Author: Commercial Break
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The Awakening album – Daniel Crawford
Listen to tracks from keyboardist Daniel Crawford’s The Awakening, a soul-jazz album that features contributions from Vikter Duplaix and Amp Fiddler In 2013, jazz keyboardist Daniel Crawford made a splash with the single Strictly For My Negus, a beautiful instrumental that was reminiscent of the work of Blue Note’s Robert Glasper. But that tune wasn’t […]
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Come Close (rework) single by Ego Ella May and Mini-D – free music download
London-based Ego Ella May – who describes herself as “a self-taught guitarist, part-time beatmaker and occasional poet” – has teamed up with producer Mini-D to rework Come Close, 2002’s merry hip-hop jam by Common and Mary J. Blige. But you’d hardly recognised any trace of the original song from this version. It’s so twisted… in […]
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Church album – Mark de Clive-Lowe
Listen to the Kickstarter-funded Church by Mark de Clive-Lowe, a jazzy, soulful album inspired by the keyboardist’s live stateside music nights Mark de Clive-Lowe’s chameleonic career has seen the Los Angeles-based keyboardist immersed in soulful house, broken beats and progressive soul, but no matter what genre he’s turned his hand to, jazz has never been […]
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Simpatico single – DJ Fudge & Hallex M feat. Omar
UK soulman Omar lends his vocals to DJ Fudge & Hallex M’s new track Simpatico. The soulful house tune is released on Yoruba Records, the label of head house honcho Osunlade. As can be seen in the video above, Simpatico is so summery it should come with its own supply of sunscreen. Six other mixes […]
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Epoch EP by Alfa Mist & Emmavie – free music download
Alfa Mist & Emmavie’s Epoch EP showcases the work of a low-profile duo making high-quality music [one_half] If Alfa Mist and Emmavie had a higher profile (and perhaps big-label backing), there’s little chance their seven-track EP would be free. It’s among the best releases – free or paid-for – of 2014. What’s not, however, freely […]
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Para El Junco – A Jazz Mixtape by Mad Mats – Mix
Scandinavian DJ Mad Mats, who runs the long-running Raw Fusion club in the heart of Stockholm, compiled this jazz mixtape in honour of his friends Gaspar and Isaías, who deejay at the El Junco jazz club in Madrid, Spain. Fans of jazz-dance DJs like Gilles Peterson and Patrick Forge will be shuffling their feet to […]
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Yellow Memories album – Fatima
Listen to Yellow Memories, Fatima’s debut album that spans soul, jazz and electronica Fatima is the archetypal world citizen. Born to Swedish and Senegalese parents, she grew up in Södermalm, moved to London in her early twenties and is currently residing in New York. And that penchant for variety is reflected in a strong debut […]
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Ah Yeah by Robert Glasper Experiment – DJ Chug drum ‘n’ bass remix – free music download
Blue Note jazz pianist Robert Glasper is remixed by UK drum 'n' bass specialist DJ Chug. What could go wrong? Not much. Who would’ve thought that Ah Yeah from the Grammy Award-winning Black Radio would lend itself so well to d'n'b rhythms. If you like this musical marriage, download it from here. DJ Chug drum […]
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Dust And Grooves: Adventures In Record Collecting – Eilon Paz
Thumb through Dust And Grooves: Adventures In Record Collecting, photographer Eilon Paz’s coffee-table book that features eye-catching portraits of some of the world’s most ardent vinyl junkies Book Dust And Grooves: Adventures In Record Collecting Website Dust And Grooves Reports of vinyl’s demise have been greatly exaggerated, as the popularity of Eilon Paz’s Dust And […]
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Broken Mix Vol 1 – Mark Force
Former Bugz in the Attic Mark Force has recently launched Ten50 Records, a label with fellow Bugz Kaidi Tatham and Matt Lord. Expect Ten50’s output to include plenty of broken beats from the likes of Blu James and Blakai. To get you in the mood, here’s a broken beat mix by Mark Force. The selection, […]