and technology have advanced beyond recognition, a strange signal is heard on the radio. It's a haunting, cryptic transmission that seems to be coming from a machine deep within the city's underbelly. The signal becomes the talk of the town, as people start to speculate about its origin and purpose. Some believe that it's a message from a rogue AI, while others think that it's a coded signal from a secret society.

As the signal becomes more persistent and more people start to hear it, a small group of tech-savvy individuals decides to investigate. They delve deep into the city's labyrinthine network of pipelines and subways, following the signal's trail. Finally, they come across a strange machine in a forgotten basement, surrounded by a tangled mess of wires and circuits.

The machine is unlike anything they have ever seen. It's ancient and yet it's clearly advanced technology. They realize that the signal is coming from this machine, and they start to investigate further. But as they delve deeper into the machine's systems, they discover that the signal is only the tip of the iceberg. There is a dark and sinister purpose behind this strange signal, and they soon find themselves caught up in a dangerous game of cat and mouse as they try to uncover the truth.

Thus, the "Phantom Edge" is born, a name that will forever be associated with the strange signal and the dangerous journey that followed.

Phantom Edge

I - SAAC - Phantom Edge

Remix of "AntiHero" by Cheshyre (2005-2007)
War SFX from freesound.org:
- GregorQuendel - Plasma Fire Swoosh
- luffy - luffy_fire1
- vitru20 - 4elements_fire_12_21

AntiHero (No Heroes Mix)

side2side

Dream Big

Waveshaper - Outer Fields

Buy here:
https://lyde.bandcamp.com/album/lawless

Cyberwolf

Misanthropix
https://soundcloud.com/misanthropix
http://misanthropix.bandcamp.com

Neuroc
https://soundcloud.com/neurocsynth
http://neuroc.bandcamp.com

Emmett Brown
https://soundcloud.com/theemmettbrown
http://emmett-brown.bandcamp.com

Cover art by the fantastic Atomcyber
www.facebook.com/atomcyber/

Brute Force

Vector Seven

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