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ANTIQUE NAKED SOUL IS A BEATBOX-SING SOUL BAND. THEY BUILD AND LOOP BEATS LIVE ON STAGE USING ONLY THEIR VOICES BUT THEY CREATE AS MUCH SOUND AS A FULL BAND OF INSTRUMENTS. THERE ARE FOUR BEAUTIFUL SOULS IN THIS BAND: CANDICE “ANTIQUE” DAVIS, TOMMY “SOULATI” SHEPHERD, JAYME BROWN AND N’GALA MCCOY. THEY GOT TOGETHER BY ACCIDENT OR HAPPY COINCIDENCE TO PLAY ONE SHOW. LEAD SINGER ANTIQUE RECALLS, “WE HAD NO NAME, NO IDENTITY REALLY. AFTER THE SHOW, WE GOT SUCH A GREAT RESPONSE THAT WE LOOKED AT EACH OTHER AND SAID, ‘WE GOTTA KEEP DOING THIS!’. SO WE STARTED TAKING SONGS THAT I HAD RECORDED, BUT NOT RELEASED, AND TRANSLATING THEM INTO BEATBOX AND LATER, MY HUSBAND WAS JUST CASUALLY SAYING, ‘Y’ALL DO NAKED SOUL’ AND THAT IS HOW WE GOT THE NAME.” IT WAS IMPORTANT TO THEM TO HAVE A MESSAGE AND TO BE HIP-HOP PRESERVATIONISTS. SOULATI STATES, “WE KNEW THAT WE WANTED TO PRESERVE A CLASSIC HIP-HOP FLAIR THROUGH BEATBOXING AND STAY REALLY SOULFUL WITH OUR VOCALS, BUT WE ALSO FELT A DEEP CALLING TO STAY TRUE TO OAKLAND’S POLITICAL ROOTS. WE WANTED TO BE THE SOUNDTRACK OF THE STRUGGLE, THE BEAUTIFUL STRUGGLE FOR FREEDOM AND EQUALITY.”
I am a refugee now
I am running like mad across a frosty green Poland
My head in a sack
And the blood in my brain screaming
“How did this happen?”
And “Where am I now?”
Who is so blue in this freeze
Who is so grey with the history
Rain dancing all on my face without mercy
And the muscles relax
And I just have to laugh
Through the loose teeth and tissue
The symphony builds under your boot
And the horns drool in harmony
Dancers all swoon
This is my bloody tune
My last gasp of the past
My thorn in the side of the violence of time
I won’t scream, I won’t writhe
I am laughing and burning alive
Like a thornbush
That grew in the hot countryside
Now the fire is high
And I am not consumed
Yes, this is the room
This is the old song from memory
This is the sound of the Jew
Who refuses to die
April 4th 1944
I recall my old address no more
I live day to day on the glossy dancefloor
Of a wide countryside full of disappeared people
I sleep in the churches
Eat grass like a goat
The calendar hangs on the wall of my memory
My name is inscribed up the sleeve of my coat
Here I am
Take this document with you
The lines that I wrote as I bled through the night
In a strange rusted land
I have ripped the page out
It is here in my hand
Here I am
Person of the book
But I have lost my page like so many others
I am left to inscribe my own name
On a torn one
We will have a new book scattered far
Across the expanses
The scrapbook of signatures scrawled
In forgotten, lost diaries
Texts to recite when time’s bloody boot
Dances and kicks in the bone of our chest
Like soft earth
And our ancient hoarse voices
Will echo in song
And resound off the curve of a high stony ceiling
The curve of the arch
From our death to our birth
Kane Ikin is an experimental musician from Melbourne. His music – equal parts narcotic and kinetic – conjures industrial landscapes in crystalline definition. Concussive rhythms surround a glistening soundstage, creating a cinematic experience for the mind akin to a modern-day Blade Runner or Akira soundtrack. Kane has delivered two outstanding works in 2016. The tense and atmospheric “Modern Pressure” (Type Recordings) and its dancefloor-minded companion “Basalt Crush” (Latency Recordings) have both received high acclaim from Boomkat, Juno Plus and Bleep, drawing comparisons to Raime, Andy Stott and Demdike-Stare. Kane’s next work, “Sensory Memory” (Echovolt Records), will be released late 2016. Resident Advisor
After releases on Yoruba Records and Sounds Of The Universe 22a boss, Tenderlonious returns home with a new six track EP. As the title suggests “On Flute” shows us how diverse Tenderlonious’s musicianship is as he embellishes each song with his signature flute sound. On Flute EP is out November 25th – pre-order via Bandcamp
One of the main proponents of the current slow-mo and sultry house Revolution, Slow Hands aka Ryan Cavanagh is an organic specialist. His rich yet languid style bares all the hallmarks of the classical and compositional training he has had, whilst everything from jazz to blues to trippy electronica inform the New Yorker’s well honed production palette. -Bandcamp
Notwist’s latest offering “Superheroes, Ghostvillains + Stuff” features 16 tracks and was recorded on Dec. 16, 2015 on the second of three wonderful nights at the fabulous UT Connewitz in Leipzig. The album was released Oct. 14/2016 as a digital only release from Sub Pop Records.
Fogh Depot is a trio from Moscow, Russia, who makes music that incorporates elements of nu jazz, hip-hop, doom jazz and live-electronic. Baritone sax, double bass, drums, samplers and a whole lot of stomp boxes and effects. Heres an 11 track Youtube playlist I put together. Click on the Youtube icon bottom right to expand it.
Vienna based producer and Affine founding member Cid Rim hitting the streets again with two original synth-drenched firecrackers. The opener „Charge“ takes you places where hybrid dance music is the boss – sophisticated chord progressions merged with versatile funk flashes and organic slices. Followed by „Kano“, a rollercoaster ride through Cid´s characteristic drum machine workouts, convoluted beat textures and on top of that a wild fusion hook. On the flipside dutch crate-digger and avant-garde jazz cognoscente Jameszoo supplies a beautifully weird rhythm breaker rework of Charge. Soundcloud
Blueprint continue the 20 yr celebrations with Kero & Gotshell’s storming full EP label debut, fierce techno that stands tall along side anything from the labels catalogue and is sure to blow some heads and speakers when dropped. Heres the first single.
http://www.deejay.de/Kero_%26_Gotshell_Perindsor_Ep_BP047_Vinyl__245821
Rioux’s latest on Bandcamp…
Project Pablo (Patrick Holland), is a DJ and Musician currently residing in Montreal, Canada. 2015 saw Holland’s debut full length release I Want to Believe (1080p) and his inaugural European Journey. Post-tour, South London’s Church imprint welcomed the Canadian to their roster with a solo outing via their V/A 12″ series “Church Volumes”, and a rougher collaborative record with Vancouver’s Wolfey, coined Jervis Pump Station. 2016 brought on a more comprehensive European jaunt for Holland covering 12 cities & clubs; including Copenhagen’s Jolene, London’s Corsica Studios, Vienna’s Celeste and Manchester’s Soup Kitchen. To compliment the trip, London’s Magicwire delivered Holland’s fourth 12″ to date, Priorities, on April 8th. Inspired by the depths of adult contemporary and moods and ‘tudes of his french/italian neighbourhood, the 4 cuts are aimed for the dance. This year holds further investigation of the European Continent in July and two records featuring previously heard and unheard music. RA
Treehouse are a Reggae/Jam/Rock band from Myrtle Beach, SC.
Peggy Gou is a Berlin based Korean artist. Through a regular stream of high quality mixes she has begun to turn heads in underground circles. Sitting somewhere between Detroit, London and Berlin in sound, her DJ sets are a assured, kinetic combination of dark, pulsing house and techno, broken beats and abstract compositions. -Resident Advisor
It was early 2012 that ripples of hype started to reverberate around an unknown artist by the name of Amirali and in July of that year his ‘In Time’ LP was released on Crosstown Rebels to critical acclaim. Clash Magazine shortlisted it for album of the year, Metro UK newspaper named ‘My Way’ their track of the year, whilst Resident Advisor pronounced it “an example of perfect craftsmanship”. The album transcended genres and won an army of fans around the globe.
Amirali received widespread support from BBC Radio1 culminating in him being invited to perform live at the very first video broadcast of the highly coveted BBC Radio 1 Essential Mix. Since then he has forged a career as an uncompromising musician / songwriter and live performer which has seen him touring the globe performing at some of the world’s most prestigious music venues including: Berghain (Berlin), Fabric (London), D-Edge & Warung (Brazil), Arma 17 (Moscow), Warehouse Project (Manchester) and Trade (Miami) to name but a select few. Resident Advisor
The Orbs ambient 2016 release ‘Chill Out World’
Described as their “most ambient album yet,” Chill Out World is scheduled for release tomorrow Oct 13, 2016 through Kompakt. The ten-track album continues The Orb’s Kompakt connection, after last year’s Moonbuilding 2703 AD LP (and this March’s Alpine EP) on the Cologne label. But while Moonbuilding 2703 AD took six years before it finally came together, Alex Paterson and Thomas Fehlmann needed just six months to produce COW / Chill Out, World!. Paterson describes COW / Chill Out, World! as a protest album in reverse.” Fehlmann, who also comments on how the pair “trusted our first instincts and allowed the ideas to flow freely,” says: “We didn’t intend to rehash old chill out vibes. On the contrary. It’s the 21st century and it seems like a good idea for people to sit back and chill the fuck out, before continuing to act destructively. To chill out is to act consciously, guided from a calm centre.” RA
SEEING SOUND, HEARING COLOURS Robert Babicz has been redefining the boundaries of electronic music since the early 1990s. His unique artistry encompasses sound, vision, emotion and spirituality. From releasing and performing acid techno as Rob Acid, to his role as a highly-sought after producer and studio wizard infusing technical perfection with deep emotion, to his striking photos, everything Robert does expresses his desire to celebrate beauty and humanity, and to live each moment with utmost consciousness.
He also does Ambient stuff…
https://soundcloud.com/robbabicz/rbabicz-wall-city-beta?in=rutabaga/sets/ambient
Robert Henke is an artist working in the fields of audiovisual installation, music and performance. He was born 1969 in Munich, Germany, and lives in Berlin. Coming from a strong engineering background, Henke is fascinated by the beauty of technical objects and developing his own instruments and algorithms is an integral part of his creative process. His materials are computer generated sound and images, field recordings, photography and light; transformed, re-arranged and modulated by mathematical rules, real time interaction and controlled random operations. Robert Henke’s work has a particular focus on the exploration of spaces, both virtual and physical. Many of his works use multiple channels of audio or are specifically conceived for unique locations and their individual properties. For the past few years, he has been exploring the artistic usage of high power lasers in his installations and performances. The results include music on the edge of contemporary club culture, surround sound concerts, compositions in the tradition of academic computer music, photography, audiovisual installations, sound art and publicly available software. His long term musical project Monolake, founded in 1995, became one of the key icons of a new electronic club music culture emerging in Berlin after the fall of the Wall. Robert Henke is also one of the main creators of the music software Ableton Live, which since its invention in 1999 became the standard tool for electronic music production and completely redefined the performance practice of electronic music. He writes and lectures about sound and the creative use of computers and held teaching positions at the Berlin University of the Arts, the Center for Computer Research in Music and Acoustics (CCRMA) at Stanford University, and the Studio National des Arts Contemporains – Le Fresnoy in Lille, France.
Moderat are Modeselektor and Apparat. Hardly anybody has brought electronic music from Berlin to the farthest flung corners of the world with more passion and enthusiasm than these two heavyweights. Monkeytown Records
DECISIONS is proud to announce its second release: Empty Gallery EP by waterhouse, a Melbourne based producer, DJ and vocalist. The EP spans 3 years of waterhouse productions (2013-2015), charting a sonic emergence suffused with spatial, textural and emotional complexity.
The EP opens with ‘Breathless’, a heady rush of ambience, shimmering cymbals and field recorded textures. ‘A Little Sheep’ follows, progressively immersing the listener in accumulating layers of vocal melodies. On ‘3415’ rapturous choral textures encircle delayed claps and a reverb-drenched kick drum to form the most urgently rhythmic cut on the record. Side A ends with title track ‘Empty Gallery’, in which an intricate constellation of strings, pads, rumbling sub frequencies and brusquely dry percussion meet lyrics confronting life after loss.
‘Empty Room’ begins the B side, a gentle miasma of sound breathing to an 808 kick that dissolves into a haunting vocal refrain. ‘Untitled 2 (12:48am)’ builds a cathedral of bells, concrete percussion and deeply resonant drums to house a barely discernable vocal. waterhouse’s alchemical ability to turn raw material into something sublime is illustrated on ‘Broken Violin (afternoon recording)’ in which snippets of detuned violin and vocal improvisation entwine. ‘Song For A Prince In Exile’ closes the EP with a bubbling slab of ambience that is steadily subsumed by searing distortion. As if cauterising an open wound, it dramatically marks both an ending and a beginning. -Traxsource
Moses Boyd represents a new breed of young, talented jazz musicians that aren’t bound by tradition. With the launch of his latest project Exodus, Moses assembles a frighteningly skilled group of musicians, receiving blessings from Gilles Peterson, Four Tet and the MOBOs along the way. The album is used as a tool for improvisatory exploration of sounds and concepts, and to capture the many musical facets of leader Moses Boyd, the usual sideman to the likes of Zara Mcfaralane, Denys Baptiste, Soweto Kinch and many more. Moses aims to brings all his working experience into this ensemble. Boyd – Drums,Theon Cross – Tuba,Artie Zaitz – Guitar,Binker Golding – Tenor Saxophone,Nathaniel Cross – Trombone,Nubya Garcia – Bass Clarinet.-Yelfris Valdes – TrumpetWayne Francis – Alto Saxophone- Boiler Room magazine.
A wild collection of psychedelia, far out jams & trippy beats
Motorpsycho is a band from Trondheim, Norway, formed in 1989. Their music can generally be defined as progressive or psychedelic rock, but they also mix in elements from metal, jazz, post-rock, pop, country and many other musical styles.Wikipedia
Miguel Barros better known as Pional is a Spanish producer, remixer and electronic musician from Madrid, Spain. His solo career under the name Pional began in 2010 when he released his first EP, A Moot Point on the Hivern Discs label- Wikipedia
Cave In The Sky was formed out of the sonic explorations of multi-instrumentalist/producer/composer Cye Wood.
The debut album Sönghellir, was released by the Swedish label 1631 Recordings on the 26th of Feb 2016.
Thanks to a new work grant provided by the Australia Council for the Arts, Cye was able to complete the album at Greenhouse studios in Iceland with Paul Corley – mixing (Ben Frost, Tim hekker, Daniel lopatin) and Valgeir Sigurdsson – mastering (Bjork, Feist, Sigur Ros).
A few days before mixing began, Cye was exploring the Icelandic landscape and became lost looking for Snæfellsjökull Glacier. He finally reached the glacier late at night and stumbled upon the ancient location that would provide the name for the album’s title track; Sönghellir (The Singing Cave). It was here that he made the final recordings for the album.
The album was largely was recorded in the hinterland of Byron Bay and features contributions from Tunji Beier (percussion), Purdie Wood (voice), Paul Corley (programming/sound design), Hamish Stuart (drums/percussion), James Haselwood (bass), Simon Green (percussion/harmonica) and Matt Ostila (percussion/bass).
Dark, hypnotic, tripping nyabinghi from 1974.
Led by Ras Michael over four extended excursions, the music is organic, sublime and expansive. Lloyd Charmers and Federal engineer George Raymond stayed up all night after the session, to mix the recording, opening out the enraptured mood into echoing space, adding sparse, startling effects to the keyboards. At no cost to its deep spirituality, this is the closest reggae comes to psychedelia.-Honest Jons Records
Low Leaf is a L.A. based female producer, singer songwriter who combines harp, guitar and piano with electronic beats. Born to a Filipino family and raised on the west coast of the United States, Low Leaf first appeared in 2011 producing and self-releasing a string of mini albums over the following years. Her 2012 album AKASHAALAY was a spiritual tribute to her Filipino roots. Low Leaf’s upcoming album, Palm Psalms: A Light to Resolve All Darkness, shares the healing energy of music through messages of connectedness and spreading compassion. Heres a 6 song sample of some of her music. Click on the Youtube icon to expand the playlist
DJ GROUND started DJing in his teenage days and has played all over Japan with Osaka’s underground music scene. He’s a true omnivore when it comes to music – his style is a widespread border- and genreless garden of sound with absolutely no barriers, picking bits and pieces of whatever feels right and good to him. This led to numerous releases on various labels all over the globe, such as Chillmountain, Most Excellent, Magic Wand, Bokeh Versions and now on Multi Culti’s Moon Faze Sun Gaze compilation.Together with Mori-Ra he teamed up for an amazing edit work as Oyama Edit .
He member of the Chillmountain Corective in the mountains surrounding Osaka. -Soundcloud