How Can We Wake? is the third edition in the Satori series that sees leading UK saxophonist Josephine Davies team up with bassist Dave Whitford and drummer James Maddren for an exploration of Buddhist-inspired aesthetics. The album out next Friday – pre-order a copy now on 12″ LP 180g Limited Edition Vinyl and other formats: here. Early
Elli Yeled Tov, the first single from Trio Grande is out today. The uplifting, joyously dancing tune, with its echoes of carnival, reflects Hekselman’s love of song forms, whether pop or folk derived, and showcases the way that he can incorporate the most complex rhythmic ideas and make them sound simple
Bernabe Jurado is the third release from Monocled Man, the boundary-crossing project assembled by trumpeter/programmer/producer Rory Simmons to realise his idiosyncratic musical vision that marries the freedom of improvisation, steeped in the European jazz tradition, with the powerful atmospheric affordances of contemporary digital sound manipulation. Guitarist Chris Montague (Troyka, Squarepusher)
“Some of the most forward thinking UK music for me.” – Moses Boyd BROTHERLY, the brain-child of Anna Stubbs & Rob Mullarkey, are issuing their music for the first time on vinyl… Come December 4 on release day, you’ll be able to get your hands on a special collector’s
Romantic Funk: The Unfamiliar is available on 12″ LP 180g Limited Edition Blue with White Splattered Vinyl, CD & DL: here “Outstanding” is an overused description but one that’s applied to bassist Orlando le Fleming so consistently that its justification can’t be denied. Since relocating from his native
British pianist Rick Simpson is celebrating the 20th anniversary of Radiohead‘s iconic alt-rock album Kid A with an album that reimagines some of the release’s classic tracks. Everything All Of The Time: Kid A Revisited is the result of a lifetime of admiration, featuring an all-British cast of Tori Freestone, James Allsopp, Dave Whitford and Will
Broad, all-encompassing brushstrokes define the soundworld of Chicagoan guitarist and songwriter Matt Gold. His recent release Imagined Sky is a canvas that balances improvised trio writing and Matt’s natural melody-driven sensibilities, built on the foundation of a seasoned trio. Gold, Bryan Doherty (bass) and Jeremy Cunningham (drums) are a solid, understanding trio
Michael Olatuja is a bass player with a truly global experience. Growing up in Lagos, studying in London and then moving to New York to study at Manhattan School of Music, this combination of experiences is fused together in his recent release, Lagos Pepper Soup, named after a spicy Nigerian dish
Bass player Orlando le Fleming made the move from his native UK to New York City in 2003. There he has thrived, bringing bags of musical personality to sideman and solo projects alike. The high-intensity fusion that he captured on his solo debut, Romantic Funk has spawned a sequel,
Rez Abbasi‘s Django-shift is an exciting expression of the guitarist’s innate creativity on a record that simultaneously pays tribute and extends the legacy of the legendary Django Reinhardt. Rez keeps the much-loved melodies of Reinhardt intact, while lending each composition his own distinctive compositional voice. The album features Neil Alexander on keys and Michael Sarin on