Mama Odé | Tales and Patterns of the Maroons
Brothers Reginald Omas Mamode IV and Jeen Bassa come together as Mama Odé on full length album ‘Tales And Patterns Of The Maroons’. At its core this is a classic “hip hop” format LP – but have you ever heard Creole Sega Rap Roots music before? Of Creole descent from a group of African islands […]
bklyn | favourite things 8.20
favourite things | 8.20 – Cosmic Vibrations feat. Dwight Trible, Blameful Isles, Mammal Hands, Snazzback, Stanley J, Andrew Wasylyk, Błoto, Nubya Garcia, Aminé feat. Summer Walker, Yameen feat. Kool Keith & lhmv, Oscar Jerome, Lucia Cadotsch, Tenderlonious, King Krule, Pip Millett, Duckwrth feat. EARTHGANG, Machinedrum feat. Freddie Gibbs, Yellow Days, Demae feat. Ego Ella May, […]
Mammal Hands | Captured Spirits
Mammal Hands are pleased to announce the release of their highly anticipated fourth album ‘Captured Spirits’, released 11th September via Manchester tastemaker record label, Gondwana Records. Consisting of saxophonist Jordan Smart, pianist Nick Smart and drummer and tabla player Jesse Barrett, the trio have forged a growing reputation for their hypnotic fusion of jazz […]
Błoto | Kwiatostan
Błoto is a band that came to being accidentally, yet naturally, like a puddle after a rainy day. It all started in the summer of 2018 when the Wrocław-based EABS sextet had a day off between the concerts in Brzeg Dolny, Łódź and Sopot. The music is deeply rooted in brutal hip-hop grooves, referring quite loosely […]
Demae | Life Works Out... Usually
The debut project from London’s Demae (fka Bubblerap and ⅓ of Hawk House) — due on digital and 12” vinyl via Touching Bass. ‘Life Works Out…Usually’ is a soothing antidote to these turbulent times; a soulful coming-of-age story celebrating black joy, self-empowerment and life learnings centered around an integral two year period of growth and […]
Cosmic Vibrations ft. Dwight Trible | Pathways & Passages
Spiritmuse presents “Pathways & Passages”, the debut album from “Cosmic Vibrations” the LA-based ensemble led by acclaimed jazz vocalist Dwight Trible that defines spiritual jazz in the 21st century. A genre-defying amalgamation of divine vocals, soul-stirring jazz, healing poetry, with a rich tapestry of African, Mesoamerican and indigenous North American percussion and instrumentation, taking you […]
Asher Gamedze | Dialectic Soul
“Dialectic Soul”, the debut album from drummer Asher Gamedze is now released. Asher introduces the themes that constitute the album; free drums representing autonomous African motion, the saxophone reflecting deeply & honestly on the violence of colonialism. The teachings of Coltrane, Biko, Makeba, Malcom & others inspire the music’s positive manifestation of resistance. Dialectic Soul […]
Duo Brothers | Duo Brothers
The connection between Sol Monk and Yonatan Levy sprouted a super chill sound that travels instrumentally through groovy beats & sweet minimalistic melodic riffs; revealing, as a mischief sun behind the clouds, ecstatic moments of jazz, R&B and psychedelics. Together they form the “Duo Brothers”. The connection between these two sprouted a super chill album […]
bklyn | favourite things 7.20
favourite things | 7.20 – Tony Allen & Hugh Masekela feat. Matthew Herbert, Jerk, Jyoti, Otis Sandsjö, Sudan Archives, Dorothy feat. Lex Amor, Pax, Bacao Rhythm & Steel Band, Pachakuti & young.vishnu, b&dbbb, Contour, Lupe Fiasco feat. Virgil Abloh, LingoTheIcon, Bilal feat. See Dee X WLLFLXX, Ego Ella May, Kendrick Lamar feat. J. Cole & […]
Makaya McCraven | Universal Beings E&F Sides
An addendum to Makaya McCraven’s critically-acclaimed 2018 release Universal Beings, which The New York Times said “affirms the drummer and beatsmith’s position as a major figure in creative music,” Universal Beings E&F Sides presents fourteen new pieces of organic beat music cut from the original sessions, prepared and produced by Makaya as a soundtrack to […]
Curren$y & Harry Fraud | The Outrunners
„With over 15 years in the game and a discography that stretches well over 50 projects, Curren$y is no stranger to a collaborative effort–teaming up with Wiz Khalifa, Statik Selektah, Berner, DJ Fresh, Berner, Smoke DZA, Cardo, and others just in the last year alone. But there’s one artist he’s continued to get back in […]
Eddie Chacon | Pleasure, Joy and Happiness
This is a thoughtfully considered album of quiet, confident R&B: it doesn’t jump out at you, but rather gets in you. Produced by John Carroll Kirby, the like-minded artist and collaborator with Frank Ocean and Solange Knowles, it features restrained percussion from Kanye West’s Sunday Service drummer Lamar Carter. Celestial soul as a break from […]
Mansur Brown | Tesuto
The rising 23-year-old Brixton artist Mansur Brown, multi-instrumentalist, and producer’s three-track project is an instrumental, beat-heavy search for zen and overcoming obstacles, both of the world and trials that are deeply personal. “The name of the EP is Tesuto, which means Test in Japanese, which is representative of life and the struggles everyone universally goes […]
favourite things | 6.20
favourite things | 6.20 – Tom Misch & Yussef Dayes feat. Kaidi Akinnibi, Ego Ella May, Bacao Rhythm & Steel Band, Awkward Corners feat. Ama⁄Mizu, Vibration Black Finger, Rōnin Arkestra feat. Low Leaf Remix, Roseland En Why Cee, Kutiman, Contours feat. Abel Selaocoe & Callum Connell, Waaju, Sahra Gure feat. Neue Grafik Rework, Tenderlonious, Park […]
Waaju | Grown
Pulsing Afro-Latin roots and UK jazz combine on Grown, the latest album by London-based quintet Waaju, released via Olindo Records. Fusing dexterous hand-percussion, hypnotic guitar riffs and soaring melodies, Waaju connect a wide range of traditional musics percolating at different corners of the global soundscape yet with a distinctly of-the-moment and British jazz flavour. Waaju […]
Tenderlonious | Quarantena
Tenderlonious returns to his own 22a imprint with a brand new collection of lo-fi beats and soundscapes courtesy of the lockdown studio sessions from his home in South London. Lockdown allowed Tender to escape from his busy lifestyle and touring schedule, finally giving him the time to properly explore and experiment with the vast collection […]
Ego Ella May | Honey For Wounds
South London based artist Ego Ella May is set to make her mark with her new long player, which she describes as “music to heal to”. The album follows the release of ‘So Far’, Ego’s acclaimed anthology of previously released music, ‘Honey For Wounds’ is a blend of Jazz, R&B and Neo Soul vocal musicality. Featurings […]
Kendrick Lamar | The Beauty in the Patience
FANTASY EP by Kendrick Lamar produced by Will On The Soul. “The Beauty in the Patience” features 2Pac, Pusha T, J. Cole and Nipsey Hussle. Out now here – stream below. Will On The Soul. · Kendrick Lamar – The Beauty in the Patience EP