Released last week, through the Italian label NICEPEOPLE, Gotta Paint is an elegant, deep and emotive EP by singer and songwriter Khadeeja Grace and her ‘remixing’ mates. Performing with incredible vocals meld into each of the versions here presented, Khadeeja shows her versatility and her ability to fill a house track.
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The first Los Hermanos EP on vinyl in over a decade was released last friday via Mother Tongue Records. Gerald Mitchell, the man behind Los Hermanos and a longtime figure in the house and techno music scene of Detroit, showcases three tracks filled with soul, funkiness and groovy basslines.
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A hero to both Muhammad and Younge, Carn was more than an inspiration in their respective careers. His compositional and improvisational integrity, presented in this fifth installment of the Jazz Is Dead series, remains indisputable.
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With the release date set for tomorrow, Sun After Rain is a three-track EP from the sage and globetrotter Jitwam, coming out via his own The Jazz Diaries and Studio 54 Music. Composed by two original tracks in collaboration with Folamour and Mike Bloom, plus a remix by Kaidi Tatham, this one goes directly to the imaginary dancefloors we’re craving.
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After being spotted by the legendary multi-instrumentalist and The Roots’ member James Poyser during an open-mic session, Ezekiel was quickly placed in the “right rooms” to record this amazing project - blending melodies of the western world with the sounds of Africa.
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Coming up later in the night, Markus Lindner, a.k.a. Delfonic and his bouncy 4-tracker Delfonic Edits. Via Nómada Records, releasing their first volume of disco-afro-boogie-house edits, Delfonic pays homage to the roots of house music and to the the legacy of Black culture and Black music.
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This compilation, celebrating the MENACE’s fifth anniversary, showcases a talented cast of producers and artists - some of the we presented here before, others to take note and follow closely: Bugseed, DJ Mitsu The Beats, Hugo LX, Underground Canopy, Midori just to name a few.
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Having dropped last friday, What Up Doe? Vol. 2 is a sunsoaked house affair with a penchant for acid lines, jazz inspired keys and a bumpin’ groove. The inimitable and talented Byron The Aquarius gives us a sonic masterclass, completing a year in which he definitely stepped up into the olympus of the deep house scene.
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Yussef Dayes is on the verge for his legendary status. We might say that he is a legend already. His newest album, the live project Welcome To The Hills, via Cashmere Thoughts, is a definite step towards that status.
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Terra was the debut LP of the influential Gaúcho musician Gelson Oliveira in partnership with drummer Luiz Ewerling. The album was released independently in 1983, with access to minimal resources. None of that influenced the quality, the musicality and the magic present in nine tracks.
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Private Barrel Selection showcases two mature producers, with all the tracks being groomed to perfection. The album draws from many different influences, including funk, hip hop, disco, old school boom-bap and r&b but doesn’t fail in transmitting the unique touch from booth Max I Million and Nocatchphraze.
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Looking back, our trace is visible. We came a long way and through that road we kept 60 tracks, ten more than usual. November 2020 was rich in signature tracks, although the second confinement, although the impact this strange year has been having in all of us. But the artists didn’t stop, specially those who produce from dungeons to rooftops.
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Colonel Red and Lord Byron have been collaborating for some time, delivering their own brand of bouncy broken beat anthems and energetic live sets. Fluid Bounce is their collaborative project, now introducing the entirely self-produced Chapter 1 via Inner Tribe Records.
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Via the mighty and revered 2000Black label Samii debuts with her 4-track EP entitled Figuring It Out. Produced by the stars that run 2000Black - Dego, Mr Mensah, Matt Lord and Kaidi Tatham - Samii expresses inspirations from her own experiences of love, loss and personal growth.
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The first chapter of this exciting series of compilations, Inside A.MA Volume 1, reflects how Hill playlists his choices for the show or a DJ set, this time pointing the light to the treasures held within the A.MA vaults of releases over the past decade.
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Reaching his mogul status, ShunGu invites Dreamcastmoe, one of the most interesting artists currently hailing from the US, to write and sing over his brilliant productions. Temptation, via Trading Places Records, is one of the results of the most promising collaborative project of 2020.
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Light It Again is the awaited debut of Allysha Joy in the reputable First Word Records imprint. Produced and engineered by the vision of Clever Austin, Light It Again is a 4-track EP that explores a variety of grooves and deep lyricism that marks a defiant statement of intimacy and hope.
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Gerald Mitchell and Billy Love are longtime figures in the dance music scene and have made a huge impact on Detroit house and techno. They are the Celebrity BBQ Sauce Band, now presenting an unique combination of soul, fusion and funk with electronic music.
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Every year Gilles Peterson, with the support from the Arts Council England, compiles a record introducing new up and coming artists. This talent discovery and artist development project named Future Bubblers focuses on developing unsigned talent and building audiences for new approaches to music.
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Grant is a very talented multi-instrumentalist/producer from California now releasing his third solo album via DeepMatter Records: Waves is comprised by instrumental 15 tracks, fusing effortlessly influences from the worlds of hip hop, jazz and r&b.
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