The Dreamer is a Soulfull slow jam; a song to pause the day and float away on a warm mystic trip.
Lush Rhodes chords, a minimal pocked drums groove, and airy guitar licks backed by a deep bass creating the backdrop where yana flows her deep yet playfull vocals, the song feels like a journey with different stages channeling the moment that you realize that the things you expected to happen didn't exactly turn out to be what you thought it could be. Whether it's love, the future, or something else where you can be trapped inside an illusion.

Production: Kunuku (Olivier de Jong) & Yana Liza 
Instruments played & recorded by Kunuku & Yana Liza V
ocals: Yana Liza 
Mix & Master: Job André de la Porte (House of Kumu) 
Artwork: Melh Ghroum

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Yana Liza & Kunuku - The Dreamer

É Soul Cultura Vol.1 seemed to land at exactly the right moment. Post-lockdown, optimism was back on the rise and the dance floors swelled again. For many listeners, Manchester based DJ Luke Una’s intriguingly woven pattern of new, old, rare and under-discovered music from around the world became the soundtrack to rejuvenated positivity. Piccadilly Records made the release their top compilation of the year, with Rough Trade placing it as their number two. The enthusiasm from the industry was mirrored by record buyers and demonstrated that in the right hands, moving through genres, tempos and decades can make perfect musical sense. 

It was clear from the get-go that the concept warranted a series, there are many sides to É Soul Cultura and many musical stories to tell. This second volume gives another opportunity for Luke to share his journey of the past four decades of staying up late and getting transcendental whilst listening to holy grail music as the city slept. It follows on from where Vol.1 left off, at times venturing into the deeper, spiritual, soulful, downtempo, experimental aspects of his tastes. From the conscious, street soul fusion gospel of Veronica Mickie's 'Lost Children', to an excursion into Swiss, psych, progressive rock in the form of Pyranha, then onto the classic Indian music-inspired electronic workout of Andi Otto's 'Bangalore Whispers'. Luke hints at his softer side in Avis; a sweet, obscure cover version of Minnie Riperton’s ‘Baby, This Love I Have’, as well as championing local heroes in the shape of Manchester’s Yargo and their driving, obscure, proto-house belter, ‘Marimba’. There’s also Japanese, electronic, slo-mo heaviness from 1979, courtesy of Bach Revolution. House music is integral to the É Soul sound and is represented by Nav Aktah’s deep remix of Mr Scruff, and then there’s Isis ‘In Essense’; a track of such majestic brilliance that it has never left Luke’s record bag. 

The selection is eclectic, global, and plucked from different times and spaces. In theory, perhaps they shouldn't work together, but there is a mysterious link that makes them gel as a whole. That’s what Luke does best. He creates a sort of musical alchemy, unifying the diverse. This isn’t a compilation focussed purely on the rare, even though many tracks featured do fall into that camp. It is best described by Luke himself, “It’s not about showing off, collector rarity, or ego-strutting, it’s all about telling stories, sharing the music, and making life’s journey mean something. In the end, of course, it’s just a compilation of other people’s music, but hopefully it’s more than that, adding something back to the pot.”

Pyranha - Clepsydre

It's Valentine's Day, and the new DopeGems record is on point with that special occasion... Heartfelt, soulful performances from the vaults of early quiet storm is what it's all about.

Two beautiful tracks from the golden era of symphonic soul ballads rearranged as rich and intense small group instrumentals.

As an added 'secret' threat, those who know and recognize 'game' will be delighted to see this music reflect either side of their persona.

Available February 14th on digital

Limited Edition White 7" w/ deluxe die-cut cover available March 11th.

Vibraphone : Yragael Unfer
Keyboards : Giuliano Veludo
Guitar : Slikk Tim
Bass : Emmanuel Harang
Drums: Slikk Tim

Arranged, recorded and mixed by Slikk Tim.
Mastered by Shawn Joseph.

Graphic Design by Anton Gret

Special Thanks to Francky "D "

Ballads - EP

DOPEGEMS  "Travelling Man"

AFRO LATIN VINTAGE ORCHESTRA - Ayodei
ITUNES : https://itunes.apple.com/fr/album/ayodegi/id414296150

AFRO LATIN VINTAGE ORCHESTRA - Ayodegi

Brownswood Recordings and The Steve Reid Foundation celebrate the life and spirit of one of the world’s greatest jazz drummers – Steve Reid – via a deluxe 12” featuring a brand new interpretation of the classic ‘Lions Of Judah’ by emanative & Ahmed Abdullah backed with a Four Tet re-edit. 

Steve Reid was an amazing drummer with a long and illustrious history that stretched from working with James Brown, Miles Davis and Fela Kuti through to his own Steve Reid Trio and more recently working with Kieran Hebden (Four Tet). He died from throat cancer in the US in April 2010 without the money for treatment that could have saved his life. 

The Steve Reid Foundation was established by Gilles Peterson in memory of his friend. The aims of the foundation are to fundraise on behalf of struggling musicians in need of help and support. All profits from the sale of the ‘Lions Of Judah’ 12” will go to the foundation.

gillespetersonworldwide.com/gilles-peterson/the-steve-reid-foundation/


Greedbag: http://brownswoodrecordings.greedbag.com/buy/lions-of-judah/

Amazon: http://www.amazon.fr/Lions-Judah-Four-Tet-Re-Edit/dp/B006A9XSJK/ref=sr_1_cc_1?s=aps&ie=UTF8&qid=1370360040&sr=1-1-catcorr&keywords=emanative+judah

emanative & Ahmed Abdullah - Lions Of Judah

The new Heliocentrics album 'A World Of Masks' is out June 9th on Soundway Records. https://TheHeliocentrics.lnk.to/AWOM

The Heliocentrics - Oh Brother

Fathili & The Yahoos came out of Kenya. Licensed from Melodica music stores courtesy of our great friend Abdul Karim. 

The Wings were a Nigerian band. 'Gone With the Sun' featured on their 1974 album 'Kissing You So Hard'.

Fathili & The Yahoos - Mabala Part 1

WATCH VIDEO HERE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PcNru8EDQFc
STREAM HERE HERE - https://soulspazm.ffm.to/badboysofjazz

Bad Boys Of Jazz

Mary

Spotify

The collected soul, funk, gospel and rock releases from Indianapolis’ greatest label. Available at rappcats.com

NA7005 - Everybody Who Wants To Be Free

Everybody Who Wants To Be Free

Buy / stream the album 'Topology': https://orcd.co/topology

BBE Music presents the fourth release in their acclaimed J Jazz Masterclass Series: Topology by Makoto Terashita and Harold Land. Originally released in 1983 on the cult Aketa’s Disk label, Topology captures a surprising yet fascinating and engaging collaboration between a young Japanese jazz pianist and an elder American statesman of jazz.

Reissued by BBE Music for the first time since original release 36 years ago, Topology showcases the extraordinary compositional and playing skill of Makoto Terashita, the young pianist responsible for five of the album’s six tracks, alongside the confident and seasoned tones of Harold Land, respected US veteran sax player and former colleague of some of the leading jazz artists of the 50s, 60s and 70s including Max Roach, Clifford Brown, Gerald Wilson and Bobby Hutcherson.

By the time he came to record with Terashita in 1983, Land was in his mid-50s and had numerous album credits under his belt, including some twelve albums as leader. In contrast, Terashita was in his early 30s with just one album to his name, his stunning 1978 debut Great Harvest. Notwithstanding the apparent disparity in experience, the creative relationship they fostered is audibly evident in the wonderful music that was captured during the recording session.

Topology kicks off with ‘Dragon Dance’, an epic spiritual jazz tour de force elegantly ushered in by an extended solo piano introduction from Terashita. This track was chosen to open volume 2 of BBE’s universally praised ‘J Jazz’ compilation. The energy and impact of tracks like ‘Dragon Dance’ and the powerful bop of ‘Crossing’- both Terashitsa-penned numbers – is balanced by more nuanced and reflective tracks like Land’s own composition ‘World Peace’. In total, Topology presents the listener with a complete experience of two musicians from different generations and countries united in musical spirit.

A long out of print rarity known only to a handful of Japanese jazz collectors, Topology is now available once more, reissued for the first time as a 45rpm double 180g LP, featuring exact reproductions of the original artwork, obi strip and insert. It also comes with the original notes fully translated plus a new extended 3700 word essay by Tony Higgins. Topology is also available as a CD and across digital formats.

The J Jazz Masterclass Series is personally curated by Tony Higgins and Mike Peden and is dedicated to presenting the very finest in Japanese jazz. The series features rare and unreleased material presented in the highest quality reproductions of the original releases, fully licensed and authorised.

Makoto Terashita Meets Harold Land - World Peace

Super obscure and massively groovy Japanese jazz from 1971. One for all the London and Tokyo jazz massives. First time on 45. TBR in early 2020.

KAORU IIYOSHI & THE WIP ‎– "SOUL TRIPPER"
飯吉馨とザ・ウィップ「ソウル・トリッパー」
激レアかつ超グルービーな日本産ジャズ。1971年産フロア・キラー。
掘り師のパラダイス。
初の45回転盤リリース。

BALDAN BEMBO - ABAT JOUR
バルダン・ベンボ「アバ・ジュール」
ファンク指数の高いオールドスクール・ボッサジャズ。
イタリア映画サントラよりジャズ・ルームのダンスフロアへ直行。

Jazz Room Records by The Original Jazz DJ Paul Murphy.
オリジナル・ジャズDJ、ポール・マーフィーによるジャズ・ルーム・レコーズ。

Sounds with 20/20 vision.
20/20ビジョンの音。

Many thanks Ayumu for the translation!

IIYOSHI KAORU & THE WIP - SOUL TRIPPER.WAV

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Founded in 1996 by Peter Adarkwah, Barely Breaking Even (BBE Music) started life as a London club night, taking its name from the eponymous Disco record by the Universal Robot Band.

The label grew from the vibrant early 90's club scene with its first release, Stop & Listen compiled by Dr Bob Jones in 1996, opening the door to iconic series' such as All Back To Mine & Late Nite Tales.

A tonne of releases followed, ranging from Disco to Funk, Jazz to House. In the year 2000, the label celebrated Masters at Work's 10th Anniversary with a mighty box set that featured near 80 tracks.

A year later BBE Music spawned the Beat Generation Series of artist albums, notably introducing J Dilla (Welcome 2 Detroit) & a young Will.I.Am's first solo outing, alongside DJ Jazzy Jeff, Madlib & DJ Spinna, all of whom contributed to this seminal set of long players.

A quarter of a century and well over 500 titles later, having worked with Mark Ronson, Roy Ayers, Questlove, Hugh Masekela, DJ Premier, Dimitri from Paris, Joey Negro, Kon, RZA, Laurent Garnier, Black Coffee, DJ Shadow, David Rodigan and John Morales among many others, BBE Music looks to the future, celebrating its rich heritage while continuing to release a bounty of fresh titles.

The label’s most recent projects include an expansive reissue series from pioneering Nigerian label Tabansi, new imprint ‘Batakari’ in association with Boddhi Satva and the critically acclaimed ‘J Jazz’ Japanese Jazz multi-album project, not to mention the recent landmark 500th label release: a brand new version of 'Barely Breaking Even', featuring Leroy Burgess, Patrick Adams and Louie Vega.

In 2021 BBE Music is celebrating its 25th anniversary. To mark this milestone, the label is offering up some special projects, from the 20th Anniversary edition of J Dilla’s ‘Welcome 2 Detroit’, through David Bowie tribute album ‘Modern Love’, to a special new ‘Worldwide’ compilation from old friend Gilles Peterson. BBE Music will also be looking to the future with more exciting original artist projects, plus merch collaborations events and more...

Makoto Terashita Meets Harold Land - World Peace

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