22 May 2017
Danny Scrilla – Night Sweats [Cosmic Bridge Records]
Slim – Sunday [Banoffee Pies Records]
BudaBrose feat. 5lack – Wavery [King Tone Records/Jazzy Sport]
BudaBrose – Ill Tone [King Tone Records/Jazzy Sport]
Homeboy Sandman – A’s, J’s & L’s [Stones Throw Records]
Jazz Chronicles – Ya’ Never Know (Chris Read Rap Renaissance Remix) [Futuristica Music]
Kuna Maze – Ditherer [Cascade Records]
Kafuka – Psychedelia [Project Mooncircle]
Duererstuben – Will E. Gynt Her [Sonar Kollektiv]
Skwirl – Two Finger Exercise [Skrufix]
Hugo Massien – Vital Signs [E-Beamz]
Chiwoniso – Gomo [Soul Clap Records]
Hot 8 Brass Band – Bottom Of The Bucket [Tru Thoughts Recordings]
Soothsayers – Eagle Song [Wah Wah 45s]
Orchestra Soledad – Candela [BBE Records]
Ben Hadwen – Oshiri Ga Puripuri [Home Planet]
Hampshire And Foat – The Solar Winds (and Cadenza) [Athens Of The North]
Carlos Garnett – Let This Melody Ring On [Muse]
Al Sunny – Get It Up For Love [Favorite Recordings]
Enlightment – Him That’s On The Top Of The World [Nature Sounds]
Omega Sunrise – Heartbreaker [Favorite Recordings]
Llorca – Wonder Why [Must Have Jazz]
Boddhi Satva feat. Mohamed Diaby – Papa [Offering Recordings]
Marashal Right – In The Socket (JKriv Edit) [Kat Records]
Mike City feat. Faith Evans – When I Luv [BBE Records]
DJ 3000 – Get It [Motech Records]
Makoto Jazz Trio – Vita [Masumi Records]
15 May 2017
Leiik – Window [Squareglass]
Seahawks – Valparaiso [Ocean Moon]
Modern Sound Quartet – Acquarius [Tannen Records]
Omar feat. Leon Ware – Gave My Heart (Dj Jazzy Jeff Remix) [Freestyle Records]
Miles Bonny – Miister Man [Bastard Jazz Recordings]
Remi feat. Jordan Rakei – Lose Sleep
Dwight Trible (with Matthew Halsall) – What The World Needs Now Is Love [Gondwana Records]
Lloyd McNeill Quartet – City Triptych: Sandra Is The City, The Black Mayor, Imani (Faith) [Universal Sound]
Tarika Blue – Downtown Sound [Chiaroscuro]
Eddie Russ – Tea Leaves [Movement Record Corporation]
Sabrina Malheiros – Celebrar [Far Out Recordings]
Manu Debango – Dangwa “Three Points” [Score]
Nicola Cruz – Puente Roto (Quantic Remix) [Zzk Records]
M’Bamina – Mosi Zole (EVM128 Edit Overdub) [Africa Seven]
Cervo – Dancing Dreams [Lumberjacks In Hell]
Si Tew & Kylie Auldist – Jokes On Me [Atjazz Record Company]
Dauwd – Glass Jelly [Technicolour Records]
Azymuth – Fenix (Ron Trent Remix) [Far Out Recordings]
Kilnamana – Adios Amigo [Jirafa Records]
Slackk – Paper Santos [R&S Records]
8 May 2017
Stanley Cowell – Talkin’ ‘Bout Love [Galaxy Records]
Wojtek Mazolewski Quintet – Theme De Yoyo [Lanquidity Records]
Emanative – Black Enchantment [Home Planet]
Michael Liggins & The Super Souls – Loaded Back [Now-Again Records]
John Wesley Dickson Band – Barrows Blues [Tramp Records]
Gétatchèw Mèkurya – Shellela [Heavenly Sweetness]
Soothsayers – Blinded Souls [Wah Wah 45s]
Nomade Orquestra – Terra Fértil [Far Out Recordings]
Red Sharon – Handle It (JKRIV’s Rnt Dub) [Kat Records]
Bobby Thurston – I Want Your Body [Prelude Records]
Sly5thAve – Super Rich Kids [Tru Thoughts Recordings]
Woodwire – Don’t Go [Cascade Records]
Nuage feat. Bop – Rivers Reverse [Project Mooncircle]
Skwirl – Attaché Case [Skrufix]
Homeless feat. Pete Josef – Movement
Jun Kamoda – Blind Disco [Black Acre]
Cengiz – Impeach The President
Billy Palmier – Clouds
Kraak & Smaak feat. Ivar & Sanguita – Toxic Love Affair (Allovers Remix) [Jalapeno Records]
Wipe The Needle feat. Lifford – Kissing You [Makin’ Moves]
Soul Clap feat. Nona Hendryx – Shine (This Is It) [Classic Music Company]
Jose Marquez – Mali Blues [Tribe Records]
Theo Parrish – Long Walk In Your Sun [Sound Signature]
1 May 2017
Dauwd – Leitmotiv [Technicolour Records]
Titeknots – Talk Amongst Yourselves [Press Something Play Something]
K15 – Look (Beyond You) [Wild Oats]
Soulphiction – B3B4URD1 [Lumberjacks In Hell]
Earl Jeffers – Mysteries [Ten Thousand Yen]
Kuzma Palkin – 05-09-Braxx [Gost Zvuk]
Allan Harris – Mother’s Love – Nobody’s Gonna Love You Betta (Soulfeast Remix) [Love Productions]
Far Out Monster Disco Orchestra – Vendetta (Al Kent Remix) [Far Out Recordings]
The Pretenders – Just Be Yourself [Family Groove Records]
Mori Ra – Machinally City [Tracy Island]
Friction Band – To The Sky [Athens Of The North]
Monsalve Y Los Forajidos – Abeja [Olindo Records]
Bobby Hutcherson – Rosewood [Blue Note]
Dee Dee Bridgewater – Little B’s Poem [All Art]
Stanley Cowell – November Mood [Galaxy]
Michael Longo – Ocean Of His Might [Groove Merchant]
B.Bravo feat. Kissey – Don’t You Worry [Bastard Jazz]
Tagi & Steven Beatberg feat. Rapper Big Pooh & Sly Johnson – This Is Life [Heavenly Sweetness]
Profusion – Where Do I Begin? [First Word Records]
Slim feat. Merryn Jeann – Time Will Let Us Go [Banoffee Pies Records]
Simiah – Lost My Keys [Banoffee Pies Records]
New Jackson – On Solid Air [All City]
Thundercat: Drunk [Brainfeeder]
“Drunk”, the third full length release from LA bassist Stephen Bruner aka Thundercat is a genre bending pot of eccentric jazz infused with funk and pop rhythms. The 23 track release is a journey of contrasting moods, from light hearted humor to dark subject matters. In order to express these emotions he’s invited a number of his friends from the burgeoning LA scene to take these compositions to another level. On “Uh Uh” he teams up with mufti-instrumentalist Zack Sekoff and unleashes sparkling bass riffs. “Lava Lamp” is a dreamy melodic down-tempo tune featuring red hot producer Sounwave. “Friend zone” is a upbeat number laced with trippy synths that touches on the awkward position of relationships. Flying Lotus jumps on board for several tracks, most notably “Show You The Way” and “Them Changes”, the former featuring icons Michael McDonald and Kenny Loggins. Thundercat’s virtuoso bass wizardry combined with his soft falsetto and zany lyrics are an adventure to behold, not to mention an fascinating listen.
Duke Hugh: Canvas [Rhythm Section ]
In just three years, Rhythm Section International has become one of the premier record labels in South London. They’re been relentless in debuting an impressive array of newcomers and Netherlands native Duke Hugh is no exception. “Canvas” is his impressive full length debut that demonstrates a deft touch for arranging laid back grooves as well as an ear for melody. Highlights include “Greenleaf”, a breezy tune with tasty guitar riffs. “Home” is another mid tempo tune filled with bouncy drums and synths. “Canvas” is a pleasant portrait of Hugh’s creativity as a producer. These are tunes you’ll want to bring along for your chill out moments. He’s certainly one to keep an eye on.
Lo Tide: Just [Diventa Music]
Lo Tide returns with another assortment of the electronic serene soundscapes we’ve come to expect from him. “Just”, his latest release is a contrast of moods and textures. “Sea and Wind” is a blissful instrumental with warm string arrangements. “Heat” is a down-tempo tune that features the sultry vocals of Frankie Uyterlinde. “Shine A Light” provides a welcome shift to a up-tempo number with a measured groove. Lo Tide’s sound continues to grow and each release is an adventure onto itself. “Just” has dark moments and bright moments and drenched in emotion. He’s rising up the ranks of producers of electronic music.
24 April 2017
Hidden Orchestra – Still [Tru Thoughts Recordings]
McCoy Tyner – Salvadore De Samba [Milestone Recordings]
Ed Thigpen – Illusions [GNP Crescendo Record Co. Inc.]
Jazz Chronicles – Ya’ Never Know (Peter Franks Remix) [Futuristica Music]
The Foreign Exchange – Body (Zo! Remix) [Makin’ Moves]
Pete Josef feat. Speech Debelle – Colour [Sonar Kollektiv]
Kutiman – White Monkey [Siyal Music]
D/Troit – Soul Thing [Crunchy Frog Recordings]
Renegrade Brass Band feat. Gina Walters – Peloton [Nah’m Sayin’ Records]
Pasteur Lappe – Mbale (Face To Face With The Truth) [Africa Seven]
Bobby Glover – Your Spell [Columbia Records]
Madeline Bell – That’s What Friends Are For [Jazzman Records]
Pomona Dream – Electric Blue (Richard E Remix) [Mango Disco Records]
Daniele Baldelli – Gandharva [Mondo Groove]
Emanative & Ahmed Abdullah – Love In Outer Space (Celestial Love Mix) [Brownswood]
Appleblim – Holistic Rider [Beatnik Boulevard]
Nuage – Wild [Project Mooncircle]
Jon Sable feat. Kroba – Light Transportation [Banoffee Pies Records]
Atjazz – Track 3 (Mix 1) [Atjazz Record Company]
Ben Gomori – Be About It [Atjazz Record Company]
Munro – Environments Ten [XVI Records]
Jimpster feat. Florence Rawlings – Crave [Freerange Records]
New Order – Blue Monday (Steve Spacek Remix)
17 April 2017
Yuri Morozov – Eastern Tetrapith [Buried Treasure]
The Heliocentrics – Made Of The Sun [Soundway Records]
The Incognito Traveller – Contretemps [BBE]
David Baron feat. Simi Stone – The Steps [Here & Now Recordings]
The Broken Orchestra – Glass [A Bridge To Far Recordings]
Joel Culpepper – Don’t Mean I’m In Love [Reconstruct Music Recordings]
Children of Zeus – I Can’t Wait (Extended Version) [First Word Records]
Profusion – Flying [First Word Records]
Billy Palmier – From Freedom
B. Bravo feat. Trailer Limon – Freak It [Bastard Jazz Recordings]
Charles Wright & The Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band – Express Yourself [Warner Bros.]
Bobby Hutcherson feat. Harold Land – Ummh [Blue Note Records]
Build An Ark – Precious, Priceless [Kindred Spirits]
Emanative – Ominous Shanti [Home Planet Recordings]
King Bee – Bee To The Flower (The Reflex Revision) [Beeswax Records]
Sjamsoedin – Orion [La Freund Recordings]
Cornelius Doctor – Kutter’s Transmissions [Hard Fist]
Tanami – Tunnelvisions [Atomnation]
Pete Josef – Night Gospel (Typesun’s Root Elevation Reconstruction) [Sonar Kollektiv]
Glowing Palms – Kiki [Blip Discs]
Azymuth – Fenix (Ron Trent Remix) [Far Out Recordings]
Karim Sahraoui – Gang Of Love (Afroparadisiac Mix) [Compost Black Label]
Stefano Ghittoni & DJ Rocca – Soul Place [Schema Records]
USG – Ncameu (Body & Soul Vox) [Clairaudience]
10 April 2017
Coldcut x On-U Sound feat. Lee Scratch Perry, Junior Reid and Elan – Divide and Rule (Mungo’s Hi-Fi Remix) [Ninja Tune]
Scorzayzee & Mecca:83 – Cherish The Moment
J-Live – A Charmed Life [Coup D’etat]
Da Poet feat. Aha – Treasure
Liz Aku – Secrets Die [Sonar Kollektiv]
Pacific Shore – Paris
Enlightment – Jesus Is Walking By [Nature Sounds Entertainment]
GC Cameron – I’ll Be Your Servant [Motown Records]
Lloyd McNeill Quartet – Just 71% Moor [Universal Sound]
Monty Alexander – Brown Skin Girl [MPS]
The Andy Tolman Cartel – Cypher [Freestyle Records]
Richard Spaven feat. Jordan Rakei – The Self [Stamp The Wax]
Dedication – It’s A Dedication [Jazzy Sport]
Deoke – Saskwatch Version [Tiff’s Joints]
Bosq feat. Nicole Willis – Take Me There [Ubiquity Records]
Voilaaa feat. Doctor Lass – Kemtane [Favorite Recordings]
Joao Selva – Perto de Ti [Favorite Recordings]
Orchestra Baobab – Mariama [World Circuit]
Blay Ambolley – Ma Play [Agogo Records]
Zobol – Æ [Talahachi]
Syclops – Mom, The Video Broke [Tirk]
LowHeads, PillowTalk – Black Paradise [W+L]
Titeknots – Help Out When You Can
3 April 2017
Chip Wickham – La Sombra (Spaceways Radio Edit by Carlos Niño) [Love Monk]
The Frank Cunimondo Trio – Sagittarius [Mondo/Music On Vinyl]
Woytek Mazolewski Quintet – London [Lanquidity Records]
Arthur Verocai – Amor Na Contra Mão [Far Out Recordings]
Fabiano Do Nascimento – Baião [Now Again]
Robert Cote with Orange Lake Drive – Move On [Tramp Records]
Rachel Modest – Never Did I Stop Loving You [ATA Records]
Coldcut x On-U Sound feat. Roots Manuva – Vitals [Ninja Tune]
BodyMoves – Mamita [Shapes of Rhythm]
77 Karat Gold – Come Back 2 Me [Jazzy Sport]
Hi-Gloss – You’ll Never Know [Prelude Records]
Miramode Orchestra feat. Dan Freeman – Night Song [Agogo Records]
CVD – Dog Voices [Cascade Records]
Richard Spaven feat. Jordan Rakei – The Self [Stamp The Wax]
No Regular Play – Keep It Right (Tanner Ross Remix) [W+L Records]
Friction Band – Watching You [Athens Of The North]
Focus – Hay-Hay [Crown Ruler]
Astrocat – Only [Honey Glazed Records]
The Pretenders – Just Be Yourself (KON Remix) [Family Groove Records]
Dokta Venom – See The Sun [Far Out Recordings]
Phase II – Reachin (Original Brotherhood Mix) [Movin’ Records]
Wayne Snow – Freedom R.I.P [Tartelet Records]
Mr. ID feat. Kawtar Sadik – Salat Ala Nabina [Offering Recordings]
Innershades – Ready When U Are [Belters]
Inner City Sound Clash: Biorhythm [Stilnovo Music]
“Biorhythm” is the debut album of Eleonora Cutala under the moniker of Inner City Sound Clash. The ten track release is a collection of emotive electronic soundscapes and a melange of moods. In addition, Cutala has collaborated with an array of artists who are in touch with her vision and are superb in expressing themselves through her recordings. The sweet sultry vocals of Jaidene Veda provides plenty of warmth on “The One For Me”. “Sunrise To Sunset” is filled with hazy synths, warm vibes and a perfect match for Olu’s falsetto vocals. “Forgiven” is sultry house bolstered by the vocals of Dezaray. Cutala’s compositions are pure bliss and a sonic journey that you shouldn’t miss.
Jungle Fire: Jambu [Nacional]
“Jambu” is the second full length LP from the Los Angeles based band known as Jungle Fire. The ten member group’s scorching sound spans Afrobeat and Latin rhythms layered over gritty funk. They started out by gathering for occasional jam sessions for b-boy acts before morphing into a full time unit. Those jam sessions would eventually lead to a record deal with the acclaimed North Hollywood California based Nacional Records. “Jambu features a mix of fiery up-tempo bangers as well as some mild mid-tempo grooves. “LA Kossa” is infectious Latin funk with blistering horns. “Efori” has a mellow groove with a light touch of percussion. “Bele Bele” is complemented by electric guitar licks and funky horns. Jungle Fire’s brand of “Tropi-Funk” ensures you’re gonna have a funky good time.
Hector Plimmer: Sunshine [Albert’s Favourites]
“Sunshine”, the latest release from DJ/Instrumentalist Hector Plimmer is a pleasant release filled with soft ambient rhythms, delicate drumming and synths. Plimmer’s mellow arrangements project a mood of solitude were inspired by his recent live performances caught the attention of the rising London label Albert’s Favourites. Notable tracks include “Sunshine” featuring hypnotizing vocals from And Is Phi. “I Wish” is filled with gorgeous synths and vocals. “Eastern System” is drenched in tribal rhythms, enhanced by the Kalimba. Whether it’s hip-hop, jazz or a mash up of rhythms Hector is pushing his music forward and this could be the release that gives him the acclaim he deserves.
27 March 2017
Alive! – Afreaka [Alive!]
Victor Assis Brazil – Wave [Far Out Recordings]
Paulo Moura Hepteto – Fibra [Whatmusic]
Piri – Sombra Morta [Far Out Recordings]
Lo Tide – Sea and Weight [Diventa Music]
The Broken Orchestra feat. Shawn Lee – Float Away [A Bridge Too Far Recordings]
Mr Bird feat. Greg Blackman – Where Did The Party Go (Ashley Beedle’s North Street Remix) [Ramrock Records]
R.D.M. Band – Give Up [Tramp Records]
Ryo Kawasaki – Medley a) Thunder – b) Sea Gypsys [NuNorthern Soul]
Alessandro Alessandroni – Afro Discoteca [Four Flies Records]
Rovi aka Piero Umiliani – Discomania [Schema Records]
Shamek Farrah – First Impressions [Superfly Records]
Gee-O – Bubble
Forest Swords – The Highest Flood [Ninja Tune]
Touchy Subject – Round
Stump Valley – Tales of Heike [Dopeness Galore Records]
TenGrams – Please, Wash My Brain Again [N.O.I.A. Records]
Atjazz – Track 2 (Mix 1) [Atjazz Record Company]
Zepherin Saint – One Sound [Tribe Records]
Martin L. & Antonio Caballero – Let Go & Move On [Smooth Agent]
Jullian Gomes feat. Sio – 1000 Memories (Fred Everything Remix) [Atjazz Record Company]
Sonzeira – Um Toque (Tahira Rework)
SJOB Movement – Love Affair [Cultures Of Soul]
Gaby Hernandez – Lo Mas Dulce (Flako Remix) [Mr Bongo]