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HHMM 100EP
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Dreems presents Charcoals EP featuring remix work from Finger Prince and Statue. "Heating Up The Voyetra" is an alternative method to cooking up some music. Started off as a small impromptu jam in another backyard on another continent with Montrealer Clarian during one of those formidable cold Canadian evenings. Dreems throws on his Finger Prince apron alongside Francis Xavier for a deeper, heavier version of the title track. And Australian percussion enthusiast Statue reconstructs the "Voyetra" from a slo-mo acid cooker to a peak-time griller.
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MC 002LP
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Multi Culti drops its first full-length artist album with In Dreems, following a teaser single and beautiful remixes by Michael Mayer, Axel Boman, Valentin Stip, and Thomash (MC 001EP, MC 005EP, MC 009EP). Born in the Sydney sun, the well-traveled journeyman DJ and legendary party-man Dreems creates musical visions that draw inspiration from the shores of Goa, the cliffs of Scotland, the clubs of Europe, and the desert of Black Rock City. His influences are too abundant to pick out, and he doesn't sound like anything or even any time in particular. The sprawling 14 tracks of his debut come together as one immersive whole, much more of an ambient epic than a collection of dance tracks -- this is truly music to trip out to. There are beats studded through the languid soundscapes, but they seem more designed for leg-twitching REM exploration than dancefloor stomping. From the opening tones of spring reverb-drenched vinyl noise and deep breathing, this record plunges the listener into an expansive inner space. Hypnotic, exotic, dense yet sparse, it's an album that defies categorization -- simultaneously odd and familiar. If it bears any resemblance to other records, it would be to the equally elusive, psychedelic electronica of artists like Walls, The Field, or even The KLF. It's rich with samples, but everything feels played and natural, as if all the sounds were rolled up in a dusty carpet and taken on safari before being unraveled and enjoyed in the light of the setting sun. Limited double LP edition pressed on 180-gram vinyl; includes MP3 download code.
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MC 005EP
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The psychedelic exoticism of Dreems' debut single, beautifully reworked by Axel Boman, Thomash, and the resident Multi Culti production team. The expansive soundscapes kick off with Multi Culti's extended dub of "We Shall Be Found," a meandering trip-out that strips back the original groove, adding layers of acid and percussion that stretch across 11 minutes of ego-less space. Axel Boman's remix of "In the Desert" follows up with rays of glowing warmth, building into an optimistic mid-tempo epic. Finally, label-compatriot Thomash transforms "With Shackles On" into a gentle, swaying, organic slow-burner anthem.
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MC 001EP
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The Multi Culti (new Turbo sub-label) adventure begins with a bold debut 12" from Dreems -- three dubbed-out visions from the depths of Australia's vibe country, featuring a collaboration with mystery mate Jagma. In advance of a full-length LP release, these tracks are DJ-friendly, though the exotic vocal samples and timeless Afro-tribal-world-rave sounds aren't meant for killing dancefloors, but breathing new life into them. "We Shall Be Found" trots out of the gates with enthusiasm, a gospel Rasta refrain soaring atop rolling synths and funky 808 rhythms. "In the Desert" is a sun-drenched epic that evidently drew inspiration from five full trips to Burning Man, the sonic proof of beautiful sun-dances, trained to a timeless walk-about groove. Finally, "With Shackles On" is a blissfully lucid chain-gang journey to the shimmering edges of your consciousness.
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