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Webmagazine and record label on underground house music & contemporary jazz. We're about music released by independent artists and labels.
Daily Magazine on Underground House Music, Broken Beat, Contemporary Jazz & Soulful Vibes
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Released last week, through the Italian label NICEPEOPLE, Gotta Paint is an elegant, deep and emotive EP by singer and songwriter Khadeeja Grace and her ‘remixing’ mates. Performing with incredible vocals meld into each of the versions here presented, Khadeeja shows her versatility and her ability to fill a house track.
Read MoreThe first Los Hermanos EP on vinyl in over a decade was released last friday via Mother Tongue Records. Gerald Mitchell, the man behind Los Hermanos and a longtime figure in the house and techno music scene of Detroit, showcases three tracks filled with soul, funkiness and groovy basslines.
Read MoreWith the release date set for tomorrow, Sun After Rain is a three-track EP from the sage and globetrotter Jitwam, coming out via his own The Jazz Diaries and Studio 54 Music. Composed by two original tracks in collaboration with Folamour and Mike Bloom, plus a remix by Kaidi Tatham, this one goes directly to the imaginary dancefloors we’re craving.
Read MoreComing up later in the night, Markus Lindner, a.k.a. Delfonic and his bouncy 4-tracker Delfonic Edits. Via Nómada Records, releasing their first volume of disco-afro-boogie-house edits, Delfonic pays homage to the roots of house music and to the the legacy of Black culture and Black music.
Read MoreHaving dropped last friday, What Up Doe? Vol. 2 is a sunsoaked house affair with a penchant for acid lines, jazz inspired keys and a bumpin’ groove. The inimitable and talented Byron The Aquarius gives us a sonic masterclass, completing a year in which he definitely stepped up into the olympus of the deep house scene.
Read MoreLooking back, our trace is visible. We came a long way and through that road we kept 60 tracks, ten more than usual. November 2020 was rich in signature tracks, although the second confinement, although the impact this strange year has been having in all of us. But the artists didn’t stop, specially those who produce from dungeons to rooftops.
Read MoreColonel Red and Lord Byron have been collaborating for some time, delivering their own brand of bouncy broken beat anthems and energetic live sets. Fluid Bounce is their collaborative project, now introducing the entirely self-produced Chapter 1 via Inner Tribe Records.
Read MoreReaching his mogul status, ShunGu invites Dreamcastmoe, one of the most interesting artists currently hailing from the US, to write and sing over his brilliant productions. Temptation, via Trading Places Records, is one of the results of the most promising collaborative project of 2020.
Read MoreGerald Mitchell and Billy Love are longtime figures in the dance music scene and have made a huge impact on Detroit house and techno. They are the Celebrity BBQ Sauce Band, now presenting an unique combination of soul, fusion and funk with electronic music.
Read MoreLight Headed is SaiR’s new album, released last friday. The multi-instrumentalist and producer from Porto has consistently delivered great modern-funk projects in the past years and Light Headed follows that tone, although exploring more soothing and relaxed textures.
Read MoreDan Kye is Jordan Rakei’s mysteriously dancefloor focused moniker, now releasing his first LP entitled Small Moments, on Bradley Zero’s Rhythm Section INTL, which is the result of new a life in London and lockdown experiments.
Read MorePlug One is CoOp Presents’ highly awaited double-album compilation featuring a plethora of global talent from in and around the world of broken beat and beyond. The 17 tracks that compose it range from cosmic psych jazz, to classic UKG tweaks, to thought-provoking vibes, and to a veritable who’s who of 2020 bruk talent.
Read MoreSankofa Season takes both artists to new heights as they seamlessly complement each other’s musical language. In six tracks, Ashong and Tatham criss-cross jazzy broken beats, neo soul and funky moments, crossing as well time, moving into their own distinct lane.
Read MoreCherry picking a tree full of influences - from golden age hip hop, ‘90s House to leftfield jazzy sounds - Bonfim presents six sample based tracks, each one of them with its unique texture, representing in a perfect way the duo’s eclectic tastes.
Read MoreJneiro Jarel’s work is distinctive, forward thinking, diverse in its influencing forces, with a special love for Afro-Latin-Brazilian rhythms. After A Thousand Years is a perfect fit into Far Out Recordings’ catalog, collecting and organizing those life-long ‘inspirations’.
Read MoreOne of the leaders on the wave of musical talent coming from Italy, Vito Loperfido (a.k.a. Twovi) is not afraid of using inspiration from different sources. Panama, released via the Stockholm-based Omena Records, blends jazzy house vibes with intricate afro-latin-infused drum patterns into a very natural soundscape.
Read More"Not average, not nothing for the norm. This is for my true party people, my true club heads... that just wanna dance and jack. You know? Specially in…
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The navigation through o sótão’s October is easier through the month’s playlist, summarizing a high-karat-gold selection of the artists and projects we’ve showcased. The usual 50 tracks explore a variety of approaches to music, showcasing young promise’s magic and well-established virtuosity.
Read MoreY Su Descarga Internacional picks up where 2018’s Love & Resistance left off, filled with disco and funk steeped in Afro Latin rhythms and influences, finding more genre defying dance floor amalgamations.
Read MoreRooted in jazz, soul music and r&b, LTDBLBL008 carries a an ultra-super-smooth stamp on it, representing both artists’ vision of a sound shifting from classic to modern influences.
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