This month’s playlist is composed by 45 tracks and reviews the best we've showcased. Paying high respect and admiration to all the artists producing the diamonds above listed, we keep looking to the future and revisiting sounds and artists that are immortal.
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Palms is a sonically diverse voyage, occasionally saturated with tropical and synth-driven vibes and at other times stripped down to acoustic simplicity.
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O Que Sobrou da Festa picks up on beats, ideas, sketches that were created by the Brazilian duo over the past years and, for one reason or another weren’t completed or unveiled to the public.
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Just like every month, we summarized the best we’ve showcased through our growing channels. 66 tracks. Eclectic and proud, as usual.
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Across 15 tracks, this west-coast maestro artfully consolidates, renovates, and carries forward the legacy of his influences - a masterclass in modern funk and soul production.
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During August we made the usual week pause to reset, rediscover inspirations and prepare for what’s next. This month’s playlist is even more essential, showcasing a lot of new projects that came out and we didn’t had the opportunity to write about before.
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We usually don’t focus on releases that revolve round the same track (i.e. singles or remix EP’s). But the beauty that the music above creates a deserved exception.
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Green Sequence showcases his talent, with dusty blends of jazz instrumentation, warming grooves and choice samples more often than not hitting the spot.
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Their fresh and highly anticipated new record, Higher Dimension Waiting Room, is again released by Blunt Shelter Records and comprises 10 tracks that are careful produced while maintaining a strong improv type of quality to it - something that is inherent to the trio’s work.
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Some of the best projects of 2023 came out in July, with the last days of the month providing an array of golden records for the rest of the year - some of them to be featured in the next few weeks. Heating up with warm temperatures…
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60 for the soul. May went by supersonic in the waves of the usual eclectic features we made over this month.
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Giant Stops pays homage to the rich legacy of jazz while pushing the boundaries of the genre with a contemporary twist - nostalgic, modern, emotional.
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Felipe Gordon keeps up with his string of stellar releases, this time around partnering up with Brous One for a 6-track record called Nod Your Head released via 55 Music.Brous One adds his own flavor of jazzy hip-hop-inspired instrumentals that complement perfectly the trademark tonality of the Colombian deep house master.
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March is typically a month, in which, an overwhelming amount of great music is released. As the great work of independent artists and labels further spans worldwide, it is truly remarkable the amount of original, creative and groovy inputs we are constantly receiving at o sótão.
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Basile Petite and Drew Wynen have released their latest project last friday via Root Records. On s'amuse celebrates music-making and collaboration between themselves and their audience, featuring a mix of hip hop and neo soul grooves with jazz harmony and futuristic production.
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London-based producer Kai Meara is back with a new LP, Statik. The 12-track album is a hazy trip, with broken grooves and blissful melodies perfect for late-night listening and reflective journeys.
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Marc Bianco & Bentley provide exquisite textures for late night funny cigarrettes. Arabian Horse Fight IV is their new sonic endeavor, containing 6 tracks that blend on point digital production and unconventional, groovy and live drum sequences.
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Music for the soul, for the routines, for the club. New discoveries from all over the place. January was a blast up in here, 8 years later still sourcing and featuring new music every week.
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Circus Company drops The River Widens from The Mole for the first time on all formats. Comprised by 21 tracks, this is a opus that flows from ambient approaches, neck-snapping instrumental beats and more uptempo, highly-assured and hypnotic dance floor textures.
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Bologna-based lofi producer Koralle presents another reason for us to keep his music close to us. Via Hip Dozer he just dropped Exhale, Inhale, Repeat, a six track EP that invites us to sit back, relax and enjoy the vibes.
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