Jazz Rap Metropolis Danz?

The initial thought that came to mind in the process of making “Blackcurrent Jazz 2” was to create a landscape of ideas that capture the truest essence of Jazz but that also embodied the purest and most authentic hip-hop feel. The original Blackcurrent Jazz album (released in 2001) was a great piece of work but for me was more a mesh of beats and breaks and sometimes with tracks that didn’t even lend to Jazz at all. This time around I wanted every single song to scream JAZZ!!! But still using a combination of Jazz breaks that give off varying vibes.

I wanted this album to be more polished, more distinguished and more discernable than 10 years ago. Smoother, more intricate and ultimately more of a thought through process to it. So I set about the production process which I knew would be huge, because I wanted to use additional beats for 20 second interludes to be used in between each main track, which then ultimately doubled my production load. I also knew that the main selections all had to musically jump out at me and I wasn’t going to start writing until I had found all the right beats that made me feel as if I have the right ingredients for a classic album.

And then it started. Hours of sampling, cutting, chopping, filtering, and pitch shifting, mixing and then mixing again. Then came the writing, recording and editing, which for me is a very lengthy and meticulous process. And finally after over 6 months work came “Blackcurrent Jazz 2: The Gold Reflection” subtitled to pay dues and respect to the golden era of hip-hop (the 90’s).

Jazzphonics

Do This, Do That (feat. Awon)

Stream on all platforms now: https://stream.classikofficial.com/nonsense
Written, performed, mixed, and produced by Classik
Electric guitar by Moses Monterroza

Nonsense

Written, performed, and mixed by Classik
Beat produced by CrazyJaZz - https://soundcloud.com/eddyfradet

Released by:
VinDig
Release date:
24 Nov 2023

One of Those Feelings

Classik X CrazyJaZz - One Of Those Feelings

Written, performed, produced and mixed by Classik
Mastered by Tom Frampton

The Forgotten

Classik - The Forgotten

Classik X Karmawin - Mad

Written, performed, produced and mixed by Classik
Released by Vinyl Digital

Fall Back

Back again under the moon. Two years after visiting the Smuggler's Moon, we find ourselves in a lunar space once again. Venturing from the MidKnight Hour into the Mourning Hour, we present to you NOTM II : 25:61.

Dagobah

From To This Union A Sun Was Born [DELUXE EDITION]
Produced by: Nujabes

To This Union As Sun Was Born

If I Was Your Mic [Produced by Nujabes]

"Sleep Is The Cousin Of Death" out now! Available on CD, vinyl and all streaming services.

Spotify: https://goo.gl/WUjRnJ
Bandcamp: https://goo.gl/WY26J8
iTunes: https://goo.gl/75wlKr
Google Play: https://goo.gl/SBdy12

Awon & Dephlow - Street Jazz (Prod. Phoniks) New Album OUT NOW!

FloFilz - Shine Thru

One of our favorite tracks off Awon & Phoniks newest album "The Actual Proof". 

Available here: https://awonandphoniks.com/album/the-actual-proof
Spotify link: https://open.spotify.com/track/1aI71C2hn6RGLhNPpD2Gew?si=r6M2cI2IS-iJfBYmFzqt_Q

The Actual Proof

Awon & Phoniks - "The Rain" ft. Tiff The Gift

The Hip-Hop Affect

Sandsy

Escape

Stream & download: https://melting-pot-music.lnk.to/fonografie

A producer from Bologna, Italy records a song with an MC from London, England and releases it through a label from Cologne, Germany - that's our way to say “F*ck Brexit”.

For his new single Koralle has teamed up with London MC,  rapper, producer and songwriter Isatta Sheriff. Like the title suggests it's a “Laid Back” jam and the hook is strictly butter in a fu-gee-la way but Isatta is spitting real fire on her verses:

Instead of writing bars
Them man are writing insta captions
I can see expensive clothes
But I can’t see any passion
We need more interaction
Less @in’
Let's make it happen

“I enjoy creativity and wanted the title and delivery to represent my approach to making art in general.” Isatta explains the creative process behind the song's lyrics. “Inspired by the sounds within the instrumental, I pictured evening dinners at pricey restaurants when I began writing. I thought of where I grew up in east London, which is now the biggest cliche in discussions about gentrification. I reflect on our lives, the music we played and still play, the TV shows we watched and the things I miss.”

Hot on the heels of “Fuel” w/ Turt (Summers Sons), “Laid Back” is already the second rap track that Koralle is blessing us with in 2020 and we are more than happy to provide the vehicle for this. 

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Produced & mixed by Koralle.
Vocaly by Isatta Sheriff.
Mastered by Roe Beardie at The Brewery, Cologne. 
Artwork by Chicken.

Cat No: MPM 287-4
Artist: Koralle & Isatta Sheriff
Titel: Laid Back

© ℗ 2020 Melting Pot Music

Escape

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