Picks - Summer 2016

DARKWAVE AUGUST '16

::: e radio: august 2016

HIP-HOP GANGSTA RAP

New To Playlist - September 2016

1.dopeman

Download the album at https://djshadow.lnk.to/tmwfso

DJ Shadow, widely acknowledged as a crucial figure in the development of experimental, instrumental hip-hop, has returned with ‘The Mountain Will Fall’ via Mass Appeal Records [and Believe Digital in France], his first full length release since 2011. The 12-track album finds DJ Shadow exploring new realms in addition to the deep samples and kinetic soundscapes that helped to launch his career 20 years ago. On ‘The Mountain Will Fall’ he’s shifted further toward original composition, a vast experimentation of beats and textures, synthesizers and live instruments including horns and woodwinds. The album features Run The Jewels, Nils Frahm, Matthew Halsall, Ernie Fresh and more.

"Occasionally, I make a beat that demands a specific vocal treatment and  attitude. In the case of 'Nobody Speak,' I wasn't going to settle for anyone other than Run The Jewels; in my mind, it was them or no one. Fortunately, they  agreed, and they took the track to a place I could never get to on my own. That's the definition of a rewarding collaboration." – DJ Shadow

"Shadow is a legend and a friend. When he makes music he often changes music forever.  When he asked us to jump on the record we didn't blink.” 
– El-P of Run The Jewels 
 
The album is available in all formats with artwork designed by Paul Insect including a gatefold double LP. Order 'The Mountain Will Fall' here: https://DJShadow.lnk.to/TMWFYT
 
ALBUM TRACK LIST:
1. The Mountain Will Fall
2. Nobody Speak feat. Run The Jewels
3. Three Ralphs
4. Bergschrund feat. Nils Frahm
5. The Sideshow feat. Ernie Fresh
6. Depth Charge
7. Mambo
8. Ashes To Oceans feat. Matthew Halsall
9. Pitter Patter feat. G Jones & Bleep Bloop
10. California
11. Ghost Town
12. Suicide Pact
13. Swerve (iTunes Bonus Track)

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DJ Shadow - Nobody Speak feat. Run The Jewels

Timewarp was made for my live set at the legendary festival of the same name. I started it in a hotel and tested at the festival. It worked well, and I returned to the studio later that week to finalize it.

Taken from the new Audion album ALPHA. 
Pre Order here: https://k7.lnk.to/AudionAlphabM

Alpha

Timewarp

LIES-082
Tzusing-Face of Electric
from the upcoming "A Name Out of Place Pt.III" 12 inch
to be released June 2016

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Tzusing-Face Of Electric (LIES-082)

From Media In The Service Of Terror due June 10 via Hospital Productions

Vatican Shadow - 'More Of The Same'

New mini-album 'Night Melody' out August 5th
Order it on 12"/DL: www.erasedtapes.com/store/index/ERATP087
or digitally from iTunes: http://snip.ftpromo.net/nightmelody
More info: www.rivalconsoles.net

London-based electronic songwriter Ryan Lee West aka Rival Consoles to release his most personal work to date in the form of a mini-album titled ‘Night Melody’ through Erased Tapes on 5th August 2016.

During the release of his acclaimed full-length album ‘Howl’ and heavy touring in late 2015, Ryan came out of a long relationship and found himself making music throughout the winter months. The result of his efforts is a 34-minute, 6-track mini album ‘Night Melody’, born out of and shaped by long hours working into the night. It’s nocturnal in sound; mysterious in the way that the early hours so often are.

“I found myself, in a silent home, with the days getting dark very early. I’ve never before in my life been affected by the lack of light so much. I just remember it always being night time. I would either make music into the night, go out drinking with friends, or go to parties and dance into the early hours, every day, week after week, month after month, until eventually the days became brighter again.”

The opening statement ‘Pattern of the North’ starts off with a collage of spliced synth melodies, inspired by anxiety that accompanies going home for Christmas. It’s followed by ‘Johannesburg’, an early sketch gradually filled out during his tour in South Africa. 

“After playing it around some of the cities, I got a lot of inspiration to bring it to life and push it into something that really moves me. I think this is one of my most colourful pieces of music, with its driving rhythm and almost a homage to Terry Riley’s ‘In C’ towards the end, with a build of very simple, hypnotic parts. I especially love that for over five minutes the piece is tied to just one note. This makes the ending very dramatic, because all of a sudden there is this harmonic change.”

‘Lone’ started life around the time Ryan was working on his ‘Sonne’ EP in 2014. It’s the result of constant adjustments to find the perfect balance of fragility and assurance. As everything on the album, it’s a carefully considered, emotionally mature piece. “I think, as I get older, I need music to represent something and not just sound interesting, though of course the two are connected.”

The closing statement ‘What Sorrow’ is a fitting end to the album, building from gentle melancholia to a joyous crescendo. It’s a sensibility that’s central to the record; joy and sorrow both find their counterpoints.

“This record is very personal to me and I hope it offers something for other people, as it helped me to make it and to listen to it. Almost every synth line was recorded intuitively, without perfection but with a lot of intention and expression. I’m not interested in making something sad or making something happy. I want music to be bittersweet, to be more complex, like life – containing moments of vibrant colour and hope, as much as darkness and sadness.”

This summer will see Ryan follow on from his recent North American Tour with the appearance at many festivals including Lovebox, Secret Garden Party, La Route Du Rock, Sea Change and Tale of Us-curated Afterlife party at Space, Ibiza. ‘Night Melody’ will be available on 12” vinyl and digitally, August 5th.

TRACK LISTING:  	

A1. Pattern Of The North
A2. Johannesburg
A3. Slow Song

B1. Lone
B2. Night Melody
B3. What Sorrow

Night Melody

Lone

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Rival Consoles - Lone

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BONUS SUICIDE – MØRTΛL LØVE ♀♂

Shake It Off (Uri Dalal Circuit Boy Mix)

I can do no harm
I can leave no mark
Fingers on your skin
Red until they're gone
And you deserve it all.
Don't fight back, they won't believe you.
I will bat my eyes
You'll be locked away 
And you deserve it all

vocals by @UTOPILO

bleach (feat. utopilo) (demo)

Buy the full album here;
https://occamslaser.bandcamp.com/album/the-grid

The Grid is a concept album based on the 1982 film Tron.
Comprised of 17 instrumental tracks all designed with the aesthetics and feel of the original 1982 film. All the tracks are completely original, and written specifically for this project.

The Grid

Master Control Program (from the album 'The Grid')

We love this nu-disco take on the original: slightly faster, piano-ier & house-ier, and yet faithful in all the right ways...bravo Marcos!!

What Do Ya Really Want? (UNOMAS Remix)

Blonde Tongues debut studio recording. Promo single for upcoming sophomore album.

Stephanie Single

Stephanie (Winter Version)

Rémi Parson - Basketball

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Mitch Murder - Story Mode (Free Download)

"Lola Theme" is a romantic journey take you to another love dimension
 
https://www.toneden.io/huntersounds90/post/lola-theme

Lola Theme

TAR047

@cusppp is...
@b-u-chanan
@kaiwhiston
@joepetersensounds
@xeno_uk

Cover art: Maddie Davies
Mastering: @clubcanthear

More from TAR at:
www.wearetar.com
twitter.com/wearetar
facebook.com/wearetar
http://wearetar.bandcamp.com/

adam (Single)

Adam (Single)

Cusp - "Adam"

We've been tight with Peckham collective and record label Rhythm Section for a long time now, and catching wind of a new release is always a very big deal. Aukland-born and Peckham-based duo Chaos in the CBD have been on our radar for a minute. You'll probably know these two as the hands behind their seminal debut Midnight in Peckham, released last year. Their new release, Invisible Spectrum, doesn't disappoint. Our favourite of the tracks, "Significant Others" brings the EP to its peak with heavy jazz influences, a bongo beat and serious dance capabilities. Get ready to be wrapped up in the kind of groove that makes you forget all the bad stuff.

The Invisible Spectrum is released on 9th September.

Invisible Spectrum

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Chaos In The CBD "Significant Others" - Boiler Room Debuts

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@lordapex
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Photo: Matthias Heiderich (http://www.matthias-heiderich.de/reflexionen-zwei/)

💧 S P O T I F Y

bzkt. & lordapex - hempseeds [prod. ƒLAXEED]

Eazy-E - Switchez

Aint Nuthin But A G Thing-[www flv2mp3 com]

These songs were raw multi-track files that were available via Madison Media & Cambridge-mt.com for educational mixing project purposes. I do not own these nor intend to sell.

Gangsta Nation

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