Delle Haensch Band
Airport Express

Digital Afrika return to the fray with this incredible EP for ASW. Featuring the original Gnawa plus it’s acoustic source recording as performed by Radouan Naim in Morocco PLUS two truly excellent remixes from the legendary Jose Marquez and Melbourne’s own TEYMORI (Amin Payne).The original source recording for this track was laid down in Planet Essaouira and recorded by Zhonu “Nui” Moon (Digital Afrika ) on one of his many cultural trips to his ancestral home land. The studio is situated on the Moroccan coastal town of Essaouira , a cultural hub for the Berber (indigenous Moroccan) traditions.This enigmatic town , popularised by the beatniks and bohemians of the 60ʼs, most famously by Jimi Hendrix and The Rolling Stones , has a mystique all its own as well as a long musical history.“Gnawa” in Berber language literally translates as “Trance“ music , and is traditionally performed in “Lilas” musical ceremonies accompanied by dance that can go on for days .. where the purpose is to produce trance-like states of being where different types of healing or catharsis can occur ..The recording was then brought back to Melbourne, Australia. Where the Digital Africa team applied its electronic Afro-house touches , while keeping true to its original North African aesthetic.

Teleporting himself back into the physical realm for our subliminal listening pleasure, NonEntity’s first full release on Australia's Uncomfortable Beats imprint transcends bass and time. A brainchild of the Melbourne artist alternatively known as U-Wish, ‘Shut Down, Restart’ has been pressed to wax and is being distributed by the UK’s most hallowed dub/bass purveyors, White Peach.Expect mad scientist samples and crackles of artificial intelligence, shot through with ghosts of dubplates past, staggering through deep sludge and sonic space wobble across nine interstellar tracks.Japan-based aerosol artist and designer Benjamin Knock breathed fire and life into the album artwork; a manifestation of the deep seeded connection between the consumption of technology/machines adding to the changing planets current situation and the dark art unfolding for future generations. Maybe we all need to hit "Shut Down, Restart".

Featuring a remarkable list of collaborators, but more so homies, Nick brings these talents together to deliver his strongest body of work to date, one that oozes intimacy with every note. David Marston's magic on guitar contributes to an undeniable weight to the sound of the album, and good friend Roland Harper once again lends his sultry vocals to Nick on the imaginative "Roily Polly." Rounding out the talented roster of collaborators is Richard Kennedy of Hercules & Love Affair acclaim on the RnB ballad "For Some Reason."Nick Monaco is not afraid to fail or make mistakes, and this fearlessness allows him to get the most out of his instrumentation, and he certainly accomplishes something musically unique on Half Naked. It all feels very natural, and you can hear the greater confidence Nick Monaco has attained through touring and his relentless drive to produce in the studio. So, sit back, open your ears, maybe take your clothes off and listen as Nick Monaco starts to almost bare it all.

Linkwood and Other Lands are well known from their various outings on Firecracker, Night Theatre, The Nuclear Family, Rush Hour, Dekmantel, AOTN and many other labels, both talented musicians and fierce producers. The plan was simple, drop them into the mostly finished Athens of the North studio and cross the streams.The results are nothing short of spectacular but putting them into words or genres on paper is somewhat of a challenge. Folding modular textures, post-punk, Electro, House and Techno even ending in some lush Balearic business, they have moulded their years of experience and translated it into something new.What strikes me when listening to the LP is both their voices have come through in this production. Other Lands guitar work and Vocal and Linkwood deep sense of Rhythm and structure. The recording of this LP was just pre-covid which seems strange as it fits now so well. Like a dream of what it would be like to be out In the city night in all its different factions.