Via Sola Terra Records, a London-based label that has been releasing the works from Ebi Soda - one of the best new acts in jazz hailing from the city -, the quintet The VV Experience lays the groundwork for their own sonic imprint in jazz-electronic fusion, presenting their debut entitled Nuality.
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Via Apparel Music, Jazzyness is a carefree miscellaneous of jazzy sounds and virtuosities not failing for a second in the portrait of Kisk’s way of thinking music. Every track is a journey through the Italian producer musical mind and a perfect display of his influences.
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Theo Parrish is in a class of one. His latest album, that came out via his own Sound Signature label and is entitled Wuddaji, is impossible to categorize much like Parrish’ entire discography. Experimental, improvised, jazzy, deep… the Detroit legend very own brand.
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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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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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Via First Word Records, Kuroda presents his latest project entitled Fly Moon Die Soon, culminating years exposure to the NYC jazz and hip hop scene. The album consists of nine tracks of excellence - exploring uptempo jazz-funk, soulful jazz cuts, downtempo grooves and infectious piano riffs.
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Producer and bassist Huw Marc Bennett introduces his new project full of warm, deep, retro textures. Tresilian Bay, newly released, draws sounds from South London electronica, Brazillian grooves, Nigerian afrobeat and Ghanaian highlife along with a streak of Welsh psychedelia.
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Mildlife sounds like Mildlife is a fair affirmation. Their latest output dropped last friday and it’s entitled Automatic, following the critically acclaimed Phase released back in 2018. In Automatic, the band have made a step-change from their debut, achieving more discipline, direction and arguably more danceable grooves.
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Connecting the dots between jazz-funk and hip hop grooves AZAR EP is composed by two original tracks and three club-friendly remixes from K15, Minus & MRDolly and Esa Williams, anticipating AZAR AZAR’s album in the making: Cosmic Drops is set to come out for December.
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The undeniably infectious bass licks of Henry Hicks (a.k.a. Horatio Luna) have been conquering a space of its own in the electronic-jazz global stage. Following his solo project, Yes Doctor, released by La Sape, Horatio Luna presents a new LP entitled Boom Boom, coming out friday via Jitwam’s The Jazz Diaries.
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"I remember those days, those nights, those parties that went on for weekends at times, Everybody high... Momma dancin' in the corner smokin' a cigarette... that was momma's groove.
It was a family affair back then..."
Dedicated to those that...
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During August we made the usual two-week pause to reset and rediscover inspirations. This month’s playlist is even more essential, showcasing a lot of new projects that came out and we didn’t had the opportunity to write about.
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Released by Deep Matter, this is the second album from multi-instrumentalist, producer and composer, Jerk - the brainchild of Brooklyn-based Joshua Kinney. Some Cosmic Shift follows a trio of EPs (Pink, Yellow, and Green) and a full-length beat tape entitled Pressing On, and is Jerk’s most complete work to date.
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Announced today, the first single from Okvsho’s upcoming new album is a musical journey, up and down the rivers of life. Dropping on September 25th Kamala’s Danz is their second LP coming out via Boyoom, adding more live instrumentation and inviting an array of talented young musicians to their sessions.
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Shaman!, released last week via Strut Records, is the band’s new album - a daring suite that incorporates sub-Saharan jazz, free jazz, Afrobeat, Afro-Cuban music, spoken word, and more.
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Classic house music, broken beat, hip hop - both instrumental and with rap -, R&B, jazz soul and world music. The selection, more than including all of this music, is an invitation for everyone reading to go deeper.
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Linking back to Otis Sandsjö’s previous work, Y-OTIS 2, released by We Jazz, is an inviting and inspiring audio mosaic whose rhythmic approach is informed as much by hip hop and electronica as by jazz.
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Dropping tomorrow, Kamaal Williams’ sophomore album Wu Hen is a landmark record for 2020, fusing moments of jazz, funk, hip hop and r&b, but also indebted to typical London underground sounds like grime, jungle, house and UKG.
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In 1976, after moving to the USA to work with fellow countrymen Sergio Mendes, Manfredo Fest recorded and self-released a golden nugget of Brazilian music: Brazilian Dorian Dream, now reissued by Far Out Recordings.
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