second release on round in motion by afrobuddha

athens-born, london-raised producer leonidas draws from his life experiences and uses warm vintage analog equipment to express those magical moments, on this deep and varied debut ep.
limited to 300 copies on transparent / translucent vinyl.

afrobuddha is the hotly-awaited new music project from east london-based japanese producer/dj duo kay suzuki and koichi sakai, arguably two of the biggest and most respected names pushing at the boundaries of the capitals independent world music scene over the last five years. the first release to hail from the afrobuddha banner will be obame, a powerful collaboration with the kakatsitsi drummers, a ghanaian drum and dance troupe, featuring pioneering drummers from the ga tribe of southern ghana, with their roots in the fishing community of jamestown. they combine traditional drumming grooves, played on a wide variety of west african drums, with melodies from bamboo flutes, xylophone and folkloric chants in stunning harmony. the track fuses their intoxicating raw drumming, traditional chants and bamboo flutes with afrobuddhas unique rendering of modern dance music to create a truly spiritual dance music of our time.

live upbeat dance music with flavours of funk, afrobeat, highlife, chimurenga and dub.
soundspecies is the alias of brothers henry and oliver keen, london-based producers, musicians and djs who have grown up making music together. this new live project is led by oliver keen inspired by his travel to west africa. joined by his other brothers barnaby and nathaniel(andreya triana) with honorary brother dave de rose (mulatu astatke, mark ronson, moloko), they created unique live upbeat music with strong influence of west african rhythms and grooves.