Vieux Farka Touré & Khruangbin | Ali
Ali Farka Touré is well known as one of the most influential and talented guitarists that Africa has ever produced. His legacy and impact are hard to overstate. Ali’s sound merged his much-loved traditional Malian musical styles with distinct elements of the blues, singing in the local languages of Fulfulde, Tamasheq, Songhay and Bambara. The […]
bklyn | favourite things 8.22
bklyn favourite things 8.22 – Bonobo feat. Miguel Atwood-Ferguson, Cktrl, AbJo, Subculture Sage, Ari Lennox, Yussef Dayes feat. Rocco Palladino, Lophiile feat. Tyler Jay, Myele Manzanza & David Mrakpor, Surprise Chef, Caytra, Charles Stepney, LESKY & Waywell, Ideism, Clear Path Ensemble, A Vision Of Panorama, Romare, Lorenzo Morresi & Tenderlonious, Little Dragon, Maxo feat. Pink […]
Sampa The Great | As Above, So Below
Relocating home to Zambia during the pandemic, Sampa sought to reconnect with a different side of herself, a side that is freer and closer in resemblance to the younger artistry she cultivated growing up in Africa. This process of discovery would become the gateway to revealing her highest version of self. Choosing to collaborate with […]
Mansur Brown | NAQI Vol.1
Mansur Brown is a London-based musician, also known for his collaboration with Yussef Dayes for Love Is The Message. Mansur announced the release of his solo EP called “NAQI Vol. 1” which will be out on September 30th via his own label, AMAI Records. “Rise” is the first excerpt. “Rise is a track about overcoming […]
Saul | Mutualism
SAUL enlist the help of talented friends for their new EP – a feel good, summer-ready soundtrack, bursting with uplifting synths and groove-heavy broken beats. SAUL, is a joint project from the minds of Jack Stephenson-Oliver (keys player of fellow Rhythm Section INTL signee, Vels Trio) and producer Barney Whittaker, aka Footshooter. With the success of […]
Bokoya | Hausensession
Bokoya is a four-piece jazz/hip-hop band from Cologne who plays improvised beat music. Like a four-headed human drum machine, Bokoya improvise, shape, and develop beats in the electric field of repetition and variation. It’s impossible to put a tag on Bokoya’s music. BADBADNOTGOOD, Dilla, Krautrock, Ambient and dub might work as rough reference points for […]
Caytra
Formed in late 2019, Caytra are a London based Jazz trio whose members are Sam Ithell, James Gullis and Conor Cotteril. With London’s diverse nightlife at the heart of their sound and the UK Jazz scene at the forefront of their influence, Caytra’s defining characteristic is their unique blend of technicality and dance-ability tied to each of the […]
The Yussef Dayes Experience Live at Joshua Tree
Welcome to ‘The Yussef Dayes Experience Live At Joshua Tree Presented By Soulection,’ This 5-track EP is inspired by the blissful nature of one of the world’s most iconic nature reserves. In collaboration with Soulection, a global music collective, this sonic journey prompts us to ask, “what is more spiritually uplifting than summer in Joshua […]
Nick Hakim | Cometa
Nick Hakim is about to release his new album “Cometa” in october via ATO. You can stream a new single called “Happen,” which features Alex G on piano and Mark Ronson and Andrew Bird collaborator Abe Rounds on drums. COMETA by Nick Hakim
bklyn | favourite things 7.22
bklyn favourite things 7.22 – Mick Jenkins, Sainte, Joe Armon-Jones & Mala feat. Maxwell Owin, Puma Blue feat. Anja Ngozi & Maxwell Owin, Kenyon Dixon, Joey Bada$$, Cody Currie, Monzanto Sound, Saib, Gas-Lab, Embatucadores feat. Joaquin Cornejo, Yann Van Der Cruyssen, Bokoya, Moderator feat. Serushiô, Chester Watson, Astral Flex & Odyssey Zelno, Guohan feat. Owen […]
Moderator | In The Garden
Moderator is a Greek producer who has been making music for almost ten years. From Athens, he succeeded in building a large loyal audience who tunes in to enjoy his dazzling and unclassifiable tunes. After the success of his latest works, he comes back with the EP In The Garden, a refined jazzy blend of […]
Joe Armon-Jones & Mala | A Way Back
Mala and Joe Armon-Jones unite on A Way Back; a five track collaborative project that calls back the golden age of dubstep, released on Armon-Jones’ imprint Aquarii Records. Joe Armon-Jones, keyboardist, composer and producer, is pushing the boundaries of his sound, blurring the lines between bass- heavy dub, contemporary club culture and his background as a […]
Rude Skøtt Osborn Trio | The Virtue of Temperance
Martin Rude & Jakob Skøtt Duo released 2 albums in 2020: The Discipline of Assent & The Dichotomy of Control. For the third installation in their Stoic opus, they join forces with Tamar Osborn on saxophone & alto flute. Similar to their first 2 albums, Rude & Skøtt improvised a tidal wave of ideas and […]
Carlos Niño & Friends | Extra Presence
“Extra Presence” is a 90 minute, 17-track collection showcasing Los Angeles modern music scene pioneer Carlos Niño’s unique, highly developed, self-described “Spiritual, Improvisational, Space Collage” sound, and featuring an incredible cast of collaborators (including Jamael Dean, Nate Mercereau, Shabazz Palaces, Deantoni Parks, Sam Gendel, Laraaji, Jamire Williams, Iasos, and more). It’s an expanded edition of […]
Bastien Keb | Organ Recital
The fourth album by the singular Bastien Keb. Conceived as a fantasy world to escape self-doubt and loneliness, fragments from everyday life continue to bleed through the cracks of reality – the harmony from a distant car alarm, someone’s headphones on the night bus, rain on leaky roof, a decaying siren – to produce a […]
Jitwam | Third
On Third, Jitwam expands upon his beat-making abilities and production, fusing live music with samples and edits while elevating his craft to new heights. He evokes memories of finding peace within the chaos of daily life. As it takes Jitwam “time to sit and reflect”, the album was years in the making partly inspired by […]
bklyn | favourite things 6.22
bklyn favourite things – Brock Berrigan, Garms feat. Ayrtm, Bvtman, Jarjarjr, KAM-BU feat. Lord Apex, Isaiah Rashad feat. Deante’ Hitchcock, Flying Lotus & Devin Tracy, Ayrtn, JID, Jitwam, Agajon, Charles Stepney, FloFilz feat. K, Le Maestro, Koralle, Parental & Dan Amozig, FKJ feat. Toro y Moi, Eddie Chacon, Bokoya, Cumulus Frisbee, Lampen, Jamie Leeming, Carlos […]
Underground Canopy | Séquences
After the release of their critically acclaimed first album « Bluestaeb & S. Fidelity Present Underground Canopy » (MENACE – 2020), Underground Canopy (UC) was able to take time, due to the unforeseen period of doubt in 2020, to craft new compositions with a fresh approach. Throughout this forced period of introspection, the Parisian band […]