Name: Floating on the Walls by Bastard Jazz
Duration: 2 min 17 s
Description: Track 1 on Jack Barone & Robohands' collaborative EP 'R.F.I.'

Track 1 on Jack Barone & Robohands' collaborative EP 'R.F.I.'

Floating on the Walls

“Blue Mirror” feels just like its name—a reflection, tinted and warped, with a psychedelic edge that pulls the ear inward. Producer-composer-instrumentalists Jack Barone and Andy Baxter (Robohands) once again explore eastern-inspired psychedelia, blending ancient scales with synths and modern techniques to create something immersive and surreal.

Blue Mirror

Stimulator Jones makes his Bastard Jazz debut with "Paradise Untold," blending East Coast hip-hop grit with a hard-hitting drum break, West Coast G-Funk vibes through bright, expressive synth leads, and a classic London touch in the form of grimey analog bass. The track is topped off by Stimulator's signature falsetto, delivering a soulful meditation on new love. The result is smooth as butter, sure to resonate with longtime fans and win over plenty of new ones.

Paradise Untold

Stream 'Viridian' now : https://lnkfi.re/moderator-viridian 

Moderator makes a strong return on Hip Dozer with Viridian, a jazzy, chill lofi single blending nostalgic vibes and positive energy. The Greek producer continues his cinematic sound journey, fusing smooth beats with genre-bending touches of jazz, lounge, and surf. Viridian feels like tuning into a forgotten radio station, warm, surprising, and timelessly groovy.

Viridian

Moderator - Viridian

https://www.ninetofiverecords.com/entertainment/music/new-album-from-ak420-and-flitzsuppe-titled-nightbrawlers/

AK420 and Flitz&Suppe - Nightbrawlers

Radiate

HOURS:AFTER

“Equinox” feels like a natural successor to my first album, which gathered 15 years of writing and recording into an 18-track release, “Liminal,” officially released on January 1, 2025. This EP shows a more mature side of me—music rooted in my mental-health struggles and the self-damaging choices that hurt me physically and emotionally, and placed strain on the people who stood by me with patience and kindness. These songs are about healing and making amends, and I hope they offer comfort to anyone who needs a reminder to be gentle with themselves.
The idea of an equinox—day and night in balance—guides this project. I want it to feel like the warm blanket you reach for as the leaves fall and winter approaches: something that helps you stay kind to yourself, so you have the strength to love others.

If you’d like to help me finish this right (extra mastering, editing, production), here’s a direct link to show some support—no pressure at all, any little bit helps: www.paypal.com/ncp/payment/KLJ9JTXLNNKT4

Anodyne (Early Preview from EP "Equinox")

An instrumental beat I made to get some feelings out.

This Too Shall Pass

“Shaky Escalator” captures a moment of New York disorientation, inspired by a lurching subway ride and shaped by the playful, rhythm-driven energy of Peter Matson’s band, Underground System. Aroop Roy, a mainstay of London’s underground scene, reworks the track into something deeper and more hypnotic. His remix transforms the original’s off-kilter groove into a pulsing, acid-tinged journey, connecting NYC’s raw edges with London’s late-night sound.

Shaky Escalator (Aroop Roy Remix)

Almost fifteen years since the release of her self-titled debut LP on Mr Bongo, reggae’s orator of love Hollie Cook is returning to the label for Shy Girl, her fifth studio album and her most authentic yet. Woven with tight grooves, beautiful vocals and catchy melodies, Shy Girl hears singer and songwriter Hollie Cook revel in her contemporary lovers rock sound, more confident and open to vulnerability than ever before.
 
A sun-drenched exploration of love in all its guises, Shy Girl tells stories of the magical and the melancholy, the heart-lifting and heart-breaking, across 12 luscious, analogue reggae compositions - the culmination of a soft-hued and instantly recognisable “tropical pop” sound that Cook has made her own.
 
Put together across three years and four cities – from LA and NYC, to Vejer de la Frontera in Spain and Cook’s hometown London – Shy Girl was written with long-time collaborators, The General Roots Band, and features a contribution from legendary dub MC Horseman, who lends his voice to the album’s first single ‘Night Night’.
 
The album opens with the title track ‘Shy Girl’, a buoyant and elastic slice of lovers rock that was written in a moment of spontaneous intuition, and bubbles with a charisma and positivity that Cook radiates. “I’m not a natural show-off,” Cook explains. “The Shy Girl theme is me. It’s just about being my most vulnerable self and being as true to the music that Iove as possible.” It is this honesty which shines throughout, from the chugging deep dub of ‘Frontline’, complete with raking electric guitar lines, to the bittersweet roots ballad ‘We Share Love’, which closes out the album.

It's clear to see that Cook’s songwriting draws on a lifetime of musical influences and inspirations. From her father, Sex Pistols drummer Paul Cook’s record collection and touring with post-punk icon Ari Up’s The Slits, to her love for strong female-led pop music and the bassweight of London’s sound system culture. Enamoured with the music of Janet Kay and Phyllis Dillon, Shy Girl represents a homecoming and a coming-of-age for Hollie Cook, distilling and refining a shimmering reggae sound that will capture your heart, as it first captured hers. 


Hollie Cook - Holding On

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