lord & dego: bmx beats
Francisco Espregueira
Sitting comfortably at the crossroad of electronic and jazz music, with trademark broken beat progressions, BMX Beats is another all-round great EP dropping from 2000Black.
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s. fidelity: fidelity radio club
Francisco Espregueira
S. Fidelity returns to our features as one of our favorite producers, dropping a brand new solo album via Jakarta Records. Fidelity Radio Club, that drops tomorrow, easily navigates genres that are glued together by the same ethos.
Read Moreanma & cognitiva records present: outlines v.a.
Francisco Espregueira
ANMA and Cognitiva Records pair up to present one of the best ‘Various Artists’ releases of the year: Outlines. More than twenty artists collaborate in ten tracks, comprising a magnificent snapshot of a new generation of exciting producers across Europe, mixing jazz, broken beat and house music in exciting new ways.
Read Moremyele manzanza: crisis & opportunity vol. 1 - London
Francisco Espregueira
Crisis & Opportunity Vol. 1 - London was born out of Myele Manzanza’s necessity to direct his creative energy in a productive direction and maintain his growth as an artist during the 2020 Covid-19 lockdown. The result is a smooth and groovy record that portrays his journey through this strange year.
Read Moreaver & move 78: the algorithm smiles upon you
Francisco Espregueira
The Algorithm Smiles Upon You is the debut EP by the new Aver & Move 78 project. Released by Village Live Records, this collaboration hails from Berlin blending a jazz approach with instrumental hip hop flavours.
Read Morekaidi tatham: an insight to all minds
Francisco Espregueira
Kaidi Tatham’s An Insight To All Minds falls within the cracks of jazz and dance music, exemplifying modern British black brilliance once again; uncompromising, innovative, groundbreaking, intricately sophisticated and deeply funky.
Read Morefelipe gordon: a landscape onomatopeya lp
Francisco Espregueira
Felipe Gordon returns to Shall Not Fade to drop his second album - A Landscape Onomatopeya. Always in constant evolution, exploring different approaches in his sound, Gordon’s sophomore LP is the confirmation (that we didn’t need) of his killer skills in producing duties.
Read Moremarch '21: recap
Francisco Espregueira
One year passed by. Still here. Always here with our selection of the 50 best tracks in March, in the independent & eclectic music realm. More than showcasing a simple track we shed a lil’ light over projects, serving as a rabbit hole towards parallel universes of amazing & unknown music.
Read Moreminus & mrdolly: broken hearts make broken beats
Francisco Espregueira
Following the acclaimed Man With A Plan, the Porto-based producer Minus & MRDolly returns to our decks with a new release entitled Broken Hearts Make Broken Beats, via his own imprint Jazzego - blending elements of brit-funk and broken beat with his trademark groovy instrumentals.
Read Morezeitgeist freedom energy exchange: kreuzberg kix vol 1
Francisco Espregueira
As the club culture starts to see the light at the end of the tunnel, Secretsundaze’s brings the exciting Zeitgeist Freedom Energy Exchange to remind us about the depths of the dancefloor’s energy. Kreuzberg Kix Vol 1 is a three track EP that is sustained by Ziggy Zeitgeist’s rhythmic consistency on the drums.
Read Moreaura safari: hotel mediterraneo EP
Francisco Espregueira
Hotel Mediterraneo EP contains five gloriously heartfelt tracks, that showcase Aura Safari’s supreme musical ability as well as their unquestionable understanding of jazz, funk and soul.
Read Morestr4ta: aspects
Francisco Espregueira
Deeply indebted to the gritty DIY sounds of the cult ‘80s brit-funk era, STR4TA, and this magnificent Aspects, showcases the perfect imperfections that reveal the raw soul of the music, spurring listeners on to bear their heart and soul on the dancefloor.
Read Moredundundun: dundundun ep
Francisco Espregueira
Worm Discs presents another exciting act hailing from the vibrant UK jazz scene. Based in Bristol, Dundundun are a band composed by a talented group of musicians releasing their eponymous debut EP - a short but tasty record.
Read Moregianni brezzo: the awakening
Francisco Espregueira
Gianni Brezzo is a jazz band/studio project headed by the Cologne-based producer, multi-instrumentalist and musical mastermind Marvin Horsch. The Awakening is the fictional character’s debut on the reputable Jakarta Records, showcasing Brezzo’s versatile but still jazz focused approach and style.
Read Morenubiyan twist: freedom fables
Francisco Espregueira
Led by producer/guitarist Tom Excell, Nubiyan Twist is one of UK’s leading acts in the jazz scene that took over the country in the last half decade. Released by Strut Records their new album, Freedom Fables, is their most accomplished work to date, following a discography that is already magnificent.
Read Morejoy guerrilla: the park is closed
Francisco Espregueira
Hailing from L.A., Joy Guerrilla is a duo composed by Magdalena Daniec and Adam Grab. Coming out tomorrow, their sophomore album, The Park Is Closed, in an eight-track journey that plays like the soundtrack to an archetypal hero’s journey of the West Coast.
Read MorePREMIERE: joy guerrilla - fees.waived
Francisco Espregueira
Dexter Wansel meets DJ Quik in the groove of "fees.waived". The sun is setting, the road keeps appearing in the horizon and this track is in loop.
Read Morepedra: karimeen ep
Francisco Espregueira
Jazzego, from Porto, presents PEDRA and its first EP Karimeen. After successive releases of the highest quality (there’s more to come in 2021), the portuguese label bets on a promising artist who designs a contemplative environment reminiscent of London's avant-garde jazz.
Read Morekristoffer eikrem & beautiful disco: dusk / dawn
Francisco Espregueira
Eikrem and Beautiful Disco provide a magnificently polished mix of jazzy instrumentals, groovy beats and soulful vocals. Over 14 tracks we are progressively taken to a relaxing sound landscape, where jazz survives (will always survive) in the dreams of those who reinvent it.
Read Morefebruary '21: recap
Francisco Espregueira
February was rich in anthems that we will hear far beyond this month. We composed a playlist of 45 tracks to summarize the best ingredients we used on this special cocktail. Eclectic as always: jazz, electronic, hip hop and soulful music from all over the world.
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