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27th December 2021 – Best of 2021 Part 2
Scrimshire feat. Nat Birchall & Faye Houston – I Hear You, I See You [Albert’s Favourites]
Foat, Heinola, Åkerblom – Valley Of The Black Cats [Jazzaggression Records]
Marcus Joseph – What If? [Jazz re:freshed]
John Carroll Kirby – Sensing Not Seeing [Stones Throw Records]
Timo Lassy – Foreign Routes [We Jazz Records]
Archie The Goldfish – On a Summer’s Day [Funkiwala Records]
Mara TK – Highly Medicated [Extra Soul Perception]
Jerome Thomas – No B.S [Rhythm Section]
Plutonic Lab feat. Natalie Slade – Good Thing [Low Key Source]
LaNote – Forever There [Futuristica Music]
ditu – Schwarzweissfilm [Beat Department]
Dego feat. Samii – Recovered Memories [2000 Black]
Sean Khan – Starchild (Kaidi Tatham Remix) [BBE Music]
Menagerie – Hope [Freestyle Records]
Alex Malheiros feat. Sabrina Malheiros – Alto Verao [Far Out Recordings]
Aldorande – La Promesse Au Soleil [Favorite Recordings]
Basement Membrane – Banana [Inner Tribe Records]
LCSM & Shamis – Believe (LCSM Remix) [Dopeness Galore/INI Movement]
Soulparlor feat. Colonel Red – To Be More [Inner Tribe Records]
Sentinel 793 – Wormholes [Seagrave]
Calibre – Time To Breathe [Signature Recordings]
SPD – Pfhin [Keysound Recordings]
Low End Activist – Engineers Origins [Low End Activism]
K-65 – In My Mind [Seagrave]
Searchlight – Breathe [Fallen Tree 1Hundred]
Kmyle – Reptil [Still Techno]
20th December 2021 – Best of 2021 Part 1
Jose Mauro – Moenda [Far Out Recordings]
Viejas Raices – Los Berugos Wor [Altercat Records]
George Sauma Jr. – Você O Tempo Todo Para Mim [Favorite Recordings]
Lemos and Debtio – Morro Do Barraco Set Agua [Mr Bongo Records]
Jan Tober & Ron Satterfield – What Game Shall We Play Today? [Mind Fluid Music]
Spirits Rejoice – Standing Here Alone [Matsuli Music]
Ian Carr’s Nucleus – Images [Be With Records]
Hector Costita – Divagacao 6/8 [Dynamite Cuts]
Hiromasa Suzuki – Smash [Columbia]
Khan Jamal – The Known Unknown [Jazz Room Records]
Arpeggio Jazz Ensemble – Wet Walnuts And Whipped Cream [Jazz Room Records]
Marcos Resende & Index – Nina Neném [Far Out Recordings]
Kamal Abdul Alim – Dance [Soul Brother Records]
Southern Energy Ensemble – Open Your Mind [Strut Records]
Bridge – Stella [High Jazz Records]
Sunbear – Let Love Flow For Peace [Soul Train]
Kenny Mann With Liquid Pleasure – Say What [Mad About Records]
Sivuca – Ain’t No Sunshine [Real Gone Music]
American Gypsy – Inside Out [Music On Vinyl]
The Ferry Brothers – ‘Til Mornin’ Comes [Favorite Recordings]
Asha Puthli – Space Talk [Mr Bongo Records]
Cláudio Bocca – Marsupial [Notes On A Journey]
The Patchouli Brothers – Project Soul [Moton Records Inc.]
New York Disco Orchestra – Get It Up And Dance [Espacial Discos]
Freeez – Stay [Far Out Recordings]
Jacob’s Optical Stairway – Solar Feelings [Reinforced Music]
13th December 2021
Jonny Tobin – Beachside Thoughts
Silent Titan feat. Apollo Fontane – Manifesto [Low Key Source]
Artizhan – Who Be The B [Apparel Tronic]
Greg Surmacz – A Brave Face [XVI Records]
The Blaxploited Orchestra – Until the Day [Compost Disco]
Embryo – Yu Mala [Madlib Invazion]
corto.alto – No, Pt. III [Worm Discs]
Hermeto Pascoal – Samba Do Belaqua [Far Out Recordings]
Alex Malheiros feat. Sabrina Malheiros – Prece [Far Out Recordings]
Sambôa – Ze Bede [Playa Sound]
Logg – Something Else [Salsoul Records]
AD Bourke – Equinox [Five Fold]
Jazzuelle feat. Aquatone – Nomadic Splendour [Stay True Sounds]
Boddhi Satva – Sácalo [BBE Music]
Rebecca Vasmant – Dance Yourself Free [Tru Thoughts Recordings]
Veronique Page – From Dusk To Dawn [Motech Records]
Mercy System – Recognise [Voitax]
Martyn – Vancouver [3024]
Skream – Sub Island [Soul Jazz Records]
Data – Optimus Prime (Underdog Remix) [Sirkus]
Biggabush feat. Jackie Walters – This River [Tru Thoughts Recordings]
6th December 2021
Arno E. Mathieu – Aurora Baléaris [Compost Records]
Kerrier District – Ce Porte [Rephlex]
Dimitri From Paris & DJ Rocca – The Compass Point [Compost Disco]
Bonobo feat. Jordan Rakei – Shadows [Ninja Tune]
Atjazz & Mark de Clive-Lowe – Awake We Stay [Atjazz Record Company]
Kuna Maze – Raw Beef [Tru Thoughts Recordings]
Marcos Valle – Gotta Love Again (Kaidi Tatham Remix) [Jazz Is Dead]
Anthony Joseph – Swing Praxis (Kaidi Tatham Remix) [Heavenly Sweetness]
Aurora Dee Raynes – Crazy That You Love [Tru Thoughts Recordings]
Sons Of The Sun – Sun Gods [BBE Music]
Werther – Litoral [Altercat Records]
Brunno – Bossa [Notes On A Journey]
Atakora Manu – Dada [BBE Music]
Tata Vasquez And His Orchestra – Suite Guaracho Part 2 [Jazz Room Records]
Esperanto – Theme From Vegas [Favorite Recordings]
Dave Hubbard – Family Affair [Wewantsounds]
Lon Moshe & Southern Freedom Arkestra – Doin’ the Carvin’ for Thabo [Strut Records]
Jan Tober & Ron Satterfield – What Game Shall We Play Today? [Mind Fluid Music]
Hector Costita – Avessos [Dynamite Cuts]
Paul Johnson & Daz-I-Kue – Celebrate [BBE Music]
Lone Catalysts feat. Talib Kweli & Rubix – Due Process [B.U.K.A. Entertainment]
ParanormL feat. Dannu of Visionaries – Park Place
House of EL – Something Special
Alphabets Heaven – Dopé 1 [Dopé]
Martine Girault – Revival [RCA]
Teddy Bryant – Are You Lonely [NBN Records]
Jamire Williams feat. Kenneth Whalum – When It Gets Dark [International Anthem]
Moonchild feat. Alex Isley – You Got One [Tru Thoughts Recordings]
29th November 2021
Alex Malheiros – Telegramas Para Arp [Far Out Recordings]
Opa – Montevideo [Milestone]
Aldorande – La Promesse Au Soleil [Favorite Recordings]
Southern Energy Ensemble – The Best Part of Me Southern Energy [Strut Records]
Ilmiliekki Quartet – Follow The Damn Breadcrumbs [We Jazz Records]
Alex Fisher – The Cabin
Siegfried Kessler & Serge Bringolf – Sigi Dance [BBE Music]
Hampshire & Foat – The Upturned Glass Part 1 [Blue Crystal Records]
Scrimshire feat. Miryam Solomon – Heron [Albert’s Favourites]
The Degrees – All Said And Done [Fallen Tree 1Hundred]
Blu Mar Ten – Slipstream [Good Looking Records]
Jembaa Groove – Amale [Agogo Records]
Awkward Corners feat. Tamar Osborn – No Words (Hector Plimmer Remix) [Shapes of Rhythm]
Rosie Frater-Taylor – Better Days (Kaidi Tatham Remix) [Bridge The Gap]
Mitch von Arx – Wedges
Wajatta – Do You Even Care Anymore [Brainfeeder Records]
O.Boogie feat. Tableek – Paperchaser [Rush Hour]
Milton Jackson – Lockdown Love [Freerange Records]
Ilija Rudman – Sparks [BBE Music]
Fred Everything & Trevor Walker – E.S.M. (Earth, Sun, Moon) (Atjazz Galaxy Aart Remix) [Compost Records]
Etienne Jaumet – Repeat Again After Me [Versatile Records]
22nd November 2021
Searchlight – Breathe [Fallen Tree 1Hundred]
Niklas Worgt feat. Flavor Fay – Panther [Sonderling]
Jordan Rakei – Send My Love (Live at Metropolis Studios) [Ninja Tune]
The Midnight Hour – Jazz Is Dead (Georgia Anne Muldrow Geemix) [Jazz Is Dead]
DJ Simon S feat. Georgie Sweet – Sunshine Through The Trees (Simon S Futuristica Re-Fix) [Futuristica Music]
Dream Crews- 21 Type 3 [Inner Tribe Records]
Shamek Farrah & Folks – Along Came Ron Rahsaan [Jazz Room Records]
Ill Considered – First Light [New Soil]
Sean Khan – Cousin Mary [BBE Music]
Malik Alston Presents Painted Pictures – Rise Up (Savannah) [The Jazz Diaries]
Kai Alcé feat. Rico – Take a Chance (Fingers Ambient Acid Mix) [Tribe Records]
Round One – I’m Your Brother [Main Street Records]
Mark de Clive-Lowe – Sorceress [Mother Tongue]
Pigeon – Yagana [Soundway Records]
Tranquil Elephantizer – Sugarlump [Futureboogie Recordings]
Sentinel 793 – Sung Ups [Universal Magnetic Radio]
China Charmeleon feat. Radiane – Starlight [Stay True Sounds]
United Disco Organisation – Funky Thing [ATA Records]
Linda Clifford – From Now On [Curtom Records]
House Of EL – Something Special
Sugarhill Gang – Rapper’s Delight [Sugar Hill Records]
15th November 2021
The Lloyd McNeill Quartet – Just 71% Moor [Soul Jazz Records]
The Lloyd McNeill Quartet– As A Matter Of Fact [Universal Sound]
Lloyd McNeill – O Mercado (Brazilian Market) [Soul Jazz Records]
Turn On The Spotlight – Kelp Forest [Tokonoma Records]
Viejas Raices – El viaje de Dumpty [Altercat Records]
Agustin Pereyra Lucena Quartet – Pra Que Chorar [Far Out Recordings]
Àbáse feat. Danilo Fonseca, Letieres Leite – Salasiano [Oshu Records]
The KBCS – Deep Color Jam [Sonar Kollektiv]
The Filthy Six feat. Snowboy – Mr. Shmingle Bangle [Color Red]
Lance Ferguson’s Rare Groove Spectrum – Far Beyond [Freestyle Records]
Sons Of Sun – The Journey [BBE Music]
Freeez – Stay [Far Out Recordings]
East West Connection feat. Pete Trotman – Once I’ve Been There [Chillifunk Records]
Inkswell feat. Andrew Ashong – Eachother (Fallin’) (Si Tew Remix) [Atjazz Record Company]
Chronical Deep – With A Smile [Stay True Sounds]
Atjazz & Mark de Clive-Lowe – Awake We Stay [Atjazz Record Company]
Teddy Douglas – Land of Love (John Lundun Remix) [Tribe Records]
Rhythm Is Rhythm – Emanon [Network Records]
Nu Era – Blackhole In The Sun [Reinforced Records]
Breaka – Solaria [Breaka]
Damian’s Ghost – On The Mist [Astrophonica]
Drumagick – Night In Tunisia [Vinyl Vibes Records]
8th November 2021
Peter Matson – Roma Norte (Jimpster Remix) [Bastard Jazz Recordings]
Radic The Myth – Chocolates & Charlotte [Stay True Sounds]
Milton Jackson – Birdsong [Freerange Records]
Domu – Heartbeat [Neroli]
Sampology feat. Allysha Joy – Suffer and Swim [Middle Name Records]
Om Unit – Angles
Artizhan – Tandoori Boutique [Apparel Tronic]
Boddhi Satva – Xangô [BBE Music]
Jembaa Groove – Bassa Bassa [Agogo Records]
Atakora Manu – Cape Coast Cousin [BBE Music]
Wether – Terça Feira [Altercat Records]
Al Jarreau – Agua De Beber [Reprise Records]
Cláudio Bocca – Marsupial [Notes On A Journey]
Alex Malheiros feat. Sean Khan – Retrato [Far Out Recordings]
Justine – Wordless Songs [Left Ear Records]
John Carroll Kirby – Rainmaker [Stones Throw Records]
Hector Costita – Divagacao 6/8 [Dynamite Cuts]
Daniel Casimir – Boxed In [Jazz Re:freshed]
MF Robot – Gold (Atjazz Remix) [BBE Music]
Searchlight – Breathe [Fallen Tree 1Hundred]
Basement Membrane feat. Stan Smith – Greatness Challenge [Inner Tribe Records]
Up Hygh feat. Eska – Be Known (Owusu Remix) [Tru Thoughts Recordings]
Mecca:83 – Love Is The Bond
Deca – Sleepwalker [Def Pressé Editions]
Moonchild – Too Good [Tru Thoughts Recordings]
1st November 2021
Public Enemy – Shut Em Down [Def Jam Recordings]
Gang Starr – Take A Rest [Cooltempo]
Silent Titan feat. Skyzoo – Worth it All [Low Key Source]
Dream Crews- 21 Type 3 [Inner Tribe Records]
Vels Trio – The Wad [Rhythm Section International]
The KBCS feat. Olivier St. Louis – Pockets [Sonar Kollektiv]
Blundetto meets Booker Gee – Take Me With You (Unreleased Discomix Version) [Favorite Recordings]
2000 Black feat. Nadine Charles – Simple Sacrifice [2000 Black]
Ana Mazzotti – O Filho Do Homem [Far Out Recordings]
Dos Santos – Glorieta [International Anthem]
Quantic & Nidia Gongora – Almas Conectadas [Tru Thoughts Recordings]
Penya feat. Ruben Bulnes – False Prophets [Liminal Recordings]
corto.alto feat. Franz Von – Brotherhood [Worm Discs]
Awkward Corners – Not Now Karen [Shapes Of Rhythm]
Rosie Frater-Taylor – Better Days (Kaidi Tatham Remix) [Bridge The Gap]
Aldorande – La Pierre Des Mondes [Favorite Recordings]
Pigeon – Yagana [Soundway Records]
Wheeler Del Torro feat. Kenny Bobien – Thinking Of You (Doug Gomez Remix) [Makin’ Moves]
Eduard0 – Anfibio [Apparel Music]
Mark de Clive-Lowe – Joyful Resistance Part II [Mother Tongue]
Artizhan – Warm In Winter [Apparel Tronic]
Ian Carr’s Nucleus – Whapatiti [Be With Records]
Sean Khan – Azawala [BBE Music]
Southern Energy Ensemble – Third House [Strut Records]
Steve Kuhn – A Change Of Face [ECM Records]
25th October 2021
Breaka – Solaria [Breaka]
PFM – For Caron (Are You Ready)
The Underwolves – Sunrise (12″ Edit) [Fat Fox]
Sentinel 793 – Bell My Buzzer [Universal Magnetic Radio]
Rima – Forward [Jazzanova Compost Records]
Stevie Wonder – Do I Do [Motown]
Sons of the Sun – The Journey [BBE Music]
Scrimshire feat. Ursula Rucker – Boldly [Albert’s Favourites]
Pale Jay – Donny In Valdez [PLYGRND Music]
Scrimshire feat. Nat Birchall & Faye Houston – I Hear You, I See You [Albert’s Favourites]
Lon Moshe & Southern Freedom Arkestra – Love Is Where The Spirit Lies [Strut Records]
Viejas Raices – Los Berugos Wor [Altercat Records]
Lamento – Oliviadoes
Tamba 4 – Chant of Ossanha [A&M Records]
Alex Malheiros feat. Sabrina Malheiros – Alto Verao [Far Out Recordings]
Jaga Jazzist – The Shrine (Petter Eldh Remix) [Brainfeeder]
Bardainne Jaumet – Vapeur de Mercure [Heavenly Sweetness]
Radic The Myth – Chocolates & Charlotte [Stay True Sounds]
Julien Dyne – Resolution [Soundway Records]
Sonarpilot – City In The Sky (Atjazz Galaxy Aart Remix) [Sonarpilot Audio]
18th October 2021
Afrikan Liberation Arts Ensemble – First World [Life Goes On Records]
Southern Energy Ensemble – Open Your Mind [Strut Records]
Barcelona Traction – Estudi en Afro [Picap]
Ian Carr’s Nucleus – Images [Be With Records]
Orquestra Afro-Brasileira – Preto Velho e Yayá [Day Dreamer]
Quarteto Novo – Fica Mal Com Deus [EMI Music]
Luiz Morais – Pra Cantar Samba [LM Music]
Teddy Bryant – Are You Lonely [NBN Records]
Peshay – The Real Thing [Mo Wax]
Jacob’s Optical Stairway – Twenty Four Steps [Reinforced Music]
Buckley – 38th Street [Northside Records]
SPD – A49 [Roska Kicks & Snares]
Kuna Maze – Almost Gone [Tru Thoughts Recordings]
SofaTalk – Perseverance [Inner Tribe Records]
Kemeticjust presents Terrance Downs – We R Culture (Wipe The Needle Remix) [Makin’ Moves]
Jazzuelle feat. Tee Maestro – Nova [Stay True Sounds]
Sunbear – I Heard the Voice of Music Say [Soul Train]
Con Funk Shun – If You’re In Need Of Love [Mercury]
Freeez – Keep In Touch [Calibre/Far Out Recordings]
Aldorande – Fenêtres Sur Le Temps [Favorite Recordings]
Rob Edwards – Lonely Lover (Kaidi Tatham Remix) [Inner Tribe Records]
Jonwayne – After The Calm [Stones Throw Records]
11th October 2021
B.J. Smith & Huw Costin – Shinrin-Yoku [NuNorthern Soul]
Sarah Williams White – Nebula [First Word Records]
Jamire Williams feat. Fat Tony & Zeroh – Safe Travels [International Anthem]
Om Unit – Subway Track
Jacob’s Optical Stairway – Solar Feelings [Reinforced Music]
D Product – Faithless [V Recordings]
Basement Membrane – CBD Cream [Inner Tribe Records]
Restless Soul – Emotion Control [SSR]
Surprise Chef – Crayfish Caper (Nuyorican Broken Remix) [Mr Bongo]
Solid Gold Playaz – Who’s Playin For Ya [Freerange Records]
Decent Rides – Spirit From The Streets [Apparel Music]
Alton Miller & Boddhi Satva – See the Day [Atal]
Buddynice feat. Pushguy – Unleashed [Atjazz Record Company]
As Valet – Come True (Quet Dawn Remix) [Futuristica Music]
Malik Alston – Painted Pictures [The Jazz Diaries]
MF Robots – Gold [BBE Music]
Carl Carlton – Universal Girl [ABC Records]
Alex Malheiros feat. Sabrina Malheiros – Alto Verao [Far Out Recordings]
John Carroll Kirby – Swallow Tail [Stones Throw Records]
Spirits Rejoice – Standing Here Alone [Matsuli Music]
Marengo – Puente De Esperanza [Soundway Records]
Darondo – Let My People Go [Luv N’ Haight]
Balimaya Project – Soninka Patronba [Jazz Refreshed]
4th October 2021
Dos Santos – A Shot In The Dark [International Anthem]
Patrice Rushen – Remind Me [Elektra]
Scrimshire feat. Idris Rahman – Love In Dreams [Albert’s Favourites]
JK Group – Kempton [La Sape Records]
Menagerie – Hope [Freestyle Records]
Kansas Smitty – Water Dance [7K!]
Pie Eye Collective feat. MettaShiba – Hymn [Albert’s Favourites]
Super Smoky Soul & Guilty Simpson – Knockout Kings [Circulations]
KRTS – Hold On [Project: Mooncircle]
Idrissa Sissoko – Wari [Offering Recordings]
Kondi Band – She Don’t Love You [Strut Records]
Lucid Lucia – Stuck In The Well [SDBAN ULTRA]
Leroy Burgess & LOGG – Dance Till U Can’t (Broken Boogie Mix) [Omniverse Records]
Magic Music – Steppin’ Out [Past Due Records]
The Goods feat. Steve Spacek – Feels 4U [Bastard Jazz Recordings]
Jonny Miller – Starz [Jus’listen]
Secret Witness – Secret Witness [Bienvenue Recordings]
Jan Kincl – South Side 128 [BBE Music]
Kmyle – Reptil [Still Techno]
Sonarpilot – The Last Machine (Atjazz Rudinova Dub) [Sonarpilot Audio]
Lexis Meets Universal – Groove Therapy (Photek Remix) [Certificate 18]
Loxy & Ink – Embrace The Meaning [R&S Records]
Commix feat. Steve Spacek – How You Gonna Feel [Metalheadz]
27th September 2021
Ten City – That’s The Way Love Is (Acieed Mix/Extended Version) [Atlantic Records]
Tryangle Man – Train Of Thought [Atjazz Record Company]
Ajda Pekkan – Sen Mutlu Ol (Fattish & Ahmet Atakan Edit)
OYOBI feat. Qvln – Me Voy [Atjazz Record Company]
Soulparlor feat. Colonel Red – To Be More [Inner Tribe Records]
El Payo – Frequency [Stay True Sounds]
Freeez – Stay [Far Out Recordings]
Delfonic & Kapote – Surface Scratch [Illegal Jazz Recordings]
Basement Membrane – Banana [Inner Tribe Records]
Machinedrum feat. Angelica Bess – Only One [Ninja Tune]
sUb_modU – I Am Thousands [Tru Thoughts Recordings]
40 Winks – tried so harddd [Project Mooncircle]
Summer Sons – Out The Blue [Melting Pot Music]
Maspyke – Lost In Belief [Jazzy Sport Records]
Jordan Rakei – What We Call Life [Ninja Tune]
Feiertag – Ceylon [Sonar Kollektiv]
Kondi Band – Nor Follow Sweetness [Strut Records]
Agustin Pereyra Lucena Quartet – La Rana [Far Out Recordings]
Emanative feat. Collocutor & Finn Peters – Fire [Brownswood Recordings]
Arpeggio Jazz Ensemble – Strauss [Jazz Room Records]
Lloyd McNeill – O Mercado (Brazilian Market) [Soul Jazz Records]
Sean Khan – Azawala [BBE Music]
John Carroll Kirby – Sensing Not Seeing [Stones Throw Records]
20th September 2021
José Mauro – Talismã [Far Out Recordings]
Orquestra Afro-Brasileira – Saudação ao Rei Nagô [Day Dreamer]
Cláudio Bocca – Marsupial [Notes On A Journey]
Opa – Malísimo [Milestone]
Esperanto – Caucaguita [Favorite Recordings]
Ken Hoon – Dreamland
Ill Considered – Loosed [Ill Considered]
Jus feat. Georgia Anne Muldrow – Else [Inner Tribe Records]
Inkswel feat. Tableek – Spread Love (Inkswel Remix) [Inner Tribe Records]
De La Soul – Dinninit [Tommy Boy Records]
Jeru The Damaja – Mental Stamina [Payday/FFrr]
Taggy Matcher feat. Birdy Nixon – Little Things [Stix Records]
Rhi & Telemachus – No One Wants A Nihilist [Tru Thoughts Recordings]
Steve Spacek & Yazmin Lacey – Another Like This [Boomerang Records]
CoralL – Caravanka [La Boocle]
Mike Lundy – The Rhythm Of Life [Aloha Got Soul]
Dego feat. Samii – Recovered Memories [2000 Black]
Bright & Findley – Slow Dance [Athens Of The North]
Butch Haynes – Sonata Intestellar (Night Mix) [Apparel Music]
Secret Witness – More For Us [Bienvenue Recordings]
Blaze feat. Alexander Hope – Wonderland (Original Mix) [Slide ‘N’ Slide]
Passion Social Club – The Walk (Tom Findlay Sunset Remix) [Sonar Kollektiv]
Taster’s Choice – Instant Coco (Slezzysmoothe Mix) [Prescription Records]
Minus & MRDolly – The Break [Jazzego]
Mark de Clive-Lowe – Crush Velvet (for Phlash) [Mother Tongue]
Kofi The Unknown – Waves [Wicked Wax]
Magic Music – Feel The Funk [Past Due Records]