Craig & Ryan
Funky Pigeon EP

After the praise for Morning Worship, released back in 2015 on Royal Oak, Portuguese duo Sabre returns to releases with the EP "Fora de Turf", pointing directly towards the dance floor. There is in "Fora de Turf" a certain idea of transient existence as a series of car journeys cruising the night with no clear sense of direction, recalling the gradual disappearance of public space and loss of community. The weight of Kraut references such as Kraftwerk's Autobahn or Stratosfear by Tangerine Dream is somehow clear in its alignment with a 1995 Carl Craig who had just released LandcruisingOn the A side, 'Condor Sense' and 'Sem Terra'. The first one is a banger built around broken beats and repetitive synth chords that guide us through the drone landscapes on the background, very clearly marked by the 808's rhythms. The second one is anchored in a broken kick and on a growing acid line, punctuated by warm chords and some sliced pads that reminds us of the pulsating heart of the city of Detroit.On the B side, "Condor Senses" and "Driving Bruno" got some sort of a gliding character. "Condor Senses" is the only track on the EP to accept the classic four-on-the-floor to guide some dubby chords along a quieter landscape where organic and natural sounds lurk. Is it dawn arriving No. On the last track of the album, "Driving Bruno," Sabre get in the car and step on the throttle, full speed, on a bassline that could resemble some synthwave releases if synthwave had been lucky enough to be born a decade earlier and in the center of the state of Michigan.

Raï is the music of a youth hungover from Algeria's recent independence. It became a space for a liberated, transgressive dialogue that told the social truths of its time -- an up-front yet poetic voice that covers the taboos and frustrations of daily life, expressing emotion without detour. This voice is heard at weddings, cabarets, in the nightclubs of the Oranese coast, and casually on the street... With the boom of the audio cassette, an avalanche of raï tapes were produced in Oran and diffused all over the world. Both women and men sang and listened to the new sound, as raï is intimately tied to parties, alcohol and the night. With the spontaneous improvisation of its singers as the main part of each song, raï keeps reinventing itself. In this style, Cheb Hasni, along with Cheb Nasro, incarnates a second generation of musicians. With the "love raï", or sentimental raï, Hasni sings about love, passion and its setbacks -- moving away from the bittersweet daily chronicles of the first chebs and chebates. Having recorded nearly 150 cassettes, Cheb Hasni remains one of the most prolific and talented raï singers of his generation. Almost thirty years after his death, this three-volume compilation of rare tracks from his cassette releases on the Oriental Music Production label is a tribute to the lasting legacy of Cheb Hasni -- ya raï! The second volume of three is presented here.CHEB HASNIVol 1Outre National

PARADOXStreetbeatParadox MusicThe one and only Dev Paradox returns with more unique breakbeat gold, in the way only he knows how. This time we're flexing two different tempos as the pioneer hits us first with jungle drum funk before following it up with a 130BPM breakbeat slap. 'Street Beat' hits us first with crisp breaks that switch and swipe with Dev's signature rudeness while ragga chats weave and bob over the groove and a bassline grumbles beneath. 'Drum Throne' on the B takes us into Paradox's slower tempo realms but once again the beats reign supreme and the drop in speed gives us more space to explore the groove. All hail the king.

Producteur de disques, Dj, superviseur musical et propriétaire du label : Antoine Harispuru alias Golden Bug n'est rien de moins qu'un véritable artiste incroyablement polyvalent ; délivrant toujours d'excellents niveaux de house et d'electronica teintés de disco depuis dix ans sur des labels comme La Belle, Les Disques de la Mort, Höga Nord, Gomma, Multi Culti et Kompakt. 6 ans après V.I.C.T.O.R, Golden Bug signe son retour sur La Belle avec PISCOLABIS. Un 4ème album sensoriel, universel, envoutant, parfois indescriptible mais unique. L'album embrasse tous les styles chers à Antoine Harispuru et surgit comme une ouverture étonnante sur de nouveaux mondes, oscillant entre electronica, vibrations robotiques et dub psychédélique. Et si il a convié un nombre impressionnant d’invités ; les Français The Limiñanas et Tim Glass, la japonaise Vega Voga aka Narumi Herisson, les Australiens Funboys, l’Espagnol Pajaro Sunrise, c’est parce que ce projet est né de l’ébullition que provoquent les oppositions. De l'hypnotique ascension introductrice Colibri aux motifs rocks / acid western Variation sur 3 Bancs, Tokoyo No Kuni en passant par les obsessionnels et cosmiques dubs Nid de Guêpes, Fata Morgana, Golden Bug mélange les genres sans les dénaturer. Il explore mais ne se perd jamais comme avec La Boite Noire et son electronica berlinoise chloroformée, les guitares orientales du solaire Bring the Light, sans oublier ce final maestro Le Chant des Sirènes; envoutante et opératique pop nébuleuse qui s'acoquine à la voix angélique et lyrique de Tim Glass. Une musique à écouter, à voir et à ressentir.

Soul Mekanik engineer some Wonky Disco of a more modern kind. Mind Fair`s Rogue Cat Sounds licensing the Maurice Fulton “freak-loving” mix of Go Upstairs from their 2005 album, Eighty-One. Coupling this with The Mekanik`s Balearic Burundi take on Martha & The Muffins` Echo Beach. Featuring Isabelle Antena on vocals.