Tom Skinner | Voices of Bishara
Drummer and producer Tom Skinner (The Smile, Sons of Kemet) announces this lean and beautiful mini-album, in which he edited a starry recording session into a sonorous, tuff and beguiling new shape. The title of Tom Skinner’s first release under his own name is a reference to cellist Abdul Wadud’s ultra-rare 1978 solo album ‘By […]
Mansur Brown | NAQI Vol.2
“NAQI Vol.2” is Mansur Brown’s second EP this year. It follows Vol. 1 early this year released on Amai Records. You can now pre-order the vinyl including all tracks via Bandcamp. Mansur Brown is an Artist, Producer and Multi-Instrumentalist, from Brixton, London. Mansur released his debut Album ‘Shiroi’ in 2018, followed by ‘Heiwa’ in 2021, the […]
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, […]
Kham Meslien | Fantômes... Futurs
A festival organizer asks for a solo, and it is for Kham Meslien the trigger as much as the revelation. Twenty years of loyal service in a band, and Kham left the artistic direction of his career to the strings of his double bass. From now on, this one should take the less codified road […]
Mansur Brown | NAQI Vol.1
Mansur Brown is a London-based musician, also known for his collaboration with Yussef Dayes for Love Is The Message. Mansur announced the release of his solo EP called “NAQI Vol. 1” which will be out on September 30th via his own label, AMAI Records. “Rise” is the first excerpt. “Rise is a track about overcoming […]
Saul | Mutualism
SAUL enlist the help of talented friends for their new EP – a feel good, summer-ready soundtrack, bursting with uplifting synths and groove-heavy broken beats. SAUL, is a joint project from the minds of Jack Stephenson-Oliver (keys player of fellow Rhythm Section INTL signee, Vels Trio) and producer Barney Whittaker, aka Footshooter. With the success of […]
Bokoya | Hausensession
Bokoya is a four-piece jazz/hip-hop band from Cologne who plays improvised beat music. Like a four-headed human drum machine, Bokoya improvise, shape, and develop beats in the electric field of repetition and variation. It’s impossible to put a tag on Bokoya’s music. BADBADNOTGOOD, Dilla, Krautrock, Ambient and dub might work as rough reference points for […]
Caytra
Formed in late 2019, Caytra are a London based Jazz trio whose members are Sam Ithell, James Gullis and Conor Cotteril. With London’s diverse nightlife at the heart of their sound and the UK Jazz scene at the forefront of their influence, Caytra’s defining characteristic is their unique blend of technicality and dance-ability tied to each of the […]
The Yussef Dayes Experience Live at Joshua Tree
Welcome to ‘The Yussef Dayes Experience Live At Joshua Tree Presented By Soulection,’ This 5-track EP is inspired by the blissful nature of one of the world’s most iconic nature reserves. In collaboration with Soulection, a global music collective, this sonic journey prompts us to ask, “what is more spiritually uplifting than summer in Joshua […]
Joe Armon-Jones & Mala | A Way Back
Mala and Joe Armon-Jones unite on A Way Back; a five track collaborative project that calls back the golden age of dubstep, released on Armon-Jones’ imprint Aquarii Records. Joe Armon-Jones, keyboardist, composer and producer, is pushing the boundaries of his sound, blurring the lines between bass- heavy dub, contemporary club culture and his background as a […]
Rude Skøtt Osborn Trio | The Virtue of Temperance
Martin Rude & Jakob Skøtt Duo released 2 albums in 2020: The Discipline of Assent & The Dichotomy of Control. For the third installation in their Stoic opus, they join forces with Tamar Osborn on saxophone & alto flute. Similar to their first 2 albums, Rude & Skøtt improvised a tidal wave of ideas and […]
Carlos Niño & Friends | Extra Presence
“Extra Presence” is a 90 minute, 17-track collection showcasing Los Angeles modern music scene pioneer Carlos Niño’s unique, highly developed, self-described “Spiritual, Improvisational, Space Collage” sound, and featuring an incredible cast of collaborators (including Jamael Dean, Nate Mercereau, Shabazz Palaces, Deantoni Parks, Sam Gendel, Laraaji, Jamire Williams, Iasos, and more). It’s an expanded edition of […]
Underground Canopy | Séquences
After the release of their critically acclaimed first album « Bluestaeb & S. Fidelity Present Underground Canopy » (MENACE – 2020), Underground Canopy (UC) was able to take time, due to the unforeseen period of doubt in 2020, to craft new compositions with a fresh approach. Throughout this forced period of introspection, the Parisian band […]
Lampen | Lampen
Lampen is Kalle Kalima and Tatu Rönkkö. Kalle plays guitar, Tatu plays percussions and sampler. Together they’re Lampen, a duo making highly addictive “post jazz” with a musical heart far beyond genre. Lampen is set to release their debut album on We Jazz Records on “Kintsugi Gold” vinyl and digitally. “Lampen” presents two artists who […]
Jamie Leeming | Resynthesis
Having established himself as one of the most sought-after young jazz guitarists in London, Jamie Leeming has steadily carved out his own musical niche, during his extensive work for the likes of Alfa Mist, Tom Misch and Jas Kayser. His debut EP ‘Heartsong’ gained support from Jazz London Radio as one of the “Best Jazz […]
Phil Stroud | Apparitions
On this double length LP, Phil Stroud offers listeners a diverse selection of instrumental works; the result of numerous writing and recording sessions with close friends in both Boorloo (Perth) and Naarm (Melbourne). A distinct ensemble focus on ‘Apparitions’ allows for the development of modal and rhythmic ideas that have for a long time been […]
DoomCannon | Renaissance
Brownswood Recordings are happy to present the debut album ‘Renaissance’ by South-London virtuoso DoomCannon. In the first solo project brimming with free jazz compositions and new contemporary flare, and as a pioneer of the nascent UK Jazz scene, DoomCannon presents a meticulously crafted debut album journeying through an awakening and reimagining of the young Black […]
Flock | Flock
Flock is a brand new collaboration between five leading musicians from London’s open-minded jazz and experimental scenes: Bex Burch (Vula Viel), Sarathy Korwar, Dan “Danalogue” Leavers (Soccer96, The Comet Is Coming), Al MacSween (Maisha) and Tamar Osborn (Collocutor). Gathering together at The Fish Factory in London Summer 2020, the approach was to try something fresh. […]