favourite things | 3.19
favourite things 3.19 – Anenon, Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah feat. Elena Pinderhughes, Alfa Mist, Ruby Rushton, The Comet Is Coming, The Lasso, Leifur James, The Cinematic Orchestra, Hania Rani, Wilma Vritra, Clever Austin feat. Georgia Anne Muldrow, Simon Jefferis feat. Dylan Jones & Natty Reeves, Melodiesinfonie, Culross Close, Dexter Story feat. Endeguena Mulu, Cykada, Rōnin […]
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, […]
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 […]
the gaslamp killer
The Gaslamp Killer announces “The Gaslamp Killer Experience: Live In Los Angeles”, a new album recorded live in one final take. The recording of the sold out performance took place on November 7th at the Mayan Theatre, just after The Gaslamp Killer’s near death accident and against the advisement of his doctor, friends and family. […]
thundercat | them changes
Thundercat, aka bassist Stephen Bruner, has been busy in the past two years as a featured contributor on Kendrick Lamar, Flying Lotus, and Kamasi Washington’s new albums. Next week, he’ll release a new solo effort—his first since 2013’s “Apocalypse”. Flying Lotus co-produced half of the tracks on The Beyond / Where the Giants Roam. Herbie Hancock […]
favourite things | 3.15
Favourite Things 3.15 contains 28 tracks and 1:53 hours of music by artists such as: Reginald Omas Mamode IV, Loyle Carner, Bishop Nehru, glue70, Melo B Jones, Eric Lau, Pacific Shore, Nosaj Thing, Chance The Rapper, The O’My’s, Jeen Bassa, Hubert Daviz, Wun Two, Mounika, FloFilz, Flako, Nomine, Miguel Atwood-Ferguson, Portico, Jamie Lidell, Jazzator, Contrast Trio, Kamasi Washington, Javi […]
kamasi washington | the epic
Jazzist, composer, and bandleader Kamasi Washington’s upcoming “The Epic” is unlike anything jazz has seen, and not just because it emanates from the boundary-defying Brainfeeder, which isn’t so much a label in the traditional sense as it is an unfurling experiment conducted by the underground producer Flying Lotus. The Epic is a 172-minute, three-volume set […]