Category: Music archive
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Where To Go Now free music download – Eric Lau
Download the free neo-soul track Where To Go Now, a foretaste of Eric Lau’s new album One Of Many Generating a buzz for his upcoming album, One Of Many, London-based DJ/producer Eric Lau is giving away the single Where To Go Now, which features UK singer Tawiah. The track wouldn’t be out of place on […]
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Kick Snare And An Idea Part 1 & 2 EPs preview – Ty
London rapper Ty drops not one but two soulful hip hop EPs to mark his signing to UK label Tru Thoughts UK rapper Ty has signed to Tru Thoughts — home to the likes of Mark de Clive-Lowe, Nostalgia 77 and the Hidden Orchestra. Not bad company. To mark the occasion, the Mercury Prize-nominated rapper […]
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Shokazulu album preview – Kaidi Tatham
The album cover may resemble a ’70s dub LP, but don’t let that fool you – Shokazulu is irie broken beats It’s not clear who the hell Shokazulu is because even on Shokazulu’s website, his or her identity hasn’t been revealed – but most musos suspect it’s keyboardist Kaidi Tatham, he of Silhouette Brown and […]
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Song For The Open Road video – Kairos 4tet and Omar
Websites Kairos 4tet Naim Jazz What an unlikely pairing – big-haired saxophonist Adam Waldmann with über-chilled soulman Omar. Rumour has it they met at the 2011’s MOBO Awards, where Waldmann was collecting the gong for Best Jazz Act. Two years later we have Song For The Open Road, a track that’s a foretaste to Everything […]
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Pacha Ibiza Chillout Classics album preview – various artists
Introducing a triple helping of tried ‘n’ tested downbeat tunes As the title of this CD suggests, this is a selection of laid-back tunes customarily spun at the latter end of a night of sweat-inducing, high-tempo house. Their raison d’être was all about bringing clubbers down as the Ibiza sun rose. Among the scores of well-known […]
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Norman Jay Presents Good Times 30th Anniversary Edition album preview – various artists
Experience carnival all year round with Norman Jay’s eclectic compilation that spans soul, Latin and funk Samba and soca are the signature sounds of carnival because Brazil and Trinidad are homes to the world’s most revered street celebrations. But if you’ve ever ventured to the UK’s largest jamboree, London’s Notting Hill, you’d hear reggae, soul […]
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Kaidi’s 5ive album preview – Kaidi Tatham
Jazz Re:freshed releases a mini album by broken beat and nu jazz maestro Kaidi Tatham Any Kaidi Tatham release is noteworthy, even a short one. At five-tracks long, Kaidi’s 5ive is small, but so is its price at just £5. This album follows on from Spaven’s 5ive, the first release from Adam “Rock” Moses and […]
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Jazz FM Presents Blue Note Legends album preview – various artists
This double CD explores the breadth of work by Blue Note’s past and present greats Blue Note’s music conjures up images of acoustic jazz outfits playing bebop. This compilation is, however, a reminder that the label has always strived to remain relevant as tastes change. To underline this point, Robert Glasper — a pianist who […]
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A Wha’ Him Deh Pon? album preview – Dego
Previewing the new broken beat album by Dego of 4hero and Silhouette Brown fame The last time there was such a buzz surrounding an album was… well, the last time Dego produced an album. If you’re a fan of Dego‘s other projects — Silhouette Brown, 2000Black and 4hero — you won’t need much convincing to […]
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Evoluzion album preview – SoulParlor
For those hungry for more nu jazz and broken beats, SoulParlor’s new album may sate their appetites Frank Jensen, Frank Lotz and Tobias Müller are SoulParlor — a German-based trio that’s been DJing and producing for more than a decade. Over the years SoulParlor has worked with the likes of singer Colonel Red, Daz-I-Kue (Bugz […]