FOLI, the Mandinka word for rhythm, has become an eleven-minute film about the Malinke tribe in Guinea who acknowledge rhythm into all aspects of their lives. This definition of rhythm is without musical-academic context, and introduced as the patterns and movements of daily life. Common Western practice has become removed from these inherent acts of collaborative sound-making and assigned these traits to an abstract realm of primitivism and tribal cultures. That is incorrect, empirical, and selfish. When you’ve absorbed this a few dozen times we recommend exploring the related videos.
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Directed by Andrew Thomas Huang, this film was recently awarded the Special Jury Prize at SLAMDANCE. Thought you might enjoy.
The themes of Magical Mistakes’ Special Friends EP resonate with the way I aim to live life, with steady flows that keep you in a beautiful, organic [electro-acoustic] groove. Maybe we all need to spend a little bit more time in remote forests…
Sean from Moses Campbell just sent this over to share. The video is for two singles of theirs that are out today via Deathbomb Arc Records Singles Club. The video features pizza, skating, super smash bros, and hating on Moses Campbell. Needless to say, it’s very entertaining.
Our boy Evan Voytas has been busy living it up touring the world with prolific soulster beat heads Gonjasufi and Flying Lotus, but he has never stopped creating weirdo dance classics in a high pitched climaxing manner. His early shows are still clear in my mind — watching him switch out cassette tapes and dance erratically from side to side with nothing but his suave moves and a mic. This much has changed. Evan switched out the tape player for a 5-piece band complete with spot on harmonies and eye candy. His new EP Can’t Let Anybody Know Who You Are was just released and is a main ingredient in starting the day off right.
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From Ganjasufi’s new mini-album
Gonjasufi – Skin
I Am Genko – It’s All Yours (Yohuna cover)
One year ago, Lima Peru’s sweetheart and beatsoulmachine i am genko was working on his first LP when he was robbed blind. Everything was stolen. Now he is trying to recover all of his gear so he can give us an amazing new LP but he needs our help! We all know times are tough but even $5 will help him get back on his feet. He may or may not be making the trip out to FMLY FEST Brooklyn this Summer but that all depends on how much we can pull together and help our family!
While browsing through TED the other day, I came across a video about this website. The online community has opensourced vertical gardening and has communally compiled a continuously improved guide on how to garden vertically. All you need is window space! I am trying to build out this model in some outdoor space I have and will be posting up pictures as they make sense. Maybe I’ll meet you there!
I’m more often then not outside of the Beyonce camp… couldn’t even tell you any of her recent hits, but I came across this cover the other day by Sonnymoon and just have not been able to get these palpitations out of my head. It’s raining in Los Angeles and this is my complement to the weather.
Joel has been part of swirling, captivating, and beautiful San Diego pop bands for a while now including D/Wolves and DUDES. This year he made that faithful leap to releasing his own music. Kynan represents the unattainable. Smooth and captivating, it has the tone of a sedated Outkast and early Missy Elliot walking down an empty street at 2am. The lyrics are striped down and honest as keyboard licks dance around them. His new album Garbage Beach is one that feels like it’s the only way those sounds could have ever sounded so perfect together.
You can grab the full Garbage Beach for free on his bandcamp.
Kynan will be playing FMLY FEST this year, joining people from all over the country to share and celebrate life.
There are still a lot of things that need to be done for FMLY FEST. If you feel the call to be part of making this fest more amazing than it would be otherwise, email volunteers@thefmly.com. It takes a village to raise a FMLY!
