Test Mastering Nose

Track list:
A1 – Nachtbraker – Doble
A2 – Laurence Guy – Love & Be Loved 
B1 – Tommy Vicari Jnr – Aplomb
B2 – LK – Honey

Release Info:

Finally, the battle is about to reach its thrilling finale after three exhausting rounds. Our pugilists are staggering on their feet and the bookies are running around frantically, taking the final bets. Will the Bad Guys suckerpunch the Good Guys into oblivion, or does team Good have an epic deathmove in store for its malevolent adversaries?

Amsterdam native Nachtbraker steps back into the arena for the fourth chapter in the saga. The Quartet Series label boss and Heist and Dirt Crew mainstay has defected to the bright and sunny Good Guys. Piano chords, chopper effects and toms are the main ingredients of his funk-laden and groovy energy drink. Better than steroids they say. Laurence Guy (Church, Rose Records) joins forces – or heads in this particular case with a much-needed supplement that tugs on your heartstrings with its lush keys and deep pads. This London lad has been stirring up the scene with his flawless and addictive chords, not to mention the big support he’s getting from maestro Move D.

Will this dapper duo be strong enough to floor the misfits featured on the flip? Great precaution is imperative with two heavyweights in the other corner. First mr. Tommy Vicari Jnr (Cabinet Records, YAY Recordings, AMMO84) comes barging in. This Sheffield veteran has been making killer cuts for years now and is about to step into the ring with his slamming snares, and wonkly wobbly bassline swinging around a phat kick. To keep both The Bad Guys feet on the ground LK (Shall not Fade, Hokkaido Dance Club) adds some extra meat with a deep, heavy bassgroove, while a sexy vocal and steady chords create that gangsta vibe that will boost the Bad Guys’ confidence.

Enjoy this last round of the first Quartet in the Series. More to come next year.

Quartet Series is a fresh imprint, run by Maurits Verwoerd (Nachtbraker), with four releases in the pipeline, featuring four different artists and commissioned storyboard comics on the sleeve. To see how the story unravels, you’ll need to catch them all... Special thanks to Giuseppe D’Alessandro (KiSk).

www.quartetseries.com

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A2 - Laurence Guy - Love & Be Loved

Jazz-indebted, soulful broken-beat workings from the @22amusic affiliate, Dennis Ayler, new on his own Dennis Ayler Music imprint, featuring @tenderlonious.

Read more & buy: http://www.stampthewax.com/2017/01/24/premiere-denis-ayler-feat-tenderlonious-nobody-but-u/
Listen on Youtube: bit.ly/nobody-but-u

Nobody But U

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Dennis Ayler feat. Tenderlonious - Nobody But U (STW Premiere)

Maddslinky AKA Zed Bias Rework

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Hate On Me - Mali Hayes (Maddslinky Rework)

Dimensions Recordings’ fifth release sees the label step into the world of the longplayer with Istanbul native, KEREM AKDAG’s self titled debut album.

Kerem has already been winning fans of the ilk of Gilles Peterson through his output of dusty house and tripped out beats in the last few years, and of course via his Getdownsoclose offering on Dimensions’ debut release. His debut album however, sees Kerem deliver a mature piece of work, bright and timeless, equally effective in the club as it is at home and brimming with ideas, hooks and must have songs.

Across eight tracks Kerem demonstrates a breadth of skills that most artists would work a lifetime to achieve. From the stepping beats of When I Think Of You to his subtle vocal layers on Isolated and from the woozy beach vibes of Sultan to the rasping synths of Unite it’s clear that there’s very little that’s outside of Kerem’s arsenal. The album rounds out fittingly with Drums Please, which perfectly displays Kerem’s jazz tendencies, a slow grooving track whose crescendo of stabs and drums create a song that’s more powerful than its parts.

Kerem Akdag’s debut album clearly sets out the stall for a man who has a lot to say and has the capability to say it loud!

B4 Kerem Akdag - Drums Please

Sunshine, weekend - and all that jazz! Zurich‘s own Melodiesinfonie digged deep into We Do Not Want To Wait and lays bare its very soul. A delightfully laid-back take that presses all the  right buttons for what could essentially be the best summer yet!
Spin it on Soundcloud now

Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2IBXwSZ

Monumental Men:
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www.instagram.com/monumentalmen

Melodiesinfonie:
https://www.facebook.com/Melodiesinfonie
https://www.instagram.com/Melodiesinfonie/

For booking, general information, please contact:
d.oehen@radicalis.ch

Artwork: Denise Häberli

We Do Not Want To Wait (Melodiesinfonie Remix)

* Read more:  https://boltingbits.com/culross-close-k15-forgotten-ones/
* Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/UZscyGePiiA
* Pre-order: https://k15music.bandcamp.com/album/forgotten-ones

As a sidekick to our Times and Tunes interview with K15 planned next week, the founder and keys player of jazz quintet, Culross Close, we’re thrilled to premiere the eponymous track of the band’s LP, Forgotten Ones.

Only Esencia’s third release, this one is due out next week on March 15, and we strongly recommend putting aside 30minutes to do nothing but listen to the full six tracks in succession, because this album is a bonafide manifestation of top class musicianship. It’s an album of two distinct halves: the first is deep, melancholic, brooding and beautiful, while the second is lively and up-beat. A half for thinking and a half for dancing.

Ambient-jazz is how one could feasibly describe the opener, Fractured. Three minutes of swirling textures move around the listener’s head, coming close then moving away until seamlessly sliding into our premiere, Forgotten Ones. Our favourite on the record, this track shows off Culross Close’s top-class instrumentation. They all come together – the drums, the bass, the keys, the vocals – as tight and synergetic as you’re likely to find after digging for an hour for today’s best and freshest jazz. Acceptance is similar, but happier to put K15’s keys in the spotlight for much of it.

And the contrast really is striking when track four, Mood, begins. The LP’s chaotic outlier, just over a minute of dissonant strings and frantic drums will wake you back up if you, understandably, slipped deep into daydream during the album’s first half. Then, some convention is restored: it’s by no means textbook stuff with The Tiniest Lights Still Shine’s 5/4 rhythms or the rogue synthesiser of the closing track, Healing, but it’s clear that the album’s close could lure listeners of various tastes to a dancefloor.

Forgotten Ones (Digital)

PREMIERE: Culross Close (K15) - Forgotten Ones

@melodiesinfonie : 
"This song was very liberating for me as I broke my boundaries and while having a very playful and inspiring session. The positive and groovy vibes stirred a strong joy in me so I called this song "Enjoy Your Life". I'm exctied to share this with you ❤“

A Journey To You

melodiesinfonie - Enjoy Your Life (taken from "A Journey to You" LP)

jazzbois 。 is the self titled EP from one of Hungary's most exciting jazz outfits to emerge in recent years. 

Comprising of core members Bencze Molnar & Tamas Czirjak, 'Jazzbois' is 5 tracks deep rooted in the realms of jazz & broken beat but also drawing heavy inspiration from hip-hop,disco,funk,beats and beyond. . .

Pre-Order the LP through our Bandcamp / HHV Records
or digitally on all other platforms here > > > https://jazzbois.lnk.to/jb

Jazzbois

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Killer dancefloor business from Tru Thoughts that should appeal to fans of house, broken beat and Brazilan jazz funk legends Azymuth.

The lead-single from France via Brussels, Nicolas Morant (Nikitch) and Eduoard Gilbert (Kuna Maze), collaborative album 'Debuts' (out 3rd July). "Hey, This Must Be Deep" meshes broken beat with Brazillian funk and is a homage to the words spoken by Gil Scott-Heron at his legendary one-man shows.

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Débuts’ (out 3rd July) is France-via-Brussels duo, Nikitch & Kuna Maze’s aka Nicolas Morant & Edouard Gilbert’s first full-length album. Building on their collaborative EP “Mush”, ‘Débuts’ continues to explore the melting point between jazz and club culture, interspersed with the signature sounds of broken beat, Chicago footwork, UK garage, Detroit house, and underpinned by their road-tested new live format. 

‘Débuts’ is fronted by lead-single “Hey, This Must Be Deep” (out 23rd April), a track that evolves from a string-synth soundscape intro into a bruk swung-groove, with a firm nod towards Brazilian jazz/funk. The title of the single is a homage to the words spoken by jazz-poet Gil Scott-Heron at one of his legendary one-man shows.

The collaboration project between musician Nicolas Morant aka Nikitch and Brussels-based producer Edouard Gilbert aka Kuna Maze began when the duo met at the Chambery Jazz Conservatory in France. Before attending university to study jazz, both artists had trained in classical music while growing up in the Lyon countryside. 

‘Débuts’ see’s the band push their musical and creative development even further, a result of touring extensively around Europe with a live drummer, from high-brow jazz festivals to sweaty basement clubs. “We would be lying if we said our gig experience didn’t influence us on this record” Edouard explains. “We discovered new aspects to songs such as “Bruk” and managed to push forward the energy side of the music from the rawness of the live shows. This energy empowered to produce and compose new material in the same vein”.

Featuring standout tracks from their EP “Mush”, such as the vibrant jazz-funk explosion “ZBRA”, broken beat revivalist anthem “Bruk”, downtempo and spoken words snippets of “JPS”, the frantic footwork and juke influences in “The Leak”, and soul-saturated “CBD”, it’s perhaps the newer material where the band begins to move beyond some of the aesthetical frontiers that they had in their creative path. 

“We sung on “Francis’ Theme” which is something we would have completely not dared to do before” explains Edouard. The risk pays off. Tracks such as “46 Rue Du Fort” and “Monopoli Driver” tie the feelings of shared experiences at geographical locations to the music itself. A frantic taxi driver in the Italian village of Monopoli is cemented into the footwork frenzy of “Monopoli Driver’, “46 Rue Du Fort” is address of the rehearsal space in Brussels, and “Francis’ Theme” is simply a soundtrack dedicated to Edouard and Nicolas, the Francis’ boys – a nickname given to the duo by their drummer. 

Musically influenced by the likes of Theo Parrish’s Signature Sound imprint, Moodymann, Idris Muhamad and International Anthem’s signee Resavoir, the duo take inspiration in the creative process of producers such as Max Graef and Glenn Astro. Nikitch & Kuna Maze channel their instrumental skills to create compositions using their common chemistry; blurring the lines between improvisation, production and the art of DJing. All these aspects become the creative DNA for the duo and become a catalyst in the music itself. “It is the approach to the craft” Nicolas says.

Support & Praise: Gilles Peterson, Tom Ravenscroft, Nemone, Lauren Laverne (BBC 6Music), CoOp, Lefto, Laurent Garnier, Toshio Matsuura (Worldwide FM), Tim Garcia, Tony Minvielle (Jazz FM), Nightmares on Wax, FACT Mag, XLR8R, Mixmag France, Le Mellotron, Trax, Music is My Sanctuary, Solid Steel, Majestic Casual +

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Exclusive Premiere:  Nikitch & Kuna Maze "Hey, This Must Be Deep" (forthcoming on Tru Thoughts)

Selectors Assemble are back in 2021 with another dopetastic premiere, this time featuring the CoOp Presents artist Sivey and his remix for Nikitch & Kuna Maze – the track titled 46 RUE DU FORT was orginally released on Nikitch & Kuna Maze’s first collaborative album titled ‘Debuts’ (on Tru-Thoughts records). The release also includes a remix from Crafty 893 and will be aviable to buy on January 14th.

B4 Kerem Akdag - Drums Please

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