Uploaded February 2020 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Taken from Big Yawns debut LP "No!" out on vinyl & digital 6 March 2020 through Research Records.
More info and pre-order: bigyawn.bandcamp.com/album/no
Written & produced by Big Yawn.
Big Yawn are Stefano Condello, Kinlay Denning, Errol Green & Tim Slattery.
Video by Danny Wild.
Taken from Big Yawns debut LP "No!" out on vinyl & digital 6 March 2020 through Research Records.
More info and pre-order: bigyawn.bandcamp.com/album/no
Written & produced by Big Yawn.
Big Yawn are Stefano Condello, Kinlay Denning, Errol Green & Tim Slattery.
Video by Danny Wild.
![Mouche - Forest Solitude [Audio]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/FwIEYTjVheU/mqdefault.jpg "Mouche - Forest Solitude [Audio]
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Album: Lake Songs [ALBUM]
Track: 5 of 10
Title: Forest Solitude
Artist: Mouche
Label: Research Records
Cat#: RESEARCH011
Formats: Vinyl LP/Digital
Digital Release: 26th May 2023
Physical Release: 26th May 2023
About This Release:
Mouche (real name Tim Karmouche) returns to Australian label Research Records with another full-length of imaginary soundtracks, instrumentals and sun-kissed digital jazz. Active on the Melbourne scene in projects such as Crepes/The Murlocs/Swazi Gold/Dreamin Wild, Tims first album Live From The Bubble arrived back in 2020 as an ode to his aptly named studio space - The Bubble.
Lake Songs builds on those same atmospheres, showcasing the inward-looking craft of his one-man band. Cicada field recordings and light keys open proceedings, reflecting the warmer side of 80s new age, though before long were introduced to a variety of stylistic shifts incorporating elements of cosmic funk, lounge and library-style compositions. There are traces of Steve Hiett, Max Groove or even the recently re-discovered Ronald Langestraat, though the strength of Mouches talent for harmony shines through on its own level.
Shifting between moods yet reflecting an overarching sense of positivity, listening through the ten tracks gives off a real sense of place, though time is somewhat irrelevant. The warm climate and sandy beaches of Australia seem eternally embodied in Juice or Crystal Water. Perhaps where Live From The Bubble was dedicated to the very studio that birthed it, Lake Songs is dedicated to the vast land that surrounds it.")
![Big Yawn - Negative Trigger [Audio]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/GEiz_dikrrI/mqdefault.jpg "Big Yawn - Negative Trigger [Audio]
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Album: No! [ALBUM]
Track: 7 of 13
Title: Negative Trigger
Artist: Big Yawn
Label: Research Records
Cat#: RESEARCH08
Formats: Vinyl LP/Digital
Digital Release: 6th March 2020
Physical Release: 6th March 2020
About This Release:
The various sides of Melbourne quartet Big Yawn fluctuate neatly across their debut full length No!. Subtle dub techno delays combine with live drums on Attaboi to formally introduce their clear affectation for the motorik sounds of 70s Deutschland. Previous single Skinrat curiously references off-rhythms and vocal cut ups a la late naughties UK bass music, while abstract jams such as For Whomst channel the adventurous live-and-direct sound of Golden Teacher and kindred experimentalist Inga Copeland.
Heavy low-end bass frequencies and twitches of dub fx permeate the LP, shades of post-punk and loopy minimal wave (Doodle Damage) contrasting with the more jagged dance orientated moments. In opting to close No! with their most expansive recording (Body Double), Big Yawn delve deeper into the tense and ritualistic atmospheres the prior tracks only hint at. The effect seems akin to a snapshot into their lengthy freestyle practice sessions; a process honed and refined here for the LP format. Until their next outing, the relentless groove of Anthem X will keep hips swaying during those sweaty early morning club hours.")
![Doroth - Take It Easier [Audio]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/GFFBIbT_UxU/mqdefault.jpg "Doroth - Take It Easier [Audio]
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Album: Take It Easier [SINGLE]
Track: 1 of 2
Title: Take It Easier
Artist: Doroth
Label: Research Records
Cat#: RREP10
Formats: 7 Vinyl/Digital
Digital Release: 25th March 2022
Physical Release: 25th March 2022
About This Release:
Doroth follow on from a 2019 self-released digi EP with this fresh 7 for Research. The duo of Loretta Wilde and Maria Moles from Melbourne have established a song writing craft thats equal parts This Heat and Throwing Muses; all disjointed rhythms and dry vocal delivery that seems to come with an intentional feeling of malaise. Where their self-titled EP allowed for the sprawling Still House Plants-esque sound of On The Lamb, both Take It Easier and Picture condense the live sound into two sub 4 minute slices of indie pop / art rock goodness. Weve got no clue what photograph Wilde is singing about but the combination of bass and drums bouncing off one another underneath her prolonged strainings will be sure to stick in your brain.")
![Big Yawn - Doodle Damage (Maria Moles Remix) [Audio]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/GV8pvc6JWBE/mqdefault.jpg "Big Yawn - Doodle Damage (Maria Moles Remix) [Audio]
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Album: No! Remixes [EP]
Track: 3 of 5
Title: Doodle Damage (Maria Moles Remix)
Artist: Big Yawn
Remixers: Maria Mole
Label: Research Records
Cat#: RREP05
Formats: 12 Vinyl/Digital
Digital Release: 5th March 2021
Physical Release: 5th March 2021
About This Release:
Electronic four-piece Big Yawn invites five revered artists to reconstruct their debut album No!, originally released in March 2020 through Research Records.
The remixes convey a unique combination of darker textures and brooding sounds, clearly indebted to their source material.
The release features interpretations from Sleep D, Jay Glass Dubs, Maria Moles, Bullant and Raymond Scottwalker.
Rhythm merchants Sleep D (Butter Sessions) up the tempo and weave their signature expansive production in their fearless take on Reflex.
Prolific producer Jay Glass Dubs (Bokeh Versions) flavours the Body Double refix with looping clattering drums and glitchy murk, creating a compelling arrangement.
Like a drift into a warm gorge, percussionist Maria Moles (Nice Music) inserts gentle sustained synth work into Doodle Damage.
Bullant (Flightless Records) pulls the listener out abruptly with a rework of Skinrat, a house-streaked churner.
Raymond Scottwalker (Fallopian Tunes) wraps up the record with another rework of Reflex, creating a mind-bending, aggressive industrial rejig.
Big Yawns remix EP is a dynamic pairing to No!, entrusting an exceptional group of musicians to adhere to the spirit of the record, yet take it in a totally re-imagined direction")
![Elite Beat - Roggish & Unclean [Audio] (1 of 8)](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/Gd6XTVnnAC0/mqdefault.jpg "Elite Beat - Roggish & Unclean [Audio] (1 of 8)
Download & Stream: http://kud.li/research07 Subscribe: http://sb.kud.li/UC9G5WGgkv9Ikr_FZTMlfGkA Official stream from Research Records. Distributed by Kudos Records. More music playlists: http://pl.kud.li/UC9G5WGgkv9Ikr_FZTMlfGkA Album: Selected Rhythms [ALBUM] Track: 1 of 8 Title: Roggish & Unclean Artist: Elite Beat Label: Research Records Cat#: RESEARCH07 Formats: Vinyl LP/Digital Digital Release: 8th November 2019 Physical Release: 8th November 2019 About This Release: Elite Beat is a musical collective from Portland, Oregon with a history spanning back to 2006. ‘Selected Rhythms’ captures the finest moments from all three of their ultra limited cassette series ‘Casual Rhythms’. Packed full of DIY dub mixing, cosmic orchestration and raw, percussion driven polyrhythms, the recordings have been remastered and put to vinyl for the first time with sections from Casual Rhythms Vol. 1 being re-shaped into previously unavailable single tracks. Recording plays a big role in the Elite Beat creative process. The studio as an instrument. Much of the Elite Beat music is mixed in an all-hands-on-deck dub style approach - live with an analog mixer and loads of FX being thrown and dubbed in real time. The sound is genre-less rhythm music with an emphasis on live playing, free form expression and technique that borrows from soundsystem culture. Inspiration can be heard from all parts of time and place. Some Ethio Jazz, Black Ark psychedelia, Exotica, Malian blues, even Haight-Ashbury in the summer of love. Each member an accomplished musician in their own right, Elite Beat thrive on collaboration. 2018 saw the release of their astral-Saharan jams with celebrated Taureg guitarist Mdou Moctar. The players get together every Wednesday evening, sometimes to chat, sometimes to play. The ‘record’ button gets pressed when they find what they are searching for. For this crew it’s all about ‘Casual Rhythms / Harmonious Lifestyles’ - if things don’t fall under that mantra, then it’s got to go. ‘Less is more’ for Elite Beat and their cosmic sounds.")
![Elite Beat - Toms By 2 [Audio]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/GuRGOwocRyg/mqdefault.jpg "Elite Beat - Toms By 2 [Audio]
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Album: Toms By 2 / UniFi (Slab Creek Version) [EP]
Track: 1 of 2
Title: Toms By 2
Artist: Elite Beat
Label: Research Records
Cat#: RREP08
Formats: 12 Vinyl/Digital
Digital Release: 24th September 2021
Physical Release: 24th September 2021
About This Release:
Oregon sextet Elite Beat continue their dubwise world-groove mission with a two track 12 of what sounds like organic, in the moment live takes with an intro count to boot. Layers of psychedelic sax and drums ebb and flow alongside heavy low end, building on their compilation of healing and hypnosis inspired jams Selected Rhythms Vol. 2. Despite being based across the ocean, big Jah Shaka dance vibrations occupy the A-side with a steady house tempo combining with the woodwind across ten minutes of proper body music. The slower, introspective approach to side B takes in elements of post-rock with flourishes of electric guitar yet grounds itself in the dub mentality through pulsing sub-bass and swirling synth work. The wide-reaching bed of influences present in Portlands bands, shops and labels shows itself time again in Elite Beats work, evident through recent collaborations with Mdou Moctar and past outings here at Research.")
![Mouche - Authority [Audio]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/HLUO15ZiNoY/mqdefault.jpg "Mouche - Authority [Audio]
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Album: Live From The Bubble [ALBUM]
Track: 4 of 10
Title: Authority
Artist: Mouche
Label: Research Records
Cat#: RRC01
Formats: Digital
Digital Release: 10th July 2020
About This Release:
Solo excursions from Tim Karmouche (The Murlocs/Crepes/Swazi Gold/Dreamin Wild) provide a joyous confluence of melody and rhythm, an instrumental ride through imaginary soundtracks and drifting liminal atmospheres.
Live From The Bubble strikes as a pure and earnest pursuit of experimentation in a fashion that seeks to evoke lifes simple pleasures. Crafted over many an hour spent in the mysterious studio space he nicknames the bubble, the various multi-tracks are looped and layered in a way that pays homage to old library funk and conjures up images of tight, seasoned session musicians in a pre-internet era. Like an old friend youve known for years, Mouches chords and harmonies communicate sentiments in a silent, knowing fashion.
A deliberate and necessary eschewing of words. The array of styles heard across the album hint to a fondness for exotica and surf rock, basking in a sepia-toned woozy nostalgia as opposed to wallowing in melancholy. Elements of Steve Hiett or G.S. Schray flicker in and out across the stereo field, particularly on the closing piece Thinking Straight, which despite its minor keys captures a mood of warmth and content, an end of summer lullaby to close proceedings. Karmouches own admission that the process of LFTB was centred around enjoyment comes as no surprise.")
![Big Yawn - Doodle Damage [Audio]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/HLclVHDSdV8/mqdefault.jpg "Big Yawn - Doodle Damage [Audio]
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Album: No! [ALBUM]
Track: 12 of 13
Title: Doodle Damage
Artist: Big Yawn
Label: Research Records
Cat#: RESEARCH08
Formats: Vinyl LP/Digital
Digital Release: 6th March 2020
Physical Release: 6th March 2020
About This Release:
The various sides of Melbourne quartet Big Yawn fluctuate neatly across their debut full length No!. Subtle dub techno delays combine with live drums on Attaboi to formally introduce their clear affectation for the motorik sounds of 70s Deutschland. Previous single Skinrat curiously references off-rhythms and vocal cut ups a la late naughties UK bass music, while abstract jams such as For Whomst channel the adventurous live-and-direct sound of Golden Teacher and kindred experimentalist Inga Copeland.
Heavy low-end bass frequencies and twitches of dub fx permeate the LP, shades of post-punk and loopy minimal wave (Doodle Damage) contrasting with the more jagged dance orientated moments. In opting to close No! with their most expansive recording (Body Double), Big Yawn delve deeper into the tense and ritualistic atmospheres the prior tracks only hint at. The effect seems akin to a snapshot into their lengthy freestyle practice sessions; a process honed and refined here for the LP format. Until their next outing, the relentless groove of Anthem X will keep hips swaying during those sweaty early morning club hours.")
![Big Yawn - Encarta [Audio]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/HYcuus6nku0/mqdefault.jpg "Big Yawn - Encarta [Audio]
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Album: NGBE [ALBUM]
Track: 6 of 9
Title: Encarta
Artist: Big Yawn
Label: Research Records
Cat#: RESEARCH13
Formats: Vinyl LP/Digital
Digital Release: 19th July 2024
Physical Release: 19th July 2024
About This Release:
Big Yawn - NGB
Research Records welcomes back Melbourne quartet Big Yawn for their fourth full-length offering, NGBE.
Big Yawns ability to blend complex rhythm sections with infectious basslines, deep synth work, and tongue-in-cheek sampling remains ever-present, and perhaps is the most advanced weve heard yet.
Sitting in a world of its own, the album—named after the groups beloved and lost warehouse space, National Gallery of Brunswick East (where most of the material was recorded)—features a wide array of soundscapes spanning mutated drum n bass, low-key grime, rap, and dub-wise antics, all laced with a heavy dose of FX.
Equal parts deep and menacing, the nine tracks encapsulate Big Yawns evolution in the studio and on stage, most notably through their collaboration 2Stroke with Melbourne-based future rap prodigy Teether and brought to life visually with album artwork by Julian Hocking.")
![Elite Beat - The Confuser (Dub) [Audio]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/HhRnaDhCduc/mqdefault.jpg "Elite Beat - The Confuser (Dub) [Audio]
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Album: Selected Rhythms, Vol. 2 [ALBUM]
Track: 5 of 8
Title: The Confuser (Dub)
Artist: Elite Beat
Label: Research Records
Cat#: RESEARCH10
Formats: Vinyl LP/Digital
Digital Release: 4th December 2020
Physical Release: 11th December 2020
About This Release:
Research Records continue their voyage into Elite Beats extraordinary back catalogue with their second compilation Selected Rhythms Vol. 2. The chosen tracks are lifted from the Portland collectives three-part cassette series Casual Rhythms; a treasure chest of meditative and genre-defying instrumentals where percussion and dub accents prevail.
Elite Beats approach to producing music is their routine for respite. The band reflects when they come together weekly, its an opportunity to put down their other projects, ambitions, work and life stresses for a few hours and just be. This spirit flows into their free-form expression, absorbing both the band and the listener. Additionally,Elite Beatreveals the foundation of their output lies in the discipline of being able to sustain vibration through repetition. Theres a constant coiling mantra throughout each track, the band commenting while many musicians can get totally bored playing the same thing over and over, we love it!
The mixing process swings between embracing the warmth of live recordings and generating noise with analog manipulation. The band experiments with their recorded sound expressing we are less concerned with sounding like 90% of recorded music out there and more concerned with trying shit out.Elite Beatalso cite dub music and its process of recording as an inspiration and how this approach lends itself to a deep listening experience, a notion the band channels artfully.
Remastered for the first time on vinyl, Selected Rhythms Vol. 2 adds to the immersive and interstellar tapestry of Elite Beat. The compilation delves deep into the healing and hypnosis that characterises the collective. For those who were inevitably left looking for more with Selected Rhythms Vol. 1, heres a no-brainer.")
![Khaled Kurbeh - Madd [Audio]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/Hlrf4zuVkiU/mqdefault.jpg "Khaled Kurbeh - Madd [Audio]
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Album: Likulli Fadāin Eqāéh [ALBUM]
Track: 6 of 10
Title: Madd
Artist: Khaled Kurbeh
Label: Research Records
Cat#: RESEARCH014
Formats: Vinyl LP/Digital
Digital Release: 18th July 2025
Physical Release: 18th July 2025
About This Release:
Likulli Fadāin Eqāéh لكلّ فضاءٍ إيقاعه [to each space its own rhythm] 2019–23
a landscape of ever amusing contradictions on unstretched canvas: – of predictable rhythms (day and night, high tide and low tide, routine and intuition, rent and bureaucracy) and unpredictable rhythms (good fortune, bad poetry, chance, mistakes and chaos).
Berlin-based Syrian musician Khaled Kurbeh makes his Research Records debut with Likulli Fadāin Eqāéh, a tapestry of soundscapes written, performed and recorded across four years as part of his practice muhawalāt [attempts, variations] and hawāmesh [margins]: an outlet of gestures, sonic footnotes and observations from the everyday.
Kurbeh’s first release in seven years departs from his largely acoustic debut, Aphorisms, a collaboration with oud player Raman Khalaf and ensemble with elements of maqām and jazz.
Likulli Fadāin Eqāéh offers a collection of 10 electroacoustic compositions – they’re brooding and experimental with hints of musique concrète. The tracklist implies a mapping or an itinerary. Field recordings of swallows and the snapping and un-shelling of sunflower seeds on interlude Nuzha I [Excursion I] are countered by sparse composition of low-end synth, harmonium, upright piano and prepared fender rhodes played with mallets on Darb I–II [Path I–II]. Patterns of cymbals and agitated bells appear on Jauqét Ajrās [Choir of Bells], while currents of bowed strings shiver and stutter on al-Ajrāf [The Cliffs]. The release captures four years of overlapping sonic wanders, finely balancing tensions of harmony and dissonance, stillness and resonance, texture and rhythm – recorded inside and outside.
The gatefold vinyl features artworks by Ida Lawrence and includes a booklet of 10 painted variations of the one scene. On the outer cover, paths stretch under a dramatically accented and vivid sky; while inside, the same landscape appears over and over in another light.
Likulli Fadāin Eqāéh لكلّ فضاءٍ إيقاعه [to each space its own rhythm], is set for release on June 27th 2025 via Research Records, Naarm/Melbourne. A follow up solo piano album by Kurbeh, recorded in his studio in Kreuzberg, Berlin, will be released later this year.")
