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Exclusive Premiere: Menagerie “Escape Velocity” (Freestyle Records)

The current resurgence of Jazz in all its forms has certainly been impossible to ignore in recent times – from the chart-bound, mainstream crooning of Gregory Porter, to the leftfield ‘Jazz not Jazz’ soundscapes of Kamasi Washington, Moses Boyd, Nubya  Read more  »

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Exclusive Album Premiere: Trailer Limon “Change Of The Guard”

Trailer Limon (aka Daniel Meisenheimer) is a Bay Area based multi-instrumentalist, producer, and songwriter. As one-half of Boogie-Funk duo The Pendletons, he has produced sought-after records such as the 2010 underground 7” ‘Coming Down’, and most recently the 2016 up-tempo  Read more  »

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Exclusive Premiere: XL Middleton “You’re So Different” (MoFunk Records)

XL Middleton’s “You’re So Different” is a bonus track from his “Things Are Happening” LP, previously only available on the CD release. This one is being released as part of a split 7″ with Zackey Force Funk, who is set  Read more  »

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Exclusive Premiere: The Pumphouse Gang “Welcome Back Into My Life” (All City Records)

“Stating it softly… Irish music of the 1970s was simply not synonymous with groove music in any way. Avid music aficionados were totally ‘rockist’ then (to use an old tag from the same time!) That thread tends to follow with  Read more  »

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Exclusive Premiere: NY*AK “Sandwiches ft. Ian Blevins” (Local Talk)

Andrew Scott, aka NY*AK, brings some heavy jams for the first release of 2018 on Local Talk. With the “Bound EP”, we’re treated to four tracks. The last track entitled ‘Sandwiches’ features long time collaborator Ian Blevins. You can expect  Read more  »