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Mark Ernestus and Ndagga Rhythm Force drop new LP
The LP Yermande is the five year anniversary project of Mark Ernestus and his Dakar-Berlin collaboration Ndagga Rhythm Force. The six tracks move the hypnotic rhythms of Ndagga into more percussive techno territories, bridging the gap between previous Rhythm and Sound material and the endless echoes of Basic Channel and the M Series.Yermande is out…
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Acid Arab to drop Musique de France for Crammed Discs
Here’s a sneak preview of Acid Arab’s new LP released next month. The duo have been wowing festivals all summer with their heady mix of Western electronic music and Eastern sounds and vocals. Formed in 2012 by Parisian DJs Guido Minisky and Hervé Carvalho, Acid Arab have become a fully-fledged musical entity by teaming up…
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Digging Surinam: eight year odyssey of Rush Hour’s Antal
Following 2012’s bounty on Kindred Spirits, Rush Hour boss Antal Heitlager puts together another sublime collection of obscure Surinamese disco and boogie with Thomas Gesthuizen. Surinam Funk Force features Steve Watson’s Born To Boogie, and Surinam scene stalwart Sumy’s eccentric, synth-laden The Funky ‘G’ (Only Comes At Night, with more Surinamese fused killers like Explosion’s Wakka…
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Camberwell Now from the ashes of This Heat
Camberwell Now’s The Ghost Trade and The EP Collection will be reissued next month on Modern Classic Recordings (Light In The Attic). Camberwell Now featured This Heat’s vocalist and drummer Charles Hayward. He assembled a line-up comprising of Stephen Rickard, a former BBC sound engineer, on field recordings and tape manipulation and Trefor Goronwy on…
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Interview: Super Cassettes Indonesia!
WTM spoke to Evan Ziporyn and Ryan Mbira about Super Cassettes Indonesia! Click the location link below for the interview: Super Cassettes Indonesia! is a free site highlighting out-of-print and DIY recordings, but contributions towards their work are vastly appreciated. The website is at supercassettesindonesia.bandcamp.com
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Interview: Mori Ra – European tour
Mori Ra of Japan has embarked on his European tour and WTM has spoken to him. His forthcoming edit is of Black Pepper by Guyanese artists Yoruba Singers. The 1984 version of the track released in 1975 will be on a lovely 12″ reissued for the first time by Left Ear Records, alongside Mori’s edit.…
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Evolution: Tamam Shud’s cult surf soundtrack
Taman Shud’s psychedelic soundtrack to the cult Australian surf movie Evolution has been lovingly reissued by Anthology Records. It was recorded live in 1968 – whilst the film was projected upon the studio wall due to budget constraints – and was released in 1969. Tamam Shud evolved from an instrumental surf band called The Four…
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Jo’burg’s Okapi shares synth classics
Boston-based label Cultures of Soul is releasing a South African compilation selected by DJ Okapi – Boogie Breakdown: South African Synth-Disco 1980-1984. Famous for his Afrosynth blog – which has highlighted numerous treasures from the country – this selection of his homeland’s music is out in September. Many of the country’s best young musicians were…
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Digital delights of the West Indies on Heavenly Sweetness/DiggersDigest Zandoli comp’
More priceless goodies for the tropical music movement and a great mix to boot. This new project by DiggersDigest – with parisian label Heavenly Sweetness – is in collaboration with Afro/Antilles record expert Nicolas Skliris. It’s honed towards cosmic dancing, while also showing an appreciative depth of the derivatives of zouk music produced in the…
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WTM interview: Awesome Tapes From Africa (update)
Here’s a video from last month’s event: Brian Shimkovitz started Awesome Tapes From Africa in 2006. He spoke to World Treasures Music – as part of a ten-year celebration of the blog at Outlaws Yacht Club in Leeds before his supreme DJ set for &/Or Emporium at Hifi nightclub – about becoming a world renowned…
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