Keyframe Promo Music CD
This compilation of original music was curated by Keyframe-Entertainment, for the “ReInhabiting the Village” Kickstarter campaign. It is an exploration of various Electronic Music genres ranging from PsyDub to TechTrance. You can find more info about the tracks and individual artists below.
About “Reinhabiting the Village”:
“ReInhabiting the Village” is a multimedia community resource project co-created by an alliance of visionary partners sharing their knowledge and experience. In October 2014, Creator and Author Jamaica ‘Jai Ma’ Stevens and Executive Producer Keyframe launched a project Kickstarter campaign, successfully surpassing its $30,000 goal in December 2014.
This project features over 40 selected contributors of diverse backgrounds such as Artists, Economists, Permaculture Experts, Facilitators, Educators, Visionaries, Natural Builders, Event Producers, Healers, Indigenous Elders and Thought Leaders, Ecologists, Technology Developers and Community Organizers. Covering themes in their respective field of expertise, topics will include Building Regional Resilience, Inhabiting the Urban Village, Community Land Stewardship/EcoVillages, Holistic Event Production, and Whole Systems Project Management and Governance Models, to name a few.
The “ReInhabiting the Village” book is launching in July 2015. Order your copy of the book here.
http://reinhabitingthevillage.com/
About Keyframe-Entertainment:
Keyframe-Entertainment is a media network that inspires, informs, and entertains through Transformational films, visionary projects, and Electronic Music. Keyframe produces, finances, and distributes cutting-edge work in order to generate growth for its partners and strengthen community-building worldwide. Keyframe was launched in 2004 as an EDM label and artist management company and has since expanded its scope to include Executive Production, Marketing Services, Social Media Strategy and A&R.
Keyframe is the Executive Producer of “ReInhabiting the Village: Co-Creating our Future.”
http://keyframe-entertainment.com/
About Electronic Music Alliance (EMA):
The Electronic Music Alliance (EMA) is the country’s largest not-for-profit for people in the EDM culture, leveraging the power of our dance music community for positive social change. EMA organizes around issues important to the Electronic Dance Music community such as health, safety, greening, and giving back to our local communities. We work to educate our people about these issues, create programs that offer fun and effective solutions, and provide opportunities to give back.
In January 2015, EMA launched its music label, EMA-Global. Created by EMA members Julian Reyes of Keyframe-Entertainment and Myagi of Pop And Lock Records, the goal of the music label is to showcase the talents of emerging Electronic Music producers in the genres of Trance, Tech-House, Breaks, Downtempo, and Techno, as well as many others across the vast spectrum of sound.
http://ema-global.org/
1. Kukan Dub Lagan – “Akulaba” (Flying Car)
From “Sunshine Music for Smiling People” by Itay Berger at KukanTaiko Studio. Released on Mikelabella Records.
KUKAN-DUB-LAGAN is the project of Itay Berger. The name project is a combination of three separate words: KUKAN, which means “space” in Japanese; DUB which represents the music style; and LAGAN, which comes from the word “ba-lagan” which in Hebrew means “chaos.”
His unique music style can be best described as psy-chill free dub. In simpler words “sunshine music for smiling people.”
View his Facebook and Soundcloud.
Listen to “Akulaba” (Flying Car).
2. Kukangherita Soundsystem – “Dub to Africa” (Moon Mix)
Written and Produced by Kukan Dub Lagan & Master Margherita in Barcelona, Spain. Released on MIkelabella Records.
Imagine a deep, purple, velvet sea. The waves rolling in and out, flowing slowly in perfect harmony.
Bubbles of light raise from the depths of this ocean, floating upwards as they become bigger and brighter, stirring the velvet waters as they finally emerge. The bubbles pop up and release light, bit by bit, rhythmically and melodically, forming a spectacular symphony of colours. This is our visual impression of Master Margherita’s realm, where acoustic beats flourish in all possible ways through his greatest passion: music.
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3. The Wisdom of Shankara – “Ancient Astronauts”
Artists are from New Zealand. Released on Keyframe-Entertainment, 2015.
The Wisdom of Shankara (Brendan Evans and Elijah Wilson-Kelly) is an electronic music duo from Lyttelton, New Zealand on an exploration through the musical galaxy to discover the possibilities of sound. Collecting inspiration from the farthest reaches of the globe and condensing them into sonic vibrations and evolving entities, expect to hear a wide range of genres rolled together with hypnotic bass lines, ethnic melodies, deep tribal energy and psychedelic dub effects.
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4. Wiggzaro – “Gaia Rising”
London, UK, from album “Emerge into the Light” released on Junga Music.
Hailing from South Africa, London-based Wiggzaro is the originator of South African bands Euphoric Phase, Jungabeez and Zwalaka. His sound fuses uplifting World tribal live electronic dance music with modern house and trance music. In 2013, Wiggzaro self-released “Emerge into the Light” on his Junga Music label; an album which also doubles as a dance music production that takes listeners on a journey through different landscapes, cultural influences, and textures of sonic compositions. In addition to world, house and trance influences, the music is essentially guitar-driven dance music that is augmented with positive, uplifting and consciously-minded lyrics. The album’s name “Emerge into the Light” is in direct reference to the evolution in human consciousness and emergence from a world that has been plagued by fear and darkness into a world that is centered on love and light.
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5. Trunkate – “Recycled Stones”
Artist from Israel. Released on Keyframe-Entertainment, 2015.
Trunkate is a Psydub / Psychill DJ from Israel with a background in sound engineering and music production. About 15 years ago, Trunkate instantly fell in love with Electronic Music. Mainly influenced by Goa trance, he drew inspiration from artists like X-Dream, Total Eclipse, and Deedrah, to name a few. While Downtempo, Ambient & Dub elements have been featured in his work from the start, they’ve become a major part of his main style in the last 5 years, fueled by artists like OTT, Shpongle and Bluetech.
Trunkate’s love of Dub and Reggae, as well as blending a variety of styles to create diverse tracks is apparent in his work; notably mixing old Goa style with new step style, in combination with acoustic instruments. Alternating between glitchy intensity and chill vibes, Trunkate takes audiences to otherwordly rides and intends to keep creating music that will inspire audiences around the world.
View his Soundcloud.
6. DISSØLV – “Ascendant Sun”
From “Realms of Passage” EP released by Merkaba Music, 2015.
DISSØLV is a live sonic journey through the primal and sacred ritual of dance. Seeded with Sacred Tuning Systems & Nature Soundscapes, conceived with Deep Bass & Tribal Drum, and
birthed with Live instrumentation, DISSØLV is committed to bringing you conscious, authentic vibrations to stimulate & elevate.
DISSØLV has performed at many festivals and events including sharing the stage with Infected Mushroom and Shpongle at the Warfield Theatre in San Francisco in 2010 and Gunslinger, Eoto and more at Burning Man in 2011.
View his Facebook and Soundcloud.
*Image by Jesse Alford Photography*
7. MetaTek, vocals Jiin Christou – “Voodoo Bass”
Released by Boogie Basics, Los Angeles, CA, 2015.
MetaTek is the creation of JB DeVries and exploring, creating, and sharing a deep range of textures in the world of electronic music is his primary motivation. Both a producer and DJ living in San Francisco, his performances have been regarded as having a full palate of intricate beats and driving enthusiasm.
As a longstanding member of the Opulent Temple (a Burning Man camp and artist collective), DJing along side names such as Christopher Lawrence, Carl Cox, and The Crystal Method has galvanized his skills from enthusiast to professional. Activated and ready, MetaTek is currently taking his sound to festivals and dance events around the world.
View his Facebook and Soundcloud.
Jiin Christou
Vocals on “Voodoo Bass.” Released by Boogie Basics, Los Angeles, CA, 2015.
Vocals on “FlashFWD.” Released by The Electronic Music Alliance (EMA), 2015.
Boldly traveled the world and having lived with over 50 tribal cultures, Singer/Songwriter Jiin Christou is an anomaly in the new age of World Music. Based in San Francisco, JIIN’s phenomenal vocals and stage presence weave geometric rhythms into an exquisitely ancient tale about compassion. For more than a decade JIIN’s musical journey has spanned genres including World, Tribal, Down Tempo Electronica, and origins as a Pianist, Singer/Songwriter. She has successfully released several albums, including a release with Perfecto Records and performances with Hank Shocklee.
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8. Derek Ryan, vocals Jiin Christou – “FlashFWD”
Released by The Electronic Music Alliance (EMA), 2015.
Derek has dedicated himself to bringing the raw emotional power of melodic dance music to dance floors and headphones worldwide. His music has taken him from the San Francisco Bay Area to Tokyo to Black Rock City and beyond, through DJ appearances and crafting cutting edge melodic dance sounds in original studio productions, remixes, and collaborations such as BluDream, Panic, and Aureal. Derek Ryan tracks have been rocking clubs worldwide in the crates of DJs such as Markus Schulz, Kaeno, Giuseppe Ottaviani, M.I.K.E, Suzy Solar, Mike Koglin, Above & Beyond, Tempo Giusto, Imag’in, Steve Anderson and more, and have been played on top radioshows/podcasts including Trance Around The World, Global Sound System, Global DJ Broadcast, SAME, Amadeus, In Love For Trance. Between rave-reviewed productions and live DJ sets described as “blissfully rippin”, Derek continues to live true to his motto of delivering driving melodic beats to the masses.
View his Facebook and Soundcloud.