Koinonia, by Up High Collective

Koinonia

by Up High Collective

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c o n j u r jazzy af. heavy bass. the slickest drums. 10/10 Favorite track: Koi.

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1.	Todi 02:31	info
2.	Koi 04:51	info	buy track
3.	Galiyon 03:17		buy track
4.	Mainhan 04:27		buy track
5.	Kanchi 04:24		buy track
6.	Arushi 07:32		buy track
7.	Ahir 02:52		buy track
8.	Seekhlo 03:15		buy track
9.	Utano Trio 03:18		buy track
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“Cinematic electronica embraces intelligent Indian infused beat making”

Belgian beat collective Up High Collective return with their new album 'Koinonia.' Their second full-length comes five years after their debut album in 2018. For 'Koinonia' they have invited Belgian iconic drummer Lander Gyselinck (STUFF.) and several other guest musicians. The first single 'Koi' is available now, the record is set for release on Wednesday October 11 on vinyl, Bandcamp and via all digital platforms via San Kofa Rhythm Records.

"Going with the cinematic tides of sound: first single 'Koi' features compelling South-Asian sitar, imminent strings, drums by Lander Gyselinck and carefully constructed beat making."

Spearheaded by producer duo Koen De Petter and Renaldo Maria, this record is Up High Collective’s most ambitious music project to date and has been in the works since 2015. The name of the record - Koinonia is Greek for "fellowship" or "community" - refers to the intense and inspiring interplay between the collective and several musicians they invited to
contribute.

Raw analog recordings and beats by the producer duo, brimming with imperfections and samples from original Indian music, laid the foundation for live studio sessions by Bert Cornelis, one of the few sitar players in Belgium, drummer Lander Gyselinck (Lander & Adriaan, STUFF.), double bassist Jens Similox (Orchestre Collone) and multi- talented bassist Boris van Overschee (Okon, Delv!s,). From their intrinsic penchant for deconstruction, the live elements were cut up by the producers, heavily rearranged and presented as new sounds. After several sessions in their Up High Studio (Leuven), carefully constructed collages gradually started to form with all of its layers filling the deepest corners of the sound space.

The result is a record that balances perfectly between cinematic electronica with complex harmonies to get lost in and solid club oriented beats with crunching textures and off the grid rhythmic patterns.

"All of these songs share an underlying, invisible force bound by the intense interplay and mutual inspiration between us and the live musicians."

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released October 11, 2023

All tracks produced and recorded by Koen De Petter and Renaldo Maria
as Up High Collective at Up High Studio.
Additional sitar by Bert Cornelis.
Additional double bass by Jens Similox-Tohon.
Additional electric bass and keyboards by Boris Van Overschee.
Additional drums by Lander Gyselinck.
Artwork by Vuori.
Mastered by Frederik Dejongh at Jerboa Mastering.

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San-kofa Rhythm Records is an independent Antwerp based record label, in order to release Leftfield Electronic and Rhythm- and Percussive music.

SKRR wants to return back to the root element and link this to the essence within the contemporary music scene. ... more

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