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 […]
Bastien Keb | Organ Recital
The fourth album by the singular Bastien Keb. Conceived as a fantasy world to escape self-doubt and loneliness, fragments from everyday life continue to bleed through the cracks of reality – the harmony from a distant car alarm, someone’s headphones on the night bus, rain on leaky roof, a decaying siren – to produce a […]
9ms | Pleats
9ms is the duo of Simon Popp and Florian König. On their wide ranging debut album ‚Pleats‘ the tech-savvy drummers offer grooves from the dubbier realms of World Music and Krautrock – some meditative and light, some thick as wall and steady as a clock. The album was recorded live in a large wooden hall […]
Recordings from the Åland Islands
In 2017 Jeremiah Chiu & Marta Sofia Honer traveled together to the Åland Islands (an archipelago that is host to around 6,500 islands) in the Baltic Sea between Sweden and Finland. They headed to the islands with the intention of helping two friends (mother/daughter duo Jannika/Sage Reed) barn raise a small inn named Hotel Svala […]
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 […]
Unknown To Known | Live at the Crypt
Unknown to Known offers an intimate dialogue of meandering melodies and textural grooves over resounding harmonic landscapes. At times euphoric and often dynamic, this music is always interactive, honest and raw. Following the release of their first EP “Portico” which found support from music lovers and DJs worldwide including the likes of Gilles Peterson, “Live […]
Houeida Hedfi | Fleuves de l’Âme
Originally a percussionist, Hedfi first met Dreijer when he visited Tunisia and produced her contribution to a 2011 compilation of female Tunisian artists. This kindled a nine-year collaboration which culminates in ‘Fleuves de l’Âme’, an elegant marriage of traditional folk music and contemporary sound design drawing references from Hedfi’s drumming expertise and the textures of Tunisian music […]
Embryo | Auf Auf
The late Christian Burchard, who founded the Embryo ensemble in 1969, loved the slogan “Auf Auf,” German for “Up, Up,” or “Keep On Going.” Anyone with anything more than a passing interest in the German Krautock scene of the 1970s and 1980s knows that Burchard followed that intent all around the world, tirelessly seeking out […]
Unknown To Known | Portico
Improvised extracts from our first encounter in July 2021. Portico Gallery, South London. This group is a culmination of four musicians each active in some of the most prominent musical forces around today including Sting, Van Morrison, Anoushka Shankar, Wild Flower, Ill Considered, Collocutor, Akram Khan, Dele Sosimi, Sarathy Korwar, Joy Crookes and more. On […]
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 […]
Fabiano do Nascimento | Ykytu
Ykytu is Brasilian guitarist Fabiano do Nascimento’s fourth album for Now-Again Records. Produced by Nascimento’s longtime engineer Jason Hiller, this album is do Nascimento’s first solo guitar album and, like his previous album, Preludio, is reliant on do Nascimento’s own compositions, with a little help from like-minded musical travelers. In keeping with the trajectory of […]
Jamire Williams | But Only After You Have Suffered
‘But Only After You Have Suffered’ is a densely layered and deeply personal new work from multidisciplinary artist, composer, percussionist & producer Jamire Williams. Conceived as a spiritual, autobiographical artistic statement, Jamire applies sound collage practice to modern jazz composition, beat production, MC/vocalist features, and his uniquely impressionistic drumming style – making an album as […]
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 […]
Carlos Niño & Friends | More Energy Fields, Current
‘More Energy Fields, Current’ is a definitive new peak in the recorded continuum of prolific producer/percussionist Carlos Niño. Featuring heavy contributions from many of the most exciting instrumentalists in the creative music constellation of Los Angeles (of which Niño’s has been a central force for over 2 decades), the album collects 10 pristine gems of […]
Matthew Tavares & Leland Whitty | January 12th
January 12th, 2020, a Sunday night in Toronto – Matthew Tavares and Leland Whitty (of BADBADNOTGOOD fame) are reunited at Burdock for a live improvised Jazz session. The pair are joined on stage by bassist Julian Anderson – Bowes and drummer Matt Chalmers as part of Burdock’s Piano Fest, an annual event at the city’s […]
Henry Wu | Shades Of Wu The Anthology
A concise history of Wu’s musical jurisprudence. released November 27, 2020. SHADES OF WU : THE ANTHOLOGY by Henry Wu
Tenderlonious | Quarantena
Tenderlonious returns to his own 22a imprint with a brand new collection of lo-fi beats and soundscapes courtesy of the lockdown studio sessions from his home in South London. Lockdown allowed Tender to escape from his busy lifestyle and touring schedule, finally giving him the time to properly explore and experiment with the vast collection […]
Wilma Archer – A Western Circular
New album by Wilma Archer is out – Within A Western Circular lies an exciting and varied crew of guest artists including MF DOOM, Samuel T. Herring (Future Islands), Sudan Archives, and Laura Groves, all contributing vocals to his rich, dextrous compositions. Supple and multi-layered, honouring his acoustic heritage and influence, A Western Circular builds […]