Recorded in the midst of the pandemic, Return to the Island inception is heavily influenced by the surrounding context that is ingrained into the producers mind, capturing tropical birdsongs, the sound wind blowing through the palms and free-spirit field recordings.
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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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Cosmic Garden is one of Nico Lahs’ monikers. His latest release Come With Me, via the Bari-based Cosmic Rhythm imprint, comes with four tracks that won’t serve as fillers.
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Following Capicua! EP, released by The Jazz Diaries in 2019, we focus in the Dominican-American’s new record that just dropped via the newly created Real Feel Records. Brown Cocoa Skin is chock full of lush, swingy tracks built for the dancefloor.
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Almost a year after since the Detroit Get Down EP, that made its rounds all over the world, Dixon is back with a new EP entitled Vocal Sessions Vol. 1, featuring two of Detroit's finest vocalists - L’Renee and Kenny Watson.
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Soundway Records has been reminding and introducing us to historic works from artists like Steve Monite, Kiki Gyan and many more. Dropping tomorrow, Charles Amoah’s Sweet Vibration is another Ghanaian legendary work from one of the most well-known disco and burger highlife artists of his time.
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Although we were out for most of August, this month was rich in new releases from some of the most exciting artists in the independent music realm. There are infinite layers of music always to be discovered. The deeper we dig the less we actually know.
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Camões is one of Brazil’s most exciting new acts and during the month of August released a warm-textured record of five tracks. A Noite Dá, Mas Tira (Lado A) cements the carioca singer and composer style of nostalgia inspired in 80’s and 90’s sounds.
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SAUL’s Mutualism dropped two weeks ago via Rhythm Section and is shaped by a well crafted fusion of jazz, electronic and broken beat music, this seven-track record signals two musicians at the height of their artistic expression.
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Divorce From New York pairs up with London-based High Praise imprint to present a brand new LP entitled Sausalito. Much like its predecessor, the spanish producer is able to create a rich web of broken beat flavours, uplifting sonics and syncopated rhythms - melding elements of jungle, house and bruk with jazz sensibilities.
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Returning to the Feedasoul Records imprint after the mesmerizing Afro Galactic Jazz single (2021), Soul Groove presents a cracking three-tracker. Jazz At The Muniaka Club brings forward his signature soulful sound, smooth on its edges, deeper than deep in its ethos.
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A mutual love for 60s and 70s Italian soundtrack and library music brought Lorenzo Morresi & Tenderlonious together in a sublime project entitled Cosmica Italiana. The duo conceives a new approach to the genre, delving into contemporary analogue inspired arrangements combined with experimental and joyful 'tongue-in-cheek' sounds.
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Don’t Rush The Process, adding to an already impressive catalogue, is a body of work that falls within the cracks of jazz and dance music, exemplifying modern British black brilliance; uncompromising, innovative, groundbreaking, intricately sophisticated and deeply funky.
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We’ve been writing for a while about musicians like K15, Jitwam, Henry Wu or Felipe Gordon. Their new projects represent new approaches to their, already, immense talent and vision. But, as always, we are about new stuff. All in an eclectic 35-track selection.
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Conveying a special brand of broken beat & futuristic deep house, Escola Records unveils one of the records that will mark our summer of 2022. The label’s second release presents two original tracks, by Karmasound and JP Sunshine & Guim, and two remixes, by musclecars and Hugo LX.
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Two years after their first recorded output, the Full Moon EP, Dele Sosimi and Medlar return with the State Of Play EP, a heavy hitting four tracker that features special guests like Tamar Osborn of Collocutor fame, and South African rising star Zito Mowa.
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K15 presents another scenic music piece composed by four chapters that expose the trademark palette of colors of the british genius. In Your Absence is an emotional affair that blends a melancholic sentiment with supreme instrumentation and sonic choices.
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The fourth release of GLBDOM’s Classic imprint provides a special brand of glistening of dancefloor music, with three stand out original tracks by Kid Only and two remixes by Max Telaer and Braga Circuit.
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Lisbon’s Larry Quest joins the Pleasure of Love crew with an impressive sonic journey of all things house, balearic, and tribal entitled Rear Light EP. He delivers his most refined EP yet, harnessing his knack for live/analog synthesis & soulful, hypnotic grooves.
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Felipe Gordon presents his third Toy Tonics EP, taking his next big step in his artistic development. Freedom EP is the result of months working thorugh a new and organic path - a different way of vocal house intepreted by Bob The Egoist.
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