fred aster: summer madness
Francisco Espregueira
Summer Madness sees the Angolan DJ and producer connect with Malawian lyricist Postnegative for the lyrics of the original track and presents remixes by Donnie Moustaki, HATT.D and Selva.
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hio: who
Francisco Espregueira
Hio closes the trilogy with a new chef d'œuvre: WHO. This final piece is all about self-discovery; finding your true self in a world that advocates for standardization - completing the "WHO - AM - I" question that Hio proposes in his current output.
Read Morejune '22: recap
Francisco Espregueira
An eclectic playlist of 67 tracks summarizes all those inputs coming from all over the world. Different paces, moods and rhythms. Plenty of jazz and hip hop, plenty of dancefloor bangers and deep melodies. This is the best we've heard and talked about in June 2022.
Read Morenelson brandt: knalleffekt
Francisco Espregueira
Knalleffekt sees Brandt strolling through affluent funk, sun-blushed boogie and slacker soul to deliver a playful pop masterpiece that is both futuristic and nostalgic.
Read Moreflofilz: close distance
Francisco Espregueira
Artistically, the album cements Flo’s transition from lo-fi productions to hi-fi mixtures of jazz music, hip hop or alt r&b, providing a zen-like clarity, tranquility feeling throughout the project. Like the best jazz records do, Close Distance will survive time.
Read Morepremiere: marc bianco, inq. - uto
Francisco Espregueira
“UTO” is the third track on BORG by Marc Bianco and INQ. It brings an unique noir and urban vibe that can be best appreciated at the wee hours of the night. Neon lights all over the place and this sound haunting us to go for more.
Read Morejimpster: birdhouse
Francisco Espregueira
Birdhouse is Jimpster’s lockdown album, representing his seventh full lenght record and marking a change in his repertoire, as he takes a step away from the dance floor to revisit his early inspirations of jazz, 70’s fusion, library music, ambient and sample-based downtempo electronica.
Read Morefebruary '22: recap
Francisco Espregueira
February’s list includes some of our all-time favorites, new names and late night discoveries. Comprised of 45 tracks, this selection is eclectic, profound and result of hours and hours of music listening and pleasure.
Read Moreivan ave: mid season ep
Francisco Espregueira
Pointing towards his forthcoming full lenght album, All Season Gear, Ivan Ave keeps on with his avant-garde trajectory with Mid Season EP. Following Double Goodbyes, Mid Season finds Ivan Ave in bloom as he evokes the sounds of spring on his latest offering.
Read Moremambele: proton
Francisco Espregueira
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
Read Moredecember '21: recap
Francisco Espregueira
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.
Read Moresummers sons: nostalgia (deluxe)
Francisco Espregueira
Summers Sons drop a deluxe edition of their latest album Nostalgia, originally released in September of this year. Turt (rap) and Slim (production) presents us a masterful coming-of-age rap album from a 90s baby perspective, maturing their jazz rap trademark sound.
Read Moredj harrison: tales from the old dominion
Francisco Espregueira
Following the iconic HazyMoods LP, from 2017, and other high karat-gold projects, DJ Harrison presents his second album via Stones Throw Records.Tales from the Old Dominion took three years to complete, reflecting how Harrison hears the South and moves through the world.
Read Morepaul grant: reflections
Francisco Espregueira
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.
Read Morevarious artists: love, always. (a compilation)
Francisco Espregueira
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.
Read Morefuture bubblers 5.0
Francisco Espregueira
As per usual, Future Bubblers 5.0 is a musically diverse collection of tracks, fusing genres that span across electronic, alt-r&b, alt-hip-hop, spoken word, neo-soul, jazz and beyond - an extremely impressive assemblage of talent who have all delivered top-shelf singles.
Read Moreranko presents the intergalactic funk affair
Francisco Espregueira
Now we meet his funkier side, presenting The Intergalactic Funk Affair, again through Am Apparat. Coming out tomorrow, Ranko’s second album on the german imprint sees him strolling light-footedly through the seemingly endless expanses of his musical galaxy.
Read Moreseptember '21: recap
Francisco Espregueira
With all that happened over the past year and half we’re thrilled to see you go from here to the dancefloor, to the coliseum, to the park. And it is fair to say that we just highlight an extremely little sample of the great new music being released every single day.
Read Morek, le maestro: whip music
Francisco Espregueira
WHIP MUSIC has been in preparations since 2019, celebrating K’s evolution as an artist. It reflects his journey from making beats for himself in his bedroom to having his edits widespread across the internet and garnering popularity in the outside world among DJs and music heads alike.
Read Moremmyykk: science
Francisco Espregueira
Situated at the intersections of soul music, jazz, electronica and r&b, MMYYKK mixes neck-breaking rhythms and sonic alchemies. That's what we hear in Science, his latest EP, which addresses universal themes with good mood, fun and a lot of funk…
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