Denver, CO-based producer and visual artist is back at it with another single from his upcoming album (“Isles In Indigo”), with “Escape Cape,” a nostalgic instrumental track that highlights some of the artist’s signature hallmarks. Chopped and manipulated plucked strings and rich ambient textures surround a driving bass line and beat: It’s rainy day vibes as seen through an old, fading photograph.

“Escape Cape” follows a slew of successful singles, including “Tropic Air” and “Borealis” (2021) and 2020’s “Mirage” EP - stay tuned for another single coming early January and the debut LP shortly after, on Brooklyn’s Bastard Jazz Recordings.

RUMTUM - Escape Cape

Monzanto Sound blend neo soul with jazz, psychedelic funk and motorik flare, on first single "Nuff Blues" from their upcoming EP 'Tomorrow, Tomorrow and Tomorrow' due out Autumn 2022 on None More Records.

Vocalist Mimi tells us, “I envision a scorned lover, torn between love, pain and rage, reflecting melancholically on an unfortunate situation where they surrendered and lost themselves completely for the one they love”.

Monzanto Sound is a band from London fusing together different styles from the African Diaspora and combining them with a hypnotic, psychedelic edge. They are a high energy, rhythmic group with an ear for space and simplicity capable of getting any crowd moving. Their sonic aesthetic is something that is considered carefully as they incorporate synths and effects in a way that has more inspiration from 90s dance and electronic music. 

Lead singer Mimi Koku writes intentional, captivating lyrics, which have an emotional honesty that speak on multiple levels. The band have been described as a blend of Can, Fela Kuti and Sade with dubby off kilter funk grooves.

Tomorrow, Tomorrow and Tomorrow

Exclusive Premiere: Monzanto Sound "Nuff Blues" (Forthcoming on None More Records)

Available now from all online stores:

Bandcamp: http://smarturl.it/jhbandcamp
iTunes: http://smarturl.it/jhitunes
Juno: http://smarturl.it/jhjuno

Indigo Soul’s inaugural release sees 21 year-old Josh Humphris step into the limelight with Moses Jam/Infinity Loop, an understated yet deeply textured release reminiscent of early Flying Lotus or Floating Points productions. 

Within this intricate 8-minute offering, Humphris lays bare his current state of mind, drawing inspiration from a diverse range of influences (Bibio to Ju-Par Universal Orchestra, Morgan Geist to Gonjasufi,) coastal life in Brighton and his current obsession with the Fender Rhodes. 

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/joshhumphrismusic
Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/joshhumphris
Twitter: https://twitter.com/joshhumphris


Josh Humphris - Infinity Loop

Forging Ahead

A low-slung hip-hop beat and a whisper of a saxophone evokes the feel of a smoky late night members club. Taken from the debut EP from Manchester producer Contours, on Rhythm Section. 

Read more: http://www.stampthewax.com/2015/11/09/premiere-contours-eyes-down/
Buy: http://bit.ly/countoursbandcamp
Listen on Youtube: http://bit.ly/contours-eyes-down

Follow:
Contours: @tom-burford
Rhythm Section: @bradleyzero

Contours - Eyes Down (STW Premiere)

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Jazz at The University of Utah

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Honoured to have fucking crazy legends around to learn with, hang with and do remix’s for. Woohoo !

Matthew Hayes With Joel Trigg’s debut release, “Elegant Universe”, is on the dope local-selectors label Ken Oath Records. It is an autochthonous yoke of house, jazz and ambient beauty… Elegance.

Alien by origin, it’s an album that you could hang too, make love too or impress your sophista-friends as a backdrop to an introspective cuddle puddle…. the ending to an MDMA cap after a night out in Berlin comes to mind!

When I moved to the city and was first year uni at the victorian college of the arts, i remember people telling me about this amazing third year bassist from monash University, Matthew Hayes. I had to see it to believe it, no one plays bass like matthew hayes he is a standalone genius in the Melbourne improvisational music scene. A constant source of admiration, inspiration and someone I look up too.

We both affectionately share the same nickname “Hazy” or “Hayesy”. Matt because of his last name and me because of… well if you know me then know ;-)

Joel Trigg is an absolute legend ! One of the most kindest, gentlest and caring people that i’ve had the great pleasure of shared many times in performance and in beat-making/production. 

One of my fondest memories is the conception of “A Brother Scratch” beat tape. Which came about as an improvising hip-hop game.

Here’s what i did with “Kenny’s Chats”, thanks guys much love x

Matthew Hayes With Joel Trigg (Horatio Luna Remix)

Second single of 30/70's forthcoming album 'Fluid Motion'.

Rhythm Section International, 2019.

Fluid Motion

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30/70 - Backfoot

Photay and Sam O.B. collide once again for the second of two EPs this year under the moniker Ensemble Entendu. Pastoral Dusk Themes EP evokes images deep and rolling. Lead off ‘Hully Bully’ portrays a nighttime landscape turned into electric jelly jiggling to the beat of forlorn drums. Ensemble Entendu’s take on library music here expands to include the stoic cumbia inflections of ‘Ritmo Antiguo’ and the fourth world ambient reflections of ‘Loon Interlude’ and ‘Mascoma.’ Each track brings a palpable imagined geography, a space within which to think and feel emergent states of departure. ‘Lakeview’ finishes the release with a colorful, astral spaciousness, something like aurora borealis converted into synthesized sound.

Ensemble Entendu began as a collaborative project of Photay and Sam O.B. They set out exploring library music and the tradition of rhythm tracks, emphasizing driving drums and basslines in their stripped down productions. The Brooklyn-based producers are now shaping a music uniquely situated between their already unique solo artistic voices.

Pastoral Dusk Themes EP and its recently released companion Music For The Densely Populated, Vol. 2 are available for digital download via Astro Nautico.

Pastoral Dusk Themes, Vol. 3

Ensemble Entendu - Lakeview

“Shade Fader” is the slow-burning new single from RUMTUM. This release sees the artist deftly blend shimmering synths with a thoughtful bass-line to create a fresh and contemplative track, but one grounded in a retro, synthpop sensibility. A crisp song with generous warmth, “Shade Fader” is begging to be pumped through a stereo on a long night drive.

Electronic producer and instrumental enthusiast John Hastings (aka RUMTUM) has a unique approach to crafting his melodic tunes. The Cleveland native offers a broad frequency, and whether it be his love for native spirits or sea life, the natural world plays a significant role in the dynamics of his writing. From a young age his obsession for mixers and knobs grew into a passion for recording with found objects and handmade instruments. And while learning drums provided the musical foundation to understand bass and guitar, a fascination with synthesizers and explorations into field recordings continues to inspire his craft.

Shade Fader (SINGLE)

Rumtum - Shade Fader

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