#afrodesia

[jelpiparade]

I thought a lot about whether I would address this publicly as I tend to keep this to myself but I'd like to just say something in regards to why I have turned off anons for now and the foreseeable future.

Please don't call me names or curse me out because I choose to have all of my main characters be FMCs. I have never gone into a yuri space demanding male LIs or in a BL space demanding an FMC and I think it's interesting that as soon as a person to decides to concentrate on black women centered stories it becomes a problem.

The majority of game protagonists are male and I will not be contributing to that statistic.

It's unfair to accept the fact that the vast majority of games have male protagonists and are not customizable and put all the weight of diversity on tiny studios that are making games at a loss.

It is especially unfair while expecting no change from those major studios and purchasing whatever they put out, and on the same token expecting the smaller ones to come up with resources to conform to the wants of their players when said players do not offer any monetary support to those smaller studios.

All games give the player the feeling of, "oh I wish I could have seen this included," but only players of the works of indie developers choose to make their dissatisfaction our problem.

At what point does it no longer matter what the person or people behind the studio wants to make? At what point are we just venues for the desires of others and no longer creators trying to put out the ideas that have been festering in our own hearts?

The honest truth is that my audience is not everyone. If you feel attacked or excluded by this truth, then I am beyond sorry you feel that way, but not all games can be made for you. The solution? Seek out the games that you DO connect with on a personal level, cling to those people, support them with everything you have, tell them how much their work means to you - because you never know how people are working against them to break them down to make games that you don't personally connect with.

I'll wrap this up to say this: to all the polite anons, thank you for your interest in Afrodesia. Desia will be the last customizable character created by Jellyfish Parade.

Thank you for reading,

//owl.

[areejdf]

~☀️

Afrodesia - Meet In Tunis

[angelloverde]

"Mo Soul" Player Playlist 2 February

Dave Koz & Friends - Got To Get You Into My Life

Dr. Lonnie Smith Feat. Joe Lovano - Afrodesia

Jorge Dalto & Super Friends - My Latin Brother

Silk - I Can't Stop Turning You On

Dave Mullen & Butta - Chase Away The Rain

Niky King - Right Is Right

Frank Pleyer Big Band - Sally

Black & Brown - Never Be There

The Funky Lowlives - Bellaluna (Boozoo Bajou's Switchblade Mix)

Deela - Shelta Blues

Sylvia Striplin - You Can't Turn Me Away

Freddie Cruger Feat. Finn - Pushing On

Dan Boadi - Play That Funky Music

Kiyoshi Sugimoto - Ivory Flower

James Mason - Sweet Power Your Embrace

If you really want to enjoy music and help musicians and bands, buy their lp’s or cd’s and don’t download mp3 formats. There is nothing like good quality sound!!!

(Angel Lo Verde / Mo Soul)

[priokskfm]

#MixOfDay #Podcast #Radioshow #LiveDjset Funkier Sounds Episode 120 - Marshall (UK) Guest Mix My hour in this episode was mostly made up of stuff I’ve recently downloaded. I love these episodes because you never know where they’re going to go next, and there were plenty of twists and turns as I flipped through the genres and gradually cranked up the pace. Hour two was a high energy affair, with a mighty fine guest mix from Matthew Marshall, AKA Marshall (UK). Matt brought us some high grade disco, french touch and jackin’ for an hour of big, bold and tasty beats. Show Marshall some love if you will - https://ift.tt/RTFwBiV https://ift.tt/YRCn4rS HOUR 1 TRACKLIST 1 Afrodesia - Desert Storm 2 XL Middleton - Love When It Comes Down To It 3 Parliament - Unfunky UFO 4 Those Guys From Athens - Human 5 Even Funkier - Touch My Bumper 6 Moon B - Anything 7 Crackazat - Do You Think About Me 8 Alex Blex - Nice move, Peter- (Yuksek Remix) 9 Saucy Lady - Why 10 Lord Funk - Sexy Body 11 Rudi'Kastic - Mama Said 12 Nebraska, Part 1 - A Weekend On My Own (Time Has Come (Part 1)) 13 Polo & Pan X Red Axes - Mumia (Polo & Pan Remix) 14 Manuel Kane, Mo-Cream - Nightvision (Mo-Cream Remix) 15 T-Markakis, Demarkus Lewis - The Record (Demarkus Lewis Remix) 16 Tom Jones - Venus (Sam Shelley Funky Breaks Edit) 17 Sunlightsquare, Atjazz - Oyelo (Atjazz Love Soul Remix) 18 Risk Assessment, Sebb Junior - Hurt Me (Sebb Junior Club Mix) 19 Luis Radio - Reaching Out 20 Roy Of The Ravers - Emotinium MARSHALL (UK) GUEST MIX Marshall (UK)'s Guest Mix (Even Funkier Radio Show) Nov 2023 T.Markakis & Drago - Darkest Hours (Large Music) Dave Leatherman, Bruce Nolan & HP Vince - Loads Of Love (2nd Time Around) Dim Zach - Touch Me (Electric Friends Music) Magnolia Ft Elliot Chapman - Deep Inside My Soul (Disco Express) Ten City - That's The Way Love Is (Soul Avengerz Extended Mix)(Ultra Records) Dave Kurtis - Bang In You (Original Mix)(Tasty Recordings) Vaudafunk - Promenade (Frappé Records) Light Boy - Step Back (Untidy Trax) Moon Rocket, Corrado Rizza, Black Connection - Give Me Rhythm (Full Mix Extended)(Moon Rocket Music) Kano - I'm Ready (Mousse T's Extended Club Remix)(Fulltime Production) Da Lukas & Suki Soul - Ain't Coming Down (Midnight Riot) Radio, Podcast, House, "funkier sounds", "radio show", "jackin house", "disco house", "french touch", "disco waltons" www.priokskfm.online https://ift.tt/H46Llhu

[resistance765]

“Meet In Tunis” - Afrodesia

[burlveneer-music]

Afrodesia - Episode One - retro Afrofunk by Mystic Jungle and Whodamanny (Periodica Records)

Afrodesia may come on like another dusted down gem from those dedicated detectives at Best, but it is in fact a modern construction from the talented studio trysts of Mystic Jungle and Whodamanny from the Periodica camp. These Italian producers have more than proved their knack for crafting sublime, honey-smooth jams with a nod to the golden studio era of the 70s and 80s, and they're more than up to the task on this killer 12" of heavy funking jams with a dose of boogie and a nod to Ivory Coast disco. It's quite simply perfection, rendered with love and attention to detail, but utterly natural in its feel and flavour. Arranged By, Backing Vocals, Drum Programming, Keyboards, Synthesizer, Vocals – R. Arcella Arranged By, Drum Programming, Keyboards, Synthesizer – D. di Pace Backing Vocals, Tenor Saxophone, Vocals – Giulio Neri Bass – Davide "Duba" Di Sauro Guitar – Andrea Farias Percussion – George Aghedo Producer – Mystic Jungle, Whodamanny

[thesunlounge]

Reviews 298: Afrodesia

It began with a phone call between then Best Record label manager Marco Salvatori and Dario di Pace, a producer well known for his esoteric grooves as Mystic Jungle and his work with Raffaele ‘Whodamanny’ Arcella and Enrico ‘Milord’ Fierro in freakadelic collective The Mystic Jungle Tribe (as well as their record labels Periodica and Futuribile). The two were discussing a brief yet magical period in the 80s referred to as the “Afro-Italian movement,” one specifically centered on Les Folies Studio in Milan and artists/producers such as Daniela Paratici, Ennio Ronchelli, Daniele Losi, and Roberto Barocelli, which saw forward thinking combinations of analog synthesis, vocal exotica, machine drumming, hand percussion, and live instrumentation used to craft expansive adventures in paradise disco and fantasy jazz fusion (prime examples of which are Roberto Lodola’s Marimba Do Mar, released by Best Record earlier this year, Helen’s Zanzibar and Tunis Tunis, and Losi’s Tom Tom Beat). Yearning for the timeless groovescapes of these productions...especially Lodola’s far out “Afro” mixes...and seeking to bring the same exploratory spirit into modern times, Salvatori, Mystic Jungle, and Whodamanny decided to join forces for a project called Afrodesia: an ambitious undertaking marrying the interstellar groove and future funk mastery of Mystic Jungle’s and Whodamanny’s synths and drum machines with a cast of live musicians featuring Giulio Neri, Andrea Farias, Davide “Duba” Di Sauro and the late Italo-Nigerian percussion master George Aghedo, who appeared on many of the original recordings from which this project takes its inspiration.

Simply titled Episode One, the Afrodesia 12” marks an exciting new chapter for Best Record Italy, as it is the first release of original material from the label since the early 90s. After having closed shop during that time due to poor sales, Claudio Casalini’s influential label reformed in 2014, with Salvatori joining the operation and helping it ascend towards the upper echelons of Italo reissue quality. And now, having rescued an almost unbelievable number of obscure or rare dancefloor treasures, at least a few of which have become all time favorites, change is in the air, for Salvatori is embarking on his own new venture called Spaziale Recordings, while Casalini will continue leading Best Record as always. As well, the Afrodesia 12” sees Periodica and West Hill Studio main men Mystic Jungle and Whodamanny further refining their already sorcerous production skills, this time augmenting their Casio, Yamaha, and Roland synths and old skool rhythm boxes with saxophones, guitars, and perhaps most arrestingly, dreamy Afro atmospherics and heavenly voice harmonies from Arcella and Neri. But if you’ve been following the West Hill crew as closely as I have, these forays into worlds of African and Italian pop romance are hardly as surprising as they seem, for both Whodamanny and Mystic Jungle have been increasingly experimenting with vocal and pop textures to great effect, whether through Marcelo Antonio’s JKRNDA 7” on Futuribile Record Club, the vocoder sexualities of Mechanismo, di Pace’s co-production on Modula’s deep soul groover “Argonauta (I’ve Been So Lonely)," or Arcella’s journeys into vocal sensuality and synth-pop ecstasy on The Dance Sucker.

Afrodesia - Episode One (Best Record Italy, 2019) Helen’s “Zanzibar” is referenced directly by Afrodesia’s “Deep Down in Zanzibar,” which re-purposes lyrics and licks from that classic into a joyous new form. Snake tails introduce a low down disco beat, with cowbells ringing, güiros scraping, and timbale fills crashing through the stereo field. Hats and snare hold down the groove while cymbals generate waves of static and as the kick drum cuts away, claps delay into the void. All of a sudden, a greased up funk riff enters, with Duba’s bass guitar slithering around the fretboard, all fat-bottomed warmth walking through a tropical paradise. Quacking wah guitars percolate in as the kick drum returns to guide us through Afro-Italo dream worlds, with wiggling synth leads crawling across the sky and e-pianos generating balearic atmospheres. At some point, synths tuned like 60s psych organs scream while guitars work between hypnagogic riffscapes and bluesy acid solos and if that weren’t already perfect enough, Neri and Arcella descend upon the mix with their joyous croons…the vibe whispered and sensual…fragile and warm…with a voice in each ear singing softly and trailed by synthetic pianos and saxophones that skip across sunbeams. Sometimes the vocals fade away, leaving space for wailing saxophonics and clattering percussion cascades that seem to fill up the spectrum. Elsewhere, we move into a freaky funky riff jams before devolving into pure rhythm, with minimal and mechanized beats spreading further out as claps echo and laser blast oscillations morph into galactic fluids. And from here, Whodamanny and Mystic Jungle continue leading their session players through a coastal landscapes of African fantasy…a world of bass guitar sexualisms, joyous vocalisms, balmy synthesis, fusion guitar freak outs, and screaming tenor refrains.

In “Desert Storm,” reverberating hand drums pop amidst rising waves of noise while synthesizer squiggles swim through blasts of granular static. A simple snare beat enters as one of the best basslines all year drops, recorded so hot and up-front that you can practically see the dust snapping off the strings. Double-time hi-hats tick irresistibly as everything builds in anticipation, with the kick drum finally dropping while blasted funk riffs converse ear-to-ear, space age synthesizers weave neon threads, and wah guitars hammer on and scrape. Sometimes the melodic elements fall out and we’re led through rhythmic bridges, wherein the liquid funk basslines of Duba are replaced by that more familiar West Hill synth-bass squelch and screaming voices from the cosmic void descend from a stormy sky. Interstellar noise bursts careen across the mix and chaotic chordscapes bleat over the reverb-soaked disco drum tropicalisms, all while mutant basslines stoke alien dancefloor magic. As we drop back into the live instrumentation, with shakers rattling and bass guitar and six-string working through ultra-tight jam patterns, the terrifying screams still disperse through the stereo field while horror-tinged synthesizers move through gothic themes and rainbow colorations. For most of the rest of the track, we switch off between these two moods: a squelching synth bass groove out awash in Mystic Jungle-style sci-fi boogie sorcery and a stoner groove paradise led by sunshine guitars and funk bass fluidity. During one of the live instrumentation passages, a druggy synth solo drifts into focus, all zoner cosmic magic hovering like an LSD haze…minimal, spacious, and absurdly confident in its wafting, almost apathetic flow. And capping off the track is a baked coda of machine disco rhythmics and fluid funk guitar psychedelics.

The title of “Meet in Tunis” is perhaps another nod to Helen, though the music here seems less referential than in “Deep Down in Zanzibar.” Emotive riffscapes flow over uptempo snare and hat patterns while hand drums and further palm-muted guitar textures billow in from nothingness. The beat sees kicks stomping, snares breaking and gliding, tom fills sucking air out of the skull, and cymbal taps and bell tones ringing all throughout the background...the vibe mysterious and awash in dark disco intensity, though eventually tempered by romantic feedback melodies…as if Arcella’s Casios are mimicking Alessandroni western whistles while synthetic pianos float through golden cloudscapes. The guitars sparkle like Chic and Neri’s sax sounds hollowed out and spectral as it presages the upcoming vocal fantasias and indeed, he and Arcella work through earworm repetitions of “Tunis” before ascending into rapid fires soul verses that overflow with 70’s disco pop perfection…pushing almost towards all out Bee Gees ecstasy, except devoid of overt leads and flowing instead like a closed eye daydream. It’s so ebullient and transportive, with my imagination drifting to a Tunisian beach paradise…some sort of exotic seaside fantasy overflowing with forbidden romance. There are moments where the vocals cut out as we flash into zany percussive storms, with rave whistles flying over psychosonic rhythm cascades. All the while, Duba’s bass continues slipping, sliding, and growling through timeless funk riffs, with shakers pushing the groove euphoria to a maximum. And after another passage of wild percussive ritualism, with snares, bongos, and crashing toms sitting beneath quacking riffs and whistles, we flow through saxophone sensuality into a final “Tunis” vocal refrain, which repeats hypnotically as everything else fades to silence.

Closer “Orion Beat” comes to life on blasting kicks and rocketing claps before before settling into a slamming electro beat. Burning siren waves arc across the mix, bringing that kind of freaky atonal synth psychedelia that could only come from Mystic Jungle Tribesmen. Growling synth bass lines are smothered in cavernous verb as palm-muted guitars flutter overhead and the drums are so hot and heavy, with cymbals spitting fire and snares and claps cracking through the air. There are moments where the burning synth waves usher in passages of interstellar jam perfection, with guitars holding it down while panoramas of phase-distortion and frequency modulation synthesis generates dial-tone scats and telephone tracers while bleeps and bloops are repurposed into fusion fire. Elsewhere, we move into sections of slinky stoner bass guitar riffing while harmonious pads swim through the sky, their hovering chords of heavenly majesty surrounding an electro-funk zoner jam. Then following a bridge that leans towards progressive rock, the mix reduces to just kick drums and claps before dropping into an amazing passage of Afro-tribal intensity…the vibe like entering an otherworldly jungle, wherein crazed hand drum tapestries flow through deep space reverb tunnels. The groove stutters and stomps before smoothly gliding back into electro breakdance magic…like cruising the cosmos on the tail of a comet with starshine gas trails flowing all around the spirit. And after further burning wavefronts of dissonant synthesis subsume the mind, the Afrodesia crew work themselves into dueling harmony magnificence, with synths and e-pianos descending together in pure retro-funk majesty and bass guitar ripping through romantic soul motions…brief yet so perfect as the heart is carried way to paradise realms far beyond the stars.

(images from my personal copy)

[caramelcat]

Playlist: Summer Moments, Triple R FM, January 1, 2022

listen back on demand

John Cameron - Half Forgotten Daydreams Nina Simone - Turn, Turn, Turn (To Everything There Is A Season) Pharoah Sanders - Love Will Find A Way Sam Gendel - Sometimes I Feel So Good The Diabolical Liberties, Emma-Jean Thackray - High Protection Nubya Garcia, Nala Sinephro - Together Is A Beautiful Place To Be (Nala Sinephro remix) L’Rain - Blame Me Eberhard Weber - Left Lane The Limiñanas, Laurent Garnier - Tu tournes en boucle Hitomi ‘Penny’ Tohyama - Rainy Driver Rare Silk - Storm Blood Sisters - Ring My Bell Dennis Bovell - Heaven - Edit Dr Lonnie Smith - Afrodesia Leo Takami - Felis Catus and Silence Hiroshi Sato, Wendy Matthews - Only A Love Affair Cleo Laine - Life Is A Wheel Jon Hassell - Voodoo Wind Hiroshi Yoshimura - Quiet Forest Matthew Halsall - Canopy & Stars Amanda Gorman - New Day’s Lyric Eddie Gale - Look At Teyonda Nikki Giovanni - Ego Tripping

[warped-historian]

Warped Tour, 2001

Dates:

June 22: Peoria, AZ

June 23: Las Vegas, NV

June 24: Fresno, CA

June 27: Chula Vista, CA

June 28: Ventura, CA

June 29: L.A., CA

June 30: San Francisco, CA

July 1: Lake Tahoe, NV

July 2: Boise, ID

July 3, George, Washington

July 5: Calgary, AB

July 6: Bozeman, MT

July 7: Salt Lake City, UT

July 8: Brighton, CO

July 10: Bonner Springs, KS

July 11: Maryland Heights, MO

July 12: Noblesville, IN

July 13: Milwaukee, WI

July 14: Somerset, WI

July 15: Tinley Park, IL

July 17: Sparta, KY

July 18: Antioch, TN

July 19: Little Rock, AR

July 20: Dallas, TX

July 21: Selma, TX

July 22: The Woodlands, TX

July 23: Corpus Christi, TX

July 24: New Orleans, LA

July 25: Atlanta, GA

July 26: Charlotte, NC

July 27: Orlando, FL

July 28: Pompano Beach, FL

July 29: Tampa, FL

July 31: Tampa, FL

August 1: Virginia Beach, VA

August 2: Pittsburgh, PA

August 3: Camden, NJ

August 4: New York, NY

August 5: Asbury Park, NJ

August 7: Cleveland, OH

August 8: Buffalo, NY

August 9: Boston, MA

August 10: Montreal, QC

August 11: Toronto, ON

August 12: Detroit, MI

Lineup:

AFI

Blink-182 (Played 7/14)

The Bouncing Souls

The Distillers (Played 6/22-7/22)

Dropkick Murphys (Played 8/1-8/12)

Fear (Played 6/22-6/30)

Fenix TX

Inspection 12 (Played 7/27)

Less Than Jake

The Living End (Played 7/10-7/12 and 7/14-7/15)

Me First and the Gimme Gimmes

Obtik (Played 7/23)

Pennywise (Played 6/22-7/8 and 7/27-8/12)

Rancid

Rollins Band (Played 8/1-8/9)

311 (Played 6/22-7/29)

The Ataris

D12 (Played 7/31-8/3)

Dub Pistols (Played 7/10-7/24)

Flogging Molly (Played 7/31-8/12)

Guttermouth (Played 6/29 and 7/6-7/15)

H2O

Jimmy Eat World (Played 7/25-8/5)

Kool Keith

The Misfits (Played 7/10-7/17)

Morgan Heritage (Played 7/25-8/12)

New Found Glory (Played 6/22-7/2 and 7/14)

Sum 41 (Played 7/27)

The Vandals

3rd Strike (Played 7/15-7/26)

7th House (Played 8/2-8/5)

Alien Ant Farm (Played 6/22-7/25 and 7/31-8/9)

Amen (Played 8/3-8/9)

The Apex Theory (Played 6/22-7/8)

Bigwig (Played 7/31-8/12)

Black Halos (Played 7/5-7/8)

Bodyjar (Played 6/22-7/15)

The Business (Played 7/14-7/22)

The Casualties (Played 7/13-7/23)

Catch 22 (Played 8/7-8/12)

DeRoot (Played 7/27)

El Centro (Played 7/20-7/23)

Esham (Played 6/22-8/3)

The Explosion (Played 7/17-7/29)

Good Charlotte (Played 6/22-8/5)

Grand Theft Audio (Played 8/9-8/12)

Hank 3 & Assjack (Played 6/22-7/15)

Hesher (Played 7/10-7/23)

Home Town Hero (Played 6/22-6/29)

Jaya the Cat (Played 8/2-8/5 and 8/9)

Jersey (Played 7/31-8/5)

The Juliana Theory (Played 6/22-7/3)

Liars Inc. (Played 6/28-7/12)

Little T and One Track Mike (Played 8/9-8/12)

Lost City Angels (Played 7/11-7/12 and 7/14-7/15)

Midtown (Played 7/17-7/29)

No Motiv (Played 7/31-8/12)

Pressure 4-5 (Played 7/7-7/8)

Rehab (Played 7/31-8/5)

River City High (Played 7/25-7/29)

River City Rebels (Played 7/12-7/14)

Rogue's March (Played 8/3-8/4 and 8/8-8/9)

Showoff (Played 7/25-7/31)

Slightly Stoopid (Played 6/30-7/8)

The Spitvalves (Played 7/27)

Sugarcult (Played 6/22-7/5)

Sum 41 (Played 7/10-7/26 and 7/28-8/12)

Thrice (Played 6/22-6/27)

The Youth Ahead (Played 8/5)

Zooloft (Played 8/4)

2 Cents Worth (Played 6/23)

Agent 51 (Played 6/27-6/29)

Anchor Man (Played 7/27)

Bargain Music (Played 6/22-6/27)

Belvedere (Played 7/5 and 7/31-8/5)

The Benjamins (Played 7/11-7/15)

Bumrukus (Played 7/26-7/29)

Defiance of Authority (Played 8/5-8/8)

DeRoot (Played 7/10-7/15, 7/20-7/23)

Destruction Made Simple (Played 7/29-8/1)

Deviates (Played 6/27-7/10)

Dover (Played 8/4)

Downway (Played 7/5-7/7)

The Eyeliners (Played 7/20-7/23)

Fatman's Belly (Played 7/5)

Grade (Played 8/8-8/12)

Hollywood Beach Brian (Played 7/27)

Idol Hands (Played 6/28)

The Impossibles (Played 7/31-8/5)

Jackpot (Played 6/30-7/3)

Japetto (Played 7/31-8/5)

The Know How (Played 7/28-7/29)

The Lawrence Arms (Played 7/5-7/10)

Lefty (Played 7/27 and 8/7-8/12)

The Line

Lovetone (Played 8/2-8/4)

Luckie Strike (Played 6/29-7/1)

Madcap

Mest (Played 7/15-7/19)

Obtik (Played 7/20-7/22)

Pepper

Pinhead Circus (Played 7/11-7/13)

Project Wyze (Played 8/9-8/12)

The Planet Smashers (Played 8/7-8/12)

Potluck (Played 6/30-7/1)

The Rocking Horse Winner (Played 7/26-7/29)

Shutdown (Played 8/8-8/10)

Sloppy Meateaters (Played 7/3 and 7/20-7/25)

Stunt Monkey (Played 6/30-7/1)

Switch (Played 7/8-7/19)

Sw1tched (Played 7/27)

Thursday (Played 8/1-8/4)

Tree (Played 8/7-8/9)

Tsunami Bomb (Played 6/22-6/28)

Userfriendly (Played 6/22-7/3)

Wanted Dead (Played 6/22-6/24)

Welton (Played 7/19)

151 (Played 6/29)

2540 (Played 7/26)

28 Gates (Played 7/29)

3NT (Played 7/20)

3rd Man In (Played 6/23)

40 Watt Hype (Played 6/24)

5 Spot (Played 7/5)

$50 Flander (Played 7/27)

The 7 Method (Played 7/25)

7minds (Played 8/5)

7th Rail Crew (Played 8/9)

AAK (Played 8/7)

Absolve (Played 8/9)

Addictive (Played 7/19)

Afrodesia (Played 7/19)

Aging Process (Played 6/23)

Agonistic Resemblance (Played 6/30)

All Access (Played 7/18)

Asbestos (Played 7/17-7/20)

Atomic Number 9 (Played 7/13)

B9 (Played 6/29)

Backhand (Played 7/24)

Benevolent Souls (Played 7/8)

Bi-Level (Played 7/11)

Big Dictator (Played 6/28)

Bill the Welder (Played 7/8)

Bird3

Blacklist Sunshine (Played 7/10)

Blend Engine (Played 8/4)

Blindshot (Played 8/12)

Blister 66 (Played 7/8)

Breakaway (Played 8/4)

Bruise Bros. (Played 8/9)

Buck32 (Played 7/25)

The Brodys (Played 6/30)

The Cartel (Played 8/10)

The Cartwrights (Played 7/11)

Chump (Played 7/7)

Civilized Animal (Played 7/3)

Closer Than Kin (Played 8/8)

ColdSnap-9 (Played 7/6)

Copper (Played 7/18)

Crowned King (Played 7/5)

Day Old Donuts (Played 7/23)

Deceiving Ralph (Played 7/17)

Dinkus9 (Played 8/8)

Dirtnap (Played 6/24)

Distorted Conduct (Played 7/21)

Distorted Penguins (Played 8/2)

D.O.S. (Played 6/28)

East Coast Pimps (Played 8/3)

Eastcide (Played 8/8)

Edinburgh (Played 7/12)

Enamel (Played 7/15)

The End of Julia (Played 7/20)

Epagee (Played 7/6)

Evil Engine 9 (Played 7/12)

Explosion 9 (Played 7/10)

Farmacy (Played 6/28)

Faster Than Eddie (Played 8/11)

FATE (Played 7/18)

Fixit (Played 7/2)

Flipside (Played 8/4)

Flipsyde (Played 7/14)

The Fonzarellis (Played 7/10)

Fullerton (Played 7/27)

Fusebox (Played 6/27)

GAGE (Played 8/9)

Gamma Rays (Played 7/31)

Glasseater (Played 7/28)

Going Nowhere (Played 7/28)

Gravity Crush (Played 7/14)

The Groovaholics (Played 7/11)

Guilt Trip (Played 7/5)

Happy Hour (Played 7/29)

Haverbrook (Played 7/25)

Hellshock (Played 7/15)

Higher Down (Played 8/10)

Hit By A Semi (Played 7/1)

IH5 (Played 7/23)

Ill Collaboration Unit (Played 8/1)

Implant (Played 6/30)

In Between Stars (Played 8/5)

INTAK (Played 7/17)

Ivet (Played 8/7)

Jackmove (Played 8/1)

Janis Figure (Played 7/14)

Jinxed (Played 8/11)

Just A Joke (Played 6/27)

Killshot (Played 8/12)

Kronik (Played 7/19)

Krystal Lake (Played 6/29)

Last Chance Hero (Played 7/22)

Last Place Champs (Played 7/13)

Law Of Motion (Played 7/6)

Lazerwolfs (Played 7/3)

Lesson 11 (Played 7/19)

Letterbox (Played 8/5)

Liquid Youth (Played 7/22)

Live For Today (Played 8/3)

Logiene (Played 7/20)

LoKey (Played 7/21)

Loopus (Played 8/8)

The Lost Cause (Played 7/6)

Lost For Words (Played 6/23)

Low Profile (Played 7/7)

Lucky Strikes Out! (Played 7/14)

Lure609 (Played 7/17)

Maladjusted (Played 7/7)

Marlinspike (Played 7/5)

May Flood (Played 7/24)

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Reviews 342: Milord

I’ve spilt a considerable amount of digital ink covering essentially everything the West Hill crew has committed to wax since the end of 2017 and it’s been fascinating to chronicle their continued growth as producers and songwriters, with the future freak funk psychedelics and fourth world boogie jams of The Mystic Jungle Tribe eventually blossoming into supremely romantic and timeless dancefloor fair…things like the sensual R&B of Modula’s “Argonauta,” the starry eyed synth pop of Whodamanny’s The Dance Sucker, the pitch perfect Afro-Italian grooves of Afrodesia, the ecstatic orchestrations and disco diva vocalizations of Masarima, and most recently, a truly stunning mini-LP of sunset mystery, sexual temptation, and lovelorn adventure under the name Rosa. And though the general trend has been towards increasingly classical journeys in Neapolitan disco, boogie kissed proto-house, and balearic pop, there have been some interesting detours along the way, with the collective flexing their trippier tastes via the wah wah echo slides and boom bap electro scuzz of Space Garage, Modula’s ceremonial doom epic “Descending the Abyss,” and the galactic groovescapes, experimental funk cruisers, and splatter jazz electronics of Whodamanny’s T.C.P. But perhaps most singular and far out of all was Milord’s Delta Waves Dimension, which used interstellar ambient, starscape kosmische, and sci-fi electro to guide the mind through mysterious landscapes within the world of dreams, resulting in an album of astral magic and inner space exploration unlike anything else out there. So as you can imagine, I was ecstatic to learn Milord was releasing new music in 2020 via Pinchy & Friends and now, having spent time with his M · E · T · A / M · U · S · I · C 12”, I am happy to report that the artist has constructed another imaginative, enigmatic, and deeply transportive sonic experience, though this time, the textures lean towards spiritual new age, oceanic etherfunk, psychotropic boogie, and cosmic library experimentation, with a vibe not so far from Pàscal’s deeply mystical Nero di Seppia 7”, as well as the more zoned out and gaseous cuts from The Mystic Jungle Tribe.

Milord - M · E · T · A / M · U · S · I · C (Pinchy & Friends, 2020) When I listen to “Transcendental Experience,” I imagine somehow traveling to the arcane video game environment pictured on the record sleeve and finding a hidden door behind the waterfall…a mysterious passage into the stone monolith leading to a spiritual soundbath of swirling galactic vapors and square wave leads that smear into a photonic haze. Liquified spheroids spin rapidly, gust of wind carry threads of shimmering space dust, and choral voices drone side to side until a calming kick beat enters the scene, which is eventually accented by snares, rimshots, claps, and tom tom pitter patter…a sort of understated rhythmic processional holding together orbiting formations of outer-dimensional gas while synthesized dolphin tracers dance through rainbow wormholes. “The Kemetist” follows, with a title hinting at resurrected Egyptian mythologies and a sonic world introduced by malfunctioning laser chatter and robotic bird laughter. A pulsating samba rhythm comes to life on rimshots, shakers, and kick drums and is soon livened by fat-bottomed tribal tom cascades and cracking snares that pitch-shift and phaser morph according to some psychotic dream logic. Hi-hats sketch out hypnotizing patterns as the melodic elements pull away, leaving distorted basslines that snap and growl with a sort futuristic post-punk energy while sparse chordscapes of melted glass drop the kind of wiggling anthemic hooks that could only come from the West Hill. Then, a panoramic conversation erupts across the stereo field, with brass-tinged mirage leads scatting on sunbeams in one ear and palm-muted spacefunk licks percolating in the other. All the while ethereal strings hover eternally and droning wisps of silver carress the spirit while Milord slowly peppers the background with deep space laser whooshes, percussive metals of alien origin, and wavefronts of aqueous static. It’s a world of swaggering future funk minimalism, including these ultra-confident bridges where the basslines break free from the rigid punk funk flow for snaking walks down the fretboard while psychoactive hazes and computronic noise bursts filter across the sky. There are even drops into pure electro-drum ritualism, with morphing snare panoramas, swinging laser drum cascades, and texture of percussive exotica approximating the screams of monkeys and the mating calls of birds of paradise.

The B-side opens in the dripping crystal caverns of “Infinite Balance,” wherein crumbled starlight falls over softened chords of volcanic glass. Angel choirs swim alongside laser light energy blasts as the beat drops, with kicks, snares, and toms firing like machine guns before settling into the groove. Massive bass synth pulsations move the body via pressurized wavefronts and as electrified clap cascades intermingle with flamboyant Latin prog tom rolls, panpipes calm the mind with their meditative paeans to the spirits of the sea. At some point, rocketing snare fills wash away the panpipes, which are replaced with squiggling West Hill-style leads…these searing solar energy scats of future fusion majesty that are trailed by malfunctioning machine gases, as if zany chord clusters and slip-sliding ascents are transmuting into the joyful songs of extra-terrestrial whales. During a section where the melodic elements recede, spaceage liquids drop over a shambolic percussion vibe out, with cowbells sparkling amidst towering tom tom flams, whipcrack snare and clap patterns, and burning currents of exo-planetary static. But eventually, the stoner funk basslines return to chug out their ambient dreamspells while glowing glass chordscapes support new age woodwind romantics. And by the end of the track, the mix reduces to asymmetrical kick drum echoes, blasting snares, and melted globules of twinkling light. Then in final track “Meta Music,” an introduction of cowbells, snare cracks, and flubbing tom patterns drops us into a sexual downtempo groover…a sort of boogie kissed chill-out strut into the depths of a paradise nightscape. Basslines throb nimbly as they saunter up and down, sometimes leaving huge chasms of silence between the sensual funk growls. Palm-muting guitars slide smoothly, fairy fantasy woodwinds intermingle with FM synth leads, and celestial orchestrations evoke rising cascades of starlight that disperse into a haze of dust. An extended passage of electro drumming sees shakers decaying like rattlesnake tails and silvery space leads floating alone in the void as the basslines continue their midnight funk walk, and as the strings and breathy pad layers return, the carry with them sparkling mermaid atmospherics that surround aquafunk guitar riffs, electrified idiophones made of seashell, and heatwave fusion leads that bend towards orgasm.

(images from my personal copy)