Habibi Funk 005: The Electronic Tapes par Ahmed Malek & Flako
via Habibi Funk: In the early 1980s, Ahmed Malek was already in his 50s, when he discovered synthesizers and electronic music for himself and started to experiment with sounds. None of it was ever released but we got a huge box of master tapes from his family and we’re happy …
Stream the Mica Levi-Produced Score for the Jackie Movie
Musician, composer, producer, singer and ridiculously talented Mica Levi aka Micachu returns with her second solo movie score project. After she created the groundbreaking score for the Under The Skin movie (2014, Jonathan Glazer), Mica Levi instantly became one of the most in-demand names in the movie industry. We had …
Tall Black Guy Releases First Track From Forthcoming Album “Let’s Take A Trip”
via First Word Records: ‘I Will Never Know’ is the first single from Tall Black Guy’s sophomore album ‘Let’s Take A Trip’. Since 2013’s ‘8 Miles To Moenart’, TBG has cemented his position as a standard bearer for the current hip-hop / beats scene. Born in Detroit and now residing …
“Space Echo” The Mystery Behind the Cosmic Sound of Cabo Verde Finally Revealed!
via Analog Africa: In the spring of 1968 a cargo ship was preparing to leave the port of Baltimore with an important shipment of musical instruments. Its final destination was Rio De Janeiro, where the EMSE Exhibition (Exposição Mundial Do Son Eletrônico) was going to be held. It was the …
Favourite Records presents AOR Global Sounds Vol.2
via Favourite Records: Following the recent acclaimed first edition of AOR Global Sounds compilation, DJ and producer Charles Maurice’s dug even deeper through international lost productions to create a sequel for this series. The result is AOR Global Sounds Vol.2, a new compilation made of 8 forgotten and rare tracks …
Gilles Peterson pays tribute to crucial German Jazz label MPS
via MPS: Gilles Peterson has a special love affair with MPS. To be exact, it goes back more than three decades to the London of the 1980’s when Gilles stood at the beginning of an exceptional career as DJ, Radio personality, and producer. At that time he was already interested …
New Orleans Funk Collectors Edition 7″ Box Set for Record Store Day 2016
Soul Jazz Records’ Record Store Day Exclusive Limited-Edition New Orleans Funk 7” Box Set comprising five classic New Orleans’ seven-inch singles reproduced here in exact replica bespoke label artwork and all digitally re-mastered. Seriously rare, killer and classic party tunes from the Big Easy, brought together here in this unique …
Tenderlonious “All Your Way / Bobs Riddim” (22a Music)
via Sounds of the Universe: Fresh from an in-demand EP release on Osunlade’s ‘Yoruba’ label, Tenderlonious is back on his own 22a label, focusing once again on the outer reaches of the club. Opening with the deep, low-swinging, technosoul of ‘All Your Way’ (featuring a rare Tenderlonious vocal) the mood …
12 To 30 “Altered Possibility EP” (Sistrum Recordings)
via Echo Is One: 12 TO 30 gives us an EP of significant quality under a label which needs no more introduction: Sistrum Recordings. Composed of three artists (Tazz, Giovanni Randizi and Bacanito), 12 TO 30 orchestrates a voyage to a complex acoustic environment, using constant rhythms with refined textures …