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Boy Dude “Cassette For You” (Hobo Camp)
via HC: Multi-instrumentalist and music producer Jordan Chini armed with an array of guitars, basses, drum machines, and vintage synths has fused the spirit of lo-fi songwriting and psychedelia with the aesthetics of experimental funk and soul under his brand-new Read more »
Okay Temiz & Johnny Dyani “Witchdoctor’s Son” (1976, Matsuli Music)
Matsuli Music is proud to be releasing another forgotten gem of the South African Jazz diaspora – the 1976 Istanbul session featuring Johnny Dyani and Okay Temiz fusing deep roots and new routes, integrating folklore and rhythm within an experimental, Read more »
Jonti “Tokorats” (Stones Throw)
via ST: Originating in a New York apartment and completed in a garage in suburban Sydney, Jonti’s new album Tokorats will see release November 3rd on Stones Throw Records. Following up from 2012 releases “Twirligig” and “Sine & Moon”, “Tokorats” Read more »
Salah Ragab and The Cairo Jazz Band “Egyptian Jazz” (1968 – 1973, Art Yard Records)
via Art Yard: In 1968, while he was also the leader of the Military Music Departments in Heliopolis, Salah Ragab formed the first jazz big band in Egypt, The Cairo Jazz Band. Some of the best musicians in Egypt of Read more »
Black Noi$e “Time Crisis” (Portage Garage Sounds)
via PGS: Black Noi$e, aka Rob Mansel, is a Detroit-based producer and DJ working in currents of hip-hop, house, and techno. As a DJ and producer, Black Noi$e has worked extensively with ZelooperZ, producing much of his début, ‘Bothic’ and Read more »