Bruk Symphony Pt. 2 [Unreleased]

"We gotta pay rent so money connects but erm... I'd rather be broke and have a whole lot of respect" - O.C.

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XLII - Broke Tongues [Unlog Complex #3: FREE DOWNLOAD]

Military shit for 2014 insurgency and political madness.
Masked rebels with assault rifles and bazookas in the back of 3-4 pickup trucks speeding through the desert, convoy enters village of sand stone, women ushering their children indoors, shutters dropping, doors closing all up and down the street.
Convoy.

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XLII - Convoy [Saturated Vol. IV]

Psychedelic post-filth for your bog standard super hero.

XLII - Battman?!

自分が生まれた地域にいつか戦争が始まる事は全く想像出来なかった。悪夢みたい。もう数ヶ月たつけど、まだまだ毎日「嘘でしょ？」ってなる。まだ信じられない。

この数ヶ月ブログとかなんかしら書きたいと思ってたけど、結局言う事何もないです。

人が人を殺してる。

他の戦争と同じく、この戦争も特に意味がないです。俺の小ちゃい頃の近所の子たちとか知ってる人も何人も死んでる。無意味で。

この戦争に関して、誰が悪いとか、どうすればいいとか、自分の意見を別にして、とりあえず、終わったら、皆幸せだと思う。

戦争は国や地域の問題じゃなくて、全体的に人類の狂いの問題だから、ここで国の名前も言わない。

長く書く事も出来るけど、結局NO WAR以外特に言う事がないから、Bob Marley神様の声を借りて、NO WARっていう明るくて、楽しいフットワークの曲を作りました。

この曲作って、出して、何かが変わるとか全く思わないけど、人を殺し続けて、もっと深い闇の世界に落ちるより、体を動かして、平和の為踊ろう。

I have never imagined that the place where I was born and where my family still lives would one day be engulfed by war. I've have a lot of bad dreams, but even then I've never dreamt of this scenario. I still have trouble believing it's real and not a figment on my imagination.

I've been meaning to write a blog or something of that sort about it, but I realised there isn't actually much to say. People are killing people. Not much meaning to it either. A few people I know were killed. For nothing.

Opinions aside about rights and wrongs and causes and solutions, if the war ends, everybody will be happy. 
War in itself is a crisis of us, humans, as species, so I'm not mentioning any countries / territories by name. Just because it isn't happening where we live doesn't mean we're immune to it. 

NO WAR is all I have to say.
XLII vs Bob Marley - NO WAR!!!

Footwork for peace. Surely dancing is easier than killing.

XLII vs Bob Marley - NO WAR!!! [FREE DOWNLOAD]

先月チェコの「Medvede」コンピに一曲入れて出しました。1年以上前作って忘れた物なんだけど、聴いてみたら、まだまだバイブスが好きだったから、出しました。
Village Earthって言う曲ですけど、名前通りこの地球と言えば私たち人類として経験してる一番広い世界なんだけど、なんとなくネットやら、現代の移動のしやすさによって、最近ちっちゃな村のように感じてきた。特に自分が関わる音楽業界と横乗り世界だと、どこ居ても知ってる人が居るし、ちっちゃな村民の用に地球村のローカルの話が出来るとの事のVillage Earthっていう曲です。
良かったら、フリーでDLしてください！XLII系ホップ。
One of my tunes was used for this Czech compilation Medvede last month.
I finished this tune more than a year ago, but I liked the vibe, so put it out.
The track is called Village Earth. I think many people can relate to that title. With internet and modern ease of travel, this huge world we know as planet Earth started to feel like a little village. Everybody knows everybody. Especially people in the music industry and also snowboard / skate / surf scenes, wherever you go, there's somebody you know and before you know it, it's local earth talk, little village style.
The compilation is Free DL, so grab it for some XLII-hop and other dope shit!

Press Release:
"MED003: Various Artists "Medvede Vedia Vol.2" 
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The pre-classical Greeks believed in the ability of men to become bears. One of the most commonly told stories is that of Callisto, who bore a child of Zeus - Arcas. Hera became jealous and transformed Callisto into a bear as punishment. Arcas, out hunting, came upon his mother and shot at her. Zeus, taking pity on the mother and son, changed them into Ursa Major and Ursa Minor, the two great bear constellations. From this one myth comes a whole score of others. For instance, the name Arcas comes from the Greek word for bear - Arctos. By extension, the "Arkades" of Arcadia are supposedly descended from Arcas. Their name means bear-people.
credits
released 04 October 2014"

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XLII - Village Earth [FREE DOWNLOAD]

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XLII - Rollo Riddim Feat. Dizzee Rascal

XLII vs CHEHON vs SHINGO☆西成
7月29日発売！


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CHEHON - MAKURI feat. SHINGO☆西成 (Prod. By XLII - Bom Skeng Riddim)

東京在住ベースミュージックアーティストXLII（シリー）によるコート・ジボワール「クープ・デカレ」ビデオミックス公開！ロンドンのキーレーベルCivil Music, Ninja Tune等からのリリース、日本ではCHEHON、SHINGO☆西成、DJ KENTAROとのコラボやリミックスで世界を股にかけて活動中のXLII。現在DJ SARASAとのユニットXXX$$$（エクセス）のトロピカル暴動サウンド爆発のライブにも注目が集まっており、2015　ULTRA JAPANのメインステージではその本領発揮が期待される。

Tracklist:
Teddy Benzo feat. Bana C4 - Moto
Toofan feat. DJ Arafat - APERO
Ariel Sheney - Bramo CFA
DJ Arafat - Gbobolor
Max Hero - Cloturer
Kollins feat. Toofan - Crazy People
DJ Kedjevara feat. Bana C4 - Alolo Alolo
Penalty DJ - General Danse
DJ Arafat - C’est Moi
DJ Leo - Profitons De La Vie
Zepekegno - Fukuchima
Sandia Chouchou & Annick Choco - Koumoucoura acte 2
Akabyla Scofield - Koueck Coukoueck
DJ Mulukuku & DJ Arsenal - Mugabe
Les Anges DJ - Un Coup Labas
DJ Gervinho - Foumalou
Cheick Yvan - Chocodi Chocoda
Debordo LeekunFa - Apperitif Yamakoudji

XLII - WELCOME TO ABIDJAN (クープ・デカレのビデオミックス)
 
ウェルカム・トゥ・アビジャン！ 西アフリカ最大のフランス語圏であり、コートジボワール最大都市、アフリカのパリとも呼ばれるこのアビジャンは、今回のミックスのテーマ「クープ・デカレ」シーンの中心地でもあります。
パリのスラムに住むジボワール人のDJクルーにより「クープ・デカレ＝騙し逃げ」という名前で誕生したのが10年前。そして数ヶ月後にはすでにアビジャンで大爆発しました。音の中毒性はもちろん、そのファッションセンスの良さとダンスのうまさにおいて、まさに前代未聞。電子音なのに生演奏の質感があり、現代なのに、土地の記憶も感じる。荒削りでいて、洗練されている。うたっているようで、ラップしている。そしてエンドレスで続いていく。全曲に振り付けが考えられており、誰もがミュージックビデオから曲を知り、そしてダンスをマスターする。極め付きは「クープ・デカレ」のイベントに準備万端で現れる。
それら全てで「クープ・デカル」だからこそ、今回ビデオミックスなのは、むしろ必然であると言えます。オーディオのみのミックスでは、「クープ・デカレ」の素晴らしさの半分は確実に伝えられないことになる。終わりのないダンスバトル、かっこ良過ぎるファッションセンス、そしてあくまでポジティブなエネルギーをぜひ全身で体験しよう。
今まで踊ったことのない人も、このミックスを見終わる頃には踊ってるはず。でも踊ってないようだったら、血圧測ってみましょう。死んでいる可能性があります。
※注意：プレイリストに含まれるアーティストは全てアビジャン、もしくはコートジボワール出身というわけではありません。ただ、「クープ・デカル」ムーヴメントにおいて、アビジャンは中心的かつ欠かすことのできない都市です。　また、このミックスが「クープ・デカル」の全体像を正確に反映するものではありません。

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XLII is a Tokyo based producer known for his bass heavy maximalism and exotic melodies with releases on Civil Music, Ninja Tune, Japan’s KSR and more. His duo XXX$$$ with DJ SARASA is one of the hottest live shows in Japan. They’re bringing their tropical riot workout to Japan’s ULTRA MUSIC FESTIVAL’s main stage this year.

XLII - WELCOME TO ABIDJAN (Coupe Decale Video Mix)
Welcome to Abidjan, Cote D’Ivoire’s biggest city. It is the largest French speaking city in West Africa and is the heart of the Coupe Decale movement.
To call it a genre would be selling it short. It’s a sophisticated scene reaching from Parisian suburbs to West Africa and beyond, with a culture that is uniquely it’s own. Whilst inherently melodic, each track packs the punch of 10 ground up EDM albums and more vibes than early UK Garage raves and sounds like neither.
It’s electronic, but sounds live, it’s modern, but somehow traditional, it’s raw, but refined, it’s sung, but it’s rapped, or it’s rapped, until it’s sung and then commented on. And it never ever stops. In that way, as a “genre”, it’s frighteningly complete and fresh at the same time, but again to call it a genre just doesn’t do it justice.
A lot of songs come with tailored dance, which is then presented, taught and released in form of music videos, which you learn and turn up at a Coupe Decale rave like a badman bag of moves.

This mix HAD to be done in video, as doing it in audio would’ve been to dismiss half of the culture and beauty that makes Coupe Decale the most addictive musical and visual treat in years. The frantic dance offs, impeccable fashion, positivity and sheer energy fills up the soulless void of your iPod’s Ableton junk. Even if you never dance, you will by the end of this video, at least some part of you. And if not, check your pulse, you might be dead.
*Disclaimer: not all artists in this playlist are from Abidjan or Cote D’Ivoire, but Abidjan played a pivotal role in the development of the Coupe Decale culture, and as such this is an accurate representation of the scope of the scene



XLII - Welcome To Abidjan (Coupe Decale Crash Course)

from Kireek's new album One In Two

XLII production mangled by 5 x DMC World Champions Kireek

KIREEK vs XLII - Table's

Artist: XLII
Title: Like Dew In The Sun
Format: Digital / 7” Vinyl
Label: Raid System
Cat #: RSD011 / RSV004
Release Date: January 27, 2016
Digital: iTunes and more
Vinyl Pre-Order: http://xlii.bandcamp.com/

Tracklist:
1. Shards (Vinyl / Digital)
2. Incursion (Vinyl / Digital)
3. Barricades (Digital)
4. Apocalyptic Freedom (Digital)
5. Soul and Body (Digital)

Temporarily stepping away from the maximalist, buoyant swagger that his productions are best known for, Tokyo-based XLII’s latest excursion for the Raid System collective is a deeply intimate and introspective take on the events that unfolded in Ukraine in winter of 2014. Originally a light-hearted take on the peaceful protests in Kiev, planned for release in spring 2014, the EP then transformed and mutated as the triumph of toppled dictatorship was cut short by an armed incursion in the country’s South and East. The EP is finally set for release on January 27, 2016 to applaud the de-escalation of conflict and the progress in the dialogue towards peace.
“Like Dew In The Sun” is a profoundly personal project borne from these circumstances, a sentiment that is strikingly relevant to people not just in Ukraine, but those across the world. The EP is inspired by the hope that the “weak gene” within all humankind, that prevents us from co-existing peacefully as one species, will one day evaporate “Like Dew In The Sun”.
In line with the concept of peace, the EP consciously removes itself from the “loudness war” with softer mastering, featuring minimal post-Soviet cover art by a Ukrainian designer Myroslav Fareniuk and pressed at a small, privately run pressing plant in Europe.
Shards is a melancholic slow-burner for a nation that became a trading chip in the power gamble between bigger external forces. Calm and leisurely with dreamy folk chants and cinematic chord progressions.
Incursion - A masterfully orchestrated puzzle of unusual time signatures and genres. A futuristic off-kilter piece that resolves itself into a coherent whole upon several listens.
Barricades is cold and unrelenting. A collage of real world instruments and a mild feeling of nostalgia propelled forward with upbeat determination.
Apocalyptic Freedom weighs up the cost of freedom life for life. Horns and frenetic percussion intertwined with a sense of liberation and burning tires. Brash sound design and arrangement add to the sense of turmoil.
Soul and Body - The EP’s final track returns to a spirit of melancholy and even optimism. A quiet exploration of hope and unity captured in simple chords. Warm and reassuring, with a soft nod to the beats music of yesteryear, it concludes the EP on a positive note of calm resolution.

The limited 7” Vinyl will be available on XLII’s Bandcamp and will start shipping on January 27, 2016. It features 2 alternative versions of lead tracks from the digital EP as well as download codes for the full EP. 7” Vinyl Pre-Order:  http://xlii.bandcamp.com/
iTunes Pre-Order: https://itunes.apple.com/album/like-dew-in-the-sun-ep/id1074937819

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XLII - Like Dew In The Sun EP Trailer

Out now on double vinyl and digital on Saturate Records:

https://saturaterecords.bandcamp.com/

Bangkok Nights movie teaser: 
https://youtu.be/XBR4OFtBMRs

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Music for G-Shock x Burton special edition Rangeman feat. Taku Hiraoka

https://youtu.be/iUG2QDZ2THc

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XLII x G-Shock x Burton

A track I've done for the Kazu Kokubo riding part in G-Shock vs Stonp collaboration video.
https://youtu.be/Cga6GzoD33U?t=5m38s

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G-Shock X Kazu Kokubo

Your humble servant made a theme song for Your highness.

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XLII - Dilated

Yo... yoyoyo... Beautiful Lady... Let's go... Let's GO! Some Cosmic G-Funk for all the people in 2010 who still walk with a limp.

G-Funk Cosmology

ハンブルグのレーベルSATURATE!からLITLBIRDとマイメンYUNISのリミックス作りました。短期間無料DLです！
My remix for LITLBIRD x YUNIS collab tune out on Hamburg's SATURATE! imprint now. Limited time FREE DL! Grab it now!

この曲好きなら、[♥]いいね！と[↻] レポストお願いします！
HIT ♥ AND ↻ REPOST IF YOU DIG IT!

Ectoplasm Ep out now!
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Art by Thomas Wahle
Mastering by Saif Bari @fixedmastering

ECTOPLASM

STRTEP057

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LITLBIRD - Human Virus feat. YUNIS (XLII Remix)

🎉皆さんにプレゼントです！🎉
Komplete 12 ULTIMATE, MaschineとAbleton 10のみで作ったオリジナルトラックのセッションをシェアします！

良く曲の作り方聞かれるから、これで遊んで、好きに弄ってください！フリーズもしてるから、K12UやMaschineがなくても、聴けます！🔥
リミックスなども、ご自由にどうぞ！その場合タグ付けしてください。皆さんのバージョンも聴きたいです。

bit.ly/XLIIspacefunk

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I have a special gift for all my music maker family!🎉
I get bare questions about production on my insta and fb, so I’ve made a little track here using only Komplete 12 Ultimate, Maschine and Ableton 10 and I’m releasing the project and track for free online. You can use the tune to DJ with and the project to check out how I’ve pieced it together. 
I’ve frozen the midi and provided drum stems too, so don’t worry if you don’t own Komplete or Maschine, you should still be able to open it up so long as you have Ableton 10.🔥🔥

Feel free to remix or do whatever, please tag me so I can hear what you’ve done.

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SPACE FUNK

DL Ableton Session

XLII - SPACE FUNK

Neon High Bonus Remixes

Thro Yo! (Broken Haze Remix)

ATSUMARE PEOPLE (feat. APOLLO)

This is a tune for all the thugs who never dance cos they're afraid of looking soft...
This is G-man disco for the average thug to dance "hard" to.

G-man disco thug machine

East Asian Folk Step-Hop.

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For further information, ask Arnie:
http://youtu.be/ZxobpBKInFw

XLII - Sayonara Baby!

Japan Minimal

Bad PM Remix (Philip TBC Remix) [feat. Ixist]

I sip Chateu Mouton and compose beautiful music on my poolside grand piano.
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Info, remixes, promos etc: 
info@xliimusic.com

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