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Joel Holmes – Into The Abyss (Kryptox 2023)
Once known as a techno city, Berlin has quietly become the capital for jazz bands in recent years. While the queues in front of the techno clubs become shorter and shorter, the city is slowly converting into a melting pot for all sorts of musicians and artists with amazing instrumentalists, producers and bands from all over the world moving to the German capital to create a new scene. As a result, Berlin has come out with some of the craziest, non-conformist types of music. Toy Tonics sister label Kryptox has started to establish itself as a key platform for this new scene.
One of the protagonists of this scene is Joel Holmes, the former band leader of Carl Craig's synthesizer ensemble and keyboarder of (Grammy-nominated) cult band Roy Hargrove. Joel Holmes’ new album ‘Into The Abyss’ is a perfect capturing of the current moment in Berlin. The album features other main players of its new scene such as Ziggy Zeitgeist from Zeitgeist Freedom Energy Exchange, as well as tapping into international talent such as acclaimed flutist Tenderlonious from London.
Few people bridge the gap between jazz and electronic music as successfully as Holmes. Over the past years, he’s been working with some of jazz’s most relevant artists, incl. Roy Hargrove, Curtis Fuller, Javon Jackson, Nnenna Freelon, Curtis Lundy and Jimmy Cobb. Once tapped into electronic music too, he made records with legends such as Carl Craig. Working with techno artists made him curious about the new dance scene, resulting in his moved to Berlin, where he quickly started making music with the likes of Cody Currie and Kapote.
Joel describes the album in his own words as follows: "The next album "Into the Abyss" is the first time I recorded music through the lens of different landscapes and on 2 different continents reflecting the times of today’s music that is mirroring what is happening in our communities and worlds today. From dark colors to light, music is so diverse, and I tried to reflect this in my album. This is also the first time I have had this many special guests on an album. So I’m excited about this.“

Album release: 05.04.23

Joel Holmes - Broken Styles (feat. Tenderlonious and Roberto Manzin)

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Turbojazz burst out of the Milan scene with this multi-genre long player that marks 20 years in the game. Musician, producer and DJ, Tommy ‘Turbojazz’ Garofalo, delivers the full spectrum in this incredibly well put together effort. Featuring a host of talent like Los Angeles MC Dave Giles II, (featured on recent Honey Dijon EP and Beyonce’s album Cosy), UK House don Sean McCabe who delivers the highly credible, ‘In Love Again’ with Detroit (Mahogani Music) vocalist Nikki O. There are performances from vocalists Sara Vanderwert -who Turbojazz met while she was busking in Puglia - and Arya, with both female vocals reaching up to the roof and touching the souls of listeners. Celebrating the sonics and genres that have shaped his sound, this album glides through house, nu-beat-jazz, hip house and soul. If there is one record you buy this month, make it this one.

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PREMIERE: Turbojazz - Live At Apollo

Emotive sweetness from the one they call Gratts, coming correct via those ever-reliable purveyors of all things house, WOLF Music. Two dream-state gems from the Belgian-born, Australia-based DJ and producer, complete with a signature, deep and delectable remix from one of Dublin’s finest exports Glenn Davis.

PREMIERE : Gratts - Pretty Lights (feat. Brandon Markell Holmes & Leito)

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Reel People Music breaks new ground, in more ways than one, with the launch of fresh compilation series Broken, Deep & Dope. A spin-off from acclaimed compilation brand Soulful, Deep & Dope – introduced back in 2015 – this new series sees the much-loved independent imprint pushing further at the boundaries of soulful music. All with that customary Reel People feeling.

Broken, Deep & Dope 2024, the series’ first instalment, unleashes 20 superlative examples of the soulful ‘bruk’ (broken beat), nu beat and nu jazz sound that has so innovatively informed contemporary dancefloors around the world since its inception back in late Nineties West London. Bringing together classic cuts from the Reel People Music stable (including those by Daz-I-Kue, Monkey Brothers and Reel People) and key productions from some of its closest affiliates and biggest inspirations (such as Vikter Duplaix, Jazzanova, Bugz In The Attic, Kaidi Tatham, and Sean McCabe), this white-hot selection nips and tucks beautifully between stuttered Latin and Afro rhythms, deep house-edged jams and soaring flights of soul-jazz fancy.

30/70’s opener Acceptance was only released in January and, remixed by Ziggy Zeitgeist and Goodmood, delivers crisp, upbeat, sax-y flow that is wholly reflective of the feel-good vibes across the wider release. Bugz In The Attic’s remix of Reel People feat. Darien Dean’s Upside guides smooth vocals and pads over snappy beats with playful aplomb, and Afronaut’s ascendant take on Alison David’s Dreams sees singer (and crowd) pushing that urgent, infectious percussion every step of the way.

Elsewhere, Harold Matthews Jr & Sean McCabe get deep on Metronome which, remixed by Turbojazz, slinks deliciously upon pulses of synth and lowdown spoken word. McCabe’s dub of MrMilkDee & Jill Rock Jones’ 2 Positions provides similarly mesmeric blasts of synth beneath beat ‘n’ piano trickery, whilst Feiertag feat. Nego True’s swaggering Feel Me nudges effectively into house territory and Don Kamares & Stan Smith’s smokin’ Unwu (one of two tracks here courtesy of renowned Swedish label Local Talk) twists and turns smartly between intense sample loops, glacial keys and shufflin’ drums.

There are sexy, sultry Latin hustles, too; not least SMTHNG SMTIME’s Morning Love, where remixer Jonny Faith cuts stuttered beats with outrageously funky electro-bassline, and Bruk Rogers feat. Onj & Roberta Silva’s slightly looser, piano-sprinkled Deusa. Meanwhile, tracks by Envee (Styrax), Jazzanova (Mwela, Mwela) and Kuna Maze (Samosa) revel in their dynamic jazz-tastic settings – the latter cooking up especially abstract thrills.

None of this is to forget broken beat pioneer, and recent Reel People collaborator, Kaidi Tatham, whose indefinable influence is felt across several cuts on Broken, Deep & Dope 2024, including Alien @£^%(featuring Trian Kayhatu) as well as slick remixes of Monkey Brothers feat. Shaun Escoffery’s Losin’ My Head and Daz-I-Kue feat. Hadiya George’s Pedigree – both featuring on Tatham’s recent Reel People Music album Fusion Moves. Other artists on show include Incognito, Kv5 and Nathan Haines (with anthemic joint Doot Dude).

Reel People Music is a label borne out of the soulful success of acclaimed collective Reel People but representing so much more. Launched in late 2009, the imprint has built a fiercely loyal international fanbase through its passion for artist development, musicianship, song-craft and authentic soulful groove.

Broken, Deep & Dope 2024, with its scattered yet compulsive beats, frisky basslines and acrobatic melodies, promises to further expand Reel People Music’s reputation for soulful depth and drama. Gathering old and new favourites from some of the world’s finest taste-making DJs and producers, this is another scorching, oh-soul essential hustle. End of.

Broken Deep & Dope 2024

Shook Up

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Kv5 & Kaidi Tatham - Shook Up

This one's all Rhodes and MS-20 'cept for the kick+hat - analogue galore, folks ;)

Released on vinyl via Shadeleaf Music - a special collabo record I did with Four Walls & Funkyjaws, including their sublime remix of this tune + more.

You can grab this thing at Juno, Rush Hour, Phonica, Piccadilly Records etc.. If you're in the States though, Pacific Beach Vinyl carries this record. And in Japan - Lighthouse Records, Japonica etc..

Daze (low bitrate)


Out now on limited 7"...

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Afro Dope (Ddha Qabra Quantic Rework) - Minimalist Re-born

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Disco Nights is a fresh fusion of classic and contemporary — combining the infectious groove of 1970s disco with the polished production and flair of modern nu-disco. 

This sample pack brings you an essential toolkit of rich, danceable sounds designed for producers looking to infuse their tracks with both retro soul and current edge.

Included in the pack:
 • Funk-driven guitar loops and rhythmic chops
 • Vintage-style synths: chords, stabs, and leads
 • Warm, driving basslines
 • Punchy, clean drum loops and one-shots (kicks, snares, hi-hats, claps, percussion)
 • All audio is tempo-labeled and key-tagged for a fast workflow

With no vocals and a focus on musical instrumentation, Disco Nights is all about giving you authentic textures and grooves to build tracks that feel timeless yet forward-thinking.

Perfect for:
 • Nu-Disco
 • Funky House
 • Retro Electronic
 • Dancefloor-Oriented Pop



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Henry Wu adds syrupy pads & broken beat shuffle to Werkha's soulful original, lifted from his new single 'The Invincible'.

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Werkha (feat. Bryony Jarman-Pinto) - Sidesteppin' (Henry Wu Remix) (STW Premiere)

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Changing Times

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Just Negotiate feat. Simeon Jones (Kaidi Tatham Remix)

"Black Cloud" EP released in 2018 on Mamie's Records
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