Midori Takada | Tree of Life
Originally recorded in September 1998 at legendary Ginza (Tokyo) studio Onkio Haus (founded in 1974 and where Ryuichi Sakamoto’s “Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence” and many more were recorded) and released on CD only for the Japan market in 1999, Tree of Life is Midori Takada’s best kept secret, a lost gem of minimalism and percussive […]
Meitei | Komachi
“Things fade into obscurity when a populace has no interest” – Meitei / 冥丁 2019 – Meitei considers himself an old soul, often preoccupied with the customs and rituals of the past. Recently Meitei lost his beloved 99-year-old grandmother, a woman who he considered to be one of the last remaining people to have experience […]
Conic Rose | Heller Tag
‘Heller Tag‘ is the debut album of Berlin-based jazz collective Conic Rose. The young musicians come from the most diverse musical backgrounds. What connects them is their love toexplore, create, redefine and effortlessly move between abstraction and accessibility, high quality sound and the beauty of the imperfect – interweaving electronic elements, cinematic jazz, vibey soundscapes and […]
Andrew Wasylyk | Parallel Light
With ’Parallel Light’, AndrewWasylyk offers an alternative mix album to 2020’s spiritual-jazz and neo-classical masterclass in melody, ‘Fugitive Light And Themes Of Consolation’. This new LP, his third with Athens Of North Records, is as much a different perspective as a companion piece. The ten songs still circle landscapes for meaning, channelling half-heard melodies and […]
Laraaji | Segue To Infinity
The definitive collection of Laraaji’s earliest works, Segue To Infinity compiles his 1978 debut Celestial Vibration and six additional side-long studio sessions from previously unknown acetates from the same period. A lengthy essay by Living Colour’s Vernon Reid chronicles the origins of Edward “Flash” Gordon, illustrated with dozens of previously unpublished photographs that capture this […]
Marcin Grochowina | Rhodes Dream
Pianist Marcin Grochowina from Poland released three albums containing improvisations played on his collection of Fender Rhodes Mark I 1975 and Mark V from 1984. Wonderful composed and eased tracks, perfect to work or relax by. Check out his releases on bandcamp. Rhodes Dream by Marcin Grochowina
Seahawks | Infinite Echo
“Infinite Echo” is a fresh suite of voyaging Balearica, tinged with ocean mist. Over the years, the incredible British duo Seahwaks have crafted an expansive catalogue of trippy and cosmically-influenced, ambient instrumentals, which has seen them collaborate with the likes of Badly Drawn Boy, Tim Burgess and Jon Goddard (of Hot Chip). Helmed by perennial […]
Kafari | Riffs and Lullabies Vol. II
The new Kafari album “Riffs and Lullabies Vol. II” was recorded between 2017 and 2022 with a Sony ICD-UX533 compact digital voice recorder. “I think of being a musician as a private public journey. My intention is to care for myself and to cultivate a personal relationship with music that is expressive, healing, and that […]
ifsonever | ifsonever
If you ever wondered what ambient music of the 21st century could sound like, then you should explore the musical spheres of “ifsonever”. This colorful debut-album draws a blueprint of an urban ambient club record of a parallel universe. A collage of beautifully improvised pieces, strictly recorded in “one takes”. A gripping fusion that brings […]
VA – Moonlight Is Our Sunshine
Creating new music deep in the night is common for most producers, especially when the music produced is rooted in the slow and beautiful Downbeat and Ambient sphere. Bathurst is a place for these producers just as much as the moonlight; the sunshine for these bats. This twelve-track strong collection is meant to be a […]
Park Jiha | The Gleam
The luminous 3rd album from the acclaimed Korean multi-instrumentalist and composer. A gorgeous meditation on the intersection of music and light. The inspiration for this album originates from the concept of light – in its different forms, and in the way in which it interacts with us throughout the different parts of the day. It […]
Coldcut & Mixmaster Morris | @0
The release includes new compositions and remixes of music by Imogen Heap, James Heather, Specimens, Nailah Hunter, Coldcut and more. Ninja Tune will be donating their share (50% of net receipts) to three charities: CALM (Campaign Against Living Miserably), Mind and Black Minds Matter. Launched with a double single—Suzanne Ciani’s “Morning Spring” & Kaitlyn Aurelia […]
Dave de Rose & Dan Nicholls | Plants Heal
Long-time collaborators Dave De Rose & Dan Nicholls (Agile Experiments / Free Movements / Vula Viel) celebrate the release of their duo LP ‘plants heal’ on this LJF night. Channelling their love for dance and electronic music they immerse themselves into completely improvised live sets with meditative abandonment, delivering passionate sonics and abstractions in rhythm. […]
Nate Mercereau | Sundays
“Guitarist Nate Mercereau transcends in finding solace in isolation. The pandemic has yielded a number of lockdown musical creations, but guitarist Nate Mercereau captures the sadness and quiet joy better than most.” Nate Mercereau on guitars and synthesizers, sampler, piano, French horn and percussion. Carlos Niño: percussion texturizations and keyboard. Alto sax and effects by Josh […]
Maarja Nuut | Hinged
One’s existence hinges on past generations – we are what has come before. I gradually began to grasp this thought after inheriting my grandmother’s old farm. Five generations’ worth of personal possessions; land that had sustained my forebearers. Clearing the impenetrable brush, and sorting through buildings bursting with artifacts, felt like a long ritual filled […]
Arthur Lyman | Island Vibes
Merging the sounds of nature along with his resounding vibraphone, Arthur Lyman and producer Gordon Broad created Island Vibes, an ambient/jazz/field recording album that exhibits the pure weightlessness of Lyman’s music. A lost gem from the exotica pioneer’s catalog — and his last recorded album — Island Vibes paints a meditative tropical canvas of the […]
Dan Nicholls | Mattering and Meaning
London-based keyboardist/producer Dan Nicholls (of Y-OTIS) introduces a new album project ‘Mattering And Meaning’ to be released by We Jazz Records on August 13th. Nicholls’ music uses acoustic piano as its key element, transporting the instrument into new territories that sound remarkably natural and organic, whilst displaying a strong kinship with the world of abstract […]
Phil Stroud | Untitled
Fresh from Perth’s most prolific percussion den, we’re proud to introduce GCR006: The keenly-awaited debut LP from local rhythm magician Phil Stroud. Presented in an absorbing listening arc and captured with crystal clarity, this self-titled slow burner is an artful and meditative journey, filled out with straight-up danceable joy. In just over an hour, Stroud […]