Search results for: “DJ Gilles Peterson”

  • Break Reform mix by DJ Simon S – free music download

    Break Reform mix by DJ Simon S – free music download

    Free download of jazzy mid-tempo grooves by DJ Simon S, boss of soul-jazz label Futuristica Music Simon S is a UK DJ who’s been spinning soul, jazz, hip hop and all the genres in between for a couple of decades, rising to prominence alongside the likes of DJ Gilles Peterson. Between 2000 to 2005, he […]

  • Brownswood Bubblers Ten preview – various artists (Gilles Peterson)

    Brownswood Bubblers Ten preview – various artists (Gilles Peterson)

    The compilation series that shone a spotlight on the likes of Taylor McFerrin and José James returns with a tenth album Brownswood Recordings is the label of Gilles Peterson and its output reflects the tastes of the London-based DJ who specialises in all things jazz related. He broadcasts to an enrapt audience throughout the UK […]

  • Britfunk mix by Gilles Peterson – free music download

    Britfunk mix by Gilles Peterson – free music download

    Watch the video for a lesson on all things jazz funky, before downloading this free “Britfunk” mix by London DJ Gilles Peterson Website Gilles Peterson Above, London-based DJ Gilles Peterson presents a whirlwind tour of Brit funk, a criminally overlooked genre from the early ’80s that has since inspired a generation of musicians spanning retro […]

  • Masterpiece album review – various artists (Gilles Peterson)

    Masterpiece album review – various artists (Gilles Peterson)

    Among jazz/nu jazz DJs, Peterson is perhaps the most recognizable on the planet, which means you’ve probably heard him deejay. Not only does busy Peterson broadcast from the UK’s second most popular station, Radio 1, but he has syndicated shows in Japan and Europe. But if for some baffling reason you’ve never heard a Peterson […]

  • Funky Typo-Grafix by Ian ‘Swifty’ Swift and Paul Bradshaw – book

    Funky Typo-Grafix by Ian ‘Swifty’ Swift and Paul Bradshaw – book

    A stylish tome celebrating the work of the graphic designer behind jazz mag Straight No Chaser and record labels Talkin’ Loud and Mo’ Wax Websites Ian Swift Paul Bradshaw Publisher Gamma Proforma With the advent of desktop publishing 20-odd years ago, a deluge of new magazines surfaced. Anyone with an Apple Macintosh could knock out […]

  • The Far Out Beat Tape compilation – various artists

    The Far Out Beat Tape compilation – various artists

    Listen to an album of dancefloor-driven Latin songs featuring remixes by 4hero, IG Culture, Daz-I-Kue and Theo Parrish This compilation comes courtesy of Far Out Recordings, a label founded in 1994 by London DJ/producer Joe Davis who had a penchant for all things Brazilian. Its music, which featured heavily among the pages of seminal jazz […]

  • Broken Vibes – The Secret Story Of Magneto – documentary

    Broken Vibes – The Secret Story Of Magneto – documentary

    After almost a decade of waiting, bruk fans can enjoy a film about west London’s once-fertile broken beat scene Website Broken Vibes documentary on Vimeo Back in 2006, under the moniker Urban Vibes, a trailer was released by French director Arthur Borgnis about a documentary on the west London broken beat scene. It created a […]

  • The Mystery Of Man single – Sonzeira (4hero remix)

    The Mystery Of Man single – Sonzeira (4hero remix)

    In May 2014, London-based DJ Gilles Peterson released the Latin album Brasil Bam Bam Bam. The LP is the fruits of recording sessions in Brazil with some of Peterson’s favourite musicians, including Seu Jorge, Elza Soares and Mart’nália. The latter provides the vocals on The Mystery Of Man, which has been remixed by long-time Peterson […]

  • Southern Freeez single – Sonzeira

    Southern Freeez single – Sonzeira

    This might be a first: bossa nova meets jazz funk. UK DJ Gilles Peterson melded two of his passions to create this Brazilian reworking of Southern Freeez, originally recorded by UK jazz-funkers Freeez. This Sonzeira version, which features Emanuelle Araújo on vocals, is taken from Mr Peterson’s forthcoming album, Sonzeira – Brasil Bam Bam Bam. […]

  • Beacons EP – Werkha

    Beacons EP – Werkha

    The rhythmic electronica of the Beacons EP is a terrific follow-up to Werkha’s appearance on a Gilles Peterson album Werkha is DJ/producer Tom A Leah. Although he was born in Manchester in north-west England, he spent much of his childhood further north in rural Cumbria where, as he recalls, you needed to “find ways to […]