Drawing inspirations from elements of North Indian classical music, hip hop and modal/spiritual jazz, Jaubi present their debut LP entitled Nafs at Peace, via the Polish jazz-force Astigmatic Records.
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May 2021 brought us plenty of golden releases that shaped what we featured during this month. The selection of 60 tracks includes, as usual, a “best of” selection of the tracks we spinned in May, opening the last section of the playlist to some of the things that influence our taste.
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Plunky & Oneness of Juju is a legendary rhythm & blues-African-jazz-funk band, that has seen a lot of their work reissued by Strut Records. Make a Change features the full original album alongside five previously unheard studio takes, all remastered by The Carvery from the original tapes.
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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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Anthony Joseph’s latest album, which dropped last friday via Heavenly Sweetness, is a deep, intimate and pensive experience, filled with magnificent jazzy, free-flowing arrangements and his touching spoken words.
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Hailing from Amsterdam, Kid Sublime teams up with Georgian badman DJ and Producer Mishulino and jazz piano protegé Beka Gochiashvili to form the group TURBULANCE. Their eponymous debut LP is ready to make waves in the broken beat and contemporary jazz scene for the years to come.
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Easily crossing the boundaries of jazz, boogie, soul, broken beat, techno or hip hop, dego presents his new album, via his imprint 2000Black. The Negative Positive cements his status as a pioneer, a visionary, as he continues to push boundaries with a sound that his totally his own.
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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.
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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.
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Four years passed in the blink of an eye and he is an acclaimed musician, producer, composer, creator. Alfa Mist’s new record, Bring Backs, marks the first release for the label Anti, and is the most detailed exploration of his upbringing in musical form.
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vbnd is bassist and producer hailing from Canada now releasing his sophomore project via DeepMatter. Scum Funk is a very interesting take on jazz and neo soul music textures, showcasing the complexity of the genres and its alluring effects.
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Midnight Snacks Vol. 1, Mark de Clive-Lowe’s latest offering via MashiBeats, marks his return to beats and basslines at the center of four instrumental tracks of broken beat, house and downtempo.
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The first DJ Set of the Comunidade Cultura e Arte and O Sótão partnership brings us the connoisseur Rui Fradinho; producer, mad vinyl collector and boss of Eclectic Beats Music label. A mesmerizing hour through the waves of Broken Beat, Jazz, Soul, Funk and more...
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Mora! I and Mora! II, are now reissued by the brilliant Far Out Recordings, compiling the two records in a brand new vinyl release. A pan-American melting pot of hypnotic afro-cuban rhythms, frenetic batucadas and fiery sambas, these are two of the holy grails of latin jazz, masterminded by an unsung hero of the genre.
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Brookland Jams first release introduces us to the Readymeal Band and their new Hyde EP. Composed by four smooth and well constructed tracks, this EP leaves us craving a little bit more from this, relatively new, act.
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Sitting comfortably at the crossroad of electronic and jazz music, with trademark broken beat progressions, BMX Beats is another all-round great EP dropping from 2000Black.
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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.
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ANMA and Cognitiva Records pair up to present one of the best ‘Various Artists’ releases of the year: Outlines. More than twenty artists collaborate in ten tracks, comprising a magnificent snapshot of a new generation of exciting producers across Europe, mixing jazz, broken beat and house music in exciting new ways.
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Crisis & Opportunity Vol. 1 - London was born out of Myele Manzanza’s necessity to direct his creative energy in a productive direction and maintain his growth as an artist during the 2020 Covid-19 lockdown. The result is a smooth and groovy record that portrays his journey through this strange year.
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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.
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