BBE Music is thrilled to announce the release of Modern Love, a diverse compendium of specially commissioned cover versions of rarities and classics in tribute to David Bowie.

Featuring an array of artists such as Jeff Parker, We Are KING, Meshell Ndegeocello, Helado Negro, Khruangbin, Matthew Tavares, Nia and more, Modern Love seeks to champion Bowie’s lesser-known connection to soul, R&B, jazz, funk, and gospel. The prominent jazz influences throughout Bowie’s final album, Blackstar, were a key inspiration for curating this collection of reimagined Bowie songs with these artists. The resulting album is an eclectic tribute featuring a group of artists who not only fit together creatively, but who, like Bowie, straddle different worlds musically, with soul and jazz at their core.

Modern Love offers a fresh look at Bowie’s trailblazing career, aiming to highlight the often overlooked relationship between his back catalogue and musical genres traditionally pioneered by artists of color. The project was curated by music executive and DJ Drew McFadden, alongside BBE Music founder Peter Adarkwah. “I felt that the connection between Bowie and R&B, jazz, funk, gospel and all things soulful, had never really been explored before — at least not so much in covers, which tend to lean more towards rock and pop,” says McFadden. “Certainly, there’s been plenty of Bowie covers over the years, but none that have really tapped into what seems to have been a big part of his core musical
style and direction.”

Modern Love is an interactive sonic map. Here, seventeen artists make their way into the varied regions of his sundry catalog and circle back with seventeen unique re-imaginings of both his cornerstone and lesser-known tracks. Some, in atmosphere, feel like a sly alternate take from original sessions (Khruangbin’s ethereal, funk infused version of “Right” from Young Americans); others nod at the source, then wink before diving into the deep waters of another musical stratosphere (Sessa’s sexy Tropicalia-drenched “Panic in Detroit” from Aladdin Sane). Still others take tunes down to the studs and then re-arrange the moody interiors: Meshell Ndegeocello’s pensive “Fantastic Voyage” from Lodger and Tavares’ clever take on “Heroes” which is restructured into a kinetic hardbop-esque backdrop, fronted by ice-cool, held-back vocals. The bullseye these artists aim for is Bowie’s fearlessness. “Fame was an incredible bluff that worked,” he once reflected. “Very flattering. I’ll do anything until I fail. And when I succeed I quit too.”

Modern Love packs us off on a journey that balances on risk’s sharp blade. Track-to-track, it explores what happens when a musician throws out notions of should and safe and stretches beyond the known. These artists use Bowie both as a guide and a prism: A way of being and seeing. Their offerings, widely divergent, explore the inheritance from an artist who freed himself from labels, genres and, consequently, pigeonholes. While he was at it, he decimated fixed notions about territory (or terra) itself; boundaries hemmed-in his creative process, but his essence remained free to roam. He may have vanished in earthly form, yet, as he also promised in the lyrics of “Modern Love,” But I never wave bye-bye . . .” This compilation assures us that his spirit swirls around us. His force is alive to all of us and, here, it is summoned with an incantation that celebrates possibility.

Khruangbin - Right

available now on brownswood bubblers three and also forthcoming on emanative// time which drops on april the 5th 2010

Turn Your Lights On

‘Fearless’ is the new single by Illnoledge, out on Mink Records on 16 September 2022. 

lllnoledge is a duo consisting of two brothers: Steve Hartley en Mill Voyance. Music and spirituality are closely related - this is the philosophy with which the brothers were raised. Illnoledge have developed their own music style dubbed ‘Akan Fu’, containing elements of Afrobeat, Soul, Latin, Jazz en Reggae. Hypnotizing heart-beat rhythms, mystic melodies, magical harmonies and cryptic lyrics. 

Music, production, mix by Stephen Hartley Linger and Milton Leo Linger
Mastering by Jerboa Mastering
Costume design: Tricia Nganga Mokosi
Creative direction artwork: Marieke McKenna & Philine van den Hul
Photography: Philine van den Hul
Special thanks to: Nike Ayinla & Nas Hosen (Orisun Studio)

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Illnoledge - Fearless

Koln by The Sure Co. from the 5ives EP (Jazz Refreshed).
Richard Spaven - Drums
Grant Windsor - Keys


Koln

From FSX-064: Aan 'Over The Mountain' – the new album out now everywhere: fsx.lnk.to/aan-mountain

Bud Wilson - lead vocals, guitars
Travis Leipzig - bass
Dana Valatka - drums
Andrew Lawson - Juno 160 synthesizer, backing vocals
Cameron Spies - programming, MonoPoly synthesizer

Produced by Cameron Spies & Bud Wilson

Recorded & Mixed by Cameron Spies at The Trash Treasury – Portland, Oregon

Mastered by Kelly Hibbert at Almachrome

Lyrics:

I’m alright,
I’ll just stay outside 
 under the ice in the autumn light,
I can wait

I’m your dog,
I will be yours here
Lie me down when you need some space,
I can wait

I’m alright,
I’ll just stay outside
Oh, you know each second,
I’m making it up to you, making it up to you

Freedom –
Like a hole too small to crawl through,
Freedom
Freedom –
My heart simply follows you,
Freedom

There’s no pain
Album’s soaked in so much shame,
All my thoughts go out to you
I can wait

‘Cause I’m your dog,
I’m ever patient here
Oh you know, each second,
I’m making it up to you, making it up to you

Freedom –
Like a hole too small to crawl through,
Freedom
Freedom –
My heart simply follows you,
Freedom

You always pull the same way,
Right away on me,
On my orange neon leash, neon leash

Aan "Neon Orange Leash"

Ibiza

Love these guys so did this unofficial remix of The Lung!!

Hiatus Kaiyote "The Lung" (Paul White Unofficial Remix)

Khruangbin - Mr White (Thallus Remix)

Those following beat culture in the last years might have heard about Swiss producer @melodiesinfonie already. From his tracks on the early Soulection compilations, releases on Melting Pot Music and Sichtexot to countless live sets in Europe and even South Africa. We are very happy to now announce his first release on Jakarta Records. In comparison to previous output the most apparent difference is the extend to which Melodiesinfone incorporated live elements to his productions, achieving a more eclectic and organic sound. Get a first taste with the upcoming single „Longo Do Rio“ before the full length album „A Journey To You“ will drop 26th of April.

A Journey To You

PREORDER

melodiesinfonie - AO Longo Do Rio (taken from A Journey To You LP; April 26th)

MEMORY DIGITAL featuring ANNA WISE

Fanni Zahar - flute
Szabolcs Bognar - Rhodes, synth
Levente Boros - drums

Mixed at Studio Einz, Budapest
Mastered at Analog Cut Berlin

Crossroads

A record label bringing you music you can to live to.  

Our catalog so far includes releases by:
@mndsgn 
@lowleaf  
@inglewoodsir
@imanomari
@jonbap
@thelastartful
@kadhja-bonet
@underscorelojii
@swarvy
@charlottedossantos
@braxton_cook
@reva-devito
@bravobeats
@umiimusic
@dedemusic
@algorythm 
@hosannas
@reginald-chapman
@aru-2-1
@tiago-frugoli
@aanband
@trox-diesel
@emmavie100
@therobmilton
@djhsounds
@mirrorgazer
@lapisnoise
@mrmarstoday
@danny_dwyer
@juicebox914
@104rog
@roycewoodjunior
@lanebeckstrom
@davidmarstonja
@izco123
@telemakus1
@mreens
 
+ always more coming soon.

Aan "Neon Orange Leash"

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