Shabaka | Perceive Its Beauty Acknowledge Its Grace
Shabaka Hutchings recently announced that he would give his bands Sons Of Kemet, Shabaka And The Ancestors and The Comet Is Coming, as well as his saxophone, a break for an unspecified period of time. His first solo album is a moving suite of primarily instrumental, meditative music that features Shabaka playing a variety of […]
Carlos Niño & Friends | Placenta
Placenta is the fourth collection of broadly imaginative and highly collaborative Carlos Niño & Friends music released on International Anthem in the last four years. It is also the first new music to be released by Carlos Niño & Friends following the November 2023 release of André 3000’s New Blue Sun – an album which […]
Alina Bzhezhinska & Tony Kofi | Altera Vita
‘Altera Vita’ is the first studio album by World renowned multi-award winning artists Tony Kofi (tenor saxophone) and Alina Bzhezhinska (harp) as a duo. The album is saxophone and harp in perfect harmony with Tony and Alina also providing the bulk of the percussion to accompany their recordings. Tony Kofi is widely recognized as one […]
Glass Beams | Mahal
Glass Beams have announced their highly anticipated EP ‘Mahal’, out on March 22nd on their new label home Ninja Tune. Released alongside the news is the EP’s titular track “Mahal”. The genesis for the Melbourne-based trio, which formed around founding member Rajan Silva, was through the rekindling of childhood memories relating to his father, who […]
Okvsho | A Place Between Us
Finally, almost three years after the well-received Orange Wine EP, and three international tours, Okvsho is back with their fourth project “A place between us”. Georg and Christoph Kiss, the two brothers behind Okvsho, are showcasing a project that is more intimate and bolder than ever, offering an insight into their thoughts, feelings, and experiences […]
Kamasi Washington | Fearless Movement
Turning his attention to dance for his latest album, Fearless Movement out this May on Young, Kamasi Washington resumes his ongoing study of music as a means of connection. His 2015 album The Epic, as well as 2018’s Heaven and Earth were received by critics and audiences as a reimagination of modern jazz showcasing Washington’s […]
Anenon | Moons Melt Milk Light
Anenon returns with a highly anticipated new album ‘Moons Melt Milk Light’, bearing his most personal, expressive, and arresting works to date. Anenon is the ongoing solo studio and live project of Brian Allen Simon, whom since 2010 has released multiple albums and EPs to critical acclaim, including the highly revered ‘Tongue’ (2018) and ‘Petrol’ […]
Mary Halvorson | Cloudward
“Cloudward” features eight new compositions by guitarist/composer Mary Halvorson, performed with her sextet Amaryllis, an improvisational group previously heard on her acclaimed 2022 albums “Amaryllis” and “Belladonna”. The band includes Patricia Brennan (vibraphone), Nick Dunston (bass), Tomas Fujiwara (drums), Jacob Garchik (trombone), and Adam O’Farrill (trumpet), with Laurie Anderson featured on the track “Incarnadine”. Halvorson […]
Matthew Halsall | Bright Sparkling Light
Originally conceived as a tour only exclusive, Bright Sparkling Light was recorded alongside, 2023’s expansive beguiling long-player An Ever Changing View and draws on the same trademark blend of jazz, electronica, global and spiritual jazz influences. The original pressing sold-out on Matthew’s EU and UK tour last October and November and so many people got […]
Ruth Goller | Skyllumina
Ruth Goller is known for her bass and vocal work with Alabaster DePlume, whose music she elevates in live contexts with her genre-less improvisational intuition. She’s also known for work with Bex Burch’s Vula Viel, whose DIY label released Goller’s solo debut Skylla in 2021. And she is known to creative musicians far and wide, […]
E. Lundquist | Art Between Minds
While Eric Lundquist song “Multiple Images” only dropped last year, he’s is already back with another ample helping of his hallucinogenic sonics. The project is titled “Art Between Minds” and it finds him utilizing a bevy of vintage gear to replicate that warm glow of ’70s jazz-funk. From the Fender Rhodes MKI to the ARP […]
Jahari Massamba Unit | YHWH is LOVE
Madlib and Karriem Riggins are Jahari Massamba Unit, a collaboration between two beacons of modern music joined by an unwavering passion for pushing the boundaries of traditional music. Beginning as a genuine friendship and mutual admiration for one another’s craft, Jahari Massamba Unit became a project with no rules or guidelines. The result is […]
Tanhai Collective | The Tanifesto
The six-piece London jazz band ‘Tanhai Collective’ draws its inspiration from jazz, broken beat, house and dub. They do this to create their unmistakable, energetic sound. After their second performance, where they were discovered by Norman Jay MBE, they played to an enthusiastic audience at Cross the Tracks 2021, a remarkable start to their burgeoning […]
Yussef Dayes | Live From Malibu
Multi-instrumentalist, producer, and composer Yussef Dayes releases ‘The Yussef Dayes Experience (Live from Malibu)’, featuring music from his critically acclaimed debut solo album, Black Classical Music, and more, on vinyl and digitally on January 26 via Brownswood Recordings, Warner Music, and Cashmere Thoughts Recordings and in the US on Nonesuch Records. Dayes is joined by […]
Kamaal Williams | Everything in its Right Place
‘Everything in its right place’ the new EP by British musician and record producer Kamaal Williams. The new songs featuring. Peezy on Drums and Marquinn Mason on Sax. Recorded at Malcolm Catto’s Studio Mastered by Beau Thomas. Released on Black Focus Records. Available on Bandcamp – All Proceeds to towards independent Music. […]
The Closest Thing to Silence
In August 2022, Australia-based, French born fourth-world music legend Ariel Kalma was invited to participate in BBC Radio 3’s Late Junction series of special collaborations. The program pairs artists who have not previously worked together to create new music cooperatively. Kalma was quick to suggest working with two musicians whom he had never met – […]
Ben Lumsdaine | Murmuration Without End
Murmuration Without End is a collection of rhythmic studies by producer, composer, percussionist & multi-instrumentalist Ben Lumsdaine. Whereas the tracks began as meditative synth drones recorded by Lumsdaine when quarantined in the basement studio of his friend’s home, over time they became multi-textural, poly-rhythmic sound worlds as he disrupted the meters and pulses implied by […]
Blumen Production Music Library by Alpman
Our dear friend Alpman from Berlin released his new EP on Soundcloud. ‘Blumen Production Music Library by Alpman’ contains five new compositions in classic soundtrack style. Listen to his previous releases as well. Alpman · Blumen Production Music Library by Alpman