Freaky Folk & Stoner Rock #1

So I've been meaning to get this selection out into the wild for a while as I have been getting more interested in Americana, folk and singer songwriters over the last couple of years so I decided to  put a selection of my favourite modern purveyors of these styles together and as an extra twist pick a generally psychedelic leaning selection.

It's not mixed as such, although it was recorded on professional DJ equipment, I've just run the tracks together as well as I could during the one take live recording so it's more about the music selection rather than any great DJing feats. Enjoy

Geir Sundstol - Tony's Theme (Hubro)
Justin Adams - Deep C (Wayward)
Oiseaux- Tempete - Bab Sharqi (Sub Rosa)
Bei Bei & Shawn Lee - Soft Dream (Legere)
Fink - Cold Feet (R'Coup'd)
Jeb Loy Nichols - Come See Me (City Country City)
Six Organs of Admittance - Taken By Ascent (Drag City)
Brian Ellis - Porchlight (El Paraiso)
Maggie Koerner - French Fur Traders (R'Coup'd)
Blacklites - BL Movement (Now Again)
Mooryc - Certain Opportunities At Your Door (Sonar Kollektiv)
Piri - Porta Do Sol (Far Out)
INGA - Crossroads (Bandcamp Self Release)
Gareth Dickson - The Hinge of the Year (Discolexique)
John Stammers - Waiting Around (Wonderfulsound)

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The Slow Music Movement Radio Show #6

So another show and more great brand new music. As usual anything goes and we manage to incorporate New Age meets leftfield Brazilian samba, some great ambient electronica, back in the day Balearic beat & Zambian rock, stripped back soul, twisted deep house, modern Afro Colombian and some future jazz fusion.

Elza Soares - Coracao Do Mar, Laraaji Rmx (Mais Um Discos)
Kayla Painter - Seed (Liquid Library)
Jesper Siliya Lungu - Hot Do (Now Again)
Sabrina Malheiros - Sol, Ceu E Mar (Far Out promo)
Don Carlos - Aqua, Pt. 1 (Leng)
Quantic & Nidia Gongora - Maldito Muchacho, KXNGS Rmx (Tru Thoughts promo)
Daktyl - Explosions ft. Dopecal & Michah Freeman (Counter promo)
Bogus Order - Stooge (Ahead Of Our Time promo)
UMFANG - Full 2 (Technicolour)
Crewdson - Saxbell (Slowfoot promo)
Jameszoo - Flake (Brainfeeder promo)
Mr. Bird feat. Greg Blackman - Where Did The Party Go, Ashley Beedle Stripped Back rmx (BBE)
SW - Untitled B1 (Apollo)
New Jackson - Put The Love In It (All City)
Elias Mazian - Duplicate, Dream rmx (Voyage Direct)

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The Slow Music Movement Radio Show #5

So off we go again another show and another eclectic selection of "Slow" music. Quite a heavy laid back tropical start before we duck into some deep modern kosmische vibes, psyched desert blues, twisted Brazilian electronica, in your face ambience, dub techno singer songwriter fusion (better than it sounds!) and then finishing off with some leftfield deep house vibes.

Haile M. Ghiorgis - Man Biye? (The Artless Cuckoo)
Medline - Accade A Bali (Mybags)
Akalé Wubé - Marye, Blundetto Rmx (Clapson)
The Mauskovic Dance Band - Weather (Bongo Joe)
Iventing Masks - 3'19" (Error Broadcast)
Dauwd - Theory Of Colours (Technicolour)
Montezumas Rache & Dominik Von Senger - Rheinfahren (Emotional Response)
Justin Adams - Deep C (Wayward promo)
Elza Soares - O Canal, iZem Rmx (Mais Um Discos promo)
Rer Repeter - Ghostly Regenerator (Bokeh Versions)
Ekin Fil - Used To Be (The Helen Scarsdale Agency)
Elsa Hewitt - Breathing Spacex (Bandcamp Self Release)
The Camelwalk - Love To You (Bandcamp Self Release)
Jilk - A Miserable Physical Science feat. Kayla Painter (Project Mooncircle promo)
William Florelle - Next Time I'll Learn, K15 Rmx (Wotnot)
Mark de Clive-Lowe - Hollow, QB's Hot Dub (Ropeadope)

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The Slow Music Movement Radio Show #4

John Stammers - Waiting Around (Wonderful Sound)
INGA - Crossroads (Bandcamp Self Release)
Wild Honey - Torres Blancas (Lovemonk)
The Pasito Allstars - Cosa Nostra (BBE)
Paul Weller - One Tear, Instrumental (Parlaphone)
Coldcut x On-U Sound - Everday Another Sanction feat. Chezidek (Ahead Of Our Time)
RVRSAL - Factory Settings (Bandcamp Self Release)
Kuna Maze - 3am (Cascade)
Gaby Hernandez - Spirit Reflection (Mr. Bongo)
Max Essa - Saguaro (Hell Yeah promo)
YEAHMAN - Hasata (Frente Boliverista)
Duct Tape - Start The Show (BBE)
Electric Sound Broadcast - You Can Be (Echovolt)
2 Responsible - Write It All Down (ASL Singles Club)
Da Lata - Asking Eyes (Agogo)

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Summer Daze #1 - The Peak Time Mix

Even in the north of Europe summer seems to have arrived so to celebrate here is the first of the Summer Daze mix series and it's our most uptempo musical cocktail so far. Using a good imported soul liqueur we add a Balearic mixer and some hip loosening African bitters, pour it all over crushed electronic ice for that Berlin cool, garnish with some lush deep house, seasonal dub berries and pop in an AOR umbrella to finish off this warm weather cocktail. Best served on a well located terrace with a sunset view and room to move your hips as you get lower down the glass.

Ramon Pyrme - Vacance Union (Heavenly Sweetness)
Dazion - Dancing In The Future (Music From Memory)
Mark Barrott - Saviours or Savages (International Feel)
Cuisine Dub - Fjaka (Udacha)
Conga Radio - Naturalmente (Self Release)
Paul Weller - One Tear, Instrumental (Parlaphone)
Dizzy From Rotation - Why Love Matters (Karaoke Kalk promo)
Esa - A Muto (Dayas Nss)
Focus - Rock Batlanga (Crown Ruler)
Dazion - Be A Man (Music From Memory)
Bosq - Tumbala, Aunti Flo Rmx (Ubiquity)
Lord Echo feat Mara TK - Just Do You (Soundway)
Donnell Pitman & Wings Of Sunshine - Do You Wanna (Star Creature)
Scott Gilmore - Song for Cate (Self Released)
TJ Kong - Music, The Clashing Egos Interpretation (Compost)

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Head Nodding #1

Azymuth - Villa Mariana (Far Out Records)
Fabiano Do Nascimento - Oya Nana (Now Again)
Six Organs of Admittance - Threshold Of Light (Drag City)
Fawda Trio ft. SwamiMillion - I Got The Blues (Original Cultures)
Matthew Halsall & The Gondwana Orchestra - Into Forever, Barck & Comixxx rmx (Sonar Kollektiv)
Baba Ali - Cog In The Wheel (Ways and Means)
Sa Ra Creative Partners - The Bone Song (All Young Kings)
Noname - All I Need (Self Release)
Tay Sean - Space Madness (Homeskillet)
Dennis Ayler - Friday Night (Dennis Ayler Music)
Emanative - Ominous Shanti (Home Planet)
The Kondi Band - Yeanoh (Strut)
Guem - Le Serpent, Jeremy Sole Edit (Bandcamp)
Pirana - Soso Love Version (Dub Store)
Dazion - Rigola (Music From Memory)
Paz - Laying Eggs (BBE)

So most of the mixes so far from us have been fairly chilled, maybe upping the tempo a little near the end so we thought it was time to get your head nodding and toes tapping. You probably won't burst out dancing around the living room but we've put together a nice selection of soulful, jazzy, funky beats & pieces, thrown in a little Brazilian, a bit of dub, some African vibes even a bit of stoner rock and got a steady groove on just to keep your head nodding rather than let you nod off.

Whilst I'm here we've finally launched the website (www.theslowmusicmovement.org) and the social media is now in full effect if you want to stay in touch. We try and post daily a new musical discovery and there are some good tips online, even if I say so myself. Feel free to make social media truly social and say hello, we're always keen to get some feedback, your thoughts or suggestions.

The Slow Music Movement Radio Show #3

So a further dive into the world of The Slow Music Movement and as you are probably realising anything goes. From ambient electronica, abstract dub techno, stoner folk, vintage black rock, cutting edge beats to deeper house and future leaning broken beats. Enjoy the ride and come and say hello on the various social media channels.

James Murray - Holloways (Ultimae)
Christopher Chaplin - Je suis le Tenebreux, Tim Story rmx (Fabrique)
Forest Swords - Sjurvival (Ninja Tune)
Tara Jane O'Neil - BLOW (Bandcamp Self Release)
Braxton Cook - Somewhere In Between (Fresh Selects)
Eureka the Butcher - I Want That (Alpha Pup)
Ante Matas - Track 1 (Bandcamp Free Download)
Cuisine Dub - Lungomare (Udacha)
Blackilites - BL Movement (Now Again promo)
Cosmic Analog Ensemble - Point De Bascule (Mybags promo)
Scott Gilmore - Paranoid Days (Bandcamp Self Release)
Addictive TV - Hangman (K7 promo)
Matthew Halsall & The Gondwana Orchestra feat. Josephine Oniyama - Into Forever, Barck & Comixxx rmx (Sonar Kollektiv promo)
Ikonika - Not Actual Gameplay (Planet Mu promo)
Manu Dibango - Les Cavaliers, Plaid Edit Over Dub (Africa Seven promo)
Pete Josef - Colour, Thousand Island Mix feat. Manu Delago (Sonar Kollektiv)
Laurel Halo - Jelly (Hyperdub)

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The Slow Music Movement Radio Show #2

So here we are, the difficult sophomore radio show but I think we've nailed it. Arabic electronica, Norwegian stoner Americana, mystic beats, tropical vibes, otherworldly ambient, Brazilian, boogie and deep house it's all here. Get stuck in...



Oiseaux-Tempete - Ya Layl 3anyanki (Sub Rosa)
Geir Sundstol - Florianer (Hubro)
Kutiman - Mineral (Bandcamp)
TV POW - 1976 (Bandcamp)
Lost Midas - Calipatria feat nuTrik, Te'Amir Rmx (Tru Thoughts promo)
Afrikan Sciences - Inventors (Bandcamp)
Barrio Lindo - Na rua feat. Carrot Green (Shika Shika)
Steve Hauschildt - Strands (Kranky)
Supersentient Intelligence Construct - Altostratus ([d]-tached records)
Arthur Verocai - Caminho Da Roca (Far Out)
Danny Boy - Discomix (Eskimo)
Donnell Pitman & Wings Of Sunshine - Do You Wanna (Star Creature)
Karim Sahraoui - Gang Of Love, Afropahadisiac Mix (Compost Black)


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The Slow Music Movement Radio Show #1

Welcome to the inaugural Slow Music Movement radio show,I hope you enjoy the music and if you do then hold tight there will be plenty more to come.

The Slow Music Movement was tentatively launched last year to provide an outlet for quality, eclectic, laid back music with a motto of "Lazy Days, Hazy Moments and Dancing To A Slower Groove". We're slowly ramping things up and the movement will eventually be many things but at the moment enjoy the music

Justin Walter - Unseen Forces (Kranky promo)
1982 - 06:19 (Hubro)
Fink - Little Bump (R'Coup'd)
Dexter Story - Xamar, Stomach Club Reflix Ruff 03 (Soundway)
Dazion - Rigola (Music From Memory)
Baba Ali - Cog In The Wheel (Ways & Means)
Ant Orange - Little Wing (Karaoke Kalk promo)
Luka Productions - Dignetignena (Sahel Sounds)
Six Organs Of Admittance - Threshold Of Light (Drag City)
Spirituals - Love Changes (Doumen)
Polygrains - Salome (Costa Levanda)
Manzanem - Don't Interrupt (PPU)
HOVE - Portes du Soleil (Light Of Other Days)


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Ruspo - Dourados

It was with great joy last week we noticed a new Ruspo album in our Bandcamp feed so we felt compelled to spark the blog back into life and shout about it to the world. So without further ado hit play below and carry on reading as, not only is this a wonderful musical endeavor, there is a very serious message in the music. Now The Slow Music Movement is primarily concerned with the promotion of our deliberately vague musical philosophy and it is not our intention to enter the world of activism or politics but sometimes the two are so intertwined as to be inseparable. Welcome to Ruspo's world.




Ruspo first came to our attention in 2013 with his excellent debut album Esses Patifes which was one of those wonderful finds only Bandcamp's global platform could provide and which makes it our favourite and such an all round exciting place to go digital digging. You can have a listen to it here if you like:




Full of lo-fi, home produced breezy, Brazilian charm the new album Dourados partly picks up, certainly in its production approach, where Esses Patifes left off but due to the serious subject matter and Sposati's recent and disturbing experiences there is an unmistakable air of melancholy that pervades this sophomore album. The contrast between the two albums is most obviously highlighted by the new album cover. Gone is the warmth and the organic, artisanal vibe and in comes a grey, misty, vaguely dystopian photo which in my darker moments I imagine to be reclaimed agricultural land cut off from it's original displaced owners by newly installed fencing.

It's always interesting to have sleeve notes with an LP to provide further context to the music, especially in this digital age when such a thing is mostly deemed superfluous, and even more so when the lyrics are in a foreign language and really saying something so I've copied them here. Please brace yourself this is not pleasant reading.

  A little bit" grayer" than its predecessor, the new album is mainly set nearby Dourados, the second largest city in Mato Grosso do Sul state, near the Paraguay border - which is where the Guarani and Kaiowa indigenous peoples live. They have longstanding conflicts with agribusiness corporations, as the state is a central area in the Brazilian soybean industry. The monocultural export crop is notorious for displacing small farmers and Indigenous peoples.

During the 20th century, the Guarani and Kaiowa lost more than 90% of their territory to ranchers (and non-indigenous populations from other states, initially settled by the government as part of the "Conquer Of The West" national policy), and were put in small indigenous reservations, which are overpopulated. Food insecurity amongst their communities is as high as up to 100 percent - over four times higher than the national average. -, while also having one of the highest suicide rates in the world, and are plagued by alcoholism, depression, poverty and violence, due to the lack of land.

For the last couple of years, Sposati was one of the few journalists permanently based in Mato Grosso do Sul covering the Kaiowa story of their ongoing struggle to have their ancestral lands demarcated.

Although Brazil has strong constitutional guarantees of freedom of expression, the country is one of the most dangerous places in the world to practice journalism. Media workers are frequent targets of aggression, intimidation, and judicial censorship, while impunity for crimes against journalists remains high.

In response to his work, in 2013, federal policemen seized Sposati’s computer and sound recording equipment without a warrant while he was documenting the forced removal of an indigenous population from a land currently owned by a wealthy ex-right wing congressman and landowner from the state, and claimed by the Terena indigenous people as theirs.

Besides that, Sposati suffered several lawsuits and police inquiries aiming to put him off the track of his work of speaking out against violence targeting indigenous populations and other traditional communities in the country. He was also investigated in a parliamentary inquiry that falsely accused him of being related to the paraguayan guerillas (!) training indigenous peoples to "invade" private property, "serving international corporative interests" that are "interested in Brazil's natural resources". This is the surrealist environment where "Dourados" the album was crafted.

Despite this tragic story of the Guarani and Kaiowa people and Sposati's harrowing experiences in reporting it being the inspiration driving the album, there is still a Brazilian joie de vivre bubbling under the surface, as with so much of Brazil's music. A certain musical optimism that is saying that despite the dark political turns of recent times and the countless struggles, not only in Brazil but worldwide, there is still hope if all good men and women stand up and confront the greed, hate, discrimination, sexism, inequality, racism and violence.
  
Have a listen. Have a think. if you feel so compelled spread the word, do your bit and spread some love.