Welcome back fellow monks! Summer is here, and we are back to another monthly weekend session after a couple of months off to recharge our energy.

In case you missed out, Nordi released his last two chapters from Atlas – "Pinball Town" and "To Be Frank", on 30th May and 20th June respectively. So go and check those two defiant creative stands on your music hub of election, if you dare.

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Furthermore, a new artist premiered in our family – Alex Teagu. His debut single "The Explorer" was released on 27th June and is available on all major streaming platforms. Additionally, you can watch the music video for "The Explorer" on YouTube - now available!

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This time, thankfully, I (Miguel) didn't encounter any travelling delays or interruptions on the way to Northampton from Euston Station (London).

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For the first and second sessions on Friday (3rd July) and Saturday (4th July), respectively, we decided to create the last track which will be featured on "Aliança" – Privilege. This track can be described as a critique of people who never had to put any effort into achieving what they desire due to classicism and the privilege of being born into rich families.

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For the last monthly weekend session on Sunday (5th July), we developed another track from "Aliança" – Perpetual. We mostly focused on recording the entirety of the bass guitar stems, with Stairstep adding his fretless guitar to the mix since the song needed improvement on the dynamics section, as well as enhancement on the low frequencies and overall groove of the piece.

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In addition to this last session, we also prepared the script and shot a presentation video in a lovely park near our base, where Rafael and I talk about the 10th anniversary of our beloved collective, as well as giving some insight regarding the label's upcoming compilation – aVANT gARDE.

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Around 8:30 pm, Rafael dropped me off at Northampton's train station where I took the train back to London.

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We should be back next month for another (more) productive monthly weekend session. Until then, expect our "aVANT gARDE" compilation to be out on all streaming platforms starting on 19th July & remember to stay enlightened!