Artists such as San Holo, Wavedash, Darby, Deliriousninja and many more have all participated by making poetic pieces to ease your worries and soul. Basking in an everlasting light of hope. Hugging and wrapping our hearts in a silk blanket of peaceful tones and grooves. Enlightening us all on what makes these artists and the label so timeless.

From a glitch-infused high-energy tune from Wavedash, to a soft gentle garage and house-infused track by wes mills, it’s a compilation full of spirit-healing therapy sessions. Constantly throwing you back in awe and excitement as each tune gives off pure power and emotion. The perfect way to discover brand-new artists while embracing their majestic characteristics within the sonic field. Easily making this one of their most memorable compilations to date! Bravo to each and every musician on here. Make sure to show your support by streaming Gouldian Finch 5 everywhere via bitbird!

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Listeners are able to truly resonate with the atmosphere both SLUMBERJACK and Daktyl are successfully creating. A gentle melody interwoven with a soft voice from MOONZz, makes it easy for one to lose track of time. With a continuous flow of tranquility, SLUMBERJACK created another beautiful lyrical masterpiece proven to shine the light, even during the darkest days. With a climatic future bass sound in mind, the power duo draw influence from their signature sound of vibrant and bass-driven textures. After recently announcing the drop of their highly anticipated EP in early 2020, be prepared to kick off the new year in the best way possible.

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Daktyl recently was able to do an interview with us, where he answered questions about his creative process and inspiration for his unique sound. This latest release, ‘Oscillate’, is a testament to Daktyl’s nostalgic futurism: the reusing and recycling of organic sounds that have been worked for their genre of origin, are reincarnated into new life as futuristic electronica. It has a light and airy funk, crafted through creative matching of earthy vocals provided by Janelle Kroll, and Daktyl’s electric bouquet of violins and tin drums. There’s terrific melody progression through loftier verses, and richer stews in the chorus. A complicated break provides distance between the opening verse and final elements, where the tin drums blend into futuristic synths. The buildup gathers the synthetics and dashes them onto the plucky bass lines.

“For me this song is about the internal struggle we all go through in making difficult decisions in life, we all oscillate between what we consider the right or wrong choice.. and it’s those choices that make up life. Sometimes what feels like the right choice at the time can be wrong, and vice versa. It’s that feeling of uncertainty contrasted with hope that the song stemmed from.” – Daktyl

Check it out in its full form below.

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Daktyl is currently on tour in Australia. Check out the below dates.

July 12: The Helm – Sunshine Coast, AUS*
July 13: The Metro Theatre – Sydney, AUS*
July 19: Fat Controller – Adelaide, AUS*
July 20: The Met – Brisbane, AUS*
July 21: Northcote Social Club – Melbourne, AUS*
Aug 5: HARD Summer – Fontana, CA+
*DJ Set
+Live Set

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Marrying Hip Hop rhythms with soulful vocals, and big-bass drops with ancient instrumentals, this talented creative brings together elements that seem like odd couples into tangoing relationships. Daktyl draws out their harmonies just as he has drawn out fans from across the globe. His recent release, ‘Weather’, out now through Counter Records, shows that this 20-something artist is still growing and changing. He’s navigating the terrain of sound created throughout this world-whether its sampling hang drums he played himself in a Japanese bamboo forest, smashing a coffee cup full of pebbles, or recording in isolation out in the wilderness of the western United States, Daktyl proves to be adept at finding ways to keep his music evolving and bringing it to his audience.

After playing Electric Forest’s second weekend this year, and a second performance, in Rothbury, Michigan, he headlined a show at the Brooklyn Mirage, in New York, and is now diving down under to Australia (tour dates below).

Here is what he had to tell us.

When did you first fall in love with music? 

When I was 10 my school teacher gave everyone in his class a CD filled with amazing music. I heard ‘Around The World‘ by the Red Hot Chilli Peppers and immediately wanted to play guitar.

‘Weather’ has a fresh sound. Where did the inspiration for that style of sound come from and did it come before or after the lyrics?

Thanks! It came around after the majority of the song structure, in terms of chords and vocals, had been written. After that the production flowed really quickly. I think I finished it in 2 weeks.

You have called ‘Weather’ your take on a love song. What do you mean by that?

I guess because it’s not really a classic, soppy love song. It’s also one of two love songs I’ve ever written so that wording felt appropriate.

What is the best part of the track in your opinion?

I really love the build up to the first chorus/drop. It feels oddly nostalgic to me, I wanted to touch on the chaotic nature of love.

Everywhere I go I try and meet local musicians and find new instruments. I have instruments from every continent now.

How has your sound changed since you have traveled, and seen the world?

It’s changed massively. Everywhere I go I try and meet local musicians and find new instruments. I have instruments from every continent now. For example when I was in Kyoto I ended up in a bamboo forest, and there was this incredible hang drum player that just sat in the middle of nowhere playing. I had never heard a hang drum, it was such a beautiful sound. It’s basically a tuned steel drum, but they’re really rare and expensive because the company only made a few thousand of them. Long story short I ended up making friends with the guy and he let me play the drum for hours. I sampled a lot of it and have been using it a lot in my production.

Can fans expect to hear some throwbacks during your upcoming performances, or will you be sharing mostly new music?

A bit of both!

The ability to switch everything off, not have any wifi and just get lost in the music that those places offer is really special to me.

I read you like to record music in isolation, such as in Yosemite Park or in the woods. What’s there, or not there, that allows you to make music?

I am definitely most creative when I’m by myself. The ability to switch everything off, not have any wifi and just get lost in the music that those places offer is really special to me. For me personally it always results in the best music.

Have any specific places inspired your songs?

Absolutely. The song ‘Lazy Susan’ was inspired by a trip to China. It uses a lot of Chinese instrumentation…the name came from every restaurant having a Lazy Susan, I found it quite interesting and funny at the time and thought it’d be a funny name for a song.

I’ve also read that you play a lot of instruments. What is your favorite and why?

Guitar…I just love the sheer number of tones and sounds you can get out of that instrument. I would definitely say I’m a guitarist before any other instrument.

Opening for Bonobo has been a huge honour and an amazing experience.

You have opened for a lot of well-known artists. Which was the most memorable  so far?

Opening for Bonobo has been a huge honour and an amazing experience. His live show is so incredible and the band is so so talented. Not to mention they’re the best people, we always have a great time.

Who would you like to collaborate with next?

I would love to collaborate with someone like Jon Hopkins or Oneohtrix Point Never.. John Frusciante is still top of the dream collab list!

Do weird shit!

You’ve spoken on the importance of experimentation. What tips can you provide to producers to be unlock their creativity? 

Do weird shit! Fill up a coffee mug with pebbles and record yourself smashing it with a hammer…then reverse the sound and distort it beyond recognition… idk, anything! The possibilities are endless. If you feel creatively blocked just try and do sound design till something inspires you.

What are you most looking forward to for the remainder of the year?

I’m touring in Australia in about a week, it’s my first time down there and I cant wait. I’m also finishing up so much new music which I’m beyond excited about.

Tour Dates

July 6: Mr. Wolf – Canberra, AUS*
July 7: Villa – Perth, AUS*
July 12: The Helm – Sunshine Coast, AUS*
July 13: The Metro Theatre – Sydney, AUS*
July 19: Fat Controller – Adelaide, AUS*
July 20: The Met – Brisbane, AUS*
July 21: Northcote Social Club – Melbourne, AUS*
Aug 5: HARD Summer – Fontana, CA+

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Daktyl has been causing quite a stir as of late. From his remixes of Major Lazer and Halsey, to his opening sets for ODESZA and Bonobo, this artist is on a swift trajectory to the main stage of electronic music. With popular flavor echoing of real musical talent, Daktyl seems destined to bring his music to the masses.

MOONZZ vocals are really what bring life to this sweetly-sincere, electronic song. It is more than angelic, its lushness matching the viscosity of Daktyl’s dexterous mixing. There is so many sounds fluttering between transitions, each pause a pocket of beauty. The swelling synths, and plunky bass lines contrast, dashing against each other in all the ticklish of places.

‘Weather’ is a boldly different from Daktyl’s previously release ‘6 Letters’, and captures a more romantic frequency. Cowritten by friend and featured vocalist MOONZz, who revealed that their inspiration while writing was “our take on a love song,” ‘Weather’ is both emotional and party-ready. Daktyl has said that he “really connects musically” with MOONZz and that they were able to write the song the first time the met up to write. “When you’re with that one person that makes everything feel effortless, that’s the perfect weather, there’s nothing more beautiful than that feeling” MOONZz has said.

Check out what this love child sounds like below, and sure to keep an eye out for more from Daktyl.

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