Aris Kokou - Kalypso's Island EPAthens based Aris Kokou debuts on Cataleya Music with a seriously deep EP. Think Ron Trent, Coflo or vintage Osunlade. Kokou is a seasoned producer, who released Drum&Bass on Good Looking and Tech grooves on Plastic City Suburbia with Bill Makris in the early 2000s. In recent times, he has been making the sort of Deep, Soulful and Afro influenced House we hear on Kalypsos Island. The lead cut A Woman is a swinging hip shaker with grooving keys and

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and the project is meant to invoke the feelings of the Japanese “idol era” that came in the 70’s-80’s

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to the wistful and mysterious energy of Beside Me and the arpeggiated synth stomper Acid Party at Santa Barbara

Two new vocals and dubs on the legendary 'Crucial' riddim by Noel Zebulon which was popularized by Jah Shaka in sound system sessions from the 1990's until now

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Hell Yeah heads to Brazil and the cultured sounds of Pedro Bertho for a hot new 12" that features Mariana Gehring and remixes from Romain FX and My Friend Dario

distant in space but deeply similar and intimately connected

Lotus Glow made Adi the 8th most-listened-to French female artist in the world on Spotify