{"id":35753,"date":"2023-01-11T22:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-01-11T16:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ticketfairy.com\/word\/?p=35753"},"modified":"2023-01-12T11:02:50","modified_gmt":"2023-01-12T05:32:50","slug":"tfword-review-connections-vol-2-by-the-chikara-project","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ticketfairy.com\/word\/2023\/01\/11\/tfword-review-connections-vol-2-by-the-chikara-project\/","title":{"rendered":"TFword Review: Connections Vol. 2 by The Chikara Project"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>Bringing back the label&#8217;s compilation series, Mystic State-led The Chikara Project has released a multi-tempo various artists album.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify wp-block-paragraph\">Based in Bristol, The Chikara Project is a bass music label catering to the deep and groovy ends of all things bass music. Formed in 2017 by dynamic drum &amp; bass duo <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/artist\/052KAntc3fhUFwUgewa3Q4?si=9sGzpSp-TMOfWierkhPKtg&amp;nd=1\" title=\"Mystic State\">Mystic State<\/a>, The Chikara Project started off with DnB but has seen itself grow into an expansive imprint, reaching the wider trenches of bass music. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Mystic State - If I Could\" width=\"702\" height=\"395\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ihNO6HJ4LPc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">You May Also Like: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ticketfairy.com\/word\/2023\/01\/09\/boomtown-fair-born-on-road-team-up-for-an-ep\/\">Boomtown Fair &amp; Born On Road Team Up for an EP<\/a><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify wp-block-paragraph\">Over the years, The Chikara Project has brought talents like Taelimb, Lurch, Congi and many more to the platform to showcase their skills. Part of The Chikara Project&#8217;s smartly planned releases comes from their various artists albums, a ritual since the label&#8217;s inception. For its 2023 edition of the V\/A albums, The Chikara Project has released Connections Vol. 2.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify wp-block-paragraph\">This 14-track compilation brings together some label favorites along with fresh talents that dive deep into the intense furrows of what Chikara stands for. &#8216;Connections Vol. 2&#8217; serves as a follow-up to its first edition in 2018. The compilation begins with label bosses Mystic State combining with Rowl on &#8216;Alocasia&#8217; for an ambient number. Next comes Congi with a deep and haunting dubstep offering called &#8216;If I Let You Know.&#8217;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify wp-block-paragraph\">Third Degree and Marenn Sukie bring the grit and the organics on tunes like &#8216;Void&#8217; and &#8216;Indigenous&#8217; before Melbourne-based producer &amp;&nbsp;DJ brings his fluttery style of music on &#8216;Semantics.&#8217; Proove delivers some seriously delicious harmonies on &#8216;Covered In Tides&#8217; followed by Captivate, who switches things up on the compilation with a surreal mix of atmospherics and breaks with &#8216;No More.&#8217; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify wp-block-paragraph\">Therma takes us on a journey into the lower end of drum &amp; bass on &#8216;Catalyst&#8217; which is complimented immaculately by Drytek and Natty D on their dark and steppy &#8216;The Paradox Of Discipline.&#8217; Lurch wastes no time in showing his love for the deep and groovy on &#8216;Hooked,&#8217; followed by Myth with &#8216;Cruel Intentions&#8217; for a track that combines old school elements with tech-infused drums. Deviant and Brainwork exemplify Chikara&#8217;s sound on &#8216;Always&#8217; and Felt Your Touch&#8217; before Mystic State close another delightful from their label with &#8216;My Only, Pt. 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Based in Bristol, The Chikara Project is a bass music label catering to the deep and groovy ends of all things bass music. Formed in 2017 by dynamic drum &amp; bass duo Mystic State, The Chikara Project<\/p>\n<div class=\"read-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ticketfairy.com\/word\/2023\/01\/11\/tfword-review-connections-vol-2-by-the-chikara-project\/\" title=\"Read More\">Read More<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":184965152,"featured_media":35793,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_editorskit_title_hidden":false,"_editorskit_reading_time":0,"_editorskit_is_block_options_detached":false,"_editorskit_block_options_position":"{}","_coblocks_attr":"","_coblocks_dimensions":"","_coblocks_responsive_height":"","_coblocks_accordion_ie_support":"","om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[7915,4294],"tags":[2807,6478,4333,1556,8487,8488],"coauthors":[5152],"class_list":["post-35753","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-featured","category-music","tag-bass-music","tag-breaks","tag-drum-bass","tag-dubstep","tag-mystic-state","tag-the-chikara-project"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ticketfairy.com\/word\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35753","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ticketfairy.com\/word\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ticketfairy.com\/word\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ticketfairy.com\/word\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/184965152"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ticketfairy.com\/word\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=35753"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.ticketfairy.com\/word\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35753\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ticketfairy.com\/word\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/35793"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ticketfairy.com\/word\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=35753"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ticketfairy.com\/word\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=35753"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ticketfairy.com\/word\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=35753"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ticketfairy.com\/word\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/coauthors?post=35753"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}