Listen to the exclusive GROOVE-Premiere of Blonds track „Bright Grass Bodies”, taken from the „Bar Records 07” EP on @bar-rotterdam . Released digitally soon.

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Bar Records 07

Blond - Bright Grass Bodies

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.

JAMES BANGURA - Drown It Out

Chill Pill will help you get in line with nature, enhancing positive feelings through better awareness of one's surroundings. Listening to this music will improve your physical, mental, and spiritual well-being. While consuming Chill Pill a healthy mix of relaxation and hedonism is recommended.

Tracklist: 
1)DJ City – Race Point
2)Movulango – Beautiful Mess
3)Nalan feat. Walter p99 arkestra
4)Simone De Kunovich - W³
5)Nice Girl – Apartment Above Café
6)Eden Burns – Quokka Rock
7)Sofie & Speckman – Cheerleader (Club Mix)
8)DJ Chrysalis & Babyxxan – Do You Remember The Name Of This Song
9)Salamanda – Truffles Sprinkles
10)Bella Boo – Boo’s Mood
11)DJ Gigola – I Dream
12)Ciutat – Sabor A Mi
13)LacopinedeFlipper – Dèjá Vécu
14)Shā Mò – Bowery
15)Stiltz/Rowley – Addicted To Losing
16)RIP Swirl – Velvet
17)Kean Farrar – Out Of My Head
18)Aroma Pitch – Cosmo Dub
19)Popp – Pingo (Air Mix)

[PP-DISC-05] V.A. - CHILL PILL Vol. IV (snippets)

100% Germ Free Digital Only Release! Available only for the duration of the COVID-19 crisis!

From East to West Klasse Wrecks connect over the seas for their first digital only release. Label boss’ Mr. Ho and Luca Lozano provide you with six tracks of distraction during these sour times. Plugs straight into your digital device, no sanitising needed!

Stay at home! Stay safe but free! Stay creative!

HOMEBOYS - Luca Lozano + Mr. Ho

'XLR8R+039' is an Osàre! Editions label showcase curated by Elena Colombi in collaboration with XLR8R, featuring Novo Line, Schulverweis, , The Spy, L/F/D/M, Mayurashka, Sepehr, and Colombi herself. 

Get the package: bit.ly/XLR8Rplus_OsareEditions

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A1 FunkTabla (Snippet)

Another world lay beneath the dark, murky waters; one unseen by human eyes and untouched by human hands. Though the surface remained placid and still, below there was much more at play. Strange creatures and amphibious beings lurked and whispered in strange tongues amongst the sea grass that cast its leaves high overhead, viciously swaying as one when the current passed through. It was clear that there were cunning plans being masterminded down here, ones that could overthrow everything on solid ground...

Los Pulpitos is the brainchild of Dirk Leyers from Africaine 808 and Felipe Salmón of Dengue Dengue Dengue fame. Born in the depths of the pandemic, the two talented friends and "tentacle tech" originators fuse their harmonic love of polyrhythmic percussion, dub-wise vibrations and traditional Candomblé and Cumbia rhythms on this 12" for Terra Magica Records. But that's not all, within these bubbling creations there's so many more influences at play: a little bit of psychedelia, a peppering of Ragga and breaks as well as some dubstep and UK bass wobble, to rattle off a few - it's music to move your body and soothe your mind.

PREMIERE: Los Pulpitos - Sepia [Terra Magica]

Are you ready to embark on a wild ride through the sonic wonderland of ‚Life Of Phoroma‘? This isn‘t your average V/A extended player compilation - it‘s a pulse-pounding journey through chaos,
confusion, and pure eclecticism that‘ll take you beyond just dancing.
Terra Magica Rec. sixth release is a passionate ode to the fusion of EBM and psychedelic, perfectly blending lightningfast new age and tribal hypnotic soundscapes with 1980s synth-atmospheres high on Trance. It’s Space Disco gone Techno gone HiNRG gone wrong folks! Enjoy. The SH-101‘s aggressive cuts, the Sequential Circuits‘ mesmerizing melodies, and the heavily processed Neumann TLM 193 vocals seamlessly weave in and out of acid-ish and electro breakbeat grooves, „Why am I suddenly standing at Tokyo Teleport Station? What happend to my last week?“ Welcome to relaxed Rave-basslines and lo-fi rhythms that will intoxicate your senses. Get loose and fall into your next portal of unexpected spiritual flows. Catch your six unique tracks for a highly eclectic journey through mysterious and magical moments. So strap in and become one with the sound, because ‚Life Of Phoroma‘ is your roller coaster ride to unforgettable sonic adventures.

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PREMIERE⚡Volta Cab  - Titanium Stresser [Terra Magica Rec.]

She was dancing all alone, the room was crowded but it were as if she was the only ethereal creature of note. For everyone else was not there really, at least not in the same way as she was. She was really there. An eternal body which moved and weaved between the walls long after everyone had left the club. It was as if her very spirit lived within the brickwork which made this house a home. Perhaps that is what it was, her home.

Wendy was her name but it could be anything to anyone given the time of day. For she was all things to all people - a happy smile, a guilty conscience, a careless whisper, a slow dance, a wild romance. She was a moment in time - a vision in the midst of the night only to be forgotten as the sun rose. She was everyone's ghost...

Çâline With C is set to release new music on Electrifying Impact - a raucous EBM infused record destined to bang in the small dark rooms for which it was intended for. Intricate and heavy at the same time, this one will do just fine on the floor.

PREMIERE: Çâline With C - Wendy(Venderstrooik Remix)[Electrifying Impact]

A deeper variation of “Deep Scout” — focused on low-end energy, spatial depth and evolving resonance.
Built through intuition rather than structure, this version explores the physical presence of sound, Low frequency. Deep space. Pure resonance.

deep scout (Resonance Field)

'Archive – A Frankfurt Catalogue 91-94' is ready for pre-order now: https://dieorakel.bandcamp.com/album/archive-a-frankfurt-catalouge-91-94. Release date is 27 November 2020.

01 Phobia – Phobia (Silent)
02 Ongaku – Mihon #2
03 Alter Ego – Tanks Ahead
04 Redeye ‎– Ride With Aracknid
05 Sieg Über Die Sonne – Produkt Des Lichtes 
06 Ralf Hildenbeutel – Looking Beyond
07 Solar Eclipse – Zero Degree
08 Atom Heart – Milagro 

Frankfurt am Main has been on the german map of electronic dance music for arguably a handful of decades, characterized by vibrant scenes of emerging artists and DJs, and a (more often than not) industrious habit, which became notorious over the course of the 1990s. The crucial years of 1991 thru 1994, in which genres increasingly became sophisticated and attributed with regional sound signifyers, saw many protagonists getting into gear for international careers, while others ditched middle-class life perspectives for making a living with music related activities. 

'Archive – A Frankfurt Catalogue 91-94' is a selective, rather cerebral sonic cross section of Frankfurt am Main. Unlike other compilations based on cities, Archive does not claim to be representative—it is hyper-specific and curated to emphasize the emergent sound of an era, which became a topic of special interest in recent years. Experimental, bleepy acid and techno, science fiction house music with trance seeping in around the edges—the protagonists featured on this curated Compilation represent many of Frankfurt’s burgeoning scenes back then.

The tracklist might as well be read as a rhizomatic, yet partial analysis of the Frankfurt scene around that time. The first track sees two pioneers of Frankfurt’s pre house and techno tape scene, Pink Elln (aka Tobias Freund) and Atom Heart team up as Phobia, followed by a short-lived triad called Ongaku which consisted of Atom Heart and the DJ duo of Ata and Heiko MSO. Those DJs were to co-found the Delirium record store and start their own family of record labels soon after, joined by two guys hailing from close-by Darmstadt: Roman Flügel and Jörn Elling Wuttke. Roman and Jörn initially created their Alter Ego project as an outlet for releases on Harthouse; an infamous label, run by Sven Väth amongst others, which also released countless productions created by Ralf Hildenbeutel. Redeye’s and Solar Eclipse’s tracks had been released on after 6am point, a label that had once been run out of the lively and creative hub at Delirium record store. The project Sieg Über Die Sonne had been started by Tobias Freund and Martin Schopf (aka Dandy Jack) in the late 1980s, both close friends to Atom Heart, who completes this compilation with a rare house track.

Compiled by Oliver Hafenbauer
Artwork by Orakel Studio
Mastered by Lopazz
Photo by Peter Wolff
Words by Patrick Raddatz

Archive – A Frankfurt Catalogue 91-94

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