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 …
Exclusive Premiere: Ishmael Ensemble “First Light”
On 26th October multi-instrumentalist/DJ Pete Cunningham and cohorts aka Ishmael Ensemble present “Severn Songs 2”, the second in a 7” vinyl trilogy inspired by Bristol, its surrounding regions and, as the title suggests, the River Severn. The “Severn Songs” series marks Cunningham’s most ambitious project yet. Prior to expanding into …
Exclusive Premiere: Lonely C “Hold Up Ft. Kendra Foster (Mike Dunn BlackBall Instrumental)”
Lonely C (aka Charles Levine of Soul Clap) delivers the first single from his debut album “Charles & Tribulations”. For the original track, Lonely C called upon the vocal talent of Kendra Foster who’s made a name for herself touring the world with Parliament-Funkadelic and winning a grammy for her …