Stroboscopic Artefacts showcases Italian electronic music on new compilation

The label shares Caterina Barbieri’s “Virgo Rebellion” from the release titled Flowers From The Ashes: Contemporary Italian Electronic Music

Stroboscopic Artefacts are to release a new compilation in April featuring a selection of new music from Italian electronic artists. Back in 2013 the imprint released its Stellate limited edition series featuring four artists per release, but Flowers From The Ashes, Contemporary Italian Electronic Music is said to be its first artist compilation proper.

Artists featured are Stroboscopic Artefacts’ label boss Lucy, Silvia Kastel, Andrea Belfi, Marco Shuttle, Ninos Du Brasil, Alessandro Adriani, Chevel, Lory D, Caterina Barbieri, and Spazio Disponibile’s co-founder Neel.

You can listen to Caterina Barbieri’s offering “Virgo Rebellion” and check the tracklist below.

https://soundcloud.com/stroboscopicartefacts/d1-caterina-barbieri-virgo-rebellion-salp006sacd009

Tracklist:

A1 Silvia Kastel – Errori
A2 Andrea Belfi – Spitting & Skytouching
A3 Marco Shuttle – Lux Et Sonus
B1 Ninos Du Brasil – Noite Atrás
B2 Alessandro Adriani – You Will Not Be There For The End
B3 Chevel – Friends Electric
C1 Lucy – Starving The Mind
C2 Lory D – PRV-HH3-X
D1 Caterina Barbieri – Virgo Rebellion
D2 Neel – 4G

Stroboscopic Artefacts will release Flowers From The Ashes: Contemporary Italian Electronic Music on April 13th, 2018.

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Hear an excerpt from Efdemin’s new Naïf mix

It’s always a real treat to hear fresh material from Efdemin, and his latest project looks set to be his most ambitious so far. The techno artist is currently prepping for the release of his Naïf mix, a blend between album and DJ mix that’s soon to drop on Curle Recordings.

Comprised of 29 unreleased tracks, Naïf features new material from the likes of Margaret Dygas, Tobias, Marco Shuttle, Jeroen Search, Steve Bicknell, Gunnar Haslam and Cassegrain, as well as 10 new cuts from Efdemin.

The tracks will also be spread across seven unmixed vinyl EPs—two on Curle, five on Efdemin’s newly revived Naïf—to be released throughout 2018.

 
Curle Recordings will release Naïf on April 13th, 2018.

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Exploring The Outer Limits with Jeff Mills

Jeff Mills is nothing if not inventive. The Detroit artist has been more adventurous than anyone we can think of across his 35-year career, utilising an exhaustive blend of music, film and documentary to present techno at its richest. Heavily influenced by space travel and science fiction, his dense body of work is as inspirational as it is ground breaking, often referencing subjects like The Jungle Planet, One Man Spaceship and Time Machine. But in this colourful artistry Mills doesn’t belie the genre’s innate spirit: he’s also an exceptionally skilled DJ, and still flourishes with the talents he mastered as a young radio host.

For his latest endeavour Mills has returned to the radio format, exploring the far reaches of space on the NTS Radio broadcast The Outer Limits. Produced in collaboration with NASA, the six-part series is best described as a run of fictional stories, comprising electronic, classical and narrative from Mills and a string of guest musicians.

The first episode, which delves into the idea of the ‘black hole’, will air on Wednesday (January 17) at 2pm GMT, with each show set to be archived on the NTS website after it airs. This week’s episode will feature music by Mills as well as American pianist Kathleen Supové and British violinist Thomas Gould. Stream the show here; part two to be broadcast on March 14, following part three, four, five and six, in May, August, September and November 2018.

The techno pioneer chats with the fabric blog about his beginnings in radio and fascination with space. Full article

 

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Crate Diggers: Radio Martiko

Founders of Radio Martiko, a unique label & DJ Collective from Ghent, talk to Entropia, reveal digging stories & deliver an exclusive mix of Greek Instrumental Tsiftelei Rockers, Laika – Shake and early Skiladika, selected from their recent 7-inch finds in Athens. Start reading here.

Click here to view our entire distribution catalogue for Radio Martiko.

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Hany Mehanna’s psychedelic ’70s Arabic funk LP reissued for the first time

“The belly dance holy grail from the organ king of Cairo.”

Egyptian musician Hany Mehanna’s 1973 album The Miracles Of The Seven Dances is being released, via Radio Martiko this January.

Originally released in 1973 on Cairo label Sout El Hob, Mehanna’s solo LP explored far more left-field terrain than on his other collaborations and film scores.

Its 8 tracks mixed traditional rhythms with experimental organ freestyles, guitar grooves and hypnotic strings.

Listen to ‘Badaouiah’ and check out the track list below.

Tracklist

1. Dala
2. Farha
3. Badaouiah
4. Mouled EL-Khaleej
5. Raqsah Arabiyah
6. Tahiya Wal Assaiyah
7. Mouna

Radio Martiko will release The Miracles Of The Seven Dances on January 19th, 2018

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Feel the pulse of the new wave in Belgian jazz!

2017 saw full-length releases from STUFF., De Beren Gieren, Black Flower, SCHNTZL, all of them acts that consider jazz as a state of mind rather than a genre.

“Belgian jazz is flourishing thanks to a rich and adventurous new wave.”
(Jazzism)

In the space between expectation and surprise, you will find Dutch-Belgian acoustic-electronic piano trio de beren gieren (The Bear Vultures), providing robust evidence that gold can still be mined from the union of piano, bass and drums. Based on the compositions of pianist Fulco Ottervanger, the trio use the power of improvisation on the quest for a new form and create a multi-layered, kaleidoscopic work of art. de beren gieren are Fulco Ottervanger (piano), Lieven Van Pée (bass) and Simon Segers (drums).

‘We Dug Out Skyscrapers is taken from the album ‘Dug Out Skyscrapers’. Out now on Sdban Ultra.

As an undeniable part of the Pitchfork generation: highly skilled musicians with a large degree of openness – Black Flower strives for original music and deliveres a vibrant, hypnotic and variously entertaining musical mix of Ethio jazz, afrobeat, oriental and dub, bending all purist rules to good effect and claiming to the age-old human ritual of dancing! Black Flower are Nathan Daems (alto & baritone sax), Jon Birdsong (cornet, alto horn, percussion), Wouter Haest (keys), Simon Segers (drums), Filip Vandebril (bass).

‘Lunar Eclipse’ is taken from the album Artifacts. Out now on Sdban Ultra.

STUFF.—a 5-piece instrumental band comprised of Andrew Claes (sax), Lander Gyselinck (drums), Joris Caluwaerts (keyboards), Dries Laheye (bass), and Mixmonster Menno (turntables)—are one of Belgium’s most promising acts. Their music is a coss-genre fusion of broken hip-hop, electronica, and jazz-influenced funk that has won them fans in, among others, Plaid, Kev Beadle, Kutmah, Lefto, and Gilles Peterson.

‘Stratra’ is taken from ‘Old Dreams New Planets’. Out now on Sdban Ultra.

SCHNTZL is a jazz duo comprised of Hendrik Lasure (pianist), and Casper Van De Velde (drums). In February 2015 they won the STORM! contest for young upcoming musical talent, which earned them a cd release on the W.E.R.F. label and a JazzLab tour in 2016. Last summer, they acquired the prizes for best composition and best instrumentalist as well, as the Tremplin Jazz d’Avignon Contest. Their music sees improvisation intertwined with fully arranged compositions.

‘Mosa’ is taken from the album ‘SCHNTZL’. Out now on W.E.R.F.

W.E.R.F.
Sdban Ultra

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