Squid share first ever remix (Falle Nioke & Ghost Culture)
SQUID RELEASE THEIR FIRST EVER REMIX
LISTEN / SHARE FALLE NIOKE & GHOST CULTURE “LEYWOLE” (SQUID’S LET’S GET TRANCEY MIX) NOW
BADIARE EP OUT NOW PRAH RECORDINGS
FALLE NIOKE & GHOST CULTURE have just released their new Badiare EP via PRAH Recordings.
Lead single “Leywole” – a mainstay of BBC 6 Music’s A List in recent months – has been reworked by SQUID and is shared today.
Notably, Squid’s “Let’s Get Trancey” version of “Leywole“ is the Brighton band’s first ever remix: “They say limitation is a source of inspiration. Who are they? I don’t know! But they… are right! This remix was made after many failed attempts. After these failures we went back to basics with a pedal-board, two synths and the vocal stems to create this take on the original tune inspired by our favourite electronic minimalist composers.
“Remixes are a fun way for us to zoom in on our inspirations, let loose with DIY living room table setups and pretend that we are proficient music producers. A Squid remix wouldn’t be a Squid remix without sounding nothing like Squid, right? Thanks to Falle Nioke and Ghost Culture for making such a fun track to play with. We hope you enjoy the ride.” – Squid
“Leywole” literally means “whatever” in Coniagui, one of the many languages spoken by Falle Nioke. “I was inspired just by watching men and women in the street, in particular an interaction between a strong woman rejecting an approach from a bold man,” he explains. “‘How can this man have the audacity to talk to me?!” she says and asks him questions like ‘and you are the son of who?!'”
Elsewhere on the four-track Badiare EP there are tracks sung in Malenki, Fulani and a mixture of English and Susso. Falle’s “meditative yet commanding croon” (The Guardian) is showcased perfectly by the suave electronic production of Ghost Culture. The two Margate-based musicians first worked together on last year’s Youkounkoun EP, a release which spawned three A Listed singles at BBC Radio 6 Music in 2020.
FALLE NIOKE is a singer and percussionist from Guinea Conakry, West Africa. Youkounkoun is the name of his village, where the Coniagui tribe live.
Their language is also called Coniagui. Additionally, he sings in French, English, Susu, Fulani and Malinke, and plays a range of African instruments to accompany his voice (gongoma, Bolon, Cassi).Since arriving in the UK three years ago, after a period travelling around West Africa, singing with a troupe of musicians and learning different cultural rhythms, the 34 year old has been making music with a number of producers, including Johan Hugo, Congo Natty, sir Was and Ghost Culture.
His live solo show is a soulful performance of his own creation in a traditional African style, although often performs with Alabaster De Plume, Congo Natty and the band Soma World.GHOST CULTURE (James Greenwood)’s masterful use of electronics portray a beguiling musical landscape, one inspired equally by Arthur Russell and Elliot Smith as much as LFO or Aphex Twin.Nearly six years since its release via Erol Alkan’s Phantasy Sound label, his debut LP still proves to be a hugely satisfying and charismatic trip.
Celebrated as Critic’s Choice in The Guardian Guide, it earned similar plaudits from outlets including The Observer, The Times, Mixmag and The Quietus, who hailed it as “one of the best and most confident debuts in years.”He continues to have a wide impact on the culture of UK electronic music, owing to his ongoing production work with artists such as Daniel Avery and Kelly Lee Owens.
“Leywole” (Squid’s Let’s Get Trancey Mix)
“Leywole” (original version)
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