SML | How You Been
SML — the forward-thinking quintet of Anna Butterss, Jeremiah Chiu, Josh Johnson, Booker Stardrum, and Gregory Uhlmann — return with their second album How You Been, a bold leap forward in their collective language of experimental jazz and post-genre sound design. Built from live improvisations and carefully sculpted in post-production, the album expands on the […]
bklyn | favourite things 9.25
bklyn favourite things 9.25 – Fabiano Do Nascimento feat. U-zhaan, Buttering Trio, Tom Skinner, Obey, Offthewally, Kojey Radical, Jaywalk and The Cadillacs, Ebi Soda feat. Jianbo, Jamie Leeming feat. Alfa Mist, Or Kantor, Rachel Kitchlew & SHOLTO & Dave Bardon & Deanna Wilhelm, SML, Syd, Hena, Run Logan Run feat. BB. James & Ryan Thrupp, […]
Yuuf | Mt. Sava
Instrumental four-piece Yuuf return with new six-track EP ‘Mt. Sava’, out now on Ninja Tune imprint Technicolour. The release follows their earlier 2025 EP ‘Alma’s Cove’ – a journey through natural soundscapes and quiet introspection. Described by the band as the “spiritual sister to ‘Alma’s Cove’”, ‘Mt. Sava’ shifts the setting from lush coastal tranquility […]
Bastien Keb | GHOULS
First Word Records proudly presents Ghouls, the sixth studio album from Bastien Keb—a 19-track journey through psychedelic chamber-funk, cinematic instrumentals, warped anti-ballads, and ethereal ambience. Part soundtrack, part beat tape, part memoir, Ghouls feels like a dream stitched from late-night thoughts and faded memories. Entirely sample-free, Keb crafts each piece himself—layering strings, harps, saxophones, flutes, […]
Oscar Jerome | The Spork
Oscar Jerome returns with The Spork, set for release on November 21 2025 via New Soil.  In this inventive project, he revisits and reimagines tracks from his previous albums (The Spoon and The Fork), offering “Spork Versions” of familiar songs—now filtered through fresh arrangements and his signature guitar-led vision.  Recorded and sculpted with his sensitive songwriting and production approach, The Spork […]
Kinkajous | Bahman with an H
There’s a quiet intensity to Kinkajous’ score for Bahman with an H, the new short film by Sam Motazedi. Rather than accompanying the film with cues or fragments, the London-based duo — Benoit Parmentier and Adrien Cau — composed a continuous, 18-minute piece that slowly unfolds like a breath held in suspension. It’s ambient jazz […]
The Cosmic Tones Research Trio | The Cosmic Tones Research Trio
On their self-titled second album, The Cosmic Tones Research Trio—featuring Roman Norfleet, Harlan Silverman, and Kennedy Verrett—dives deeper into the spiritual soundscapes that first defined their genre-defying approach. Based in Portland, Oregon, the trio crafts a transcendent listening experience rooted in both meditative stillness and rhythmic propulsion. Blending cello, alto sax, piano, flutes, and an […]
Daisuke Tanabe | Hole on Layers
Daisuke Tanabe returns with ‘Hole on Layers’, his first full-length solo album in over a decade since 2014’s ‘Floating Underwater’. After years of collaborations and EPs—such as the kidsuke project with British artist Kidkanevil—he has been quietly shaping his delicate, detailed sound. On ‘Hole on Layers’, odd time signatures, shifting rhythms, and off-beat grooves weave […]
Awkward Corners | A Book Of Imaginary Beings
On his fourth Awkward Corners release, A Book of Imaginary Beings, Chris Menist strips his sound back to its essence—exploring minimal electronic textures, meditative percussion, and abstract global grooves. Inspired by the writings of Borges and shaped during the dark winter evenings of early 2025, the album unfolds like an unwritten story, with each track […]
Makaya McCraven | Off The Record
Makaya McCraven returns with Off The Record, a bold and sprawling double‑LP (or 2‑CD) compilation that gathers four separate yet interconnected EPs — Techno Logic, The People’s Mixtape, Hidden Out!, and PopUp Shop.  What ties the project together is McCraven’s signature process: live, improvised performance captured in the moment, then transformed through post‑production editing, overdubs and studio sculpting.  He revisits […]
Alabaster DePlume | To Cy & Lee: Instrumentals Vol. 1
To Cy and Lee: Instrumentals Vol. 1 introduced a new side of Alabaster DePlume—the Manchester-born poet, saxophonist, and composer known for his theatrical performances and spoken-word intensity. Here, his focus shifts to quiet, wordless melodies: serene, intimate, and deeply human. These instrumentals, once gentle interludes between his vocal works, became the centerpiece of a collection that radiates […]
Sarathy Korwar | There Is Beauty, There Already
Award-winning composer and producer Sarathy Korwar to release new album celebrating the melodic power of the drum ensemble Sarathy Korwar, genre-breaking drummer, producer and composer, announces the release of his seventh album, There Is Beauty, There Already, out on Otherland on 7th November 2025. Celebrating the melodic power of the drum ensemble, the album follows […]
Mick Jenkins | A Murder of Crows
With A Murder of Crows, Mick Jenkins and British producer EMIL deliver an 11-track collaboration that feels dark, cinematic, and uncompromising. Jenkins brings his signature lyricism—mixing introspection, social critique, and poetic imagery—while EMIL’s production provides moody backdrops rooted in jazz texture, subtle electronics, and a restrained but immersive atmosphere. From the opener “Dream Catchers”, where […]
Jonah Parzen-Johnson & Lau Nau | A Few We Remember
A Few We Remember is the new album by Jonah Parzen-Johnson and Lau Nau. The recording debut for the new duo of Finnish composer Lau Nau, aka Laura Naukkarinen, and American baritone saxophonist Jonah Parzen-Johnson, it cycles between moments of knotty ambience, whispered melody, and innocent tinkering, as the duo improvises over 8 narrative scores […]
Lady Wray | Cover Girl
Lady Wray returns with Cover Girl, her third album on Big Crown Records, and a radiant celebration of self-love, growth, and joy. Opening with the affirming “My Best Step,” the record blends ‘60s/’70s soul, disco, gospel, and ‘90s R&B/hip-hop influences into a deeply personal and empowering sound. It marks a new chapter for Nicole Wray—one […]
Islandman | Island5
slandman reimagines the deep-rooted sounds of Anatolia through a modern lens. To them, this music isn’t frozen in time — it’s alive, shifting, and always becoming. Tradition, in their hands, isn’t something to preserve in glass, but something to carry, stretch, and let grow. To be released in the autumn of 2025, their fifth studio […]
Sven Wunder | Daybreak
At daybreak, as sunlight travels through the atmosphere and begins to reach Earth’s surface, daylight gradually emerges. This marks the transition from night to the beginning of a brand-new day. As the temperature rises—especially after clear, calm nights—relative humidity decreases, and mist, formed of tiny suspended droplets, begins to evaporate. Warm air rises and cool […]
bklyn | favourite things 8.25
bklyn favourite things 8.25 – El Michels Affair, Lord Of The Isles, Astrid Engberg feat. Jonas Cook, Jaywalk and The Cadillacs, Illa J and Ash Walker, Yoni Mayraz feat. Fly Anakin, Makaya McCraven, SUCADO, Ancient Infinity Orchestra, Saul Williams feat. Aja Monet, Fata Morgana, Wilder Maker feat. Joseph Shabason, Morcheeba feat. Oscar #Worldpeace, Robert Glasper, […]