Quiet Dawn | Simple

First Word Records welcomes back Quiet Dawn to the label for 2023, with an all-new 14-track digital beat tape simply entitled ‘Simple’. This follows on from two very diverse EPs, both acclaimed in their own rights. 2018’s organic ambient-jazz project ‘Human Being – The Short Story Of The Reed’, and 2022’s broken-beat influenced EP ‘Movements’, […]

Allmos | Mostly Instrumentals

A full-length instrumental LP from hi-fi instrumental producer Allmos (aka Allan Cole, ½ of The Stuyvesants) – the instrumental companion to his white label ‘Mostly Remixes’ tape, the second half of which was first released as an EP in between his ‘Sound Affects’ Vol. 1 & Vol. 2 albums, in February of 2021. Mostly Instrumentals […]

L E F | Antidote

Upcoming South-African producer L E F releases his first EP on Melting Pot Music. Hailing from Johannesburg, L E F is bringing a new vibe to the beat scene. “Music should be a reflection of one’s experience” – and this is exactly what he does on his upcoming 7-track-EP. “Music should be a reflection of […]

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