UK saxophonist, composer and arranger Nat Birchall returns to Jazzman Records today with the release of his newest LP, Cosmic Language. Nat explores spiritual jazz and Indian ragas, introducing the
» Read moreA sort of sonic sequel to his Fundamentals (2015) and Long Distance (2010) LPs, Nobody Has To Know marries R&B, New Jack Swing, future funk and is influenced by eighties
» Read moreAn absolute monster of an afrodisco tune from Rocafort Records and the then-20 year old Jean Ondeno from Gabon. The 12″ comes backed with a Nik Weston ‘Official Mukatsuku’ edit. PRE-ORDER
» Read moreFollowing on from their debut album Dilla, Rob Mitchell’s Abstract Orchestra release their new single New Day featuring the late Jay Dee’s little brother, Illa J. AO take the show
» Read moreI was lucky enough to hear a little of this courtesy of Neal Sugarman when he played Band On The Wall back in July, so had a big smile when I
» Read moreOne of the UK’s most grounded and skilled MCs and on all our radars since 2001’s Awkward (this very blog’s name is inspired by a track name from Upwards), Ty
» Read moreThe Beatnik / Rebel No.23 by Chip Wickham The Beatnik / Rebel No.23 by Chip WickhamChip Wickham’s newest 45 is a vinyl-only affair from Madrid’s Lovemonk Records, released this Friday
» Read moreTadd Mullinix has been anything but slack, as the past few years have seen him explore waves of electronic sounds, including the launch of his own label, Bopside. February 2018
» Read moreVillage Live Records’ latest release is Funkonami’s follow up to his debut Deep Into The Forest. The producer used exclusively an E-Mu SP1200 and an Akai S950 to make the
» Read moreA lush, bittersweet soul album from Schema Records and Alex Puddu’s label Al Dente, called From The Beginning. It’s got a classic sound peppered with Latin funk, featuring founding member
» Read more17 November sees a new compilation drop on Mr Bongo, The Original Sound of Burkina Faso. It follows the very well received The Original Sound of Mali compilation released back
» Read moreNot my favourite Batman score (that would be Elfman’s 1989 soundtrack, which cost me £14.99 on CD in 1990!), but a worthy follow up to one of the most defining
» Read moreThis pair never let us down, do they? Souleance, aka Fulgeance and DJ Soulist, are back on First Word Records with a new 12″. It’s five tracks of eclectic beats,
» Read moreAs you can surmise yourself from the beautiful sounds in the video above, Mammal Hands’ new album is a must-purchase. Shadow Work is their third album on Gondwana Records, tapping
» Read moreKrispy 3 veteran Mikey D.O.N. has joined forces with modern age legend Aim to form MAIDM – their debut single is a 10″ grape juice piece of wax on Aim’s label Atic
» Read moreSo here it is. I was playing a gig with Neal Sugarman (head honcho of Daptone Records) at the back end of July when he mentioned there was a final
» Read moreOne of my favourite artists has been busy completing the cover art for the vinyl release of the Darkman soundtrack on Waxwork Records. Sam Raimi’s Phantom Of The Opera-inspired character
» Read moreThis video FLOATS along and mainly consists of Konny trying to bell Tyler. As you’d expect from CoZ, the beat drives straight into your soul and doesn’t let go. The
» Read moreAlthough this record came out back in March, I’ve only just come across it flicking through the racks in Piccadilly Records. I’m gutted to have missed these guys performing live
» Read moreMr. Scruff Vs. Phil France: Joy of Brass Remixes by Phil France Gondwana follow up their reissue of France’s album The Swimmer with a remix double header courtesy of Mr
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