Here in Bastard Jazz Land, we release a lot of music. It can be overwhelming to keep up – so we’ve rebooted our old “Hear No Evil” compilation for a new 4th volume to feature some of our favorite recent catalog releases. The compilation has a little bit of everything that makes Bastard Jazz what it is as a label - cosmic jazz, instrumental hip-hop, future r&b, psychedelic beats, fuzzed out funk, deep house and more. Vibes on vibes from our proudly 23 years strong Brooklyn based record label.
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Hear No Evil. Vol 4

Vancouver breakout act Potatohead People throw in the remix treatment for Brooklyn based MC Yoh, who teamed up with the red hot producer Carrtoons and vocalist NDO for last year's standout single "Indigo" (taken from their collaborative 'Mirrors' album). Potatohead bring their midas touch an deep muscality to the remix, bumping up the beats with a funky new bassline played by AstroLogical, signature Rhodes chords, and complete chorus flip on the track. Timeless & True Hip-Hop baked to perfection.

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Yoh & Carrtoons - Indigo (feat. NDO)[Potatohead People Remix]

New Robohands LP ‘Palms’ is the fifth album from the London based instrumentalist and producer Andy Baxter. Moving towards different genres and arrangements from his previous albums, ‘Palms’ features duelling harp parts, tape echo, double bass and draws inspiration from artists such as Dorothy Ashby, Azimuth, Alice Coltrane and Toquinho.   In parts tropical and synth drenched, and in others stripped back and acoustic, ‘Palms’ is a journey back to saturated analog recordings of the late 60s and 70s, with a subtle modern layer of glitch FX and pitch control experimentation in places. The album makes also reference to classic releases from jazz fusion that feature the legendary Arp Odyssey synthesiser, used by artists such as Herbie Hancock and George Duke.  The seventeen track album features performances from multiple session musicians including Jim Piela on saxophone and Marco Cremaschini on Rhodes, with Baxter taking on drums, guitar, bass, keys and also mixing duties. ‘Palms’ is a new direction for his project and a record that thematically journeys into modern reinterpretations of jazz, downtempo, acoustic and ambient music.

Robohands - Individuation

On "Devotion", producer/singer and multi-instrumentalist Daniel David (The Pendletons) teams up with Jazz Mafia to bring a rich up-tempo offering. Building off of a hypnotic jazzy house piano and tapestry of congas and live percussion, Daniel soulfully paints a picture of connecting to spirit through one’s inner world. Jazz Mafia’s driving horns build throughout, propelling the track, with relief by an energetic drum breakdown and conga solo.

Tambor De Cura / Devotion

Daniel David & Jazz Mafia - Devotion

Potatohead People - For The Soul Feat Moka Only

“Blur the Lines” remix by Bay Area Artist/Producer, Trackademicks (of Kamaiyah, Teedra Moses, Iamsu, J’Davey, HNRL). Trackademicks’ soulfully-charged synth chords wash over this production and give Velarde’s vocals a different space to breathe and land.

Nick Andre & Joyo Velarde Blur The Lines (Trackademicks Remix)

POSY - A Better Day

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