On the Corner goes beyond being a record label. It is a story ofinnovative artists from hotbeds of ancient-future* music across theglobe. This ‘Door to the Cosmos’ compilation is the 10th full release(and an eclectic array of 20 EPs). OtCs rawkus sonic explorations arebrought to the fore via 24 tracks making a heady blend of labelmainstays and fresh family recruits. The label is an inimitable mixture ofMiles Davis’ ‘call it what you want’ attitude, the afro centric futurism ofSun Ra and the evolving electronic frontier where black music kicks it tothe dance floor.

‘Door to the Cosmos’ expresses On the Corner’s adventure; futuresounds referencing the source, be it Detroit, UK bass culture, NewOrleans or the Niger delta. The title riffs off of the otherworldly, afrofuturist jazzer Sun Ra’s infamous chant ‘dare to knock at the door to thecosmos’. Sun Ra’s sound and narrative bending inspires us to kick atthe rules and push at the infinite, the ecstatic and the unknown throughmusic by knock, knock, knocking at the door to the cosmos. Thecompilation is the first outing for a new raft of artists who are celebratedby the label and welcomed to a creative space brimming with the talesof unsung pioneers of the past and champion sonic explorers of thefuture.

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  • 1. A1 Azu Tiwaline Ft Cinna Peyghamy - Violet Curves
  • 2. A2 Khalab - Sorry
  • 3. A3 Dngdngdng - Hiperborea (Quixosis Remix)
  • 4. A4 Jd Twitch - Agyapong
  • 5. A5 Bkclx - Sisters Brew
  • 6. B1 Edrix Puzzle - Jonny Buck Buck
  • 7. B2 Don Korto - Samosa Beat #02
  • 8. B3 Rebecca Vasmant - Teen Town
  • 9. B4 Uffe - City's Dead

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  • 1. C1 Planet Battagon - Wezlee's Disco Inferno
  • 2. C2 Clive From Accounts - the Rain
  • 3. C3 Jose Marquez - La Negra Lorenza
  • 4. C4 Guedra Guedra Presents Taxi Kabir - Couscous Curtain
  • 5. D1 Tamar Collocutor V - Everywhere (Live At Trc - Black Clas
  • 6. D2 Don Korto - Samosa Beat #01
  • 7. D3 Ariwo - Flameback Dance
  • 8. D4 Batida Ft Karlon - Aquecedor

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  • 1. E1 Petwo Evans - Wheels
  • 2. E2 Dengue Dengue Dengue - Semillero (Nicola Cruz Remix)
  • 3. E3 Sunken Cages - Sounds For Zanzi (Iyer Remix)
  • 4. E4 Babani Soundsystem - Touni Minwi
  • 5. F1 Collocutor - Lost and Found (Afrikan Sciences Remix)
  • 6. F2 Dengue Dengue Dengue - Amnative
  • 7. F3 Tenesha the Wordsmith Ft Tamar Collocutor - Yemaya (Vasma