Cocolixe - Swing Low

Cocolixe is from Barcelona.  Swing Low comes from a collection of tunes called Doméstico and was released by the No Source netlabel in 2012.  Simple, effective electro-pop.

This track was was originally featured on No-Source's 50th release compilation, "Another Day, Another Way."

Cocolixe is a project of italian uruguayan and Barcelona-based artist Fabián D'alesio. The name is based on dialect from the Italian diaspora in Buenos Aires and Montevideo at the end of the 19th century.  His work has been curated at the Free Music Archives and featured on two blocSonic netBloc releases (#35 and #40, respectively).

The ccTrax.com release page has some words:

The longing for the past and puzzlement in front of the future coexist in these four warm electro-pop songs, leading us step by step from melancholy to enthusiasm. Referring to European 60's and 70's cinema and music, "Doméstico" invites us to enjoy cosmopolitanism quiet into our private space.

It's Groundhog Day.

Cocolixe - Swing Low

The Coconut MonkeyRocket with The Cow Goes Moo - Aunt Fish

Who can resist a "Blind-folded Musical Exquisite Corpse"?  This is a track from a pretty cool Various Artists release called My Invisible Friend, Vol. 1.  It features 14 different artists.  Each track has a lead artist with a complementary artist.

We love The Coconut MonkeyRocket so we are posting Aunt Fish.  There is some amazing work on the rest of the release from June 2014 which is found on the Bandcamp and released by Amalgamated Futureless Artists (AFA).

The release and process are described on the release page:

"A BLINDFOLDED MUSICAL EXQUISITE CORPSE"  

Meaning what? 14 artists from all around the world collaborated with each other to make some music. The twist is they did it without knowing who they where collaborating with. They just sent us (AFA) their unfinished songs, and we assigned those songs to other artists to finish it.

It is a special event.

The Coconut MonkeyRocket with The Cow Goes Moo - Aunt Fish

COFFEEEUROPE ft Jeris, Susie Q. Smith & Patricia Edwards - Tattoo (Candy Flowers Edit)

COFFEEEUROPE is fast becoming one of my favorites on ccMixter.org.  No doubt about it.  This mix is smoking hot.

This track is built on a spoken word piece by Suzie Q called Tattoo.  Suzie Q has been featured on other ccMixter tracks posted in these pages.  This one sizzles with or without being mixed.  I just listened to it by itself and Wow.

This remix was posted in March 2014.  Here is what mixter, SackJo22 had to say:

Smoothly cool yet simmering. Coffeeeurope sets the passion of Suzi Q. Smith against a chill jam that places Jeris (with Admiral Bob) and Patricia Edwards in all the right places to fuel the heat.

COFFEEEUROPE ft Jeris, Susie Q. Smith & Patricia Edwards - Tattoo (Candy Flowers Edit)

Crookram - Crookrilla

Crookram is from the Netherlands.  I found this little gem on a Netwaves playlist at archive.org. We are fans of Netwaves, a ccmusic radio program based in Belgium.  If you are looking to sample a wide range of sounds be sure to visit them.

According to a wikipedia page, Crookram is Chris Angelovski, a musician from The Hague.  In 2006 he began releasing his music on Budabeats, a netlabel out of Hungary.  Crookrilla is from a 2010 release called Through Windows.  

The Wikipedia entry describes his sound:

...an electronic music producer from The Netherlands, known for his extensive use of sampling in downtempo music. Crookram describes his sound as "cinematic, sample-based, downtempo soul music...

We need to listen to more Crookram.

Crookram - Crookrilla

Sgt. Penarlaster - Goodbye Gino

Bulgarian netlabel, Dusted Wax Kingdom has just released the second in a two-part Extended Play collection by Russian artist Sgt. Penarlaster.  The music captures that sort of retro downtempo triphop feel that is Dusted Wax Kingdom's calling card.

The track we are posting today does a really nice job blending and using found audio as a central element.  We think you're going to like it.  

Sergeant Penarlaster is Serge Khurs, a musician from Moscow.  He reflects on his artistic approach on his Soundcloud page:

My music is a mix of retrospective sounds, beats and melodies that are born on the soil of my own feelings.

Part one of this series was released in January 2014.  Our bet is that you will want to experience both of them.

Sgt. Penarlaster - Goodbye Gino

Mabafu - Changes (Featuring Alena Sola)

One of my pleasures in this project has been the relationship with blocSonic and today's post gives a good example of the interplay between the two sites.  Back when we began the One-a-Day project blocSonic was pretty new and quickly became a go-to for excellent taste in CC music.  

That it became a two street with the release of netBloc Volume 7 (10 From 200 plus one) was very cool.  netBloc Volume 7 was the blocSonic selection of 10 tunes from our first 200 One-a-Day posts. One of the selected posts was a tune by Mabafu called All the Working Girls.  

And now the loop comes around.  Back in March 2013, blocSonic released a collection of work by Mabafu called Little Boy with 6 tunes.  Love it.  Mabafu presents a wonderful blending of styles that is difficult to describe.  The release page takes a stab:

a six track EP of soulful, fun & dubtastic lounge music which also features a talented group of collaborators.

I went with this lovely vocal number, but go get the entire release and don't miss out on the instrumental, Bersarinplatz.

Mabafu - Changes (Featuring Alena Sola)

Zipp - Pour Quoi Royale

Bam!  Energy right off the bat in today's post.  This tune is the leadoff on a Various Artists release called Retrovision from Mixgalaxy Records.  I don't have anything on the artist except that they have three tunes in this collection.  

Zipp is from Ukraine and appears to be a project by Yevhen Danchenko.  

That's all I have on the artist so, instead, a bit about the netlabel:

MixGalaxy Records is a Russian net-label formed in 2009 by the users of a MixGalaxy.ru forum with the aim of delivering diverse music to its listeners. The initial goals were to foster a sense of dialog and mutual aid among musicians. Over time, though, enough interesting material was gathered that the idea emerged of distributing it. Now the prime objective of MixGalaxy Records is to develop music written by independent Russian (and foreign) composers; in addition we hope to find a committed audience for those same musicians, too. This is all done according to the key principles of variety and a maximally broad range of genres. www.mixgalaxyrecords.com

The release is a wonderful collection of lounge, exotica and all that stuff that we love so much at BSWC.

Zipp - Pour Quoi Royale

Ashwan - Mauerspechte (the light) ditto ditto

‘Electric Relaxation’ by ashwan.

Wow.  Ashwan and ditto ditto in the same post.  I'm in ccMixter.org heaven.  Longtime mixter, Ashwan (2005) incorporates work by another longtime mixter, ditto ditto (2007) to create this amazing remix.

Ashwan is an artist as well as being a music producer.  He was born in Liverpool and now lives and works in Barcelona.

Ditto Ditto has been on the ccMixter scene since 2007 and has appeared in these pages before.  He is a skilled mixter and has also contributed some wonderful samples over the years.

Also, contributions come from Forensic, Ms. Vybe, and Snowflake.  Here is what Ashwan had to say about this piece:

I got seduced by Ditto Ditto’s remix of Snowflakes ‘The Light’, and inspired by the anniversary of the Berlin wall coming down recently and how that can function as a metaphor for the groundbreaking work that everyone involved in ccmixter is doing.

Always amazed at what a little time at ccMixter will turn up.  Turn it Up!

Ashwan - Mauerspechte (the light) ditto ditto

Koncrete Roots - Guns Don't Argue

Well, folks familiar with BSWC will be aware of a fondness for both dub and ska that has been exhibited over the years.  Time to put some more in the feed. Guns Don't Argue is from a release on the netlabel, Dubophonic called Rudie Dubplates.  This is a great extended play collection of dub work that has a ska feel to it.  Nice 2-fer.  The Guns of Brixton remix is awesome.

Dubophonic is a relatively new label with a focus on some really cool dub work. They are based in Cyprus and work with artists all over the world:

We try to retain focus on the art of dub music in its most diverse forms, whether it would be electronic or acoustic/organic, roots or steppers, classic or contemporary. We are especially interested to promote crossover projects, fusing dub music with other genres of music, trying to define the outest boundaries of dub. 

Koncrete Roots’ style can be described as a deeply rooted dub sound with a modern day steppa twist. This twist makes all the difference and gives an electro dubness to their traditional rootical sound introducing some great vibes.

Explore the rootical.

Koncrete Roots - Guns Don't Argue

Marco Mestichella - Mi Avvicino A Te

Fresh sounds from blocSonic for your Saturday morning.  This single dropped yesterday and it is outstanding.  A dreamy feel seemingly with the mists of the old world swirling around your ears.  

He uses illpop as the category.  This works for me.

Some words from the artist description at blocSonic:

Calling his music ‘ILLPOP’, he describes the sounds as being a blend of trip-hop, soft rock, retro-pop and cinematic soundtracks. Marco’s musical influences are mainly from the 70’s and 90’s.

Marco is from Italy and now works and gigs in London.  His work has become a BSWC favorite and we look forward to more.

Thanks for listening.

Marco Mestichella - Mi Avvicino A Te