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Trumpeter, bandleader and composer Matthew Halsall announces landmark new album "An Ever Changing View", an expansive, immaculately conceived project which presents Halsall’s signature blend of jazz, electronica, global and spiritual jazz influences.
Track Listing:
A1. Tracing Nature
A2. Water Street
B1. An Ever Changing View
B2. Calder Shapes
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C2. Field of Vision
C3. Jewels
D1. Sunlight Reflection
D2. Natural Movement
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Trumpeter, bandleader and composer Matthew Halsall announces landmark new album "An Ever Changing View", an expansive, immaculately conceived project which presents Halsall’s signature blend of jazz, electronica, global and spiritual jazz influences.
Track Listing:
A1. Tracing Nature
A2. Water Street
B1. An Ever Changing View
B2. Calder Shapes
C1. Mountains, Trees and Seas
C2. Field of Vision
C3. Jewels
D1. Sunlight Reflection
D2. Natural Movement
D3. Triangles in the Sky More
Superkilen, the new album from Danish duo Svaneborg Kardyb, Nikolaj Svaneborg (keyboards) and Jonas Kardyb (drums), is named after a public park in the ethnically diverse Nørrebro district of Copenhagen.
Tracklist
1.1Superkilen
1.2Cycles
1.3St. Pancras
1.4Vakler
1.5Balancen
1.6Tvillinger
1.7Tide
1.8Udsigten
1.9Arendal
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Tracklist
1.1Superkilen
1.2Cycles
1.3St. Pancras
1.4Vakler
1.5Balancen
1.6Tvillinger
1.7Tide
1.8Udsigten
1.9Arendal
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Superkilen, the new album from Danish duo Svaneborg Kardyb, Nikolaj Svaneborg (keyboards) and Jonas Kardyb (drums), is named after a public park in the ethnically diverse Nørrebro district of Copenhagen.
Tracklist
1.1Superkilen
1.2Cycles
1.3St. Pancras
1.4Vakler
1.5Balancen
1.6Tvillinger
1.7Tide
1.8Udsigten
1.9Arendal
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Superkilen, the new album from Danish duo Svaneborg Kardyb, Nikolaj Svaneborg (keyboards) and Jonas Kardyb (drums), is named after a public park in the ethnically diverse Nørrebro district of Copenhagen.
Tracklist
1.1Superkilen
1.2Cycles
1.3St. Pancras
1.4Vakler
1.5Balancen
1.6Tvillinger
1.7Tide
1.8Udsigten
1.9Arendal
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Superkilen, the new album from Danish duo Svaneborg Kardyb, Nikolaj Svaneborg (keyboards) and Jonas Kardyb (drums), is named after a public park in the ethnically diverse Nørrebro district of Copenhagen.
Tracklist
1.1Superkilen
1.2Cycles
1.3St. Pancras
1.4Vakler
1.5Balancen
1.6Tvillinger
1.7Tide
1.8Udsigten
1.9Arendal
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1.2Cycles
1.3St. Pancras
1.4Vakler
1.5Balancen
1.6Tvillinger
1.7Tide
1.8Udsigten
1.9Arendal
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in printed gatefold style sleeve, including a glued in 12-page photo booklet and packed in a resealable protective sleeve.
On October 6th, 2023, Hania Rani performed a very special album release concert with a string ensemble in a Concert Studio at the Polish Radio in Warsaw. Beautifully mixed by Greg Freeman in Berlin the music takes on a new life as Hania’s ethereal vocals, beautiful playing and exhilarating compositions are brought fully to life by the beautiful sweeping strings of the expanded ensemble. The concert is included here in its entirety with the addition of one beautiful extra performance – the title track ‘Nostalgia’ a beautiful interpretation of a much-loved piece from the Ghosts album taken from her concert at the Roundhouse in London. More
On October 6th, 2023, Hania Rani performed a very special album release concert with a string ensemble in a Concert Studio at the Polish Radio in Warsaw. Beautifully mixed by Greg Freeman in Berlin the music takes on a new life as Hania’s ethereal vocals, beautiful playing and exhilarating compositions are brought fully to life by the beautiful sweeping strings of the expanded ensemble. The concert is included here in its entirety with the addition of one beautiful extra performance – the title track ‘Nostalgia’ a beautiful interpretation of a much-loved piece from the Ghosts album taken from her concert at the Roundhouse in London. More
‘returning, dream’ is the second album from Paradise Cinema – the ‘Fourth World’ inspired project led by multi-instrumentalist Jack Wyllie (Portico Quartet/Szun Waves). While Wyllie’s other projects move between tightknit electronica, widescreen minimalism and improvised ambient sounds, ‘returning, dream’ contains nods to Jon Hassell, Terry Riley, Don Cherry and Midori Takada as well as more contemporary electronic, ambient and non-western music and even draws inspiration from physics and science fiction.
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Black BioVinyl LP, in printed reverse board sleeve, containing a ltd 12” 300gsm artwork print and packed in resealable protective sleeve.
‘returning, dream’ is the second album from Paradise Cinema – the ‘Fourth World’ inspired project led by multi-instrumentalist Jack Wyllie (Portico Quartet/Szun Waves). While Wyllie’s other projects move between tightknit electronica, widescreen minimalism and improvised ambient sounds, ‘returning, dream’ contains nods to Jon Hassell, Terry Riley, Don Cherry and Midori Takada as well as more contemporary electronic, ambient and non-western music and even draws inspiration from physics and science fiction.
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‘returning, dream’ is the second album from Paradise Cinema – the ‘Fourth World’ inspired project led by multi-instrumentalist Jack Wyllie (Portico Quartet/Szun Waves). While Wyllie’s other projects move between tightknit electronica, widescreen minimalism and improvised ambient sounds, ‘returning, dream’ contains nods to Jon Hassell, Terry Riley, Don Cherry and Midori Takada as well as more contemporary electronic, ambient and non-western music and even draws inspiration from physics and science fiction.
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Gondwana Records are proud to announce Morning Sun / Arrival, a limited two track 12” release from the sublimely beautiful and immersive LA deep-jazz masters Phi-Psonics
12" Limited Black BioVinyl 12”, in black disco sleeve, packed in a stickered resealable protective bag.
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1.2Arrival
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Gondwana’s newest stars are West London’s Kessoncoda, aka drummer Tom Sunney and keyboardist Fil Sowa. Standing firm between acoustic tradition and electronica, they are founded on a unique blend of melodic ostinato-laced piano and unwavering drums.
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?B3. X is closer to A
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Black BioVinyl Limited LP, in printed coated-side board sleeve, finished in a matte varnish, containing a ltd 12” 300gsm artwork print and packed in resealable protective sleeve.
Gondwana’s newest stars are West London’s Kessoncoda, aka drummer Tom Sunney and keyboardist Fil Sowa. Standing firm between acoustic tradition and electronica, they are founded on a unique blend of melodic ostinato-laced piano and unwavering drums.
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B2. Dreambend
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B4. Reverie
B5. Amaya
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A2. Greyscale
A3. KTO
A4. Hammers
A5. Talk To Me I'm Sleeping
B1. Spaceliminal
B2. Dreambend
?B3. X is closer to A
B4. Reverie
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Hania Rani - Eden
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Hania Rani - Sun
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Hania Rani - Hawaii Oslo
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Hania Rani - Pour Trois
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Hania Rani - Biesy
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Hania Rani - Luka
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Hania Rani - Glass
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Hania Rani - Today It Came
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Hania Rani - Esja
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Hania Rani - Now, Run
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Hania Rani is a pianist, composer and musician who splits her life between Warsaw, where she makes her home, and Berlin where she studied and often works. She has written for strings, piano, voice and electronics and has collaborated with the likes of Christian Löffler, Dobrawa Czocher and Hior Chronik, and released an album with her Polish group teskno last year. She has performed at some of the most prestigious venues in Europe - from the National Philharmony in Warsaw, to Funkhaus in Berlin, to The Roundhouse in London (where she made her debut at the Gondwana 10thanniversary festival last October) and at festivals such as Open'er, Scope Festival and Eurosonic. Her compositions for solo piano were born out of a fascination with the piano as an instrument, and her desire to interpret its sound and harmonic possibilities in their entirety and in her own way. Esja is her debut solo album and for Rani it is her first, real, personal statement as an artist. "No hiding behind the "collaborations" or "projects" anymore. For the very first time, finally - just me, as I am". Recorded at Rani's apartment in Warsaw (the piano room has a beautiful reverb and the space has become part art studio and part sound laboratory for Rani) and at her friend Bergur Þórisson'sstudio in Reykjavik, Esja is a series of beautiful melodic vignettes. Sensual, sensitive, rhythmic, atmospheric, free but harmonious, beguiling and hypnotic, collectively they project a sense of unlimited space and time. More
Hania Rani is a pianist, composer and musician who splits her life between Warsaw, where she makes her home, and Berlin where she studied and often works. She has written for strings, piano, voice and electronics and has collaborated with the likes of Christian Löffler, Dobrawa Czocher and Hior Chronik, and released an album with her Polish group teskno last year. She has performed at some of the most prestigious venues in Europe - from the National Philharmony in Warsaw, to Funkhaus in Berlin, to The Roundhouse in London (where she made her debut at the Gondwana 10thanniversary festival last October) and at festivals such as Open'er, Scope Festival and Eurosonic. Her compositions for solo piano were born out of a fascination with the piano as an instrument, and her desire to interpret its sound and harmonic possibilities in their entirety and in her own way. Esja is her debut solo album and for Rani it is her first, real, personal statement as an artist. "No hiding behind the "collaborations" or "projects" anymore. For the very first time, finally - just me, as I am". Recorded at Rani's apartment in Warsaw (the piano room has a beautiful reverb and the space has become part art studio and part sound laboratory for Rani) and at her friend Bergur Þórisson'sstudio in Reykjavik, Esja is a series of beautiful melodic vignettes. Sensual, sensitive, rhythmic, atmospheric, free but harmonious, beguiling and hypnotic, collectively they project a sense of unlimited space and time. More
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Jasmine Myra - Horizons
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Jasmine Myra - 1000 Miles
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Jasmine Myra - Words Left Unspoken
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Jasmine Myra - Morningtide
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Jasmine Myra - Awakening
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Jasmine Myra - The Promise
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Jasmine Myra - New Beginnings
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Jasmine Myra is a Leeds-based saxophonist, composer and band leader Her original instrumental music has a euphoric and uplifting sound, influenced by artists as diverse as Kenny Wheeler, Bonobo and Olafur Arnalds and like Mammal Hands and Hania Rani her music has a special, emotive quality that draws the listener into her world. Matthew Halsall first heard Myra's music in 2019 shortly before the pandemic hit, signing her to Gondwana Records and producing her beautiful debut album, Horizons. Myra came-up through the bustling, creative Leeds music scene and her music draws on the sense of community that permeates life in the city and which is notable for a strong DIY ethos in its musical community. She attended Leeds Conservatoire and played with the Leeds based Abstract Orchestra, a jazz big-band, led by tutor Rob Mitchell that explores the synergy between jazz and hip-hop found in the recordings of Madlib, MF Doom of J Dilla. Indeed, Myra cites MF Doom and Soweto Kinch as early influences on her own music. It was in her last year at the conservatoire that Myra started to consider leading her own group and started to really think about what her own music might sound like and her first band featured guitarist Ben Haskins and drummer George Hall who both feature on Horizons and her band draws heavily on the Leeds community featuring rising stars such as pianist Jasper Green and harpist Alice Roberts.Horizons was produced by Matthew Halsall and mixed by Portico Quartet collaborator Greg Freeman, and much of the music was written during lockdown. It was a hard time for a lot of people, and initially Myra struggled mentally, deprived of shows and the connections of making music with her band and friends, but she also realised what she wanted as an artist and the result is heard on Horizons. This then is Horizons. A soulful, emotional and up-lifting debut from a major new voice. A snapshot of a young artist at the beginning of her journey - drawing on jazz and electronica influences to create something fresh and new. But also a celebration of her home town Leeds, and a record built on a sense of support and community before looking out to wider Horizons.
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Jasmine Myra is a Leeds-based saxophonist, composer and band leader Her original instrumental music has a euphoric and uplifting sound, influenced by artists as diverse as Kenny Wheeler, Bonobo and Olafur Arnalds and like Mammal Hands and Hania Rani her music has a special, emotive quality that draws the listener into her world. Matthew Halsall first heard Myra's music in 2019 shortly before the pandemic hit, signing her to Gondwana Records and producing her beautiful debut album, Horizons. Myra came-up through the bustling, creative Leeds music scene and her music draws on the sense of community that permeates life in the city and which is notable for a strong DIY ethos in its musical community. She attended Leeds Conservatoire and played with the Leeds based Abstract Orchestra, a jazz big-band, led by tutor Rob Mitchell that explores the synergy between jazz and hip-hop found in the recordings of Madlib, MF Doom of J Dilla. Indeed, Myra cites MF Doom and Soweto Kinch as early influences on her own music. It was in her last year at the conservatoire that Myra started to consider leading her own group and started to really think about what her own music might sound like and her first band featured guitarist Ben Haskins and drummer George Hall who both feature on Horizons and her band draws heavily on the Leeds community featuring rising stars such as pianist Jasper Green and harpist Alice Roberts.Horizons was produced by Matthew Halsall and mixed by Portico Quartet collaborator Greg Freeman, and much of the music was written during lockdown. It was a hard time for a lot of people, and initially Myra struggled mentally, deprived of shows and the connections of making music with her band and friends, but she also realised what she wanted as an artist and the result is heard on Horizons. This then is Horizons. A soulful, emotional and up-lifting debut from a major new voice. A snapshot of a young artist at the beginning of her journey - drawing on jazz and electronica influences to create something fresh and new. But also a celebration of her home town Leeds, and a record built on a sense of support and community before looking out to wider Horizons.
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With her third Gondwana album, ‘Constellation’, Manchester’s Caoilfhionn Rose has come of age as an artist, digging deep to find experimental new ways of expressing her wonder at nature’s beauty, her love of music in all its diversity, and her belief in the restorative powers that both afford in the troubled post-COVID world.
Black Vinyl, in printed coated-side board sleeve finished in a matte varnish and packed in resealable protective sleeve
Track Listing:
A1. Constellation
A2. Wandering Mind A3. Momentary
A4. Josephine
A5. Rainfall
B1. Simple B2. Fall Into Place B3. Into Sky B4. Drifting Dust B5. A Light In The Middle
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Black Vinyl, in printed coated-side board sleeve finished in a matte varnish and packed in resealable protective sleeve
Track Listing:
A1. Constellation
A2. Wandering Mind A3. Momentary
A4. Josephine
A5. Rainfall
B1. Simple B2. Fall Into Place B3. Into Sky B4. Drifting Dust B5. A Light In The Middle
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With her third Gondwana album, ‘Constellation’, Manchester’s Caoilfhionn Rose has come of age as an artist, digging deep to find experimental new ways of expressing her wonder at nature’s beauty, her love of music in all its diversity, and her belief in the restorative powers that both afford in the troubled post-COVID world.
Limited Edition Transparent Clear Vinyl LP
Track Listing:
A1. Constellation
A2. Wandering Mind A3. Momentary
A4. Josephine
A5. Rainfall
B1. Simple B2. Fall Into Place B3. Into Sky B4. Drifting Dust B5. A Light In The Middle
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Limited Edition Transparent Clear Vinyl LP
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A1. Constellation
A2. Wandering Mind A3. Momentary
A4. Josephine
A5. Rainfall
B1. Simple B2. Fall Into Place B3. Into Sky B4. Drifting Dust B5. A Light In The Middle
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Roman Andrén - Captain's Sword
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Romeu Fernandes - Nagô Naê
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Conjunto de Percussão Dora Pinto - Noite de Temporal
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Gitte & Inger - Ud Af Buret (Can't Hide Love)
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Truth & Devotion - Bless My Soul
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Judson Moore - Everybody Push And Pull
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Willy Chirino - Africa
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Chain Reaction - Search For Tomorrow
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Claude Jay - Find Your Light
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The Shades of Love - Come Inside
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The Duncans - Too Damn Hot
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Thandi Zulu & The Young Five - Love Games
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Tony Wilson - Hangin' Out In Space (Dub Mix)
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JC Lodge - In Between The Sheets
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SOYUZ Feat. Asha Puthli & Sven Wunder - Spring Has Sprung
It's a pleasure, a labour of love and a yearly highlight to present a new volume of the Mr Bongo Record Club series. In this collection, we have curated new finds alongside old, treasured tracks that hold a special place in our hearts, selecting music inspiring us from the Brazilian, Latin, soul, disco, gospel, cosmic, dancehall and downtempo genres. We have chosen a diverse array of artists, including Os Panteras from Brazil, stomping underground disco by Claude Jay, the Danish soul sounds of Gitte & Inger and the gospel excellence of Truth & Devotion, to name a few.
Most of the selections in this volume are older vintage productions, however, there is one very special contemporary production, recorded exclusively for Mr Bongo Record Club 7. For ‘Spring Has Sprung’, we linked three of our cherished musical family together; the legendary cult artist Asha Puthli, the wonderous band SOYUZ (???3) and Swedish maestro Sven Wunder. The result, as you’d expect, is completely breathtaking.
Reflecting on Volume 7, it now feels like a record comprised of two themes. Firstly, we have gone quite heavy on the Brazilian selections. This saw us searching further afield and digging into other areas of the endlessly rich Brazilian musical tapestry. The reflection of a more folk / Afro-Brazilian sound than presented in previous volumes in the series, can be heard in the songs of As Sublimes, Romeu Fernandes and Conjunto de Percussão Dora Pinto. The second theme is a representation of the tracks that we have been playing in our club DJ sets and are aimed more at the dancefloor. Disco tracks such as 'Come Inside' by The Shades of Love and The Duncans' 'Too Damn Hot' have been firmly tested favourites in recent years.
We hope these songs, by the sensational artists on display, inspire you as much as they do us. Music is the gift that keeps giving and there is so much more to learn, find, and share. More
Most of the selections in this volume are older vintage productions, however, there is one very special contemporary production, recorded exclusively for Mr Bongo Record Club 7. For ‘Spring Has Sprung’, we linked three of our cherished musical family together; the legendary cult artist Asha Puthli, the wonderous band SOYUZ (???3) and Swedish maestro Sven Wunder. The result, as you’d expect, is completely breathtaking.
Reflecting on Volume 7, it now feels like a record comprised of two themes. Firstly, we have gone quite heavy on the Brazilian selections. This saw us searching further afield and digging into other areas of the endlessly rich Brazilian musical tapestry. The reflection of a more folk / Afro-Brazilian sound than presented in previous volumes in the series, can be heard in the songs of As Sublimes, Romeu Fernandes and Conjunto de Percussão Dora Pinto. The second theme is a representation of the tracks that we have been playing in our club DJ sets and are aimed more at the dancefloor. Disco tracks such as 'Come Inside' by The Shades of Love and The Duncans' 'Too Damn Hot' have been firmly tested favourites in recent years.
We hope these songs, by the sensational artists on display, inspire you as much as they do us. Music is the gift that keeps giving and there is so much more to learn, find, and share. More
AAL record on Other People.
Pressed on to wax due to popular demand.
Tracklist:
A 1. THIS OLD HOUSE IS ALL I HAVE 3:39 A.A.L (AGAINST ALL LOGIC)
2. I NEVER DREAM 6:46 A.A.L (AGAINST ALL LOGIC)
3. SOME KIND OF GAME 6:47 A.A.L (AGAINST ALL LOGIC)
B 4. HOPELESS 5:41 A.A.L (AGAINST ALL LOGIC)
5. SUCH A BAD WAY 4:53 A.A.L (AGAINST ALL LOGIC)
6. FLASH IN THE PAN 7:28 A.A.L (AGAINST ALL LOGIC)
C 7. CITYFADE 5:41 A.A.L (AGAINST ALL LOGIC)
8. NOW U GOT ME HOOKED 5:51 A.A.L (AGAINST ALL LOGIC)
9. KNOW YOU 4:25 A.A.L (AGAINST ALL LOGIC)
D 10. YOU ARE GOING TO LOVE ME AND SCREAM 5:35 A.A.L (AGAINST ALL LOGIC)
11. RAVE ON U 9:56 A.A.L (AGAINST ALL LOGIC)
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Pressed on to wax due to popular demand.
Tracklist:
A 1. THIS OLD HOUSE IS ALL I HAVE 3:39 A.A.L (AGAINST ALL LOGIC)
2. I NEVER DREAM 6:46 A.A.L (AGAINST ALL LOGIC)
3. SOME KIND OF GAME 6:47 A.A.L (AGAINST ALL LOGIC)
B 4. HOPELESS 5:41 A.A.L (AGAINST ALL LOGIC)
5. SUCH A BAD WAY 4:53 A.A.L (AGAINST ALL LOGIC)
6. FLASH IN THE PAN 7:28 A.A.L (AGAINST ALL LOGIC)
C 7. CITYFADE 5:41 A.A.L (AGAINST ALL LOGIC)
8. NOW U GOT ME HOOKED 5:51 A.A.L (AGAINST ALL LOGIC)
9. KNOW YOU 4:25 A.A.L (AGAINST ALL LOGIC)
D 10. YOU ARE GOING TO LOVE ME AND SCREAM 5:35 A.A.L (AGAINST ALL LOGIC)
11. RAVE ON U 9:56 A.A.L (AGAINST ALL LOGIC)
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Label:Big Crown Records
Cat-No:BCRLPC1129
Release-Date:06.09.2024
Genre:Dope Beat/Hip Hop
Configuration:LP
Label:Big Crown Records
Cat-No:BCRLPC1129
Release-Date:06.09.2024
Genre:Dope Beat/Hip Hop
Configuration:LP
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El Michels Affair & Black Thought - Grateful (Instrumental)
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El Michels Affair & Black Thought - Glorious Game (Instrumental)
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El Michels Affair & Black Thought - I'm Still Somehow (Instrumental)
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El Michels Affair & Black Thought - Hollow Way (Instrumental)
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El Michels Affair & Black Thought - Protocol (Instrumental)
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El Michels Affair & Black Thought - The Weather (Instrumental)
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El Michels Affair & Black Thought - That Girl (Instrumental)
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El Michels Affair & Black Thought - I Would Never (Instrumental)
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El Michels Affair & Black Thought - Alone (Instrumental)
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El Michels Affair & Black Thought - Miracle (Instrumental)
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El Michels Affair & Black Thought - Glorious Game (Reprise) (Instrumental)
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El Michels Affair & Black Thought - Alter Ego Feat. Brainstory (Instrumental)
Blood Smoke Vinyl. The Instrumental version of the underground classic El Michels Affair & Black Thought collaborative album Glorious Game When Leon Michels and El Michels Affair released their rst record, Sounding Out The City, in 2005, it was hard to guess what was next for Michels and his then-introduced, now-patented "cinematic soul" sound. Now, four EMA studio albums and scores of tribute and remix projects later_all while producing for some of the biggest names in the industry_Michels has trademarked his sound, with each project taking audiences somewhere new and pushing the boundaries of what he is known for. The man is a river, not a lake and this time he takes his golden touch into the realm of hip-hop laying down a musical bed for one of the greatest to ever rhyme into a microphone: Black Thought of The Roots crew. Releasing on Big Crown Records, the LP is called Glorious Game and it is a remarkable debut partnership in more ways than one. Michels provides his bottom-heavy, soul-tinged production for Black Thought who gives us some of the more personal and transparent verses we've ever heard from him. Michels and Black Thought have been in each other's orbit for a while now. The two rst met in the 2000s when Thought was rst getting familiar with the contemporary soul scene. "Out of that whole world, Menahan Street Band was probably my favorite," recalling the funk and soul group Michels was a founding member of back in 2007. Fast forward a few years and musicians from that collective_Dave Guy on trumpet and Ian Hendrickson-Smith on sax _are now full time players with The Roots. This connection eventually led Leon and Thought to doing a few fundraising events around NYC and Philly together. "Before long, Black Thought was coming around the studio and would jam with us from time to time," Michels explains. "Then, fast forward to 2020 and COVID lockdowns, he just hit me up out of the blue, wanting me to send him stuff to write to. We both were looking to stay busy." Being that Black Thought is the co-founder and emcee for, hands down, the best live-band group in hip-hop. Michels took a decidedly different approach to this project and instead of sending recorded tracks of live compositions, he pulled out the sampler and sampled himself and some records from his collection. "I'm a big fan of soul music," as if Michels has to remind us. "And part of hip-hop's appeal to me has always been the sample-based production" For Glorious Game, Michels would make wholly composed and recorded soul songs in his studio, sample himself, then chop and/or loop up his sounds and create instrumentals for Black Thought. On some tracks he took a more traditional hip-hop approach, starting from samples of other people's music but then adding live instrumentation on top.
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Takashi Kokubo & Andrea Esperti - Travelling Through The Stars To Gaia
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Takashi Kokubo & Andrea Esperti - Whales Of Sirius
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Takashi Kokubo & Andrea Esperti - Cassiopeia's Lady
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Takashi Kokubo & Andrea Esperti - A Calm & Elegant Utopia
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Takashi Kokubo & Andrea Esperti - Gaia's Love Theme
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Takashi Kokubo & Andrea Esperti - Valley Of Wind In A Cosmic Garden
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Takashi Kokubo & Andrea Esperti - Melting Clocks
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Takashi Kokubo & Andrea Esperti - Lights Of Alpha Centauri
Worldwide
Genre: Ambient, Environmental, Electronic, Experimental
Tracklisting DLP
A1. Travelling Through The Stars To Gaia
A2. Whales Of Sirius
B1. Cassiopeia's Lady
B2. A Calm & Elegant Utopia
C1. Gaia's Love Theme
C2. Valley Of Wind In A Cosmic Garden
D1. Melting Clocks
D2. Lights Of Alpha Centauri
Info
WRWTFWW Records is very excited to present a new full-length collaborative project by Japanese ambient/environmental legend Takashi Kokubo (Ion Series) and Italian/Swiss trombonist Andrea Esperti (Esperti Project): Music for a Cosmic Garden.
Recorded during the heights of the pandemic and completed in February 2021, the majestic 8-track ethereal/botanical soundscape created by Kokubo and Esperti is available as a limited edition double LP, a digipack CD, as well as in digital format.
Takashi KOKUBO, environmental music figure, celebrated sound designer, and founder of Studio Ion, has released over 20 albums, including the genre-defining and highly sought-after Ion Series. He's also played a major role in the sonic identity of Japan, creating the country’s mobile phone earthquake alert sound, credit card payment validation jingles, and much more. In 2020, Takashi Kokubo received a Grammy nomination for his track "A Dream Sails Out to Sea, Scene 3" off Light in the Attic’s Kankyo Ongaku compilation. He is known for recording “sound scenes from nature” around the world using a binaural CyberPhonic microphone of his own invention and for his very unique brand of healing music.
Andrea ESPERTI is a Swiss trombonist and composer originally from Puglia (Italy). He plays in multiple genres (classical, pop, world, electro, jazz) with a globe-trotting approach: encounters with peers, rhythmic exchanges, and unplanned music projects; this is where lies the foundation of his work.
Music for a Cosmic Garden is an ode to celestial botanics, a contemporary and hallucinogenic take on the soothing ambient genre immortalized by artists such as Midori Takada and Satoshi Ashikawa, a beautiful pairing of synthesizers and the mighty trombone, taking you to a meditative galaxy far, far away, where other-worldly is just another word for cozy.
Recommended track for maximum pleasure: "Gaia’s Love Theme".
Points of interests
- For fans of environmental, chill-out, ambient, Satoshi Ashikawa, Midori Takada, Hiroshi Yoshimura, the Ion Series, parallel universes, music for space traveling but also music for gardening, and music for gardening in space.
- New full-length collaborative project by Japanese ambient/environmental legend Takashi Kokubo (Ion Series) and Italian/Swiss trombonist Andrea Esperti.
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Genre: Ambient, Environmental, Electronic, Experimental
Tracklisting DLP
A1. Travelling Through The Stars To Gaia
A2. Whales Of Sirius
B1. Cassiopeia's Lady
B2. A Calm & Elegant Utopia
C1. Gaia's Love Theme
C2. Valley Of Wind In A Cosmic Garden
D1. Melting Clocks
D2. Lights Of Alpha Centauri
Info
WRWTFWW Records is very excited to present a new full-length collaborative project by Japanese ambient/environmental legend Takashi Kokubo (Ion Series) and Italian/Swiss trombonist Andrea Esperti (Esperti Project): Music for a Cosmic Garden.
Recorded during the heights of the pandemic and completed in February 2021, the majestic 8-track ethereal/botanical soundscape created by Kokubo and Esperti is available as a limited edition double LP, a digipack CD, as well as in digital format.
Takashi KOKUBO, environmental music figure, celebrated sound designer, and founder of Studio Ion, has released over 20 albums, including the genre-defining and highly sought-after Ion Series. He's also played a major role in the sonic identity of Japan, creating the country’s mobile phone earthquake alert sound, credit card payment validation jingles, and much more. In 2020, Takashi Kokubo received a Grammy nomination for his track "A Dream Sails Out to Sea, Scene 3" off Light in the Attic’s Kankyo Ongaku compilation. He is known for recording “sound scenes from nature” around the world using a binaural CyberPhonic microphone of his own invention and for his very unique brand of healing music.
Andrea ESPERTI is a Swiss trombonist and composer originally from Puglia (Italy). He plays in multiple genres (classical, pop, world, electro, jazz) with a globe-trotting approach: encounters with peers, rhythmic exchanges, and unplanned music projects; this is where lies the foundation of his work.
Music for a Cosmic Garden is an ode to celestial botanics, a contemporary and hallucinogenic take on the soothing ambient genre immortalized by artists such as Midori Takada and Satoshi Ashikawa, a beautiful pairing of synthesizers and the mighty trombone, taking you to a meditative galaxy far, far away, where other-worldly is just another word for cozy.
Recommended track for maximum pleasure: "Gaia’s Love Theme".
Points of interests
- For fans of environmental, chill-out, ambient, Satoshi Ashikawa, Midori Takada, Hiroshi Yoshimura, the Ion Series, parallel universes, music for space traveling but also music for gardening, and music for gardening in space.
- New full-length collaborative project by Japanese ambient/environmental legend Takashi Kokubo (Ion Series) and Italian/Swiss trombonist Andrea Esperti.
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Label:ESGN / EMPIRE
Cat-No:ESGN0014
Release-Date:28.03.2024
Genre:HipHop/Rap/Urban
Configuration:LP Excl
Label:ESGN / EMPIRE
Cat-No:ESGN0014
Release-Date:28.03.2024
Genre:HipHop/Rap/Urban
Configuration:LP Excl
Opaque Red Vinyl, Double Sided, 12x12 Insert, Download Card, Marketing Sticker
You Only Live 2wice is the third studio album from Freddie Gibbs. Following a tumultuous time in Gibbs' personal life, the album focuses on Freddie overcoming his obstacles and rising from the ashes anew, as reflected in the album art depicting the resurrection of Jesus. At 8 tracks, the album has no features, instead using the space to let Gibbs bear his soul. The album includes the chilling violin-laced single, "Crushed Glass," as well as standout hits, "20 Karat Jesus," &"Amnesia." Executive produced by Ben "Lambo" Lambert & Gibbs himself, the album sees production from BADBADNOTGOOD, Kaytranada, Speakerbomb, Dupri, Jay Nari, Teddy Walton, Blair Norf & more. Back in print for the first time since its initial release and pressed on Opaque Red vinyl.
Key Marketing/Selling:
You Only Live 2wice is Freddie Gibbs' 3rd studio album
Freddie Gibbs is one of the most notable figures in modern rap
Freddie's last 3 albums have all been serious contenders for album of the year (Bandana, Alfredo, Soul Sold Separately)
Freddie Gibbs has not released a studio album that has missed among fans
Multiple videos released in support of the album
Freddie Gibbs consistently tours and releases music
This is the first ever repress, and first time offered on colored vinyl
Freddie Gibbs is set to appear on the new Kanye West album
The album received a 7.5 rating from Pitchfork & an 8.5 by HotNewHipHop
The album has 40M+ cumulative streams on Spotify alone
Freddie Gibbs is featured and has one of the standout verses on the new Kanye West & Ty Dolla $ign album, Vultures
Executive produced by Freddie Gibbs and Ben "Lambo" Lambert, the album sees production from BADBADNOTGOOD, Kaytranada, Jay Nari, Teddy Walton, Dupri & more
Tracklist:
A1/1. 20 Karat Jesus
A2/2. Alexys
A3/3. Crushed Glass
A4/4. Dear Maria
B1/5. Amnesia
B2/6. Andrea
B3/7. Phone Lit
B4/8. Homesick
Listen: https://listen.empi.re/51192 More
You Only Live 2wice is the third studio album from Freddie Gibbs. Following a tumultuous time in Gibbs' personal life, the album focuses on Freddie overcoming his obstacles and rising from the ashes anew, as reflected in the album art depicting the resurrection of Jesus. At 8 tracks, the album has no features, instead using the space to let Gibbs bear his soul. The album includes the chilling violin-laced single, "Crushed Glass," as well as standout hits, "20 Karat Jesus," &"Amnesia." Executive produced by Ben "Lambo" Lambert & Gibbs himself, the album sees production from BADBADNOTGOOD, Kaytranada, Speakerbomb, Dupri, Jay Nari, Teddy Walton, Blair Norf & more. Back in print for the first time since its initial release and pressed on Opaque Red vinyl.
Key Marketing/Selling:
You Only Live 2wice is Freddie Gibbs' 3rd studio album
Freddie Gibbs is one of the most notable figures in modern rap
Freddie's last 3 albums have all been serious contenders for album of the year (Bandana, Alfredo, Soul Sold Separately)
Freddie Gibbs has not released a studio album that has missed among fans
Multiple videos released in support of the album
Freddie Gibbs consistently tours and releases music
This is the first ever repress, and first time offered on colored vinyl
Freddie Gibbs is set to appear on the new Kanye West album
The album received a 7.5 rating from Pitchfork & an 8.5 by HotNewHipHop
The album has 40M+ cumulative streams on Spotify alone
Freddie Gibbs is featured and has one of the standout verses on the new Kanye West & Ty Dolla $ign album, Vultures
Executive produced by Freddie Gibbs and Ben "Lambo" Lambert, the album sees production from BADBADNOTGOOD, Kaytranada, Jay Nari, Teddy Walton, Dupri & more
Tracklist:
A1/1. 20 Karat Jesus
A2/2. Alexys
A3/3. Crushed Glass
A4/4. Dear Maria
B1/5. Amnesia
B2/6. Andrea
B3/7. Phone Lit
B4/8. Homesick
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Jorge López Ruiz - A1 : El Grito (06:12)
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Jorge López Ruiz - A2 : M.A.B. Amor (07:45)
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Jorge López Ruiz - B1 : Hasta El Cielo, Sin Nubes, Con Todas Las Estrellas (03:54)
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Jorge López Ruiz - B2 : Tendré El Mundo (04:10)
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Jorge López Ruiz - B3 : De Nuevo El Grito (07:45)
Format Notes: 2021 re-issue, 140g vinyl, remastered from the original analogue tapes
Territories: Worldwide no restrictions
Track List:
A1 : El Grito (06:12)
A2 : M.A.B. Amor (07:45)
B1 : Hasta El Cielo, Sin Nubes, Con Todas Las Estrellas (03:54)
B2 : Tendré El Mundo (04:10)
B3 : De Nuevo El Grito (07:45)
Release Notes:
Be With is delighted to present Jorge López Ruiz’s El Grito (Suite Para Orquesta De Jazz), eternal Argentinian magic released on CBS in 1967 that must be one of the most sought-after South American jazz LPs.
Living in Buenos Aires in the 60s, driven by creative impulse and rage Jorge López Ruiz used music as his platform to protest the Argentine military dictatorship: “I could never stand dictatorships, to be told how you have to think, what you have to do. Nor did I endure discrimination”.
A young López Ruiz had appeared on a television panel alongside writer, politician and philosopher Arturo Jauretche, criticising the Onganía dictatorship. Jauretche told López Ruiz “Now say it with music”. This was the deep inhale that lead to El Grito, literally “The Scream”. As López Ruiz later explained “Jauretche urged me that my protests should not remain in words and acquire the consistency of a work… but it was not so much what he told me but how he told me, what prompted me to make the work take shape, first in a live concert and then in a recording”.
As the police and military began resorting to kidnapping, torture and summary executions to quiet dissent, with depressing inevitability the artist community and their work were a particular target of the increasingly brutal regime. El Grito was banned not long after it was released and the majority of original copies were unceremoniously destroyed.
The work of a genius artist living under an opressive dictatorship, erased by the government of the time, this is buried treasure in every sense and it’s been a rare record for over 50 years. But it isn’t just being hard to find that has pushed up the prices of those few original copies that survived, this is a foundational record in the development of jazz in South America.
El Grito (Suite Para Orquesta De Jazz) is a showcase for Jorge López Ruiz’s skills as a composer and arranger as he leads a virtuoso orchestra of the likes of Mario Cosentino (alto sax), Baby López Furst (piano), Pichi Mazzei (drums), Gustavo Bergalli (trumpet), Oscar López Ruiz (guitar), Arturo Schneider (flute) and Jorge López Ruiz himself plays double bass on the fourth and fifth movements.
As the album’s sub-title explains, The album is a Jazz orchestra concept suite. Five movements, to be heard as a whole, that end where they begin.
“When I wrote it there was no history of a cyclical work in jazz. But I didn't notice that, I needed to express something and I did it. At that time they told me I was crazy, that such a thing was very difficult to do. But hey, I like challenges”.
Yet this is not challenging jazz. There are certainly avant garde, free jazz flourishes, but the hard bop characteristics make this a very accessible album: easy to listen to without being easy listening. López Ruiz’s love of film brings a definite cinematic feel.
The title movement opens the album in bombastic style. “El Grito” grabs you by the lapels and refuses to let go. Raw then controlled, it’s by turns stabbing then soothing, with rage weaved in and out of the elegant styles. “M.A.B. = Amor” is our favourite here. With a tense introduction and a patient build, a gentle sax sweeps in to lift everything up to meet the serene piano and soft drums. Elegantly paced, it moves back and forth between deep contemplation and a more urgent call and response between strings and horns. A near-eight-minute, slow motion marvel.
The second side eases in with the beautifully-titled “Hasta El Cielo, Sin Nubes, Con Todas Las Estrellas” (“Up To The Sky, No Clouds, With All The Stars”) a relatively brief mid-tempo piece featuring López Ruiz’s insistent bass notes high in the mix, and again blending the sublime with the emotive with its wild horns and tight rhythm section.
It’s followed by “Tendré El Mundo” (“I Will Have The World”) which also leads with hypnotic bass, but this time swifter, driven by crashing drums, rapid horn conversations and effortlessly cool piano flourishes. Rounding out the suite, “De Nuevo El Grito” (something like “The Next Scream” or “The Scream Renewed”) is a stylish closer. Whilst López Ruiz’s bass shifts the track along, the horns and piano are more restrained, yet no less stunning.
This Be With edition of El Grito sounds sensational, if we do say so ourselves. Working with audio from the original analogue tapes, the vinyl mastering chops of Simon Francis are on full show here in what he considers to be some of his best ever work for Be With. Pete Norman’s cutting skills have made sure nothing is lost. The tortured artwork has been restored here at Be With HQ as the finishing touch to helping this revered work find a rightful place in every protest art collection.
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Territories: Worldwide no restrictions
Track List:
A1 : El Grito (06:12)
A2 : M.A.B. Amor (07:45)
B1 : Hasta El Cielo, Sin Nubes, Con Todas Las Estrellas (03:54)
B2 : Tendré El Mundo (04:10)
B3 : De Nuevo El Grito (07:45)
Release Notes:
Be With is delighted to present Jorge López Ruiz’s El Grito (Suite Para Orquesta De Jazz), eternal Argentinian magic released on CBS in 1967 that must be one of the most sought-after South American jazz LPs.
Living in Buenos Aires in the 60s, driven by creative impulse and rage Jorge López Ruiz used music as his platform to protest the Argentine military dictatorship: “I could never stand dictatorships, to be told how you have to think, what you have to do. Nor did I endure discrimination”.
A young López Ruiz had appeared on a television panel alongside writer, politician and philosopher Arturo Jauretche, criticising the Onganía dictatorship. Jauretche told López Ruiz “Now say it with music”. This was the deep inhale that lead to El Grito, literally “The Scream”. As López Ruiz later explained “Jauretche urged me that my protests should not remain in words and acquire the consistency of a work… but it was not so much what he told me but how he told me, what prompted me to make the work take shape, first in a live concert and then in a recording”.
As the police and military began resorting to kidnapping, torture and summary executions to quiet dissent, with depressing inevitability the artist community and their work were a particular target of the increasingly brutal regime. El Grito was banned not long after it was released and the majority of original copies were unceremoniously destroyed.
The work of a genius artist living under an opressive dictatorship, erased by the government of the time, this is buried treasure in every sense and it’s been a rare record for over 50 years. But it isn’t just being hard to find that has pushed up the prices of those few original copies that survived, this is a foundational record in the development of jazz in South America.
El Grito (Suite Para Orquesta De Jazz) is a showcase for Jorge López Ruiz’s skills as a composer and arranger as he leads a virtuoso orchestra of the likes of Mario Cosentino (alto sax), Baby López Furst (piano), Pichi Mazzei (drums), Gustavo Bergalli (trumpet), Oscar López Ruiz (guitar), Arturo Schneider (flute) and Jorge López Ruiz himself plays double bass on the fourth and fifth movements.
As the album’s sub-title explains, The album is a Jazz orchestra concept suite. Five movements, to be heard as a whole, that end where they begin.
“When I wrote it there was no history of a cyclical work in jazz. But I didn't notice that, I needed to express something and I did it. At that time they told me I was crazy, that such a thing was very difficult to do. But hey, I like challenges”.
Yet this is not challenging jazz. There are certainly avant garde, free jazz flourishes, but the hard bop characteristics make this a very accessible album: easy to listen to without being easy listening. López Ruiz’s love of film brings a definite cinematic feel.
The title movement opens the album in bombastic style. “El Grito” grabs you by the lapels and refuses to let go. Raw then controlled, it’s by turns stabbing then soothing, with rage weaved in and out of the elegant styles. “M.A.B. = Amor” is our favourite here. With a tense introduction and a patient build, a gentle sax sweeps in to lift everything up to meet the serene piano and soft drums. Elegantly paced, it moves back and forth between deep contemplation and a more urgent call and response between strings and horns. A near-eight-minute, slow motion marvel.
The second side eases in with the beautifully-titled “Hasta El Cielo, Sin Nubes, Con Todas Las Estrellas” (“Up To The Sky, No Clouds, With All The Stars”) a relatively brief mid-tempo piece featuring López Ruiz’s insistent bass notes high in the mix, and again blending the sublime with the emotive with its wild horns and tight rhythm section.
It’s followed by “Tendré El Mundo” (“I Will Have The World”) which also leads with hypnotic bass, but this time swifter, driven by crashing drums, rapid horn conversations and effortlessly cool piano flourishes. Rounding out the suite, “De Nuevo El Grito” (something like “The Next Scream” or “The Scream Renewed”) is a stylish closer. Whilst López Ruiz’s bass shifts the track along, the horns and piano are more restrained, yet no less stunning.
This Be With edition of El Grito sounds sensational, if we do say so ourselves. Working with audio from the original analogue tapes, the vinyl mastering chops of Simon Francis are on full show here in what he considers to be some of his best ever work for Be With. Pete Norman’s cutting skills have made sure nothing is lost. The tortured artwork has been restored here at Be With HQ as the finishing touch to helping this revered work find a rightful place in every protest art collection.
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Tamer Yigit - Uprocking
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Tamer Yigit - Uprocking (Version/Drums)
Percussion-heavy Anatolian breakdance funk from Berlin. B-boy drums and bongos collide with Cümbüs (turkish lute), Ney (flute) and violin to create an inter-/outernational organic global groove track.The flip side features a drums-only mix for further DJ pleasure. Limited edition of 300x with each record handstamped. Tamer Yigit is a Turkish-German actor, director & musician. Although best known for his work in film, he has been a hiphop activist since the early days, from breaking to producing some of the first German crews rapping in turkish language. Grewing up in West-Berlin between the sounds from his family's homeland and the blossoming hiphop culture that spilled over from the USA, "Uprocking" is a natural fusion of elements that have been living together in his ears for ages.
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About:
Dinner Party is the super-group of Terrace Martin, Robert Glasper, 9th Wonder, & Kamasi Washington, a collection of some of Hip-Hop's finest current producers and contributors. With 14 GRAMMY Nominations between the group, Dinner Party utilizes the strengths of each musician seamlessly, blending their styles to create something soulful for these trying times. At just over 20 minutes, the album leaves the listener with just enough to satisfy them but yearn for more.
Key Selling:
The group has a combined 3 GRAMMY Wins and 14 Nominations
Terrace Martin is a major contributor on Kendrick Lamar's albums, Good Kid, M.A.A.D. City & To Pimp A Butterfly
The album debuted at number one on the US Billboard Top Contemporary Jazz Albums, at number two on the Top Jazz Albums and at number fifty-five on the Top Album Sales.
Key Marketing:
Music videos for multiple tracks
Outdoor Advertising campaign in LA, NY, London
Digital Advertising and Marketing campaign
Tracklist:
A1. Sleepless Nights (feat. Phoelix)
A2. Love You Bad (feat. Phoelix)
A3. From My Heart And My Soul (feat. Phoelix)
A4. First Responders
B1. The Mighty Tree (feat. Kamasi Washington)
B2. Freeze Tag (feat. Phoelix)
B3. LUV U
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Soul Supreme - Dues And Don'ts
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Soul Supreme - Fraud Fades
By now, heads surely know that a new record by Soul Supremeis a guaranteed sure shot. Following his acclaimed tributes to A Tribe Called Quest, J Dilla, Mos Def, and more, the new "Dues and Don'ts" b/w "Fraud Fades" 45 features two all-original jazz-funk groovers by the Amsterdam-based keyboardist and producer.
"Adding Soul Supreme releases to the essential crates list has become mandatory and will surely be heavy spins for years to come,"Skeme Richards recently wrote on his Nostalgia King blog. It indeed looks like Soul Supreme's 45s rarely leave record bags, with the likes of DJ Koco,Jazzy Jeff,House Shoes,Skratch Bastid,Rich Medina, and DJ Green Lantern, among others, regularly playing his music in DJ sets around the globe.
This new release takes two highlights from last year's album 'Poetic Justice,' with "Dues and Don'ts" and "Fraud Fades" for the first time available on 45.Jay 'J-Zone' Mumfordgraces both songs with drums, heavily on point as always. The A-side features slow burner "Dues and Don'ts" with its syrupy funk rhythms. The hard-hitting, body-moving "Fraud Fades" on the B-side is the real anthem here—drum breaks galore. Clearly inspired by 60s Blue Note, the brass-heavy 'money-grubbing bad guy theme' concludes with a killer solo byDotan 'Tane' Bergmanon guitar, responded to with a solo by Soul Supreme himself.
With these two heavy hitters, this 45 is bound to never leave your record bag either. More
"Adding Soul Supreme releases to the essential crates list has become mandatory and will surely be heavy spins for years to come,"Skeme Richards recently wrote on his Nostalgia King blog. It indeed looks like Soul Supreme's 45s rarely leave record bags, with the likes of DJ Koco,Jazzy Jeff,House Shoes,Skratch Bastid,Rich Medina, and DJ Green Lantern, among others, regularly playing his music in DJ sets around the globe.
This new release takes two highlights from last year's album 'Poetic Justice,' with "Dues and Don'ts" and "Fraud Fades" for the first time available on 45.Jay 'J-Zone' Mumfordgraces both songs with drums, heavily on point as always. The A-side features slow burner "Dues and Don'ts" with its syrupy funk rhythms. The hard-hitting, body-moving "Fraud Fades" on the B-side is the real anthem here—drum breaks galore. Clearly inspired by 60s Blue Note, the brass-heavy 'money-grubbing bad guy theme' concludes with a killer solo byDotan 'Tane' Bergmanon guitar, responded to with a solo by Soul Supreme himself.
With these two heavy hitters, this 45 is bound to never leave your record bag either. More
Special Remarks: Double LP Gatefold +CD - Territory : World Ex France
Tracklist Vinyl:
A1. Cassius 1999 / A2. Feeling For You / A3. Crazy Legs / A4. La Mouche
B1. Chase / B2. Foxxy / B3. Planetz / B4. Hey Babe
C1. Mister Eveready / C2. Nulife / C3. Interlude / C4. Somebody
D1. Club Soixante Quinze / D2. Supa Crush / D3. Invisible / D4. Cassius 1999 Remix
The CD included in the LP features the 16 tracks in the same order
Short info:
1999…after the global supremacy of Oasis and Blur, the world is looking for some musical freshness. Some artists such as Daft Punk and Air have already contributed to globally popularise what the English called the "French Touch", a new term that refers to a large musical French movement.
The first album of Cassius is one of the key pieces of this growing genre, and demonstrates once again the variety of the trend. Indeed, after have cooperated for a long time with MC Solaar, one of France's 90's best rappers, the hip-hop influence of both Cassius members had to have an impact on their personal concept, and it did seduce a lot of listeners hungry for new musical flavours: more than 250 000 units sold worldwide and numerous unconditional fans…Before the release of their new album Ibifornia coming out this summer, we're taking you back to basics with a new release of Cassius' first album, for the ones who didn't have the opportunity to hear it, or for those who only have the CD, and would like to get themselves the vinyl edition !
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Tracklist Vinyl:
A1. Cassius 1999 / A2. Feeling For You / A3. Crazy Legs / A4. La Mouche
B1. Chase / B2. Foxxy / B3. Planetz / B4. Hey Babe
C1. Mister Eveready / C2. Nulife / C3. Interlude / C4. Somebody
D1. Club Soixante Quinze / D2. Supa Crush / D3. Invisible / D4. Cassius 1999 Remix
The CD included in the LP features the 16 tracks in the same order
Short info:
1999…after the global supremacy of Oasis and Blur, the world is looking for some musical freshness. Some artists such as Daft Punk and Air have already contributed to globally popularise what the English called the "French Touch", a new term that refers to a large musical French movement.
The first album of Cassius is one of the key pieces of this growing genre, and demonstrates once again the variety of the trend. Indeed, after have cooperated for a long time with MC Solaar, one of France's 90's best rappers, the hip-hop influence of both Cassius members had to have an impact on their personal concept, and it did seduce a lot of listeners hungry for new musical flavours: more than 250 000 units sold worldwide and numerous unconditional fans…Before the release of their new album Ibifornia coming out this summer, we're taking you back to basics with a new release of Cassius' first album, for the ones who didn't have the opportunity to hear it, or for those who only have the CD, and would like to get themselves the vinyl edition !
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Label:The Very Polish Cut Outs
Cat-No:TVPCLP008
Release-Date:29.09.2023
Genre:Electronic
Configuration:LP Excl
Label:The Very Polish Cut Outs
Cat-No:TVPCLP008
Release-Date:29.09.2023
Genre:Electronic
Configuration:LP Excl
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PEJZAZ - List I
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PEJZAZ - Szepty
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PEJZAZ - Mikrokosmos
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PEJZAZ - Czwarty Wymiar
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PEJZAZ - Fata Morgana
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PEJZAZ - Cargo
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PEJZAZ - Directions
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PEJZAZ - Reguly Gry
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PEJZAZ - Barwa I
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PEJZAZ - Barwa II
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PEJZAZ - Barwa III
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PEJZAZ - Barwa IV
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PEJZAZ - Barwa V
Pejzaz (aka Bartosz Kruczynski) returns with a captivating new collage album. Divided into two records LIST I (set out to be released end of september) & LIST II (scheduled for end of November), it delves into the realm of 90s/Y2K Eastern European CD releases. Employing hundreds of samples, Pejzaz sculpts a mesmerizing and distinctive body of work.
LIST I, bathed in sun-drenched chords, seamlessly blends pop-rock guitars, soulful drums, and dreamy, pastoral folk elements with minimal music and ambient textures, reminiscent of Baltic Beat (the Polish incarnation of Balearic Music).
Notably, this marks Pejza's first foray into a fully instrumental album. Although devoid of lyrics, the bittersweet blend of samples infuses the music with a profoundly Polish essence, further enhancing its distinctive allure.
Tracklist:
A1 List I
A2 Szepty
A3 Mikrokosmos
A4 Czwarty Wymiar
A5 Fata Morgana
A6 Cargo
A7 Directions
B1 Regu?y Gry
B2 Barwa I
B3 Barwa II
B4 Barwa III
B5 Barwa IV
B6 Barwa V
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LIST I, bathed in sun-drenched chords, seamlessly blends pop-rock guitars, soulful drums, and dreamy, pastoral folk elements with minimal music and ambient textures, reminiscent of Baltic Beat (the Polish incarnation of Balearic Music).
Notably, this marks Pejza's first foray into a fully instrumental album. Although devoid of lyrics, the bittersweet blend of samples infuses the music with a profoundly Polish essence, further enhancing its distinctive allure.
Tracklist:
A1 List I
A2 Szepty
A3 Mikrokosmos
A4 Czwarty Wymiar
A5 Fata Morgana
A6 Cargo
A7 Directions
B1 Regu?y Gry
B2 Barwa I
B3 Barwa II
B4 Barwa III
B5 Barwa IV
B6 Barwa V
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