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The Slow Music Movement Blog

​Mostly we put our daily recommendations here for the blog readers among you, although occasionally we go longform.
Reading about music is a bit like looking at pictures of food - not nearly half as much fun as getting involved, so we scribble a brief intro to hopefully whet your appetite but you're better off just hitting play. Not very "slow" I know but there's a lot of music to check these days & hopefully you'll find the recommendations a handy filter.
​Trust your ears, not opinions.

31/10/2020 1 Comment

Nick Jonah Davis - When The Sun Came (Thread)

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A small church in a Derbyshire village would be the last place you could guess the new LP from Nick Jonah Davis for Thread Recordings was recorded as, with a nomadic restlessness & far Atlantic leaning, he roams the world of string anchored roots music, nudging folk tradition into the 21st Century whilst he's at it. If that wasn't enough I now know what a pigeon whistle is.
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Nick Jonah Davis is a musician and sound engineer based in Derbyshire. His new album, 'When the Sun Came', is the fourth volume in a series of solo instrumental guitar recordings. It follows 'House of Dragons' (Thread Recordings, 2016), 'Of Time and Tides' (Tompkins Square, 2011), and 'Guitar Recordings Vol. 1' (2009).

The album was self-recorded at the village church in Atlow, and mixed and mastered by Nick at his home nearby. 'Whistle on Woolf' features Nathaniel Mann of Dead Rat Orchestra on pigeon whistles.

Nick has collaborated widely with many musicians, including C Joynes, with whom he released ‘Split Electric’ (Thread Recordings, 2016), a split LP of solo electric guitar recordings. He also features on Joynes’ latest album, ‘The Borametz Tree’, as a member of the Furlong Bray (alongside all three members of Dead Rat Orchestra), and on recent albums by Sharron Kraus, Jim Ghedi, and Neal Heppleston.
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30/10/2020 0 Comments

Jneiro Jarel - After A Thousand Years (Far Out Records)

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Tripping through time, space & spiritual realms Jneiro Jarel traces the ancient songlines of the African diaspora's enforced global journey & takes those musical triumphs born from adversity on an evolutionary leap into a more equitable, peaceful & loving cosmic future for Far Out Recordings.
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In 2018 Far Out Recordings signed a record deal with Brooklyn born, nomadic producer Jneiro Jarel. Having just put the finishing touches to the recordings, Jarel suffered an ischemic stroke while living and working in Costa Rica and his wife Indigo was forced to set up a crowd fund to cover special medical transport back to the states to receive treatment. The release was put on hold, but thanks to the generosity of friends and fans around the world, Jarel was able to get the care he needed and is now on the long road to recovery. We’re overjoyed to finally announce that Jneiro Jarel’s After A Thousand Years is now set for a May 2020 release.

Throughout a career that has spanned over twenty years and seen collaborations with MF DOOM, Thom Yorke, Damon Albarn, BadBadNotGood, Portishead’s Beth Gibbons, Kimbra and Khujo Goodie (Dungeon Family), Jneiro Jarel’s consistently distinctive, forward thinking productions, as well as his love for the music of Brazil, made his partnership with Far Out a perfect fit.

Recorded between New York, New Orleans, Miami and Costa Rica, After A Thousand Years features legendary multi-instrumentalist Bill Summers, famed for his work with Herbie Hancock, Quincy Jones and Eddie Henderson. The album also features Malawian-American guitarist Masauko Chipembere who has worked with the likes of RZA from Wu-Tang Clan and Ladybug Mecca from Digable Planets.

For Jarel, After A Thousand Years is “a culmination of the longstanding musical contributions of the African diaspora.” Permeating the Brazilian music and Latin jazz Jarel has loved and drawn inspiration from, as well as the stateside jazz, soul and funk Jarel grew up around, the influence of Africa and it’s musical history, on both North and South America, is key to the album’s sound.

On lead single “Banana Peel”, Jarel’s outernational perspective makes for a track that is almost impossible to place geographically: you can hear the swing of Jarel’s native New Orleans jazz, the vibrance of Costa Rican rainforests as well as the influence of Jarel’s vast collection of Brazilian records. “Viberian Waves 1&2” is equally nonconformist, morphing from funky baroque-flavoured instrumental hip hop into a bossa inspired, percussive jam.

Taking its inspiration from the biblical prophecies found in the books of Isaiah, Daniel, and Revelation, foretelling the fully realized, physical and spiritual restoration of the earth and mankind after the thousand year reign of the Messianic Kingdom, After A Thousand Years contemplates and celebrates a world where everlasting love, peace, and harmony abound under a sovereign, divine rulership.

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29/10/2020 0 Comments

Apta - 20 (The Slow Music Movement)

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If you can't cycle to the top of a hill & watch the sun rising to clear the early morning mist from the damp Autumn landscape, then just hit play on the new Apta LP for The Slow Music Movement label & bathe in its peculiarly British, slightly reserved sense of joy & positivity. (Smart streaming link: https://ditto.fm/20-apta)
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“It's been a strange time for everyone, for obvious reasons. There's nothing in my music that hints at the global circumstances unfolding, nor should it be a requirement that all art created at the time of strife reflects that strife. On the contrary, the chance to sit down in the studio, with the time to create and the opportunity to relax as well has been (for me), hugely refreshing. Obviously with the circumstances around the creation of these tracks, there is always going to be an element of melancholy behind the otherwise upbeat instrumentation, but I think in general it reflects a gratitude for the well being of myself and my loved ones, and an optimistic leaning for our future.

This was originally two EP's called 'Home' and 'Sun', both self-released and both between March and July of 2020. I'd been listening to a lot of records I've loved for many years, some post-rock, some prog, some classic electronica and quite a bit of meditative ambience, as well as the usual soul-cleansers of computer games and films, and these tracks couldn't really have come out as anything except an amalgamation of those influences. My guitar got wired back in, and my love for that was rediscovered (the guitar really was my first foray into songwriting all those years ago, before all these beguiling synths got in the way), leading a lot of these pieces to begin from there and bloom outwards.

20 isn't only representative of this time, but a melting pot of all the influence leading up to it, and a shameless inclusion of every little riff or technique or idea I wanted to record. It is, as they say, what it is.”

Apta - Manchester, September 2020

About Apta:
Apta works in one of the world’s finest record shops, Piccadilly Records in Manchester. After work he makes music. When asleep he dreams about synthesizers and guitars.

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Harriet Richardson is a multidisciplinary visual artist based in Berlin whose work tends to revolve around nature abstracted, the psyche & the absurd.

About The Slow Music Movement
The Slow Music Movement is an evolving organism with an ambitious evolutionary plan. It was launched in 2017 as a radio show & daily music recommendation service with a focus on largely laid back, quality music, from independent artists & labels that we’ve dug a bit deeper to discover. We then share that music across the social media landscape.

Every Bit Helps
10% of all label /streaming revenue will go to Client Earth to help mitigate our environmental impact & try and make a difference.
 

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Producer: Apta (apta.bandcamp.com)
Artwork: Harriet Clare (www.harrietclare.com)
Mastering: Ian Hawgood (www.homenormal.com)
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28/10/2020 0 Comments

Mei Ehara - Ampersands (Kakuba Rhythm)

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Released earlier this year and utterly charming me now, this LP of easy breezy pop, blue eyed Japanese soul, Bossa spirited, exotica tinged easy listening from Mei Ehara on Kakuba Rhythm is a feel good delight.
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Mei eharaが、2ndアルバム『Ampersands』をリリース!
今作は彼女が集めたバンドメンバー、鳥居真道 ( ギター / トリプルファイヤー )、Coff( ベース /ex. どついたるねん )、浜公氣 ( ドラム / どついたるねん )、 沼澤成毅 (鍵盤/ODOLA)の4人と作り上げたセルフプロデュースアルバムです。

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Mei ehara releases 2nd album "Ampersands"!
This work is a band member that she collected, Masamichi Torii (guitar / triple fire), Coff (bass / ex. Dotsuitarunen), Koki Hama (drums / Dotsuitarunen), Shigeki Numazawa (keyboard / ODOLA) ) Is a self-produced album created with four people.
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27/10/2020 0 Comments

Teno Afrika - Amapiano Selections (Awesome Tapes From Africa)

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With the rise of Gqom & Afrobeats, the motherland has been working hard the last few years to keep house music fresh & swinging, & the latest recruit in the struggle is another S.A. mutant offspring - Amapiano. Check out 19 year old Teno Afrika & his crew's raw & deadly LP on Awesome Tapes From Africa, which is currently blowing my mind & making my hips hurt.
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Teno Afrika’s Amapiano Selections, a Reference Point for South Africa’s Youngest Electronic Music Movement

By: Setumo-Thebe Mohlomi

The past five years have seen amapiano, South Africa’s electronic music movement born in the townships of the country’s Gauteng province, evolve from an underground sound to a nationwide mainstream staple. Even with its commercial success though, amapiano’s DIY ethos has continued to disrupt music creation and distribution in the country. Most amapiano commercial successes today began their careers on cracked versions of production software like FL Studio, distributed their work through file sharing platforms like datafilehost and marketed it using social media pages they controlled and influenced.

Amapiano is partly a tasting menu of South Africa’s musical history, a lineage that has been as much a backdrop to the times as it has been a catalyst for change in the country. South African jazz has thrived pre and post-democracy, contributing international stalwarts of the genre, notably Miriam Makeba, Abdullah Ibrahim and Hugh Masekela. Kwaito music—which itself borrowed from other genres like marabi, kwela, mbaqanga, maskandi, bubblegum and others—was created and proliferated in the 90s partly because of the newly accessible House music imported into the country. In the early 2000s, Deep and Afro House dominated, to be followed by the rise of diBacardi, a percussion—heavy electronic music genre most popular in the city of Pretoria and its surrounding townships.

Amapiano Selections, the debut album by DJ and producer Teno Afrika, gives listeners outside the movement’s online release economy an insight into the high-burn nature of amapiano that has spawned a distinct typology under its larger umbrella. Nineteen-year-old Lutendo Raduvha has spent the bulk of his life moving between different townships on the outskirts of Johannesburg and Pretoria in the Gauteng province. The palette of amapiano styles on the album reflect these influences.
But at first, South Africa’s youngest electronic music movement lived underground with a small, loyal following. “Amapiano is a genre that I chose because I have a passion for it,” says Teno “I started following amapiano in 2016 because I wanted to explore how it’s produced. It was not taken seriously in our country.”

The record’s opening track, poignantly named “Ambassadors,” is the sound de jour in this current moment of amapiano’s evolution. Here organ solos riff over demure drums, bass and percussion for a sophisticated sound that is palatable to both seasoned and uninitiated ears. Teno Afrika does something similar on Conka, but this time referencing the Kwaito-influenced Amapiano popularised by DJ Sumbody and Cassper Nyovest’s collaborations and Focalistic’s lyrical dribbling which earned him the nickname Pitori Maradona (Maradona of Pretoria).

The next two tracks, “Storytellers” and “8 Ubers" as well as tracks 6 and 7 (“Lerato La Bass” and “Trip to Vlakas”) are Teno Afrika’s hat tip to the sound evolving in the townships on the outskirts of Pretoria (Pitori to the hip) known locally as gong gong amapiano. From the home of diBicardi, the percussion and groove of the latter two especially are distinct for their almost off-tempo stride, an identifying feature of diBacardi. The high-pitched keyboard builds to a delayed break; once there, the drum is almost turned inside out to create a bass-line that becomes the driving force behind the track.

As a counterpoint to the unrefined, chest rattling coarseness, fifth in the line-up “Smooth Criminal” is carried by the melody, given ample breathing space and balances the heavy bass on its back. Teno Afrika is referencing Harvard amapiano, named after the Ivy League US university for its supposedly more educated approach to production.

Interestingly, Teno Afrika only gives vocals prominence on the closing track “Chants of Africa.” As a way of making their music recognizable and relatable for broadcast, amapiano producers have sometimes overly relied on vocals in the form of singing, catch-phrases and party refrains for the purpose. “It was my decision not to use vocals on this project,” says Teno “The reason is I wanted people to feel my instrumentals and style because this is my first album.” On his closing track the young producer gives a glimpse of the considered approach to music which buoys anticipation for greater things from his future releases.
 

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Composed and Produced by Lutendo Raduvha in Pretoria and Rustenburg, South Africa
Mastering by Jessica Thompson
Big shout out to Silvadropz & Diego Don for making this album a success. Not forgetting my boys Stylo MusiQ from Bela-Bela in Limpopo.


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27/10/2020 0 Comments

Singles & EPs Update - 26th October, 2020

Taylore Deupree - Canoe (Longform Editions)

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Longform Editions recently beamed out some new immersive listening experiences from their earthly Australian base, and unsurprisingly Taylor Deupree's was the pick of the bunch. Take a deep dive into this meticulous ambient lesson in sound craft.

Charles WEbster - The Spell (dimensions)

I'm not quite sure how the hell this remix happened but I'm glad it did! Charles Webster has been a deep house stalwart for ever & it's great to hear him team up with post dubstep poster boy Burial, who has added all the right twists, turns, perfectly judeged sprinkles and icing to an already decent original track.
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Paul White - All Eyes Open Mixtape (Bandcamp)

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I know it's not a single or EP, but I have a feeling there will be a few oddities ending up in this intermittent round up. I have a very soft spot for Paul White & there aren't many, if any, other producers who could put out such an accomplished, eclectic mixtape of their own material.

Christoffer Franzen - Ghost Of You (Deep Elm)

Nobody does melancholy quite like the climatically challenged northern regions, well apart from maybe the Portuguese, and this beautifully gloomy, cinematic neo-classical suite from Franzen, won't do anything to change my opinion. Those dark winter nights will just fly by listening to this.
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't Geruis - Que tu es belle, au revioir.... (Lost Tribe)

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An all too short EP and a last minute Bandcamp day drop from the ever intriguing Lost Tribe Sound label. A bit darker than my usual ambient listens, but the depth and originality dragged me in and wouldn't let go. Now if someone can just do some extended remixes I'd be most grateful.

SunPalace - Rude Movements Remixes (BBE)

I actually previewed this EP, which I never do normally  preferring to only publicise available music, but I was so excited by these reworks of this all time Loft and deep heads classic. Just hit play and hear Moodymann especially, not to mention Kenny Dope treat this tune with the reverence it deserves.
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Obijuan x DylanTheInfamous - Odysseia (Bad Taste)

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I don't recommend a lot of hip hop, but his late night smokers& thinkers EP is hitting all multiple spots. It reminds me a bit of RZA's Ghost Dog soundtrack in timbre, which is enough on its own to justify inclusion. One for the brainiacs rather than the bangers.

shida Shahabi - Lake On Fire (Fatcat Records)

We've been a fan of and supporting Shahabi over the last couple of years so it's intersting to hear her jump on the organ and enter more ambient, drone & cinematic territory with this new EP. Even better to hear she's not letting up on the quality control despite the new pastures.
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Ão - BEST SERVED COLD (SAN-KOFA RHYTHM)

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I honestly have no idea how I stumbled on this, but it's exactly the sort of genre bending oddity I can't resist, flamenco guitar leaning, Portuguese vocals, folk undertones, worldly wise & just the right dose of electronic mysticicsm. Bring on the LP.

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26/10/2020 0 Comments

Sam Amidon - Sam Amidon (Nonesuch)

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Maybe it was over familiarity & boredom with the original songs Sam Amidon has known since childhood, or just pleasingly unhinged creativity, but these reimagining of old folk songs into freewheeling, psychedelic folk rock transmogrifications for Nonesuch Records is a start to finish joy, & a lesson for all artists in how to own an old classic.
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The new album, which Amidon considers the fullest realization to date of his artistic vision, comprises his radical reworkings of nine mostly traditional folk songs, performed with his band of longtime friends and collaborators. Amidon produced the record, applying the sonic universe of his 2017 The Following Mountain to these beloved tunes, many of which he first learned as a child. "Pretty Polly," for example, was one of the first traditional tunes he learned to play, and "Time Has Made a Change" is a song that his parents—singers who were on the 1977 Nonesuch recording Rivers of Delight with the Word of Mouth Chorus—sang around the house when he was young.

Amidon and his frequent band of multi-instrumentalist Shahzad Ismaily and drummer Chris Vatalaro were joined in the studio by Belgian guitarist Bert Cools (who played on his last EP), as well as Amidon’s wife, Beth Orton, who adds vocals on three songs. Acoustic bassist Ruth Goller and saxophonist and labelmate Sam Gendel also play on the album, which was mixed by Leo Abrahams. Sam Amidon was mostly recorded live in the studio. Amidon arranged the songs, which are traditional tunes, with the exception of Taj Mahal’s “Light Rain Blues,” Harkins Frye’s “Time Has Made a Change,” and “Hallelujah,” which is an 1835 William Walker shape-note tune using earlier words by Charles Wesley, found in the Sacred Harp collection of early American folk-hymns.




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25/10/2020 2 Comments

Common Saints - Idol Eyes (Starsonics)

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One man making all the right noises is Common Saints. Playing everything on this dreamy, summery, balmy, Balearic, psyche-lite extended EP he tops it off with some blue eyed Bee Gee-esque soulful vocals for the smoothest & sweetest of Sunday soundtracks.
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“I wanted to create something beautiful and energetic, that reflected my love for music from the 60’s, 70’s and 80’s, something characterful and melodic, and also include some deep lyrical content about life and existentialism. I wanted to touch on some basic concepts but also difficult emotions and experiences. Ultimately, it’s all about togetherness. A “Common Saint” is like a Good Samaritan; just an everyday person who treats fellow humans well and goes out of their way to make sure people are ok. I like the feeling the name gave me, like it was friendly but powerful.

I’ve always loved guitar and vocal driven music; blues, funk, soul. The list is extensive, but artists like Marvin Gaye, The Beegees, Roy Ayers, Pink Floyd; are all strong influences. I have a growing vinyl collection filled with some absolute gems. I love how people used to cherish music and care so much about it back in the day. That’s one of the reasons I wanted to print the EP on vinyl. It kinda doesn’t feel real until it’s on vinyl.

Contemporary music is a profound example of collaboration between people. I have many influences from all over the world that ring through the music I make. Its an echo of everything that I’ve ever heard, amalgamated into a vibe.
It’s all a battle between God and science / spirituality and technology, and how they intertwine and interact with each other, and what that means for the world.

The lyrics of Idol Eyes represent a utopia of sound, where music is religion and the gods the song. People keep on moving and they sing along, this feeling is a heaven where we all belong. It’s a realisation of how we are all the same, and only societal constructs pull us apart. Getting high and making love. Those two things are some of the simplest of human desires.”
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Some of my favourite underground nu-soul artists from recent times with a focus on under appreciated quality, left of centre joints & lesser known artists. Here's the smartlink to Apple Music, Deezer, Youtube and Soundcloud.
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24/10/2020 0 Comments

Gus Levy - Magia Magia (180g)

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Autumnal sunshine is rising above Lisbon's rooftops & the lovely warm sounds of Gus Levy mining classic Brazilian sounds from samba funk to schmaltzy ballads and joyous MPB, all laden with stirring string arrangements & a psychedelic sheen for 180g is on the headphones. Saturday is looking alright :)
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The mystical universe of Magia Magia reflects influences from the samba rock of Jorge Ben, the romantic grooves of Djavan and the psychedelic pop of Connan Mockasin and Negro Léo. The lyrics and sensations suggest a new way of seeing the reality of the world and relationships: union, spirituality, magic, complicity, happiness, courage, love, fraternity, dilemmas and contradictions lead the poetical subject of Magia Magia. Inspired by a conception of the universe ruled by feminine entities, Gus Levy brings with Magia Magia a masterpiece of modern Brazilian psychedelic and funky pop, with exquisite artwork by Fernanda Varella.

A composer and multi-instrumentalist from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Gus Levy has been gaining more and more attention on the Brazilian music scene during the last few years. He is also a producer at Rio de Janeiro’s Estúdio Carolina studios, a member of the band "Os Dentes" for more than 10 years, and the guitarist of choice for artists like Antonio Neves, Filipe Marones and João Werneck. 

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Gus Levy - voice, guitars, electric guitars and keyboards
Marcelo Costa - drums and percussions
Pedro Dantas - bass
João Werneck - electric guitar
Ana Frango Elétrico and Raquel Dimantas - chorus
Quarteto Cais - strings
Rudah Guedes - strings arrangement

Produced by Gus Levy at Estúdio Carolina, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Assistant of production: João Werneck.
Sound engineering and mixing by Angelo Wolf.
Sound Assistant: Kayan Guter.
Vinyl mastering by Angelo Wolf.
LP vinyl production by Greg Gouty (180g) and Yusuke Erikawa (Disk Union).
Artwork by Fernanda Varella.
LP additional design by Pauline Bodinier.


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23/10/2020 0 Comments

Glenn Astro - Homespun (Tartelet)

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I might still be dreaming, but the new Glenn Astro LP for Tartelet Records is quite the ride. Circadian soul, hypnagocic hop & pop, celestial techno, ethereal electro & kaleidoscopic jazz fusion rub shoulders like it's the most natural thing in the world.
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Five years after his critically acclaimed debut album Throwback, Glenn Astro returns with his deeply personal album Homespun, releasing on Tartelet Records this October.

Marking a change in course from his first release on Tartelet Records, Glenn Astro is set to showcase his sophomore album Homespun, a testament to a visionary artist who has come into his own.

Made up of ten tracks spanning 45 minutes, the record twists and turns between electronic meditations, soulful vocals by Ajnascnet, and futuristic electro, carving out a world of spacey eclecticism that is as nostalgic as it is experimental.

“This album is in all facets different from the first one, which was a deliberate decision. No vintage sounds and references, no sampling, combined with futuristic sound design and song structures. Less obvious references, more everything else. I tried to keep it as current and intuitive as possible,” he says.

Known for his chunky beats and fuzzy textures, Glenn Astro was a key figure in the wave of MPC-heavy house music that spread like wildfire between 2013 and 2015. Since then, he has released on labels such as Ninja Tune and Apollo, leaving a distinctive signature on everything he touches.

But Glenn Astro has quietly been crafting a new sound for himself. Sometimes taking detours – morphing into his dark alter ego and experimenting with artist collaborations. The sound of Homespun is a culmination of several years of reflection and artistic development – however, the album itself was produced in less than three months.

“I set myself an ultimatum to finish the album within three months. If I didn’t make it, I’d have to rethink my career path and keep music as a hobby. If it wasn’t for this album I’d be selling home-assembled ballpoint pens now,” he says.

On the introspective first single and album title track “Homespun,” Ajnascent’s vocals lend a sincerity to the melancholic production. “It’s about the regret of not taking chances and giving in too much, but also about taking responsibility and being honest with yourself. Homespun is a nod to nostalgia and a desire for simplicity and prudence, being equally the culprit and the cure,” elaborates Ajnascent.

On “The Yancey,” an homage to J Dilla, Glenn Astro paints his vision of contemporary dance music with shimmering melodies, deep ambient soundscapes, and advanced drum programming. “Moreira” and “Look at You” feel like spaced-out electronic funk hybrids, while “Taking Care of Business” goes back to the future with Glenn Astro’s take on jungle. Other tracks such as “Mezzanine,” “Slow Poke Flange,” and “Viktor’s Meditation” provide the finest dubby electronics.

Out on September 16th, the first single “Homespun” comes accompanied by a video featuring the notorious Copenhagen-based graffiti artist and activist Spyo. The video provides a glimpse into a parallel, nonconformist society and subculture in the Danish capital, where urban exploring and daring quests for artistic fame is a way of life.




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