January was the perfect time to make a small pause to reset and rediscover inspirations. This month’s playlist is even more essential, showcasing a lot of new projects that are already charting high in the list of the best records of 2022.
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Following the success of Love Is Everywhere (2020), Laurent Bardainne returns to Heavenly Sweetness with his Tigre d’Eau Douce ensemble for a second album of free-flowing, jazz-inflected groove - Hymne au Soleil.
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Described as a modal viola jazz record, Son Of Nyx is an intimate affair, with ethereal sounds that hint at the electronic jazz fusion music of the 70's and early 80's. Nonetheless we’re listening to a contemporary work, led by the creative touch of Tamil Rogeon.
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Acclaimed Norwegian producer Ol' Burger Beats rises from the depths of jazz to present Loft, an instrumental hip hop album inspired by New York’s free and spiritual jazz. It is, in addition to a set of songs, an experience of reflection that requires time to immerse ourselves in it.
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Hailing from the region of Cantabria, in Northern Spain, 2 Headed Deer is a quality-over-quantity label showcasing their 4th release. Ancient Tribal Hearts by Ka Safar, a 13-piece world jazz band based in Leicester, is a sonic feast that blends multiple genres and cultural references.
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Emile Londonien are a Strasbourg-based trio, composed by Matthieu Drago (drums), Nils Boyny (Synth) and Théo Tritsch (bass). Via Dope Tone Records they just dropped a mesmerizing single/EP entitled Covered Bridges.
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Mambele is an up and coming producer hailing from Brussels, Belgium. His music crosses multiple boundaries, and in his latest EP, PROTON, he masters at delivering a diverse and energetic sound
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Sonically based in the connection of the musical expressions from the Caribbean and Latin America, and dedicated to the creators of the Latin jazz, Diego Hedez and his quintet leads us through a magnificent seven track ride.
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His prolific work that spans a decade is fed by limitless creativity. Cool Affair’s last installment is entitled Scamto (Mzansi Argot) and plays with the idea of having Stimela (band) and Fela Kuti (band) in the same studio to create music.
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Fifty tracks shot in the air by the end of December, deepening our appreciation for what came out during this month. We end our seventh year at this platform with more than 250 features published in 2021, showcasing new works from established underground artists and promising rising stars.
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A Message From A New Dawn is another standout fusion of synth, broken beat and nu-jazz. It crosses over Kyoto Jazz Massive’s work of two decades providing energetic feelings deriving from the power of a full band sonic experience.
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Shay Hazan is an Israeli composer, producer, bassist & bandleader. Dropping tomorrow via Batov Records, Reclusive Rituals sees him fusing rubbery North African Gnawa grooves, with haunting jazz horns and hip hop inflected beats.
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The future-to-be-legendary drummer presents his own Berlin influences and curates an encounter of his moniker band Zeitgeist Freedom Energy Exchange. Together they deliver a record that is equally well suited to dance floor applications as it is to an intimate night with the turntable spinning.
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Horizon is one of the records of 2021, comprising Jay’s most personal and versatile work to date - filled with warm, beautiful chords and riffs. The sound hailing from this record is beyond perfection, with the protagonist expressing all of his talent as a keyboardist, composer and mood connoisseur.
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Paul Grant’s fourth solo album is about to drop, once again via DeepMatter. Following the release of last year’s acclaimed Waves LP, the Californian multi-instrumentalist, producer and beatmaker keeps creating special stuff and Reflections is another statement.
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The best we've heard and wrote about during November. The month is gone but the music stayed. Masks on.
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Building upon the acclaimed self-titled debut, the Aldorande quartet pursues their interstellar trip showcasing their deeper love for the 70's jazz-funk & Fusion scene. Via the french-most-soulful Favorite Recrdings, deux extends ideas from the first record and presents bigger-than-life arrangements.
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Our Swiss-based friends at Boyoom Connective present a special compilation composed by 17 tracks. Love, Always. is an attempt at connecting the dots and finding common ground through music, traversing hip hop, jazz, soulful rhythms and trippy expeditions.
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Alex Malheiros’ new album, Tempos Futuros, is released by Far Out Recordings and is deeply influenced by Malheiro’s surroundings. From Niterói, overlooking the Guanabara bay, the beaches, mountains and forests enveloping Rio de Janeiro, he designs a tropical spaceship of 12 tracks.
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Not For Now establishes Shortall’s incredible talents as an artist, producer, composer and trombonist and corto.alto’s powerful, synchronised and intuitive musicality.
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