In line with the inspiration behind the label’s name (label co-founder Adam Scrimshire’s grandad Albert made summer mixtapes), Albert’s Favourites celebrate three years in the game, and their
» Read moreLove Is The Message is a track I’ve come back to again and again over the past few months. An epic track you can lose yourself completely to, taken to
» Read more The elusive Pan Amsterdam landed in Manchester a couple of days back for what was only his second gig – but not his first rodeo. Leron Thomas, the real
» Read moreIan Curtis’ crew may not be the most obvious to get the New Orleans jazz treatment from Hot 8, but anyone who knows a little about the band will understand
» Read more This session is filmed in what was the back room of “The Croft”, home to Pinch’s legendary Wednesday night dance “Dubloaded”. It was in this room I first heard
» Read moreUnbelievably, it’s been a year since the landmark third LP from Mammal Hands, Shadow Work, saw release on Matt Halsall’s Gondwana Records. Boreal Forest and Black Sails always get people
» Read moreDaniel Crawford’s new album caps off a trilogy he began back in 2012 with Red Pill, and continued with 2014’s The Awakening. Some of the PlayList family are onboard as
» Read moreGroovement first spoke to Agbeko, the 11-strong Manchester-based funk powerhouse, last April ahead of their Unite EP launch. They’ve gone from strength to strength since then and haven’t left my
» Read moreWest African psych rock meets Ethio jazz with the debut release from The Sandman Project: Royal Family, out 26th October on Batov Records. PRE-ORDER VINYL / DIGITAL ON BANDCAMP
» Read moreA while back I had the pleasure of warming up for the Abstract Orchestra for both their Dilla tribute and, latterly, their interpretation of the legendary Madvillainy LP. They’ve been
» Read moreA new project from the 4hero producer. The project finds Luke Parkhouse on drums, Pascal Strauss aka Luman Child on bass guitar – the rest is Marc on Moogs, Arps
» Read moreSteiger are Gilles Vandecaveye (keys), Kobe Boon (bass) and Simon Raman (drums) and the LP Give Space is the fruit of them winning the young jazz talent competition at Ghent Jazz
» Read moreMoonlight Walking by Mamilah Instantly bright and soulful jazz out today from Leeds-based Mamilah, the sun suitably breaking through the clouds as I write this. Afro-flecked, funk-infused big-smile sounds. Would
» Read moreLa Saboteuse Remixed by Yazz Ahmed Three European producers remix tracks from Yazz’s 2017 LP La Saboteuse, taking the reflections of the original work into new directions. Order vinyl and
» Read morePour Un Homme Seul is a 5 track EP from Future Bubblers alumni Pete Beardsworth, and follows collabs with Yazmin Lacey (Pete produces her music as part of their Running Circle
» Read morePRE-ORDER THE ALBUM CIRCLE HERE or on BANDCAMP here Phil France is about ready to drop his album Circle on Gondwana Records, following their reissue of The Swimmer a couple
» Read moreThis took me to another place when I heard Jamie Cullum spinning it the other day on his show. The debut single from Dayes, he says: being in Brazil with
» Read more19 Sep: Manchester, UK @ The Dancehouse Theatre 20 Sep: Leeds, UK @ Howard Assembly Room 21 Sep: London, UK @ Royal Festival Hall Quarrel is the latest track
» Read moreNext week sees Melbourne’s electric jazz soul crew 30/70 Collective hit Manchester’s Soup Kitchen, double headlining with prolific producer Werkha (read my 2014 Now Then interview with him here). BUY
» Read moreYazmin’s first physical release for the First Word label, in name at least, is the Yin to the Yang of her debut EP, Black Moon. The sublime cover art comes
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