Tom Vek – Sherman (Animals In The Jungle) (Ray Keith Remix)

Circles

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Kae Tempest - 'Circles' (Mike Skinner Remix)

LEVEL UP! Prod. Copsin & rxger

South London producer Paul White and Florida vocalist/rapper Eric Biddines have joined forces to form new duo Golden Rules.

Their debut album 'Golden Ticket' is released 7 August on Lex Records.

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Golden Rules - It's Over

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The world's first live and interactive music video is now available with all other details about the Rizlab Ghostpoet Project at: http://www.rizlab.co.uk/projects/3



Rizlab presents GHOSTPOET Featuring The D.O.T. - Trouble (Damu Remix)

"I love The Expansions their futuristic leanings inject new life into the form. Fresh material!" Ian Merchant (Black Acre)

“Exudes all the qualities I cherish most in music, warmth, integrity and a dedication to the groove… it’s a hard road to travel when you step in the footprints of giants, The Expansions are treading that path with ease and assurance.” Patrick Forge
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When The Expansions self released their first single in 2013, the laid-back jazz funk of Lavender, it quickly gained strong support from soul and rare-groove aficionados including Kenny Dope, Dom Servini, Patrick Forge and Andy Smith. A run of shows followed and before long, when someone was asking if there was a soul-jazz band around to play with, “The Expansions” was the answer. 

Although this popularity meant a hiatus in releasing music, the band have been constantly busy, playing around Europe with legendary British-Ghanaian soul singer, Andrew Ashong and the exceptional, upcoming talent Connie Constance. 

But always, The Expansions has remained a central focus and the true home of these four jazz and soul lovers, with occasional trips out to the country to form ideas and practice new music for the eventual album. 

Murmuration, recorded over three days at Big Noise in Southend, is constructed of single takes, with minimal overdubs, as the band attempt to capture the feeling and energy they create live. 

Debut single Breakthrough introduced the insanely catchy but deeply soulful blend of synths and groove, but here on the album that is explored to the fullest with longer breakdowns and more expansive, experimental solos. Pocket 5 displays the, possibly unexpected, influences of broken beat and almost combative rhythm playing – particularly in the complex guitar and keys breakdown where Koor and O’Keefe layer conflicting time signatures and battle to ride it out to the heavy drum return. 

Cannonball brings warm mellowness that delicately evolves through beats, touching on bossas alongside their fundamental hip-hop sensibilities. But even here there is a raucous zenith before the band sublimely recede into the silence of the a-side ending. 

Colossal album highlight Ivory Mountain is truly an epic. Evoking moments of 4Hero, there is a lightness of groove in the first half of this soulful exploration. But at the halfway point, all restraint is let go as a live string section joins the four quarters of the band for three glorious minutes of soulful disco. Evoking sounds of Quincy Jones, George Benson and Johnny Hammond, all the way through to a beautifully cacophonous finale. 

Dragonfly undoubtedly reflects on the work of Herbie Hancock and is the most direct throwback to the band’s earlier work, which is a welcome marker of how far they have come. A quintessential jazz funker. 

The album closes with the thoughtful and introverted shuffle of Miles Away. In the final eight minutes of Murmuration, The Expansions allow space and time to take precedence, with once-more-restrained peaks and developments. It becomes clear though, that the band cannot resist one last explosive finale, as they rise with screeching synths, strings and dubs for a perfect race to the finish line. 

You can hear the influences of Idris Muhammad, Grover Washington, even parallels with South London peers Yussef Kamaal and Ruby Rushton. But The Expansions have tirelessly worked to create a sound of their own and are very proud, along with label Albert’s Favourites, to finally share it.

Cannonball (Murmuration Preview)

The Expansions - Cannonball (Radio Edit)

With help from @nubya-garcia and @moses-boyd, tuba player and composer @theon-cross contributes to @Brownswood's We Out Here compilation, shining a light on young London jazz.

Read more & buy: http://www.stampthewax.com/2018/01/24/premiere-theon-cross-brockley/
Listen on Youtube: http://bit.ly/theon-brockley

We Out Here

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Theon Cross - Brockley (STW Premiere)

Mount Kimbie - Field

Buy / Stream new album 'Bring Out The Sound': https://bbemusic.lnk.to/BringOutTheSound
UK hip hop’s original and best live band are back with brand new album ‘Bring Out The Sound’, released in March 2018 on BBE Music. Founded in the early 90s by Ollie Teeba and Jake Wherry, The Herbaliser have earned every single accolade they’ve received during almost 25 years of touring and recording. Best known for delivering a series of groundbreaking albums on Ninja Tune and providing one of the all-time highlights of the ‘Fabric Live’ mix series, The Herbaliser’s most recent LP ‘There Were Seven’ was issued on their own ‘Department H’ imprint back in 2012. Having worked with hip hop royalty such as Jazzy Jeff and Pete Rock over the years, not to mention releasing J Dilla’s first and last solo albums, BBE are delighted to share in The Herbaliser’s musical journey.

The Herbaliser - Like Shaft feat. Rodney P & 28luchi

Xen Cuts

Movements (Live at Inside Tracks)

Smokey off-beat quest for love, a bouncing bass coated with soft electric piano stylings. The portuguese poetry of Minadosom is sung beautifully by Tita Lima, brasilian star with a magnetic voice. A perfect soundtrack for making out on the beach.

Beijos Seus Labios W/ Tita Lima

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