YOLNGU. with RRAwun Maymuru

Ancient Songman meets EDM DJ remixers

RELEASED VIA MOTORIK!

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TRACKLIST:

1. Rrawun Maymuru & Nick Wales – Yolngu
2. Rrawun Maymuru & Nick Wales – Yolngu (Club Mix)
3. Rrawun Maymuru & Nick Wales – Yolngu (Deepchild Voice Reconstruction) 4. Rrawun Maymuru & Nick Wales – Yolngu (Deepchild Beat Reconstruction) 5. Rrawun Maymuru & Nick Wales – Yolngu (alterboy Dub)

Rrawun Maymuru and Nick Wales’ work fuses the traditional sounds of Rrawun’s ancient Songlines [Manikay] with Nick’s electronic and classical sound worlds. Their new collaboration titled Yolngu is a call to spirit from Rrawun to the Yolngu people of North East Arnhem Land for celebration and pride of their skin and custom, and is a statement of the importance of cultural identity and all cultures walking together at an important time in our history.

“Yolngu people have a strong connection to each other and to the land and environment of North East Arhnem Land. This connection forms their identity and extends to their family structure. The song pays homage to the ability to identify others who carry the same identity/structure and in doing so pay respect to their ancestral lore” says Rrawun Maymuru

The release features four dance floor-focused mixes, two reconstructions from internationally acclaimed Sydney producer Deepchild and another pair from Nick Wales himself. Recently tested on summer dance floors, Yolngu is proving itself to engage dance floors across the country.

All remixes channel the pride of the original version simply titled YOLNGU into the club setting with immense power.

"Rrawun explained that the basis of the Yidaki (didgeridoo) rhythm is an integral rhythmic pattern used in Yolngu cultural practice. This rhythm formed the basis of each version of the song and links the song directly with Yolngu history and culture” says Nick Wales “Our collaboration over the past seven years has been one of sharing his culture, stories and Songlines, opening my world to the grace and depth of culture of the Yolngu people. The sharing of this cultural richness is a privilege that I am eternally grateful for”.

"What a privilege to work with such auspicious talent on this release! It has felt both magic and prescient to witness the threads tying together a mighty Yolngu Songman with one of my favorite Australian composers, and to be invited to dust this work with my own tone of bristling digital resistance” says Deepchild

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