{"title":"Hive Mind Records","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHive Mind Records is a Brighton based vinyl led record label that specializes in bringing you vintage and contemporary sounds from around the globe. With a passion for music, we curate a diverse range of artists and performers who share our love for unique and captivating melodies.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eOur carefully selected collection of *vinyl* releases showcases the best of both established and emerging talent, spanning various genres including jazz, soul, funk, world music, and more. Each record is meticulously crafted to provide an immersive listening experience that transports you to different musical landscapes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAt Hive Mind Records, we believe in the power of music to connect people across cultures and generations. We are dedicated to preserving the artistry and craftsmanship of vinyl records while embracing modern technology to ensure our releases reach a wider audience. Join us on this sonic journey as we continue to unearth hidden gems and deliver exceptional music straight to your turntable.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"matir-gaan-songs-from-the-earth","title":"Matir Gaan: Songs From The Earth","description":"\u003cp\u003eMatir Gaan is a collaboration between young Bengali migrant, Mohammed After Hussain and Italian electronic artist, Andrea Rusconi (aka Paq). The resulting album delightfully combines the ancient folk songs of Md After's homeland with Paq's cosmic synth exotica.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMohammed After Hussain escaped Bangladesh in 2015 and arrived in Italy in 2017 after a long and dangerous journey across the Mediterranean from the violence he found in Libya. In Italy he found safety and hospitality as an asylum seeker in Rimini's Associazione Ardea, where Andrea is involved with 'Ardea Recordings' - a project aiming to create an archive of songs, stories and sounds by some of the people who spent some time with Ardea's refugee programme.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMd After was invited to sing and play the folk and village songs he knew on the harmonium and pakhawaj (two headed drum) while Andrea immersed himself in the songs providing a bed of warm Crumar synth and Veena drones to create a finished album of totally uniquela renditions of the mystic Baul folk songs known so well by people across the Bangla speaking regions of India.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Bauls are a famous group of wandering minstrels from the region of Bengal whose culture is derived from the teachings of the early Sufi mystics and Hindu Fakhirs. The Baul devotees are considered to be mad, or possessed, with the love of God. While transcending religion the Baul compositions celebrate celestial and earthly love and expound the key philosophy of “Deha tatta” or truth in the body, epitomised by the aphorism “whatever is in the universe is in the body”. They reach for divinity here in this world and they seek to access it through music and dance. They seek spirituality in the music, they live fo r the music, wandering from village to village offering ecstatic sound waves in exchange for sustenance. Their presence remains an important part of village life in Bangladesh, and this is why Md After knows the songs despite the fact he would not consider himself part of the Baul ascetic tradition.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWe hope you'll enjoy this wonderfully psychedelic album, with its unique interpretations of these ancient mystic songs from the earth. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hive Mind Records","offers":[{"title":"Black | LP","offer_id":50452898480459,"sku":"1148224","price":21.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/1f2cc572-8b32-48c1-bd8b-107a172d9453_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1727166011"},{"product_id":"between-two-worlds","title":"Between Two Worlds","description":"\u003cp\u003eHive Mind Records are excited to announce a new album from King Champion Sounds, the shifting Holland based collective centred around Ajay Saggar and Oli Heffernan (University Challenged), GW Sok (The Ex), Mees Siderius, Holly Habstritt Gaal \u0026amp; Elsa van der Linden.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOn \u003ci\u003eBetween Two Worlds\u003c\/i\u003e, the band bring the same insatiable appetite for experimentation and exploration that made their previous four albums so special. This is music as an open conversation. An opportunity to exchange ideas. To be open-minded. To push boundaries and explore new worlds. Whereas elements of krautrock, electronica, free jazz and dub have always been part of the KCS armoury, they have never stuck to a formula in the music making process, occupying instead the open space that lies between musical worlds. The core members have brought their different experiences into this rich new album that draws influence and inspiration from a dizzying range of sources - from ambient guitar experiments, noisy avant-rock workouts, spidery gothic pop, otherworldly folk inflections - and pulls them all together into a unique and coherent whole.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGuest appearances on the album come from Gerry Love (formerly of Teenage Fanclub) adding beautiful vocals and instrumentation to\u003ci\u003e I'm In Between Two Worlds,\u003c\/i\u003e Mia Doi Todd bringing her incredible voice to \u003ci\u003eEasby Abbey Remembered\u003c\/i\u003e, Sally Timms of The Mekons takes lead vocals on \u003ci\u003eThou Hurricane \u003c\/i\u003ewith Jon Langford (The Mekons) and Janet Beveridge Bean (Eleventh Dream Day) on backing vocals. 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His music draws from the deep well of Amazigh, or Berber, cultures that have long been suppressed across North Africa after the region underwent a process of Arabization following the Arab invasions of the 7th Century.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHassan grew up in an isolated mountain community in which art and music is embedded into daily life. This allowed him to develop an excellent musical sense, a deep understanding of the complex poly-rhythms that underpin Amazigh music, and time to become proficient on the banjo which, since the ascendency of the popular modern folk movement involving groups such as Nass El Ghiwane and Jil Jilala in the late '60s and early '70s, has been the preferred instrument of the region. Like many musicians from the region, Hassan built his first instruments himself, and it wasn't until he moved to Casablanca in his teens to find work which was scarce in his local community, that he was able to save for his first real banjo.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSince then Hassan has been active in the Amazigh musical community and has worked with a number of groups, notably Groupe Lbouchart, Imanaren and Etran Tiznit, as well as recording prolifically as a solo artist using Fruity Loops as a home studio. In 2009, Jace Clayton (DJ\/Rupture) stumbled across a CD by Imanaren on a stall in Casablanca medina and this led to a fruitful series of collaborations in 2009 and 2011 (you can learn more about their work together \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/honestjons.us7.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=9bb3dadb625586fb45141e60b\u0026amp;id=010861ab7a\u0026amp;e=1d231babf6\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehere\u003c\/a\u003e.)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTiddukla (which translates to Friendship) is one of Hassan's numerous group projects and he recorded the album with friends in 2015 and self released it through YouTube due to the lack of music infrastructure in Morocco. 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