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Webmagazine and record label on underground house music & contemporary jazz. We're about music released by independent artists and labels.

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Daily Magazine on Underground House Music, Broken Beat, Contemporary Jazz & Soulful Vibes

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sun ra: on jupiter

Francisco Espregueira

On Jupiter is part of a series of very special albums that were recorded between 1978 and 1980 - Lanquidity, Sleeping Beauty, Strange Celestial Road - demonstrating the influence on Ra of the musical and production trends of the mid and late 70s.

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menace '5'

Francisco Espregueira

This compilation, celebrating the MENACE’s fifth anniversary, showcases a talented cast of producers and artists - some of the we presented here before, others to take note and follow closely: Bugseed, DJ Mitsu The Beats, Hugo LX, Underground Canopy, Midori just to name a few.

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november '20: recap

Francisco Espregueira

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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sacbé: sacbé

Francisco Espregueira

Sacbé and their eponymous LP is another Favorite Recording’s exclusive reissue, and is a Mexican jazz fusion masterpiece from 1977, uniquely and beautifully recorded, similar to what bands like Azymuth were doing at the same time.

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eabs: discipline of sun ra

Francisco Espregueira

Via Astigmatic Records the revered Polish instrumental-jazz-hip-hop collective EABS recreates some of the magical compositions made by the legend of Sun Ra between 1957 and 1979. Result of the preparations for a special concert related to this release, and of the deep reflections on astral meanings, the ideas for Discipline of Sun Ra took shape.

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october '20: recap

Francisco Espregueira

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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azymuth, ali shaheed muhammad and adrian younge: jazz is dead 004

Francisco Espregueira

The Jazz Is Dead project, curated by the legendary duo composed by Ali Shaheed Muhammad and Adrian Younge, has been presenting a very intimate and smooth perspective on great names of jazz music. Following a Various Artists’ compilation, Roy Ayers and Marcos Valle, Azymuth are in charge of the fourth installment of the series.

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mark de clive-lowe: dreamweavers

Francisco Espregueira

Dreamweavers is a special record for the electro-jazz heads. The master Mark de Clive-Lowe is joined by the creative partnership of bass player Andrea Lombardini and drummer Tommaso Cappellato, two Italian musicians that have been a consistent presence on Mark de Clive-Lowe’s European tours for several years now.

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