Tiago Frúgoli Ensemble | Casa
Brazilian keyboardist, beatmaker, and composer Tiago Frúgoli released their album “Casa”. Musicians on this album, all of them from the greater São Paulo area, include upright bass player Noa Stroeter and drummer João Fideles, who play together on their own project, Caixa Cubo; Valério, who plays kalimba on three tracks, including the lead single “Árvore”; […]
Resavoir | Resavoir
Chicago collective Resavoir return with their first full length effort. The self-titled album presents a juicy suite of elegantly-orchestrated lo-fi jazz instrumentals germinated from home recording experiments by the group’s producer/arranger Will Miller. Applying a compositional approach attributable to his experience producing hip-hop beats as much as his studies at Oberlin Conservatory, Miller built melodic […]
Alfa Mist | Structuralism
Named after the theoretical breakdown of the basic elements of conscious experience, Alfa Mist’s latest album ‘Structuralism’ is based around a conversation between Mist and his sister, discussing themes of debate culture and personal growth and is an intricate and profound glimpse into the East London artist’s battles with self and the societal pressures that […]
Noble Metal | The Bluest Blue
Noble Metal is a band of spirits led by the wand of artist A.M. Frison, previously known as Coultrain. He combines music, performance, video, and writing into a cross-disciplinary practice. The Bluest Blue was initially composed as a score for the book “Wet Grass”, but also stands on its own, open for the listener to […]
favourite things | 2.19
favourite things 2.19 – Poppy Ackroyd feat. Hauschka, DJ Shadow, Mophono, The Cinematic Orchestra, Amon Tobin, Alma Negra feat. Michal Turtle, Meitei, Organic Pulse Ensemble, Daniel Thorne, Yusufla, Rōnin Arkestra, Sarah Tandy, Culross Close, Nubiyan Twist feat. Mulatu Astatke, Ben Hayes feat. Nubya Garcia, OK;KO, Cykada, Mark de Clive-Lowe, SEED Ensemble, Vibration Black Finger feat. Ebony Rose, […]
Yusufla | Yusufla
Yusufla new EP was recorded and mixed at Soup Studios with Giles Barrett and pushes their unique, cinematic sound forward. In their two years of existence they have performed at the Elgar Rooms at the Royal Albert Hall, Open Senses Festival, Woodburner at Styx, Wilderness, Boomtown, NozStock, Virgo Festival, Battersea Arts Centre supporting Mammal Hands, […]
favourite things | 1.19
favourite things 1.19 – Kokoroko, Ruby Rushton, Mark de Clive-Lowe feat. Brandon Combs, Brandon Eugene Owens, Carlos Nino & Josh Johnson, Long Arm, Ill Considered, Ambrose Akinmusire, Seed Ensemble, OK:KO, Myele Manzanza, Rosie Turton, Nihilism, Black Taffy, Kassa Overall, Erik Blood feat. Theo Croker, Paper Tiger, The Cinematic Orchestra feat. Roots Manuva, Chester Watson, Planet Giza […]
favourite things | 12.18
favourite things 12.18 – Angel Bat Dawid, Eskapist feat. Daulat, Resavoir, Rosie Turton, Theon Cross, Takeo Moriyama, Cotonete, Billy Bang’s Survival Ensemble, Ishmael Ensemble feat. Yazz Ahmed, Horatio Luna feat. JK, Pedro, Joe Armon-Jones feat. Nache, Z.Z. & Olive Tree, Elsa Hewitt, Melo-Zed, Melodiesinfonie, Naye Fshr, Medline, Louis VI, Children Of Zeus feat. Black Milk, Curren$y, […]
Melodiesinfonie | Sichtexotica IV
Swiss producer Melodiesinfonie recently released his fourth installment “Sichtexotica IV” on record label Sichtexot. “Sichtexotica IV” released November 23rd, limited to 500 pcs. 10inch, available on Bandcamp. Coverartwork by Mathilda Mutant. Sichtexotica IV by Melodiesinfonie
Marcus Strickland | People Of The Sun
When last we heard from Strickland on 2016’s Nihil Novi, he was experimenting with hip-hop-inspired production, blending genres with a little help from album producer Meshell Ndegeocello. In the process, something big happened: “I was no longer concerned about what is or isn’t jazz,” he says. “I got rid of those barriers and was […]
favourite things | 10.18
Annabel (lee) feat. Novo Tempo & Jake Telford, Alder Ego, Harvey Sutherland, Amethyst feat. Nubya Garcia, Ferg Ireland Trio, Ishmael Ensemble, Shida Shahabi, Viktor Orri Árnason and Yair Elazar Glotman, Mammal Hands, Etienne Jaumet, Maisha, Sarathy Korwar, Maarja Nuut & Ruum, Tiana Khasi, Te’Amir, Building Instrument, James Wright Trio feat. Danika Smith & Horatio Luna, […]
Leifur James | A Louder Silence
A Louder Silence is the London-based producer and multi-instrumentalist Leifur James’ first proper release; his two earlier singles feature on the record, after gaining support from Gilles Peterson’s Worldwide FM with a live airing and interview in 2017, plus continued backing from XLR8R, Stamp the Wax, and BBC Radio 6 Music DJ’s. The album is […]
Mansur Brown | Shiroi
Guitarist Mansur Brown has released his debut album “Shiroi” via Kamaal Williams Black Focus Records. A key part of Williams and Yussef Dayes’ Black Focus album in 2016, and a collaborator on a number of projects since, Brown has been tipped as heir apparent to London’s genre-defying so-called ‘jazz’ scene. Mansur Brown’s Shiroi is available digitally […]
Moses Boyd | Displaced Diaspora
Displaced Diaspora by Moses Boyd
Ichiro Fujiya & Takeshi Kurihara | Elephant And A Barbar
Musilogue has released its 1st album “Elephant and a barbar” by Bass player Ichiro Fujiya and Sax player Takeshi Kurihara. This album was originally made for selling at venues where they would play. Due to popular demand Musilogue decided to release it more widely. Ichiro Fujiya is an amazing bass player who has supported Jazztronik […]
emanative | Earth
Led by drummer and producer Nick Woodmansey, Emanative have created a cosmic strand of multi-cultural UK jazz with African, Indian and Middle Eastern influences unlike any other act on the UK scene. Following on from their previous record on Gilles Peterson’s Brownswood label back in 2015, Earth celebrates the diverse backgrounds of it’s galaxy […]
Otis Sandsjö | Y-OTIS
Helsinki’s We Jazz Records presents “Y-OTIS”, the debut album from Berlin-based Swedish saxophonist/composer Otis Sandsjö, joining forces with keyboardist Elias Stemeseder, bassist Petter Eldh and drummer Tilo Weber. The album is a forward-reaching, multilayered collection of eight originals penned by Sandsjö and produced by Sandsjö and Eldh. Otis Sandsjö hails from Gothenburg, Sweden. He […]
Aqueduct Ensemble | Improvisations On An Apricot
Aqueduct Ensemble is a collaboration between Ohio (USA) based artist Keith Freund and his neighbour Stu, who is a piano tuner and professional pianist. Their debut album together, “Improvisations On An Apricot” is the second release from label Last Resort. “It’s been a couple years, but I’ve put together a new record, this time […]