Janko Nilovic, JJ Whitefield & Igor Zhukovsky | Cosmos Giants
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 the Soul Surfers. Together, they’ve crafted a musical universe where genre boundaries blur, giving way […]
FloFilz | Handful
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 as an artist. Collaborating with both longtime friends (Hubert Daviz, Wun Two) and new musical […]
Culross Close | Learning To Let Go
‘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 a point in each song and he ran it through an oscilloscope visualiser. The image […]
BADBADNOTGOOD | Mid Spiral
At the start of 2024 BADBADNOTGOOD were brimming with new creative energy. Having just come off a run of one-off international tour dates and a series of sessions for projects with artists Daniel Cesar, Charlotte Day Wilson, reggie, Baby Rose, and Turnstile, the Canadian-trio of Al Sow, Chester Hansen and Leland Whitty were eager to […]
Low Leaf | Red Moon
Low Leaf is the long-running and multivalent project of Los Angeleno and multi-instrumentalist Angelica-Marie. Riding the wake of 2023’s Microdose—melding/channeling free jazz, astrology, hip-hop, eco-spirituality, and geo-political anger—Red Moon (out May 24th 2024 on Leaving Records) is a tight, three-song release, a snapshot of Low Leaf during an especially dynamic period. Having received training in […]
BADBADNOTGOOD | Mid Spiral: Order
Today Badbadnotgood released another EP entitled ‘Mid Spiral: Order’. The album is the follow up project to last weeks release ‘Mid Spiral: Chaos’. BADBADNOTGOOD · Mid Spiral: Order
bklyn | favourite things 4.24
bklyn favourite things 4.24 –Tapani Rinne & Juha Mäki-Patola, Shabaka, Anenon, Sophia Jani, Glass Beams, Kapitan & Rejoicer, Dawuna, Arnheim, Summers Sons, Nubiyan Twist and Ria Moran, Mörk feat. Brother Portrait, Rainy Miller, Kamasi Washington, Ill Considered, Michelle Moeller, Chilly Gonzales, Myele Manzanza, Goran Kajfeš, Baba Stiltz, Àbáse, Carlos Niño & Friends feat. Nate Mercereau, […]
Jonathan Bäckström Quartet
Jonathan Bäckström Quartet is an acoustic improvising quartet based in Helsinki with members from Finland and Sweden. Bassist/composer Jonathan Bäckström leads the quartet and they are set on a mission to navigate and discover the music that is being created in the moment. The quartet’s expression consists of minimalistic landscapes and explosive, multi-layered free improvisation […]
Sophia Jani | Six Pieces for Solo Violin
Contemporary classical composer Sophia Jani and violinist Teresa Allgaier announce their new collaborative work Six Pieces for Solo Violin on Squama Recordings. Characterized by its calmness and poise, each movement focuses on a particular technical aspect, bending the boundaries of the instrument while maintaining the illusion of simplicity. “Sometimes the most complicated thing anyone can […]
BADBADNOTGOOD | Mid Spiral: Chaos
Titled ‘Mid Spiral: Chaos”, the Toronto jazz trio’s latest project to be released via XL Recordings. The EP features contributions from Felix Fox-Pappas, Tyler Lott, Juan Carlos Medrano and Kaelin Murphy. The six song EP includes tracks such as “Celestial Hands”, “Last Laugh” and “Setima Regra”. In addition to releasing new music, BADBADNOTGOOD will be […]
Charlotte Day Wilson | Cyan Blue
‘Cyan Blue’, Charlotte Day Wilson’s debut album on XL Recordings arrives on May 3rd and showcases the next evolution of Wilson’s time-bending songwriting. Through 13 hypnotizing tracks, she continues to use music as a vessel for unpacking relationships, which in turn allows her to meet and understand herself in life-spanning, panoramic focus. With roots ranging […]
Caoilfhionn Rose | Constellation
With her third Gondwana album, ‘Constellation’, Caoilfhionn Rose has come of age as an artist, digging deep to find experimental new ways of expressing her wonder at nature’s beauty, her love of music in all its diversity, and her belief in the restorative powers that both afford in the troubled post-COVID world. The ten tracks […]
Kiefer Trio | Something For Real
Kiefer‘s Kiefer Trio featuring Luke Titus and Pera Krstajic returns with a new live album Something For Real, out May 10th on Stones Throw. The first track from the project is “Cute”, originally from Kiefer’s 2019 EP Bridges. This version was performed live from Los Angeles in April 2023. Kiefer chose not to tell his […]
Tom Skinner | Voices of Bishara Live at “mu”
In January 2023, Tom Skinner and his ensemble performed material from his recently-released album ‘Voices of Bishara’ (Brownswood, IARC & Nonesuch, 2022) at London club “mu”— a venue founded by the curators at Brilliant Corners and named after the seminal Don Cherry live album. Their performance was augmented by three pieces by Abdul Wadud, whose […]
Juha Mäki-Patola, Tapani Rinne | Decaying Light
‘Decaying Light’ is the second collaborative release between Juha Mäki-Patola and Tapani Rinne. Their debut album ‘Open’ was released March 2022 by Hush Hush Records. In the new EP ‘Decaying Light’ the duo share more their sonic visions and moments from the Nordic atmospheres and soundscapes. They are creating hovering layers, drone based minimalism and […]
Cassie Kinoshi’s seed. | Gratitude
In March of 2023 composer, arranger & alto saxophonist Cassie Kinoshi premiered a commissioned suite of music in front of a sold out crowd at London’s Southbank Centre. She wrote the piece – gratitude – for her flagship large ensemble seed., in a special augmented formation that also featured turntablist NikNak and the London Contemporary […]
bklyn | favourite things 3.24
bklyn favourite things 3.24 – Anenon, Ill Considered, Shabaka Hutchings feat. Floating Points & Laraaji, Raays, Atreis Vogue, Astrid Sonne, Everything Is Recorded, Joshua Crumbly feat. Michael Rocketship, Qwalia, Telemakus, Ash Walker feat. Kennebec, Błoto, Glass Beams, Dustin O’Halloran, Rejoicer feat. Avishai Cohen, Jerk, Okvsho, Love Is Yes, Obey, Heem & Orenji Soul feat. Levi […]
NxWorries | Why Lawd?
Why Lawd? is the new album from NxWorries, out June 7th on physical and June 14th digitally. Pre-orders are open now. It’s been eight years since Anderson .Paak and Knxwledge dropped off their classic Yes Lawd!. Now the duo returns to follow up with Why Lawd? – and they’re bringing some friends like Dave Chappelle, […]