compiled by ken hidaka, max essa, dr rob

incl. sasha & maria, fatima yamaha, brahama, the mackenzie feat. jessy, hatrixx, and salif keita & the base boys.

uk-jazz live from the london’s legendary maida vale studios, hosted by joe armon-jones and presented by gilles peterson. limited double vinyl release, housed in a gatefold sleeve.

compiled by ken hidaka, max essa, dr rob

aka steve spacek

following on from last year s clarinet & piano: selected works vol. 1 - which saw group listening covering ambient classics such as works by roedelius, arthur russell, brian eno and robert wyatt, the duo return with a new offering for 2019 - a sultry and smoky remake of fatima yamaha s slow-burn classic what s a girl to do backed with a double header of the durutti column songs messidor / danny.

the false ricardian, a four track ep, features janne tavi, fatima njai, argy and jerome sydenham, the link that binds. here, a formidable agenda keeps us engaged in a thunderous rapture of sophisticated techno vibrations. the consistency of this deep product never betraysÉ but instead delivers consistently. fearsome!

the loop is the new lp by los angeles based polymath shafiq husayn, an epic project which saw its inception in 2012 through a series of studio sessions at shafiq s home, including collaborations with the likes of thundercat, erykah badu, flying lotus, bilal and anderson paak.

berlin-based french producer yokoo has unveiled his melodic masterpiece, nothing can compare, a 14-track album made up of the house veterans most eclectic sounds

its a captivating encounter when a producer of relative anonymity bursts onto the scene with an exciting and engaging release, that you re drawn back to again and again, wondering how you ve never heard of them before. porto producer pedro, & washington dc vocalist jenna camille have achieved exactly that with this first release on the mighty wolf music recordings. the influences from jazz though to soul, rnb & broken beat are weaved deep within this record. you re drawn in from the off with an intro of stripped back pianos behind an emotional spoken word monologue from jenna, before it opens up into a beatsy, rnb infused groove. having pulled you in float hits you with a richness of synth textures, layers of broken beats and dreamy chords alongside jennas float mantra hypnotising you deeper and deeper. reaching the last section of the track though you re woken from that hypnotic groove with a switch to a raw and energetic breakbeat sure to get any crowd moving. keep it h 2000 , the final track on the a side, has a real flavour of fatima to it emanating from jenna s blissful vocals - laid over the top of sustained rhodes, weighty synth lines and dynamic drums. flip it over and there s a tougher intensity to future dance (it ll be ok) , coupling rhythmic stabs with jazzy chord progressions, laced behind a groove that wouldn t be out of place lighting up the floor at a co-op night. to close out the e.p. you re given a sensory overload through jenna s staggered, overlaid vocals panned to come at you from every angle its the perfect outro to both stun you and leave you wanting more. and if this extremely well-polished, first key release is a sign of things to come, pedros name will be becoming a lot more familiar in years to come. support from afronaught (bugz in the attic), bradley zero, henry wu, lefto, atjazz & osunlade

we are living in precarious times. a senile, racist old man prone to temper tantrums has his tiny hands on the controls of the most powerful military machine the world has ever known. a handful of his (no less dangerous) international business associates and personal friends possess more collective wealth than the rest of us put together. the oceans and forests of the planet are dying slow deaths by asphyxiation, force fed 300 million tons of single use plastic garbage every year, and the temperature, both literal and rhetorical, rises the world over with each passing day.

to celebrate the 10th anniversary of dekmantel’s goings on in the world of events, festivals, and great music, the team behind the label have been releasing a record a month featuring some of their favourite artists, as part of a ten-year anniversary series collection. featuring acts close to the label’s collective, debuts, and legacy talents the crew have always wanted to sign, the series has seen the likes of gigi masin, call super, fatima yamaha, and more. this penultimate ep, sees dekmantel debut releases by lena willikens, space dimension controller, and dutch lo-fi star betonkust and palmbomen, in addition to a special cut by bufima

on ep5, legendary german musician burnt friedman makes his dekmantel records debut with ‘monsun’. the berlin based artist, who built a reputation for himself through his explorations into obscure, finely-tuned, experimental dub through his label nonplace, alongside his collaborative relationship with the late can drummer jaki liebezeit, is one of the crucial, sonic manipulators of our time. ‘monsun’ finds friedman crafting flowing, percussive, dub techno that is both esoteric, and progressive. befitting of a dekmantel release. alongside friedman sits legendary detroit act ectomorph, aka. bmg & erika, also making their dekmantel inauguration, with a record that surmises’ the group’s anologue, style of motor city beats

the best of dkmntl x patta on one disc. dekmantel is happy to present the repress of the sought-after 2015 patta anthem the best i could do (with what i had) by young marco. this time backed with tom trago, who serves up his gloomy and exhilarating house jam brutal romance in the tt love fix. and topping it off with fatima yamaha s timeless the creature from culture creation taken from the first dkmntl x patta release.

following the release of the album still waters earlier this year, breakbot, which has now turned into a duo, has let other artists take control of his flagship single 2good4me and the track my toy. four of todays most prominent producers took on the challenge to create this ep featuring fatima yamaha, canblaster (one fourth of the french quartet club cheval), uk techno star riton and ed banger records recent protége borussia. related items

born in canada, fatima camara was raised in a large portuguese family where traditional song and dance were as integral to her family gatherings as food, laughter, and wine. before we sleep, her debut album, is as a collage of the diverse musical influences that have defined each chapter of her storied life: bass guitar lines wrought with the new wave sound that marked her formative adolescence, drums that echo the electronic music she migrated to during her early adulthood in toronto’s dance music scene, and an overriding melancholy that signals the conflicted feelings she has when considering the thin layer of dust that has collected upon her chair at the family dinner table since she made her move to berlin. &#8232,,,apart from music, fatima appreciates happy accidents, blended horizons, and unlit corners.

as one third of sa-ra creative partners shafiq husayn helped change the world, producing, writing and collaborating with a diverse cast of artists, from common to kanye, jill scott to j dilla and erykah badu, the aspects of music that sa-ra helped reintroduce to hip hop and rnb can be heard today throughout the current musical climate. citing the influence of the greats like george clinton, prince, herbie hancock and jimi hendrix, shafiqs sky high level of quality and musicality is noted and admired all over the world. featuring anderson paak (formerly know as breezy lovejoy), *it s better for you* is the first song lifted from forthcoming album the l&#8734,,,p, a project that includes collaborations with the likes of hiatus kayote, thundercat, miguel atwood ferguson, fatima and many more. due for release early 2015. this is the first solo work from shafiq since 2009s the critically lauded album en-a-free-ka.

decadubs 4 is a vinyl-only companion-piece to hyperdub 10.3, the latest cd in hyperdubs ongoing series of birthday-marking collections. following on from the labels first two 10th anniversary compilations, the third act represented in 10.3 transects and extrapolates forward the hyperdub catalogue from yet another angle, this time following the melancholy vapour trail drafted by burials numerous atmospheric beatless moments. this ep tunes in to those 11 new moments of downcast ambience that comprise half of the cds complete content, resulting in over 40 minutes of hitherto-unknown audio which squarely shoulder their extended play billing.

all city presents amada 13 exclusive tracks (plus one bonus in the form of a 7 inch flexi disc) from a selection of a mix of interesting underground producers from around the globe

the forthcoming release adds another notch to whats been an impressive and prolific year for funkineven, closely following that all-conquering fatima collaboration phone line and the funkinevil record produced with kyle hall. the two track on it make for a stylistic about-turn from the tv theme funk of the last apron release (and artwork of the year contender) chips & sweets, >dracula< is the kind of stuttering 303 acid jam funkineven is an expert of, reminiscent of the brilliant rolands jam, while cha! is a loose-limbed slice of proto-techno which goes heavy on the unfiltered analogue bass, driven forward with lolloping drum machine beats. released on red coloured vinyl, the look & sound for a perfect horror movie soundtrack !!!

scratcha dva has come up with probably the finest match between album title and music in the history of the universe. >pretty ugly< is what it is - sweet and sour, blaring and lush, rough and smooth. the man is a genius.

with the upcoming release of her debut ep warn-u, tri angle is extremely excited to introduce ayshay. born in senegal, raised in kuwait and now living in new york city, fatima al qadiri is the producer and vocalist behind ayshay. fuelled by her fascination with the sacred songs of islam warn-u is a homage and reinterpretation of the sounds that have haunted al qadiri since she was a child. constructed entirely out of her own vocals, which she filtered and layered upon one another warn-u is al qadiris attempt to reconfigure the concept of sacred music as inspiring divine love and divine fear. even in her adoption of the name ayshay, a flippant term which means whatever in arabic, fatima al qadiri seeks to distance the austere values inherent in worship music from her own interpretation of the latter.

on the 9th and before last of the 10 inch series of all city coleman and ta raach drop 10 hip hop grooves.

eglo records reaches its tenth release, with another acid dripping banger courtesy of west londons funkineven aka stevie j. taking things a little harder than on his previous two records, heart pound jacks its way across the dancefloor, in a collision of chi-town and ldn beat based funk. another space comes even harder, drawing on a touch of early rave and hardcore, its twenty tenà it just went on a journey before it got here. funkineven has been busy of late, remixing for hyperdub recording artist ikonika, darling farah and practicing as part of the fatima live band, who made their debut appearance for deviation at fabric on wednesday, supporting bilal

this lost bet is a sure win for everyone into darker, harder techno. with artists involved like darkrow, fatima hajji, a.paul, david moleon and dave most you just cant do no wrong!

next up on eglo records after the hugely successful vacuum ep by floating points its the debut release of west londons stevie j aka funkineven 1956, featuring hackneys new queen of funk & soul, fatima on vocal duties. 1xtras benji b has already been going mad over it, and the track is slowly building a reputation at a number londons underground jams and warehouse parties. sonically it occupies a similar stratosphere to dam funk, sa ra, bugz in the atitic, dorian concept, joker etc, but with a west london twist and deeply crafted vocal melody.

repress!! >candyshock< & >candydrop< sind zwei offbeat tracks die ordentlich druck machen und mit ihren bläsereinsätzen ziemlich gute laune verbreiten. daran ändert sich auch beim mollono.bass mix nicht mehr viel. klasse platte !!

kay suzuki, a london-based japanese producer and dj, has grown up surrounded by quality music since his whole family love music. he s influenced by music with social / cultural background of its time and place such as soul, jazz, funk, afro-beat, latin, house, broken beat, detroit techno, and everything in between or beyond. dubbed ?the hardest working japanese producer/ dj in london, kay isn t about any particular genre of music - or whether it s electronic or live, but rather about the grooves that makes bodies and hearts move. he makes this magic happen through his own night and label called b i p o l a r , which came from his philosophy towards art and human sense.

>candyshock< & >candydrop< sind zwei offbeat tracks die ordentlich druck machen und mit ihren bläsereinsätzen ziemlich gute laune verbreiten. daran ändert sich auch beim mollono.bass mix nicht mehr viel. klasse platte !!

some classic house, hip hop and soul acappella tools plus special porn a pella and scratch tools!!

quality groovy techno! vol. 3 features again tracks by sergy casttle, david melon, fatima haji and dj stay.. for fans of patterns & co

collection of recent japanese music (2008-2018)

we are living in precarious times. a senile, racist old man prone to temper tantrums has his tiny hands on the controls of the most powerful military machine the world has ever known. a handful of his (no less dangerous) international business associates and personal friends possess more collective wealth than the rest of us put together. the oceans and forests of the planet are dying slow deaths by asphyxiation, force fed 300 million tons of single use plastic garbage every year, and the temperature, both literal and rhetorical, rises the world over with each passing day.

we are back in the hauptstadt (berlin capital) with the fifth installment of the * stil vor talent berlin* compilation series, which brings forth a group of old and new faces, who exclusively contributed unreleased tracks, gathered under the umbrella of one of berlins most iconic spots. frankfurter tor is the gateway to one of our favourite districts: good old friedrichshain. loud, left and a little dirty, it houses some of the cityÕs best clubs, markets and musicians, oliver koletzki included. its two towers stand as metaphorical guards to an area that has plenty to offer and asks for little in return, instantly making it feel like home. as always, music is the common denominator and oliver koletzki delivers the perfect soundtrack with this new release, while chrisse kunst renders the visuals.

das label eglo records, bekannt fuer extravagante veroeffentlichungen im bereich house, hip hop, 2step, rnb, broken beat, boogie, acid, techno und darŸber hinaus, feiert sein 4-jaehriges bestehen. aus diesem anlass erscheint ein rueckblick auf den label-katalog in form dieser deluxe doppel-cd. mit 23 tracks, darunter vier neue exklusive tracks und viele bisher nur auf vinyl erhaeltliche titel, erscheint das label-album-debuet zum ersten mal in einem cd-format. mit dabei: floating points, fatima, funkineven, shuanise, mizz beats, arp 101, gifted & blessed und viele mehr!

pretty ugly ist das debŸtalbum von leon smart aka dva, in dem er die facetten elektronischer musik nachspŸrt und dabei gekommt mit den stilen wie uk funk, dubstep, aquacrunk und beats jogliert.

a-free-ka: a kemetic term, from ancient egypt, meaning spirit. being in a-free-ka means no limitations. no boundaries. infinite. as the myth-scientist sun ra said: the only limit is your imagination.