Following Midnight Snacks Vol. 1, the electronic-jazz pioneer returns with the second installment of the series, providing four tracks in which we can hear him experimenting with textures that he already knows, nonetheless expanding them in new forms.
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New Dawn presents Natural, bringing together legendary master drummer Ivan ‘Mamão’ Conti with Brazilian producer grassmass on two experimental funk monsters of the highest order.
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Time for o sótão to recap on some of the best projects released during the month that ended yesterday. With no shortage of exciting music, the playlist of August contains 41 tracks focusing on artists we talked about and others that deserve a special note.
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Next Friday, via Middle Name Records, Sampology releases Regrowth - a complete album, which fills the soul with warm and organic textures. It has string quartets, woodwinds, twenty-voice choirs, vibraphones, basses, various pianos and synthesizers.
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Our Time is a sublime seven track record that navigates through tranquil waters of contemporary jazz music and instrumental hip hop. It’s a peaceful, sensitive and organic affair, that sees Natty Reeves level up on his production skills.
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Kiefer’s new album, When There’s Love Around, is a project full of nostalgia and self-reflection, evident in the melancholy peace it conveys. You can hear him at the height of his immense abilities, this time superbly accompanied by a band featuring talented people.
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Retromigration has been participating on some compilations under the name of Malik Kassim, collaborating with his good friend Cem Mo (a.k.a. Midnight Flavor). Now the duo presents their first joint EP via Dansu Discs, counting with special contribution of German sax player Moritz Schuster.
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On nine tracks Boomerang Records connects artists from around the world. With collaboration, experimentation and mixing tempos all at the heart of the album’s idea, the result is a multi-genre compilation LP, spanning jazz, broken beat and electronic.
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Following some high-regarded EP’s, released in the last three to four years, the enigmatic nu-jazz duo Lord & dego presents their first LP. This self-titled project cements their impressive musical connection, showcasing a complete work of 12 tracks.
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Josef Akin’s latest album - Flightcase dropped via Sola Terra last friday - was recorded in a rare moment of freedom between lockdowns, representing the joy of collaboration and the importance of human connection.
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Via the jazz-house force of Jazz re:freshed, we are delighted to feature the raw energy and musicality of the Balimaya Project and their debut Wolo So. Initiated by Yahael Camara Onono, this colelctive brings together sixteen musicians including members of Kokoroko and the SEED Ensemble.
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Some of the best projects of 2021 came out in July, with the last days of the month providing an array of golden records for the rest of the year.
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Bringing the breezes of reopened dancefloors, of communal release, and of the joyful sound live music, the talented Snazzback collective presents their second album, In The Place, via Worm Disco Club.
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Quinn Oulton is an up and coming multi-instrumentalist, vocalist & producer based in South London. Released last friday, his new EP, Show Your Face, exhibits a raw sound, melding soaring vocals and tangled acoustic textures with abstract electronics.
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Yellow is the long awaited debut album from one of the most exciting artists of the contemporary UK jazz scene. Emma-Jean Thackray is not only a trumpeter but a singer, bandleader, beat-maker, radio host, DJ and now a label head, with her own imprint, Movementt.
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The first and eponymous LP of Esperanto is reissued by Favorite Recordings, 41 years later its original release date. This rare and sought-after album recorded in Caracas can be likened to the best of the South American scene with strong funk & latin influences.
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Ol’ Burger Beats returns to this platform with a mesmerizing album alongside his sister. I Am Leaving is a family affair. After three years of songwriting and recording, Née Pauline presents her debut, performing smoothly over the seductive, jazzy beats of Ollie.
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50+1 tracks for those that keep up with us. Summarizing our favorite jams from June, this is a high-karat-gold eclectic playlist. There’s plenty of contemporary jazz, groundbreaking house music, smooth hip hop vibes and sounds from all over the place.
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Time Capsule, a publisher focused on reissues that capture the feelings and sound experiences of all times and spaces, has just dropped an unmissable collection of some of the best works by Mário Rui Silva. Stories From Another Time brings together three albums released between 1982 and 1988.
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Nathaniel Cross’ long-awaited debut EP came out last friday. Via First Word Records, The Description Is Not The Described is a beautiful mark in his journey of two decades - from the first time picking up the trombone to the release of his own compositions into the world.
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