Mutant Beat Dance – S/T (Rush Hour)
Mutant Beat Dance has returned with their debut self-titled 25 track album, a record album booklet consisting of 6 records in 3 different formats of 12"s, 7"s and 10”, a CD and in digital formats. This concept has been in development since 2015 with over 200 minutes running time. Mutant Beats was originally a duo made up of Traxx and Beau Wanzer from Nation's label roster, and now became a trio with its newest member Steve Summers to present an enormous diversity of song styles unlike anything they have ever done.
Paisiel – Paisiel (Lovers & Lollypops)
Paisiel consists of the Portuguese drummer, percussionist and sonic sculptor João Pais Filipe and the German saxophonist Julius Gabriel. Based on an individual exploration of the sound and on the expressive possibilities of their instruments, the duo’s music seeks to join and systematize their influences, albeit without any obvious correspondences or affinities. The result consists of textured and abstract melodies driven by a mechanical percussion that trespasses the listener’s mind into a kinetic trance. The music of João Pais Filipe and Julius Gabriel moves freely between experimental music, jazz, rock and other new musical categories, creating fantastic ambiances.
Polochord – Concretions (listen2me)
This is the fifth release by the Romanian music collective/record label listen2me, comprising the concretions of the Bucharest based producer electronic music producer
Polochord. Flourishing through many layers of ambient soundscapes, the album creates a scenic story, a powerful cinematic drive that flows throughout its entirety, 11 songs.
The Dwarfs of East Agouza - Rats Don't Eat Synthesizers (Annihaya Records/Akuphone)
Following their acclaimed first album
Bes,
The Dwarfs Of East Agouza return with this new long play composed of two hypnotic journeys:
Rats Don’t Eat Synthesizers and
Ringa Mask Koshary which was recorded in Cairo in September of 2015. Those still not so familiar with the name should notice that this trio consists of Alan Bishop (Acoustic Bass & Alto Sax), Maurice Louca (Keyboards & Drum Machine) and Sam Shalabi (Electric Guitar). Expect nothing but mesmerizing electric guitar harmonies, frenetic beats, both supported by the deep sound of Alan Bishop’s acoustic bass, creating a new magical Egyptian soundscape. Not to be missed!
The Maghreban - 01DEAS
The Maghreban aka Ayman Rostom is one of the most unique and respected beat makers working in house and techno today. His dusky grooves, heavy bass pressure and clanking drum breaks sound like they were dredged from the bottom of the river Nile, imbued with a maverick personality that shares kinship with the likes of Detroit’s Andres and Waajed, making him a perfect fit on R&S’s storied roster of pioneering outsiders.
VA - The Music of the Secret Society that Owns Belgrade (Inverted Spectrum Records)
The Music of the Secret Society that Owns Belgrade is a compilation featuring ten contemporary bands and solo musicians from Serbia's capital and its environs, with the aim of documenting the current scene of bands in Belgrade that play experimental, psychedelic and electronic music with an open-minded attitude, and which also preferably have some elements from styles local to Serbia or its geographical surroundings. However, the research has lead to the discovery that the most interesting bands that satisfy these narrow criteria constitute not that much of a scene, but they are structured more like a loose circle or a clique, consisting of a small number of musicians who know each other and play with each other in different combinations. Compiled by Hayvanlar Alemi drummer Işık Sarıhan, the musical styles featured here include Surf rock based on Balkan pop-folk anthems, urban folk music with Greek, Macedonian and Serbian references, ceremonially improvised psychedelic rock, alternative rock with post-punk overtones, and electronic mutations of Yugoslav-era pop-rock tracks.
