Betty Lou Landreth - I Can't Stop 45 Version

"This is something about mining nostalgia & the space of how I've been listening to music over the last summer in Perth.  Like when you share the space of the car, facing the same way in the same direction, no eye contact but a moment of shared expression, seeing images pass, cue points of intrigue wandering out of frame haunted by what the last song anticipates. Becoming nostalgic for something as it happens in front of you.  I feel like music makes this kind of space. Maybe for me its a liminal space preceding memory, non-linear but not circular, reducing anachronistic distances, like transposing past emo angst against future heartbreak. Driving through Perth suburbs down the coast, sometimes trite corny cinematic but in its own way just great."

@eleventeeneston

John Tanner - 18.02.24

Track 1 on Jack Barone & Robohands' collaborative EP 'R.F.I.'

Floating on the Walls

Healing and restorative sonic transmissions for all beings. 
Find the full tracklist and related episodes on NTS: https://www.nts.live/shows/the-cosmic-tones-research-trio/episodes/the-cosmic-tones-research-trio-29th-july-2025

MUSIC FOR A HEALING EARTH W/ THE COSMIC TONES RESEARCH TRIO 290725

This one was an unexpected treat. Two of our favourite contemporary musicians, Finn Rees & Sholto coming together and collaborating on a double dose of celestial, cinematic alchemy.

At Mr Bongo we are massive admirers of drummer, musician, and producer Sholto (Oscar Robertson). His two albums on Funk Night Records and DeepMatter Records, had both been highlights of their respective years. We’d gotten to know Oscar and sent him a few records. Included in the package was Australian pianist-composer Finn Rees’ debut album, Dawn Is A Melody, which was one of our favourite releases on Mr Bongo in 2024.

In Oscar's words 'For me it was a standout modern jazz record - encapsulating a spiritual / hazy dreamy soundscape which hugely resonated with me. Glissando keys and harp with lush melodies, I was instantly intrigued.”  

The pair started following each other online and as luck would have it, Finn was staying in London for the summer season, so they arranged to meet. The pair instantly clicked and said it felt like they'd known each other for years. After 40 minutes of chatting, they started to jam. 

'Love In Memory' and 'Bluebell' were recorded over two days - a track a day in Oscar's SFJ studios. Laid down on mostly analogue equipment, the pair utilised Wurlitzer’s, mellotrons, and ribbon mics through Oscar’s ‘70s Studer desk. Composed and crafted without any real intentions, other than a shared appreciation for the same style of music and approach, the tracks started to take shape. The results were as lush, nostalgic and textured as you’d expect from these two brilliant musicians, with a classical feel inspired by artists such as Piero Piccioni, Piero Umiliani, and Henry Mancini. 

For the beautiful string arrangements, the pair recruited the talents of Sholto's long-time friend and collaborator Clementine Brown (Penguin Cafe Orchestra) and Matthew Hayes of 30/70, Allysha Joy, Xpress Point, Zeitgeist Freedom Energy Exchange fame, was brought in to play bass on 'Bluebell'.

So here we have it, a chance collaborative project built on two musicians' mutual respect for each other's outputs. The result is truly breathtaking.


Finn Rees & Sholto - Love In Memory

Members Don't Get Weary

Effi

Kakashi (案山子)

no vocals
this song is for listener, not artist

Yves Tumor - Limerence (Instrumental Edit)

January Club - St Mark

Ahead of their new album Mordechai, @khruangbin's singer/bassist Laura Lee Ochoa warms us up with gentle grooves and sunny psychedelia.

Tracklist:

1. (clip) Johnny "Hammond" Smith – Los Conquistadores Chocolates
2. The Fabulous Three – No Names Bar
3. Cortex – I Heard a Sigh
4. Gloria Ann Taylor – World That's Not Real
5. The RH Factor (ft. D'Angelo) – I'll Stay
6. HNNY – Sunday
7. Esther Phillips – That's Alright With Me
8. Nu Guinea – Nuova Napoli
9. Betty Wright & The Roots – Old Songs
10. Mocky – Music Save Me (One More Time)
11. Yusef Lateef – Like it Is 
12. Knxwledge – makeitliveforever
13. The Clark Sisters – You Brought the Sunshine

[Photo credit: Tasmin Isaacs]

The Face | Mix 26 | Khruangbin

Mary Lou Williams

Black Christ of the Andes

I'm Edward. I live in Dublin. I like all the songs, especially if those songs have guitars.

January Club - St Mark

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