Sababa 5 | Nadir
A must-listen for fans of The Heliocentrics, Khruangbin, The Dap Kings, and Moğollar. Sababa 5 return with Nadir, their first full album of new music since 2023’s Aspan. The Tel Aviv band deepens its signature blend of psychedelic soul and Middle Eastern rock into darker, more cinematic territory—championed by tastemakers like Gilles Peterson and Cerys […]
Derya Yıldırım & Grup Şimşek | Dost 1 & 2
Derya Yıldırım & Grup Şimşek’s Dost 1 & 2 reunited in a unique gold foiled album with an insert with lyrics and pictures ! Such a pleasure to deliver this beauty, especially as Dost 1 was sold out for a long time. And as usual, we’re doing it with Catapulte Records! “Dost” means “friend” in […]
Mong Tong | 銘 Epigraphy
Mong Tong’s music is heavily influenced by Southeast Asian culture, including its mythology and folklore, as well as 60s and 70s psychedelic music. Their sound is characterized by hypnotic rhythms, dreamy melodies, and otherworldly atmospheres. “Earlier this month, a diving team on Earth found a gelatinous disc at a deep-sea site in Asia. Upon analysis, […]
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 […]
Anoushka Shankar | Chapter I: Forever, For Now
Anoushka Shankar, the acclaimed sitar player, producer and composer, shares a new mini-album: ‘Chapter I: Forever, For Now’ is out via LEITER on limited edition vinyl and on all digital platforms. Recorded at Berlin’s celebrated Funkhaus complex, the four new tracks make up the first chapter in a trilogy of mini-albums Shankar will be writing […]
EABS meets Jaubi | In Search of a Better Tomorrow
A few years ago, a very interesting relationship began to develop. A bridge was built out of Jaubi’s releases on Astigmatic Records and the increasingly frequent collaborations between musicians from Europe and Asia – out of Latarnik’s trip to Pakistan resulting in the widely acclaimed album Nafs at Peace and Zohaib, Dhani and Ali’s revisit […]
Carlos Niño & Friends | Assortment for Susan’s
Special selections and sequences by Carlos Niño, from his (& Friends) Records: Aquariusssssss, Aurorasmushroomtenderness, Flutes, Echoes, It’s All Happening!, Going Home, and Bliss On Dear Oneness + 2 new recordings: “Bioluminescence (featuring Laraaji and Ariel Kalma, with Surya Botofasina)” & “Drum Solo, “Sounds like memory” (featuring Marcus Gilmore, with Devin Daniels, Nate Mercereau, Maia, and […]
Sarathy Korwar | Kalak
The follow up to the politically charged, award-winning More Arriving is an Indo-futurist manifesto – in rhythmic step with the past and the present, it sets out to describe a route forward. KALAK celebrates a rich South Asian culture of music and literature, which resonates with spirituality and community, while envisaging a better future from […]
Shay Hazan | Reclusive Rituals
The multi-talented Shay Hazan fuses rubbery North African Gnawa grooves, with haunting jazz horns and hip hop inflected beats on ‘Reclusive Rituals’. His first project for international groove artisans, Batov Records. Tel-Aviv based musician Shay Hazan is a composer, producer, bassist & bandleader. His versatile bass is frequently heard on national radio, providing the hits […]
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 […]
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 […]
Ami Dang | Parted Plains
Ami Dang fuses sitar, voice, and electronics to create east-meets-west, ambient/trance music. On the all-instrumental album Parted Plains, she draws inspiration from South Asian and Middle Eastern folktales, specifically, the four tragic romances of Punjab, Sohni Mahiwal, Sassi Punnun, Heer Ranjha, and Mirza Sahiba; Flora Annie Steel’s Tales of the Punjab: Folklore of India, and […]
Al Dobson Jr. | Sounds From The Village Vol. 2
Volume 2 of Al Dobson Jr.’s “Sounds From The Village” series unearths more drum tracks and abstract musical curation from his archives. Fonk tales and Movie scene interludes from a span of 2006-2016 compiled by Kutmah. Available now digitally on Bandcamp. Sounds From The Village Vol. 2 by Al Dobson Jr.
Contact Field Orchestra | Vol. 1
“In 2008 I came across a box of 7” tapes at an estate sale in Altadena. The woman there said that they had belonged to her father and were “field recordings” of a turn-of-the century orchestra. It took me maybe another year to actually load them up and transfer them to the computer. When I […]
Khruangbin | Con Todo El Mundo
Formed of Laura Lee on bass, Mark Speer on guitar, and Donald “DJ” Johnson on drums; Khruangbin’s sounds are rooted in the deepest waters of world music infused with classic soul, dub and psychedelia. Their 2015 debut album ‘The Universe Smiles Upon You’ was heavily influenced by 60’s and 70’s Thai cassettes the band listened […]
Blameful Isles | This Heart Of Our Heart
Stream Blameful Isles new album “This Heart Of Our Heart”. All tracks produced by Blameful Isles, mastered by Pawcut, out now on Urban Waves Records. Available on Bandcamp.
Danielle de Picciotto & Alexander Hacke | Unity
“UNITY” is a meditation soundtrack by Danielle de Picciotto & Alexander Hacke. During their long years of nomadic traveling Danielle de Picciotto and Alexander Hacke have resorted to meditation and yoga practice to remain centered in spite of a restless lifestyle. After being asked by many fans worldwide if they would compose a soundtrack […]
Fabiano Do Nascimento | Tempo dos Mestres
“Tempo dos Mestres” (Time of the Masters) is the second album from the tireless, young Brasilian guitarist Fabiano Do Nascimento. It finds its roots in the depths of the Amazon rain forest, passed down through generations of Native Brasilians, and is imbibed by the Afro-Brasilian culture that arose after Portuguese colonization. It is the third Brasilian […]