Alfa Mist and Emmavie are two of the most successful artists that emerged from the music movement that bloomed in the UK over the past few years. So we go back to 2014 to listen for the first time to their collaborative album Epoch, now remastered and re-released via Sekito Records.
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To celebrate its ten year anniversary the compilation Eglo Records, Vol. 2 encompasses the works of many of its incredible featured artists: Steve Spacek, Floating Points, Fatima, Dego, Kaidi Tatham, Henry Wu, K15 just to name a few.
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Masok are a four-piece future soul band based in Tel Aviv releasing their impressive debut album, The Bigger The Risk, via Raw Tapes. What started as some bedroom beats grew into a colourful ten-track album.
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Some of the best projects of 2019 came out in November. Falling like the non-stop rain of these days, newly released works from artists like Douniah & High John, Surprise Chef, Daniel Casimir & Tess Hirst, Kumail, Danvers, Sefi Zisling or Summers Sons deserve our highest praises.
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Hailing from Mumbai, Kumail is a new name that we are adding to our weekly discoveries. Via the incredible collaboration in “Same Shit” with Pink Siifu (currently one of our favorite hip hop artists), we were magnetically invited to delve into his last project: Yasmin.
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Following Big Fan Of The Sesh Vol. 1 and a World Without Snooze Vol. 2, Biig Piig’s very personal trilogy comes to an end with No Place For Patience Vol. 3. A more of self-reflective project, facing hard truths and taking all the good and bad from them, rapping, singing, storytelling, en dos idiomas.
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Debuting in style, the Hamburg/Berlin duo Douniah and High John release their debut LP through Melting Pot: Dream Baby. John's warm, lo-fi beats and Douniah’s rich, soul-soaked voice interact in a very natural way, combining almost organically 90’s urban music with the timbre and themes of our times.
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New releases floating by our coast constantly. An eclectic playlist of 60 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.
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Starts Again is Tawiah’s creative reset of-sorts. Her debut album, a decade on from her first EP, is a triumphant 10-piece composition of avant-garde soul music, blending the artist’s sensibilities with low-slung beats and layered harmonies.
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The third instalment in the series, Future Bubblers 3.0, dropped last week, once again introducing us to promising musical projects, always at the forefront of cutting-edge music. Just like the previous albums successfully achieved, Future Bubblers 3.0 continues the tradition of wonky electronica, soulful rhythms and jazz infused bops.
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After meeting in London, back in 2016, the multinational duo started working on She right away. Three years gone and Bluestaeb’s soulful approach to beatmaking perfectly complements Harleighblu’s performance, as she stakes her claim on the neo soul and hip hop territory she always identified with as an artist.
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Ancient Mahogany Gold is Catherine Harris-White’s latest work as SassyBlack to arrive during her restless creative streak, and it splits the difference between personal, of-the-moment expressions and long-term vision.
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Musicians that we’ve been writing about for years, with their immense talent and vision. Confirmations from some of the avant-garde names on today’s contemporary music - crossing a vast sort of genres. New ones that will, surely, keep surprising us. All in an eclectic 50-track selection.
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Beyond her fantastic creamy voice, Emmavie’s productions on her long-awaited and highly anticipated debut album, Honeymoon, make it one of the killer projects of 2019 - a near flawless record. Emmavie reaches a wider public in style, via Fresh Selects.
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After a two week hiatus, o sótão recaps on some of the best projects released during the month - and spirit - that ended yesterday. With no shortage of exciting music, the playlist of August contains 50 tracks focusing on artists we talked about and others that deserve a special note.
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IV MERIN is a deep exploration, a deep introspective collection, a deep dive into eight tracks by one of the most original contemporary artists hailing from the UK: Alxndr London. The project is an ode to the singer-songwriter’s heritage: with “Merin” translating to “four” in Yoruba and IV Merin being his fourth musical project.
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Jakarta Records is one of the prominent independent record labels in Europe. Based in Berlin/Cologne, Germany, they’ve been responsible for the release of countless breakthrough acts since 2005. Rooted in Hip Hop, Neo Soul, R&B genres their output has been influencing a generation that breathes music outside the mainstream lights.
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HONEYCOMB is Jitwam’s second album and one of the defining releases of this year, on the underground rotations. Hitting the sweet spot between his work in dance music and efforts as a bandleader, connecting people in-studio and on-stage, the record encapsulates his incredible journey leading him to this project.
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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 personal journey through what we’ve been into.
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With ten tracks music that could’ve been created 40 years ago, that can be heard 40 years from now, Truth Be Told is a masterpiece from Houston-native C.S. Armstrong and his blessed voice.
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