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Voici la deuxième sortie de “Pura Vida sounds”, le nouveau label au sein de Heavenly Sweetness. Guts en assure la direction artistique et sortira régulièrement des artistes qu’il a découvert, produit ou des nouvelles compilations.“Change” (PVS004)K.O.G pour Kweku Of Ghan, iZem pour In Ze Early Morning.La rencontre entre le chanteur ghanéen et le beamaker français n’est pas une histoire d’acronymes mais plutôt celle d’une collaboration fructueuse entre deux expatriés qui, depuis leurs nouvelles bases, captent mieux les vibrations alentours.Chanteur et multi-instrumentiste, K.O.G se dédouble à chaque fois qu’une nouvelle ambition musicale le nécessite. K.O.G. and The Zongo Brigade, K.O.G and The Allstar Revolution, Onipa Project, il opère aussi en solo, irriguant funk, dancehall, reggae, jungle ou house de sa furieuse sève afro qui désormais érupte depuis Sheffield.Parti guitare en bandoulière en Espagne, c’est au Brésil puis en Argentine que iZEM collaborera à de nombreux projets avant d’aller se poser à Dublin, derrière deux platines et une mixette, pour finalement prendre la direction de Lisbonne. Un premier album, Hafa, paru chez Soundway Records mais surtout une connexion permanente avec les musiques lusophones émises depuis l’amérique du Sud et l’Afrique.We are happy to continue the adventure with our in-house label, *Pura Vida Sounds.*Our very own *Guts* is the art director of this new imprint.*"Change*" is the second release of Pura Vida Sounds (PVS004)K.O.G - Kweku Of Ghan, iZem - In Ze Early Morning. The meeting between the Ghanaian singer and the Moroccan/French beatmaker is not a story of acronyms, but rather a fruitful collaboration between two expats, better to capture the surrounding vibrations.Singer and multi-instrumentalist, born in Accra (Ghana), résident in Sheffield (UK), K.O.G is constantly innovating. Leader of hs own monstrous afro funk band K.O.G. and The Zongo Brigade(see them at Transmusicales 2018 and album on Heavenly Sweetness March 2019), lead vocalist for Onipa, he is a creative force, relentlessly touring and collaborating across a range of styles, from afro funk to house, dancehall and reggae to jungle, with forthcoming releases with Afriquoi (UK), Umoja (Netherlands), Jus Now (Trinidad/UK), Congo Natty (UK/Jamaica) and more.Guitar-schooled in Spain, it is in Brazil and Argentina that iZEM collaborated on many projects before landing in Dublin, behind two turntables and a mixer, finally ending up in Lisbon. A first album, released by Soundway Records but above all a permanent connection with Portuguese-speaking music from South America and Africa.

Known because of the banger ''A Festa E Nossa''.. But there are more nice tracks on it.. Remastered audio here so this sounds a lot better then the lo-fi original. Housed in a heavy tip on sleeve. BIG tip!! With the title track “A Festa É Nossa” having circulated the last few years in the DJ sets of influential tastemakers, the album has become highly sought after by electronic fans and collectors alike. Lo-fi synths and cruising bass lines permeate the record, influenced by the group’s Brazilian contemporaries at the time such as Tim Maia, Cláudio Zoli, Secos E Molhados, and rock outfit Made In Brazil.Band members Billy Jaguar and Gel Valiery regularly performed in various groups in São Paulo throughout the 80s and 90s, but after Gel passed away, Grupo Controle Digital was no more - the band and the album faded into obscurity and Billy became a priest, working with gospel music...

Perceptions. That is what Garrett deals in. Not the kind that hit you from off a screen, the ones that emerge from the macro. He steps outside of himself during the recording process, so it’s only right for the listener to do the same. This is for wide open spaces, open lanes, pulled off on the viewpoint of your psychological freeway. Some might call it a medication, you may find it better as an application to your everyday. Not a bite sized ready-for-review consumption. Let it drape over you like a cloak. "

5 cuts; result of nocturnal jams in the wake of the Italian jazz-funk tradition, exotic fusion and Mediterranean mysticism. A tribute to the stars and their reflections on the sea.