|
|
|
|
viewing 1 To 3 of 3 items
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
LP
|
|
MMACONDO 004EP
|
$23.50
PREORDER
RELEASE DATE: 7/11/2025
Moments of Solace is the introspective new album from London-based artist, musical director, and producer Amane, released via Música Macondo. Across six beautifully crafted tracks, Amane distills elements of ambient electronica, IDM, and jazz, creating music that evokes a deeply emotional journey through sound. From the outset, Moments of Solace is contemplative and hypnotic, weaving together the pulse of electronic percussion, the glow of nocturnal pads, and the calming resonance of synths. Echoes fade and return like tides -- forming ecstatic waves of sound that invite the listener into a space of reflection and emotional release. For Amane, this collection serves as a creative response to a world that feels increasingly chaotic and dark -- offering listeners a sonic refuge. The album channels the ambient excursions of Boards of Canada, the rhythmic urgency of a Floating Points club set, and the cinematic sweep of night drives along the Pacific Coast Highway or meditative rides on Japan's Shinkansen. Despite an intense touring schedule, Amane found the time to craft this personal and globally resonant work. Moments of Solace mirrors his life experience as a nonstop traveling artist -- soundtracking late nights, contemplative moments, and euphoric dance floors alike.
|
|
|
Artist |
Title |
Format |
Label |
Catalog # |
|
|
LP
|
|
MMACONDO 005LP
|
$32.00
PREORDER
RELEASE DATE: 7/11/2025
Davorio is a powerful and heartfelt album born from a musical collaboration between Italian pianist and composer Samuele Strufaldi and the villagers of Gohouo-Zagna in the Ivory Coast's Guemon region. Released on Música Macondo Records, the project blends Guéré traditional music, jazz, western classical and electronica, creating a modern musical language that tells the stories, traditions, and spirit of the village across 16 tracks. This unique project uses music as a bridge between cultures, while supporting the construction of a community space library and music studio for the children of Gohouo-Zagna. The project's journey began in August 2019, when Strufaldi was invited by local djembe player Boris Pierrou to visit Gohouo-Zagna. Immersing himself in the life of the village, Strufaldi was inspired by Pierrou's vision of creating a library space to foster learning, cultural preservation, and music-making for future generations. From this initial encounter, Davorio took shape as a collaborative cultural exchange that transcends borders, time, and genre. During his time in Gohouo-Zagna, Strufaldi, alongside Francesco Gherardi and Boris Pierrou, worked closely with Guéré musicians. The album captures the pulse of the village itself -- from recordings of children's clapping games and percussion sessions to traditional songs and ambient village sounds. Interspersed between the tracks are 40-second "audio photographs" offering glimpses of daily life, each carefully annotated in the liner notes to preserve the meaning and story behind the music. The Guéré people, part of the wider Kru ethnic group, have safeguarded their folk music and percussive traditions for centuries. On Davorio, their legacy intertwines with Strufaldi's lush electronic production, intricate jazz structures, and expressive saxophone melodies. Rhodes keys ripple against the driving beat of djembe drums, while elements of drum & bass and ambient jungle rhythms elevate the album into a truly global, yet rooted, sonic experience. "I feel that the creative process into a collective and unconscious territory belongs to everybody, where we can meet each other and find and share new treasures," Strufaldi reflects -- a sentiment that resonates deeply throughout the record. Davorio stands as a testament to the power of music to connect communities, honor traditions, and build a better future.
|
|
|
Artist |
Title |
Format |
Label |
Catalog # |
|
|
LP
|
|
MMACONDO 002LP
|
His 2019 debut LP For The Ones... saw Yelfris Valdes delving deep into his Yoruba religion and its shamanic chants, subtly infusing those deeply personal elements with electronica and live instrumentation creating a beautiful pulsating soundscape. In purposefully mutating the acoustic sound of his trumpet he adds depth without losing his power and tenderness. Manifesting an adventurous and experimental shift in his composition, drawing on his classical training and love of jazz whilst at the same time delving further into the world of electronica. With the LP's impressive palette of epic, cosmos-weaving trumpet melodies, fuzzy keys and psychedelic textures at their disposal, Quantic, K15, LCSM, Osunlade, Maxwell Owin, and Contours repurpose and rework some of the album's key moments, bringing an injection of dancefloor -- friendly sensibilities to the proceedings. With this offering, Yelfris' incredible musicianship is re-contextualised for a new audience, making itself right at home on the dancefloors of the world. The artwork is an original creation of Spanish artist Fran Rodríguez.
|
|
|
|