jazz
Track: Smoove & Turrell – Fade Away
Geordie funk/soul duo Smoove & Turrell have released a new track from their forthcoming album ‘Strato Bleu’, out on Jalapeño Records this spring. As ever, the pair have produced something thats funky, accessible and instantly loveable. It’s full of this incredible funky bass, shaft of guitar chords and keys man Mark Porter has gone to …
See: Glass Museum reveal new video for ‘Clothing’
We’ve already featured Jazz / electronic duo Glass Museum in the run up to their album Reykjavik, which drops on April 24th via Sdban Ultra, but such is the quality of their work, we’re featuring them again, this time a new video for the track ‘Clothing’. Of the track the duo say “Clothing was composed …
Track: Gogo Penguin – Kora
Taken from their forthcoming self-titled album, out on June 5th via legendary Jazz label Blue Note, Manchester’s Mercury Prize winning trio Gogo Penguin have released a new track, ‘Kora’, named after the remarkable African Stringed instrument. Chris illingworth from the band, explains: ”People often ask us where we get our inspiration from when writing new music. …
EP: KUMA – Kumadé
Swiss-French jazz quartet KUMA have just released their new EP, Kumadé on Rocafort Records, available on stream or physically with a 12” vinyl release. The group, led by keyboardist Matthieu Llodra and Saxophonist Arthur Donnot, met at the Cully Jazz Festival where they have been officiating every night in residence for years. The EP opens …
Track: Cassowary – Moth
Cassowary, aka 25 year old multi-instrumentalist Mike Shannon, releases his self titled debut album on the Fat Possum label on April 24th. He’s just released the third single ahead of the release, in the shape of Moth. Moth is this sort of fusion-jazz, taking in these repeated patterns from the synth/rhythm section that gives it …
Track: Golden Retriever & Chuck Johnson – Empty Quarter
Out on May 15th via Thrill Jockey is the new album and collaboration from Portland duo Golden Retriever and Oakland guitarist Chuck Johnson, and from it they’ve share the albums first single, ‘Empty Quarter’. It’s slow moving and experimental, the electronics layered and Johnsons guitar melodies minimal yet beautiful. Into the mixture are added pedal …
Album Review: Dominic J Marshall – Nomad’s Land
British pianist and producer Dominic J Marshall releases his latest album on the Singapore based label ‘Darker Than Wax‘. Here we see the virtuosic and classically-trained pianist show his deep diversity, free of any musical or sonic constraints. It’s Future Jazz electronica that gets deep and dubby, drawing from diverse inspirations. Mellow smooth flavours swirl in an …
Album Review: Superposition – Superposition
Superposition is new jazz quartet from Helsinki, and their debut album is out today(27 March) on the We Jazz Label. It’s led by drummer Olavi Louhivouri – a man who, apart from his solo work, is known for his his band Odderrang and his work with the likes of Tomasz Stanko, Ilmiliekki Quartet and Alexi …
Track: Glass Museum – Abyss
Glass Museum, aka Brussels musicians Antoine Flipo (synths) and Martin Grégoire (drums), are gearing up for the release of their sophomore album ‘Rekjavik’ this Friday (March 27th) via Sdban Ultra. Mixing up The elements behind electronic music with Jazz and using orchestral instruments, the pair make music akin to the likes of Jon Hopkins, Gogo …
Track: Tom Misch and Yussef Dayes – ‘Lift Off’
Taken from their forthcoming album ‘What Kinda Music’, out via legendary jazz label Blue Note on April 24th, Tom Misch and Yussef Dayes have released another glimpse of what’s to come in the form of instrumental track ‘Lift Off’. The track, which also features basssit Rocco Palladrino, is this gluey, juicy guitar line laying down …