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	London-based electronic musician Beringei is back following a brief departure from music-making after his electrifying debut EP for WotNot records in 2019, The People, The Place. The central focus of his latest EP, Without You (also dropping courtesy of WotNot), is adapting to change and the process of making the best of one’s circumstances. The EP was born out of pre-pandemic personal troubles, namely Beringei’s injury and his struggles with mental health in 2019. Given the current state of affairs, it also doubles as a timely and restorative balm for these precarious times.

Opening track, “Peace of Mind”, wastes no time setting the tone. Warm, velvety keys, a rubbery bassline, and airy vocals courtesy of singer Andrés Alcover, quickly envelop the listener as if in a silky blanket. Andrés gently coos the song’s refrain “Oooh I don’t know/What it takes to find/Peace of mind” as the shuffling percussion kicks in and the synths get more spacey, evoking a kind of Herbie Hancock-esque space-jazz suite. There’s a wonderful ease and relaxed quality to the whole composition, offering a soothing counterpoint to the existential plea of the lyrics.

There are no grand gestures or melodramatic flourishes inherent to the track, or to Beringei’s music in general. Here, Beringei displays his knack for imbuing his dance music with a sense of restraint and equanimity. There’s comfort to be found in it.

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PREMIERE: Beringei - Peace Of Mind (ft. Andrés Alcover)

03: D4L ft. @and-is-phi

An ethereal R&B sketch featuring And Is Phi - another tune that has been hiding on the private side of the cloud for way too long.

Sampled on this one is the intro to @timtoh & Ranavalonas classic, ‘Everything’. I bopped so much to this track when it came out some 4 years ago and could always hear a sort of slowed down, R&B edit of it worked into a more lyrical song - this is that.

D4L w/~ And Is Phi

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Faik (pronounced Fake) is a one half of Stay Positive - the creators of one of our favourite i-D Slumber Sessions of last year. Venturing off on solo mission, Matt Farthing aka Faik makes bass music with a playful edge, with plenty of awesome pop remixes and r&b bootlegs sitting pretty in his musical artillery. While the first of his three new videogame-inspired tracks and visuals is now available as a free download via his website, the London producer steps into the mix for i-D with a blend of music to browse dank memes to.  Happy awesome timewasting!
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The Visionquest label draw’s their amazing preliminary year to a close with a spellbinding release from the dream team that is Tale of Us & Thugfucker AKA Life and Death. ‘Step Aside’ is a two track of stupendous sonic skullduggery.

The hottest label to come into inception this year, Visionquest has surprised, beguiled and enthralled us with some of the most celebrated releases from the some salubrious artists and producers. Here we welcome back Tale of Us alongside cohorts Greg Oreck & Holmar Philipsson – Thugfucker. Here they also rope in the vocal talents of Scott McCloud.

The A side ‘Step Aside (Lightweight)’ is a fantastic slice of laconic lazy house with growling, pulsing bass line gradually turning more and more analogue and acidic as the warm enigmatic omnipresent pads infuse Scott’s snarling dismissive vocals as he makes himself at home, in the USA! On the flipside and ‘Morgana’ is of equal stature. A darker, hallucinogenic journey, a jacking groove underpins the bubbling disengaged playful synth line that becomes more and more twisted and hallucinatory finally giving way to a volley of great disco fills. What a great two tracker.

Life and Death have recently remixed PillowTalk, No Regular Play and Gus Gus. The Tale of Us half of Life and Death are no strangers to Visionquest releasing the pivotal ‘Dark Song’ EP earlier this year and the anthemic ‘Winds of Change’. Thugfucker, have been producing music for many years on labels such as Brique Rouge, Music For Freaks, and their own Thugfucker Records, but most notably on the impeccable Italian based label Life And Death. This great pairing have produced a great release for Visionquest, with both tracks soon to be remixed by Carl Craig and Jamie Jones, for release in the new year.. wooohooo!

A1 Life & Death - Step Aside (Lightweight) Feat. Scott McLoud (VQ 009)

Composed by Jean Baptiste de Laubier
Written by Jean Baptiste de Laubier and Khanyisile Victoria Galada
Vocals by Khanyisile Victoria Galada, Nompumelelo J. Sizani, Queen Mhayi, Nondzondelelo Fancy Galada, and the South African Youth Choir
The South African Youth Choir is conducted by Phil Robinson.
Vocals recorded by Steve Elsworth and Ryan Sullivan at Red Bull Studios Cape Town
Strings and Rhodes by Arthur Simonini, recorded by Jérôme Caron at Red Bull Studios Paris
Bass by Didier Perrin. Recorded by Thibault Javoy at Red Bull Studios Paris
Drums by Bent Van Looy. Recorded by Vincent Drux at Red Bull Studios Paris.
Organs by Tahiti Boy, recorded by Rémi Barbot at Obsidienne Studio
Additional editing by Jonathan Lefèvre-Reich
Produced, arranged and mixed by Jean Baptiste de Laubier at 16-18 Studios
Mastered by Sam John at Precise Mastering
Artwork by So Me
Special thanks to Richard Rumney and Jake Lipman

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Para One & The South African Youth Choir - Elevation (Todd Edwards Takes You Higher Remix)

Label heads @detroitswindle step up for the first @heistrecordings release of the year, with a characteristic vibrant house jam.

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Detroit Swindle - Future Imperfect (Worldwide Premiere)

A low slung drum machine groove underpins this playful track from the Kyoto based artist, with warm guitar solos and intriguing vocals running throughout (along with the occasional James Brown scream for good measure.) Forthcoming on Wotnot. More info here:

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Elephant Wave [WOT037A] taken from the LP Urban Brew

Premiere: Isayahh Wuddha - Elephant Wave

sketch: Running Thru

Download: https://bit.ly/runningthrubc • Artwork by Cecilia Mari 

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I’ve been wanting to get into the habit of putting up sketches from the past/present that otherwise wouldn’t see the light of day. Instead of being my own judge, the idea is to get things out there and see what you make of it.

This beat was made with my Korg Electribe at the time. I'd also borrowed a sick tube mic from a friend which was quite forgiving on my voice so I recorded a heap with it. Story short, I tried loads of different versions of this one but the more produced it got the more I felt its essence faded.

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Taste (Make It Shake) Herse's 'Charo Day One' Flip.

sketch 02: Dorothy (ft. @Lexamor)

Download: https://bit.ly/dorothybc • Artwork by Cecilia Mari

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another one from some time ago. I remember putting the beat together whilst listening to a healthy amount of Dorothy Ashby, hence the title. The sample in it I'm sure is 'Little Sunflower' chopped, mushed and stacked with a load of instruments.

As with most loops, ideas and projects, this one seemed to get lost in the shuffle but despite it having not developed, when it pops up I still get a sense of it being complete that way.

Dorothy

Dorothy w/~ Lex Amor

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With a name that means 'problem', 'trouble' or 'issue' in Arabic, Mushkilla is a new MC to keep an eye on. Based in London by way of Bristol, he's teamed up with South London producer Dampé for 'Jesse James', a unique take on some intrinsically London sounds: garage, jungle and jazz. Dampé's shuffly, break-laden beat was produced using a combination of analogue gear, live instrumentation and samples, while Mushkilla's vocals provide their own rhythm, mirroring the choppiness of the track. Referencing famed American outlaw Jesse James in the title, Mushkilla's bars also nod to Sadio Mané, Rita Ora and major London airports. A smoked-out track that's perfect for dusty evenings in the city, you can listen to 'Jesse James' exclusively now.

Premiere: Mushkilla + Dampé - 'Jesse James'

MIMS would like to wish the ever-on-it Wot Not label a happy 10th birthday. And to celebrate, we are premiering "Without You", a sublime slice of broken soul by Beringei, featuring William Florelle.

Beringei made his mark on debut 'The People, The Place'. The producer returns this April 9th with the deeper ’Without You’ EP.  Drawing on soulful melodies, low-slung house and broken beat grooves, and R&B-flavoured bass lines to create a simultaneously forward yet nostalgic sound.

Revolving around the theme of adapting to change, the EP deals with turning negatives into positives, after the artist struggled through injury and mental-health related issues in 2019, putting him in a good place to help others deal with the troubles of 2020.

At the center of the EP, and one of it's higher tempo pieces, likes the woozy, body moving, broken beat sounds of "Without You", aided by frequent collaborator and multi-talented labelmate, William Florelle.

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