Category: Nu jazz
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Slowly Rolling Camera album – Slowly Rolling Camera
The self-titled debut album from this Cardiff-based four-piece will appeal to fans of The Cinematic Orchestra and beyond… Alongside the likes of Nightmares on Wax and Kruder & Dorfmeister, The Cinematic Orchestra pioneered a form of downbeat stylings that exhibited a jazzy sensibility. But it sometimes seems that with each new project from Jason Swinscoe’s […]
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Two Syllables Volume Ten album – free music download
DJ Gilla compiles a cracking 12-track album showcasing artists from independent UK label First Word Records Arguably the best freebie of 2013 was First Word Records’ Two Syllables Volume Nine – and the UK label clearly wants to retain that honour in 2014 with its follow-up, logically entitled Two Syllables Volume Ten. Like the previous […]
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Label Love Vol 6 compilation – free music download
Free download of an eclectic 13-track compilation from Tru Thoughts, showcasing artists from nine labels across the globe In an occasional exercise that highlights the work of kindred labels and unknown acts, Jasmine De La Paz has compiled Label Love Vol 6, a 13-track compilation that will cost you absolutely nothing. That’s right, it’s free. […]
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Two Syllables Volume Nine compilation – First Word Records – free music download
Front runner to take the accolade of best freebie of the year currently belongs to this 11-track compilation from First Word Records To coincide with the Soundwave Festival earlier this year, the First Word Records label released Two Syllables Volume Nine. The 11-track compilation does a rather fine job in showcasing up-and-coming acts on the […]
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Untitled (Demo Album) – Bembé Segué – free music download
Broken beat/soul-jazz singer-songwriter releases an album of demos displaying her overlooked talent Bembé Segué is a stalwart of the broken beat/soul-jazz scene, having collaborated with everyone from Mark de Clive-Lowe and Dego to Bugz In The Attic and IG Culture. However, she’s never released a solo album. But if she had it’d probably sound like […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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Make It Good by The White Lamp – free music download
Download the free nu jazz track Make It Good by UK duo The White Lamp, a song that featured on Gilles Peterson’s Brownswood Bubblers Nine compilation Berlin-based label Sonar Kollektiv is giving away the radio edit (which is slightly shorter) of Make It Good by The White Lamp. Who are The White Lamp? Well, they’re […]
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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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Beyondjazz Vol. 4 album preview – various artists
Previewing the fourth nu jazz compilation from pioneering podcasters Beyondjazz Unless you’re a jazz virgin, a hermit, or both, you’ll know that Beyondjazz is the home of one of the best nu jazz podcasts on the web. The Beyondjazz crew, comprising Lensco, Oemebamo and Creaminal, also releases compilations. Four years after Vol 3, the trio has […]