Maarja Nuut | Hinged
One’s existence hinges on past generations – we are what has come before. I gradually began to grasp this thought after inheriting my grandmother’s old farm. Five generations’ worth of personal possessions; land that had sustained my forebearers. Clearing the impenetrable brush, and sorting through buildings bursting with artifacts, felt like a long ritual filled […]
Jamire Williams | But Only After You Have Suffered
‘But Only After You Have Suffered’ is a densely layered and deeply personal new work from multidisciplinary artist, composer, percussionist & producer Jamire Williams. Conceived as a spiritual, autobiographical artistic statement, Jamire applies sound collage practice to modern jazz composition, beat production, MC/vocalist features, and his uniquely impressionistic drumming style – making an album as […]
Little Simz | Sometimes I Might Be Introvert
“Introvert” is an expansive piece of music that begins with a mighty orchestral fanfare and doesn’t let up as Simz peels off bars that grapple with fear, frustration, and possibility on both a personal and more universal level. “My speech ain’t involuntary,” Simz raps, “Project with intention straight from my lungs/I’m a black woman and […]
Kiefer | When There’s Love Around
When There’s Love Around is an album of two halves. The first is “about feeling small and insignificant and stressed,” Kiefer says. “It’s about things that cause me to worry, but at the end of the day, are probably unimportant from a larger cosmic perspective.” The nostalgia of looking through old childhood pictures in one […]
Big Crown Records | Demoitis Vol. 1
Sometimes the demo recording of a song has a vibe that cannot be duplicated. Whether that first recording is a voice memo on your phone or half haphazardly recorded with one mic in the room, there’s an undeniable charm to these recordings. If you spend some time listening to them, when the “real” recording is […]
Arthur Lyman | Island Vibes
Merging the sounds of nature along with his resounding vibraphone, Arthur Lyman and producer Gordon Broad created Island Vibes, an ambient/jazz/field recording album that exhibits the pure weightlessness of Lyman’s music. A lost gem from the exotica pioneer’s catalog — and his last recorded album — Island Vibes paints a meditative tropical canvas of the […]
Mansur Brown | Heiwa
Mansur Brown is a 24 year old Artist, Producer and Multi-Instrumentalist, from Brixton, London. Mansur released his debut Album “Shiroi” in 2018, followed by EP “Tesuto” in 2020. Mansur’s forthcoming album entitled “Heiwa” is due for release in 2021, and will be the debut record released on Mansur’s own record label, Amai Records. All instruments […]
Dan Nicholls | Mattering and Meaning
London-based keyboardist/producer Dan Nicholls (of Y-OTIS) introduces a new album project ‘Mattering And Meaning’ to be released by We Jazz Records on August 13th. Nicholls’ music uses acoustic piano as its key element, transporting the instrument into new territories that sound remarkably natural and organic, whilst displaying a strong kinship with the world of abstract […]
Emze | Meditation(s)
Emze’s meditation(s) is a collection of songs that make introspection and the search for inner peace a positively vibe-y expedition. The seven-track EP is effortlessly uplifting on the surface, but also allows entry into a deeper meditative state, one that opens up the possibility for an honest conversation with ourselves. By design, meditation(s) guides us […]
Phil Stroud | Untitled
Fresh from Perth’s most prolific percussion den, we’re proud to introduce GCR006: The keenly-awaited debut LP from local rhythm magician Phil Stroud. Presented in an absorbing listening arc and captured with crystal clarity, this self-titled slow burner is an artful and meditative journey, filled out with straight-up danceable joy. In just over an hour, Stroud […]
bklyn | favourite things 7.21
Azizi Gibson, Guess What 3000, Bacao Rhythm & Steel Band, Donvtello, Fid Mella, Jamin, Lex Lugner & Opti Mane, Bluestaeb Mick Jenkins & Aréna, Klim Beats, Charlotte Day Wilson feat. BADBADNOTGOOD, El Michels Affair & Liam Bailey, John Carroll Kirby, Black Friction, Isaiah Rashad feat. Smino, Styles Davis feat. WLLFLXX, Kiefer, Silvio Astier, Summers Sons […]
Pink Siifu | GUMBO’!
“I love everything. I really do. I love Nirvana. I love Pink Floyd. I love Sun Ra. I love Dungeon Family. I love Parliament. I love James Brown. I love Prince. I love Cameo. I’m gonna try to make all of this shit before I die, so I don’t ever want n****s to get stale […]
El Michels Affair & Liam Bailey | Ekundayo Inversions
There has always been a Reggae influence in the music of El Michels Affair. From their cover of “Hung Up On My Baby” done in a Reggae style, to the general sound and approach that permeates Leon’s production style. While recording Bailey’s 2020 Ekundayo album, they did some straight forward reggae tunes inspired by different […]
Emma-Jean Thackray | Yellow
Bandleader, multi-instrumentalist and producer, Emma-Jean Thackray was born and raised in Yorkshire but is today a resident of Catford, south-east London. Her 2020 EPs Um Yang 음 양 and Rain Dance marked Thackray out as standard-bearer of a spiritually-minded, dancefloor-angled take on jazz that stood at a slight remove from the broader UK scene. Emma-Jean […]
BADBADNOTGOOD | Talk Memory
BadBadNotGood have announced their new album. “Talk Memory” is out October 8 via XL in partnership with Innovative Leisure. The first song “Signal From the Noise,” which arrives with a new video directed by Duncan Loudon and starring Steve Stamp (of People Just Do Nothingfame). Watch it below. Talk Memory features contributions from Arthur Verocai, Karriem Riggins, […]
bklyn | favourite things 6.21
bklyn favourite things 6.21 – 2Kings feat. Douniah, Astronote, Athletic Progression feat. Brother Portrait, Black Friction, Brainstory, Brittany Howard & BADBADNOTGOOD, Charlotte Day Wilson feat. Syd, Chip Wickham, Dan Nicholls, Eddie Chacon & Nick Hakim, Free Nationals, GoldLink feat. LukeyWorld., H.E.R. feat. Thundercat, Hiatus Kaiyote, Isaiah Rashad, Jan Van de Engel, Jason Nazary feat. Matt […]
The Psychedelic Freaks
The Psychedelic Freaks is a new alias of Horatio Luna’s. The aptly titled debut LP ‘Passing Through The Doorways Of Your Mind’ is an introspective 70s fusion space odyssey. An Afrobeat, Psychedelic jazz, funk fusion experience inspired by the Miles Davis’s electric era. Influenced by the genius of Fela Kuti, Miles Davis, Frank Zappa, Dave […]
Kinkajous | Being Waves
| Kinkajous return with their highly anticipated new album, ‘Being Waves’. Stretching genre and medium boundaries, it leads listeners to explore their own concepts of reality and perception. The new record marks an evolution from Kinkajous’ acclaimed debut, Hidden Lines (2019, Running Circle). This release, engineered by long-term collaborator Brendan Williams, gives life to a […]