Burgeoning algorithms, online lifestyles and digitised social lives have all but taken over society to create new normal behaviours, resulting in a long-forgotten pre-digital way of living. 

Ex Veil want to remind society of a time when digital was degraded, unmeasured, unaddictive and something individuals controlled.

With a clear nod to 90s/00s spiritual soul and conscious hip hop, 's01: Successary' applies an intentionally lo-fi, MP3-saturated sound to linguistically explore both where we are today and the paths previously walked.

Credits

Written & Composed - Ex Veil
Vocalists - Amélie, Imani, Karina, Martin, Nia, Gemma, Klya
Musicians - Marcus, Khalil, Jon, Andre, Peggy, Craig, Tom, Jordan
Executive Producer - A. Plate
Mastering - M. Iveson

Studio
ARP 2600, EMS Synthi, Rhodes MkII, 200A, MKS80, A7000, A5000, EDP Wasp, ESQ-M, Telecaster, ES-175, Cirrus, RE-501, SM-20, R121, NT1, A80/R, UAD 16, WinPlay3, Teac V9, amongst other bits..

BANDCAMP

Ex Veil - s01: Successary

Love & Death

Nga Nga

Expansions

Juicy Fruit (Bonus Track)

Gregory Porter - 1960 what

Maria También

As ever this Armadillo music was entirely improvised live, on the spot, for the moment, the mood, the people and the vibe.

This is a 10 minute section from a live jam by Armadillo from 1st May 2025 at the Feathers. It’s the second part of a 23 minute exploration (1st half called The Load - Pure Half), itself part of an hour and a half of improvisation. The full 23 minute version is also here on soundcloud and is obviously what the piece is meant to be. Long and hypnotic, funky and spacey guitars, with plenty of bluesy exploration and chilled vocals.

Don’t expect a 3 minute pop song! …but music to put on and leave on... and be drawn in by … the groove will just keep on rolling… and the tune will just keep on wandering wherever it takes us…

AF15 Recorded in one take: guitars via Olympus LS-P5 mic (digital dictaphone), the rest D.I.-ed into an Olympus LS-P1 digital dictaphone.
Main vocals and lead guitar fully live with other guitar layers, bass, backing vocals and horns laid down live using a Boss RC-600 looper. Drums by Lumbeats FD.

May it get you the fonk on...

The Load - Spaced Half - live improvisation AF15 sub10

BUY ALBUM

01 - Chasing Gold

03 - City Meadows

04 - Whispers

05 - Life's Rhythm

02 - City Shadows

Fela Kuti - Sorrow, Tears And Blood
Simple DJ Edit Pitched Up To  106 

Eh-ya!
Everybody run run run
Eh-ya!
Everybody scatter scatter
Eh-ya!
Some people lost some bread
Eh-ya!
Someone nearly die
Eh-ya!
Someone just die
Eh-ya!
Police they come, army they come
Eh-ya!
Confusion everywhere

Eh-ya!

Seven minutes later
All don cool down, brother
Police don go away
Army don disappear
Them leave sorrow, tears and blood
Them regular trademark!
Them leave sorrow, tears and blood

Them regular trademark
Themregular trademark
Them regular trademark

That is why

Eh-ya!
Everybody run run run
Eh-ya!
Everybody scatter scatter
Eh-ya!
Some people lost some bread
Eh-ya!
Someone nearly die
Eh-ya!
Someone just die
Eh-ya!
Police they come
Army they come
Confusion everywhere
Eh-ya!

La la la la

My people self they fear too much
We fear for the thing we no see
We fear for the air around us
We fear to fight for freedom
We fear to fight for liberty
We fear to fight for justice
We fear to fight for happiness
We always get reason to fear

We no want die
We no want wound
We no want quench
We no want go

I get one child
Mama dey for house
Papa dey for house
I want build house
I don't build house
I no want quench
I want enjoy
I no want go
Ah!

So policeman go slap your face
You no go talk
Army man go whip your yansh
You go they look like donkey
Rhodesia they do them own
Our leaders they yab for nothing
South Africa they do them own

Them leave sorrow, tears and blood

Ah, na so
Time will they go
Time no wait for nobody
Like that: choo, choo, choo, choo, ah
But police go they come, army go they come
With confusion

Free DL Here

Fela Kuti - Sorrow, Tears And Blood (Petko Turner Love Or Hate Edit)

Of All the Things

Rockin' You Eternally (feat. Dwele & Leon Ware)

Intrinsic Trance - Hey Policeman (1976)

I talk shit at music events and music at shit events. 
I compose music to a decomposing market.
I reorganise music for a disorganised industry.
I can DJ music made by others for others.
I do DJ music made by myself for no one else.
I host my own Podcast, but can't stream it.
I have music both on and off the internet.
I play my organ most evenings.
Actually exploited introvert.
Virtually inverted extrovert.

DJ Bookings, Remixes and Enquires: ysemusic@gmail.com

04 - Whispers

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