MEUTE is a marching band from Hamburg, Germany. Comprising of a dozen brass and percussion players, their sound primarily comes from adapting their new breed of brass band music to cover tracks by house and techno artists .
Meute (full concert ) – Live @ festival Yeah! 2017
James Stewart is DJ host and co-programmer for the Black Atlantic club monthly party at Le Sucre in Lyon. He is an active member and programmer for the collective Palmwine Records and the founder of the blog Afrosouldescarga, and hosts radio shows devoted to Black Atlantic music on Radio Nova Lyon. He also gives lectures on the subject. He’s a member of the Voilaaa Sound System. A Producer and percussionist, his first EP, Cotonou was issued June 8 2018 on the Alma Negra label. – Mixcloud
Norwegian duo Ost & Kjexs debut album “Some But Not All Cheese Comes From The Moon” (2004), consisted entirely of sounds originating from cheese and biscuits, over their second long player. “Caj. Their sound has evolved greatly from the exclusive use of food as a sound source, trading their ticket to goofiness for a VIP pass at Fabric, where their infectious vocal led dance tracks have been widely embraced.
“A six track suite of other worldly beauty from the tabletop electronics of Stefan Paul Goetsch AKA Hainbach. “Songs For Coco” utilises the unique Cocoquantus effects system designed by Ciat Lombarde. The signature lo-fi cascading delays of this instrument become the signature to an utterly haunting and deeply personal album wherein Hainbach doesn’t seem to “play” anything, rather the album feels like a microphone recording of some other dimension. – Boomkat
https://soundcloud.com/opal-tapes/sets/hainbach-songs-for-coco
Atlanter – A Norwegian supergroup of sorts, featuring soloists Jens Carelius and Arild Hammerø plus a couple of seasoned sessioneers, Atlanter play baroque psych-rock somewhere in the Venn diagram between Grizzly Bear and Traffic. – NME
Atlanter is Jens Carelius’ and Arild Hammerø’s new band project. They play rock inspired by desert blues bands, by German krautrock and by old delta blues. All this is done with a Norwegian twist and point of view, and is perhaps best described as Norwegian viddeblues. – Soundcloud
Fantastic clean live recording of ‘Light’
Hanne Kolstø, Atlanter & Frøkedal – Stand Still (Live from the WiMP Container)
Remixes by Prins Thomas
Atlanter – Jewels of Crime (2016) [Full Album]
Live video from the studio for the single Light by Atlanter
Tree Song Live
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Oje Ken Ollivierre, popularly known as Protoje, is a contemporary reggae singer and songwriter from Jamaica. His mother is Jamaican singer, Lorna Bennett, best known for her 1972 rendition of “Breakfast in Bed”. – Wikipedia
DADAWAH- Of all the many albums heralding the arrival of roots, and driving it to ascendency in the Jamaican and international reggae market, few were as uncompromising in vision as Ras Michael‘s Dadawah — Peace & Love. The singing drummer had led aggregations of devout Rastafarian musicians for nearly a decade, releasing grounation flavored, nyahbinghi driven records on his own Zion Disc label. Dadawanow brought Ras Michael together with veteran studio hands — bassist Lloyd Parks, drummer Paul Williams, guitarist Willie Lindo, and pianist/organist Lloyd Charmers, who trebled as producer. The resulting album was a work of faith, but equally it was a leap of faith for the singles orientated Trojan label, whose full-length records had previously tended towards hits round-ups. Dadawa, in contrast, spread a mere four tracks across two sides of vinyl, and while certainly accessible to a wider audience, it was never going to appeal to pop fans. Although not a concept album in the strict sense of the term, it thematically evokes the Biblical final days. “Run Come Rally” calls together the world’s righteous in preparation for the upcoming battle with evil. Having gathered together the brethren from “Seventy Two Nations,” all bow before Jah in a celebration of His greatness, then give voice to their desire to return to “Zion Land.” The set concludes with “Know How You Stand”‘s call for freedom, and with it the ability to fulfill Jah’s plan. The extraordinary power of the set’s themes is echoed by the equally phenomenal backings, all conjuring up the most haunting of atmospheres. While the hand drums give the album a grounation feel, Parks and Williams simultaneously ground the numbers deep in roots. Intriguingly, though, there’s no reggae guitar, just Lindo‘s sublime riffs and licks that flick into the rock realm, while constantly sliding back into blues. Charmers‘ piano and organ occasionally take over the reggae guitar role, but mostly his keys intertwine around Lindo‘s leads, accentuating melodies, scattering elegant flourishes here and there, and subtly building up the atmospheres. Even during the most elongated tracks, there’s no sense of repetition or self-indulgent meanderings, every note and bar furthers the musical and thematic journey. Charmers‘ production is superb, the musicians inspired, and Ras Michael‘s power undeniable. An astounding album that’s lost none of its potency over the years. – (article from ALL MUSIC magazine)
The music of Aruba-born Amsterdam-based artist Pieter Monzón, aka Pete Philly is a blend of hip hop, soul and jazz. Quite a story behind the man who was fronting for the likes of Kanye West and James Brown then disappeared. It was Lyme disease that forced him to drop out of his flourishing music career – an illness that took 20 years to diagnose. Before that Philly wasn’t sure what the problem was: often Lyme disease can be misdiagnosed as a number of other illnesses, from gluten intolerance to allergies to paranoid schizophrenia. Pete Philly is back, and the MC who used to be one half of Pete Philly & Perquisite is now a solo artist, producer and MC all in one.
Walter Rossi’s name may not be familiar to many people in the USA but if you grew up in Canada in the mid 70’s he was hard to miss as his music was all over FM radio. Between the years of 1976-1980 he released 3 excellent studio albums which not only showcased his guitar mastery but also proved that he was no slouch in the songwriting department either. Prior to embarking on a solo career he played alongside the legendary Wilson Pickett and was also a member for a brief time of drummer Buddy Miles’ Express before Buddy went on to play with Jimi Hendrix in Band of Gypsys. Walter is an undiscovered gem and exactly why he was never able to achieve success in the US is mind boggling, although lack of money and poor management certainly played a large part in him not achieving recognition south of the border. I would strongly advise you to seek out those 3 early records, his self titled debut album, Six Strings Nine Lives & Diamonds for the Kid, trust me you will not be disappointed. Since the early 80’s he has spent most of his time producing other acts but in early 2004 he had the itch to play live again after being away from the stage for many years, he also found time to release a new CD called Secret Sins. by Ryan Sparks – January 2005
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Spoek Mathambo, b 1985, is a South African artist, producer, singer-songwriter and rapper who fuses traditional sounds of Africa with Rock, Hip Hop and House. A truly high ranking member of the Afro Futurism movement, he has coined his sound ‘Township Tech’, which sounds just perfect to me!
"Impulsive drums, damp ground, charangos and colourful masks. MATANZA was formed in 2009 by three musicians and producers: Luis Galvez, Vicente Vasquez and Rodrigo Gallardo. What started as an experiment mixing acoustic instruments with electronic music and samples, soon turned into live performances where various Latin American instruments such as Colombian percussions, “charangos” and “quenas” join synthesizers and electronic beats.Their fusion of traditional melodies with the different styles from the European Techno scene of the 90’s and creates something consequently new: Tribal Tech House.Since their breakthrough at the Maquinaria Festival 2010, MATANZA keep refreshing not only the Chilean but also the international musical stage." - Momento Magazine
Nomade Records is a Chilean record label and a collective of artists in search of a new sound paradigm that merges the contemporary with the ancestral sound of Latin America. – Bandcamp
The labels main sounds are contemporary latin, lush downtempo and deep ethereal grooves
The Kintu is the offering of the Coca leaves that is offered in the Ceremonies by the Andean Healers. – Soundcloud
Josiah Leming (born March 26, 1989) is an American singer-songwriter originally from Morristown, Tennessee. At the age of 17, Leming dropped out of high school and began traveling across the United States to play shows while living out of his car. This eventually caught the eye of executives at Warner Brothers Records who signed him to his first major label record deal in 2008. Leming’s debut album, Come On Kid, from Warner Bros. came out September 13, 2010. His main influences are Bob Dylan, Leonard Cohen, Ryan Adams and The Rolling Stones– Wikipedia. Heres a playlist I made containing a bunch of great live performances and some studio tracks. Click Youtube icon bottom right to expand the list.
Jazzy House Music………
AUDITIVE COSMOS – Support by Tensnake, Walter Jones, Al Da, Alvaro Cabana, Club Bizarre, Coyote and dozens more, Auditive Cosmos is an ambitious new project from a prolific veteran German-based producer who wishes to remain as anonymous as a yet undiscovered solar system. Under this pseudonym, Auditive Cosmos rides galactic disco waves with a cloaking device in full effect, appearing briefly to jettison the Disco Fiction album onto esteemed German boutique imprint Emerald & Doreen Records. This is an interstellar mission to explore the far reaches of dance music. The sounds throughout the Disco Fiction album are heavily influenced by the Italo and disco scenes of the past few decades but with a modernistic take supplied by the seasoned producer at the helm. Auditive Cosmos supplies bass, drums, electronics, and keys throughout while a talented group of guest vocalists and musicians elegantly fill in the spaces. Highlights include, but are not limited to, the authentic sounding disco blast of “Stargazer”, “Driving At Night” and its slo-mo cyborg serenade, the old school electro vocoder nugget that is “Galactic Riders”, and the synth-tastic wind up of “Discofiction”. With twelve cool tracks in total, there’s plenty to get lost in here, and much to get down to. Blast off! – Soundcloud
Label and Artist Links:
emerald-and-doreen.com
auditivecosmos.com
@auditive-cosmos
GAB RHOME – Montreal born New York native Gab Rhome makes lush deep house music often incorporating instruments such as the piano, violin and cello.
In January 2018 Electro-Dschungel re-released their 1987 LP Kebab- Und Andere Traume. The album was produced by Winfried Nacke, a social worker who enlisted international students from Wiesbadener Jugendwerkstatt to form the group for a youth outreach programme he oversaw. The music is a blend of Turkish Pop, Soul, Funk and Disco.
Wah Wah 45s present four remixes of Afrobeat legend Dele Sosimo to vinyl. A perfect document of the lessons Dele learned in Fela Kuti’s ranks during the 70s and 80s, but brought firmly up-to-date and with contemporary social comment as vital to the afrobeat genre as any rhythm or instrument. Wah Wah 45s commissioned these remixes from some of the UKs most interesting new production names. Four tracks of killer dancefloor fodder for pretty much every occasion. Soundcloud
Project Mooncircle front the debut full-length from Lyon-based artist Ivan Arlaud aka 1954. A Part Of Me is an LP of densely-crafted, emotional electronica. Tracks like ‘It Was Love’ and ‘Flowers Of The Dead Man’ come off like James Blake’s instrumental music if Blake didn’t leave so much space in his sound. Sampled drum breaks, deep-pitched vocals and mournful piano tracks flit around programmed drums and bass that hover between hip-hop, downtempo and Hotflush-era Mount Kimbie. Though vocals are often woven into the fabric of 1954’s sound, there are moments where singers take centre-stage – the neo-soul number ‘Blue Boy’ features a fine turn by Loup Na. – Bleep.
https://bleep.com/release/91613-1954-a-part-of-me
Afro Funk – South London’s United Vibrations create astral-facing productions that feel as though they ascend into the highest realms. Influenced by funk, afrobeat, and electronica, the four-piece tread the tightrope between Fela Kuti and Sun Ra, and use the profits from their releases to support an initiative to build sustainable eco-homes in their south London borough. Their output is full of good energy and positive messages for the world – Boiler Room
CAMILLA GEORGE (saxophone), SARAH TANDY (keyboards), DANIEL CASIMIR (double bass),and FEMI KOLEOSO (drums). Recorded at The Royal British Legion, Llay, Wrexham (28/02/2017) http://www.northwalesjazz.org.uk/
Jazz – Joe Armon-Jones & Maxwell Owin are forces to be reckoned with. Both integral parts of the burgeoning South London jazz scene, these young musicians contribute to numerous outfits including Ata Kak, Jamie Isaac, MC Pinty, Moses Boyd Exodus and Ezra Collective, as well as pushing their own solo projects.This is their first combined effort. ‘Idiom’ is the result of multiple collaborations under the direction of Joe and Maxwell. Featuring Nubya Garcia, Oscar Jerome and Jake Long, it is heavily influenced by the hardcore continuum and covers everything from 2-step, broken-beat and house to jazz and dub. Having been compared to artists like 4hero, Floating Points, Harvey Sutherland and Moodymann all in the same breath, Joe & Maxwell are already garnering support from Radio 6 Music’s Gilles Peterson, Musica Maconda’s Tim Garcia and Jazz FM’s Chris Philips. This is an accomplished body of work by some of the most exciting young talent in London right now. – Soundcloud
Charlie Stacey first discovered the piano at the age of 8 through imitating recordings of boogie-woogie and stride piano he heard on the radio. From there, he continued to listen and imitate obsessively, adding Oscar Peterson, Art Tatum, Keith Jarrett, Sun Ra and Mccoy Tyner to his list of favourites, as the years went on. He became competent at playing with others, as a member of the National Youth Jazz Orchestra and Tomorrow’s Warriors education program. His first major successes were being featured on BBC1’s One Show as a child piano prodigy, age 13, and being awarded a music scholarship to one of England’s best schools. Since his early teens, he has gigged regularly under his own name and with some of England’s best players: with Shane Forbes’ Wave project, The Nathaniel Facey Quartet and Pataruco. He has also had success abroad, as a semifinalist in the Montreux Jazz Festival piano competition in 2012 and a performer at both Nisville Jazz Festival in Serbia, and Chico Freeman’s masterclass in Sofia, Bulgaria the year before. Charlie Stacey, from London, spent a couple of years at Princeton in New Jersey, studying philosophy, but felt the call of music was too great. Since then, his profile on the London scene has been slowly growing, with his recent gig with Marshall Allen and Knoel Scott, representing the summit of his musical career so far. Charlie currently plays with the Knoel Scott Quartet and leads his own outfit, the Charlie Stacey Trio with David Paulis on bass, and drummer Enrico Truzzi. In July 2016, the trio recorded an album in Italy entitled “Metempsychosis”, which they will introduce during a tour in October and November of 2016. Source: Official biography. Article is from:
Artist website: http://www.charliestacey.com/
Intuitively Martin Kohlstedt feels his way through this body of wood, felt hammers and steel strings. The young composer, who grew up in the forests of Thuringia, doesn’t just put on an anonymous fingerplay – he perpetually opens himself up with each and every moment, with every stroke of the keys. – Soundcloud
My cousin Sunday was the most brave courageous person I know who sadly recently lost a battle to brain cancer. I made this playlist of soothing calm music for her. This Mother, Singer/Songwriter, Mountain Biker and all around beautiful spirit should inspire us all, and remind us to be grateful for every moment we have. I love you so much sweet cousin and think about you all the time. Here is a link about my amazing cousin. moshttp://www.infocusmagazine.ca/2016/surviving-the-storm/
and a few videos of her music. www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL0…u_dn4ltwiCUgtjoFN
Still in the developmental stages, and not yet in order, the concept of this playlist is music for a whole day in ones life. The sun rises and the day begins with ambient, chillout and modern classical. Following the sun and its energizing warmth comes the mid tempo afternoon music of pop, rock, and beats, finally filling out the darkness of the evening hours with an assortment of disco, funk, house and techno. 2019 and still very much to do on this one!
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Cosmic music by my definition can find a blend of spaced out spaghetti western guitar riffs, slow disco, funk, blues and rock laid over mostly a 4/4 beat hovering around 100bpm.
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Ethereal Woman Music – Treetops glisten in the gently descending mist. A harpsichord plays, slightly out of tune. Female voices can be heard through the woods, laughing and singing these songs.
Dawn Set Playlist – The strobe lights dance on the morning dew, the dancers of the dawn are dancing too. Ambient trance, downtempo psydub, psychedelic and minimalistic.
Laura Misch is a jazz saxophonist/singer/producer from South-East London. Here is an article on her, followed by some live clips and a couple Soundcloud playlists.
https://www.redbull.com/ca-en/exclusive-see-hear-now-session-with-saxophonist-laura-misch
https://soundcloud.com/laura-emma-misch/sets/shaped-by-who-we-knew-ep
Workin’ Grooves Playlist – Made for going about your day and keeping the energy levels up without pounding your brain, Workin’ Grooves is an upbeat compilation of rock, beats, pop, hip hop, funk and whatever else fits the brief
The Meltdown, Melbourne’s purveyors of the finest country soul released their self-titled debut album on 7th April, 2017 through HopeStreet Recordings. Blending country, gospel and 60s soul, the result is a unique take on Australian soul music and a record full of life, energy and deeply felt storytelling. With influences ranging from Father John Misty, Tedeschi Trucks Band and Alabama Shakes built above a steady foundation of southern soul music, this collection of stellar players have created a mesh of Stax and Motown with a healthy dose of the Nashville songwriting tradition. Making the song the focus, The Meltdown stay true to the common goal of the story and keep your attention on the honey soaked tones of Simon Burke’s incredible voice. – Soundcloud
Before setting foot in America, Hailu Mergia and the Walias Band had already spent a decade leading revolutionary Ethiopia’s nightclub scene. With raucous sets blending funk, traditional music, and prototypical Ethio-jazz, they played to upper-crust crowds in white tuxes and bowties, at hotels that swerved the country’s strict curfew with all-night lock-ins. But local acclaim left the Walias Band hungry, and in 1981, they plotted a U.S. tour to launch their courtship of discerning westerners. The shows promised much, but the audiences, discerning little, let them drift by; after a few more years’ touring, the group’s members were exhausted, their work unrecognized. Some went home, while others resigned themselves to quiet lives on American soil. Among them was Mergia, a keyboardist whose charisma, creative smarts, and fitful ambition had, by 1985, been made to fit in a silver taxicab, shuttling travellers to and from the airport in Washington, D.C. Anonymity suited him. When business was slow, he’d walk to his trunk, pull out a Yamaha keyboard, and slide into the backseat, where he’d skitter up and down Ethiopian scales over looping beat patterns. It wasn’t until 2013 that Hailu Mergia reissues began popping up in U.S. record stores. The first, Hailu Mergia & His Classical Instrument: Shemonmuanaye, was originally recorded in Washington in 1985, after the Walias Band’s dissolution. The work of a one-man band, this mirage of electric piano, mournful synth, pirouetting accordion, and repetitive drum machine felt accordingly dislocated and solitary, with unchanging tempos that felt like no tempo, a kind of astronomical drift. Its release sparked a wider rediscovery: Two livelier reissues from Mergia’s Ethiopia years followed via Awesome Tapes From Africa, along with the kind of international tour he’d been picturing when the Walias Band touched down three decades earlier. – Pitchfork
The Walias Band formed in the early 1970s in Addis Ababa where they were the house band for the upscale Hilton Hotel. A civilian curfew made it dangerous for clientele visiting the hotel lounge to leave after 11:00 PM, and Walias would end up playing two or three sets until 6:00 AM the next day. In 1981 Walias became the first modern Ethiopian band to travel to the United States, playing on a tour with singer Mahmoud Ahmed primarily to audiences of Ethiopian refugees. Rather than returning to Ethiopia under its dictatorship, four members of Walias—Girma Bèyènè, Mogès Habté, Mèlakè Gèbrè and Hailu Mergia—stayed in the U.S. and formed a new group called Zula Band.[3] Mergia took work in Washington DC driving a taxi cab, often practicing in his cab while waiting for fares at the airport, and released solo cassette tapes of traditional Ethiopian music played on analog synthesizer, electric piano and accordion. Meanwhile the members of Walias who returned to Ethiopia—Yohannes Tèkola and Tèmarè Harègou—continued to play together under the Derg dictatorship for another decade. – Wikipedia
Wind Horse Records bursts forth once again with another edition of the Indian deep house label’s yearly sampler series. These samplers serve as a platform for showcasing Wind Horse’s more experimental side and to introduce some new producers that will be working with the label. Wind Horse Sampler 6 features eleven deep and exotic house music tracks from up-and-coming artists hailing from South Asia and around the world. Most of the sampler’s producers are based across India, as Wind Horse works to discover and expose electronic music from within its home country. But, as the label has an eye on the global house movement, artists from Jamaica (David Marston), Russia (Igor Gonya), South Africa (Master Kenton) and Morocco (Kali G) are also included. Wind Horse aims to cover all points of the globe, to show that forward-thinking electronic music can spring from any city or country.- Soundcloud
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Rhett Whatley (Daily Bread) calls upon an expansive record collection to compose unique, genre-bending experimental hip hop, electro-soul, and EDM. A background of traditional percussion and jazz guitar contribute a unique foundation that drives the Daily Bread sound to what it has become – a fusion of gritty soul, funk, jazz, EDM, and most notedly – hip hop. These elements give way to a danceable beat driven sound reminiscent of DJ Shadow and RJD2. Daily Bread started in 2008 as a sample-based hip hop project while attending Kennesaw State University. The Daily Bread sound has evolved ever since, combining traditional sample-based hip hop with modern bass-driven production techniques.- Philos Records
Living Light – Psy Dub- Entrancing dub and body-moving uptempo electronic opuses are the hallmark of the Living Light sound, blending global beats, indigenous voices, swirling symphonic melodies, and a dash of psychedelia that has lit up audiences coast to coast. Eartha Harris officially launched her Living Light project in 2012 having spent half a decade behind the keyboards in the pioneering live electronic hybrid Psylab. She now has two full albums and two EP’s under the Living Light name, her most recent pair released in 2016 on Desert Dwellers’ Desert Trax label, in addition to compilation appearances on Merkaba Music and Sofa Beats, and official remixes for Papadosio, CloZee, David Starfire, Wildlight, Desert Dwellers, and many more heavy-hitters on the festival circuit. “The Great Attractor”, released on Desert Trax 7/6/2018 strikes a balance between uptempo dance and psy-dub while maintaining its connection to that classic Living Light sound. The name “Living Light” has multiple interpretations, and simultaneously refers to living non-materialistically, maintaining a positive outlook, and all life originating from star-stuff. – Soundcloud
The Great Attractor- 2018. The latest release, it is more on the psy dub side of her music.
Tales From the Karman Line – Hemispheres & Atmospheres – 2016. 2 beautiful chilled out albums of mostly downtempo ethereal dub.
Released 2015, Ecliptic Revisions is a more glitchy remix album of Ecliptic Visions.
Ecliptic Visions 2013. The first full length album from Living Light.
Three years after their first 7-inch release, Melbourne’s most elusive soul project Zillanova step out of the shadows with The Fader, a darkly sensual cut featuring a true revelation – the voice of Joshua Tavares. Bringing to mind both Donny and Marvin, Zillanova’s new frontman is the youngest son of a singing family, his brother Cisco a luminary of soul music in Australia, and his uncles the voices of Tavares, undisputed gods of 70s Disco.
This song is not disco though. The Fader is a dark horse, riding on a dark and funky pocket with a Latin tinge and shades of gospel. It’s a bit 70’s and a bit now – equal parts What’s Going On and Alabama Shakes. Lyrically, The Fader is an ode to departed loved ones and their ongoing presence in our lives. The chorus, ”we all fade away” is a reminder of our own mortality. The Fader represents the first release in a new phase in the Zillanova project, based around Joshua’s collaboration with HopeStreet Founder, producer Bob Knob and an all start band of contributors featuring members of The Bombay Royale, The PutBacks, and Quarter Street. The Fader is available on Bandcamp and all good streaming platforms now. The full EP (and 7-inch vinyl) are also available for pre-orders too. Out through HopeStreet Recordings. – Soundcloud
Sabrina & Samantha are an electronic music group originating in Paris, between Laurent Bardainne (co-founder of Poni Hoax, Limousine and Lost) & Julien Briffaz (co-founder of Tekel and Bot’ox). Sabrina & Samantha’s first release is KhEOPS
Mystical chants from Laborer over cosmic dubs from Brizion Dubwize. Full dubplate ep available now at www.innerstandingsound.com/product/lab…sal-law-ep/ – Soundcloud
New Zealand-born artist Opiuo inhabits the world of glitch, armed with old school synth led funk
Nancy Elizabeth Cunliffe (born 1983) is a folk singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist, who releases music with The Leaf Label. She is an active member of Sōka Gakkai. Play and then click Youtube icon bottom right to expand 10 video playlist.
Pablo RasteR is a musician, singer, producer. He has produced dozens of albums and played more than 1000 concerts in Italy and Europe.
He has collaborated with Zion Train, Madaski, Vlastur, Marcello Coleman, Ricc Frost, Kg Man and Kasia Malenda. – Soundcloud
CASBAH 73– An acid jazz resurgence is hardly an anticipated revival movement. But as ‘80s nostalgia fades, and the ‘90s becomes the next subject of cultural fascination, anything is possible. And while Casbah 73-the solo effort of musician Oliver Stewart-hints at the rare grooves ‘n‘ Rhodes-saturated sound, he thankfully steers clear of Jamiroquai territory. Stewart wields electric bass, guitar, and keyboards fluidly, adding spoken word snippets, crowd noise, and percussion samples to tracks that range from mirror-ball jazz (“Still Going On”) to shuffling, housey workouts (“Think It Over”). This is the sound of Malaga sunshine with nods to the e-z lounge vibes of artists like Nicola Conte and Nuspirit Helsiniki. It‘s not acid jazz, but Casbah 73 is a funky hybrid of the electronic and the organic for a trippy new generation. – XLR8 Magazine
Nick Mulvey (born 1984) is an English musician, singer and songwriter who studied music in Havana, Cuba. He played the Hang as a founder member of 2008 Mercury Prize nominated band Portico Quartet, until 2011 when he left to pursue his career as a singer-songwriter, releasing the EPs The Trellis (2012) and Fever to the Form (2013) and his studio album First Mind in 2014 which received a Mercury Music Prize nomination. His second album, Wake Up Now, was released on the 8th September 2017. Wikipedia
The Brother Moves On (TBMO) – is a South African performance art ensemble from Johannesburg, Gauteng. The group was founded somewhere between the years 2008 and 2010 by broad-based artist Nkululeko Mthembu and his brother Siyabonga Mthembu. TBMO began as a self-proclaimed art movement mainly of graphic and fine artists and since began incorporating instrumentalists for the live performance environment. In its current configuration The Brother Moves On performs mainly as a band. Members include Siyabonga Mthembu aka Mr.Gold (storyteller, lead vocalist, performance artist), their first cousin on their father’s side Zelizwe Mthembu aka Makongela (vocalist, guitarist, flautist), Ayanda Zalekile (vocalist, bassist, multi-instrumentalist), Simphiwe Tshabalala (vocalist, drummer) and Molefi Kgware (saxophone). The band feature a variety of instrumentalists from bands in the Johannesburg live music scene namely Itai Hakim from poetry duo Children of the Wind, Malcolm Jiyane from the Malcolm Jiyane trio and Solethu Madasa from the Solethu Madasa quintet-Wikipedia
Here’s a 8 song playlist of mostly live performances.
Bruno Sanfilippo (b 1965) is a musician, pianist and contemporary classical music composer from Buenos Aires, Argentina. He currently resides in Barcelona, Spain. His sound has been described as an exploration of minimalist piano concepts and electroacoustic music. In 2015, he became one of the main exponents of the LIFEM 2015 festival, specializing in minimalist music. – Wikipedia
Here is a massive 200 video playlist. To expand Youtube playlist, click play and then Youtube icon bottom right.
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLCICAGkqnAqVOiap1osTjkWuTFmIb4l2E
Jason Molina was a tormented soul who left this world at a young age. Shades of Neil Young, Eddie Vedder and even Bruce Cockburn can be heard throughout his music. His haunting lyrics, many of which are posted beneath the videos, are works of poetry unto themselves. Though he had prolific engineer Steve Albini work on some of his albums, the critically acclaimed troubadour never achieved mainstream success, and the 15 albums he made only sold 200,000 copies worldwide. He struggled with alcoholism related illness for many years, and unable to pay his medical bills, was working on a farm in West Virginia raising goats and chickens before he died of multiple organ failure at age 39.
Elektro-Dschungels 1987 LP Kebab- Und Andere Traume was produced by social worker Winfried Nacke, who brought together multinational students from Wiesbadener Jugendwerkstatt to create and perform music together as part of a youth outreach programme, which resulted in this record being made. Kebab- Und Andere Traume is a funky hybrid of its diverse members’ influences, including Turkish pop, new wave, Iranian, German, Moroccan, soul and exotic disco. Vinyl Factory. See full article….
Elektro-Dschungel’s elusive Kebab- Und Andere Traume LP reissued
Tasty downtempo deep house by Ltd, W/Lbl., a label reissuing songs on vinyl that have been released digitally before.
Ouzo Bazooka is a Tel Aviv based psychedelic rock group, borrowing from the groovy sounds of the middle eastern region. Ouzo Bazooka’s exotic sound is a dizzying concoction of East meets West. Their latest excursion includes the release of a tripped-out, post-apocalyptic music video for the single “Southern Winds”. Ouzo Bazooka’s self-titled freshman album boasts 13 masterfully crafted hits that transport listeners to a drunken Middle Eastern, ouzo-drenched dance party. – Soundcloud
Multi-instrumentalist and composer Axel Krygier was born in Buenos Aires in 1969, where he cut his teeth playing saxophone alongside Kevin Johansen with the group Instruccion Civica. Though sax was his first instrument, Axel attained proficiency on many instruments, including piano and flute. He demonstrated this facility when at age 18 he bought his first multi-track recorder. For the first time Axel was able to record his own compositions, and without depending on anyone else, because he played all the instruments himself. From the early to mid-’90s Axel played with the group La Portuaria, though he dedicated himself to writing and creating original repertoire throughout that time. He wrapped up his time with La Portuaria in 1996 and dedicated himself full-time to the development of his solo career. That work paid off in 1999 when he released his debut as a solo artist, entitled Echale Semilla on the Los Anos Luz label, making its way to European audiences via HiTop Records. The project was showered with praise, being called “revelation of the year” by several publications. Axel had composed soundtracks for films and created backing music for dance companies for many years, but had not released those works in album format before the 2003 release of Secreto y Malibú. Having spent several years in Europe, Axel returned to his native Buenos Aires in 2003, where he formed Sexteto Irreal with longtime friends Fernando Sanalea, Alejandro Terán, and Manuel Schaller, a jazz-argentino improvisational group who went on to earn much acclaim throughout Latin America and Europe. Krygier revitalized his solo career in 2007 with his third original release, Zorzal. Recorded for Los Anos Luz, the disc was once again licensed and distributed throughout Europe by HiTop Records. ~ Evan C. Gutierrez
José Adelino Barceló de Carvalho was born in the province of Bengo, and left Angola when he was 23 years old to become an athlete, becoming the Portuguese record holder for the 400 metres (Angola was at the time one of Portugal’s five African colonies). He had already begun his singing career at the age of 15. Carvalho abandoned athletics in 1972, concentrating solely on his music, and immediately became famous in his native Angola, as well as in Portugal. After the Carnation Revolution in April 1974, he would become a hit both with immigrants from the ex-Portuguese colonies, and Portuguese of both African and European descent. He has released over 30 albums, singing in Portuguese and traditional Angolan languages. His tracks are a mixture of Portuguese folk sounds, semba, kizomba and latin elements. While Angola was still a Portuguese colony, Bonga was an outspoken supporter of independence. This led him to be exiled from Angola in the early 1970s. At this time, Portugal was ruled by the authoritarian and conservative Estado Novo regime government, founded by Salazar. Barceló de Carvalho‘s status as a Portuguese star athlete allowed him the rare freedom of movement, which he used – under the name of Bonga Kuenda – to carry messages between exiled pro-independence African fighters and compatriots still in Angola. When the Portuguese government and its political police (P.I.D.E.) realised Bonga Kuenda and Barceló de Carvalho were the same man, Bonga was forced into exile in Rotterdam, where, in 1972, he definitively adopted the name Bonga and recorded his first record, Angola 72. His iconic track “Mona Ki Ngi Xica”, which would feature on the soundtrack of Cédric Klapisch’s 1996 film When the Cat’s Away (Chacun cherche son chat),was introduced on this album. A warrant for his arrest was issued in Angola for the seditious lyrics of the album, forcing him to move nomadically between Germany, Belgium and France until Angola’s independence from Portugal in 1975, brought about by the events of the Carnation Revolution. While in Europe, Bonga met other Portuguese-speaking musicians and adapted the sounds of semba to his already diverse music style. Wikipedia
Live concert
Deep House remix
Lloyd Parks (born 26 May 1948) is a Jamaican reggae vocalist and bass player who has recorded and performed as a solo artist as well as part of Skin, Flesh & Bone, The Revolutionaries, The Professionals, and We the People Band. Wikipedia
A desire to merge Jamaican influences of the 70s with the bass music movement, to affix an electro brand to the dub, their primary influence. Such is the postulate of Ashkabad. -Bandcamp
Deep Throat Choir is an all-female singing collective formed in 2013 by Luisa Gerstein. Having played in the bands Landshapes and Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs, the project was driven by the simple desire to bring music making back to a few basic elements: just voices and drums. Bella Union
http://bellaunion.com/artists/deep-throat-choir/
Be Ok- Full Album
https://soundcloud.com/cosmosheldrake/sets/tracks-179
An impressive performance live performance by Cosmo.
Hollie Cook, born 1987 is the daughter of Sex Pistols drummer Paul Cook. Her mother Jeni was a backup singer for Culture Club and Boy George. She was a member of the all female punk reggae band The Slits. She released her self titled debut album Hollie Cook in 2011
A mostly rock based playlist of assorted contemporary Jam music, Psychedelia, Stoner Desert Rock, Retro Instrumental Grooves and Psychedelic Beats! Soundcloud Playlist:
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Photo: Tourism Fernie, Moontricks at The Royal in Fernie, BC
My Folktronica playlist is a meeting of folk based music and modern electronica/beat programming. Banjo, violin and accordion, 60's folk samples, drum machines and light glitchy beats all fertilize the form. Electro Acoustic is similar but with more emphasis on acoustic instruments and more stripped down production. I think the two go well together in a playlist. To expand the playlist in Soundcloud and access features like shuffle, click folktronica playlists in the bottom left corner.
The Saga Continues is the seventh studio album by Wu-Tang Clan, produced by long-time producer Mathematics released on October 13, 2017 on eOne. The Saga Continues was mixed by Josh Gannet
Rodrigo Amarante de Castro Neves (b Sept 6, 1976) is a Brazilian singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and occasional arranger. He is part of the bands Los Hermanos, Orquestra Imperial, and Little Joy, and released his first solo record, Cavalo, in Brazil in late 2013 and worldwide in May 2014. He also wrote and performed the bolero “Tuyo”, the theme song for the Netflix Series Narcos (2015). Wikipedia