Black Taffy | Elder Mantis
Black Taffy (Donovan Jones) is a Dallas-based composer and performer whose current focus lies in pairing ambient music with big bass and percussion. The first born son of Pentecostal music ministers, Donovan grew up witnessing the power music has to induce trance and encourage spiritual awakening. Eventually drawing parallels between christianity, voodoo, […]
favourite things | 1.19
favourite things 1.19 – Kokoroko, Ruby Rushton, Mark de Clive-Lowe feat. Brandon Combs, Brandon Eugene Owens, Carlos Nino & Josh Johnson, Long Arm, Ill Considered, Ambrose Akinmusire, Seed Ensemble, OK:KO, Myele Manzanza, Rosie Turton, Nihilism, Black Taffy, Kassa Overall, Erik Blood feat. Theo Croker, Paper Tiger, The Cinematic Orchestra feat. Roots Manuva, Chester Watson, Planet Giza […]
Pax | Because We’re Old
“Love songs dedicated to all my friends. Thanks for bein’ extra ordinary”. Released December 28, 2018. All instruments and vocals performed and arranged by Pax. Recorded in Daly City, CA and Sherman Oaks, CA Mixed and Mastered and curated by Shiloh Adela, Gabriel Ente, and Eliseo Perez Additional production on “LaLa” by Sokro Additional vocals […]
Al Dobson Jr. | Sounds From The Village Vol. 2
Volume 2 of Al Dobson Jr.’s “Sounds From The Village” series unearths more drum tracks and abstract musical curation from his archives. Fonk tales and Movie scene interludes from a span of 2006-2016 compiled by Kutmah. Available now digitally on Bandcamp. Sounds From The Village Vol. 2 by Al Dobson Jr.
The Cinematic Orchestra | To Believe
The Cinematic Orchestra are back with a definitive new album that explores a timeless question of vital importance in 2019 – what to believe? Founding member Jason Swinscoe and longtime partner Dominic Smith have enlisted album contributions from collaborators old and new: Moses Sumney, Roots Manuva, Heidi Vogel, Grey Reverend, Dorian Concept and Tawiah, Miguel […]
favourite things | 12.18
favourite things 12.18 – Angel Bat Dawid, Eskapist feat. Daulat, Resavoir, Rosie Turton, Theon Cross, Takeo Moriyama, Cotonete, Billy Bang’s Survival Ensemble, Ishmael Ensemble feat. Yazz Ahmed, Horatio Luna feat. JK, Pedro, Joe Armon-Jones feat. Nache, Z.Z. & Olive Tree, Elsa Hewitt, Melo-Zed, Melodiesinfonie, Naye Fshr, Medline, Louis VI, Children Of Zeus feat. Black Milk, Curren$y, […]
favourite things | 11.18
favourite things 11.18 – Kristoffer Eikrem & Bendik Baksaas, Toru Nishijima, Ash Walker, Àbáse feat. Wayne Snow, Ill Considered, EABS feat. Tenderlonious, Marquis Hill, Marcus Strickland’s Twi-Life, feat. Bilal, Pharoahe Monch & Greg Tate, Eriksson Kaner, Modified Man, Low Leaf, Up High Collective feat. Kutmah, Chip Wickham feat. Reginald Omas Mamode IV, Melodiesinfonie, Waahiid, Sampology […]
Melodiesinfonie | Sichtexotica IV
Swiss producer Melodiesinfonie recently released his fourth installment “Sichtexotica IV” on record label Sichtexot. “Sichtexotica IV” released November 23rd, limited to 500 pcs. 10inch, available on Bandcamp. Coverartwork by Mathilda Mutant. Sichtexotica IV by Melodiesinfonie
Marcus Strickland | People Of The Sun
When last we heard from Strickland on 2016’s Nihil Novi, he was experimenting with hip-hop-inspired production, blending genres with a little help from album producer Meshell Ndegeocello. In the process, something big happened: “I was no longer concerned about what is or isn’t jazz,” he says. “I got rid of those barriers and was […]
favourite things | 10.18
Annabel (lee) feat. Novo Tempo & Jake Telford, Alder Ego, Harvey Sutherland, Amethyst feat. Nubya Garcia, Ferg Ireland Trio, Ishmael Ensemble, Shida Shahabi, Viktor Orri Árnason and Yair Elazar Glotman, Mammal Hands, Etienne Jaumet, Maisha, Sarathy Korwar, Maarja Nuut & Ruum, Tiana Khasi, Te’Amir, Building Instrument, James Wright Trio feat. Danika Smith & Horatio Luna, […]
Mick Jenkins | Pieces of a Man
Mick Jenkins released his new album “Pieces of a Man”, featuring Julien Bell, Mikahl Anthony, Ben Hixon, Ghostface Killah, Corinne Bailey Rae, BadBadNotGood. Produced by Kaytranada, Black Milk, THEMpeople. Stream and buy on Bandcamp. “Literally a collection of songs that speaks to; generally, black manhood and the realities of existing in certain spaces. And […]
Leifur James | A Louder Silence
A Louder Silence is the London-based producer and multi-instrumentalist Leifur James’ first proper release; his two earlier singles feature on the record, after gaining support from Gilles Peterson’s Worldwide FM with a live airing and interview in 2017, plus continued backing from XLR8R, Stamp the Wax, and BBC Radio 6 Music DJ’s. The album is […]
favourite things | 9.18
favourite things 9.18 – Little Simz, Action Bronson, Berner feat. Curren$y, Green R Fieldz & Casey Veggies, Diboujone feat. IAMDDB, The O’My’s feat. Chance the Rapper, Chester Watson, Knx.[ノレッ], Barney Artist feat. Jordan Rakei, 4Trackboy & Echomann (Wyl), Mick Jenkins, Georgia Anne Muldrow, Summers Sons & C.Tappin, Skinny Pelembe feat. Chloe Beth Smith & Field […]
Mansur Brown | Shiroi
Guitarist Mansur Brown has released his debut album “Shiroi” via Kamaal Williams Black Focus Records. A key part of Williams and Yussef Dayes’ Black Focus album in 2016, and a collaborator on a number of projects since, Brown has been tipped as heir apparent to London’s genre-defying so-called ‘jazz’ scene. Mansur Brown’s Shiroi is available digitally […]
Moses Boyd | Displaced Diaspora
Displaced Diaspora by Moses Boyd
Fatima | And Yet It’s All Love
It’s been four years since Eglo Records’ Fatima released 2014’s Blue Note-approved, critically acclaimed debut Yellow Memories. This September, the London- via -Stockholm, Sweden songstress, returns with her second album, And Yet It’s All Love — an emotional, yet entertaining trip through the full cycle of a romantic relationship, told in Fatima’s now-familiar soulful style. […]
Contact Field Orchestra | Vol. 1
“In 2008 I came across a box of 7” tapes at an estate sale in Altadena. The woman there said that they had belonged to her father and were “field recordings” of a turn-of-the century orchestra. It took me maybe another year to actually load them up and transfer them to the computer. When I […]
favourite things | 8.18
favourite things 8.18 – Apollo Brown & Joell Ortiz, Migos feat. Chilly Gonzales, Lando Chill feat. Quelle Chris & REY, Illingsworth feat. Open Mike Eagle, Jetpack Jones feat. J. Hurt, Lou Phelps, Mick Jenkins feat. Kaytranda, Mecca83, Lenny de Luca feat. Rich Garvey, D. Sanders, Mac Miller, Curren$y feat. T.Y., Wyl, Swarvy, Coryayo, Scott Xylo, […]