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sami baha is a turkish producer based in south east london. his music was introduced to the world via his 2016 ep “mavericks” (planet mu), recorded while he was moving from istanbul to london where he’s now been living the last 3 years. sami got into producing through being a rapper himself, working with local rappers in turkey and producing beats for them, before setting his sights outside the country.
while his first record was focused around a more familiar trap based hiphop sound, “free for all” expands its range into more unfamiliar territory and also brings his production into focus by featuring a number of mcs from all corners of the globe: uk drill squad 67’s dimzy, stockholm’s yung lean and chicago rapper and singer dj nate (aka flexxbabii) who’s previously recorded on planet mu as a footwork producer. the record also features the rowdy sing-song of egyptian mcs dawsha and abanob from cairo whom sami met while on tour in egypt.

(180 g vinyl incl. dl card) following its launch in 2006, slaters l.b. dub corp moniker has been responsible for refreshing house music on labels like mote-evolver and ostgut ton, with the latter hosting the pseudonyms debut album in 2013. side effects is the projects first body of work since then. i wrote the tracks over the last year between being on the road as p.a.s. and playing a few l.b. dub corp house sets, which naturally evolved into side effects almost accidentally luke slater

for the past 15 years the tanzanian megalopolis of dar es salaam has had one of the most exciting underground electronic music scenes in east africa. a constellation of micro-scenes from mchiriku, sebene and segere all the way to its latest mutation of singeli that finally after years of lurking in the underground has exploded into the mainstream and taken over bongo flava as the music of choice amongst tanzania s youth. born in the sprawling working class neighborhoods of tandale and manzese, singeli s signature sound consists of fast paced frantic loops interlocking with each other, with influences from zanzibars tarab music all the way to south african afro-house coupled with mc s who often spit satirical lyrics about the challenges facing tanzania s youth, from police corruption to the complications of dating girls when you are broke. if there is one studio that stands out amongst the hundreds that dot dar es salaam s musical landscape it is sisso records. centered around producers, bwax, sisso, bampa pana and yung keyz morento and mc s dogo niga and makavelli, they were early pioneers of the singeli sound. whilst some singeli artists have begun fusing their music with more traditional tanzanian hip hop, sisso have remained uncompromising in their sound, always raw, fast with a punk diy aesthetic that can at times verge on noise and gabber, to produce a spell binding music that is like no other sound system culture in the region.

das debütalbum von nimo auf 180 gramm doppelvinyl im klappcover, downloadcode inklusive.

180gram vinyl includes 12x24 art print poster + 320kbps mp3 download. producer jean cousin - known online as the prolific johnny ripper for several years - presents his debut physical release under the new pseudonym joni void.

alborosie the on a mission reggae warrior licks back the dread at the controls rod taylor classic from 1978 his majesty (produced by mikey dread) to stunning effect. the latest production of mr. alberto d ascola aka puppa albo aka alborosie showcases established hit-makers gentleman (in combination with clay), mr. vegas, alborosie, etana, christopher martin, sizzla kalonji with all new exclusive tunes, alongside young lions like dann i, yung j.r., skygrass, sandy smith and martei corley, with all great voices and excellent performances. eleven superb tunes plus alborosies instrumental riddim version makes this a standout longplay release! run the rhythm!

nice price deal !!! after the blunted murk of their previous self-titled mini-album on idle hands, amos jabu childs and sam neek barrett return to the place where their most fragmented ideas manifest in fleeting glimpses of tracks. theirs is a teasing approach, where all the facets of a fully formed track are condensed down to one or two minutes of distilled excellence.

brrwd ist ein joint-venture label von ta-ku, seinem wegbegleiter repeat pattern und jakarta records. als ersten release haben die beiden dazu eine label-compilation ins leben gerufen. diese markiert auch den 2. release von ta-ku mit jakarta records. er selbst wird auf 2 tracks auch mit seiner stimme vertreten sein. das neue label veröffentlichte bereits 2015 das no.sleep (fotoband) projekt der beiden produzenten. dieses behandelte einen 24h trip durch die stadt tokyo und genau hier setzt die compilation 2016 thematisch an. die folgende 10-inch reihe auf brrwd wird von ta-ku & repeat pattern kuratiert & mäandert zwischen loops und fotografie mit künstlern aus ihrem umfeld, wie pink sifu, malik abdoul-rahmaan, yagi, abhi/dijon & submerse. das 10 inch vinyl erscheint inklusive downloadcode.

18+ return with their they remixes ep, a collaboration with artists they respect and admire, with a purpose to reinvent their favourite tracks taken from their critically acclaimed debut album trust . featured artists include the distorted trap beat darling suicideyear (prod. for yung lean), experimental grime producer mr. mitch, and the cult portuguese collective tia maria producoes. the final feature is relatively unknown puerto rican artist audri nix, whose unofficial remix for crow first caught the attention of the band for its similarities to their own aesthetic and magpie-like approach to art. sung all in spanish, audri provides original lyrics just keeping the band’s beats. the 12inch is cut & mastered by matt colton

hot on the tail of two prior releases by tapirus aka rotterdams own charlton, the mnsx series presents its 3rd instalment with none other than yung john heckle from merseyside, uk with a remix by tapirus. three incredible tracks from john heckle make up this blistering hyperactive ep.

contributions by the game feat chris brown, usher, p diddy, mario winans and boyz ii men, 50 cent, yung berg feat loco, jamie foxx feat ne yo and riz nwosu!

includes gifts in a remix version feat lil wayne & the game.flip for sexy can i feat yung berg!

feat. icewear vezzo, yung lean, pusha t, g herbo, wiz khalifa, 42 dugg & landstrip..

wolfram with his friends like peaches, falco, yung hurn, egyptian lover, pamela anderson and haddaway

planet mu prŠsentiert die erste musiksammlung aus der chicagoer >footwork<-szene. footwork ist hyperrhythmische, abstrakte tanzmusik, die sich bei 160bpm einpendelt und meist aus samplestuecken und phrasen bestehen, die in repetitive rhythmen und formen gedreht werden, waehrend synkopierte strukturen aus dem drumcomputer auf fette sub-basslinien treffen. bisher gibt es nur einige 12s und selbstgestaltete mix cds, die im underground kursieren.

the seventh album from producer geoff wilkinsonÕs hip-hop-jazz crew us3 sees the introduction of 2 new young mcs hot off the streets of new york. underground hip-hop fans will already know the name of 23 year-old sene, and spoken word aficionados will certainly be aware of 20 year-old brook yung who is already a rising star on the us spoken word circuit. last year he won 1st place in laÕs adult poetry slam and 1st place in the nyc urban word youth slam. he is currently a member of nycÕs urban word team, and performed alongside wyclef at the 2009 sundance film festival.