Oberman Knocks’ electronic artistry returns to Aperture Records after four year break

 

UK producer Oberman Knocks – who is Sheffield-born Nigel Truswell – makes a welcome return to Aperture Records since his last release, Dilankex in 2014, which featured an outstanding 17 minute remix from Autechre.

Working on other projects during this time seems to have charged his creativity and Oberman now propels himself back into the fold for his third album, Trilate Shift. The album’s polished production could see his appeal rise across a wider audience.

Trilate Shift has 14 tracks of encompassing disembodied vocals and the distinctive sound of the artist.

Last year, Oberman produced the soundtrack to The Red Tree – an award winning documentary film from Still films (New York / Dublin) and in 2016 he was commissioned by The Lowry in Salford to produce a sound installation, 30 Days of The Smiths. It formed part of their Week 53 festival and a version was also performed live.

For more click on www.aperturerecords.com

New World Treasures Music radio show now uploaded

Tracklist

Dur-Dur Band – Intro Vol.2

Don Rendell and Ian Carr Quintet – Black Mosque

Khalab – Dense (ft. Shabaka Hutchings & Tommaso Cappellato)

Dengue Dengue Dengue – Pua (ft. Penya)

Minimal Afrika – Swamp

Khalab – Zaire

Minimal Afrika – Tropifunkammammet

Kawuku Sound – Many Hands

D. Tiffany – Spirit Alien (Jayda G Esoteric Mix)

D. Tiffany – Who Me (Roza Terenzi Remix)

Minimal Afrika – Swamp

Jean-Pierre Boistel, Tony Kenneybrew – Remedios

Jean-Pierre Boistel, Tony Kenneybrew – Dans Le Secret & Clepsydre

Natsukashii – Horsey Sunset

Cuavo – In Search Of The Essence (ft Jessica Lauren)

Afro National – Push Am Forward

 Afro National – Mr Who You Be

Joe King Kologbo & The High Grace – Sugar Daddy

Kamal Tarbas – Min Ozzaina Seebak Seeb (Forget The Haters)

Saied Khalifa – Igd Allooli (The Pearl Necklace)

Group as Salaam – Track 4 (OtCRC003)

Sandman Project – Circles

Mahakala – Desert Road

Mahakala – The Exodus

Beating Heart release ‘Afro Bass Vol. 1’ – five electronic artists explore vintage recordings from Tanzania

Big tip on this one – Afro Bass Vol. 1 will be released on November 23rd by the Beating Heart label and is a rich journey through a variety of vintage recordings from 1950s Tanzania, with an electronic twist for the dancefloor – these are essential bits of Afro-house.

The fresh interpretations come from five artists creating from Scotland through to Finland, via London. This EP is the first in a series. ​2Fox​’s opener ​Lonzania​​ is superb and is a tried and tested dance-floor favourite, sampling the voices of the ​Hangaza​ women of Tanzania. The Busy Twist​ provide the late-night track ​Wa Wa Wine. ​Austin Ato​ samples the ​Haya​ women of Tanzania in ​Awakasi. ​​The traditional wailing is from a wedding procession song and features deeply groovy tribal drumming. ​Boys Ride Bikes’​ ​Resonate ​​samples an otter hunting song from the ​Haya​ people, with cries of hunting dogs, the bells around hunters’ necks and a dubbed out bassline. Finally, Maajo​’s tropical dub Umefika ​​samples ancestral voices singing of arriving in ​Marangu a small village on the lower slopes of Mount Kilimanjaro. A tasty package indeed.

Here is a great video put out by Soundway, featuring a previous release by The Busy twist:

Here’s a link to some more music released on Beating Heart, differing from the release details above…some clarity needed (?)…but more great music nevertheless. Links to Beating Heart in the info:

Habibi Funk’s latest gem: reissue of lone album by The Scorpions and Saif Abu Bakr from Sudan – check out an interview with band leader, Ameer Nasser 

Habibi Funk’s next release Jazz Jazz Jazz is the sole album by Sudanese band, The Scorpions, with Saif Abu Bakr on vocals. Recorded in Kuwait in 1980 it’s a unique fusion of styles ranging from jazz, rock, folk and funk to more Sudanese-rooted tracks – including modernised versions of traditional rhythms and excursions into Congolese Soukouss.

All Habibi Funk reissues have been compilations so far, with curators’ favourite selections of tracks by one artist. This album is their first 1:1 re-release. Original copies sell on eBay for up to $1000.

Click here to read an interview with band leader, Amer Nasser.

Listen: latest World Treasures Music on KMAH Radio

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Tracklist:

Ustad Zia Mohiuddin Dagar – Alap

Dur Dur Band – Intro Vol. 2

Dur Dur Band – Haddii Aanan Gacaloy

Rastafari Syndicate – King Step

Jonah Dan – Wah Do Dem Dub

Dengue Dengue Dengue – Ayani Huni Kuin – Habu Raminibu (Dengue Dengue Dengue and Joutro Mundo Version)

Boards of Canada – Seeya Later

Pessimist – SPRTLZM

Henji Sawai – Hikobae

Tiago – Von Pili

Yasuaki Shimizu – Tamare-Tamare

Hycentto Junior – DJ Celebrate Mix

Dizzy K – Take It To The DJ

Andre Tanker – River Come Down

Alpha and Omega – Majesty

Spartacus R. – 2-4-1 Names

Barbartuques – Baiana (Wolf Muller Drum Drop)

 

Watch: ‘Unusual Sounds’ reveals hidden history of library music

Unusual Sounds is a deep dive into an unfamiliar musical universe – and is part of the renaissance and current reissue movement of library music. In the heyday of low-budget television and scrappy genre filmmaking, producers who needed a soundtrack for their commercial entertainments could reach for a selection of library music – LPs of stock recordings to fit any mood or situation.

The use of such records was mostly for cost-cutting when certain productions couldn’t afford to hire their own composer. Library publishers became major financial successes in the end and much of their work is now being revisited and celebrated. In fact, many of these anonymous or pseudonymous scores-on-demand were crafted by the some of the greatest musical minds of the late 20th century. Many expert musicians and innovative composers revelled in the freedoms offered, paradoxically, by this most corporate of fields.

The forthcoming compilation is the perfect companion to the David Hollander curated book Unusual Sounds: The Hidden History of Library Music is out now on Anthology Editions, with the 20 tracks out on November 9th. It encapsulates the niche and fascinating subculture of library music. Genre splicing music and the astonishingly complex hybrids can today be found in cartoons, video games and sampled by the likes of Jay-Z, DANGER DOOM and Gnarls Barkley, as well as scores to films by Quentin Tarantino and Wes Anderson.

This compilation includes compositions by Brainticket founder Joel Vandroogenbroeck, KPM Allstars John Cameron and Keith Mansfield, Montenegrin-born composer Janko Nilović, and the Italian film composer Stefano Torossi – among many others on this choice selection.

David Hollander (pictured below) is a producer, music supervisor, writer and collector living in Texas. A lifelong record collector, his library music collection is considered by many to be one of the finest of its kind in the world.

Tracklist:
1. Keith Mansfield – Funky Fanfare
2. Stefano Torossi – Running Fast (track not available digitally)
3. D. Patucchi – La Dimostrazione
4. Klaus Weiss – Survivor
5. Janko Nilovic – Xenos Cosmos
6. V. Geminiani – Ophis Le Serpentaire
7. Stringtronics – Tropicola
8. Stefano Torossi – Feeling Tense (track not available digitally)
9. Gary Pacific Orchestra – Soft Wind
10. John Cameron – Half Forgotten Daydreams
11. F. Micalizzi – Night Breeze
12. Les Hurdle, Kathleen Poppy & Madeline Bell – You’ve Got What It Takes
13. Electric Machine – Fancy Good
14. C. Cordio & F. Vinciguerra – Quips and Cranks
15. Les Hurdle & Frank Ricotti – Dissolves
16. Joel Vandroogenbroeck & Walt Rockman – Fairy Tale
17. Mladen Franko – Weeping Eelgrass
18. Peter Patzer – Mild Maniac
19. Joel Vandroogenbroeck & Marc Monsen  – Group Meditation
20. Roland Hollinger – Dream Number Two