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Ode to eSwatini

by Sydney

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Written after a trip home to Swaziland, now known as eSwatini, Sydney recorded the sound of life there after completing studies of sonic signatures and comparison of traditional instruments around the world. When there, the third generation Brownswood Future Bubbler artist hooked up with local man Ralph who took him on some rich journeys and to meet amazing local musicians, all with the aim of making a body of work that used traditional worldly sounds in authentic new ways.

“The creative energy in eSwatini is so healthy and powerful that there's too many projects to list, but one that stood out was Mr Freddy, involving Ralph Smitt and Mwesigwa Kisaakye, a mixing bowl of psychedelic world improv which I helped record at Semitone Records, and later was mixed by myself and Louise Grainger and released via Stay Put, a small collective I am part of who run parties in Bristol and host a fortnightly radio show on Noods Radio. The Intro to the Album played by me and Ralph became the intro to this album as we shared the journey!”

The richly atmospheric tracks are spiritual, organic affairs with indigenous percussion, tumbling drums and spoken word samples that are beautifully earthy. Broken beats with drifting sax lines, lazy deep house and jazzy hip hop that oozes soul all feature and make this record a perfectly escapist and immersive listen.

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released May 3, 2019

This album represents my journey and the people I met along the way showing an insight of diverse adventures while sharing an aspect of traditional Swati culture.

Ngiyabonga kakhulu.

Featuring:

Ralph Smit

Guy Hobley

Smiles

Alex Allkins

Velemseni

Matambo

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Sydney Bristol, UK

The latest signing from Black Acre and graduate of Gilles Peterson’s Future Bubbler program, Sydney is Bristol based producer merging world sounds with loose earthy beats.

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