Arlen – Live and Direct

Release #3 on my co-run netlabel Terra Incognita Recordings and this one's special. California soul meets dub meets breakbeat-bizniz meets jazz meets the blues meets a packed chalice! Arlen has hooked up with some wonderful live musicians to bring you five magical tracks that touch on all those great traditions and do each one proud.

Arlen cut his teeth as a jungle dj on London’s legendary Kool FM (under the moniker Fabrok) in the early nineties, before moving on to producing more breakbeat orientated material, as well as lots of cinematic soundtrack pieces for both film and television. He's currently working on a whole range of different projects, so keep your eyes peeled for those. In the meantime, check this out – big. As with all Terra Incognita releases this is free to download and share...

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Arlen – Live and Direct [TERRA03]

1. Not Just Another Wednesday (4.32)

2. The Dub of Lamb (6.07)

3. Devon Dub (9.39)

4. The Drummer Lets Off (7.27)

5. Kombat Funk (3.24)

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Mikuś - Brass Islands of Dub (2011)

The first release of mine to come out on netlabel Terra Incognita Recordings. Brass Islands of Dub explores slightly different territory than usual, primarily thanks to the trumpet and flugelhorn talents of Kevin Robinson (Jazz Jamaica All-Stars/Jazz Warrior/Incognito), who features prominently on all the tracks. Kevin’s horn parts bring an additional degree of melody in comparison to other releases, with tracks such as Isla de la Juventud touching on Cuban musical traditions, whilst Highlands pays homage to the golden age of the Jamaican dub era.

Mikuś – Brass Islands of Dub [TERRA02]

1. Heavy Load (5:32)

2. Isla de la Juventud (3:26)

3. Way Things Used To Be (4:25)

4. Highlands (4:56)

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Introducing Terra Incognita Recordings

I'm proud to announce the launch of a new new netlabel: Terra Incognita Recordings. Myself and 66N have been planning this for a long time and it has finally come together. We'll be putting out all kinds of music on it: we’re not going to predefine the sound of the label, but plan to just let it evolve over time – it’s all about music that has a value in itself, not for what it might be compared to. Give our website a visit and sign up one way or another to keep in touch www.terraincognita.co.uk

The plan is that each release will be accompanied by a mix by the artist, and kicking us off for the first release we have the following:

SixtySixNorth – True North Mix

 Setting the mood for his release, 66N has put together this mix of tracks that have influenced its creation. If you’re feeling these you’ll be sure to love his material too.

Quantic – Time Is The Enemy

4Hero – Les Fleur

Abraham – Magpie

SixtySixNorth – Always Something Burning

Hefner – Everyday

Ivy – Worry About You

Emperor’s New Clothes – Leaders And Believers

Fourtet – Twenty Three

Urban Spicies – Blanket

Archive – So Few Words

Chungking – Voodoo

Tricky – Hell Is Round The Corner

Red Snapper – Bussing

Blue States – Your Girl

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 SixtySixNorth – Convergence Vol.1 [TERRA01]

The first release on Terra Incognita Recordings comes from netlabel co-founder SixtySixNorth, a compilation of tracks pulled from the vault at Deep North studios. Acoustic electronica at its subtle core, the sound and instrumentation draws from a wider palette. Both filmic and lush in equal measures, the EP develops the space folk sound with grooves always to the fore.

1. Complicity (3:09)

2. Dub Monkey (4:15)

3. Under An Open Sky (3:54)

4. Return to the Breach (4:36)

5. Feel Anything (2:05)

6. White Like The Dawn (5:01)

7. Square Cash Pig (4.17)

8. Pages From Red Point (3.46)

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