Betelgeize drops collaborative organic house album “Serokariy the Pigeon and Skypark”

Betelgeize is back on his record label It’s Good To Be A Tree with a stunning organic house album featuring vocals by IKVA, and production collaborations with AIWAA, Daniel Hokum, DIBIDABO, Kapchiz, Volen Sentir, Kermesse and Valique.

Each of the seven tracks on this release individually collaborates with one of the aforementioned artists, while Betelgeize and IKVA feature on all of the tracks. One of the tracks features vocals by Buduchi, which is a collaborative project between IKVA and Fotinya Fo. The release combines live instruments from around the world with beautiful synths, rhythmic percussion, and IKVA’s African vocals.

Known for his enchanting and imaginative sound, Betelgeize is an accomplished producer whose diverse style of organic house has been a regular feature of It’s Good To Be A Tree alongside his other record label Leveldva. This release showcases the full range of his sound, while also enlisting other leading lights from the organic house scene.

There is a strong concept that runs through this album that soundtracks a psychedelic fairytale. Talking about the album and it’s concept, Betelgeize said: “This album is a soundtrack for a fairytale I wrote about a pigeon who lives in a beautiful park in harmony with himself and others. One day, the pigeon has a dream, which gives him a premonition that he can find wealth if he goes on a dangerous adventure. So, out of joy, through doubts and mysticism, we get into a dynamic and vivid journey of a pigeon, in which he meets other animals that vary between kind and dangerous characters. The music accompanies the story at every stage, and each chapter has its own track to express its mood and feeling. The first track symbolises a peaceful life in its mood, then the second track is representing doubts and mysticism. Tracks 3 and 4 are dynamic, because the adventure actually starts. First, a bold but unsuccessful attempt to fly over the mountains, then in a group of other animals he uses a bridge to cross a steep gorge. 5 is about falling in love, and 6 is about the main character being captured, then the last one resolving the adventure with a happy ending after he escapes captivity.”

“Congosa Feat. IKVA” is made with AIWAA who has previously teamed up with Betelgeize to release on It’s Good To Be A Tree. AIWAA has also featured his world music influenced style on labels such as Cosmic Awakenings, Lump Records, and MONADA. “Congosa” has a suspense building intro with bleeping synth tones layered with rainforest atmospherics. It unfolds to introduce flowing tribal percussion and uplifting vocals that give this track a joyous vibe.

“Kapibayamba Feat. Buduchi” is the partnership with Kermesse, who are a duo with music on labels such as The Magic Movement, Sol Selectas and Sounds of Sirin. They bring their trademark combination of live instruments and electronic sounds to this track, which features the silky tones of IKVA and Fotinya Fo who add vocals to this psychedelic masterpiece under their Buduchi alias. “Kapibayamba” has swirling atmospherics and a funky bassline accompanied by the flowing rhythms of flickering percussion.

“Serekana Feat. IKVA” sees Betelgeize team up with It’s Good To Be A Tree regular, Daniel Hokum, who has also worked with other respected imprints including MONADA, Underyourskin Records, Serafin Audio Imprint and LNDKHN. “Serekana” has IKVA’s hypnotic vocals combined with flowing organic percussion and a delicate string instrument to create an upbeat groove.

“Mangadi Yala Feat. IKVA” features the production skills of DIBIDABO who’s making a return to It’s Good To Be A Tree, having also featured on other prestigious outlets ranging from Bar 25, to Pipe & Pochet. “Mangadi Yala” is a trippy track with Arabic flutes layered alongside IKVA’s soothing vocals and some hallucinatory atmospherics, while its deep bassline and revitalising percussion ensure the dance floor is kept moving.

“Chagu Feat. IKVA” sees Betelgeize enlist the studio talents of Volen Sentir, who is making his It’s Good To Be A Tree debut following stunning music on other labels such as All Day I Dream, Anjunadeep and Lost Miracle. “Chagu” creates a majestic groove by layering lush melody chords and sensual vocals with a melodic bassline and shuffling percussion.

“Magbe Salae Feat. IKVA” features Kapchiz as a co-producer, and he’s previously worked with It’s Good To Be A Tree, alongside the likes of • kosa •, Baikal Nomads and Cafe De Anatolia. “Magbe Salae” opens with sweeping strings and booming percussion hits, before introducing an acid bassline and moody pads that form a spellbinding backdrop for IKVA’s haunting vocal performance.

“Siyaga Feat. IKVA” is made in partnership with Valique who has previously frequented It’s Good to Be A Tree alongside the likes of Timewarp Music and Walk of Sound. “Siyaga” is a downtempo track with jazzy undertones created by fusing a wandering bassline and the spiralling tones of a thickset modulating synth with IKVA’s magical vocals.

Get the release HERE.