Video for 'I Don't Feel My Legs' youtu.be/FbdaNVrmHhE

In South Africa, the Ama Gogela is large bee known for its strength and ferociousness. Durban trio Phelimuncasi use this avatar as a metaphor for their music. "We believe our music is irresistible, you can't sleep or chill while it's playing," they explain. "The same thing happens when that bee hits you hard. Once it stings you, you can't manage it, it's painful. It's like our songs - once you listen, you can't stop."

"Ama Gogela" follows Phelimuncasi's acclaimed 2020 debut "2013-2019", and once again spotlights the dynamism of Durban's globally prestigious gqom scene. Based in the Mlaszi township, vocalists Malathon, Makan Nana and Khera initially came together in 2012, driven by a desire to illustrate and soundtrack their leftist activist work. Together with some of their neighborhood's most influential producers, they've become notorious for releasing some of Durban's most exceptional music, harnessing gqom's dancefloor futurism and South Africa's ancient theatrical and storytelling traditions simultaneously.

This comprehensive full-length again links Phelimuncasi with regular collaborators DJ MP3 and DJ Scoturn, adding locals DJ Nhlekzin, DJ Ndakx, and SVBKVLT-signed South Korean producer NET GALA as a wildcard. And despite the range of individual talent, the album is exceptionally cohesive, woven together by the trio's conversational call-and-response vocals and unforgettable energy. Phelimuncasi's philosophy is evident immediately on 'I don't feel like legs', as the three MCs alternate between their local language isiZulu and English over police sirens, thick bass and dense percussive chatter. It serves as a call to action for anyone listening, whether you're able to unpack the lyrics or not - like the album's namesake, it's got a sting that won't let you escape.

NET GALA's idiosyncratic sounds underpin the early highlight 'Ngiphupha Izinto', linking ballroom rhythms with early electronic squelches and psy-trance bass to accompany Phelimuncasi's dextrous lyrical back-and-forth. After that brief detour, we're back in Durban with the DJ Scoturn-produced 'Maka Nana', where throaty-voiced MC Bhejane joins the trio for his first guest spot, gurgling bafflingly over gqom staple syncopated toms and ruffled drones. DJ Ndaxy crafts sneak-attack hooks out of mbira clangs on 'Kolamula Ukusa', while Scoturn turns in an inverted bass-heavy slither on 'Uyaphi WeNano', allowing guest vocalist Mafethan the space to shine.

Phelimuncasi manage the impossible on "Ama Gogela", meticulously crafting music that's revolutionary and educational without losing sight of the dancefloor. It's party music that's addictive and indelible, fueled by opposition, dissent and a textured understanding of South Africa's artistic past, present and future.

Phelimuncasi - I Don't Feel My Legs (prod DJ Nhlekzin)

INK 002 @Yraki - Argento EP

Release date: 
Vinyl + Digital: 24th June 2022


About the release:

Following an incredibly well-received rework for our inaugural release, not to mention finding support from Hyperdub stalwart Loraine James, the hugely immersive and kaleidoscopic Argento EP serves as Sibilia's debut record proper.

‘Argento’ is a complex exercise in modern club music aesthetics and a contemporary hybrid of experimental sound design. As described by the artist himself: ‘I would like to produce music that is  ‘genre-fluid’, and balance between many styles that influenced me as an artist. Whether it’s a contemporary take on instrumental grime, deconstructed techno, and bass, or the immersive world of experimental sound design.’

About the artist: 
Yraki is the new avant-garde creation born of London-based artist Mariano Sibilia. Its existence is the manifestation of the inner workings of Sibilia’s mind interacting with the sensations of the outer world propelled into form via his extraordinary synaesthesia phenomenon. As an external expression, from an electronic world detached from the rules and strictures of human life, Yraki’s existence is a conduit for pure creativity.

Tracklist:
A1 Yraki - Daisy
A2 Yraki - Zenith
A3 Yraki - Zenith (VAMPI Remix)
B1 Yraki - Flex
B2 Yraki - Marble


Credits:

Written and produced by Yraki
Rework written & produced by @VAMPI
Mastering by Connor Dalton
3D design and artwork by Eleni Kouraki
Graphic design Marcel Bartosz

inklingroom 2022

Argento

INK 002 - Yraki - Argento (EP snippets)

Oramics is honored to premiere a track by @nino-davadze-690125351, released by @inklingroom. 

Oramics Premiere is our new series on SoundCloud and YouTube that will showcase fresh tracks and videos from female, non-binary and queer producers. We want to use our platform to celebrate emerging talents and independent labels that support them.

Nino Davadze is an experimental musician and multimedia artist from Tbilisi, Georgia. She draws inspiration from classical music training and choral singing in an Orthodox church in the Georgian countryside. Nino’s formative years in She eld, UK, had sparked the idea of combining two parallel universes into her compositions - avant-garde electronic sound and storytelling using the spoken word and field recordings. Nino’s recent live performances brought her to share the stage with the likes of Mark Fell, Sote and Rian Treanor, as well as collaborations with Mutant Radio, New Drama Festival, and CES Records, the platforms that are at the forefront of Georgian contemporary art.

The symbiosis of knife-edged experimental electronics, synthesised vocals and field recordings by Tbilisi-based composer and multidisciplinary artist Nino Davadze. She debuts on the London art platform inklingroom with ‘Geometry of Soviet Women’ - two tracks that shuttle between the deconstructed club and ambient aim to encapsulate contemporary Georgian society's resilience and vulnerability from the eco-feminist perspective.

Pre-order link: https://ninodavadze.bandcamp.com/album/geometry-of-soviet-women

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Hailing from Tbilisi, the experimental artist Nino Davadze uses her heavily distorted sound pallet, minimalist ambient soundscapes and profound lyrics as a language to express how her motherland is adapting to important changes in the new era.
The rawness of field recordings with heavily distorted drums, dark industrial bass, and sinister vocals ties all the abstract nostalgic reflections happening in urban spaces in the Georgian capital Tbilisi. Davadze tries to capture the intricate utopian vision and a fragile voice of anger, a desperate message, and a letter from the beloved city with a tangible memory of its people. Through the harsh, abrasive, metallic tones, Nino aims to create a sense of urgency; it’s the language she uses to manifest resistance.

PREMIERE: Nino Davadze – Geometry Of Soviet Women

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=czgyx_nKjmY

DJ set from HÖR Berlin - May 5th 2022 (inklingroom showcase)

Tracklist: 

Rian Treanor - Hypnic Jerks
Duke - Duke
Jay Mitta - Mchuma Bet
The Modern Institute vs Jay Mitta - Drill Remix 2
Rian Treanor - Orders From the Pausing
Otim Alpha - Wilobo Lanyi
Bamba Pana - Biti Three
Jay Mitta - 2015
Gabber Modus Operandi - Calon Arang
King Doudou - Apuñalao
The Modern Institute vs Sisso - Biti 5 Sisso=buildup
Yao Bobby & Simon Grab - Black Revolution
ZULI - Tany
Technohead - I Wanna Be A Hippy
Slikback - Venom
Jay Mitta - Don Bet
Limewax - Cat And The Hat
Ice_Eyes - AFMR
Bamba Pana - Jpiya
DJ Travella - Chapa Bakola Music Bass
Rian Treanor - Vacuum Angle
Errorsmith - My Party
Errorsmith Feat. Jay Mitta - Jam For Sisso
Sully - Blue
DJ Mad Dog - Not My Tempo (Edit)
Bamba Pana - Biti Six
Duke - Duke 4
Jay Mitta - Tatizo Pesa
jea - lol it out
Von Bikräv - Casse des Murs
King Doudou - Mamabicho

Noods Radio - Singeli special show - 09/02/23

More #SoundThatBites from experimental sound programme VAMP Sonic, this time they are joined by Inklingroom, a record label, event series and multidisciplinary art platform founded in 2020 to bring together underground electronic music, performance art, and contemporary dance in London. 
inklingroom has been instrumental in organising immersive experience live events, releasing music, and providing workshops to support emerging, independent, and underrepresented choreographers, dancers, musicians, and contemporary artists. Through their efforts, they hope to foster a community that values experimentation, collaboration, and innovation in the arts. 

Instagram - @syddviscose / @vampsonic
Mixcloud - https://www.mixcloud.com/sydd_viscose/ / https://www.mixcloud.com/VAMP_Sonic/

Website: https://www.inklingroom.com/
Instagram: @_inklingroom_ https://www.instagram.com/p/CWjcFwMANJn/
Bandcamp: https://inklingroom.bandcamp.com/

Listen live: www.threadsradio.com
For more shows: @threadsradio

VAMP Sonic w/ Syd Carlisle - inklingroom Special (*Hackney) - 07-Dec-23

Stream en download gratis: https://fanlink.to/Vaar-Uit

Muziek door Morgan Abend
Tekst en vocals door Daan Borloo
Artwork door Lars Duchateau

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'Vaar Uit' begon meer dan een jaar geleden als een cover van Prince's 'Raspberry Beret' (als opdracht voor een toegangsproef). Gedurende het daaropvolgende jaar bleef het nummer transformeren. Ik werkte er een nacht door aan om het trots te kunnen voorstellen aan Brihang en Kurt Overbergh. Ik werkte het tussen twee meetings met Hantrax af in zijn studio, om het de volgende dag in te zenden naar een fameuze blog die last-minute toch de deal afblies.

Nu is het eindelijk helemaal af.

Vaar Uit

Morgan Abend - Vaar Uit

Unlearn [Dialogue]

ASTRYD join us for their monthly show. A lockdown mix featuring tracks from Machine Woman, Rroxymore, Ehua, Laurel Halo, Wata Igarashi and their own unreleased work.

Threads Radio - ASTRYD - 20 Jul 2020

Tracklist:
I walk in this garden – Derek Jarman and Donna McKevitt
Peripheral – Eartheater
Traum_abc – Caterina Barbieri
Exile – 51717
Running out of time – Rexy
New World Vision – Devilish Trio
Œdipus Orca – James Dashow
Uninvited Guests – Dark Day
Act of the Empress – Pan Daijing
Ave – Maria w Horn
And – Vanessa
Drop Hammer – Chu Ishikawa
A thousand ways - Cabaret Voltaire
Atlantic Munitions Development/Skyweeper - Alberich
La Parole – Nkisi
Fear – Shiver
Lost Continent – Cycle on Five
Grieve with me – Fith Era
Angry Faces – Zyklome A
Easy Targets – Cheetah Chrome Motherfuckers

Noods Radio - Laura Lies In Takeover w/ Vanessa: 6th December '20

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radio resident @NoodsRadio 
thursday 1-2am *every 4 weeks

@netilradio 
first wednesday 3-5pm *monthly

Noods Radio - Singeli special show - 09/02/23

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