RA.948 Amor Satyr & Siu Mata ⟋ RA Podcast

Speedy percussion meets screwface basslines: the Parisian club maestros are in session.

Trying to find one word to describe the music of Amor Satyr & Siu Mata could run you into difficulty. Their productions and sets are a true cross-pollination of genres and influences, from tribal techno, baile funk, dubstep, jungle, dancehall and beyond. But if we were to try, we'd reach for amphibian: slippery, nimble and evading borders with ease. With solo and shared releases on labels like SSPB, HARDLINE, TraTraTrax and their own WAJANG—from the atmospheric Nechung to the free party giddiness of side project Sexapil—the pair have evident kinship with what moves contemporary dance floors. The Parisians are also linked to the rise of an alchemical style they like to call "speed dembow." As the name suggests, the sound takes the loping dembow riddim, which has anchored dancehall and reggaeton for decades, before pitching it up to modern club tempos, adding muscle and typically throwing in a wonky bassline for good measure. The duo's RA Podcast is, in their words, "a bit more personal, not your typical classic banging set." Luckily for us, even a mellower take on Amor Satyr & Siu Mata's signature makes for one hell of a ride, with over two hours of romping percussion, lysergic effects, high drama and plenty of wobble. What have you been up to recently? We've been working on our next few released on WAJANG that should be released by the end of the year. How and where was the mix recorded? And can you tell us the idea behind it? The mix was recorded in our studio, in the countryside of Paris. We have a DJ set up there and the idea was to do a fusion of percussion, bass and mentalness. Something a bit more personal, not your typical classic banging set. Care to offer a few favourites for your track of the summer? [Japanese producer] Fetus has been the artist we're looking to the most. There are a lot of tracks from him in this mix and they're all amazing. Your Hardline / Body High 12-inch last year was quality—what would you say makes Sexapil material distinct from Amor Satyr & Siu Mata? Sexapil is mainly influenced by tribal music, from the free-party movement. Amor Satyr & Siu Mata is more free—we can do a bit of everything. There will definitely be more Sexapil releases in the future. Probably under the Pingers Series on our label WAJANG.

Tracklist

Formela - Dripstep (Bolero Edit) LFK - Bleaker Mutable Mercury - Lost In Chaos Fetus & Oyubi - Over Dub larissa - brukievv INVT & K-LONE - Muevela F & Headhunter - Dedale norim - Tendido Siu Mata & Amor Satyr - Kush Pressure Siu Mata & Amor Satyr - Unreleased INVT & K-LONE - Ascenso Dub IsGwan - Tumbao Siu Mata & Amor Satyr - Unreleased Mac Declos - Intrepid X Acid Arab & Sofiane Saidi - Leila (KiNK remix) Elbarto - Talamera Alek Leaf - Gate EVUL - Unlucky Year Wesley Wise - Hide n Seek Amor Satyr & Siu Mata - Unreleased TX4 - Upward M's (Nuevo Prohibido Rolling Over Remix) BORN4.20 - Inner Jungle Part Time Killer - Rubin Andy Martin - The Gurdjieff Movements Bloodhound - Djum DJ Hauge - Elune Fetus - Flat W Hizuo - TOKOTSKO Croix Rouge - Lazer Gun [unreleased] Amy Kisnorbo & Ron Mercy - Squeeeze Oyubi - Ah FX Human Resources - Fast Tea phil in a maze - Silver Lining Digitalis - Chaos By Design Mystic Moods - Shakout (96 Remix) Drumskull - Switch Up The Flow CRRDR - xq te vas Fetus - Wave Wave Alkini - Whale Dance Raiden - Trellick Paul Reve - Till I Bloom Siu Mata - Specimen A Basic Rhythm - Woozy (Sully Remix) Joey - Sharing Space Midik - Archlight Deucyon - Everyman (Neekeetone Dub) Solma - Caverna T5UMUT5UMU - Territory Fetus - Half Half Adam Pits - Grounded georg-i - Stasis Scrase - Move J. Robinson - Congoman The Untouchables - Baiana Fetus & Itti - Mystical Disc phil in a maze - Ace DJ Shadow - Midnight in a Perfect World (Magnafide D&B Bootleg)