MIMS is excited premiere "Alcazar" an uplifting & cinematic slice of dancefloor ready jazz that should sound incredible on a good sound system in a dark, low-ceilinged room.

Recalling 4Hero and Cinematic Orchestra, Vertaal's Odyssey is due for release on Empty Quarter Tribe as a bonus track on the new physical and extended version of their debut release, 'Paradigm Shifting'.

The track was inspired by observing people’s habits and home rituals during lockdowns. Multi-instrumentalist Theo Howarth and drummer Ajit Gill are joined by bass player Severin Bruhin and saxophonist Loren Hignall.

Gill and Howarth originally bonded over a shared love of groove, broken beat, Dill, neo soul, and that blend of jazz with funk, soul and electronic music often referred to as nu jazz.

As Vertaal the duo recorded and released music inspired be these shared musical tastes, releasing the 'Speric' E.P. in 2017, and 'Paradign Shifting' album in 2020, both on Empty Quarter Tribe.

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Exclusive Premiere: Vertaal "Alcazar" (Forthcoming on Empty Quarter Tribe)

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This Beat Got a Hole in It: And I Fell Through Pt. 2

Artist: Culross Close ( a.k.a . k15 )
Title: Home


A1. Home
A2. Meditations
A3. Fatherless Boys
A4. Spark!
B1. Requiem + Reflections
B2. (Faith)

Mastered by Kuniyuki Takahashi
SOSR019 
Release Date .  Late Feb 2016

Culross Close  -   Home(preview)

Colm K - Heights [ACCK12x1]
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Colm K - Water [Heights Out 27th November]

Sunshine Remixed

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Premiere: Hector Plimmer - Sunshine (Reginald Omas Mamode IV Remix)

Pre-order the album Inner Symbols: 
https://fiveeasypieces.lnk.to/InnerSymbols
Vinyl: https://mokolours.bandcamp.com/album/inner-symbols

Anglo-Mauritian producer, singer and percussionist Joseph Deenmamode aka Mo Kolours is set to release ‘Inner Symbols’, his third solo album, on 18th May via Five Easy Pieces.

You won’t find many producers quoting Plato - ‘Inner Symbols’ takes its cue from the philosopher’s words "Music is a moral law. It gives soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination, charm and gaiety to life and everything''. Influences are many and all, ranging from colonization and African diaspora to Korean shamanism, Doug Hammond to Junior Byles. 

“Inner symbols is a musical path that begins within, and reveals itself outwardly, only to return to the INNER. Themes are; introspection, truth, history, family, mental nature of reality, recognizing positivity, greed, honesty, unity, love, ignorance, lust, and of-course DRUMS!”
- Mo Kolours

The entire album was created on a Electro Harmonix looper using samples and live instrumentation and a Roland drum machine. Similarly his energetic, improvised live show sees tracks layered up from loops of voice, percussion and drum machine before skewing in new directions. It’s a thrilling approach which has taken him to clubs and festival stages from Brighton to Brisbane, as well as to the BBC’s hallowed Maida Vale studios at the invitation of Gilles Peterson.

Raised on the traditional sega music of his father’s Indian Ocean homeland alongside records by the likes of Jimi Hendrix and Michael Jackson, Mo Kolours adds hip hop, dub, soul and other electronic styles to his individual sound. His approach could find him placed alongside Madlib or The Gaslamp Killer but he would be equally happy in the company of James Blake, Erykah Badu, Theo Parrish or Moodymann.

Along with Reginald Omas Mamode IV, Jeen Bassa, Henry Wu, Al Dobson Jr and Tenderlonious; he’s helped forge in the 22a co-operative that The FADER calls “a kaleidoscopic patchwork of hip-hop, house, and groove investigations bound by one thread: a timeless belief in rhythm as a universal language”.

MO KOLOURS - REAL WITH YOU

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)

A Quest Called Tribe begins with the series of portraits drawn by Stéphane Carricondo in 2017 dedicated to Hip Hop legends.
As close partner in art Medline proposed to create a soundtrack for them, and first interpreting ATCQ's classics with elements of the past, present and future.

The best way to materialize this multidimensional tribute was obviously a vinyl. And it's the one we unveil today.

On the visual side:
ATCQ's portraits are composing the front cover and, assembled into a great scene, are printed on a colorful A2 poster. Stéphane Carricondo's natural lines are highlighting each member's soul map. The alchemy of the dark ink on emptiness gives to them an impressive sparkle of life .

On the musical side:
The classic themes are transformed into a polymorphic fusion, were jazz, funk and soul from the original sample sources converse with Tribe's characteristic beats. Medline added a hint of his magic, unique rhythms, improvisations, arrangements, original orchestration and inspired melodies.

The album is an ode to the band that marked both artist's life and mind. A cultural print and school of sound that designed Hip Hop foundations. With a blooming expression Medline and Stéphane Carricondo are going to the roots of ATCQ in a quest for the tribe.

A Quest Called Tribe

Le Hop

Medline - Le Hop

Love Light

MIMS is delighted to premiere “Come Inside”, the second single lifted from Italian pianist, composer and producer, Nicola Guida’s forthcoming ‘Speleology’ album, due for release early next year on Inner Circle Music, the prestigious US label headed by sax legend Greg Osby. 

“Come Inside” is a laid back exploration of jazz and hip hop, featuring Karnival Kid on MC duties. His nonchalant yet powerful delivery recalls Loyle Carner, and flows beautifully over Guida’s delicate playing, melting the notes of his piano into a seamless harmonic stream. Soothing flutes provide the melodic line throughout, with additional production adding layers of sonic richness.

A disciplined virtuoso and a freethinking, genre-bending pianist, Nicola Guida is a London-based Italian jazz pianist, composer and producer. Academician at heart - he's the author of two respected thesis on jazz and holds a Masters in Philosophy. On “Come Inside”, Nicola tells us "I'm so delighted to release this tune which contains a sample of one of my heroes, legendary Italian composer Piero Piccioni".

“Come Inside” will be released on November 27 on all digital platforms.

Premiere: Hector Plimmer - Sunshine (Reginald Omas Mamode IV Remix)

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