eleven into fifteen | 130701
Home to Max Richter, Hauschka, Jóhann Jóhannsson, Dustin O’Halloran, Sylvain Chauveau and more, FatCat Records’ 130701 imprint has played a peerless role in redefining the modern classical scene. The label will celebrate its fifteenth anniversary this year with the release of “Eleven into Fifteen”, a compilation of eleven unreleased tracks – one from each of the […]
sarathy korwar | day to day
The extraordinary debut album from percussionist, drummer and producer Sarathy Korwar – “Day To Day” – fuses traditional folk music of the Sidi community in India (combining East African, Sufi and Indian influences) with jazz and electronics. It’s a collaborative release by Ninja Tune with The Steve Reid Foundation – a charitable trust established by […]
badbadnotgood | IV
BADBADNOTGOOD has just released news that they are following up their 2014 project “III” with “IV” out on record label Innovative Leisure on July 8th. “IV” is the Young Canadian Jazz groups fourth studio album. Last year, they released a collaboration with Ghostface Killah entitled “Sour Soul”. On their upcoming release they feature guest appearances by Colin […]
30/70 collective | cold radish coma
30/70 is a nine-piece exploratory soul collective from Melbourne, Australia. The band with singer Allysha Joy released “Cold Radish Coma” in late 2015. Their 15-track deep debut is best described as polyrhythmic time structures, astrological explorations of 1970s funk and generally good vibes polished with strange electronic flourishes. Stream the entire album below “Cold Radish Coma” is out on Moontown Records, […]
melanie de biasio | blackened cities
After her second release “No Deal” back in 2013, Belgian singer Melanie de Biasio is back with her new EP “Blackened Cities”. “Melanie de Biasio’s 25 minute-long track “Blackened Cities” is already attracting whispers suggesting it could be ‘her masterpiece.’ Inspired by the post-industrial landscape of her home-town Charleroi, Blackened Cities finds unexpected hope rediscovered in cities such […]
dj shadow | the mountain will fall
DJ Shadow, widely acknowledged as a crucial figure in the development of experimental, instrumental hip-hop, will return with ‘The Mountain Will Fall’ worldwide on June 24 via Mass Appeal Records, his first full length release since 2011. The 12-track album finds DJ Shadow exploring new realms in addition to the deep samples and kinetic soundscapes […]
favourite things | 4.16
The soundcloud selection ‘favourite things 4.16’ holds two hours of brand new music. Including songs and productions by artists such as Jameszoo featuring Arthur Verocai, Sarathy Korwar, BADBADNOTGOOD, Braxton Cook, ThisIsJBird, 2LATE, Stro Elliot, Ding, Mecca:83, KA-YU, Little Simz, Remi with Sampa The Great, Syd from the Internet, The Invisible with Reginald Omas Mamode IV, Barney […]
mammal hands | floa
The new Mammal Hands album, “Floa” will be released on Gondwana Records on May 27th. Produced by Matthew Halsall and recorded/mixed/mastered by George Atkins at 80 Hertz Studios in Manchester the album also features string players from The Gondwana Orchestra on tracks ‘In The Treetops’ and ‘The Falling Dream’. You can catch the band live […]
the kondi band | belle wahallah
The Kondi Band is blind piano player and singer Sorie Kondi from Sierra Leone with Rio-based producer Chief Boima. Boima saw an original video of Sorie which inspired him to get in touch and start a collaboration. The EP “Belle Wahallah” forges a direct link between Techno born in the black cities of the American Midwest (where […]
jameszoo | fool
Inspired by classic albums by Steve Kuhn, Arthur Verocai, and Robert Wyatt, Van Dinther aka Jameszoo released his debut album “Fool” on the Brainfeeder label. » With “Fool”, Van Dinther has created an album that doesn’t follow any direct rules. An album composed and arranged “on purpose” that still retains a wonderful naive quality. “It bothered me at first […]
alexis davis | the other numbers
Alexis Davis are: DJ/Producers Mecca:83, Simon S, Spinnerty, and MC Replife. It’s been three years since the Alexis Davis project released their debut release “3” out into the world. Since then the group have continued to work behind the scenes on new material and to explore new directions for their music. “The Other Numbers” is […]
food for my soul | vol. 51
After a two years hiatus, i finally uploaded the new episode of bklyn’s ‘Food For My Soul’ compilation series. #51 is a slow but powerful selection of soul by great artists such as Kool Blues, Black Merda, Lee Bonds, Eunice Collins, Albert Smith, Thomas East, or Eddie Finley. Unmixed 50 minutes of music – enjoy. Listen below – Find more bklyn ‘Soul Food’ on Mixcloud.
carlos niño & friends | flutes, echoes, it’s all happening!
“Flutes, Echoes, It’s All Happening!” is the fourth in an ongoing series of highly collaborative records by Carlos Niño & Friends, and features Madlib, Kamasi Washington, Miguel Atwood-Ferguson, Iasos, Luis Pérez Ixoneztli, Dexter Story, and more. Los Angeles’ Carlos Niño is the exalted producer, composer, percussionist, DJ, ensemble orchestrator, and mentor who has traversed the […]
favourite things | 3.16
The ‘favourite things’ playlist for april 2016 holds 25 new tracks. The collection includes songs by Terrace Martin feat. Kamasi Washington & Rose Gold, Nicholas Payton feat. Butcher Brown, Taylor McFerrin feat. Robert Glasper and Thundercat, Flying Lotus feat. Thundercat, Yusef Lateef, Moses Boyd Exodus, Sigmund Washington, Satsum, Iamnobodi, Kaytranada feat. Karriem Riggins & River Tiber, […]
black milk & nat turner | the rebellion sessions
Black Milk returns alongside his band Nat Turner, with Aaron “Ab” Abernathy on keys, Malik Hunter on bass, and Zebulun “Z” Horton on drums. “The Rebellion Sessions” is a live instrumental LP, jazz-funk opus recorded over the span of one week. On “The Rebel,” Black adds a verse to an instrumental off The Rebellion Sessions entitled […]
terrace martin | velvet portraits
“Velvet Portraits” is a wide ranging record with a common distinct style. With a core band of Terrace Martin on sax, Curly Martin on drums, Brandon Eugene Owens on bass, and Robert ‘Sput’ Searight on Keys, “Velvet Portraits” also features appearances from Kamasi Washington, Robert Glasper, Lalah Hathaway, Thundercat, Rose Gold, Tiffany Gouche, Marlon Williams […]
soul sok séga
Séga is the traditional music of Mauritius (a small island off the coast of Madagascar) and is known as the “blues” of the Indian Ocean. The music was born during the 17th to 19th centuries by African slaves seeking relief from harsh conditions in sugar cane fields and on colonial land by dancing to improvised […]
marla | madawaska valley
Marla is a German/Spanish singer-songwriter, her upcoming debut album ‘Madawaska Valley’ was recorded in Toronto and will be released April 8th via Melting Pot Music. Even though Marla sang her whole life, she never thought she’d pursue music. As her sister quit the guitar, Marla picked it and covered tunes until she started writing around the […]