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01. James Bangura - Harrar
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02. James Bangura - Witness Dub
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ARTIST
BANGURA, JAMES
TITLE
Harrar/Witness Dub
FORMAT
12"
LABEL
K7/BECAUSE MUSIC
CATALOG #
K7 417EP
K7 417EP
GENRE
ELECTRONIC
RELEASE DATE
2/3/2023
As one of the three co-founders of Washington DC production and DJ trio
Black Rave Culture
,
James Bangura
is no stranger to situating electronic music within its most purposeful and potent contexts. With this new duo of tracks, however, Bangura taps into a deep, personal internality, metabolizing visceral experiences and personal transitions into unexplored phases of his musical life. The bass-forward "Harrar" is a complex organism which operates on two planes: a sweat-drenched 150pm symphony of synth pulses, fidgety percussion, shimmies and distorted vocals, that falls into lockstep with a meditative, dubby bass tone that calmly swells and recedes. Emerging out of Bangura's high intensity hardware jam sessions with friends and collaborators, both the depth and energetic fizz of "Harrar" are signified by its name, borrowed from Harrar Coffee & Roastery -- a beloved Ethiopian coffee house and community meeting place in Washington DC that radiates warmth and familiarity. "Witness Dub" occupies less of the senses, exploring a state of liminality through a contemplative deep house signature. Having emerged from an extended period of active duty in the military, Bangura had to navigate civilian life for the first time, causing him to process multiple culture shocks that stretched across culture, language, communication, and identity. "Witness Dub" finds Bangura at this crossroad, juxtaposing the steady propulsion of kicks and drums with pensive minor key chords, as he begins to explore the other side of the self, letting the energy guide the music. 45RPM.
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