Kaytranada | 99.9%
Montreal-based artist/producer Kaytranada’s new album ‘99.9%’ will be out on May 5th via XL Recordings. He announced the album on Benji B’s Montreal Special show on BBC Radio 1. The LP holds 15 tracks and features guest appearances by BADBADNOTGOOD, Karriem Riggins & River Tiber, Syd of the Internet Band, Vic Mensa, Craig David, Goldlink, Alunageorge, Phonte, Anderson.Paak, […]
gregory porter | take me to the alley
Gregory Porter announced a follow-up to his platinum-certified, grammy-winning, “Liquid Spirit” album. He will release “Take Me To The Alley” on May 6th. Watch the 1-mic, 1-take in-studio performance of the new single “Don’t Lose Your Steam” live in-session at Capitol Studios below. Pre-order your copy of the “Take Me To The Alley” LP on iTunes today and get […]
al dobson jr. | rye lane vol. II & III
Al Dobson Jr. returns to Rhythm Section International with his debut full length LP. Spread over 28 tracks and clocking in at just under one hour, this body of work provides a glimpse into the mind of one of the UK’s most talented, enigmatic producers. Al Dobson’s debut mini album marked the inauguration of Bradley […]
favourite things | 2.16
The soundcloud-selection playlist for february holds approximately two hours of new music. Part one starts with jazz by Jaimeo Brown Transcendence, Binker & Moses Boyd, Heliocentrics, Byron The Aquarius, Sol Monk feat. Roy Hermon, Mop Mop, Meeting by Chance, Pete Josef, DJ ATSUSHI aka creekMUZIK, Philippe Edison & The Black Luster Quintet, Jaleel Shaw feat. Dres of […]
the heliocentrics | from the deep
Following “Last Transmission”, their collaboration with Melvin Van Peebles, the Heliocentrics finish off their trawl through the vaults of tracks recorded at their old digs – Quatermass Studios – with psychedelic tinged funk and jazz instrumentals first heard on Gaslamp Killer’s HELIO X GLK EP, tracks Rolling Stone describes as “sprawling, with percussive patterns that […]
j dilla | the diary
Back in 2013, it was announced that “The Diary”, a lost J Dilla vocal album made at the turn of the millennium, was being reassembled for a posthumous release. (The announcement was accompanied by a 12″ featuring the previously-unheard “Anthem” b/w “Trucks.”) now, the LP was given an official release date. Constructed over the past decade […]
jaimeo brown transcendence | work songs
Echoes of the past meet visions of the future on “Work Songs”, the follow up to Jaimeo Brown Transcendence’s arresting 2013 self-titled debut. From recordings of prisoners in Mississippi to stonemasons in Japan, the album brings renewed life to historical work songs through a mixture of powerfully evocative samples and new recordings. Comprised of drummer/producer […]
nomine | inside nomine
Two years in the making and carefully sculpted and selected from 60 tracks, Nomine‘s “Inside Nomine” is finally available on Tempa Records. Stream the entire LP after the jump. “One of Tempa’s most consistent and exciting artists to join the label roster in recent years, Nomine’s fusions defy categorisation. We’ve watched his murky world unravel over the […]
bacao rhythm and steel band | 55
Back in the days multi instrumentalist and band leader of the legendary Bacao Rhythm & Steel Band Björn Wagner spent a few months in Trindad & Tobago where he became fascinated with Steel Drums. His initial intrigue with local steel pan music culture led him to learning the instrument both through help of local players and […]
moses boyd | time and space
Drummer, composer and producer Moses Boyd has worked and collaborated with the likes of Lonnie Liston Smith, Four Tet, Floating Points, Zara McFarlane, Giles Peterson, Kwabs, Jimmy Napes, Soweto Kinch and many more. Whilst leading his own outfits The Exodus and Solo Exodus. “Time And Space EP” is the 2nd exploration of the relationship between man and the cosmos. […]
brandee younger | wax & wane
“Wax & Wane” is the sophomore album from harpist Brandee Younger. Evoking the musical equivalent of rare gems, Younger emerges from the legacies of Dorothy Ashby and Alice Coltrane as she ushers in a new era that celebrates the unsung titan of string instruments. The album was recorded at the Breeding Ground Recording Studio by […]
favourite things | 1.16
The january soundcloud-playlist holds 27 tracks by: Diggs Duke, ThisIsJBird, Pacific Yew, Philippe Edison, The Internet, Brandee Younger, Gloria Ann Taylor, Lack of Afro, Karl Hector & The Malcouns, Alpman, Sampa The Great, Erykah Badu, Kirkis & Mndsgn, Tom Misch, Conehead 錐頭, Aso, MicroA, BUDABRO$E, Dil Withers, House Shoes, Mick Jenkins feat. BADBADNOTGOOD, Anderson .Paak, Donchano, Josh Hey, […]
United Vibrations | The Myth of the Golden Ratio
Music with a message and for community. That’s what United Vibrations has brought to the table their entire career. Various writers and reviewers have tried their best to categorize the sound of London’s United Vibrations using terms like Afrobeat or jazz. However, this unique group may be best described by the feelings their music instills […]
havana club rumba sessions
Gilles Peterson’s “Havana Club Rumba Sessions” is a collection of remixes from a roster of producers spread across locales as wide as South London to Japan and beyond. Berlin-based Max Graef & Glenn Astro deliver a kickdrum-sprung workout that pays testament to the free and easy hip hop beatmaking in a style that’s long been their m.o.; Motor […]
philadelphia summer of ’64
To celebrate the Residency Philadelphia Summer of ’64 series, the guys from Paxico Records released a compilation featuring Sigmund Washington, MoGiLLaH, Stainless Steele and Josh Hey. “Over the past summer, Residency and Paxico Records curated a series of performances to pay tribute to the Summer of 1964 in Philadelphia and all the monumental music that […]
favourite things | 12.15
The final ‚favourite things‘ for 2015 holds 1:35 hours of music by artists and producers such as Kadhja Bonet, Sigmund Washington, Pacific Yew, Tropico, Little Simz x BadBadNotGood, SMR, DJM, Sampa The Great, FloFilz feat. Ivan Ave, Anderson.Paak feat. The Game & Sonyae Elise, S. Fidelity feat. Tesla, Bluestaeb, Butcher Brown, Freddie Gibbs feat. Black Thought, Flitz & […]
anderson paak | malibu
The 16-track LP includes the previously released “Room In Here,” “Am I Wrong,” and “The Season/Carry Me.” ScHoolboy Q, The Game, BJ the Chicago Kid, Talib Kweli, Hi-Tek, 9th Wonder, and DJ Khalil all contribute to Malibu, which can be purchased on iTunes. Some time ago Breezy Lovejoy made the transition to Anderson Paak. It […]
sons of kemet | lest we forget what we came here to do
Sons Of Kemet are born of many vital elements – including a name that nods to ancient Egyptian culture, and a line-up that comprises some of the most progressive 21st-century talents in British jazz and beyond. Band-leader, composer and sax and clarinet don Shabaka Hutchings (himself named after a Nubian pharaoh-philosopher) brings together his fiery […]