Black Nile | The Further Side
“Second Serving” is the first taste of the jazz fusion album The Further Side by brothers Aaron and Lawrence Shaw aka Black Nile, which will be released December 4, 2020 on World Galaxy / Alpha Pup Records. The single reflects the R&B and hip hop roots of the multi-instrumentalists brothers who have been jamming together […]
Coma World | Coma World
Coma World is a new collaboration between Maxwell Hallett, a.k.a. Betamax (The Comet Is Coming/Soccer96) and Pete Bennie (Speaker’s Corner Quartet) bringing together their potent chemistry in an intoxifying debut LP. Betamax drives the duo with his signature ‘rhythmadelic’ drum rapture as Pete elegantly pummels bass tones into an assortment of wonky pockets. Both layer […]
The Colours That Rise | Mixtape 1
The Colours That Rise return for a quick lap around Earth with this special offering , “Mixtape 1” – comprising of one brand new studio production and two new compositions recorded live from the mothership in 2020 AD. The mixtape will be distributed on this planet via a “bandcamp” Vinyl campaign and never repressed again. […]
Alfa Mist | Bring Backs
East London producer and composer Alfa Mist made his debut in 2014 collaborating with Emmavie on the recently rereleased Epoch EP. Since then he’s released two solo LP’s and EP’s. He’s also worked with drummers Yussef Dayes, Richard Spaven (44th Move) and producer Lester Salmins (2nd Exit). 2017 saw the release of Alfa’s breakthrough record, […]
Godtet | III
Guitarist and Producer Godriguez (producer of Sampa the Great’s “The Great Mixtape”) marshalled together some of the best musicians of the new generation in Sydney: A head priest of the Cuban Ifa religion, the step-son of Australia’s greatest ever funk and soul musician, Australia’s leading drummer in this new generation and a deeply emotionally gifted […]
Dezron Douglas & Brandee Younger | Force Majeure
Force Majeure is an uplifting suite of real, soulful comfort music – an album that cathartically encapsulates an all-too-familiar human experience of 2020. Featuring 11 pieces performed by bassist Dezron Douglas & harpist Brandee Younger across a series of live-streamed shows from their living room in Harlem, NY, the album was self-recorded by the duo […]
Yussef Dayes | Welcome to the Hills
Yussef Dayes has released new live album ‘Welcome To The Hills’. The jazz percussionist duelled with Tom Misch on a full length studio project earlier this year, a superb album that ranks as one of 2020’s best. Ending the year on a high, Yussef Dayes has shared a full live album, recorded in Copenhagen last […]
Sarathy Korwar And Upaj Collective | Night Dreamer
On their Night Dreamer debut, Sarathy Korwar and his allstar “UPAJ Collective” gain brand new ground in their mission to rebalance spiritual jazz with authentic Indian classical music. “UPAJ” means “to improvise” inHindi, and recording direct-to-disc at Artone Studios with almost no preconceived directions, they truly capture the “spirit of spontaneous improvisation”, as Sarathy puts […]
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Composer, trumpeter, producer, DJ and founder of Gondwana Records, Matthew Halsall has always worn many hats. But at the heart of everything that he does Halsall is first and foremost an artist and a musician. A trumpeter whose unflashy, soulful playing radiates a thoughtful beauty and a composer and band-leader who has created his own […]
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 […]
Paul Grant | Waves
DeepMatter is proud to announce the forthcoming full-length solo album from California-based multi-instrumentalist and producer Paul Grant – ‘Waves’. Having released a collaborative album with vocalist Adrienne Indigo titled ‘ Rebirth’ earlier this year, ‘Waves’ sees Paul Grant return to his instrumental roots with fifteen tracks fusing together influences from the worlds of hip hop, […]
Jahari Masamba Unit | Pardon My French
Drums: Karriem Riggins. Instruments: Madlib. We would have called it Spiritual Jazz but Phil Ranelin told us to call it Black Classical Music. We are proud to announce the long-awaited debut album from Jahari Masamba Unit, Pardon My French. Among all of the projects Madlib presented as part of his Jazz Universe, this collaboration was […]
Aquiles Navarro & Tcheser Holmes | Heritage of the Invisible II
Telepathic Afro-Caribbean improvisational trumpet-and-percussion duo Aquiles Navarro & Tcheser Holmes are longtime friends, collaborators, and tireless hustlers on the creative music scenes of New York City. “Heritage of the Invisible II” follows Navarro and Holmes’s rise to prominence as members of free jazz collective Irreversible Entanglements. In March of 2020 in “The Nation” writer Marcus […]
Bastien Keb | The Killing of Eugene Peeps
Bastien Keb presents his third album, ‘The Killing of Eugene Peeps’, an ode to Giallo, 70s crime flicks, and French new wave cinema. Befit with downbeat anti-ballads, psychedelic folk, and warped soliloquies, the music is an imagined score to a film that exists only in Keb’s mind. The album was conceived, composed, performed, and produced […]
Tenderlonious | Ragas From Lahore
In April 2019, 22a boss and multi-instrumentalist, Tenderlonious embarked on a trip to Pakistan to work with Lahore based instrumental quartet, Jaubi. Following on from the highly acclaimed, three track limited edition 10” vinyl release of ‘Tender in Lahore’ earlier this year, 22a presents the full suite of improvised ragas from a one day recording […]
Tom Misch & Yussef Dayes | What Kinda Music (Bonus Tracks)
Tom Misch and Yussef Dayes released their collaborative album “What Kinda Music” in April, and have today returned with another four tracks that didn’t make the LP. Taken from the EP “What Kinda Music (Bonus Tracks)” which is out now on Beyond The Groove/Blue Note Records. Tom Misch · What Kinda Music (Bonus Tracks)
Mammal Hands | Captured Spirits
Mammal Hands are pleased to announce the release of their highly anticipated fourth album ‘Captured Spirits’, released 11th September via Manchester tastemaker record label, Gondwana Records. Consisting of saxophonist Jordan Smart, pianist Nick Smart and drummer and tabla player Jesse Barrett, the trio have forged a growing reputation for their hypnotic fusion of jazz […]
Błoto | Kwiatostan
Błoto is a band that came to being accidentally, yet naturally, like a puddle after a rainy day. It all started in the summer of 2018 when the Wrocław-based EABS sextet had a day off between the concerts in Brzeg Dolny, Łódź and Sopot. The music is deeply rooted in brutal hip-hop grooves, referring quite loosely […]