2016

Nicolas Jaar - Variations

Having recently relocated to Vancouver in the name of continuing our rhythmic voyage, we at XVI are pleased to bring you the first offering from London-based beatsmith "Munro". First up is BYOG (Crown Heights), a summery hip hop infused , uptempo head nodder. Featuring an abstract but undeniably addictive baseline, and driving, crisp drum pattern, completed with rich golden analogue textures  . On the flip side, SIBWIR is a deep, slow-mo chugger. It's uplifting chord pattern and spine tingling vocals provide an absolute summertime treat, perfect for hazy beach sessions. 

Munro - SIBWIR

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Tamborito (Gramophiles Edit)

Bollywood CyberPunk

AR012
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Akumandra:
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Mixed by Matias Zeque 
Mastered by Sidartha Siliceo at Analog 3D Mastering

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Jacob Groening - Never My Love

Full EP for free here : https://mounika.bandcamp.com/album/basket-sound-part-3

Hope you like ! The best is coming..

One & Two

Gilles Peterson's Havana Cultura Band - La Rumba Experimental (Motor City Drum Ensemble)

Review : http://bit.ly/1T0XF6i

@Werkha, c’est un mélange de deep électro et d’influences afrobeat, jazz et funk, soutenu de longue date par Gilles Peterson ou Julie Adenuga. Considéré comme l’un des talents électro les plus prometteurs d’Angleterre, le jeune producteur a fait ses armes en première partie de Bonobo, Chet Faker, Mr Scruff, Gilles Peterson, Quantic, GoGo Penguin, Romare ou encore Clap! Clap!.
N’oublions pas le remixer, Contours (@tom-burford)  :
Né à Cumbria et basé à Manchester, Contours explore les espaces, les rythmes et les textures entre House, Jazz, Afro-Beat, Electronica ou encore Hip Hop. Très tôt plongé dans un environnement musical varié, ses productions sont marquées par une rythmique habile et diverses influences venues d’Afrique et d’Amérique latine. Repéré par Boiler Room ou the Ransom Note, il est aussi soutenu par Thris Tian, Crazy P, Tasker, Will Saul, Joris Voorn, Auntie Flo, Cottam, Luv Jam. Avec un nouveau projet pour 2016 et une émission radio sur Fly High Society et Reform Radio, Contours commence à se faire un petit nom sur la scène underground britannique.

PREMIERE : Werkha - A Revolution Blue (Contours Remix) [Tru Thoughts]

There is a lot of confusion with regards to the modern soul scene. An off-shoot of northern soul, it initially mixed new release independent soul, with post late-60s soul that didn’t fit with the northern scene. They championed a lot of great records, but this was the mid-80s and it now seems odd to describe nearly 50 year old records as modern soul – but somehow the name has stuck. Extra Added Soul luxuriates in this contradiction, as it allows us to mix up the boogie like ‘Love Explosion’ by Donnell Pittman, with two-step Chicago classics by Elvin Bishop or El Anthony, or the danceable sweet soul of Dyson’s Faces with Gil Scott-Heron alike ‘Patience’ by Rokk. Amongst the twenty tracks there is also room for a touch of Prince on 94 East’s exceptional ‘If You See Me’ and the cosmic soul of Karriem’s super rarity ‘I Love You

On the 14th October 2016 J&D Records release three exceptional compilations that look at vintage African-American music through the prism of UK club culture. All Night Long, Can You Feel ThatBeat and Extra Added Soul will be available on CD & double vinyl and are compiled by DJ and award winning compiler Dean Rudland, with stunning artwork from his long-time collaborators The Unknown. Across the three volumes there are 60 tracks of soul, funk and boogie.

Extra Added Soul: Crossover, Modern, and Funky Soul

I Love You - Karriem

From The Pendletons EP 12" available for order : http://voltairerecords.bigcartel.com/product/the-pendletons-gotta-get-out-ep

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Gotta Get Out EP

The Pendletons - Gotta Get Out feat. Jimetta Rose and I, CED

South London beat maker @Tenderlonious is back with his finest work to date, fusing wild flutes and global grooves into dance floor fillers. Off his forthcoming EP via @22a.

Read more & buy: http://www.stampthewax.com/2016/11/14/premiere-tenderlonious-song-for-my-father
Listen on Youtube: bit.ly/Tenderlonious-Father

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Tenderlonious - Song For My Father (STW Premiere)

https://xoaxoa.bandcamp.com/album/way-west
https://fiveeasypieces.bandcamp.com/

XOA ‘Way West’ (FEP028)
Release Date: 14th June 2019
Label: Five Easy Pieces
Format: Vinyl // Digital

XOA, led by London based producer and musician Nick Tyson, is set to release debut album ‘Way West’ on 14th June via Five Easy Pieces.

XOA means to look outwards; to draw inspiration from many sources. ‘Way West’ is alive with this: steeped in the rich analogue sonics of the past, the warmth of machines and influence from the sounds of London’s fervent music scene. Featuring a blend of contemporary electronic production and live instrumentation, 70s Afrobeat inspired drums and cosmic melodies are thrust into the present day with strong cues from house and techno.

Three vocalists contribute across the album, with Tyson choosing to work with singers he has a personal admiration and friendship with. Hollie Cook, known to many for her ethereal pop tinged reggae, delivers a sumptuous contribution on ‘Heartland’, adding a beautiful emotional dimension to the horn led track. Lulu Jones’ vocals are treated more as a sample for the garage tinged ‘Call On Me’ and Ruby Wood, of Submotion Orchestra, has worked with Tyson over a number of projects and their shared love of 90s soul comes to the fore on the laid back grooves and sun kissed ‘Only One Thing’. 

“When collaborating, especially with vocalists on melodic and lyrical ideas, it’s important to have that personal connection and respect for each other’s craft. That’s why I never ask vocalists to prepare anything in advance for the tracks, I like to get in the room and just see what happens in the moment, to trust each other’s ideas, and for it to be a natural, organic and spontaneous process”.

Collaboration has always been at the heart of the project for Tyson. He plays the bulk of the instruments on the album but invites Marijus Aleksa on drums to provide live energy, extra synth work from Parisian Kenzo Zurzolo, and a notable Rhodes solo from Johnny Tomlinson (a member of Bonobo’s live band) on ‘Osu’.

After well received releases on Soundway Records, Cin Cin (with Wayward) and Banana Hill (with Contours); ‘Way West’ shows another step up for Tyson as a writer and producer. 

“It feels like this project is coming alive for me, the music I envisaged in my mind a few years ago is being realised, and I’m proud of how it sounds”.

‘Way West’ is set to be released on 14th June 2019 via London based label Five Easy Pieces (Mo Kolours, Reginald Omas Mamode IV, Natureboy Flako, Royalty, Call Super) on vinyl LP and digital formats.

Tracklist:
01. VS20
02. Heartland Feat. Hollie Cook
03. Way West
04. Damascene
05. Call On Me Feat. Lulu James
06. Les Musiciens
07. Only One Thing Feat. Ruby Wood
08. Osu
09. Dance Of The Mantas
10. Out + Out

XOA — Way West

DIGITAL RELEASE OUT NOW, vinyl late december 2009/early jan 2010. A lovely little slo-mo house number featuring the legend Kaidi Tatham on keys & flute, due for release on the Prime Numbers label (PN011) in early December 09, on a split artist ep, along with tracks from Andres & Motor City Drum Ensemble.

Mr Scruff & Kaidi Tatham 'Fresh Noodles'

Bastard Jazz is proud to present The Love EP from Cork, Ireland based DJ and producer Colm K. Colm, a 2004 graduate of the Red Bull Music Academy, has been making waves for a few years now with his debut, Basics 12” for Bastard Jazz, a 7” and a 10” released on sublabel BSTRD Boots  (the latter of which is sold out and regularly changes hands for upwards of $50 on eBay), and recently shared billing with Mr. Scruff on a Hypnotic Brass Ensemble remix 12” on Choice Cuts.

Here on The Love EP, Colm’s musical vision has truly matured on a fully realized 12” that draws on such disparate influences as Herbie Hancock, 80’s boogie, J-Dilla, vintage House music, Floating Points and Q-Tip productions. Things kick off with “The Attic”, paying homage to the classic “Do You Want Me“ by “Cloud 9“ . Its immediate synths coupled with hard hitting boom-bap drums, rhythmic percussion, deep bass, and twinkling keys transform into a seriously bouncy boogie bounce midway through. Next up, “Nothing”  works in a “Love Hangover” inspired vocal line with booming kicks, astrologically inspired synth leads and acoustic guitar stretches. On the flip, “Good Fridays” bumps nice and tough with its neck-snapping drums, synth chords and plunging sub-bass before a midway changeup into a seriously deep piano driven monster – a perfect late night surprise. The EP rounds off with the 63 BPM cosmic jam that is “Spaced”  with its slap bass and delayed synths sitting perfectly in the pocket.  Art for the EP comes from graphic artist Donal Thorton, notable for Onra’s Long Distance cover, and many of the Hypnotic Brass Ensemble covers on Choice Cuts.


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Colm K - Good Fridays

A cover of Mos Def's classic track 'Umi Says'. Originally released January 2013.

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B.J. Smith - Umi Says [10 Year Anniversary Limited Edition Red Vinyl]

Welcome to Brownswood Recordings, the London-based indie label from globe trotting purveyor of all sounds soulful and inspired, Gilles Peterson.

Gilles Peterson's Havana Cultura Band - La Rumba Experimental (Motor City Drum Ensemble)

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