#2 Feat. Hype in Indie Dance

BOT 034: RAGA is the first release of the year for the label, featuring label head Saqib and multidisiplinary Mumbai-based artist, Naayaab, AKA Radhika Upadhyay making her return to the label. Raga is a remake of Charanjit Singhs Raag Bhairav, as can be heard on his 1983 album, Ten Ragas To A Disco Beat, an album of electronic music compositions where Singh, a Bollywood session musician and composer took the ragas of eastern classical music and played them to electronic beats with the Roland TB-303 and TR 808 which he had just recently acquired. The original album was a commercial failure but revived in 2002 and re-released on the label Bombay connection. A few years ago, Saqib heard the original album and was both fascinated and inspired. Remaking Raag Bhairav became a bucket-list project in his life. While working on it, he shared the work-in-progress with Naayaab who was holding on to a similar bucket-list musical aspiration. With their bucket-list goals combined, RAGA was born.

SAQIB, Naayaab

#53 Top Releases in DJ Tools / Acapellas

Beats On Time presents BOT026, the remixes of Sam Jaspersohns The Agony; four tracks from three unique artists. Uone, creator of the label beat + path (Australia) opens the EP with a bang with the MS LOADED remix. A nasty slapping bassline, a loaded gun and a fat groove direct the energy of the dancefloor as we go through the scenes of Sam Jaspersohns The Agony like a fever dream. Next, Wild Dark and Ariaano (of Cubicolor) present a big dancefloor roller with a percussive and mischievous vision. Moving into the night and taking you on a big ride. A peak-time club killer. Hot big massive and explosion are four words you could use to describe the energy here. Saqib follows with a high-energy summertime rework thats for the birds and the bees. A remix for the rooftops and the day parties, soaking in the sunshine and sipping on gin + juice with your homies without a care in the world. Infectious horns. Melodic vocals. The Agony remixed is pure love. Uones otherworldly MS Space Acapella Remix presents the first acapella in the label discography. Featuring the lyrics and voice of the man himself taking you into a swirling and hypnotic trance. The original mix the The Agony closes out the release.

Sam Jaspersohn