Louis VI – Earthling Instrumentals
Louis VI new album ‘EARTHLING’ is packed with nature-fuelled field recordings from Amazon storms, to UK forests, to tropical birds on Mexican coasts. The sentiment of EARTHLING builds on the pivotal keynote speech that he gave at the COP26 summit in Glasgow in 2021, as well as his documentary ‘Nature Ain’t A Luxury’ & award-winning […]
Bersarin Quartett | Systeme
Finally the 5th album of the imaginary German quartet – as always via Denovali. Although the title “Systeme” suggests a perhaps rather distant-cool album, it is the most personal and concentrated soundtrack so far created by Thomas Bücker from Münster in his “E-Smog-Playground” studio. In 2008, the quartet still flirted with cyrillic-mysterious melancholy and red […]
Blumen Production Music Library by Alpman
Our dear friend Alpman from Berlin released his new EP on Soundcloud. ‘Blumen Production Music Library by Alpman’ contains five new compositions in classic soundtrack style. Listen to his previous releases as well. Alpman · Blumen Production Music Library by Alpman
bklyn | favourite things 11.23
bklyn favourite things 11.23 – Yoshinori Sunaharam, Korey Wade, Kuniyuki Takahashi, Jeremiah Chiu, Lady Wray feat. Surprise Chef Remix, Collard, Raelle, S. Fidelity & Gabiga, Yu Su & J. Wilson, Bersarin Quartett, Zeb Samuels & Byron Wallen feat. Jon Kennedy, Koma Saxo & Petter Eldh, Arto Lindsay, Lord Of The Isles & Ellen Renton, Nate […]
Greg Foat & Ayo Salawu | Interstellar Fantasy
Greg Foat is one of the UK’s leading jazz pianists and composers. He has recorded prolifically in recent years for Jazzman Records, Athens Of The North and, most recently, for Strut, switching effortlessly from soul-jazz fusions to cinematic, haunting compositions, pastoral acid folk and electronic soundscapes. A concept album of Analogue Electronic Sci Fi Library […]
Muva Of Earth | Align With Nature’s Intelligence
A spiritual soul inspired by nature, life and her experience living as an Afrikan woman, listening to muva of Earth is like planting your feet in rich warm soil; blending spiritual mantras and conscious lyricism, her music fusing afro-futurism, jazz, classical and more is truly transformative. Today, muva of Earth returns to announce her forthcoming […]
Lord Of The Isles & Ellen Renton | My Noise is Nothing
‘My Noise is Nothing’ is the collaborative LP between Lord of The Isles and Scottish poet Ellen Renton, set for release on the 29th September 2023. For the pair, both the poems and music came to them in a quick and concentrated period. Renton’s poems were written during 2020 and capture something of that time- […]
Yoshinori Sunahara | Lovebeat (Kioon)
Lovebeat is the fourth solo studio album by Yoshinori Sunahara. It was released on Ki/oon Records on May 23, 2001. Ken Hollings of The Wire wrote, “Sunahara’s fourth solo album finds the Techno dreamer extraordinaire returning to basics in its reappraisal of origins and influences.” Snoozer placed the album at number 8 on the “50 […]
Koma Saxo | Post Koma
Berlin-based Swedish bassist and producer Petter Eldh returns with a new Koma Saxo album Post Koma, out on We Jazz Records, 10 November. The title Post Koma aptly describes the vibe of this one: The Koma Saxo sound continues its evolution, morphing into a holistic vision of jazz now and soon, where live instrumentation and […]
bklyn | favourite things 10.23
bklyn favourite things 10.23 – 30/70, Phortran x Korey Wade, Green-House, Vanishing Twin, Muva of Earth feat. Sirius B, Hania Rani, Resavoir, Kamaal Williams, Marysia Osu, Zopelar, Jay Daniel, Khadeeja Grace feat. SaraProblem, BADBADNOTGOOD & Charlotte Day Wilson, Robohands, Daniel Villarreal feat. Jeff Parker & Anna Butterss, Scott Hirsch, Yussef Dayes, Miguel Atwood-Ferguson, Kirk Barley, […]
Robohands | Palms
New Robohands LP ‘Palms’ is the fifth album from the London based instrumentalist and producer Andy Baxter. Moving towards different genres and arrangements from his previous albums, ‘Palms’ features duelling harp parts, tape echo, double bass and draws inspiration from artists such as Dorothy Ashby, Azimuth, Alice Coltrane and Toquinho. In parts tropical and synth […]
Anagrams | Blue Voices
Balmat co-founders Philip Sherburne and Albert Salinas have been fans of Shy Layers’ lilting, Balearic pop for years, so when Shy Layers’ JD Walsh asked us to listen to a set of demos he was working up with fellow Atlanta multi-instrumentalist Jeff Crompton, we jumped at the chance. And once we heard their work in […]
Dawuna | Naya (Unmastered 2021)
New York famous singer and musician Dawuna released the new unmastered album titled ‘Naya’ from 2021 on Bandcamp only. “This album is about our beautiful Naya. I’ll see you girl. We gon b good. Love.” Additional Guitar Production on Brian and Naya by Bridegroom (Brian Davenport). Inspiration, as always, from my wife talking me through […]
Thandi Ntuli with Carlos Niño | Rainbow Revisited
Liner Notes by Thandi Ntuli: I travelled to Los Angeles and the USA for the first time in 2019. Although I had not met Carlos in person, we connected via Instagram where he saw a video of me playing a piano motif (titled ‘The One’ in this sequence) that he really liked and expressed a […]
Bokoya & FloFilz | Yurika
Acclaimed Jazz Beat producer FloFilz teams up with experimental Hip-Hop/Jazz quartet Bokoya for collabo album ‘Yurika’ on Melting Pot Music. What happens when a four-headed human drum computer meets a classically trained violinist turned beatmaker to spend time in the studio? A beautiful lily blossom. At least this was the case when Bokoya and FloFilz […]
K15 | Resonance
“Resonance” is the latest offering from K15, arriving on 2000Black. Resonance opens with a meditative chord arrangement that gets subtly layered with percussion and programmed drums, creating a song of depth and richness.Within Reach is the most playful track on the record. An uptempo ride, filled with class and flair and demonstrates K15’s evolution of […]
bklyn | favourite things 9.23
bklyn favourite things 9.23 – Hania Rani, Blear, Basil Neptune, Anagrams, Bacao Rhythm & Steel Band, Yussef Dayes, High Pulp feat. Jeff Parker, Cumulus Frisbee, Fabiano Do Nascimento, Mildlife, Jeremiah Chiu, Resavoir feat. Elton Aura & Whitney, Aramii feat. Jono McCleery, Cleo Sol, Coma World, Enemy, Little Dragon feat. April & VISTA, Bex Burch feat. […]
Get The Blessing | Pallett
The Band: “Pallett” grew from improvisations between Jake, Pete, and Jim during the lockdowns, which were then sent in a big jiffy bag to Clive, who added his drums at home in Oxfordshire. Our very good friend Adrian Utley hammered in a few final nails, and then the great Tim Allen mixed the results. We […]