SAPHILEAUM

and the novelty goes on: mule musiq welcomes another fresh producer to its vast catalogue of music from all around. this Ime andro gogibedashvili aka saphileaum. he is coming from tbilisi, georgia and already released an impressive body of work, considering he just publishes music since 2016. countless eps and albums, digital, on tape, documenIng his feverish creaIve urge on labels like not not fun records, good morning tapes, diffuse reality, or vodkast. they cover a comprehensive stylisIc range from ambient and downtempo to tribal, house, and techno nuances. a deeper shade of soul, precisely fashioned, growing from different playgrounds of inspiraIon. he was born into a musical family. as a kid he studied georgian folk. in his school rock band, he sang, and the guitar was his love. then electronic music called the tune, and techno hit his heart. in the midst of it all the 26-year-old never lost contact with his spiritual home. “i find deep inspiraIon in georgian myths and legends, occulIsm and esoteric teachings, lost civilizaIons, earth, unity, truth, informaIon, and the secrets of the universe. these things, to name a few, inspire me daily and help me create the music I make.” saphileaum reveals. “exploring together”, his debut album for mule, navigates all these elements through a merry-go-round of gentle driven rhythm zones. fourth-world spheres, balearic tropes, field recording zones, tropical downbeat, tribal percussions, trancing sounds, balafon hums, mallet airs, hooky house – it’s all there, circling the eavesdropper into a dreamland of melodic undercurrents. “my loops come from tribal and cosmic inspiraIons. tribal, as below, and cosmic as above. the combinaIon of these two, is very interesIng to me”, he clarifies, while joking “but, to put it super simply, loops are super handy for djing”. which brings us to the final promoIon of “exploring together” - it’s playability. its vast. mulIfuncIonal. spiritual. made for gatherings, were all dance Ime away. lost in music acIons, only touched by the hand of rhythm and sound. his ten tracks are created for such flashes, wide spreading a musical narraIon of illuminaIng durability. “cosmic, relaxing, fun, tribal, and mysIc.”, as saphileaum declares.