After introducing himself in 2019 with the acclaimed Collecting, the Italian producer Koralle steps up and presents his second album entitled Fonografie, reaching us via Melting Pot Music - one of the most influential European labels in the waves of hip hop.
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R.A.P. Ferreira’s latest album is a tribute to the performance artist and beat generation poet Bob Kaufman, feeling more like an escape of thought than a declared hip hop album.
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The fantastic jazz-hip-hop trio Jazzbois partners up with the Australian rap duo INQ for a tasty EP composed by four original tracks and three instrumentals. Mind Connect is the way Blunt Shelter Records ends 2020, and what a way to do it.
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Forty tracks to end the strange 2020. Without live music being played, other than the occasional stream, this year was particularly hard for all cultural workers. Yet they were more important than ever in our lives. Through their work it was actually fine to stay at home. So let’s celebrate it.
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Private Barrel Selection showcases two mature producers, with all the tracks being groomed to perfection. The album draws from many different influences, including funk, hip hop, disco, old school boom-bap and r&b but doesn’t fail in transmitting the unique touch from booth Max I Million and Nocatchphraze.
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Looking 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.
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Reaching 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.
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Every year Gilles Peterson, with the support from the Arts Council England, compiles a record introducing new up and coming artists. This talent discovery and artist development project named Future Bubblers focuses on developing unsigned talent and building audiences for new approaches to music.
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Curated by Melting Pot Music label, The Silhouettes Project is an exciting community project that serves as a platform for up and coming hip hop, soul and jazz artists from the UK. The full LP comes with 15 brand new tracks that are the perfect portrait of Great Britain’s new generation of hip hop artists.
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Back to the 1990’s to present a true classic reissued by Berlin-based 90s Tapes - I’ll Meet You In Greenwich by the Chicago duo The Primeridian is a 21-track opus of tight productions paired with smooth back and forth rhymes.
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Mellow Fantasy is the fantastic third album from Vancouver-based duo Potatohead People - widening the frame of Nick Wisdom and AstroLogical progressive musical vision and delivering a far-reaching yet approachable set of moods and grooves.
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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.
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Bao and EricBeatz connected digitally due to the restrictions imposed by the pandemic and together present the mesmerizing Espaço Tempo, comprised of seven tracks that blend their particular sonic influences in an organic way.
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Every work from the brothers Reginald Omas Mamode IV and Jeen Bassa has a very deep spiritual message and texture attached. Mama Odé is their collaborative project - releasing Tales and Patterns of the Maroons via Five Easy Pieces - and explores that inherent spirit that runs through their impressive output.
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New names, some of our all-time favorites and late night discoveries compose September’s playlist. Comprised of the usual 50 tracks, this selection is eclectic, profound and result of hours and hours of music listening and pleasure.
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In 400 Years, Reginald Omas Mamode IV delivers a very powerful message, while showcasing a funky and distinct sound trademark that represents the sonic growth of both the artist and CoOp Presents - preparing an highly-awaited all-new-double-album compilation entitled Plug One.
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The first track from Kamala's Danz introduces us to a distinct sonic trademark that the Okvsho brothers have been developing for some time. The 'spiritual' calling of the beginning gives way to a jazzy, funky, afro-beat-infused moment of pleasure. An anthem to beauty, groove and intention.
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Okvsho’s sophomore project arrives tomorrow to the digital stores and it’s a musical journey of immense talent and vision. Kamala’s Danz, dropping via Boyoom Connective, is a smooth trip through excellent choices of sounds, grooves and feelings, up and down the rivers of life.
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Rosy Lee, blending each of the element’s influences and output from past projects, is an hip hop album leaning towards jazz and soul music, rooted in the tradition of collectives like Native Tongues and Soulquarians or, as they often describe it, “cool bap“.
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In Semilla, Pachakuti & young.vishnu join forces to invite us in a digging trip into hip hop, jazz, latin, funk and soul with strong messages about politics, identity, globalization and neocolonialism.
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