“Low-key R&B legend” Eddie Chacon returns with Lay Low, out January 31st. Having collaborated with John Carroll Kirby on his last two albums, Eddie Chacon teamed up with Nick Hakim to produce this new collection of songs of loving and
I consider the music on this album in different ways — as environments, a forest or a city, or some type of new not yet created combination of those things. The album as a place to visit, look around, explore,
Brownswood Recordings are proud to present their latest signing, the immensely talented harpist and composer Marysia Osu. A key member of Levitation Orchestra, and graduate of Brownswood’s heralded ‘Bubblers’ academy – Marysia now prepares to unveil her alluring and transcendent
MF TEEN: Your Concurrence In The Above Is Assumed recognises the legacy of rap’s Illest Villain, traversing MF DOOM’s discography and personas, flipping selections from Madvillain, MM.. FOOD, Viktor Vaughan, Danger Doom and more, taking care to ensure recognisable tunes
NYC dream jazz abstractionists YAI (David Lackner and John Thayer) return with ‘Sky Time’, a mesmerizing mix of woodwinds, waves, and ethereal echo. Moving deftly from ambient soundscapes through fourth world aesthetics, ‘Sky Time’ is a joyful and clear-eyed exercise
Toy Tonics sublabel Kryptox comes with a new album by Greek harpist SISSI RADA. “Demeter in Aexone” is a 45’ pure solo improvisation on harp. Using no post production techniques and no overdubs, the album was recorded one afternoon in
This is an album I’ve been trying to make for 10 years, but I didn’t know how I would do it or what exactly it would be like. I only had a relatively vague vision of making an album that
Performed by Nala Sinephro, James Mollison, Morgan Simpson, Sheila Maurice-Grey, Nubya Garcia, Lyle Barton, Natcyet Wakili, and Wonky Logic. Out on Warp Records, released September 6, 2024. Endlessness by Nala Sinephro
Releasing now for well over a decade – Neue Grafik: known to friends as Fred, has successfully transplanted from Parisian rookie to one- man London Institution. Beginning as a solo producer and DJ, Fred spread his wings upon relocating to
Finnish duo Lampen presents their second album “Halogen” on We Jazz Records, September 20. Lampen is Kalle Kalima and Tatu Rönkkö. Kalle plays guitar, Tatu plays percussions and sampler. The band makes its home between Helsinki and Berlin, where Kalima
Allysha Joy is a deeply-expressive singer, songwriter, producer & keys player hailing from Naarm (Melbourne), known for both her solo work and as front woman for 30/70. A uniquely-talented artist, her husky soulful voice, formidable Fender Rhodes prowess and raw
bklyn favourite things 8.24 – GOkU, Fellas, Alfa Mist & Amika Quartet, Svaneborg Kardyb, Evelyn Glennie, Owen Gardner, John Edwards, Bex Burch, Hania Rani, Tim Koh & Sun An, Howie Lee, JJ Whitefield, Okvsho feat. Akira, Bashy, Vhoor, Bu$hi, Cordae
The Instrumental version of the underground classic El Michels Affair & Black Thought collaborative album Glorious Game. When Leon Michels and El Michels Affair released their first record, Sounding Out The City, in 2005, it was hard to guess what
Hailing from Toulouse, France, FELLAS is a groundbreaking Nu Jazz band that seamlessly blends Jazz, Hip-Hop, and cinematic influences to create a soundscape that’s as intense and sensual as it is emotionally captivating. Led by saxophonist Charlie Burg, this five-piece
Japanese vibraphonist and marimba player Masayoshi Fujita returns with Migratory, his masterful new solo album, where his sonic explorations into the unknown continue. In 2020, after 13 years of living in Berlin, Fujita returned to his native Japan with his
Summer of 2023: Koralle wants to escape the heat of Bologna for a few weeks. He is heading South and rents a small hut by the sea near Ravenna. One night he meets Francesco Giampaoli, a seasoned jazz & world
On the 6th of October 2023, the release date of her third solo album ‘Ghosts’, Hania Rani organised a special album release concert with a string ensemble in a very unique location – Witold Lutosławski’s Concert Studio at the Polish
Featuring a handful of brand new, never-before-heard tracks (alongside a number of expansions of previous releases), ‘Recurring’ sees Alfa drawing inspiration from classic live Jazz recordings, capturing a unique moment in time that can never be replicated or replayed. Creating
bklyn favourite things 7.24 – Sandman Project, Qwalia, Sam Wilkes, Arjuna Oakes, Okvsho, Curiosa, Phi-Psonics, Superposition, Ms Ray, Lex Amor feat. BXKS, Pauli Lyytinen, AINON, Kessoncoda, Vels Trio, EABS, Childish Gambino feat. Khruangbin, Or Kantor, Hermanos Gutiérrez, Oso Leone, Francesca
‘GOkU’ is a project from London born, Glasgow based multi-instrumentalist Daniel Ashton. Crossing borders and transcending musical boundaries 2023 style. ‘Evolution Practice’ is Ashton’s new composition, flute, bamboo flute, guitar, keys, spoken word, production, it will be released on August
LESKY (Production) and Waywell (Guitar & Bass) team up again for new album “Samaya”. Since meeting in Tbilisi, Georgia, the two expats, originally from Germany and the UK, have released three projects through Melting Pot Music, with “Mesame” and “Upper
Qwalia is the experimental, improvisational home for a quartet of some of London’s most prolific and inspiring musicians. Led by drummer Yusuf Ahmed (Joy Crookes, Unknown to Known), much of the band’s music to date surfaced in a single two-day
Finnish saxophonist Pauli Lyytinen makes his We Jazz solo debut with Lehto / Korpi, a widescreen environmental jazz ambient album effortlessly bringing together Lyytinen’s saxophone, field recordings and extended instrumentation. Lyytinen’s solo music is built on textural compositions, extended saxophone
Flores para Verene (“Flowers for Verene”) brings together solo clarinet-and-trumpet versions of compositions by Tomin’s musical paragons — Mingus, Coltrane, Rahsaan Roland Kirk, Albert Ayler, Eddie Gale, among others. They were recorded to honour his life’s great hero, his maternal
Bolbec, brand new project of childhood friends and multi-instrumentalists Axel Concato and Barth Corbelet, present their debut record, “Victime De L’aube”, on Batov Records. Drawing on their wide blend of musical tastes, from spiritual jazz and folk to classical and
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
Psychedelic jazz supergroup Apifera is back for their second album on Stones Throw, Keep The Outside Open. When these musicians – Nitai Hershkovits, Yuvi Havkin, Amir Bresler and Yonatan Albalak – come together, they create a new kind of alternative
After his debut album ‘Happy Floating’ in 2022, Leipzig-based producer Damian Dalla Torre returns to Squama with ‘I Can Feel My Dreams’. Developed during a residency in Santiago, Chile, it incorporates electronic, jazz and ambient influences utilizing Andean quena flutes,
Shinji Wakasa’s “Dawn” is a conceptual ambient music album inspired by the ancient Chinese poem “The Fisherman” and the picture book “Dawn” by Uri Shulevitz, which uses this poem as its original title. In Shulevitz’s picture book, a beautifully evolving
Originally from Toulouse, La Cantina is basically a trio created in 2013. After practicing by making a series of mixtapes for the webradio Good Morning Toulouse, then for the webzine Cultiz, the trio released their first instrumental project in 2015.
bklyn music ‘favourite things’ is the monthly series of selected favourite songs on Soundcloud. It’s a cross-genre musical excursion between jazz, hip-hop, electronic music, ambient and soul. Support the artists directly by purchasing the music, preferably on Bandcamp. bklyn
Inspired by contemporaries Domi and JD Beck, Kiefer, Nala Sinephro, and the sounds of Radio Juicy, Jazzbois have been more critical of their track selection for the sequel to their Goes Blunt albums. They’ve ripped up their playbook of producing
Introducing Or Kantor, a respected tattoo artist and the creative force behind the renowned “Love Light” studio. In a fortuitous encounter, Or Kantor crossed paths with Johnny Sharoni of the band “Garden City Movement” and a prominent A&R at “Anova”
It is with immense pleasure that we get to tell you—on the solstice of all days—that Bremer/McCoy has a new album coming out. They’re calling it KOSMOS, which we think is a fitting title for a body of work so
Jerome Thomas returns alongside producer Pitch 92 with ‘Submerge’, a deeply human exploration into ethereal Jazz, R&B and 70’s Soul. Lyrically the project explores themes of lust, blackness, security and compassionate love. Sonically, it combines the sophisticated musical arrangements of
This is the repeated call and the rallying chorus of the nearly 40-minute centerpiece to composer and percussionist Asher Gamedze’s new album Constitution. The expansive double album, a minoritarian fellowship in breath, is Gamedze’s follow-up to 2023’s Turbulence and Pulse
West London’s Kessoncoda are the duo of drummer Tom Sunney and keyboardist Filip Sowa. Standing firm between acoustic tradition and electronica, Kessoncoda is founded on a unique blend of melodic ostinato-laced piano and unwavering drums. Drawing on their array of
‘All good?‘ is the latest release by childhood friends Nils Frahm, Frederic Gmeiner, and Sebastian Singwald, who form Nonkeen. The album – their first since 2016’s ‘The Gamble’ and partner album ‘Oddments of the Gamble’ – serves as a heartfelt
Music From Memory is excited to introduce ‘Total Blue’, the Los Angeles-based trio of Nicky Benedek, Alex Talan, and Anthony Calonico. Despite collaborating for over a decade, ‘Total Blue’ represents a new chapter in their artistic journey together as a
SML is the quintet of bassist Anna Butterss, synthesist Jeremiah Chiu, saxophonist Josh Johnson, percussionist Booker Stardrum, and guitarist Gregory Uhlmann. Their debut album ‘Small Medium Large’ began as a collection of long form improvisations recorded during two separate two-night
Svaneborg Kardyb are Nikolaj Svaneborg – Wurlitzer, Juno, piano and Jonas Kardyb – drums, percussion a multi award winning duo from Denmark, where they won two “grammys” at the Danish Music Awards Jazz 2019: New artist of the year and
bklyn favourite things 5.24 – Amaria, LayFullstop, Radio Citizen & Masajjaa feat. Bajka & Lehto, IYAMAH, Low Leaf, Hiatus Kaiyote, Hermanos Gutierrez, Boztown & La Cantina, Ebi Soda, Oakland, Tom Misch, BADBADNOTGOOD, Sam Morton feat. Alabaster DePlume, Mondlane, Alina Bzhezhinska
The Swedish quartet Goran Kajfeš Tropiques share their new music We Jazz Records on May 3rd. Tell Us, an album consisting of three long pieces composed by the group, is “slow music” to the bone, a deep body of work
“I often leave Sydney feeling bittersweet, exploring the idyllic summer drenched landscapes and the warm hospitality of friends makes me feel like I could almost call Sydney home. It’s a magical place, my proof of that is captured in the
Greg Foat’s Greek jazz quartet with Sokratis Votskos, Warren Hampshire and Ayo Salawu, recorded live in Mykonos. Fat synth bass lines with psychedelic guitar, hypnotic bass clarinet, mystical flute and killer drums. Greg Foat · Live at Villa Maximus, Mykonos
New ambient album “return” by LAVAGXRL is out now on Bandcamp. “FORGED BY FIRE, INFUSED WITH THE POWER TO TRANSFORM AND DESTROY, LAVAGXRL EXISTS TEMPORARILY ON THIS PLANE. LAVAGXRL IS A GENDERLESS, TIMELESS, MULTIDIMENSIONAL BEING—A STARSEED PLANTED TO PUSH BOUNDARIES
Jerk returns to some of their core influences, embracing vulnerability, and an authentic experience of the self on the forthcoming ‘Mood Swings’ album. Releasing on Friday 14th June via DeepMatter Records, the album is an eclectic collection of pieces spanning
Mellifluous and rich, the astonishing new studio album from London-based experimentalists Kinkajous – led by drummer/ producer Benoît Parmentier and saxophonist Adrien Cau – is a whirling dreamland of electronic orchestrations and instrumental sensibility. Tentatively titled “Nothing Will Disappear”, on
Science informs us that while we’re still in the womb, we’re able to hear our parents’ voices; and after birth, as we develop consciousness and memory, we’ll be soothed by these familiar sounds. As humans trying to make sense of
A product of the not-so-underground, genre-bending melting pot that is Naarm (Melbourne, Australia). producer, composer and multi-instrumentalist Don Glori (AKA Gordon Li) prepares to unleash his forthcoming album ‘Don’t Forget To Have Fun’ via DeepMatter Records. Following the release of
Having plied his trade around the world for more than three decades, German guitarist, bandleader and musical explorer JJ Whitefield has always instilled in his craft a natural aesthetic of authenticity, a key component which has seen him amass a
Broc Recordz is thrilled to announce the imminent release of our latest album, Cosmos Giants! This cosmic fusion is the result of an epic collaboration between maestro Janko Nilovic, JJ Whitefield of the Poets of Rhythm, and Igor Zhukovsky of
Berlin-based beatmaker FloFilz is gearing up to unveil his latest musical journey “handful” via Cologne beat label casual low grind this summer. His new release serves as a culmination of 10 tracks crafted over a two-year period, showcasing FloFilz’s skill
‘Learning To Let Go’ is a meditation on releasing and accepting, grounding and surrendering and eventually, moving always and only forward along the current of life’s happenings. Releases June 21, 2024. Big up Tommaso Verita for the artwork. We picked