Lance Skiiiwalker | Audiodidactic
„It’s been a minute since we’ve heard from Lance Skiiiwalker, but the TDE rep is officially back in action with the release of his new album, Audiodidactic. A title derived from the fact that Lance is a self-taught musician, the album marks his first full-length release since 2016’s Introverted Intuition and first project since dropping […]
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 […]
Alfa Mist | Variables
“I’ve been focused on who I am in my music, but now I’m exploring where I am,” Alfa Mist says. “I’m asking: how did I get here?” This is the journeying question that underpins Alfa’s fifth album, Variables. Traversing luscious, big band swing, head-nodding boom-bap rhythms and yearning vocal melodies, the record is expansive, soulful […]
Raffy Bushman | E Minor String Quintet + Rhythm
As musical director of Unit 31 and founder of The NuShape Orchestra, pianist and composer Raffy Bushman has honed his craft among some of the finest like-minded musicians in the London music scene. His debut release ‘Look Up’ – available on a limited run of vinyl for the first time – tells the honest and […]
Rainy Miller | Limbs
Rainy Miller’s effortlessly soul-nuzzling beauty of a debut album introduces the crucial node of a new movement originating in our native North West England, dispensed on his burgeoning label, Fixed Abode. First issued in early 2019, the low-key neo-R&B electronica glow of ‘Limbs’ has become Rainy’s accomplished calling card, leading to hugely impressive work as producer […]
Little Simz | NO THANK YOU
“NO THANK YOU” is the fifth studio album by British rapper Little Simz. It was released on December 12, 2022 through the independent label Forever Living Originals after being announced less than a week prior. No Thank You is a hip hop album containing elements of gospel, soul, funk, and electronic music. The songs on […]
Silk Mob | New Silk
Spätherbst 2022. Deutschrap TikTok-tänzelt zur zweihundertsten lieblosen Drill-Attrappe. Es wird höchste Zeit für neuen Druck aus dem Untergrund, neue Disteln im Beton, neue Banger vom SILK MOB. Tatsächlich haben Donvtello, Opti Mane, Jamin, Fid Mella und Lex Lugner in Wiener und Berliner Basements auf neuen gemeinsamen Songs genistet, haben einmal mehr fünf avantgardistische Welten zu […]
Robohands | Giallo
Robohands, aka Andy Baxter, joins the Bastard Jazz family with a new EP titled “Giallo.” Partly inspired by Italian Giallo (meaning “yellow”) film soundtracks of the late 70s and 80s, as well as the experimental sounds of pioneering krautrock bands like Tangerine Dream and NEU! Armed with an old Juno 60 synthesizer, Andy wrote, recorded, […]
Louis VI | Ecocide
This 4-track EP showcases the many talents of Louis VI. Dubbed “ECOCIDE” to reflect the state of things on the planet, serving us primary producer and artist, Louis also invites a wide cast of whose whose in the UK Hip-hop scene and beyond. The EP starts off with the drill anthem “Strange Human Emotion Called […]
Sampa The Great | As Above, So Below
Relocating home to Zambia during the pandemic, Sampa sought to reconnect with a different side of herself, a side that is freer and closer in resemblance to the younger artistry she cultivated growing up in Africa. This process of discovery would become the gateway to revealing her highest version of self. Choosing to collaborate with […]
Moderator | In The Garden
Moderator is a Greek producer who has been making music for almost ten years. From Athens, he succeeded in building a large loyal audience who tunes in to enjoy his dazzling and unclassifiable tunes. After the success of his latest works, he comes back with the EP In The Garden, a refined jazzy blend of […]
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 […]
Oh No | Offair Dr. No’s Lost Beach
OFFAIR Records released the new album by acclaimed Hip Hop producer and beat-maker Oh No. “OFFAIR: Dr. No’s Lost Beach” is his fifth solo release following his last solo masterpiece Dr. No’s Ethiopium. Oh No is the brother of Madlib and the second half of their duo ‘The Professionals.’ Pitchfork praised Oh No as the kind […]
Kendrick Lamar | Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers
After his Kendrick Lamar has shared his surprise fifth studio LP, Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers. The 18-track project features Sampha, Blxst, Baby Keem, Kodak Black, Summer Walker, Ghostface Killah, Beth Gibbons of Portishead, and more. Kendrick announced Mr. Morale in April by tweeting a link to his new blog-format website, oklama.com, and teased […]
Wilma Vritra | Grotto
The second album from the transatlantic duo Wilma Vritra is richly orchestrated, replete with references to faith, mythology, and the cosmos, its 11 tracks grapple with themes of self-preservation and refuge from the world, even as they edge their way to a sort of redemption. Grotto is the work of two musicians separated by an […]
FloFilz | Close Distance
New album by pioneering German beatmaker FloFilz. On ‘Close Distance’, the LoFi-turned-HiFi producer blends Hip-Hop inspired beats with Contemporary Jazz, Alt R&B and a little Rap. Featuring Alfa Mist, Blue Lab Beats, Jerome Thomas, KeepVibesNear, Summers Sons & C.Tappin, Dal & Hunter Rose. ‘Close Distance’ is his fourth album for Melting Pot Music. Close Distance […]
Reginald Omas Mamode IV | Stand Strong
Reginald Omas Mamode IV returns with his fourth solo album – the resolute, soulful, confident, sonically sure ‘Stand Strong’, set for release via Five Easy Pieces on 25th March 2022. Reginald Omas Mamode IV stands strong in process, sensibility and message; speaking authentically against our collective future and the struggle of the Afro Diaspora people, […]