Take Them In Prayer

Take Them in Prayer

Don't Make Me Wait!!!

It's been a minute since we last cast a spotlight on the wonderful happenings of Far Out Recordings. As London's no.1 music hub of all things South American, we first had the honour of broadcasting a Far Out special with Brazilian legends Azymuth directly from the Brownswood Basement. We then sat down with the label's head honcho Joe Davis for a Latin special of our Collections series, in celebration of Far Out's twenty years of music dissemination par excellence.

Our attention now turns to the Far Out Monster Disco Orchestra, Far Out's in-house Brazilian disco group. With releases trickling out on the imprint since 2011, the Orchestra has been bringing a consistent stream of original modern disco sounds. As well as this, their remix roster boasts some considerably strong names in the dance music game – of which Dego, John Morales, Andrés and Ben Hauke are included. FOMDO12 is the latest in this series, with Dego's fresh 2000Black interpretation of "Where Do We Go from Here?" ranking as our pick of the bunch. A rich groove and deeply comforting swing rolls throughout the track, ringing true to the broken beat pioneer's signature sound – classing it as a stellar addition to the Monster Disco Orchestra's all-star remix package.

FOMDO12 is set to drop on April 1st. Don't be a fool: https://faroutmonsterdiscoorchestra.bandcamp.com/album/where-do-we-go-from-here-dego-andr-s-ben-hauke-remixes

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Far Out Monster Disco Orchestra "Where Do We Go From Here? (Dego's 2000Black Remix)" - BR Debuts

Ath037A Jax Authority (Full Version)

Sun Palace - Rude Movements

Vinyl / CD / Digital available here: https://BBEmusic.lnk.to/MarcelVogel
BBE Music celebrates 8 glorious years of House and Disco magic from Marcel Vogel and friends with compilation album ‘Lumberjacks In Hell’.
Founded in 2010 by German DJ and producer Marcel Vogel, the ‘Lumberjacks in Hell’ label has won fans over the world thanks to its deeply rooted, timeless sound. Described by 5 Magazine as “the best Chicago dance music label not based in Chicago”, the imprint has seen legends such as Rahaan, Soulphiction, Karizma and Jamie 3:26 (whose ‘Taste Of Chicago’ compilation is coming soon on BBE) rub shoulders with virtually unknown names, ensuring that great music is always the star of the show.
Convinced he had to contribute something unique to DJ culture, Marcel Vogel began “chopping up soulful tunes” in the early 2000’s. After moving to Amsterdam in 2010, he founded ‘Lumberjacks In Hell’, initially as a conduit for his own edits and productions. Soon he found himself releasing original tracks from his musical heroes and bringing the ‘Lumberjacks’ sound to clubs and festivals all over the globe.
This compilation captures the vibe and vision of ‘Lumberjacks In Hell’, a project which, after only 8 years, has gained a seat at the top table of House music; revered by weathered veterans and fresh-faced young guns alike.

Tom Noble - Lord Im Trying

Skye - Ain't No Need

Forthcoming on Rush Hour Records, Nov. 2012 (w/ remixes from Andres and The Oliverwho Factory)

Recloose- Chamois

Here we have a blinding new EP from Greymatter on the equally blinding Quintessentials label. 'Royale' is a chuggin' cut up disco gem, perfectly sampled, sliced and diced on his MPC. Absolute must buy material here.

Artist: @grymttr
Label: @quintessentials

SB PREMIERE: Greymatter - Royale [Quintessentials]

Brand new bruk banger from Kuna Maze, “Something To Say” meshes broken beat with the romantic edge of rhythmic Brazilian-funk. Forthcoming on the “Backward” EP for Tru Thoughts. Released 13th August.

“Backward” is a new direction for Kuna Maze and a new chapter for the artist. “It’s a look backwards to go forwards” explains Edouard Gilbert aka Kuna Maze. “It’s the first time on my solo project, that I’m using my background and training as a jazz musician.” Shedding off the post-dubstep sound that was linked to Kuna Maze’s initial success in his hometown of Brussels, “Backward” see’s the DJ, producer and multi-instrumentalist return to his roots, applying his studies of jazz at the Chambery Conservatory in France, to his musicianship and work.

“I want to make music that makes people want to dance. That’s why I love broken beat because it’s at the meeting point between jazz and dance music”. It’s not just broken beat that seeps through on the record, pockets of UKG/garage, house and jazz-fusion amalgamate into the sonic palette of “Backward”; direct influences can be heard from the likes of Domu, Moodymann, Azymuth and Horsepower Productions.

Having just released a collaborative album with French-producer Nikitch titled ‘Débuts' which saw the duo win over tastemakers such as Gilles Peterson, Nemone, Tom Ravenscroft (BBC 6Music), Jamz Supernova (BBC 1Xtra), Tim Garcia (Jazz FM) plus many more, Kuna Maze was motivated to add more live-elements into his productions, using the energy from this project and their extensive time on the road.

The EP artwork, by sculptor, painter and friend - Cedric Esturillo, evokes feelings of both nostalgia and modernity (a sentiment echoed in the music) through the use of collage and aerograph painting. “Aerograph was used a lot for jazz-fusion album covers in the 70s such as Miles Davis – 'Bitches Brew' and Herbie Hancock – 'Thrust', and with this EP I was looking back for the first time – so aesthetically it made complete sense to me.”

Backward EP

Exclusive Premiere: Kuna Maze "Something To Say" (Forthcoming on Tru Thoughts)

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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...

Tom Noble - Lord Im Trying

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