Habitat Ensemble | Habitat Ensemble
The collective originates deep in the south of the Czech Republic, on the border with Austria, amongst the idyllic hills and fields of a village called Maříž, where a summer school of outsiders and creatives have been gathering since the 1990s. Enriching each other through intercultural exchange, summer school participants have created a unique gathering […]
BLAER | Pure
The fourth album of working band BLAER, founded in 2013 by composer and pianist Maja Nydegger, is pure and essential – A „dive into calmness“ as the Swiss Jazz magazine JNM precisely describes the drift of the music. The longstanding and diligent collaboration of the band members continues subtly, persistent and with musical intelligence. Since […]
Basil Neptune | Honkytonk Cheeseballs
The Nag’s Head was a warts-and-all vessel for the sonic meanderings of Brighton artist Stephen Maskell. Taking in richly textural techno, corrupted pop and ASMR drone sculptures, his four releases on Kit documented the ecstatic mundanity of life in broken Britain. Maskell’s impressive ear for a dancefloor bothering rhythm (most likely recorded using a biscuit […]
Gotts Street Park | On The Inside
‘On The Inside’, the debut album from Gotts Street Park, is more than an album – it’s an invitation. “We want listeners to feel like they’re stepping into a room with us, peering into our process,” say the acclaimed Leeds trio, describing a genre-hopping odyssey that acts as a diary of everything their relationship encompasses, […]
Anoushka Shankar | Chapter I: Forever, For Now
Anoushka Shankar, the acclaimed sitar player, producer and composer, shares a new mini-album: ‘Chapter I: Forever, For Now’ is out via LEITER on limited edition vinyl and on all digital platforms. Recorded at Berlin’s celebrated Funkhaus complex, the four new tracks make up the first chapter in a trilogy of mini-albums Shankar will be writing […]
Miguel Atwood-Ferguson | Les Jardins Mystiques
14 years in the making, “Les Jardins Mystiques Vol.1” comprises 52 tracks / 3.5 hours of music composed, arranged and produced by Miguel with contributions from 50+ friends including Kamasi Washington, Thundercat, DOMi & JD Beck, Jeff Parker, Carlos Niño, Austin Peralta, Bennie Maupin, Gabe Noel, Jamael Dean, Jamire Williams, Burniss Travis II, Deantoni Parks, […]
bklyn | favourite things 8.23
bklyn favourite things 8.23 – Aramii, Melanie De Biasio, Bokoya, Myele Manzanza, Guruguru Brain, Basil Neptune, Huw Marc Bennettm, Greg Foat & Gigi Masin, Alabaster DePlume feat. Donna Thompson, Joe Nora, Astrid Engberg feat. Miguel Atwood-Ferguson, Candice Hoyes feat. Val Jeanty, Candice Hoyes & Mimi Jones, Little Dragon, Fabiano Do Nascimento, The Breathing Effect, Bastien […]
Resavoir | Resavoir
Resavoir – the collaborative project led by Chicago producer/composer Will Miller – presents their second self-titled album. The new ‘Resavoir’ is a subtly radiant symphony interweaving modern-day soul-jazz with bedroom beats, synth serenades and twilight sonatas. It represents Miller’s most assured and refined work to date. Imagined, instigated and produced by Miller, who ties the […]
Fabiano do Nascimento | Das Nuvens
Los Angeles-based Fabiano Do Nascimento is a multi-string guitarist and songwriter who melds the traditional idioms of his native Brazil (i.e., samba, choro) with the more contemporary and experimental strains of jazz, pop, and electronic music. Das Nuvens (“The Clouds”), out July 21, 2023 on Leaving Records, is a crisp, frequently blissful, and deceptively groove-oriented […]
Bastien Keb | The Only Angel I Ever Saw Wore Black
“Bastien Keb, the proto-trip-hop of Serge Gainsbourg and Jean-Claude Vannier, the rumbling scores of Bernard Herrmann and the cinematic swagger of Barry Adamson” – The Guardian Bastien Keb announces the release of his highly anticipated fifth album, “The Only Angel I’ve Ever Saw Wore Black” set for release September 8th 2023. The album features 15 […]
Tropics | Nothing Strange
Tropics about to release his highly anticipated album ’Nothing Strange’. The final singular offering ‘Infinite (For Real)’ welcomes the vocals of London based BINA in a stripped back, soul soaked cut that only wets the pallet more for the ten track collection en route. In what is set to be a career defining collection, Tropics […]
Alabaster DePlume | Come With Fierce Grace
In order to record the compositions in his critically-acclaimed 2022 release GOLD, Alabaster DePlume instilled a culture of creativity by leading his ensembles in spontaneous composition and development. To allow them to be present, he kept the musicians constantly creating across several weeks of sessions at London creative hub Total Refreshment Centre. This process resulted […]
Mick Jenkins | The Patience
“The Patience: As best I can be, I am a person who does everything within his power to change his situation. I think with some level of consistency, that behavior inevitably leads you to a point where you have to wait. A point where the things that now need to happen to move you forward […]
Kamaal Williams | Stings
Kamaal Williams will release new album ‘Stings’ on September 27th. New LP ‘Stings’ was conceptualised during the pandemic, with the musicality rooted in long solo sessions at an upright piano. Sessions took place in Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Chicago, with arrangements from Miguel Atwood-Ferguson. Out on September 27th via his Black Focus imprint, ‘Stings’ […]
bklyn | favourite things 7.23
bklyn favourite things 7.23 – Yussef Dayes feat. Rocco Palladino, Chester Watson, Tropics feat. BINA., Myele Manzanza, Jazzbois, Bokoya, Mick Jenkins feat. JID, Hagan, Joe Armon-Jones & Maxwell Owin, Baby Keem & Kendrick Lamar, SamRecks, BLK Odyssy & The Alchemist, Conic Rose, Ryuichi Sakamoto & The Cinematic Orchestra, NaraBara, Guruguru Brain, High Pass Filter, GODTET, […]
Get The Blessing | Pallett
“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 hope you […]
Coma World | Coma Wong
Betamax (The Comet Is Coming, Soccer96) and Pete Bennie (Speakers Corner Quartet) have come together again to produce a further batch of rhythmically enlightened Dystopian Jazz, alongside illustrious graphic and sound artist Raimund Wong (Floating World Pictures) for this record – ‘Coma Wong’ – coming 13 October 2023 on Byrd Out. “The storm clouds are […]
Greg Foat and Gigi Masin | Dolphin
Strut presents an exclusive new collaboration between UK jazz keyboardist Greg Foat and Venetian ambient / electronic maestro Gigi Masin on ‘Dolphin’. Recorded remotely during 2021-2022 the album took shape in the form of mutual compositions, gradually developed and embellished online. Final recording sessions took place at the majestic Chale Abbey Studios on the Isle […]