Mastered by Mastering Engineer Saif Bari
DJ Anomaly - Captivate
Mastered by Mastering Engineer Saif Bari
Native Son (Original Motion Picture Score) - Kyle Dixon & Michael Stein (HBO)
Mastered by Mastering Engineer Saif Bari
Directed by artist Rashid Johnson, Native Son is a contemporary adaptation of Richard Wright‘s 1940 classic novel.
A young African-American named Bigger Thomas(Ashton Sanders) living in Chicago enters into a seductive new world of money and power after he is hired as a chauffeur for an affluent businessman. The film is a subtle, provocative and original look at race relations in the USA.
Rashid Johnson partnered with composing duo Kyle Dixon & Michael Stein (Stranger Things) to craft the score to Native Son. The result is a dark atmosphere where distorted guitars are mixed with subtle ambient and electronic compositions. This is Kyle Dixon and Michael Stein’s first score for a feature film.
Native Son premiered at the Sundance Film Festival and will air on HBO on April 6, 2019
https://milanrecords.com/soundtracks/native-son-original-music-by-kyle-dixon-michael-stein/
Source: http://hyperurl.co/nativeson
Neve - Believe | Condensed (Unchained Recordings)
Mastered by Mastering Engineer Saif Bari
“Unchained Recordings' tenth release welcomes onto the roster one of the DNB community’s most celebrated rising Italian producers - NEVE.
Straight off the back of his dirty rollers tear this year – with output from likes of labels such as Guidance, Lifestyle and Hospital Records – Neve, label boss of The Dreamers Recordings, furnishes two expertly produced, bass-rich, dance floor bangers.
With “Believe”, Neve goes on the offensive teaming up with Fractale to produce a techy chameleon which is both a blitzkrieg roller and a peak-time stomper. Multiple layers of well crafted bass, combined with a snare larger than a small country, provides perfect ammo for a late night club heist.
The 2nd track on the release - “Condensed” – isn’t just a homage to the genre-bending world of wonky halftime but carries forward the honoured tradition of combing beef and groove into a single unit of sonics.
Both tracks exemplify a large part of the Unchained narrative - satisfy the dance floor but keep the journey special.”
released July 5, 2019
Mastering: Saif Bari @ Fixedmastering.com
Artwork: Tracy Chawan @ tracychehwan.com
TRACE - Crushing (Ultra Music)
Mastered by Mastering Engineer Saif Bari
“Unrequited love is a motherf**ker that’s the driving force behind over 80% of all art created (citation needed). Less examined is the specter of being on the receiving end of romantic feelings you have no desire to reciprocate.
There’s an incalculable amount of music and art about being miserable because someone doesn’t like you. But on her brilliant new single “Crushing”, TRACE explores what it’s like to make someone miserable cause you don’t feel the same way about them. Anchored by a dreamy, woozy, alt. pop beat, TRACE spends the duration of the song cooing that she’s not upset by the attention, but has no intention of responding to it in kind. It’s “kinda cute”, but she’s bored by it and feels bad that the rejection will eventually make her would-be crush emotional.
Her delivery is a perfect combination of arrogance, empathy, and bravado. It’s a fantastic song to have on repeat this weekend, regardless of your romantic endeavors (or lack thereof).”
Source: https://ffm.to/crushing
Moniker - The OGs EP
Mastered by Mastering Engineer Saif Bari
Art by Blake Lockard at Blake Lockard Design:
DaniLeigh - The Plan (TreyZilla Remix)
Mastered by Mastering Engineer Saif Bari
TRACE - Make Me Laugh (Ultra Music)
Mastered by Mastering Engineer Saif Bari
“Los Angeles-based songstress TRACE has shared her newest single, “Make Me Laugh,” off of her forthcoming sophomore EP due out this fall via ULTRA, and we’re pleased to premiere it. The track finds TRACE lamenting the harsh realities of dating over a steady boom-bap beat with skittering electronics filling the backdrop. Equal parts PBR&B and vintage singer/songwriter, the track deftly mixes the elements of electronica and soul. Check out the single below.
On the making of the track, TRACE had this to say in a statement to Under the Radar: “When I wrote this song I actually came off the heels of a bummer of a date. It’s not very nice, but it’s the truth: there was no humor present in our conversation. To me, to laugh is to feel alive. To feel connected through a high that ties you to the person in front of you. To laugh with someone is to feel close to someone. I also think, when you’re able to really find something funny, you’re showing a side of yourself that might be hard to define in words and so it’s only through sound that real emotion can be shared. I find it to be interesting that people say it’s ‘the best medicine’ - it totally heals you, laughter.””
Source: https://ffm.to/makemelaugh
Beatkarma - Dhabi
Mastered by Mastering Engineer Saif Bari
Defunk - Can't Buy Me (Ft. Megan Hamilton & Wes Writer) (Brainfunk Remix)
Mastered by Mastering Engineer Saif Bari