Musical legends from opposite sides of the world come together on Hell Yeah's next EP as Japan's Calm and Finnish musician Jimi Tenor collaborate on big city takes. It features two new singles as well as remixes from the celebrated tapes and Belfast's best-kept secret, The Vendetta Suite.

This most satisfying of eps came together when the psychedelic space-jazz-funk king and noted musician, composer and producer Jimi Tenor was in tour in Japan. Label head Marco arranged for him to head into Calm's studio in Kawasaki, Tokyo, and real magic happened.

'Big city takes' is gloriously lush, with serene chords, delicate flutes and organic percussion. Tenor's airy vocal brings the soul as an intimate and late-night groove emerges to melt your heart.

Then come two remixes from tapes. The first is powered by dusty old-school drum breaks. They're doused in subtle euphoria with a nimble bassline down low, while the second one is stripped right back to a pulsing rhythm and killer phased bass. Spread chords bring sunrise feelings to this most colourful of grooves.

On the flip side, Calm offers a version of 'Time & Space' that is nearly eight minutes of exquisitely blissed-out downtempo. Chords ripple like waves, flutes flutter like birds and the whole thing is filled with the joys of a new spring day. The remix comes from The Vendetta Suite, a label regular and under-the-radar talent who is defining his native Northern Irish scene with his fresh fusion sounds. His version brings a new age ambiance to post-rave Balearic comedown. It's one that douses you in life-affirming synths as drums gently persuade you to sway along.


DJ Feedback:

GLENN UNDERGROUND
Trans Siberian Express, Sweet

ASHLEY BEEDLE/ BLACK SCIENCE ORCHESTRA
Absolutely love it! My faves are the original mix and the Tapes remix. Sublime.

PETER KRUDER/ KRUDERDORFMEISTER
Love this release, especially the THE VENDETTA SUITE REMIX .

SEAN JOHNSTON/ A LOVE FROM OUTER SPACE
This is amazing!!!

FISH GO DEEP/ SHANE JOHNSON
Lovely soothing sounds throughout the EP with the original of Big City and The Vendetta Suite remix of Time and Space both ticking the boxes for me.

AROOP ROY
Calm version and the Vendetta Suite remix are nice

ERROL / TOUCHING BASS
That first tapes remix is amazing!

CHIRS COCO/ MELODICA
Oh yes, I’ve been waiting for this one, what a glorious collaboration.

MARCO WEIBEL/ DARKER THAN WAX
Wow these are some beautiful tracks to start a mix to.

MASSIMILIANO PAGLIARI
Beauty!!!

HARRI HARRIGAN/ SUB CLUB GLASGOW
Really liking this..

PHIL COOPER / NUNORTHERN SOUL
Top quality trippy balearic goodness, radio support for sure and defo the odd Ibiza sunset…

FRONT DE CADEAUX
good evening! very nice release, loving a lot Tapes Remix !

JAYE WARD
Mega!! Well into calm Jimi tenor anyways that last track is sublime gear. Live the stuff tapes has been doing too. That vendetta suite mix is ace!!! Whole thing is super deep.. wicked!

DOM SERVINI/ WAH WAH 45S
A marriage made in ambient jazz heaven! I'm here for this!

KID FONQUE
Feelin the Calm version.

MARCUS ROSARIO / DARKER THAN WAX
Love this record especially the Vendetta Suite Remix and the last track.

HIFI SEAN
"All about that stunner of a Remix 5 for me here .....totes f'n awesomeness"

ANDY BAINBRIDGE/ NOT AN ANIMAL
Really loving this been waiting for it to come out for a while.

MIKEY BEE/ VONYL DREAMS SAN FRANCISCO
So i know I am sometimes overly-hyperbolic when talking about music I'm excited about but THIS - IS - AMAZING!! I listened to it three times in a row the other day and keep forgetting to write with my feedback. Every track is fantastic. The original. The Tapes Remix 1. Remix 5. CALM'S VERSION!!! Absolutely gorgeous music and perhaps one of the best Hell Yeah releases ever. I'm practically begging you for the downloads, I am completely blown away by this - it's like it was made just for me! FIRE FIRE FIRE.

WILLI GRAFF/ THE STANDARD
Clash of the titans here! Big fan of Jimi and Calm for years...Lovely winter tunes. Feeling Remix 5, The Vendetta Suite Remix, and Trans Siberian Express.

AFTERLIFE/ SUBATOMIC
This is a fabulously original genre breaking set of tracks!

LEX / LENG
Great chilling vibes!!