Exclusive Premieres

We are very pleased to premiere “Handwash”, the debut single of international collaborative and experimental jazz project Solapur Road, forthcoming on XVI Records. The brainchild of composers / saxophonists ​Alejandro Van Zandt Escoba​r (also of XVI Records signees ​Lucked In​, whose debut release “Nuttin’ Cold” received incredible support from ​Gilles …

Today we are pleased to premiere ‘Life’ by Catz ‘n Dogz, taken from their forthcoming ‘Moments’ album on Pets Recordings – a chime-heavy, slo-mo chugger that’ll get your feels on alert. “We were listening to a lot of old trip hop…. favourite albums from when we were growing up, like …

Aeshim is a new solo project by Adam Scrimshire. “2BCM1” delves deep into Scrimshire’s love of broken beat. References flow from DKD’s ‘Future Rage’, while also calling on influences from Herbie Hancock to Roni Size. Tumbling kick drums fight with fizzing and insistent bass as they give way to sustained …

Music Is My Sanctuary are long time fans of both singer Colonel Red, since his early contributions to the broken beat scene, and multi-discipline beat maker, Inkswel. So we are proud to share this first cut of electro-leaning funk from their forthcoming collab EP, ‘Benjiman’s Ghost Vol​.​1’, due for digital …

Today we are pleased to share some soothing electroacoustic sounds for your hopefully laidback Sunday in the form of “Elsewhere” by Soft Focus. Taken from forthcoming album, ‘Flowers’, released June 26 on vinyl and digital via San-kofa Rhythm Records, the Belgian record label home to leftfield electronics and rhythm. On …

A footwork inspired ode to one of our favourite hip hop classics, “Supa Star” is taken from Bennelux’s forthcoming “mixtape”, ‘Old to the New’, available solely as a Bandcamp download and limited vinyl release on Astigmatic Records, from 17 July. According to Astigmatic, “Bennelux is creating a parallel footwork universe …

Recorded in isolation by Yusuf Ahmed & Munir Hossn, “Senhora Vida” is a joyous homage to Iemanja through the lens of Afro Brazilian culture. Brazilian producer, composer and multi-instrumentalist, Munir Hossn, has collaborated, produced and shared projects with artists as Joe Zawinul Syndicate, Quincy Jones e The Global Gumbo All …

We are excited to premiere “Hold On”, the first single from Bahla’s upcoming EP ‘Life Long’ due to be released later this year. Spear-headed by Venezuelan pianist Joseph Costi and British guitarist Tal Janes, Bahla broke new ground in 2017 with their debut album ‘Imprints’, a unique mix of cinematic …

Quality deep house vibes from Offshore and Coen. “Modern Smoker” is taken from ‘The Feeling EP’ released next week on Freerange Records. Dutch duo Offshore and Coen make their Freerange debut with two perfectly formed slices of blissful, late-night deep house making up The Feeling EP. With a handful of …