Sampling As An Art - Sydmalaïde EP

Back in May I highlighted a B2B mix from Folamour and Sampling As An Art (S3A) at Radio Meuh Circus Festival (here). Now the latter has a four track EP due out this month on vinyl and December 14th digitally. Sydmalaïde on Swedish imprint Local Talk isn't exactly a hard and fast disco EP, but rather a brilliant blend of house as disco's revenge.

The first track "Premiere Rexidence" is a bouncy blissful joint, of course reliant on samples both vocal and instrumental. The chords craft a cool atmosphere, while the percussion and horns give a little shake to your step, funking up the dance-floor. Before flipping the wax, S3A turns things over to the piano for classic rolling house vibes in "End Track For A DJ." Oozing with finishing feels, the rising nature of so many of the elements in this track, particularly the angelic background vocals and strings, makes it feel like you're floating off into the ether.

Opposing the pie in the sky a-sides, the reverse of this record immediately offers up a darker atmosphere, despite the foursome's fully free and easy energy. "Searching Force" is the funkiest of the bunch, allowing a genius groove to grow out of an awesome, out-of-this-world force. It feels like a scene from a 007 film in which Bond seduces some femme fatale in an interstellar casino, before blasting off in his Jaguar spaceship to take on the bad guy. Chic, classy and oh so smooth, it is my favourite of the bunch. That said, the closing track "Deep Mood Vol 4" is no slouch. Living through its massive low-end and sensuous vocal samples, it is a lush sound bed as easily enjoyable as lying under the covers, hiding from the cold, watching your favourite romcom. S3A has found the perfect blend of disco and house in Sydmalaïde, stream below or make it yours on Bandcamp here and iTunes here.
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S3A B2B Folamour At Radio Meuh Circus Festival (03.30.18)

Unless this is your first time on this blog you'll be aware of my now seemingly undying passion for disco. I've always been a house head more than any other electronic genre, but disco has taken up such a massive section of my listening habits. And even though I endlessly stuff my face with disco, I still hunger for it incredibly. A couple weeks back when wrote about A-Trak's mix for The Do-Over (here), I came across Folamour and "The Power And The Blessing Of Unity." I then scrolled through his soundcloud only to find his edit of France Gall "Ella Elle L'a," a track I'd just recently heard remixed a month prior. It took no time at all for me to fall for the funky percussion, I then found myself on the floor once the horns came in during the chorus. This has since become my go to song wherever or whenever I need a pick me up. Completing the circle I found out that Folamour was inspired to make that edit after hearing S3A (Sampling As An Art) also take on France Gall with "J'ai Besoin d'Amour." So now you can understand why this live B2B set caught my attention.

Recorded at the Radio Meuh Circus Festival at the end of March, the hour long mix features S3A's aforementioned edit, his recently released "Something More," Mike Simonetti's "Midnight Or Late Afternoon" (an edit of "I'm Your Boogie Man"), Groove Motion's "Try It" and Mother's "All Funked Up." There are endless amounts of horns and keys arranged into godly grooves, that will no doubt get you going. And what could be better? Stream, follow S3A and Folamour below, and dance, dance dance!FOLLOW S3A: FACEBOOK SOUNDCLOUD TWITTER
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