Tag: compilation

  • Two Syllables Volume Twelve compilation – free music download

    Two Syllables Volume Twelve compilation – free music download

    The free annual album by independent UK label First Word Records never fails to unearth some musical gems from the worlds of jazz, neo soul and hip hop Each year, First Word Records releases a free album to showcase artists signed, or linked, to the independent UK label — and each year boss Aly Gillani […]

  • AKA Series Volume Three compilation – Domu (Dominic Stanton)

    AKA Series Volume Three compilation – Domu (Dominic Stanton)

    With little fanfare, Dominic Stanton – aka Domu – has released AKA Series Volume Three, an eight-track compilation comprising broken beats, house and soulful electronica Dominic Stanton – aka Domu – retired from music making in 2009, but tentatively returned five years later with the short drum ‘n’ bass outing Unreleased And Remastered. Back then, […]

  • Two Syllables Volume Eleven compilation – free music download

    Two Syllables Volume Eleven compilation – free music download

    DJ Gilla compiles Two Syllables Volume Eleven, a free 11-track album featuring highlights and a few exclusives from UK label First Word As is customary for independent label First Word, its UK-based music lovers have released another free compilation showcasing the work of signed acts and the label’s kindred spirits. The selection, chosen by label […]

  • 3 Years Of Soulection compilation – free music download

    3 Years Of Soulection compilation – free music download

    Download this free 32-track compilation from a California-based record label that’s celebrating three years of spreading soulful sounds LA-based record label Soulection celebrates its three-year anniversary with a free compilation. The selection reflects the collective’s soulful take on electronica, hip hop and dance beats. Highlights include the lo-fi neo soul of Stiller See featuring Soia, […]

  • Label Love Vol 6 compilation – free music download

    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. […]

  • Tru Thoughts compilation album – free music download

    Tru Thoughts compilation album – free music download

    To celebrate the launch of a spanking new website, UK label Tru Thoughts is giving away a 15-track compilation spanning soul, jazz and some dancehall ‘riddims’ One of the best contemporary labels to emerge in the past decade has been Tru Thoughts, which is based in the seaside resort of Brighton in southern England. The […]

  • Pacha Ibiza Chillout Classics album preview – various artists

    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 […]

  • Norman Jay Presents Good Times 30th Anniversary Edition album preview – various artists

    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 […]

  • Beyondjazz Vol. 4 album preview – various artists

    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 […]

  • 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 […]