Between the French beat maker Al Quetz and the cuban MC El Tipo Este there’s thousands of kilometers. The desire to connect was so strong that no force could have prevented this fortunate encounter: we turn our focus to La Revancha de La Manana.
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London-based label Church returns with a fresh new number courtesy of Manchester's Loz Goddard, previously responsible for EPs on Dirt Crew, Outplay and Quintessentials. His latest release - Find Me - features a collection of three originals and a remix from the Session Victim crew.
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Flowing creativity and bold arrangements in his unmistakable style, directly from Melbourne, Harvey Sutherland is back with a small EP of 3 tracks - Amethyst. The australian producer and instrumentalist carves this project between the vibes of Melbourne and London.
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The REVISIT soundtrack, shared by six producers, explores interpretations of the 360 videos recorded - as an object, each record of this soundtrack represents a certain slice of time and space defined by the sequence frame depicted, on to insert you in a special scene.
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Seb Wildblood most recent EP, Grab The Wheel, is his most dynamic record to date, marking a beautiful and artistic contrast with the producers’ trademark jazzy deep house.
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Crossing the Pacific Ocean to L.A., the japanese producer partnered with the label Cold Busted, producing yet another bomb-tastic project - Far East Joints. The vinyl, for the collectors, is probably the best way to enjoy such piece.
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Footshooter is the moniker of London based producer, DJ and musician Barney Whittaker. Technicolour Nights follows Strange Days EP released last year, with 6 tracks that show sophisticated compositions - it's an exceptional piece of work that blends various styles.
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Recorded in Kuwait in 1980, Jazz, Jazz, Jazz is the only album compiled by the Sudanese band The Scorpions & Saif Abu Bakr. The album is reissued in its entirety, complete with all the stirring horn arrangements and vibrant percussion housed on the original.
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Maisha, a six-piece group led by bandleader Jake Long, bring a fresh outlook to the weighty spiritual jazz tradition. The musicians’ improvisational instincts make There Is A Place feel like an adventurous journey through secret lands.
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Always finding fresh angles on familiar sounds, Eric Lau stands out with his productions that are equally indebted to hip hop and soul. His latest album, billed as the follow-up to last year’s Examples, is a reminder of the pleasures that can come when simple ideas are masterfully executed.
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A masterpiece of hip Brazilian swing, Ataque reflects the deeper, groovier side of that magical, hazy sound of sixties Rio de Janeiro, with sweet samba scents backing big brass arrangements and scorching organ solos.
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Will Sessions have established themselves as one of Detroit’s must-see live bands, with an extremely varied musical output reflecting their city’s roots. This soulful collective just released a new album called The One, their most cohesive and fully realized original work to date.
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French producer, instrumentalist and DJ, Neue Grafik, has been building a strong rep for himself over the past few years. His sound is a hybrid of jazz, house, broken beat and hip hop, all with his unique geographical flavours of African ethnicity, Parisian roots and a love for London thrown into the mix.
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Paris-born, New England-raised, long-time Chicago-residing Makaya McCraven has been at the forefront of genre-redefining movements in jazz since 2015, when he introduced the world to his unique brand of “organic beat music” on the breakout album In The Moment. There’s a lot to unpack in Universal Beings, his latest project.
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There’s always an unmistakable texture of funk, boogie, soul and jazz in Kaidi Tatham’s sound. His latest EP, In My Life, that follows the LP It’s A World Before You released this year, shows him dominating his keys and his drum-cut-drum trademark progression.
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This September the London-via-Stockholm songstress, returns with her second album, And Yet It's All Love — an emotional, yet entertaining trip through the full cycle of a romantic relationship, told in Fatima's unmistakable soulful style.
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Before going on a month’s hiatus, o sótão keeps on playing some of the best new artists releasing innovative and exciting projects. the playlist of September contains 50 tracks reviewing the best we've showcased in here during this month.
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Enter Kool Customer: a new collaboration from LA's beatmaker B.Bravo and the vocals of Rojai coming out on Bastard Jazz. Think West Coast Boogie Funk à la Dam-Funk, with some ‘80s synth steez.
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Barney Artist debut album, titled Home Is Where the Art Is, is made up of 13 tracks and a strong sonic statement in the midst of the current hip hop culture floating from London.
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Allysha Joy, best known for being the soul voice in Melbourne hip hop collective 30/70, pushes boundaries as a keys player, poet, singer and producer, releasing her first solo record on Gondwana Records in September 2018.
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