Artwork (Video): "U Scantu”: A Disorderly Tale by Elisa Giardina Papa

2022

Flanking position

Dudes Brewing Podcast - Mixtape Vol. 3

Alternative rnb

The Danube Incident

From its humble beginnings in 2001, the Brooklyn label Bastard Jazz Recordings has trailblazed a unique path in the world of independent record labels. Appealing to both DJs and music fans from all walks of life, BJR has become known for its eclectic sound & community of global artists from Mumbai to Napoli, New York to Kinshasha, who touch on everything from funk to hip-hop, house music to forward thinking beats, soul to jazz and international sounds, along with its unrelenting commitment to the vinyl medium. This November, the label will be celebrating 20 years of operation in various incarnations and are releasing a special compilation and a DJ friendly 4xLP titled ’20 Years of Bastard Jazz’ filled with brand new cuts from its current roster, plus a selection of catalog material, some of it classic, some of it overlooked, and some of it unpressed. 

Highlights from the compilation include Australian outfit The Goods, who team up with Steve Spacek (famously of the eponymous British band) on the spacey future soul banger, “FEELS 4 U,” while label stalwarts Potatohead People (who recently teamed up with both De La Soul, Jazzy Jeff, and Kaidi Tatham as well as a host of others on their new album) deliver “Bonzai View,” with its live instrumentation & technical prowess fused with a head-nodding boom-bap beat the group has become known for. Pittsburgh producer Buscrates delivers “Spotlight,” a slinky modern funk / boogie production, while brand new signing POSY gives us “Amai,” a delicate beat construction with gorgeous strings, horns and live bass weaving in and out. 

Notable past catalog on the compilation include LA producer Captain Planet’s classic “Un Poquito Mas” featuring Chico Mann (Antibalas, Here Lies Man) which is still being sung along to in clubs worldwide from Mexico City to Berlin 7 years later, and the airy, indie dance vibes of Manatee Commune’s “Majestic Diver.” Los Angeles producer and talkbox wizard B. Bravo’s “Can’t Keep My Hands Off You” featuring Reva Devito goes into more sultry territory, while Rumtum’s “Tropic Air” gives us a fresh splash of wobbly tape synth and relaxed lo-fi drums. Of course, the club is not left out and the catalog includes dancefloor ready remixes from friends of the label like Jimpster, DJ Spinna, Jacques Renault, and the red hot up & coming Brooklyn duo musclecars. 

Bastard Jazz started early as so many nascent DJ-oriented imprints come into existence, as founder & president Aaron Schultz just barely out of his teenage years was beginning to find his footing as a DJ in Brooklyn, New York. Culling together a small group of artists early on, the label ran as a side project for many years, releasing a handful of records per year. Following a reorganization & renewed commitment in 2014, the label has experienced exponential growth while moving from a DJ oriented standpoint to an artist focused organization that thrives on signing and nurturing new talent and new sounds, while maintaining a concurrent sonic thread in its music. POC owned with a majority POC artist stable, Bastard Jazz’s story is the slow build of a real indie label with a diverse sound & roster from the ground up, through trial and error, listening, learning, and adapting to the times without becoming jaded or losing its original vision. 20 years on, it’s still here & stronger than ever.

Bad Colours - Evers' Jam

Spotify
https://open.spotify.com/track/7CYikg1e2FJfq0EezxI5ma?si=jVcvTekCRBalor3a-vMAEg

Lyrics <3

You don't gotta be tough we can both be scared
I've been working on myself and I'm still not there 
Life's not fair
I don't really care where you say you've been 
You've never been anywhere cause you can't look in 
Where to begin

It's always under my nose and over my head 
It's always under my nose and over my head

Fishing for a reason, nothing has meaning 
Where this goes I still don't know, somethings are better off when there left unknown
No I don't know, I know I don't know
Will I find myself alive or will I die lost?

It's always under my nose and over my head 
It's always under my nose and over my head

Over My Head

Dj XS returns to action with a collection of hip house bangers making up the 4th installment of his super successful 'Rap Nuggets' series this time going solo laying down a quality 3 track EP packed full of funked up nugget niceness!

Grab Now Via Bandcamp - https://fvuk.bandcamp.com/album/dj-xs-presents-rap-nuggets-vol-4

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Dj XS - Talkin' All That Jazz (Rap Nuggets Vol.4)

@kayotimusic

Stream: https://lnk.dmsmusic.co/brunchcollect_freshsqueezed
Download: https://brunchcollect.bandcamp.com/album/fresh-squeezed

Stream

Kayoti - Sky Blue

Das U

Bad Colours makes a big return with his new song “Maybe I Should Move to LA,” the first single off his upcoming sophomore album “Always With U.” The track sees the Brooklyn-based artist contemplate a move out West – an idea that came about following a trip to LA for the 20 Years of Bastard Jazz anniversary party (which he DJed) in November last year. Bright pads, a thumping four-on-the-floor beat, and a catchy vocal line make it the perfect accompaniment to a top-down joy-ride up PCH. However, the song closes with a spoken clip: “Na dude, you ain’t going nowhere. This is where we at; this is where we stay.” California dreaming aside, Bad Colours won’t be leaving Brooklyn anytime soon.

Bad Colours is the moniker of London-born, Maryland-raised, Brooklyn-based DJ, songwriter, producer, and instrumentalist Ibe Soliman. While his career has spanned nearly two decades - as both a DJ (alongside the likes of James Murphy, Mark Ronson, and Q-Tip) and producer (for Kendrick Lamar, Faith Evans, Keyshia Cole, and Rick Ross, among others) - the Bad Colours name only came into being in early 2020, with the debut LP, “PINK,” being released in February, 2021 on the Brooklyn tastemaker label Bastard Jazz. By tapping into his deep network of artist friends, Ibe compiled a treasure-trove of vocal samples, snippets, sketches, and fresh instrumental loops into a beautiful debut record that touches on hip-hop, house, and left-field electronic, while remaining irresistibly danceable.

Pre - Order LP Here

Bad Colours - Maybe I Should Move To LA

dornik - temptation (reon vangèr's regroove)

Women hangin' on my lip like a Fu Machu, ya feel?

Fu Manchu (Prod. by Evil Needle)

We're back with some good stuff after an almost one year break! Let's start on the basics with a playlist mixing House and Disco. We'll start by introducing you to Dutch producers Daniël Leseman & Hans Peeman's project. Good old school house instrument on this track. Enjoy

Fouk - Cat Lady

Airport Bar x Noah (original)

Hiroshi Okubo(nanosounds.jp)
Fruited Vagabond made with FL Studio (PRCD-002)
Release Date :  Apr. 30, 2012
http://www.pinokiti.com/

Sweet-Sour

112 kbps files for preview - don't be a dunce!

At long last, https://soundcloud.com/jkriv & Free Magic make their collaborative debut on RNT Reserve with a very unique triptych of productions. The A side is bonafide party-starter, working a soul sample in classic stomping house style, while the B-side delivers two jazzy and darker moods. A beautiful listen or spin on the dancefloor all around!

JKriv & Free Magic - Emmanuel

vocals by me
prod by @swll and I
tweet me twitter.com/verzachemane
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I want to give a huge thanks to Anh @yunganh , Jonathan @tregsmusic  , Sam @imgoldwater and Ezra @swll for helping me make this thing. This project has sucked the life out of me and I'm glad that I can finally release this now. I guess the whole point behind this project was to compile some songs that describe my musical tastes and ideas, but i think also to give the listener a grasp of some sentiments that I wouldn't really be able to explain to anyone face to face.  Hopefully this relatively big EP will please your earholes but also your heart, as cheesy as it sounds, haha peace yo i love you all. 

Also big shoutout to Rasha @rashaonsc and Motti @m_tti for helping me with the artwork!!

Waiting for u

stream / buy

waiting for u w/ swell

Leven Kali: Low Tide

Do U Wrong (feat. Syd)

Grace Potter and the Nocturnals - Why Dont You Love Me (BEYONCE COVER)

!! the final single ☃︎ 

produced by aries, slippery salazar, mai, pharaoh vice

WUNDERWORLD. 2019.

SANTA MONICA

With the Funkanizer edit getting a good repsonse I thought I'd crack on offering up another bootleg from the vaults.
Big shout out to Arteo for giving me the green light on this bad boy. Super funky track as featured in my Barcelona mix a couple of years back. You can grab the original without the vocals via Arteo's SC below -

Arteo - You'll Never Know (Original)
Arteo – https://soundcloud.com/arteo/arteo-youll-never-know-free-dl

Barcelona Mix Youtube -
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vgGoAZ1BebY&t=1s

Always does well this bootleg. Acapella outro for you to put to work.
Everyone loves Chali2na don't they and I'm guessing everyone has a 'Comin Thru' rework somewhere as it's such a great vocal to work with though I thought I'd get this up as there's no point hiding funky goodness away.
Enjoy

Free Download

Arteo Vs Chali 2Na - Comin' Thru (Dj XS Unreleased Bootleg)

Lots of requests for this one ever since I featured a version on my critically acclaimed 90s themed mix uploaded to Youtube back in July. Unfortunately I didn't win any awards for the mix or secure that elusive world tour so it's back to Soundcloud I'm afraid and all you lovely people.

Dj XS 90s Classics Mix - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qEMVsVw1sA8

Anyway, with it being the festive season and this being a bit of a party classic, thought I'd offer it up for the Free DL.

Awesome original of course, and lets face it, if you're not vibing on the Stereo MCs, Deelite & Skeelo then we're really going to have to stop meeting like this.

Have a great Christmas peeps - XS