Nenor & Eyal Rob - What Are You Waiting For?

Journeying to Accra, Ghana, where they were asked to lecture and DJ, Nenor & Eyal Rob (a.k.a Rabo & Snob) brought some recording equipment and some basic beats and asked around for some local talent; ELi A Free was highly recommended by a mutual friend and was invited to the hotel room, where they set up a makeshift studio and recorded the foundations of ‘What Are You Waiting For?’

ELi's soulful vocals and conscious lyrics perfectly matched the duo’s raw and organic productions. Once returning home, Nenor & Eyal started working on the music, adding percussion they brought from Ghana, live drums and more from Nenor’s vast collection of analogue and quirky gear.

The outcome is ‘What Are You Waiting For?, a four-track EP featuring two originals and two remixes. “It is a call to all who live under the sun to participate in bringing forth the change this old world so badly needs.“ ELi A Free adds about the lyrical content.

The Rabo & Snob remix of the title track sees the production duo return with a remix that strips the original to a hypnotic, dubby and raw club tune – with a faster tempo and heavy bass.

LTJ X-perience is a veteran Italian producer who is played regularly by essential tastemakers all over the globe. His solid, steady-pace style perfectly complements ‘Pick & Choose’.

Tracklist:
1. What Are You Waiting For?
2. Pick & Choose
3. What Are You Waiting For? (Rabo & Snob Remix)
4. Pick & Choose (LTJ X-Perience Remix)

Tigerbalm - Nina EP

Coming off a run of singles and an LP on Ubiquity Records, UK DJ/Producer Tigerbalm (aka Rose Robinson) brings her vibrant global sound to the RNT catalog with the Nina EP. Of the two original songs that grace the A side, Nina is a pulsing boogie affair with driving percussion, catchy chants and punctuating sax, and Sisters is shows a more balearic side of tropical with African guitar work and lilting soulful vocals. The B-side sees two distinct remix takes on the title track, the first by RNT regular Elado who bumps up the tempo for a stomping acidic club mix, and Voilaaa who transforms the song into a driving and authentic classic Zouk arrangement. Grab this tiger!

Tracklist:
1. Nina
2. Sisters
3. Nina (Elado Remix)
4. Nina (Voilaaa Remix)

Emmaculate - Deep Rooted

FOLIAGE RECORDS are excited to present the next version of our compilation series DEEP ROOTED.

DEEP ROOTED is here to get its hands dirty and dig amongst the elements to unearth some real deep and soulful gems.

Next up, donned in bibs & braces and with a shovel in hand we welcome EMMACULATE to superbly curate our seventh DEEP ROOTED edition.

EMMACULATE has uprooted something really special and discovered music from the likes of ATJAZZ, INCOGNITO, GLENN UNDERGROUND, KARIZMA, KELLY G, TERRY HUNTER, COFLO, THAKZIN, JIMPSTER, REEL PEOPLE, DJ FUDGE, ROCCO RODAMAAL, RICHARD EARNSHAW, SHANNON CHAMBERS, OPOLOPO and of course EMMACULATE.

There are 2 superb exclusives on the album including EMMACULATE’s remix of MEA CULPA by SIMON KIDZOO & MILLDYKE plus an unreleased mix of BREAK AWAY his collaboration with JULIUS THE MAD THINKER & KAYE FOXX.

Enjoy Digging!!

Tracklist:
1. Simon Kidzoo & Milldyke – Mea Culpa (Emmaculate Remix Edit)
2. Julius The Mad Thinker & Emmaculate – Break Away (feat. Kaye Fox) [Mi Casa Holiday Remix Edit]
3. Incognito – Freedom to Love (Emmaculate Remix Edit)
4. The Light (Guakacvo Tech - Melodius Mix)
5. Kelly G. – Feels Good (Yeah!) [Emmaculate Remix]
6. Reel People – Butterflies (feat. Vanessa Freeman) [Emmaculate Dub]
7. Thakzin & Ray T – Donât Let Me See (Edit)
8. Black Whole
9. Terry Hunter – Madness (Emmaculate Mad on Acid Remix)
10. Coflo & Emmaculate – Division
11. Funkky & Mavhungu – Mitodzi (Jimpster Remix Edit)
12. DJ Patisso – Doha (Main Mix Edit)
13. Tomahawk Bang & Karizma – Iwannagobang (Kaytonik's Consent Dub)
14. The Realm & Atjazz – On the Road (feat. Kelli Sae) [Manoo Abstrakt Dub Remix]
15. DJ Fudge – Mazal (Main Mix)
16. Reel People & Vanessa Freeman – The Light (4phlash Rework Edit)
17. Imaani – Found My Light (Atjazz Remix Edit)
18. Funkky & Nomvula SA – Ngiyeke (Eric Kupper Remix Edit)
19. Richard Earnshaw & Kholi – Addicted (Vocal Mix Edit)
20. Atjazz – See - Line Woman (feat. Dominique Fils-Aimé) [Karizmaâs Last 1ne Dub]
21. Shannon Chambers – Basement Funk (Re - Funked)
22. Kelli Sae & Michael Gray – Believe in a Brighter Day (Rocco Rodamaal Remix Edit)
23. Marc – Coltrane
24. Jimpster & Rich Medina – This Thing (Turbojazz & Sean Mccabe Remix Edit)
25. D'Moov & Nicole Henry – For the Love of You (Shannon Chambers Remix Edit)
26. Glass Slipper & Atjazz – Unification Vibration (Main Mix Edit)
27. Reel People & Muhsinah – Something New
28. Nathan Haines – Earth Is the Place (feat. Verna Francis) [Fk Edit]
29. Opolopo & Angela Johnson – Sunshine (Vocal Mix Edit)
30. Taola – Njelele (Jazzuelle Remix)

Sandman Project - Hamsa (Remixes)

Batov Records revisit Sandman Project’s “Hamsa”, a standout and indeed addictively catchy track in their catalog that fused Ethiopian jazz with West African psychedelic rock, with four brand new remixes destined to battle for attention in DJs’ crates from a global array of Batov’s friends and family.

UK producer, drummer, and DJ, Emanative aka Nick Woodmansey, the artist behind critically acclaimed albums for the likes of Brownswood and Jazzman Records, transforms the original into hard grooving jazz jam, recording (and playing) the drums himself and inviting long-time collaborator and queen of keys, Jessica Lauren, to add her magic touch to proceedings and lay down a majestic Farfisa solo. Vince Vella provides the finishing touch, with an Afro-Latin kick, on congas, udu drums, and other percussion instruments.

Japanese producer and DJ, Koichi Sakai, long-based in London, where he participated heavily in the city’s strong Afrobeat and dub & reggae scenes, whilst studying and producing his own incredible electronic material, collaborating with the likes of celebrated Ghanaian percussionist and band leader Afla Sackey on Olindo Records. With great subtlety, Sakai transforms “Hamsa” into a mid-tempo house groove with lush synth chords.

Rounding off the package, Woxow, Italian DJ, producer, and boss of 45s label, Little Beat More, deftly transforms “Hamsa” into a dub meets boom bap odyssey perfect for losing yourself in for hours on a loop, whilst fellow Batov label mate Ayala gently recalibrates the track for maximum dancefloor effectiveness. With a touch of extra bass here and there and a steady rhythm that will tease and entice the most discerning of dancefloors.

With these four remixes, Batov Records give “Hamsa” the second lease of life it deserves and highlights the creative potential of Sandman Project, whetting the appetite for new songs. Moreover, the assembled remixes highlight a wide variety of talented producers with a keen ear for merging seemingly disparate sounds and are a credit to Batov Records’ curatorial instincts. 

1. Hamsa (Koichi Sakai Remix)
2. Hamsa (Woxow Remix)
3. Hamsa (Emanative Rework)
4. Hamsa (Ayala's Rhythm Mix)