Emma-Jean Thackray | Weirdo
Emma-Jean Thackray, the visionary producer, composer, and multi-instrumentalist, today announces her highly anticipated second album, “Weirdo”, set for release on April 25th via Gilles Peterson’s celebrated record label Brownswood Recordings / Parlophone Records. Known for defying musical boundaries, Thackray’s latest work is a deeply personal and utterly original exploration of selfhood, grief, and gratitude. Drawing […]
Leifur James | Magic Seeds II
Electronic producer and composer Leifur James released ‘Magic Seeds’ via Night Time Stories last November, his most collaborative and personal offering yet. Blurring the lines between genres, James is a rare artist who is capable of driving you to great highs, while opening a magnetising sonic world for you to dive into. A few months […]
OMA | J Dilla Instrumentals Live At Barouche
British band OMA pays tribute to legendary producer J Dilla with their live session “OMA – J DILLA Instrumentals (Live at Barouche 2025)”. Recorded at Barouche in Cornwall, UK, the performance features 26 instrumentals from Dilla’s catalog, reinterpreted by OMA with great attention to detail. The band brings Dilla’s vibe to life with a fresh, […]
Confucius MC X Bastien Keb | Songs For Lost Travellers
Songs For Lost Travellers is a collaborative album by Con and Bastien Keb that merges unexplored pathways between rap, folk, and jazz into a spiritual triumvirate. Each genre is a balancing force within the record. The result is an album unlike either artist have made previously, possibly unlike any record in existence. Songs For Lost […]
Amir ElSaffar & Lorenzo Bianchi Hoesch | Inner Spaces
‘Inner Spaces’ is a collaboration between Iraqi-American trumpeter, santur player, vocalist, and composer Amir ElSaffar and electronics virtuoso Lorenzo Bianchi Hoesch. The music explores the intersections of Maqam modes of the Middle East, jazz improvisation, and electronics, creating an immersive, richly textured soundscape that is beyond category. Both musicians are experienced masters of their crafts […]
Daylight Robbery | Third Island Suite
British jazz producer Daylight Robbery releases new album ‘Third Island Suite’ (aka ‘Third Eye Land’) on Melting Pot Music. Connecting the dots between Spiritual Jazz, Fusion & Hip-Hop. Recorded in collaboration with New York pianist Nick Marks. Follow-up to his 2022 debut ‘Moons of Jupiter’. Inspired by the John Fowles metafiction novel ‘The Magus’. ‘Third […]
Yazz Ahmed | A Paradise In The Hold
Yazz Ahmed, hailed as one of the most influential trumpet players of her generation. An Ivor Novello award winning composer who makes sweeping epics that are rich with storytelling, depicting evocative ancient worlds and mythological muses. With her fourth studio album, A Paradise in the Hold, the British-Bahrani musician dives even deeper into her dual […]
Tron Yavolta | Sensuality In Dub Echoes
Mexican musician Tron Yavolta released his new album “Sensuality In Dub Echoes” on January 9th, 2025. Producer: Omar Monterde and Jorge Adrian Perez Arias Artwork by Jorge Adrián Pérez Arias Sensuality In Dub Echoes by Tron Yavolta
Joona Toivanen Trio | Gravity
Joona Toivanen Trio returns to We Jazz Records with their new album “Gravity”, out 31 January 2025. A landmark work for the long standing group, the album showcases the forward-looking sound of the band, moving way beyond the basic scope of the “piano trio”. There’s a startling sense of telepathy and intimacy at work in […]
Various Artists | Medusozoa Vol. IIII
Tartelet kickstarts 2025 with the fourth edition of its Medusozoa compilation, a seasonal trip into ambient and downtempo soundscapes. With each edition of Tartelet Record’s annual Medusozoa series, the sound gets more intimate and more expansive. For its 2025 compilation, the label chose to combine tracks from the Tartelet archives alongside brand new productions. And […]
Oscar Jerome | The Fork
Songwriter, guitarist and producer Oscar Jerome releases his third solo LP, The Fork, weaving sophisticated and nuanced narratives into the recognisably lyrical guitar style with which he made his name in London’s vibrant musical community. A former member of celebrated outfit Kokoroko, Jerome has since honed an articulate, sensitive approach to song-writing, releasing two EPs […]
44th Move | Anthem
44th Move is the combined creative force of world class Jazz talents Alfa Mist and Richard Spaven. As individuals both artists have a rich history spanning classic projects like Alfa’s Antiphon & Rich’s legendary drum work with Flying Lotus and Goldie. When coming together as 44th Move they caused an immediate stir with their genre […]
Thomas Naïm | May This Be Love
Guitarist, composer and producer Thomas Naïm began playing guitar at the age of 12. Initially influenced by rock music, he later took an interest in a wide range of musical styles, before finally developing a passion for jazz. Since then, Thomas Naïm has been asked to accompany many artists on stage or in the studio, […]
Alabaster DePlume | A Blade Because A Blade Is Whole
Alabaster DePlume often asks a simple question: what do people need? In his work, at his shows, in his collaborations, the Mancunian singer-saxophonist and poet-philosopher poses this to the people around him. What are people looking for? In recent years, the same reply kept coming up: healing, healing, people need healing. But why, and what […]
bklyn | favourite things 12.24
bklyn favourite things 12.24 – Suso Saiz, Azizi Gibson, Elsa Hewitt, Joona Toivanen Trio, Svaneborg Kardyb, Tibshelf, Cristobal Tapia de Veer, Caoilfhionn Rose, Fingaz, Scrimshire, The Cosmic Tones Research Trio, Unionen, Asra, Cumulus Frisbee, Tom Misch, Tomin, Makushin, Derya Yildirim, The Pro-Teens, Declaime feat. Georgia Anne Muldrow, Neue Grafik feat. Selina Jones, Seven Davis Jr. […]
Ab-Soul | Soul Burger
Soul Burger” is the sixth studio album by American rapper Ab-Soul, released on November 8, 2024, by Top Dawg Entertainment. The album serves as a tribute to his late friend Doeburger, who passed away in December 2021, and features a posthumous appearance by him on the track “Peace.”  The album comprises 15 tracks and […]
GAISTER | GAISTER
GAISTER (Olivia Salvadori, Akihide Monna and Coby Sey) release their self-titled LP via AD 93 on the 1st November 2024. The record captures the embodiment of an encounter, one moment of the trio’s ongoing relationship as artists who communicate with each other through sound, voice and music. After orbiting in the same circles at each […]
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 […]