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New Robohands LP ‘Palms’ is the fifth album from the London based instrumentalist and producer Andy Baxter. Moving towards different genres and arrangements from his previous albums, ‘Palms’ features duelling harp parts, tape echo, double bass and draws inspiration from artists such as Dorothy Ashby, Azimuth, Alice Coltrane and Toquinho.   In parts tropical and synth drenched, and in others stripped back and acoustic, ‘Palms’ is a journey back to saturated analog recordings of the late 60s and 70s, with a subtle modern layer of glitch FX and pitch control experimentation in places. The album makes also reference to classic releases from jazz fusion that feature the legendary Arp Odyssey synthesiser, used by artists such as Herbie Hancock and George Duke.  The seventeen track album features performances from multiple session musicians including Jim Piela on saxophone and Marco Cremaschini on Rhodes, with Baxter taking on drums, guitar, bass, keys and also mixing duties. ‘Palms’ is a new direction for his project and a record that thematically journeys into modern reinterpretations of jazz, downtempo, acoustic and ambient music.

Robohands - Geodesic Luxury

Introducing 'Soulé,' the first single from the highly anticipated upcoming album 'A place between us.' by Okvsho (@Soulofzurich). Emerging from a jam session gathering the blossoming young jazz scene of Capetown during Okvsho’s South Africa Tour, the composition invites listeners to surrender to its evolving cadence, meandering through a tapestry of groovy percussions, silky chord progressions and a symphony of delicate guitar licks and grounding string arrangements.

Okvsho:
“As we couldn’t take our band to South Africa and Eswatini, we found different musicians for every gig we played through Instagram and with the help of the people we met during our journey. We played different versions of Soulé at every gig, but only after our last show in Cape Town, we knew where this song was going. Back in Zurich we started to record with some of our long-time collaborators and friends and Soulé emerged, a beautiful collaboration between Cape Town and Zurich.”

“At the start of the song you can hear the legendary saxophonist Mthunzi Mvubu asking “in riddim?” after we asked him to use the saxophone as a percussion instrument during a recording session in Johannesburg.”

Okvsho - Soulé

In a few weeks, the talented composer @elundquistmusic, based in LA, is all set to release his new album, 'Art Between Minds,' to the world. So far, our appetites have been whetted by three marvellous teasers: 'Between Minds,' 'My Sun', and 'Soliloquy'. These sneak peeks have left us itching for the whole album to drop! As we near release day, we're thrilled to premiere one of our beloved cuts entitled 'Persuasive'.

Read more: https://twistedsoulmusic.org/2024/01/17/e-lundquist-persuasive-ts-premiere

Between Minds

E. Lundquist - Persuasive (TS Premiere)

Inês Loubet is one of London's most exciting multi-instrumentalist, songwriters and singers, navigating the influences of Jazz, vibrant latin-grooves and her native language, Portuguese.  

"The inspiration behind this song came from growing up in Porto, Portugal, surrounded by a Cape-Verdean community of musicians, and as I developed a deep connection with my friends, I also witnessed the racism they faced on a daily basis. In the song, I write a letter that I needed to get off my chest, enumerating a number of things that have to dramatically change in our society so we can finally live in a more just world, so we can all stand up against racism. I say “each one of us is responsible for doing their part, thinking deeper than our grandparents, enough of the same jobs, enough with the rude jokes”. I wrote it in the Cape-Verdean rhythm Coladera. This special track features brilliant master percussionist and composer Peu Meurray, London-based tenor saxophonist and producer Mark Cake and accordion player Marcelo Andrade. "

Loubet has performed alongside Brazilian legends Gilberto Gil & João Bosco and cowrote and performed on the incredible Caravela album Orla on None More Records. 

"An extraordinarily accomplished debut by a band with something to say" 4 out of 5 stars - Songlines Magazine on Caravela's Orla

"One of the albums of the year so far!" - Strut Records on Caravela's Orla

Loubet's projects have been praised by the likes of Gilles Peterson and The Line of Best Fit, as well as earned her several UK and international tours and radio appearances at Jazz Fm and BBC Radio 3. Loubet is also the recipient of the Drake Yolanda Award 2022 and Arts Council Lottery Project Grant 2023 for her SENGA UK Tour.

Senga

Sab Sabim

Inês Loubet - Sab Sabim

Sunday Sessions Nº429

Lady Jane - Space Flight 
https://www.discogs.com/release/6832213-Lady-Jane-Here-I-Am-Baby

Lady Jane - Space Flight

Bhonstro drops his debut album with DeepMatter, "Batches" - a neck-snapping joint full of jazzy, electronic, boom-bap hip-hop sounds.

Listen on Spotify: http://spoti.fi/2lrxvOi
Buy on iTunes: http://apple.co/2kGCINZ
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Bhonstro - Cheapskate (outro)

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Bhonstro - Cheapskate (outro)

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