The first DJ Set of the Comunidade Cultura e Arte and O Sótão partnership brings us the connoisseur Rui Fradinho; producer, mad vinyl collector and boss of Eclectic Beats Music label. A mesmerizing hour through the waves of Broken Beat, Jazz, Soul, Funk and more...
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Mora! I and Mora! II, are now reissued by the brilliant Far Out Recordings, compiling the two records in a brand new vinyl release. A pan-American melting pot of hypnotic afro-cuban rhythms, frenetic batucadas and fiery sambas, these are two of the holy grails of latin jazz, masterminded by an unsung hero of the genre.
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Brookland Jams first release introduces us to the Readymeal Band and their new Hyde EP. Composed by four smooth and well constructed tracks, this EP leaves us craving a little bit more from this, relatively new, act.
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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 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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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