jerk: circling
Francisco Espregueira
Jerk drops a new beat tape entitled Circling - a collection of 12 tracks directly inspired by the people, places and experiences in Jerk’s and his fellow collaborators' lives.
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alsogood: life's beautiful
Francisco Espregueira
Via Blunt Shelter Records, we introduce Alsogood’s debut solo album, entitled Life’s Beautiful. Floating in a calm sea, this is an instrumental hip hop trip through mesmerizing sound choices that create a very calm and relaxing moment of introspection.
Read Moreknowsum & wun two: dream cruise
Francisco Espregueira
Monday vibes in here, with Knowsum and Wun Two cooperating smoothly in their new joint project: Dream Cruise. Released by Sichtexot, this is another demonstration of their ‘galactic’ explorations of sound, able to lift our moods throughout 20 short tracks.
Read Moreapril '21: recap
Francisco Espregueira
Continuing the incredible amount of brilliant releases from March, this month’s playlist carries on a eclectic note. Our favorite songs from every artist that we showcased during April are included, making this playlist another journey through what we’ve been into.
Read Morekiefer: between days
Francisco Espregueira
At the crossroads of jazz music and instrumental hip hop, Between Days is also a very interesting peek to what Kiefer might create in the future. Being the more ‘experimental’ of the trilogy, this project gives a stronger emphasis to the beatmaking prowess from this L.A. based music genius.
Read Mores. fidelity: fidelity radio club
Francisco Espregueira
S. Fidelity returns to our features as one of our favorite producers, dropping a brand new solo album via Jakarta Records. Fidelity Radio Club, that drops tomorrow, easily navigates genres that are glued together by the same ethos.
Read Moreaver & move 78: the algorithm smiles upon you
Francisco Espregueira
The Algorithm Smiles Upon You is the debut EP by the new Aver & Move 78 project. Released by Village Live Records, this collaboration hails from Berlin blending a jazz approach with instrumental hip hop flavours.
Read Morefelipe gordon: a landscape onomatopeya lp
Francisco Espregueira
Felipe Gordon returns to Shall Not Fade to drop his second album - A Landscape Onomatopeya. Always in constant evolution, exploring different approaches in his sound, Gordon’s sophomore LP is the confirmation (that we didn’t need) of his killer skills in producing duties.
Read Moremarch '21: recap
Francisco Espregueira
One year passed by. Still here. Always here with our selection of the 50 best tracks in March, in the independent & eclectic music realm. More than showcasing a simple track we shed a lil’ light over projects, serving as a rabbit hole towards parallel universes of amazing & unknown music.
Read Moreminus & mrdolly: broken hearts make broken beats
Francisco Espregueira
Following the acclaimed Man With A Plan, the Porto-based producer Minus & MRDolly returns to our decks with a new release entitled Broken Hearts Make Broken Beats, via his own imprint Jazzego - blending elements of brit-funk and broken beat with his trademark groovy instrumentals.
Read Moretall black guy productions: airplane mode
Francisco Espregueira
Tall Black Guy leaves room for people to have their own interpretation, despite of delivering a very intimate project. He creates soundscapes to navigate, to consider, to reflect. And all of that is best achieved when Airplane Mode is played without interruptions.
Read Morekristoffer eikrem & beautiful disco: dusk / dawn
Francisco Espregueira
Eikrem and Beautiful Disco provide a magnificently polished mix of jazzy instrumentals, groovy beats and soulful vocals. Over 14 tracks we are progressively taken to a relaxing sound landscape, where jazz survives (will always survive) in the dreams of those who reinvent it.
Read Morefebruary '21: recap
Francisco Espregueira
February was rich in anthems that we will hear far beyond this month. We composed a playlist of 45 tracks to summarize the best ingredients we used on this special cocktail. Eclectic as always: jazz, electronic, hip hop and soulful music from all over the world.
Read Moreguohan: lost sound book
Francisco Espregueira
Released by Running Circle, Lost Sound Book is an otherworldly inward journey, in which Guohan explores many different places and cultures, from hip hop to jazz, traditional music to everyday life sounds, documenting the moods and colours left out from today's society.
Read Moreol' burger beats & vuyo: dialogue
Francisco Espregueira
Inspired by spiritual and revolutionary jazz records, soul music and classic East Coast hip hop, Dialogue is the new album from the Oslo-based Ol’ Burger Beats and Vuyo, released by the legendary label Jakarta Records.
Read Moremagro: beat tape
Francisco Espregueira
Magro is a drummer and a producer based in Berlin that just released his first project, showcasing his progressive and experimental musical visions, letting them flow without limits of any sort.
Read Morerela & beka gochiashvili: amsterdam beat tape
Francisco Espregueira
Amsterdam Beat Tape is an experimental fusion of moods that combines elements of hip hop, r&b, soul and electronic beats. Inner Tribe Records is the label in charge of curating this new piece, keeping their standards high, releasing great music every month.
Read Moredirty bungalow: home alone
Francisco Espregueira
Dirty Bungalow goes back in time to find his sound and aesthetic references: researching samples with which he built this collection of lo-fi and classic sounding beats, celebrating the soul, jazz and black music of past decades.
Read Morejanuary '21: recap
Francisco Espregueira
2021 started with many golden releases that are shaping our taste but also exploring new directions in the genres of contemporary jazz, deep house and hip hop, delivering those soulful vibes that transverse most of the features we present.
Read Morekoralle: fonografie
Francisco Espregueira
After introducing himself in 2019 with the acclaimed Collecting, the Italian producer Koralle steps up and presents his second album entitled Fonografie, reaching us via Melting Pot Music - one of the most influential European labels in the waves of hip hop.
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