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 […]
Kiefer | When There’s Love Around
When There’s Love Around is an album of two halves. The first is “about feeling small and insignificant and stressed,” Kiefer says. “It’s about things that cause me to worry, but at the end of the day, are probably unimportant from a larger cosmic perspective.” The nostalgia of looking through old childhood pictures in one […]
Mansur Brown | Heiwa
Mansur Brown is a 24 year old Artist, Producer and Multi-Instrumentalist, from Brixton, London. Mansur released his debut Album “Shiroi” in 2018, followed by EP “Tesuto” in 2020. Mansur’s forthcoming album entitled “Heiwa” is due for release in 2021, and will be the debut record released on Mansur’s own record label, Amai Records. All instruments […]
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 […]
Emma-Jean Thackray | Yellow
Bandleader, multi-instrumentalist and producer, Emma-Jean Thackray was born and raised in Yorkshire but is today a resident of Catford, south-east London. Her 2020 EPs Um Yang 음 양 and Rain Dance marked Thackray out as standard-bearer of a spiritually-minded, dancefloor-angled take on jazz that stood at a slight remove from the broader UK scene. Emma-Jean […]
BADBADNOTGOOD | Talk Memory
BadBadNotGood have announced their new album. “Talk Memory” is out October 8 via XL in partnership with Innovative Leisure. The first song “Signal From the Noise,” which arrives with a new video directed by Duncan Loudon and starring Steve Stamp (of People Just Do Nothingfame). Watch it below. Talk Memory features contributions from Arthur Verocai, Karriem Riggins, […]
The Psychedelic Freaks
The Psychedelic Freaks is a new alias of Horatio Luna’s. The aptly titled debut LP ‘Passing Through The Doorways Of Your Mind’ is an introspective 70s fusion space odyssey. An Afrobeat, Psychedelic jazz, funk fusion experience inspired by the Miles Davis’s electric era. Influenced by the genius of Fela Kuti, Miles Davis, Frank Zappa, Dave […]
Kinkajous | Being Waves
| Kinkajous return with their highly anticipated new album, ‘Being Waves’. Stretching genre and medium boundaries, it leads listeners to explore their own concepts of reality and perception. The new record marks an evolution from Kinkajous’ acclaimed debut, Hidden Lines (2019, Running Circle). This release, engineered by long-term collaborator Brendan Williams, gives life to a […]
Teis Ortved | Parks At Night
We are delighted to present a raw, young talent from Copenhagen – the city of fairy tales. Indeed, Parks at Night, the debut album from 17 year old Teis Ortved, could very easily provide the soundtrack for a recently unearthed Hans Christian Anderson story. In fourteen moves, the devoted multi-instrumentalist tells us the tale […]
Jan Van de Engel | Streams
Jan Van started as a drummer in clubs playing popular greek music (laïka) even before he was 18, a typical first step for a musician in Greece. In this way he experienced the underground and in fact the surrealistic atmosphere of the laïka greek clubs. At the age of 20, he started working as a roadie […]
Wildflower | Better Times
Wildflower, the project comprising Idris Rahman, Leon Brichard and Tom Skinner, continues its journey with the third release Better Times, setting ahead with a deep, relentless and unique sound, constantly evolving and effortlessly hitting the aim. The beauty of Blue, Yellow, Green and Red, recorded in London in 2019, lies in the openness to form […]
BunnDebrett Quintet | BunnDebrettQuintet
This eponymous album, Bunn Debrett Quintet, owes much to London Transport’s 94 Night Bus. Drummer and percussionist Stephen Bunn (Bunny) and guitarist and keys player Jon deBrett first collaborated as founding members of 90’s Acid Jazz Records signed act Mother Earth. With further partnerships as remixers, producers and DJs the pair called it quits on […]
Foshe & Bentley | Parlour Cucina
Foshe and Bentley are two separate entities who regularly collaborate in their home city of Sydney. Foshe create fully improvised polyrhythmic-afro-Latin-synth-ambient-jazz-house. The trio have been gigging heavily from 2018, engaging in energetic weekly residencies, and supporting artists from Lonnie Liston Smith to the 30/70 collective, Horatio Luna and ZFEX, GODTET and more. Mike Bentley is […]
Athletic Progression | Cloud High In Dreams, …
Touching Bass continue to prise open a distinct, exciting lane for themselves as a label home for forward-thinking, soulful music with the progressive second album (and third project) from Danish/Tanzanian trio, Athletic Progression — Jonas Cook (keys), Jonathan J. Ludvigsen (drums) and Justo Gambula (bass). ‘cloud high in dreams, but heavy in the air’ sees […]
Mansur Brown | Serious / Kerene
“God bless I’m super excited to announce the release of my double single “Serious / Kerene” they will both be released on my new label Amai Records and is available to buy on bandcamp and stream on all platforms godwilling.” – Mansur Brown Serious/Kerene by Mansur Brown
Jaubi | Nafs at Peace
JAUBI continue the Nafs journey, which commenced with the single “Satanic Nafs” (featuring the remix by legendary LA producers The Gaslamp Killer and Mophono) released in March 2021. Now JAUBI draw on the elements of North Indian classical music, Hip-Hop and modal/spiritual jazz in their debut LP entitled “Nafs At Peace”. Nafs at Peace by […]
Georgia Anne Muldrow | Vweto III
“VWETO III is intended for movement. It’s to be played when you birth yourself back outside after a long introspective period to get the things you need. It intends for you to be your own superhero and wants to be your theme for power.” – Georgia Anne Muldrow VWETO III by Georgia Anne Muldrow
Jaimie Branch | Fly Or Die Live
There is a moment near the top of jaimie branch’s FLY or DIE LIVE, the new album recorded by the trumpeter’s quartet in Zurich, Switzerland on January 23rd, 2020, which feels like it bears the weight of both that specific pocket of time, and a prophecy for all that was soon to come. branch and […]