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Downtempo / Balearic Recommendations March 2015

Juno Recommends Downtempo

Juno Recommends Downtempo

Downtempo/Balearic Recommendations March 2015
3 Mar 2015
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Cat: MFM 004. Rel: 27 Feb 23
 
Ambient/Drone
Talk To The Church (2:19)
Impossible Island (7:21)
Dewdrops (1:40)
Ride (5:05)
Broken Clouds (5:10)
Unsolved (2:42)
The Longest Road (7:15)
Red Light (6:01)
Review: Having distinguished themselves with a series of superb retrospective releases highlighting the work of Leon Lowman, Gigi Masin and Joan Biblioni, Amsterdam label Music From Memory deviate from the path somewhat with his long overdue Gaussian Curve album. Ask yourself what would happen when a elderly Venetian who specialises in sublime ambient music spends a weekend holed up in a Redlight district studio with two of his biggest, most musically gifted fans. The superb Clouds is the answer, with 'Young' Marco Sterk and Jonny Nash following Masin's lead on an eight track exercise in sumptuous, calming composition. The wait has truly been worth it.
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out of stock $23.87
2
Cat: NADO 012. Rel: 16 Feb 15
 
Balearic/Downtempo
Asmat Images (original mix)
Another Place
Ryoshi's Garden
Asmat Images (ambient mix)
Spirit Of Ssanyu
Review: Having been uncovered by International Feel late last year, the archival Balericisms of Len Leise now make their way over to the similarly minded Aficionado label. The five tracks on this dashing red 12" were apparently sourced from a rare cassette of rainforest swelter, and it's up to you, the consumer, how much of your time you invest in this fanciful backstory to Leise's work. Should you choose to put it to one side, you will be rewarding with a wondrous array of delicate electronics and organic instrumentation that is wholly captivating from the moment "Asmat Images" locks into groove. As with previous output on Aficionado, this won't be on the shelves for long!!
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out of stock $8.22
3
Cat: U 03. Rel: 16 Feb 15
 
Balearic/Downtempo
See Mr Through (feat Diane Birch)
Thought Our Love Was Strong (Romanowski vs Bing Ji Ling remix)
See Me Through (Coyote Dub mix)
Review: Uber Recordings' latest release see the legendary Bing Ji Ling make an appearance. See Me Through featuring the sweet vocals of Diane Birch is a sunkissed slice of California soul. A beautiful heartfelt love song oozing quality. Live instrumentation and a tight arrangement creating a real classic song. The second track, the Romanowski remix of Thought Our Love Was Strong is something a little different. Tropical digital reggae vibrations all over Bing's sweet soulful smokey vocals.and bluesy guitar. West Coast Collie weed poolside stylee.
The B side is Coyote's reworking of See Me Through. Throbbing disco sub bass loops and dubbed out vocal samples with extra percussion and funky guitars layering over house beats build up to a vocal break down, before dropping back in with all guns blazing. Big smiles and dancing guaranteed.
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out of stock $6.35
4
Mads Dalholt & Frederik Langkilde - "Charite"
Troels Hammer - "Azur"
Mads Dalholt & Zimino - "Balearica" (feat Djek - original mix)
Troels Hammer - "Birdy"
out of stock $8.22
5
Cat: BBB 0006. Rel: 23 Feb 15
 
Balearic/Downtempo
Fun Games (KBE edit)
Run For Fun (KBE edit)
Chak Hahn
Blue Nile
Review: Launched last year, the Balearic Blah Bah label has become a fine platform for a certain Danish producer whose initials are KBE to flex his scalpel skills at some of the rarities and oddities that make up the Balearic genre. A sixth release arrives, suggesting KBE is nowhere near to exhausting his archive of material and this 12" features another quartet of cuts that will find favour with the more horizontally inclined selectors out there. Head straight to "Run For Fun" if you want some classic Compass Point vibes, whilst B side jazz funk burner "Chak Hahn" is a real diamond of a track. The moment that Moog line gives way to a wondrous "La La La" vocal harmony really hits the spot
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out of stock $8.22
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Cat: LOTR 004. Rel: 09 Feb 15
 
Balearic/Downtempo
Looki
Looki (Lauer remix)
Looki (Fantastic Man remix)
Looki (Africaine 808 live dub)
Review: Brought to wider attention on a fine (Emotional) Especial record last year, Romanian duo Khidja return here with a equally interesting record for Love On The Rocks. Paramida's label dressed to impress in its first year of business thanks to records from Mass Pagliara, Ess O Ess, and Telephones and Khidja make worthy additions with Looki. The original version is as transcendental as anything Khidja have previously put their name to and it's complemented well by a trio of superb remixes from Lauer, Fantastic Man, and Africaine 808. Of this triplet, it's Phillip Lauer who shines the brightest on a remix that positively drips with emotion.
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out of stock $9.53
7
Cat: IFEEL 036. Rel: 09 Feb 15
 
Balearic/Downtempo
Remote Control Memory
Double Vision (Toby Tobias remix)
Vital Connection
Review: This marks the debut of Double Knots. You may not recognise the name, but you already know the constituents: Toby Tobias and Daniel Mode. Setting out with the simple premise to make music that tickles your head as much as your feet, the pair have struck sonic gold. "Remote Control Memory" is a bubbling groove infinity pool that stares out to a sun that never quite sets, "Double Vision" is slightly more upbeat with more of a dancefloor twist that's not dissimilar to Prins Thomas's early work while "Vital Connection" flies us off into the very top of earth's atmosphere on a sumptuous bed of synths and percussive elements. Beautifully blurry.
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out of stock $8.48
8
Cat: CS 012. Rel: 02 Mar 15
 
Balearic/Downtempo
Just Friends
Just Friends (Julia Holter remix)
Just Friends (Shlohmo remix)
Review: Avalanche are none other than the talented Nicolas Jaar and Sasha Spielberg, who have decided to embark on a new project spanning downtempo, modern classical and ambient all wrapped up in a gorgeous shade of house. "Just Friends" is a mesmerising, slow-tempo excursion across crackling beats and mild atmospherics with a folky edge. There's two fine remixers on the go, with Rvng International's Julia Holter delivering a more cinematic beatless version, and Henry Laufer aka Shlohmo going for a broken, future bass kinda vibe on his re-interpretation of the tune. A wonderfully enchanting twenty minutes of electronic psychedelia.
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out of stock $11.14
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Cat: MOVLP 1355. Rel: 23 Feb 15
 
Balearic/Downtempo
Reverence
Don't Leave
Salva Mea
If Lovin' You Is Wrong
Angeline
Insomnia
Dirty Ol' Man
Flowerstand Man
Baseball
Drifting Away
out of stock $58.09
10
Cat: XLLP 665. Rel: 02 Mar 15
 
Balearic/Downtempo
Eleggua (intro)
Oya
Ghosts
River
Think Of You
Behind The Curtain
Stranger/Lover
Mama Says
Weatherman
Faithful
Yanira
Singles
Ibeyi (outro)
 in stock $20.69
11
Cat: C56 049. Rel: 09 Feb 15
 
Balearic/Downtempo
Brunswick (13:03)
Brunswick (radio edit)
Review: After 15 years of live space-rock improvisations and jam sessions around Europe, Bambi Davidson finally got round to delivering their second LP last month. Warmly received by old fans and new, here we find the title track repurposed as an extensive 13 minute exercise in spatial expressionism. Dreamy, deep and full of endless twists and turns, this is the epitome of modern cosmicity. Claremont never cease to surge forward.
out of stock $8.48
12
Cat: GCR 003. Rel: 02 Mar 15
 
Deep Dubstep
Pillow Talk
Silly Chats
Review: Finnish film composer Headrooms makes his debut on Dutch beat institution Groove College. Graduating with distinction, both cuts sparkle with dreamy, densely textured soul while slouching on beautifully slo-mo breakbeats. "Pillow Talk" is straight out the Nightmares On Wax playback; all emotional and string-laced. "Silly Chats" looks more towards the smokier trip-hop sound of the early 90s (think Cold Cut or very early Shadow) with the same great laidback effect. An immaculate debut.
out of stock $4.24
13
Cat: ELER 007. Rel: 09 Feb 15
 
Balearic/Downtempo
Balletto Meccanico
Cue
Helix
103
out of stock $8.76
14
Cat: MR 044LP. Rel: 23 Feb 15
 
Balearic/Downtempo
Sugar Daddy
Marimba Song
Let Me Sleep
Itchy & Scratchy
Coming Down Glass
If You Miss
44 Robbers
Red River
Honey In Heat
Thomas
Spider Happy Hour
Review: More highly-sought after reissue madness from the monumental Medical Records! These guys push just about any kind of outsider music that's worth a penny or two in the second-hand market, and we're forever grateful to them for that. Laika's first album from 1994, Silver Apples Of The Moon, was and still is one of the best and most original indie rock LP's ever made. Originally out on the Too Pure imprint, this bad boy hasn't seen a vinyl reissue in a long while, and it was about time given it's forward-thinking approach and utterly fresh take on the indie umbrella. In fact, it is albums like these that have rendered the rock scene so free, and track like "Sugar Daddy" or "Let Me Sleep" are still highly relevant today. Laika's cutting-edge percussion style, where tight drums loops at high speeds, is layered over stripped vocals and minimal melodies. A heavily recommended album and an absolutely fantastic find from Medical.
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out of stock $26.52
15
Cat: OHR 001LP. Rel: 16 Feb 15
 
Balearic/Downtempo
Woodland Walk
Valley Of Ice
Cloud Cake
Sparkling River
Caverns
Night Trek
Race To The Lake
The Greatest Grace
Summit
out of stock $15.38
16
Cat: IL 2026V. Rel: 16 Feb 15
 
Balearic/Downtempo
Blame
Hunger
Indigo
Kwiat
Rapture
Perfume Kinship
Torrents Of Spring
Home & Consonance
Gloria
House Of Leaves
Not Enough
Review: Tropics - AKA singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Chris Ward - deals in a smooth and spare electronic sound, in which the love of '80s Peter Gabriel and Arthur Russell that he grew up is parlayed into yearning songs that are both stylishly understated and emotionally engaging. Never less than inventive and melancholically melodious, 'Rapture', his second album, makes for an exquisite litany of heartache and regret, as Ward delivers the kind of late night tales that will be manna to anyone whose tastes veer in the direction of Sade, James Blake and The XX alike.
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 in stock $13.79
17
Cat: GBX 713. Rel: 23 Feb 15
 
Balearic/Downtempo
Fluchtwege
The Sacrifice
out of stock $7.69
18
Cat: HTH 034. Rel: 16 Feb 15
 
Balearic/Downtempo
A Wrecking (part I)
Held The Light
Circles Out Of Salt
Take A Life
On Knives
The Wreck
The Fleet
Lament
Bowline
Drought
Angry Seas
A Wrecking (part II)
out of stock $13.26
19
Cat: SATR 010. Rel: 23 Feb 15
 
Balearic/Downtempo
Fossil
Hansei
Weird Dreamers
Dog Howl
out of stock $9.28
20
Cat: ANTHEM 21. Rel: 23 Feb 15
 
Balearic/Downtempo
All These Years
Taboo Nightlight
Surprise
out of stock $1.06
21
Cat: BTBC 003. Rel: 23 Feb 15
 
Balearic/Downtempo
Aurora
Zero
Aesop
Anemone
The Risen One
Brumous Roamer
Hold On
Boats
The Devil's Pact
The Deceit
Shut Gun
Solis
Drop Out
The Outro
out of stock $16.18
22
Cat: PAPER 90LP. Rel: 09 Feb 15
 
Balearic/Downtempo
The Right To Play
Spin My Head Through Times
The Boy Who Thought It Was A Good Idea To Cry
Malala's Dream
The Leftovers (feat Loney Dear)
You Passed Through (feat Young Galaxy)
Careful (feat Sally Shapiro)
Will They Forgive Us
It Was Never A Challenge To Love You
The Best Thing (feat Sally Shapiro)
On Golden Wings I Fly
 in stock $20.15
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