Blue Lab Beats | Freedom EP
Blue Lab Beats are NK-OK and Mr. DM from London. Stream their newest E.P. “Freedom” below. Available here.
favourite things | 5.17
favourite things 5.17 BesideZion, Quickly Quickly feat. Lordapex, Rejjie Snow feat. Joey Bada$ & Jesse Boykins III, Sensible J feat. REMI & Sampa The Great, JD. Reid, G-Eazy, Little Simz, Tall Black Guy, Sampa The Great feat. Estelle, Daoud, Blue Lab Beats feat. Kojey Radical & Tiana Major9, Kiefer, Castelluzzo, Chinsaku, Emanative, Tamara Renée, Twit […]
Vels Trio | Yellow Ochre
British jazz band, Vels Trio are about to release their debut EP. ‘Yellow Ochre EP’ demonstrates the virtuoso jazz talents of the band while maintaining the hip-hop inspired funk that has come to define their sound. “The slender keys of Jack Stephen Oliver glide over Dougal Taylor’s breakbeat fire landing with Cameron Dawson’s funky wah bass lines […]
Moonchild | Voyager
‘Voyager’ is the third full-length album from LA’s Moonchild, whose candid style of soul and new-school jazz has propelled them onto a swirling, emotionally charged journey of the heart. Since cementing themselves into the vibrant LA soul scene, Moonchild have released two albums and collaborated or toured with highly-respected names in the soul-jazz crowd including […]
Yazz Ahmed | La Saboteuse
Bahraini-British performer, Yazz Ahmed, is transforming what jazz means in 2017. This trumpet and flugelhorn-playing artist has worked with Radiohead and These New Puritans, experiments with electronic effects, and combines sounds from her shared heritage to author a new narrative for the genre. Part of the new wave of artists credited with stirring up the […]
Dwight Trible | Inspirations
Gondwana Records presents Los Angeles based jazz singer Dwight Trible’s new album. A key collaborator with the likes of Pharoah Sanders and Kamasi Washington, Trible is a long time favourite of the Gondwana record label owner Matthew Halsall. The label-debut release “Inspirations” is produced by and features Matthew Halsall on trumpet, alongside members of The Gondwana Orchestra. […]
Ruby Rushton | Trudi’s Songbook
“Trudi’s Songbook: Volume One” is the new album by 22a-artist Ruby Rushton, written and arranged by Tenderlonious (Edward Cawthorne). The album features Edward Cawthorne on flute & sax, Nick Walters on trumpet, Aidan Shepherd on the keys, Fergus Ireland on bass, Joseph Deenmamode percussions, Eddie Hick on the drums. Out on 22a, released May 19, 2017, available on Bandcamp, […]
Danielle de Picciotto & Alexander Hacke | Unity
“UNITY” is a meditation soundtrack by Danielle de Picciotto & Alexander Hacke. During their long years of nomadic traveling Danielle de Picciotto and Alexander Hacke have resorted to meditation and yoga practice to remain centered in spite of a restless lifestyle. After being asked by many fans worldwide if they would compose a soundtrack […]
favourite things | 4.17
favourite things 4.17/soundcloud holds songs by: Hejira feat. Lay, Alice Coltrane Turiyasangitananda, Leifur James, Neue Grafik feat. Wayne Snow, Children Of Zeus, Lou Phelps feat. Kallitechnis, Future feat. Terrace Martin, Curren$y feat. T.Y., Freddie Gibbs, J Dilla feat. J Rocc, Homeboy Sandman, Ol Burger Beats feat. Chester Watson & Kent Loon, IAMDDB & Laura Ell, The […]
The Heliocentrics | The Sunshine Makers OST
“The Sunshine Makers” soundtrack from the makers of the Academy Award winning ‘Searching For Sugarman’. Two warriors for peace, a vat of chemicals and an LSD cookbook. Original score by The Heliocentrics. Releases June 30, 2017. Pre-order on Bandcamp.
favourite things | 3.17
favourite things 3.17/soundcloud holds songs by: Bei Bei & Shawn Lee, Clutchy Hopkins & Fat Albert Einstein, Yazz Ahmed, Wojtek Mazolewski Quintet, Collocutor vs. The Expansions, Henry Wu, Alfa Mist, Butcher Brown, Jonah Levine Collective feat. Mndsgn, Elusive, Lojii & Swarvy, Bryant Dope, McKinley Dixon, Children of Zeus, HWLS, Freddie Gibbs, Madlib feat. MED, Joey Bada$$ […]
Lojii & Swarvy | Due Rent
“Due Rent” is a collaborative double album by solo artists Lojii & Swarvy. Written and recorded in the summer of 2016 in L.A. by the two Philadelphian transplants. Lojii says “this tape is a score to being a broke nxgga in AmeriKKKa (emphasis on the KKK) – full of dreams and hustlin’ to make ’em happen, […]
Madlib | Bad Neighbor Instrumentals
Bang Ya Head Entertainment is gearing up to release the Instrumentals to the critically acclaimed Bad Neighbor LP by MED and Blu. All beats produced by Madlib. 15 banging instrumentals and 3 bonus beats for your enjoyment. Everything Madlib creates is innovating but the production on Bad Neighbor LP is timeless. Also listen to the […]
A Journey Into Deep Jazz Vol. 2
If Music’s Jean-Claude returns for a second spellbinding edition of ‘A Journey Into Deep Jazz’. Going even deeper than volume 1, this triple vinyl pack is one to truly lose yourself in, with several of the tracks running over 12 minutes in length – Sparrow’s ‘Latin Black Funk’ even over 20 minutes! The obscure gems […]
Collocutor | The Search
To follow-on from the acclaimed Collocutor debut album, ‘Instead‘, Tamar (Collocutor) has written ‘The Search’ and together with her seven piece ensemble and On the Corner Records released at the end of 2016. “Collocutor is an opportunity to explore musically all the cultural connections which are part of being a human being, particularly in the […]
Jonah Levine Collective | Attention Deficit
Trombone and piano player Jonah Levine’s debut album is now available on Alpha Pup Records’ jazz imprint World Galaxy. “Attention Deficit”, follows up stellar World Galaxy releases from Ronald Bruner Jr., Josef Leimberg and Miles Mosley. Jonah Levine’s time studying under jazz legends such as Kenny Burrell and James Newton reveals an important road towards the […]
Bastien Keb | 22.02.85
22.02.85′ is the new album from Bastien Keb. Initially conceived as a concept album about a stripper lost in the city (like a straight-to-video follow up to Showgirls), ‘22.02.85’ has a distinctly nocturnal edge to it. The city at night, lost in a crowd, abandoned petrol stations, empty kebab shops, broken florescent lights. Like a […]
favourite things | 2.17
favourite things 2.17/soundcloud – holds songs by Thoma, Christian Scott, Blood Wine or Honey, Jamil Jamal, Halal Cool J, Flako, Loveturl, Natty Reeves, JBird, Will Sessions feat. Allan Barnes, Tom & Laura Misch feat. FloFilz, Kiefer feat. David Otis, Iojii & Swarvy, Steve Lacy, JMSN, Shiboski, Jonwayne, Lou Phelps feat. KALLITECHNIS, Oddisee, Cookin Soul, Little Dragon, and […]