Somni – Moonlight (feat. Shrimpnose)

February 23, 2020 — Leave a comment

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Somni is Leo Shulman, a Brighton-born, Los Angeles-based producer and multi-instrumentalist. who draws inspiration from the likes of LA beat scene titans Flying Lotus, Shlohmo, and Teebs, as well as UK based artists like Burial, Amon Tobin, and Portishead. This second full-length album ‘Home’ due out 21 March 2020 on Friends of Friends. Featuring the dense, hypnotic hip-hop beats producer Riley Smithson aka Shrimpnose, from the Twin Cities, Minnesota. Previous Somni #SOTD here: In Waves.

Tags: #beats #chill #electronic #instrumental

ZULI – 180829 77BPM

February 22, 2020 — Leave a comment

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Ahmed El Ghazoly is ZULI (aka Swag Lee), an Egyptian multi-instrumentalist, producer and DJ based in Cairo. ZULI’s previous ‘Terminal’(released Lee Gamble’s London-based UIQ label, and featuring previous #SOTD: Kollu I-Joloud) was one of my favourite 2018 albums. This track comes from ZULI’s new ‘Swag Lee is Dead [RIP]’ release; a collection of Trap instrumental-demos for a mixtape Ahmed was intending to release around January 2019 before his “shit was stolen” and the project files were lost.

Tags: #dark #instrumental #lo-fi #trap

Against All Logic – Alucinao (feat. Estado Unido & FKA Twigs)

February 21, 2020 — Leave a comment

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Out now on Nicolas Jaar’s New York based Other People label. (Previous A.A.L. #SOTD here: ‘Know You’; previous Jaar mixes here: The Network (Part 1) 2016 and The Network (Part 2) 2016; FKA Twigs here: ‘Holy Terrain’ (feat. Future)). In addition to this double A-Side, A.A.L. has released a new album ‘2017–2019’ (Bandcamp|Spotify)

Tags: #downtempo #electronic #experimental #idm

Testiculo Y Uno – One For Frau Hamacher

February 20, 2020 — Leave a comment

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The new 2020 Melting Pot Music producer series kick starts with Testiculo Y Uno better known as Hulk Hodn (Huss & Hodn) and Twit One (Fleur Earth Experiment) from Cologne, Germany. Both like their beats dusty and soulful.

Tags: #ambient #chill #hazy-beats #instrumental

sir Was – Letter

February 19, 2020 — Leave a comment

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sir Was is Swedish. I know nothing more. His new ‘Letter EP’ serves as a post-script to his recent second album ‘Holding On To a Dream’. The new ‘Letter EP’ comes out on British indie-label Memphis Industries on 28 February.

Tags: #alternative #chill #indie/rock #lo-fi #pop #scandinavian

Ssaladd – Sew A Button On That

February 18, 2020 — Leave a comment

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I think there is a connection between Ssaladd and Slugabed (aka Greg Feldwick), but I’m not too sure what. According to Bandcamp, Ssaladd is bassist Harrison, drummer Toby, and Gregory “Fendering The Rhodes”. Perhaps this is Gregory Feldwick? Anyways, the new ‘Ssaladd EP’ has been released on Feldwick’s on London-based Activia Benz label.

Tags: #electronic #instrumental #jazz #lo-fi

Caribou – Home

February 17, 2020 — Leave a comment

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Caribou (aka Daphni) is Canadian composer, musician, and recording artist Dan Snaith. ‘Home’ contains a sample of ‘Home’ written by Bobby Dixon, as performed by Gloria Barnes, used with permission of Essential Media Group. From the new album ‘Suddenly’, due to release 28 February on City Slang. Previous Daphni #SOTD here: Thriller.

Tags: #chill #electronic