Koralle & Francesco Giampaoli | Bassona
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 musician at a bar on Bassona beach. The two had worked on music before and […]
Hania Rani | Nostalgia
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 Radio in Warsaw. The building is located in the Mokotów district in Warsaw and has […]
Alfa Mist & Amika Quartet | Recurring (Live)
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 an authentic, unpolished and electric feel, feeding his long-running mission of real-time musical expressions that […]
bklyn | favourite things 7.24
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 Heart, Caoilfhionn Rose, LayFullstop, Jazzbois feat. Dom Beats, Joy Orbison, Ebi Soda feat. Dame, Dream […]
GOkU | Evolution Practice
‘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 21th, 2024. Featuring Norman Villeroux – bass, double bass, Ben Vardi – congas, Finn Rosenbaum […]
LESKY & Waywell | Samaya
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 Vera” available on LP. The artwork is crafted by Cologne-based artist Gizem Erdem. Waywell’s deeply […]
Qwalia | Abbreviations
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 session at the Fish Factory in Willesden, West London. Although improvisational at its core, the […]
Pauli Lyytinen | Lehto / Korpi
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 techniques and electro-acoustic soundscapes and layers. Think albums like Evan Parker’s “With Birds” and “Schwarzwaldfahrt” […]
Tomin | Flores para Verene / Cantos para Caramina
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 grandmother, Virlenice Diaz Valencia, who’d passed away in late 2019 in her native Colombia. (Tomin’s […]
Bolbec | Victime De L’aube
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 electronic sounds, to create an imaginary soundtrack that could easily sit beside the best of […]
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, […]
Apifera | Keep The Outside Open
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 jazz: a dash of prog, a twist of post-rock, and a heavy dose of psychedelia, […]
Damian Dalla Torre | I Can Feel My Dreams
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, synthesizers and field recordings and again centering on collaborations with fellow artists like Ruth Goller, […]
Shinji Wakasa | Dawn
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 world at daybreak is depicted with very beautiful colour usage and minimal words. Wakasa undertook […]
La Cantina x Mog x Future of Lofi | Fractales
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. Developing a Hip-Hop style, La Cantina now joined forces with producers Mog a Future of […]
bklyn | favourite things 6.24
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 · favourite things | 6.24
Jazzbois | Still Blunted
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 records in a matter of days and took their time to approach the record through […]
Or Kantor | Sarda Sarda
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” label. During a tattoo session, Or Kantor shared musical sketches, capturing Johnny’s interest. Impressed by […]