The second study of Lenson Piquet’s debut project follows the cinematic patterns of the first one, reflecting upon the journey, Djs and producers (also curators and visual artists) take to produce and select their output.
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Straight from his heart, jazz pianist, electronic madman, genre-defying persona, Byron the Aquarius is consistently making some of the highest karat underground music available out there. His debut album, Astral Travelling, through Oslo-based Mutual Intentions, has his unmistakable sonic trademark.
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Jeen Bassa presents us a beat tape-style album, Cassava Pone - as eclectic as the influences roaming inside the producer’s mind. Courtesy of 22a, the project came out last week, with his signature head nodding and woozy productions .
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Earth State is the result of various visits of K15 to SMBD’s studio over the last few years. Both of them have been important names in the electronic music scene hailing from the UK, both connecting over similar soulful tastes for their productions.
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Genre-defying producer Waajeed keeps on with his dancefloor-oriented productions with Ten Toes Down EP - the first in a string of releases prepared for 2019. Following the acclaimed From The Dirt, the new project mixes Detroit-ish night patterns, broken beat rhythms and ecstatic soulful moments.
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There was too much music being released by the highest karat underground artists and labels, so hard choices had to be made. Selecting fifty plus tracks, in a month like this one, is an invitation for everyone reading to go deeper.
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Seb Wildblood returns with his tender, distinctive brand of jazz infused soul, reaching within himself to produce a deeply-personal LP, released through all my thoughts. sketches of transition is an introspective take on house, ambient and indie from one of the most intriguing producers out there.
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With his origins in Bristol, but based in London, producer and DJ, EVM128 is one of the main names in the city’s broken beat scene - heavily involved in the CoOp presents label and Selectors Assemble crew. His second album, Input Vol 1, dropped last week.
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Sunny Side Up takes a snapshot of the eclectic Melbourne musical movement - ready to boil over. Comprised of nine tracks, Brownswood Recordings joins a diverse lineup, compiling a powerful document of the city’s new generation of young, independent musicians.
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Sombra Do Dragão continues the precedent of sky-high quality, underground dance music that Maunick has been known for. Mixtures of Brazilian heritage and contemporary jazz-electronic music.
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Tatham’s sound has always moved forward, mainly in the last two decades, as he traveled from genre-to-genre, mixing them, creating new ones. Despite that, there’s always something that immediately identifies him as the author. His sound is unmistakable. His latest EP, Serious Times, comes out tomorrow.
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Growing up playing Dominican percussion instruments from an early age, and being a staple DJ in the NYC circuit for the last 7+ years, Toribio expands his creative output, fusing his Dominican roots, afro-cuban latin rhythms and ‘90s hip hop to create a cultural melting pot of music called Capicua! .
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The newest release from Strasbourg-based Dope Tones Records features local producer Dominique 2000 Pintes. One Sun To Another pays homage to this period of heat wave, suiting the desires for a hot night of dancefloor deepness.
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Yemayá is an undeniably intimate musical voyage. Dom Bird’s first solo EP is released by the label and radio show he co-founded, all the way from Brisbane, Australia. Written and recorded over one studio session, the EP draws inspiration from Afro-Latin culture.
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Split into two 6-track EP’s, Lenson Piquet’s 12-track album Last Night A Dj Shaped My Life takes inspirations from the work of the man behind the productions - Markus Oberndorfer, an Austrian visual artist with a profound love for creating musical atmospheres for his audience.
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Twilight is a nine song collection of soul-drenched goodness, showcasing Philadelphia's First Lady of house music, Lady Alma, produced by renegade jazz and club music maverick Mark de Clive-Lowe.
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One of the main broken beat houses in the world, CoOperation Records, releases DJ Danny Wheeler’s debut into the bruk vibes, with a superb 5-track EP - Bulawayo, reaffirming his eclectic maneuvers, never failing to deliver a sophisticated and soulful sound.
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What started out as a club night in East London evolved into a brand new record label founded by EVM128 and James Rudie of CoOp presents Selectors Assemble. Dance Regular debuts with Body Music Vol. 1, comprising a star-roster
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June breezes through the rhythms of jazz, electronic, instrumental hip hop and music from the world. There’s always that impending feeling of discovery every day that makes us move deeper into genres, movements, artists.
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Marcos Valle is one of the very greatest and most important composers, arrangers, writers and performers in Brazilian history. His new album on Far Out Recordings, Sempre, marks a stylish return, with a new record of feel-good Brazilian party music.
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