black milk & nat turner | the rebellion sessions
Black Milk returns alongside his band Nat Turner, with Aaron “Ab” Abernathy on keys, Malik Hunter on bass, and Zebulun “Z” Horton on drums. “The Rebellion Sessions” is a live instrumental LP, jazz-funk opus recorded over the span of one week. On “The Rebel,” Black adds a verse to an instrumental off The Rebellion Sessions entitled […]
terrace martin | velvet portraits
“Velvet Portraits” is a wide ranging record with a common distinct style. With a core band of Terrace Martin on sax, Curly Martin on drums, Brandon Eugene Owens on bass, and Robert ‘Sput’ Searight on Keys, “Velvet Portraits” also features appearances from Kamasi Washington, Robert Glasper, Lalah Hathaway, Thundercat, Rose Gold, Tiffany Gouche, Marlon Williams […]
gregory porter | take me to the alley
Gregory Porter announced a follow-up to his platinum-certified, grammy-winning, “Liquid Spirit” album. He will release “Take Me To The Alley” on May 6th. Watch the 1-mic, 1-take in-studio performance of the new single “Don’t Lose Your Steam” live in-session at Capitol Studios below. Pre-order your copy of the “Take Me To The Alley” LP on iTunes today and get […]
favourite things | 2.16
The soundcloud-selection playlist for february holds approximately two hours of new music. Part one starts with jazz by Jaimeo Brown Transcendence, Binker & Moses Boyd, Heliocentrics, Byron The Aquarius, Sol Monk feat. Roy Hermon, Mop Mop, Meeting by Chance, Pete Josef, DJ ATSUSHI aka creekMUZIK, Philippe Edison & The Black Luster Quintet, Jaleel Shaw feat. Dres of […]
the heliocentrics | from the deep
Following “Last Transmission”, their collaboration with Melvin Van Peebles, the Heliocentrics finish off their trawl through the vaults of tracks recorded at their old digs – Quatermass Studios – with psychedelic tinged funk and jazz instrumentals first heard on Gaslamp Killer’s HELIO X GLK EP, tracks Rolling Stone describes as “sprawling, with percussive patterns that […]
moses boyd | time and space
Drummer, composer and producer Moses Boyd has worked and collaborated with the likes of Lonnie Liston Smith, Four Tet, Floating Points, Zara McFarlane, Giles Peterson, Kwabs, Jimmy Napes, Soweto Kinch and many more. Whilst leading his own outfits The Exodus and Solo Exodus. “Time And Space EP” is the 2nd exploration of the relationship between man and the cosmos. […]
brandee younger | wax & wane
“Wax & Wane” is the sophomore album from harpist Brandee Younger. Evoking the musical equivalent of rare gems, Younger emerges from the legacies of Dorothy Ashby and Alice Coltrane as she ushers in a new era that celebrates the unsung titan of string instruments. The album was recorded at the Breeding Ground Recording Studio by […]
United Vibrations | The Myth of the Golden Ratio
Music with a message and for community. That’s what United Vibrations has brought to the table their entire career. Various writers and reviewers have tried their best to categorize the sound of London’s United Vibrations using terms like Afrobeat or jazz. However, this unique group may be best described by the feelings their music instills […]
philadelphia summer of ’64
To celebrate the Residency Philadelphia Summer of ’64 series, the guys from Paxico Records released a compilation featuring Sigmund Washington, MoGiLLaH, Stainless Steele and Josh Hey. “Over the past summer, Residency and Paxico Records curated a series of performances to pay tribute to the Summer of 1964 in Philadelphia and all the monumental music that […]
favourite things | 12.15
The final ‚favourite things‘ for 2015 holds 1:35 hours of music by artists and producers such as Kadhja Bonet, Sigmund Washington, Pacific Yew, Tropico, Little Simz x BadBadNotGood, SMR, DJM, Sampa The Great, FloFilz feat. Ivan Ave, Anderson.Paak feat. The Game & Sonyae Elise, S. Fidelity feat. Tesla, Bluestaeb, Butcher Brown, Freddie Gibbs feat. Black Thought, Flitz & […]
sons of kemet | lest we forget what we came here to do
Sons Of Kemet are born of many vital elements – including a name that nods to ancient Egyptian culture, and a line-up that comprises some of the most progressive 21st-century talents in British jazz and beyond. Band-leader, composer and sax and clarinet don Shabaka Hutchings (himself named after a Nubian pharaoh-philosopher) brings together his fiery […]
gogo penguin | man made object
After their ‘v2.0’ Mercury Prize shortlisted album, the UK trio GoGo Penguin, signed with iconic jazz label Blue Note Records and are set to release their label debut ‘Man Made Object’ in early 2016. The trio consisting of drummer Rob Turner, double bassist Nick Blacka and pianist Chris Illingworth is deeply influenced of music by John Cage, Massive […]
masayoshi fujita | apologues
Masayoshi Fujita is a Japanese vibraphonist and composer based in Berlin. Masa first learned how to play the drums, followed by extensive vibraphone training to craft and play his own, mostly jazz and electronic-influenced compositions. Determined not to stick to traditional vibraphone styles or techniques, Masayoshi started to prepare his instrument with pieces of metal, […]
matthew halsall | into forever
Manchester based DJ, bandleader and trumpeter, one of the UK’s brightest jazz talents Matthew Halsall again teamed up with The Gondwana Orchestra. The well known jazz collective will soon release their new album. “Into Forever” features guest-productions by Josephine Oniyama and Bryony Jarman-Pinto. Out October 2nd available on Bandcamp. “’Kind Of Blue’ meets The Cinematic Orchestra…saturated in a life-affirming glow ”. […]
favourite things | 8.15
The monthly soundcloud-playlist of ‘favourite things’ for August 2015 contains 27 tracks and 1,30hrs of nice productions by Quantic & Alice Russell with the Combo Barbaro, Giorgio Oehlers, Tom Misch feat. Loyle Carner, Potatohead People, Taylor McFerrin feat. Vincent Parker, Burhou, Chet Faker, Handbook feat. Supreme Sol & Marvolus, Freddie Joachim & Gyrefunk, Blended Babies feat. Anderson .Paak & King Chip, Little […]
miscJAZZ#2
‘miscJAZZ#2′ is the sequel of 2013 mix “misc“. Featuring productions by some of our favourite producers, the recent compilation is a 56 minute jazz/hip-hop-fusion journey for the eased moments. We hope you enjoy this mix. Full tracklist and Player after the jump / You can also listen on Soundcloud or Mixcloud.
favourite things | 5.15
The soundcloud-playlist for may 2015 contains 19 tracks and 1:06:02 selected tracks/remixes/productions by: Adrian Younge, Karolina & Loren Oden, Bilal, Ghostface Killah, BadBadNotGood & Island Riot, Slum Village, Je$u$, Devaloop, Blunt One, CoryaYo, Hubert Daviz, Adam Santoya, JuJu Rogers, Lion Babe & Suff Daddy, Jordan Rakei x Kiran Kai, Beauville, Es-K & Loupo, Flako feat. Dirg Gerner, […]
skydive trio | sun moee
The Skydive Trio is a good, old-fashioned guitar trio that is solidly rooted in a melodious landscape, and is nourished by rich harmonies and the sonorous guitar wizardry of Thomas T. Dahl. His playing surfs on the rhythmic waves made by Finnish drummer Olavi Louhivuori (Oddarang, Tomasz Stanko) and Norwegian bass player extraordinaire Mats Eilertsen […]