The musical duo Many Hands (Berlin) present their Basement Soul 07 programme on Scientific Sound Asia. Scientific Sound Asia is an English-language electronic music radio station, DJ agency, promoter and music-news platform connecting audiences across Asia and internationally.
Many Hands is the creative project of eclectic DJs Jona J and Kava. Jona Jefferies, born in Barcelona and raised in Spain and the UK, began DJing within the DIY free-party and rave scene of south-west England during the 1990s.
He later moved to Ibiza, where he was drawn to its Balearic sound and hedonistic lifestyle, and he has visited regularly since. After Ibiza, Jona settled in Bristol, the Bass city, where its urban outlook and passion for sound system culture influenced him.
Jona is a fixture in Berlin's international music scene, performing at venues across the capital. His track Nocturnal, made with long-time friend Lewis Hopkin of Stardelta Mastering as Sapience for Tom Middleton's Sound Of The Cosmos label, received airplay from Gilles Peterson, Mala and Laurent Garnier.
Although Jona has primarily played in Europe, he has also appeared at numerous events throughout Asia. Kava, hailing from New Zealand, has made Berlin his home for the past decade.
He developed his DJ skills across Wellington's musical landscape, drawing on Soul, Bashment, Hip Hop, Disco, House, Techno and Drum n Bass. In New Zealand, Kava was a vinyl purist who distributed music nationwide and hosted numerous radio shows.
His work in the world of sound has taken him from Brazil to Asia, where he has performed at local raves, underground clubs and major music festivals. His musical knowledge and skilful mixing have moved crowds, while their weekly show features Disco, House, Soul, Ambient, Psychedelic Rock, Electronic, Jazz, UK Funky, Afrobeat, Afro House and World Music.
Many Hands’ Basement Soul 07 episode opens with Boreal Massif's Dew Point Rising on Pessimist Productions, establishing an Ambient introduction. Circles Around The Sun follow with Ginger Says, featuring Neal Casal, on Rhino, bringing a Rock dimension before The Vendetta Suite's Eye In The Triangle on Hell Yeah.
Mori-Ra's Half Body on Berceuse Heroique turns towards Disco, with Louisa Miller's Share The Love (Dance Mix) following afterwards. Harvey Sutherland and Bermuda's Expectations on Clarity Recordings brings Indie Dance into the selection.
Symptoms of Love's Freshwater People, released through Planet Trip Records, adds Electronica to the mid-section. Dazion's Sake Boogie City on Second Circle introduces House Music after the track's electronic textures.
Love Creation's Long Edit of Hang Loose, released on Love Creation, returns to disco before Michael Wycoff's Diamond Real on RCA/Legacy. Mystic Jungle's Jurakan on Periodica Records then restores the indie-dance thread.
N-Gynn's Disco Boulette on Hamam House keeps the disco emphasis in place before Black Jazz Chronicles' If The Creator Came Today on Nuphonic introduces Drum and Bass. The Invisible's Love Me Again, featuring Anna Calvi and remixed by Chaos In The CBD, follows on Ninja Tune.
Roska's Lose Ya Mind, featuring Aleisha Lee and released through Roska Kicks & Snares, brings in Electro, followed by Fela Kuti and The Africa 70 with Ginger Baker's Black Man's Cry. Esa's A Muto on Isle of Jura adds Nu-Disco, before Lamont Dozier's Going Back To My Roots and Zatua's Nun Vuelvas Mas on Second Circle bring the programme to its close.
Many Hands 'Basement Soul' Show 07 29th of November 2019.
Boreal Massif - Dew Point Rising
Circles Around The Sun - Ginger Says (feat. Neal Casal)
The Vendetta Suite - Eye In The Triangle
Mori Ra - Half Body
Louisa Miller - Share The Love (Dance Mix)
Harvey Surtherland & Bermuda - Expectations
Symptoms Of Love - Freshwater People
Dazion - Sake Boogie City
Love Creation - Hang Loose (Love Creation Long Edit)
Michael Wycoff - Diamond Real
Mystic Jungle - Jurakan
N-Gynn - Disco Boulette
Black Jazz Chronicles - If The Creator Came Today
The Invisible - Love Me Again feat Anna Calvi (Chaos In The CBD Remix)
Roska - Lose Ya Mind feat Aleisha Lee
Fela Kuti & The Africa 70 with Ginger Baker - Black Man's Cry
Esa - A Muto
Lamont Dozier - Going Back To My Roots
Zatua - Nun Vuelvas Mas
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