French producer Mounika. has developed a distinctive sound that moves between instrumental hip-hop, downtempo, and atmospheric electronic music. Sometimes I Have Many Thoughts continues this exploration, bringing together dusty samples, mellow beats, and delicate melodic fragments in a deeply personal
London-based guitarist and producer Mansur Brown has carved out a musical language that draws equally from jazz fusion, electronic music, and contemporary R&B. On Aurora, his unmistakable guitar playing moves through expansive arrangements shaped by atmospheric synthesizers, intricate percussion, and
Rites finds Electric Circus navigating a musical landscape where psychedelic rock, jazz fusion, and improvisation converge. Driven by hypnotic grooves and an exploratory approach to composition, the record draws on the adventurous spirit of the early 1970s while maintaining a
Scottish electronic musician Neil McDonald, better known as Lord Of The Isles, has long explored the atmospheric possibilities of analogue synthesis. Ambient Store places this fascination at the forefront, moving away from the rhythmic foundations of his club-oriented productions toward
With Draw Out Your World, Manchester singer-songwriter Caoilfhionn Rose continues to explore the delicate space between contemporary folk, jazz, dream pop, and subtle electronic experimentation. Her warm, intimate vocals drift through gently layered arrangements of acoustic instruments, soft synthesizers, and
What remains of a musical idea once its original form has disappeared? Notes On The Memory Of Notes brings together electronic composer Lorenzo Bianchi Hoesch, Belgian saxophonist Fabrizio Cassol, and French cellist Adèle Viret for an exploration of sound, memory,
Exploding In Slow Motion looks back at the formative years of The Comet Is Coming, bringing together the complete recordings surrounding their Mercury Prize-nominated debut Channel The Spirits. The collection combines the original album with the Prophecy and Death To
With Dawning, Chicago artist and composer Damon Locks joins forces with D-Composed, a Black chamber music collective dedicated to music by Black composers. The collaboration brings Locks’ sample-based practice, electronics, and archival voices into dialogue with strings, creating music that
With GT.3, Knxwledge continues his seemingly endless excavation of soul, jazz, R&B, and hip-hop, reshaping fragments of familiar and forgotten recordings into his own unmistakable language. The third installment in the GT series is built from dusty loops, warped vocals,
The nineteenth volume of Jazzman’s long-running Spiritual Jazz series turns its attention to the lesser-known spiritual, modal, and Afrocentric sounds that emerged on the American West Coast. Part 2 concentrates on the 1970s and ’80s, tracing how counterculture, Black political
With Sirenas, Los Angeles quartet Allah-Las move further away from the hazy garage-pop of their early records and into a fully instrumental world of psychedelic exploration. Their sixth album was shaped by spontaneous experimentation, drawing inspiration from The Durutti Column,
On Synonym, Meshell Ndegeocello approaches the cover album as an act of transformation rather than nostalgia. Across 15 songs drawn from six decades of folk, soul, pop, R&B, rock, and hip-hop, familiar material is reshaped through her fluid language of
With Edge Conditions, Los Angeles composer and synthesist Jeremiah Chiu continues his exploration of the space between ambient music, electronic composition, improvisation, and sound design. Modular synthesizers and carefully shaped electronic textures form an environment that feels organic despite its
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With Eight Ring Revival, Los Angeles pianist and producer Telemakus turns a period of physical limitation into an expansive exploration of jazz, hip-hop, fusion, and electronic music. Much of the project emerged while he was recovering from complications related to
With The Modern Defense, Lexington saxophonist, composer, and multi-instrumentalist Jacob O’Donnell continues the exploratory language introduced on his debut The London System. His music occupies a fluid space between ambient jazz, electronic experimentation, improvisation, and the more psychedelic edges of
On In This Desert, New York trumpeter Michael Sarian and his long-standing quartet stretch electric jazz into expansive, psychedelic territory. Alongside Santiago Leibson on keyboards and Mini Moog, Marty Kenney on electric bass, and Nathan Ellman-Bell on drums, Sarian builds
Recorded at Copenhagen’s SMK – Statens Museum for Kunst during the Surreal on Paper exhibition, Live At SMK Fridays captures Shatter Hands in an unusually spacious setting. Joined by Viktoria Søndergaard on vibraphone, Flavia Huarachi on flute and vocals, and
With The Twit 1, II, Three, Cologne producer Twit One brings together three chapters of his unmistakably loose and deeply musical approach to beatmaking. Rooted in hip-hop but constantly reaching toward jazz, soul, and leftfield electronics, the music feels deliberately
With Requiem for a Dragon, Fabio de Almeida creates an evocative world between contemporary jazz, ambient music, and cinematic composition. The album unfolds patiently, favoring atmosphere, texture, and emotional weight over conventional structures, with acoustic instrumentation moving through spacious and
With What It’s Like To Be A Bat, Dutch composer and multi-instrumentalist Finn Streuper creates an intriguing world between contemporary jazz, experimental composition, ambient music, and electronics. The music feels both carefully constructed and wonderfully unpredictable, moving through unusual rhythmic
With Music for Existing, Martyn steps away from the club-focused framework often associated with his work, creating a more spacious and introspective record shaped by ambient music, jazz, dub, and understated electronics. Rhythm remains important, but here it often feels
With Additions, pianist and composer Steve Okonski continues his exploration of intimate, groove-centered instrumental music, drawing from jazz, soul, and the warmth of classic piano trio recordings. The music feels deliberately unhurried, allowing melody, rhythm, and the natural character of
With Cracks, Danish singer, producer, and composer Astrid Engberg continues to shape her distinctive space between neo-soul, jazz, hip-hop, and electronic experimentation. Her warm, expressive voice sits within richly textured arrangements where organic instrumentation, dusty rhythms, and subtle electronic details
Marking the centenary of John Coltrane’s birth, Miguel Atwood-Ferguson approaches his music not as something to preserve, but as a living spiritual language. Leading a 21-piece ensemble, the Los Angeles composer and multi-instrumentalist reimagines pieces including “Naima,” “Giant Steps,” “My
With Everything to Remember, Blue Earth Sound creates a quietly immersive world shaped by ambient textures, gentle electronics, and organic instrumentation. The music unfolds patiently, favoring atmosphere and emotional resonance over conventional song structures, with small melodic details emerging and
With Future Sounds of Jazz Vol. 16, Compost Records continues its long-running exploration of the spaces where jazz meets electronic music, broken beat, house, and experimental production. Rather than defining a single “future” for jazz, the compilation brings together different
With Drum Seeds, Berlin-based drummer and producer Peter Gall takes a sharp turn from the expansive jazz of his award-winning Love Avatar. Originally conceived as a pure drum record, the project grew from hours of grooves, layered percussion, and rhythmic
With Forest of Tranquility, Japanese vibraphonist and composer Masayoshi Fujita creates a delicate, immersive world where ambient music, contemporary composition, and acoustic experimentation quietly converge. His distinctive vibraphone sits at the center, surrounded by subtle electronics and organic textures that
With Wildflower Season, Clifford creates a warm and intimate collection that moves between contemporary jazz, soul, folk, and subtle electronic textures. Organic instrumentation and understated production give the music a soft, natural character, while delicate melodies unfold with an unhurried
