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Italian producer DJ Khalab teams up with prolific Malian master musician and Griot singer Baba Sissoko for an exploration into deep, minimal experimental African/Electronic sounds. Soundcloud
Fleet Foxes is an American indie folk band formed in Seattle, Washington. Their first two albums were released by the Sub Pop and Bella Union record labels, with their third by Nonesuch and Bella Union- Wikipedia
Although Volker Bertelmann is one of the most recognisable 21st Century proponents of what is known as prepared piano, one whose sound is altered by the insertion of alien objects between or upon its strings, hammers and dampers – he was barely aware of the champions of such a practise when he first began his experiments. Even John Cage was a largely unfamiliar name that fateful day when he sat in the studio of his friend Adam Fuest and, frustrated by the sounds he was making, starting placing random objects into the instrument. What’s stranger still, one might think, is the fact that Bertelmann’s first forays into the public world were with major label hip hop act God’s Favourite Dog and a drum and bass quintet called Nonex. But, when you listen to his music closely, this perhaps makes more sense than you’d initially think: the sound of HAUSCHKA has always been both instinctive and fuelled by a love of rhythm. Bertelmann, you see, is clearly a man who knows his instrument – quite literally – inside out, and he’s as unafraid of approaching it with a fresh sensibility as he is capable of drawing upon an unusually broad church of influences. Almost two decades after he began his professional career rapping, Volker Bertelmann aka HAUSCHKA finds himself in the unusual position of being regularly compared to the likes of Eric Satie, John Cage and Steve Reich. (In 2011 he was invited by London’s prestigious Barbican to perform as part of Reverbations, a festival celebrating the work and influence of the latter composer.) Always unpredictable, HAUSCHKA continues to offer only one certainty: that the next step he takes will no doubt be as unexpected as the direction from which he has come. https://www.hauschka-music.com/about
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Formed in Olympia, Washington, USA in 2008, Milk Music are a very loud four-piece who make cosmic, electric, soul rock on the subject of life and the human condition. Sonically, their songs have often been compared to those of the Wipers, Neil Young & Crazy Horse, Hüsker Dü, the Velvet Underground, the Gun Club, and the Meat Puppets.- Last fm
http://https://youtu.be/LWTSh_p0r7s
Heres a sampler playlist of select cuts from my super big Nu Soul playlist. If you like this, scroll down the category to find the big one!
Select cuts from the South African deep house label.
London-based singer Leo Kalyan impressed people with his debut EP Silver Linings. In the time since then he has been working to perfect the finishing touches on his follow up, Outside In. On “Silhouette” Kalyan showcases his vocal range as this is the first time he has really made his training in Indian classical singing the focal point. Kalyan learned the skills of this classical singing which blends Hinduism and Islam by a Hindu Brahmin priest.
For Outside In Kalyan dives deeper into the issues that leave him feeling like an outsider. As a gay man growing up Muslim between London and Lahore, it hasn’t exactly been easy for him to find his perfect fit. However, rather than dwelling on the negative, Kalyan transforms those feelings into lyrics for his forthcoming EP with hopes that it will resonate with someone feeling just lost on the outside as he once was. – (Article by Pigeons & Planes)
Adam Beyer is a Swedish techno producer and DJ. He is the founder of Drumcode Records, and is one of several Swedish techno artists to emerge in the mid-1990s, along with Cari Lekebusch and Jesper Dahlbäck. Wikipedia
Night Visions is a collection of stories which dance alive over an infectious blend of Afro-Latin rhythms and contemporary dancefloor beats. Told by a variety of characters, drawn from the vibrant imagination of Chico Mann, these stories take place in an endless night, where we move through dimly lit clubs, jungle moonlight, pitch black desert plains, and the internal shadows of personal darkness. While the characters often stumble and search blindly in the dark, the persistent presence of a distant light provides an underlying direction and hopefulness to all the songs. Captain Planet’s production, informed by his regular crowd-moving DJ sets, keeps the album sounding effortlessly danceable & contemporary. Meanwhile, Chico’s vocals have an instant classic appeal, hinting at old Cuban rumba and vintage Afrobeat LP’s. The two are aided by guest vocals from regular collaborators Kendra Morris & Brit Manor, as well as some talented friends who contributed additional horns, guitar & marimba.Night Visions highlights the creative symbiosis of two of the biggest names in contemporary alternative Latin sounds. The result is a truly unique album that speaks as much to listeners who don’t understand Spanish as it does to old abuelos. The feelings and rhythms that flow through these songs are universal, appealing to hearts and hips all around the world.- Soundcloud
Remixes…….
Here are some of my favourite tracks off my much larger Jazz playlist.
On this project, released by the progressive San Francisco label New Albion, accordionist Pauline Oliveros has teamed up with trombonist Stuart Dempster and vocalist Panaiotis to produce a remarkable album of atmospheric space music. The recording took place inside a huge cistern at an army fort, an acoustic space characterized by tremendous reverberation. The unlikely instruments — primarily accordion, trombone, didjeridu, and voice — produce sustained tones that are subtly modulated by the extraordinary acoustics, making it often seem as if there were more instruments present, or as if this music has been electronically processed — neither of which is the case. All the music was improvised on site, with the musicians banging on metal pipes and found objects on the final track. The effect is remarkable, immersing the listener in a hypnotic field of shifting resonance, in a truly profound experience of deep listening. – AllMusic
https://soundcloud.com/geowas/deep-listening-ione-pauline-oliveros-stuart-dempster-panaiotis
Transcendent Tunes is a Boston based record label and artist collective.
Hurray for the Riff Raff
Alynda Lee Segarra, the creative force behind Hurray for the Riff Raff, spent her formative years crisscrossing the country on greyhounds and freight trains. She climbed from the streets of New Orleans to the airwaves of NPR with a washboard and a banjo, a Horatio Alger narrative for the Americana set. Her last LP, Small Town Heroes, felt like a thesis presentation from a student of American folk music. She’d spent years studying the form and its practitioners, a product of a community that helped lift her from street corners and coffee shops to international tours and a record contract. While searching for herself, she also imitated others, living inside classic folk, roots, and country songs while shaping her own powerful voice. Pitchfork. Heres a little playlist I made of her music. If you want to expand the list click the top left corner.
ProleteR (aka Benjamin Roca) was born in the South of France in 1982.
He made a solid reputation as a producer in the indie beat making scene, as proved by millions views and streams, with his unique mix of old school swing and jazz with heavy hip-hop beats, and soulful electro. – Bandcamp
Bubbles- Released June 27-2018
Life Playing Tricks- Released May 19, 2017
Tribute to the Masters Vol.2- October 28, 2015
Tribute to the Masters Vol 1 – August 1, 2014
Rookie – November 30, 2014
Feeding the Lions – April 12, 2013
Curses From Past Times – November 20, 2011
“Curses from past times” belongs to the tradition of Hip-Hop sample based music. It is a combination between heavy hip-hop beats and jazz/charleston samples, spiced with guitar arrangments and smooth piece of synth.
Dancing Dub Playlist- High energy 4/4 dub tracks selected from my reggae/dub playlist. Lots of Arab dub, and World Beat influences.
Kutiman
Ophir Kutiel, professionally known as Kutiman, is an Israeli musician, composer, producer and animator. He is best known for creating the online music video project, ThruYOU, where he creates songs by editing together random amateur video clips. The more you watch, the more you appreciate how much skill this takes to do.
His own work has a decidedly more psych rock feel to it. This is my favourite track from 6am
And a couple awesome remixes
Reggae version
Musical accompaniment on “Space Cassava” by Shlomi Alon (Saxophone and Flute), Sefi Ramirez Sizling (Trumpet), and Yair Slutzky (Trombone).
Way back in the 10-cent bin, between the 40-odd copies of Whipped Cream & Other Delights and those “Sounds of Hawaii” records made exclusively by people who’d never set foot on Hawaii, Monster Rally’s Ted Feighan has found paradise. “Exotica,” we used to call it: “Space-age bachelor pad music,” that sort of thing. Feighan, having lifted dozens of samples from the original, often-warped wax, realigns them into a sparkling, sun-soaked collage, deftly sliding between opulent slack-key guitars, clattering breakbeats, and shimmering tropicalia, like the Avalanches stuck in Honolulu with visa issues, or the Caretaker on daquiri three. Mystery Cove, the fourth Monster Rally full-length, is pure, distilled escapism: 42 straight minutes of somewhere else, no SPF required.-by Pitchfork
Co-commisioned by 14-18 NOW and Holland Festival, the Orchestra of Syrian Musicians, featuring current and former members of the Syrian National Orchestra for Arabic Music, take the stage for a rare concert to showcase Syrian and Arabic music.
Artists from Britain and Syria were joined by performers from Algeria, Lebanon, Mali, Mauritania, Senegal, Tunisia and the United States. Among those performing are Bassekou Kouyaté, Bu Kolthoum, Eslam Jawaad, Faia Younan, Julia Holter, Malikah, Mounir Troudi, Noura Mint Seymali, Paul Weller, Rachid Taha and Seckou Keita who joined Damon Albarn and The Orchestra of Syrian Musicians. – Youtube
Funkadelic are amazing to me in the way the combine unbelievably technical ability while upholding the carefree freakshowmanship of the funk genre. Don’t look at us, were just frigging geniuses.
Via SoundCloud– Fred Thomas will never create his masterpiece, and it’s better that way. An indie-rock lifer with too many aliases to count, he has been creating imperfect, emotional music so consistently that any record that felt like a capstone on a particular phase of his career would ruin his whole appeal. This is messy music that bleeds from releases to release. Epiphanies shift and deepen with each record, aging in time with Thomas.
Delicate Steve is the moniker of musician Steve Marion, a multi-instrumentalist who leads the band of the same name.[1]Delicate Steve’s sound has been described as hand-crafted with elements of progressive rock, folksy twang, African rhythms, surf rock and 1970s pop– Wikipedia
https://soundcloud.com/luakabop/delicate-steve-afria-talks-to
The minimal dub-techno landscapes that Jacob Long makes as Earthen Sea carry a sense of refinement and grace. Each element of his Kranky debut is radiant. It’s rare to have any vocals appear on of the fog-enshrouded landscapes that Jacob Long devises as Earthen Sea. But earlier this month, Long cleared out his hard drive with A Serious Thing, a nine-track compilation of tracks recorded in the past three years (with all proceeds going to the International Refugee Assistance Project, American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee, and the National Lawyers Guild). Less than a minute in, the voice of firebrand gay Harlem intellectual James Baldwin emerges from the mists and speaks of the crucial role of dreamers in their respective societies. “The poets (by which I mean all artists) are finally the only people who know the truth about us,” Baldwin said. “Soldiers don’t, statesmen don’t, priests don’t, union leaders don’t. Only the poets.” And while there are no words and no voices that appear on An Act of Love, Long’s debut for Kranky, that poet’s search for an undeniable truth powers the eight breathtaking tracks that appear here. A hardcore veteran who’s played in D.C. bands like Amalgamation and Black Eyes, Long later played bass in the adventurous punk act Mi Ami. Over time, that trio mutated from art-rock towards the sounds of Chicago house and Jamaican dub, soon splintering into three separate electronic acts: drummer Damon Palermobecame Magic Touch and guitarist Daniel Martin-McCormick became Ital. Long himself took the foundations of dub as the starting point for his next iteration, Earthen Sea. Much like the godfathers of minimal techno—Moritz von Oswald and Mark Ernestus, Vladislav Delay circa Multila, the entire Chain Reaction roster—Long realized there was sublimity to be had in endless reverb, delay, and its sonic residue. And with 2014’s Mirage, released on Martin-McCormick’s Lovers Rock label, Earthen Sea’s aesthetic solidified. An Act of Love is a continuation of that effort, though there’s a feeling of refinement and awareness that gives each element here a heightened radiance. Even in the buzzing static and air organ chords that comprise beatless opener “The Present Mist,” there’s a sense of grace, of deep breaths being drawn musically that makes it standout from other ambient noise of its ilk. Earthen Sea makes minimal dub techno, but while Long’s components are suggestive of dance music—especially the 707 that drives most of the tracks—the context for each programmed hit seems to not be a packed club. Rather, Earthen Sea could soundtrack a depopulated metropolis, each beat bouncing off of concrete. A squelchy kick drives “About That Time” and other elements wash in: a canned clap, a tapped ride cymbal, a piano line as contemplative and sonorous as that of Harold Budd. But underneath all of that is a gloriously slow swell of white noise, which rises and falls like an incoming tide and is mesmerizing in and of itself. -Pitchfork
Rhiannon Giddens
Rhiannon Giddens is an American musician best known as the lead singer, violinist, banjo player and a founding member of the Grammy-winning country, blues and old-time music band Carolina Chocolate Drops. She has quite a few Gaelic tracks as well. Heres a 21 song playlist I put together of some of my favourite songs by here. Click on the top left corner to expand the list.
The latest offering by psych jam rock band King Giz and the Liz Wiz…
Jawhar has created his own signature style of world-folk music that one could probably describe as midway between arab chaâbi and Nick Drake’s dreamy folk lullabies. The Tunisian singer-songwriter re-explores his roots and his mother tongue to let them sing once again with his newly released album Qibla Wa Qobla- Jawhar
And here is a side project of his. RAS KALB is a collective inspired by Jawhar Basti’s music of Macbeth – Leila & Ben, a play co-written by Lotfi Achour, Anissa Daoud and Jawhar Basti, directed by Lotfi Achour.
Live version…
This may be interesting when its released.
Thundercat was never going to exist in the background for long. His father drummed for both The Temptations and Diana Ross, and when Stephen Bruner started on his own path as a session bass player in LA he was hard to ignore, wearing a helmet and colourful shoulder pads to perform with the likes of Suicidal Tendencies and Erykah Badu. His vibrant wardrobe, dark humour and love of obscure South Korean movies attracted Flying Lotus, who signed him six years ago. Soon everyone from Dr Dre to Odd Future was a convert. But his really big break came as the creative architect behind 2015’s ‘To Pimp A Butterfly’, Kendrick Lamar’s ambitious, jazzy second album. Which means he has a lot of famous fans, a number of whom return some favours on this, his fourth album: Kendrick, who pops up on the shuffling ‘Walk On By’; Pharrell, who lends a spacey vocal to ‘The Turn Down’; and Wiz Khalifa, who raps about the dark side of excess on ‘Drink Dat’. Kamasi Washington and Flying Lotus are also there. So too is Thundercat’s long-time hero Kenny ‘The Soundtrack King’ Loggins (of ‘Top Gun’ and ‘Footloose’ fame) cropping up on ‘Show You The Way’, a Kenny-G- meets-Prince smoochy slow jam. ‘Drunk’ is jazz, but not the La La Land type. It’s a futuristic brand that’d be as at home at Coachella as at Ronnie Scott’s. Funk, soul, pop, electronica and hip-hop orbit around each other. When they cluster and fuse, the results are cosmic (‘Bus In These Streets’ and ‘Them Changes’). It’s funny, too, in an odd, silly, cartoonish way. ‘Drunk’ ponders some serious issues – the death of a close musician friend, police brutality and Thundercat’s own demons – but that’s contrasted with fart sound effects, snoring and meowing cat noises. Sure, there’s some annoying wiggy tangents (‘Uh Uh’ and ‘Blackkk’) and occasionally it feels longer than its 43-minute lifespan. But those things are forgiveable, because ‘Drunk’, as out-there as it can be, is an album totally high on its own unique ideas.- NME Magazine
Zoe Keating is a Montreal born cello player who makes some amazing music by looping and layering cello tracks with her laptop.
Chicago rapper Nnamdi Ogbonnaya’s music blurs the edges of hip hop. The creativity of his compositions and his use of natural pitch shifting as a part of his singing style is pretty cool…
https://soundcloud.com/fatherdaughter/sets/nnamdi-ogbonnaya-drool-1
A Dark Ambient mixtape of all performing artists at 25YLOKI in Paris September 9-10, 2016.
Caoilfhionn (pronounced Keelin) Rose is a singer-songwriter from Manchester studying Music at NewcastleUniversity.
She gigs between her home in Manchester and Newcastle and dreams of travelling round the world with her music.
Caoilfhionn is part of several collaborations and featured on The Durutti Column (Vini Reilly)’s 2014 album ‘Chronicle LX:XL’. SoundCloud
https://soundcloud.com/keelinmusic/black-is-the-colour
https://soundcloud.com/keelinmusic/sets/the-durutti-column-chronicle
As they dabble in Tangerine Dream-style synth wanderings, drowsy disco rhythms, and pomo sampling, this UK band exists in roughly the same interzone as Swedish duo Studio, albeit with a less clearly pronounced debt to dance music.- Pitchfork
Native to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, raised in a deeply musical family and environment, guitarist/composer with authentic sound and exceptional skill.
Fabiano is devoted to deep folkloric music of Brazil, exploring the complex rhythms, Choro and Samba, Jazz, and inspiring compositions.- Soundcloud
https://soundcloud.com/fabianodonascimento/sets/dan-a-dos-tempos-sul-leaf-and
Mesmerizing, spellbinding and genre-defying: With their fourth full-length studio release Extras In A Movie, Papadosio reveals a striking cinematic cornucopia of sounds: orchestral, electronic, organic, acoustic, psychedelic and celestial. The 16 selections that comprise the song cycle are concise and structured – launch pads for the improvisational excursions that are a hallmark of the band’s celebrated concert performances. Originally from Athens, Ohio, the band is now centered in Asheville, North Carolina – Soundcloud
Michal Menert
Michal Menert is an electronic music artist and producer based in Denver, Colorado. He was also the first artist on the Pretty Lights Music label and was an integral part of Pretty Lights, producing their debut album, Taking Up Your Precious Time as well as contributing to several tracks after his official departure from the project. Throughout his youth, his father exposed him to a wide variety of Eastern and Western music, giving Menert fertile soil in which to plant his musical visions. His passion for original analog sounds coupled with a vast knowledge of music history has given him an even larger platform from which to produce. A multi-instrumentalist, he incorporates live guitar and keys into his final production for a full sound and rich feel. By tapping into the world of music that surrounds him, Menert twists and turns day-to-day inspirations into music that is all his own.
Global Beats from Chile!
Brooklyn’s Dopapod are a blend of progressive rock, jam band, funk and electronica. Poor guys look like they really hate their jobs!
Diane was born in Nevada City, California on April 20, 1983. She grew up singing with her musician parents and performing in the school choir. She taught herself guitar, and began writing songs that blend tense, trance-like arpeggios with warm vocals and meditative lyrics about family and nature. Her first recordings were self-released in 2003 as Forest Parade. Her first solo public appearances were at the invitation of fellow Nevada City native Joanna Newsom. She also did a stint in the Nevada City band Black Bear before continuing with her solo pursuits. – Wikipedia
Purchase LP, Digi, CD: bastardjazz.bandcamp.com/album/the-11th-sky
Electric Wire Hustle return with a third studio album, The 11th Sky…Expanding on their psychedelic-soul sound, The 11th Sky continues the surreal storytelling of last years Aeons EP, which also featured Kimbra and Deva Mahal on vocals. The brand new album is described as “David Lynch meets Motown” by frontman and producer Mara TK, and indeed, a sense of the otherworldly is present here within EWH’s layered electronic production and Mara’s soaring vocals. Tracks like “Go Slow” walk into the genre-fog amongst drum machines and synthesizers. Meanwhile “I Light A Candle” with it’s piano, chopped vocal samples, towering strings and 808s strikes right at the heart of soul music.Electric Wire Hustle’s last album ‘Love Can Prevail’ found support from The New York Times, BBC Radio and Wax Poetics, and won “Best Electronic Album” at the New Zealand Music Awards, continuing a track record of critical acclaim that started with their debut self-titled album. The 11th Sky is due out on September 30th on LP, CD and digital via Bastard Jazz Recordings (World) and Loop Recordings (New Zealand).- Soundcloud
Night Visions is a collection of stories which dance alive over an infectious blend of Afro-Latin rhythms and contemporary dancefloor beats. Told by a variety of characters, drawn from the vibrant imagination of Chico Mann, these stories take place in an endless night, where we move through dimly lit clubs, jungle moonlight, pitch black desert plains, and the internal shadows of personal darkness. Captain Planet’s production, informed by his regular crowd-moving DJ sets, keeps the album sounding effortlessly danceable & contemporary. Meanwhile, Chico’s vocals have an instant classic appeal, hinting at old Cuban rumba and vintage Afrobeat LP’s. The two are aided by guest vocals from regular collaborators Kendra Morris & Brit Manor, as well as some talented friends who contributed additional horns, guitar & marimba.Night Visions highlights the creative symbiosis of two of the biggest names in contemporary alternative Latin sounds. The result is a truly unique album that speaks as much to listeners who don’t understand Spanish as it does to old abuelos. The feelings and rhythms that flow through these songs are universal, appealing to hearts and hips all around the world. -Soundcloud
Hailing from Dayton, Oh, Tangled Branches, the musical vision of Zachary Hill, has been infusing modern visionary electronic music with flowing guitar melodies, creating a funky, timeless sound since 2013. Using a colorful palate of influences including psychedelic funk, trip hop and dub, Tangled Branches has created music that is intended for celebration, reflection, exploration and healing. From deep and funky basslines to waves of morphing synthesizer organic guitar melodies, Tangled Branches takes listeners on a journey through the infinite layers of human consciousness. In between playing festivals such as Resonance, Zen Awakening and Kinetic Fire and sharing the stage with national acts including Vibe Street, Govinda, Desert Dwellers and Blockhead. – (Essential Productions)