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3rd November 2025
Another Taste – Run Into Love [Space Grapes]
Diogo Strausz feat. Brandon Markell Holmes – Gravity [Razor-N-Tape]
Kraak & Smaak feat. Ivar – Travel Light [Boogie Angst]
China Charmeleon X Jabulile Majola – Woza Mntana (Remix) [Stay True Sounds]
Vance & Suzzanne – I Can’t Get Along Without You [Kalita Records]
Gerardo Bátiz – Aguamarina (a Elis Regina) [BBE Music]
Mauricio Fleury – Briluz [Altercat Records]
Joe Henderson – Blue Bossa [Blue Note Records]
Kotoa – I Am [Wah Wah 45s]
Da Lata – The Lonely City [Da Lata Music]
Phylipe Nunes Araújo – Subindo a Ladeira [Far Out Recordings]
SoulRocca feat. QNC – 100% Proof [Beat Department]
Wildchild – Freedom Riding [BBE Music]
Frankie Cutlass – The Cypher Part 3 [Relativity]
Medline – How I Say Goodbye [My Bags]
Sunbörn Meets Clap! Clap! – Saffron Sahara Swing [Wah Wah 45s]
Erik Rico & Marc Mac – Destiny
Stephane Attias – Brazilian Fight Song [Laws Of Motion]
SundayGrooves & Professor Funk – Lifeline [Fokuz Recordings]
JFlux – Breathe [Celsius Recordings]
Torre – La Pointe Rouge [Musiq Voyage]
Yuu Udagawa – Radiance [Cosmocities Records]
Blackwhole feat. Victoria – Play [Stay True Sounds]
DJ Bey – New Wave (Fattish Remix) [Ifi Records]
Nejati – Mr Lewarne’s (Bush Mix)
Jazzanova – In Between (Remixes) [Sonar Kollektiv]
“In Between”, the groundbreaking release from Jazzanova is the gift that keeps on giving. The latest tribute takes the baton from the live instrumentation rework released earlier this year. This time a new generation of producers take their turn to breathe new life into these timeless recordings. UK duo Jacana People kicks off the album with an atmospheric take on “Another New Day”. They transform the track into an infectious dance floor heater. Three different producers take a stab at “No Use” featuring Clara Hill. Each one is solid but the one produced by Crackazat will certainly become a dance floor favorite. “Keep Falling” featuring Ursula Rucker receives a futuristic makeover courtesy of Berlin producer Magro. There’s nothing quite like the original. That being said, the producers on hand overall have done proper work to these treasured gems.
27th October 2025
Aybee feat. Erik Rico – So Much Greater [Deepblak]
Ron Trent feat. Eric Rico – Sensation [Future Vision Records]
Opolopo feat. Erik Rico – Our World [Tokyo Dawn Records]
Erik Rico – Too High [Jazzy Sport Records]
Nostalgia 77 – Quiet Dawn (Bonobo Remix) [Tru Thoughts Recordings]
Turbojazz feat. Robert Owens – Body [Last Forever Records]
Oliver Night feat. Goldbar – Undefeated [Tru Thoughts Recordings]
E. LIVE – Whisper To Me [Star Creature]
Marco Bosco x Alter Disco – Mata [Soundway Records]
Perth Lewis – Two People [NuNorthern Soul]
K. Frimpong & His Cubano Fiestas — Gyae Mensu [Soundway Records]
Kutiman – Khamsin [Batov Records]
Bryan Corbett – Off The Rails [Woodland Records]
Baobab – Seven Up [Tramp Records]
Hector Costita – Avessos [Jazzybelle]
Green Cosmos – Eine Reise [Frederiksberg Records]
Amedeo Tommasi – Brasilia [Far Out Recordings]
Flo Naegeli – Love by the Hour [Sonar Kollektiv]
Heather B – Dedicated [Sai Records]
The Roots – Respond/React [Geffen Records]
Optical – Bounce [31 Records]
Smote – Chase The Sun [Fokuz Recordings]
20th October 2025
D’Angelo – Devil’s Pie [EMI]
Q-Tip feat. D’Angelo – Believe [Universal Motown]
J Dilla feat. Common & D’Angelo – So Far To Go [BBE Music]
D’Angelo – Spanish Joint [EMI]
Bobbi Humphrey – Chicago, Damn [Blue Note]
John Thomas & Lifeforce – Like A Samba [Nabel]
Brian Auger & The Trinity – George Bruno Money [Strut Records]
Mark Pritchard & Thom Yorke – This Conversation Is Missing Your Voice [Warp Records]
Lay-Far Dance Orchestra feat. Seven Davis Jr. – Aquarius Love [In-Beat-Ween Music]
Danny Breaks – Astral Vibes [Droppin’ Science]
InsideMan – QRD [Rebel Music]
SundayGrooves & Professor Funk – Lifeline [Fokuz Recordings]
Carlos Nilmmns, Keter Darker – The Third Message [COD3 QR]
Makèz – Fruits Of The Universe [No Art]
H2H – No More [2H]
Yuu Udagawa – Recollection [Razor-N-Tape]
Vick Lavender feat. Ron Carroll – All I Got For You (Is Love) [Cataleya Music]
Pete Josef – Colour (Original Version) [Sonar Kollektiv]
Land Of Echo – Dream With Me [Wah Wah 45s]
Momoko Gill – No Others [Strut Records]
Ethel Lindsey – Hold On [Favorite Recordings]
Al Sunny – So Lonely [Legere Recordings]
lovetempo – Wanna Be With You
Soyuz – Nici [Mr Bongo]
Balimaya Project meets Discos Pacifico All-Stars – Calima [Jazz re:freshed]
Calima is a natural phenomenon when sand from the Sahara Desert travels across the Atlantic Ocean, bringing nutrients that help fertilize the tropical rainforests of Latin America and the Caribbean. It serves as the perfect title for this record. “Calima”, the latest project from Balimaya Project is an encounter between the aforementioned Balimaya and the Colombian band Discos Pacifico All Stars. Together they explore the African Diaspora by fusing West African Jazz and Afro Colombian rhythms. Fifteen musicians connecting the dots from the Atlantic to the Pacific. “A Life Worth Living” brims with warmth. A mellow mid tempo groove lays the groundwork for heart pounding percussion, heavenly horns and a melodic guitar. Add to that the strong vocal harmonies lead by Edwin Ivan Jimenez Tenorio among others. “I Wish I Knew” echoes the sound of Afro-Colombian. It has a simmering intro due a haunting piano, percussion and Marimba. The sound of these worlds colliding is magical. A marvelous collaboration worthy of repeated listens.
13th October 2025
Rubel – Carta De Maria [Mr Bongo Records]
Phylipe Nunes Araújo – Asa [Far Out Recordings]
Antonio Adolfo – Aonde Voce Vai [Artezanal]
Sessa – Nome de Deus [Mexican Summer]
Da Lata – The Lonely City [Da Lata Music]
The Steoples – Even So [Gifted & Blessed]
Another Taste – Run Into Love [Space Grapes]
E. LIVE – Sunny Side Up [Star Creature]
Blue Mondays – Driving Away From Home [Soul Clap Records]
Motherfox – Fallen Into Love (TZ Extended Version) [Star Creature]
2000 Black – GG2 [2000 Black]
Aardvarck – Bonfon [Fluid Ounce Records]
Brian Jackson feat. Rich Medina – Winter In America [BBE Music]
Mark De Clive-Lowe – Another One Save Me [Freedom School]
CoKi – Super LFO [Tempa]
Slimy Ape – Loopin’
Danny Breaks – Volume 2 (E-Z Rollers Remix) [Droppin’ Science]
Moxu – Across [Soul Trader Records]
K. Frimpong & His Cubano Fiestas — Asase Si Yo [Soundway Records]
Ten City – He’s a Friend [Nervous Records]
Vick Lavender feat. Ron Carroll – All I Got For You (Is Love) [Cataleya Music]
Blackwhole feat. Kay Jnr – Against All Odds [Stay True Sounds]
Donald Byrd – Elijah [Blue Note]
Stúdió 11 – Theme Of Achmed Jamal [Cosmic Sounds]
Land of Echo – Almost Music [Wah Wah 45s]
Land of Echo is the brainchild of DJ/Producer Rob Mac. Mac is a long time figure in the UK underground club culture. He ran the legendary Scratch hip-hop nights in the nineties as well as releasing under aliases such as Speeka, Explore and Jumbonics. With “Almost Music” he delivers a nine track LP filled with infectious soulful boogie tunes certain to put you in a party frame of mind. Mac has enlisted a pair of premier vocalists to elevate these tracks. Kathy Diamond lends her soaring vocals to a number of tracks here. The opener “What We Want” is high energy boogie soul goodness. “Don’t Talk Just Dance” is a mid tempo burner. “Dream With Me” featuring Ayanna Homma is filled with synth wizardry and packs plenty of bounce. Credit the synth arrangements to violinist Lucy Wilkins. Mac has hit the mark with deep boogie funk grooves, hypnotic rhythms and high energy production. Get ready to groove tonight.
Ebi Soda – Frank dean & Andrew [Tru Thoughts Recordings]
Ebi Soda return with their third full length release. “Frank dean and Andrew” is a left of centre blend of Jazz, dub and electronica. The Brighton based quintet push the boundaries with an organised chaos of beats, synths and atmospheric horn chords. The opening track “Bamboo” is a moody mid tempo burner with hypnotic horns and hazy reverb. “Location” serenades us with a meandering trumpet solo layered over a slow burning bass groove. “Red in Tokyo” is a banger featuring rapper Jianbo. It’s filled with rugged beats and gritty guitar riffs. You will find traces of drum n bass in “When Pluto Was a Planet and Everything Was Cool”. The swirling horn arrangements build tension with every beat. The mixing and production along with impressive songwriting make for an impressive record. The quintet has made a name for themselves with their live performances. Baes on this record, the audiences will only get bigger.
6th October 2025
K15 – Trust Yourself
Last Nubian – Ring the Alarm [CoOp Presents]
The Wach feat. Alison Evelyn – Longer [Kerbkrawler]
Soulparlor feat. Mavis Acquah – Never Give Up [Atjazz Record Company]
Tommy The Cats – Old Treehouse [Cat In The Bag Records]
InsideMan – Sensory Overload [Rebel Music]
Saha Gnawa – Soudani Manayou [Pique-nique Recordings]
Babo Moreno – Ô Palhaço [Matsuka]
Don Rendell Ian Carr 5tet – Tan Samfu [Jazzman Records]
Mr Circle – Juntos [Outernational Sounds]
Recluse Crew & Synoptic Pressure – Definition [Kool Kat Records]
Midi Neutron – Detachment [Fluid Ounce Records]
Al Sunny – My Love [Legere Recordings]
Jonson, Jonson & Jonson – Circles [Ramrock Blue Records]
Kotoa – I Am [Wah Wah 45s]
J-Walk – Soul Vibration [Pleasure]
Herbert & Momoko – Babystar (Momoko Gill Remix) [Strut Records]
Ludivine Issambourg feat. Brian Jackson & Wolfgang Valbrun – Above The Law (Bluey Remix) [Heavenly Sweetness]
Ethel Lindsey – Love Paved The Way [Favorite Recordings]
BiggaBush – Come To Crunch [Filtered Deluxe Recordings]
Chez N Trent – Morning Factory [Prescription]
beatbyhand – Saps [Stay True Sounds]
Syndee Winters – If You Believe (Mark de Clive-Lowe Remix) [MashiBeats]
Graham Deep – Rabbit’s Foot [Stay True Sounds]
29th September 2025
Thundercat – I Wish I Didn’t Waste Your Time [Brainfeeder]
Stimulator Jones – Paradise Untold [Bastard Jazz]
Modha feat. Àbasé & Fanni Zahár – River [Sonar Kollektiv]
Eddie Logix – Moonshine Mandala [MotorCity Wine Recordings]
Tema Due – Share Your Love [Schema Records]
Anushka – Afternoon [BBE Music]
Da Lata feat. Bembe Segue – Arena [Da Lata Music]
Ethel Lindsey – Your Winner [Favorite Recordings]
Colman Brothers – Sem Amor [Wah Wah 45s]
Mary Lou Williams – Rosa Mae [BBE Music]
Stargazers – The Second Day [Night Dreamer]
Mulatu Astatke – Motherland [Strut Records]
The Expert feat. Buck 65 – What It Looks Like [Rucksack Records]
The Expert feat. Anwar HighSign – Carrie (Laugh at You) [Rucksack Records]
Jazzanova – Mwela, Mwela (Here I Am) (Nautilus Rework) [Sonar Kollektiv]
Kid Sublime feat. Colonel Red – Kingz [Natural Element]
DJ Swingsett & J.Warrin – Doesn’t Make It Right (Steve Spacek Remix) [Inner Tribe]
Koop – Waltz For Koop (Patife Remix) [Stimulus]
Evasion – Sunrise [Fokuz Recordings]
Nublu Orchestra – Sciubba Diving (Claude VonStroke Remix) [Nublu]
Roy Davis Jr. – The Beautiful One [Large Records]
DJ Bey – New Wave [Ifi Records]
Loose Ends – Hangin’ On A String (Frankie Knuckles Remix) [10 Records]
J-Walk – The Wasp [Pleasure]