Exclusive Premiere: Danvers “I Can’t Let Him Know”
Fetch some Piña Coladas will ya!? The latest EP from Bruk-pusher Danvers coming soon on Boogie Café holds onto summer heat and will definitely fire up a room when called upon. With ‘I Can’t Let Him Know’, you already know what it is – soulful vocals, warm-as keys, shufflin’ percs and …
Exclusive Premiere: Stano “Blue Glide” (All City Records)
Originally released in 1983 on Scoff Records, the elusive Stano’s rare solo debut “Content To Write In I Dine Weathercraft” now sees a much needed reissue from Dublin’s All City Records. Recorded in Alto Studios, the Irish artist eschewed live performances in favour of fusing collaborative, improvised, experimental music with …
Exclusive Premiere: Simbad “Take My Hand (ft. Brian Temba)”
On his forthcoming EP for Freerange Records, Simbad teams up with South African vocalist Brian Temba for a soulful journey which includes three renditions. “Take My Hand” coasts easily on a late-night / early morning vibe. The lightly placed kick keeps the pulse present and allows space for Brian Temba …
Exclusive Premiere: Super Paolo “Funk City (B. Bravo Remix)”
Super Paolo returns to his Disco Milk Records imprint with two Nu-Disco cuts titled “Funk City”. Presented here, the original track has been flipped by a staple in the Modern Funk scene, B. Bravo, who ups the swing and gives it a bit more of a bounce! It remains four-on-the-floor …
Exclusive Premiere: No Cosmos “The Post Human Shuffle”
“Accepting the terms and conditions, you allow your consciousness to be separated from your body. You now exist in a pure, digital state, online, forever. You and your friends celebrate having become immortal beings by dancing, but it is not the same now.” NO COSMOS is the alias of Montreal-based …
Exclusive Premiere: Terry Tester “Zaw” (Creak Inc.)
Copenhagen’s Terry Tester (Brownswood / BBE) merges his love for Midwest House and Cosmic Funk on his latest four-tracker “Space Million” for Creak Inc. Here on the A1, ‘Zaw’ is a jacked up and heavily swung cosmic glide which perfectly bridges Terry Tester‘s influences for the EP. Besides working in …
Exclusive Premiere: Nachtbraker “Innaspace” (Quartet Series)
Amsterdam’s Nachtbraker presents ‘Innaspace’ from his upcoming album “When You Find A Stranger In The Alps”, his first long-player on his own Quartet Series imprint! The good-humoured Dutchman – tongue always firmly in cheek – has always refused to stick to the ‘sound du jour’ and the industry’s conventions, following …
Exclusive Premiere: Haze City “Amor Do Verao” (Cassé Records)
‘Amor do Verao’ is a Brazilian flavoured Broken Beat track that is inspired as much by Azymuth as it is by Kaidi Tatham. Drum samples provide a steady drive for cool Rhodes keys and growling Moog bass melodies creating a warm-up atmosphere to set the stage for a night of …
Exclusive Premiere: EVM128 “Controllers Stay”
The Bruk-wielding EVM128 of CoOp presents / Selectors Assemble shares a taste from his latest one-two-punch. As to be expected from the man (and the crew at large), soul-touching vocal pieces and Jazz-inspired keys are contrasted by neck snapping drum samples making it nearly impossible to stand still to. The …