El Mahdy Jr “Time To Sell The Golden Teeth” (Boomarm Nation)
El-Mahdi Rezoug, who records under the name El Mahdy Jr, will release “Time To Sell the Golden Teeth” at the end of March, on Portland’s own Boomarm Nation label. To describe El Mahdy Jr as an artist who just focuses on dub, would be unsophisticated. A better informed summation would …
S.RAW “Beat Week” (KingUnderground Records)
Mutual Intentions producer S.RAW releases his debut solo LP “Beat Week”. Side 1 features beats made from Monday to Sunday the first week, Side 2 holds Monday to Sunday the second week. All were made in 2008 and 2009 by Mutual Intentions producer S.RAW. Some real necksnapping Hip Hop right …
Clutchy & Fatty “High Desert Low Tide” (Aural Traditions)
High desert crunch meets city life punch for this collaborative project in sound. Instrumental elements of Soul, Jazz, Hip Hop, Rock, and much more resonate throughout the record. Acoustic and electric instrumentation set the tone and in their individual stlyes – Clutchy & Fatty navigate your journey through psych folk …
Soul Jazz Records Presents “Hustle! Reggae Disco (Expanded 2017 Edition)
Soul Jazz Records releases their long-out-of-print album “Hustle! Reggae Disco” in a new expanded 2017 edition which now features five extra tracks. This ground-breaking album features non-stop killer reggae versions of original funk and soul classics in a disco style. Reggae disco updates of seminal classics by Anita Ward “Ring …
Various Artists “Synthesize the Soul: Astro-Atlantic Hypnotica from the Cape Verde Islands” (1973-1988, Ostinato Records)
via Ostinato Records: “In Cape Verde, we had no access to electronic instruments,” said Tchiss Lopes, a Cape Verdean singer based in Rome. “In Europe, we had access, but we had to adapt. Audiences expected electronic sounds, but we still stayed true to our sound. At first, the music was …
Dazion “Don’t Get Me Wrong” (Second Circle Records)
via Bandcamp: Second Circle’s first release of 2017 is a four-track debut EP from young Dutch producer Chris Kuhlen aka Dazion. Dazion‘s debut release introduces the Hague based producer’s deep love for goofy rhythm boxes and mid-’80s forgotten synths, and also features two collaborators; Ghanian musician Ebou Gaye Mada, who …
Abdou El Omari & Naima Samih “Nuits D’été” (Radio Martiko Belgium)
via Juno: First issue of this previously unreleased Oriental psych monster from the “organ king of Casablanca”. This is the previously unreleased Part Two of Abdou El Omari’s “Nuits Trilogy”, combining traditional rhythms with spaced out modern sounds. The album contains heavenly melodies from the Moroccan diva Naima Samih and …
2LATE “Waves” (Radio Juicy)
via Radio Juicy: Radio Juicy proudly presents “Waves”, the debut solo album by the very talented London-based producer 2LATE. Throughout the entire album, the tone is set on killer beats and mesmerizing melodies. Each track comes out as decisive and precise like katana strikes from a Samurai. 2LATE simply does …
Fabiano Do Nascimento “Tempo Dos Mestres” (Now-Again Records)
via Rappcats: Tempo dos Mestres (Time of the Masters) is the second album from the tireless, young Brasilian guitarist Fabiano Do Nascimento. It is the third Brasilian album released on Now-Again, following Seu Jorge and Almaz and Do Nascimento’s debut “Dança dos Tempos”. Do Nascimento’s is joined on “Tempo dos …