Big warm welcome back to DC’s James Bangura!! Solo dolo this time around, the Black Rave Culture member finds himself swimming in therapeutic & reflective waters. Stretching out into vulnerable, personal territory always makes for the best tunes. And this disc (James Bangura's "Shadow Boxing EP”) is a damn doozy!! Very excited & grateful to share this beautiful release with y'all!! 
(Title is inspired by Bangura’s grandfather, Carroll Daniel Smith, who boxed for the US Army in WWII)

“When I think of ‘Shadow Boxing’ I think of practice & preparation. 2020 was a tumultuous year, this was the first time in awhile that I had a moment to reflect on the years passed. My time in military service, dealing with depression & anxiety as a veteran, the loss of loved ones, the ending of relationships, and taking unplanned life paths. This portion of my life story was about healing. This record was the silver lining & the sign of good things to come. It’s about never quitting & being kind to yourself. Loving differently & being vulnerable. These are things we have to practice (and prepare) doing everyday because we can easily let dark moments overcast the joy in our lives. Music has always been therapy for me & is even more important now through the turbulent times we are living in. So practice & prepare.”
- Timothy Smith-Bangura

SIDE A
1. Hazy Recall (airdrop mix) [5:52]
2. Drown It Out  [5:58]
SIDE B
1. Shadow Boxing  [6:59]
2. Analyze, Socialize  [5:09] 

Written & Produced by Timothy Smith-Bangura
Mastered by Dietrich Schoenemann @ Complete Mastering

LABEL: WORLD BUILDING
CATALOG: WB 011-12
ARTIST: JAMES BANGURA
TITLE: SHADOW BOXING EP
RELEASE DATE: JULY 6, 2022
PUBLISHER: WORLD BUILDING MUSIC PUBLISHING (ASCAP)
COPYRIGHT: WORLD BUILDING, INC.

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Out All Night (4 AM Version)

Fred P - Out All Night (4 AM Version)

New album out 5th October on Next Chapter
Avaliable on Vinyl LP, Cassette and Bandcamp digitals.
https://blorpmusic.bandcamp.com/album/gnork-inner-ride-lp

--- 
An empty page is before us.
Inner silence takes over our mind. A silence louder than our anticipation of what's coming.
With each of our cells, we just do one thing: wait.

Then, we hear the whispers of the page turning. The next chapter is about to start.

----
Introducing Gnork's new album: Inner Ride. It is something to listen to with your headphones on and your mind wandering. It's influenced by the cosmic and psychedelic sound of the 70's, from Pink Floyd to Herbie Hancock, with a twist of the synths of the Berlin school. 

The tracks were made in the span of 5 years from 2017, though they are not a collection of random jams. Inner ride is a conceptual, full-length musical work with 10 songs. A classic album that was designed to put on to your record player and to get lost in it. 

Gnork - Inner Ride LP (chptr001.nxt)
Label: Next Chapter

Side A
1. Good Morning
2. Outer Organs
3. Epic Ride
4. Photosensitivity
5. What is this Creek Doing Here?

Side B
1. 22222222nd State
2. Cosmic Fugue
3. Hypnisia
4. Orgasm by Kindness
5. Window to Space


All tracks composed, performed and produced by Szabolcs Endrődy between 2017-2022 
Mastered by Priori @priori-ties
Cut and pressed at R.A.N.D. Muzik Record Manufacturing @rand_muzik_recordings
Artwork by Kinga Horányi, Bence Mihalik  and Szabolcs Endrődy 
Distributed by Inch by Inch distribution @inchbyinchdistribution

Contact: kamikazeloversmusic@gmail.com

Inner Ride

Gnork - Inner Ride LP  /// Out on Next Chapter

[PROMO] Light Gaia - Sukha Kintsugi | Not On Label [2022]

Isle of Wax is honored to present Reflex Blue's Kangaroo Jack, the B2 track off his new release on Breakfree Records (@breakfree-records), a sublabel of Leipzig's mighty R.A.N.D. Muzik (rand_muzik_recordings). Hailing from Naarm, Reflex Blue is steadily churning out some of the finest spaced-out progressive house, with this release being no exception. Tune in!

@reflex-blue-x

Head to Bandcamp to cop the physical release or digital downloads: https://randmuzikrecordings.bandcamp.com/album/free002

Free002

PREMIERE | Reflex Blue  -  Kangaroo Jack [FREE002]

Their mission was of their own choosing, as was their path. It was a journey of exploration and discovery, without rules or obligations, but it was imperative that they kept a record of every encounter and experience beyond the atmosphere. They'd imagined what might be above them in space, what strange creatures could lurk on far off planets... Nobody really knew what lay amongst the stars or in the furthest reaches of the cosmos, but maybe they would be the very first to find out. 

London-based DJ T Dunn has just shared his label Timehri's biggest project to date. Hand in hand with close label affiliate DJ Perception, a pioneering force in the UKG underground and the mind behind Timehri's first ever release, they've been working hard over the last year and a half to bring Perception's album to life.

A concept LP, Journey To The Star imagines a voyage through space "guided by a faint starlight in the outer reaches, beamed back to earth for your listening pleasure". The first of its kind, the release showcases Perception's musical prowess and solidifies his position as a forward-thinking force in the UK Garage world, who seamlessly manages to bridge the past and the future of the sound.

PREMIERE: DJ Perception Ft MC Wizkid - History [Timehri]

In his world, slow and steady always won the race. He had no desire to charge ahead, he always lost his footing and ended up trailing. Sometimes this was to the annoyance of others, he moved at his own speed and that's just how things were - no amount of pushing or rushing him would change that. This way of operating was to his detriment though, he couldn't expect others to live life at a snails pace otherwise he'd be left behind... 

What was originally intended as a one off compilation to celebrate five years of Rhythm Section's label arm, has now become a flagship series that spotlights stalwarts and emerging talent from around the world. SHOUTS returns for instalment number three, a whopping 29 track release that touches on all the musical cornerstones of the Peckham-based label and party series.

For this one the project has transitioned into a digital only release, which will allow them to shout about more new artists than ever before. This time they make pitstops all over, taking in everything from jazzy hip hop via Berlin's JuJu Rogers to percussive rhythms from DC's James Bangura and bright progressive house from London-based producer Manami, among so many others...

SHOUTS 2022

PREMIERE: GNORK - snailshellfractal [Rhythm Section International]

Artists: Various
Premiere Artist: Moff & Tarkin
Track Title: Pure Fury
Album Title: 10 Years Of Lagaffe Tales
Label: Lagaffe Tales
Cat #: LAGAFFE010
Release date: 16.12.2022
Format: vinyl, digital

@lagaffe-tales
@moffandtarkin

The Lagaffe boys have a special one for you. Lagaffe 10 marks the 10th EP in our vinyl series and serves as a perfect way to end our 10th year in existence. To mark this occasion we are releasing a 4 tracker with our founders and label regulars. 

The EP opens up with Choen Social Club by Flexi Leifs aka Felix Leifur. Our man Felix lost his drum machines last spring but luckily he found a guitar and some drums. The track starts off with suspicious sounding guitar notes that somehow up as pure beauty, giving hope in the darkest of places. Frodo with the ring stuff, if you know what I mean. Playful reverbs and echos give the tune the classic Felix Leifur feel to it! 

Next up is "We are not alone " by label boss Jonbjörn. I think this is what Elton John meant when he said "thank god for those electro bangers!" Solid 909 drum work featuring dramatic chords and some original vocal work. If you can spot the sample write us on Soundcloud and you might win a year's worth of LaCafe Tales! 

Moff & Tarkin has the next track "Pure Fury", some breakbeats and cheesy disco vocals, why change a winning recipe? 

With "Að handan" Viktor Birgiss comes back to the label in style. Our mastering engineer described it as having the loudest kickdrum in history, imagine that! Lo fi dub sounding drums interlaced with atmospheric chords, made for those late night intimate moments on the dancefloor, again Frodo with the ring stuff, if you know what I mean.

grab your 12"

Premiere | Moff & Tarkin - Pure Fury (LAGAFFE010)

Demented Edit #1

Hell Yeah's Marco has been busy trawling the internet for new talents during lockdown. The result is a series of digital releases which will be rolling out in the coming months, kicking off with a new EP from Kayroy.

Kayroy is Finnian Langham, an artist from Melbourne, Australia, who in the last 12 months has released on Whiskey Disco and TheBasement, turning plenty of heads with his mature, sampladelic interpretations of funk, disco, house, boogie and soul. He got in touch with the label via email to ask for the vocal version of Giorgia Morandi's 'Children of the Sky'. "I couldn't find it," says Marco, "but after that he sent me a bunch of tracks that make up this EP. To my ears, it is fast, funked-up boogie with heavy Italo disco influences, acid and breakbeat, making it a very fresh selection to my ears."

Opener ‘Imagine’, produced with fellow Melbournite GREETINGS, is a glistening space disco cut with a sense of nostalgia rushing through its retro-future chords. It's filled with positive energy and gorgeous arps. 'Orbitale’ will get your butt wiggling with its sci-fi chord stabs and boogie bass. The whole thing shimmers and shines like a star in the night sky, filling you with warmth. The grown-up disco vibes continue on 'Galapagos' with its mellow acid bass, big stabs and kaleidoscopic arpeggios. The release is topped-off with a remix of ‘Imagine’ from Dawn Again, taking you to an old school chill-out room with its dreamy chords and hazy breakbeats, sinking you deep into a post-rave comedown.

This is a rich new EP from one of the fastest rising new names in the game

Artwork by Bella Venutti

Kayroy & GREETINGS - Imagine (Dawn Again Remix)

Buy here: https://onloop.bandcamp.com/album/moxie-presents-vol-5

Kicking off the announcement of our next Moxie Presents Vol.5 compilation series, i'm very excited to share this excellent track from Al Wooton which you can buy now from our On Loop Bandcamp page 💫  Our official release date is November 6th which is the next Bandcamp Friday!

Moxie Presents Vol.5

Al Wooton - Ubu

DJ Bookings for Ari Goldman (World Building):
Worldwide: Ollie Seaman (Earth Music Agency) - ollie@earth-agency.com
North & South America: Cara Daley (Liaison Artists) - cara@liaisonartists.com

Contact: worldbuildingworldwide@gmail.com

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