Author: Commercial Break

  • Sunday Avuncular EP – 2000 Black (Dego)

    Sunday Avuncular EP – 2000 Black (Dego)

    Jazzy chords and dance rhythms combine as one half of 4hero joins forces with keyboardist Kaidi Dego, of 4hero and Silhouette Brown fame, tends to tease his fans with a couple of EPs a year. Each release displays a brand of boogie and funk that has few imitators and many admirers. Jazzy chords and dance […]

  • On The Move single – Anthony Joseph

    On The Move single – Anthony Joseph

    Effervescent jazz meets spoken word courtesy of a skilled lyricist A Trinidadian poet with a doctorate in creative writing is not the typical CV of a recording artist, but urbane Parisienne label Heavenly Sweetness probably counts such erudite credentials as a plus. Add to the mix UK saxophonist Jason Yarde and you have the makings […]

  • Find My Way single – Aurora Dee Raynes

    Find My Way single – Aurora Dee Raynes

    Uptempo tablas meet meticulous choreography on this one-take video from a soulful London duo Unfinished Sympathy placed Bristol’s Massive Attack on the map not only because it was a sensational song but on account of its clever one-take video. Aurora Dee Raynes no doubt hope their one-take promo for Find My Way does the same […]

  • It’s A World Before You album – Kaidi Tatham

    It’s A World Before You album – Kaidi Tatham

    Keyboardist adds rap and neo soul to his jazzy brand of boogie and broken beats Having come to prominence at the turn of the century with broken beaters Bugz in the Attic, what you’d expect from a solo Kaidi LP is a jazzier, purer version of the west London collective’s sound. Here, however, the keyboardist […]

  • Nick And Astro’s Guide To The Galaxy album – Potatohead People

    Nick And Astro’s Guide To The Galaxy album – Potatohead People

    Smorgasbord of big beats and hip hop stylings from Canada’s boom ‘n’ bap masters Big Luxury, this duo’s 2015 album, was a masterclass in how boom ‘n’ bap grooves should be done. Nick And Astro’s Guide To The Galaxy continues where their debut LP left off: a smorgasbord of big beats and hip hop stylings. […]

  • Play EP by Uhmeer – free music download

    Play EP by Uhmeer – free music download

    Son of DJ Jazzy Jeff creates a slick hip-hop EP of soulful samples and scatter-shot rap Sometimes giving away music is the best way for an artist to get noticed. Even esteemed DJ Jazzy Jeff has offered free downloads — and he’s had scores of hits with the likes of Will Smith and Jill Scott. […]

  • Palmares Fantasy album – Sean Khan

    Palmares Fantasy album – Sean Khan

    UK saxophonist joins forces with a Brazilian multi-instrumentalist to create an LP of jazz, Latin and modal goings-on For many, Sean Khan is known for being the “SK” in SK Radicals, which produced the 2001 album When Will We Belong. The UK saxophonist was deep into the west London broken beat scene, working with the […]

  • Run Away (Eric Lau & Kaidi Tatham Remix) – Moonchild

    Run Away (Eric Lau & Kaidi Tatham Remix) – Moonchild

    Stripped down interpretation of some refined LA neo soul Back in 2012 this Los Angeles-based trio released their debut album Be Free to zero fanfare. No one knew who they were. A year later DJ Jazzy Jeff and James Poyser remixed the album’s title track. Off the back of that fine reworking, an overlooked LP […]

  • Murmuration album – The Expansions

    Murmuration album – The Expansions

    Sumptuous jazz-funk and kindred grooves by busy UK outfit Jazz funk, which originated in the ’70s, never really died it just laid low. The genre’s most obvious reincarnation was Acid jazz in the ’80s, then came ’90s broken beats and, most recently, it’s been revived in the work of Yussef Kamaal and the 22a label. […]

  • Apple HomePod video – Spike Jonze

    Apple HomePod video – Spike Jonze

    Yes, it’s a commercial flogging tech — but the combination of Spike Jonze, FKA Twigs and Anderson .Paak creates a moment of joy Several unexpected things happen in this Apple ad for its HomePod speaker: sullen singer FKA Twigs smiles, Siri actually understands what the vocalist says, and its soundtrack is terribly good. The Cupertino […]