Name: When Life Smiles At Me (Ode to Charles Bukowski) by King Paris (John Constantine)
Duration: 2 min 24 s
Description: Ode to Charles Bukowski... From the heart, or should I say from the Guts...

classic break. awesome piano and jazzy bass

Booyakesha!   I love Constantine man, this beat is doep

New Album 'Curiosities' Available November 12
<a href="https://bastardjazz.bandcamp.com/album/curiosities">BUY ALBUM</a> (CD, Vinyl, Digital)
<a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/curiosities/id732812842">BUY ON iTUNES</a>

Bastard Jazz Recordings is proud to present the sophomore album Curiosities by New Zealand multi- instrumentalist and producer Lord Echo (aka Mike Fabs). An enticing sonic excursion that effortlessly transcends genre and geography, the release finds Echo flexing his dual-mastery of 60's production techniques and modern dancefloor aesthetics, while also highlighting the vocal prowess of his soulful compatriots through a flowing blend of boogie-laced Funk, disco-primed Dub, futuristic Soul, and timeless African rhythms.

Fabs, known worldwide for his production work with NZ’s biggest Reggae export The Black Seeds, drew a groundswell of excitement around his debut solo album Melodies in late 2010. The independent release became a cult classic strictly through word-of-mouth, championed by tastemakers like Gilles Peterson (who played it repeatedly on his BBC Radio 1 show), Oliver Wang (Soulsides) and Richard Dorfmeister. Re-issues of the album soon followed in Japan and Europe, with vinyl copies quickly becoming a hot commodity among discerning collectors around the globe. Echo was introduced to Bastard Jazz’s DJ DRM in 2011 (via Detroit producer Recloose), and a limited 7” vinyl release on the Brooklyn-based imprint soon followed in 2012, precipitating this full length release with the label.

Curiosities picks up right where Melodies left off, with the sun-drenched psychedelic dub sounds of tracks like “Bohemian Idol” (featuring vocals by Toby Laing of Fat Freddy's Drop), and the jerky funk vibes of cuts like “Digital Haircut” and “Street Knowledge”. The album provides a wealth of DJ fodder, with forward thinking 70s-inspired disco tunes such as “Molten Lava” (featuring the soaring vocals of Leila Adu), as well as analog Afro-infused burners like “What Is That Feeling” and “Put It In My Head” (complemented by the golden-voiced Mara TK of Electric Wire Hustle fame). Down-home spiritual jazz/electronic meanderings ("Ghost Hands", “Arabesque”) provide a counterpoint to Echo's driving cover-version of the Pharoah Sanders & Leon Thomas classic “The Creator Has a Master Plan”. His inspiring take on the track is uplifted by the soulful singing of Lisa Tomlins (who's notable vocals on Echo’s rendition of Sister Sledge’s “Thinking Of You” made it a standout hit from his Melodies album).

The finely-tuned collaborations throughout Curiosities underscore Lord Echo's pivotal position in the thriving New Zealand music scene. "I generally only work with people I know quite well personally", says Echo humbly. That personal and organic approach to creating his music is revealed as the album unfolds, layer by delectable layer. "I made this record primarily with DJs in mind," he continues. "They are generally people who really love music and are often obsessed with various aspects of it. I'm not making music for people for whom it's just some background noise in their lives, I'm making music for people for whom it IS their lives. And for better or worse, I guess I am one of those people."

A diverse, yet grounded LP chock full of head-turning sounds, Curiosities further pushes Lord Echo’s repertoire into the realm of the inimitable, and is sure to pique the interest of discerning music lovers from down-under to the big apple.

Buy on iTunes

Lord Echo - Ghost Hands

nosaj thing- fog (cover)

Aretha Franklin sample driven beat tape featuring some super talented beat makers presented by Throat Chop Music and TMB-Music.com.

Download http://arethabeattape.bandcamp.com

Dr. Quandary "Master of Eyes"

FREE DLL:
https://jakartarecords-label.bandcamp.com/album/summer-in-jakarta

The song is taken from the forthcoming compilation "Summer In Jakarta" (which will be available sometime late next week), a collection of unreleased music from artists such as 20Syl, Ta-ku, IAMNOBODI, Mura Masa, Suff Daddy, FloFilz, Guts, Farhot and many more. It will be available as a free DLL. Selected retailers will also have a free cassette tape version.

Check out Farhot here
soundcloud.com/farhot-kabul-fire

Farhot - So Good (Taken from "Summer In Jakarta" Free DLL in description)

The fourth instalment of our Allo Love series sees our queen of dark, electronic soul, Lea Lea, step up to the plate to shed some light in to her mysterious musical world. As ever with this lady, there's nothing predictable about her selection, whether it be the rasping, bluesy vocals and moody bass of ex-Belleruche vocalist Kathrin de Boer, the deconstructed ambient offerings of Japan's Yosi Horikawa or the up-tempo dancehall beats of DJ Vadim, Lea Lea will always keep us guessing! 

Add to that the laidback soulful delights of French producer iZem, the melancholic electronica of (another erstwhile Belleruche member) Keenya and Brownswood recording artist Anushka's haunting apocalyptic club anthem Atom Bombs, and you've got something of an insight in to what makes Lea Lea tick. 

We also gave our very own east ender free choice of the full Wah Wah 45s back catalogue, and she didn't disappoint with choice cuts from Resonators, Paper Tiger, Hackney Colliery Band (remixed by Scrimshire) and The Gene Dudley Group, all of which say something about this young lady's eclectic and rather fine musical taste. Oh, and her very own vocal prowess is also on display, both on her recent album highlight, One In Three, and collaboration with Hospital Records rising star Other Echoes on the sublime Run & Hide.

iZem - Quiver Feat. Aminah Dastan - Allo Love Vol. Four by Lea Lea

This week's GPWW Premiere is a current favourite of Gilles', and comes from Jazzator aka @jazzatorband, with a track from their recent third album 'Nonagon', recorded in Poland and released on the Swiss independent Label Unit Records. 

For more GPWW Premieres: soundcloud.com/gillespetersonworldwide/sets/gilles-peterson-worldwide

For more on Jazzator:
http://www.jazzator.com 
https://www.facebook.com/jazzatorband

Jazzator - Ai Bozha (Worldwide Premieres)

“Letters“:

Nicholas Payton — Trumpet, Piano, Rhodes, Organ
Vicente Archer — Bass
Bill Stewart — Drums

Clutchy Hopkins 4:08

Taken off of the Endurance LP.  MJM's 100th album release and the Jazz Jousters first official 12". Grab a copy to mark this milestone with us.

Although you can order now, the full release of 'Endurance' is tomorrow. Our first official Jousters record. Very exciting!

Bandcamp - https://millenniumjazz.bandcamp.com/album/endurance-vinyl-digital

Discogs - https://www.discogs.com/sell/release/8455863?seller=Gadget_MJM



Es-K - Lude - Endurance LP Out Now on Vinyl + Digital

Chairman Maf ' The Sea' 
Taken from the album 1976
Out now on Ltd Vinyl & Cassette from https://www.villageliverecords.com

OFFICIAL VIDEO FOR 'THE SEA'
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6CrHosokcLI

Chairman Maf -  The Sea (Official Video in description)

Ode to Charles Bukowski... From the heart, or should I say from the Guts...

When Life Smiles At Me (Ode to Charles Bukowski)

For Booking & Inquiries, Contact : konstantinplevnes@gmail.com 
Pianist, guitarist, songwriter, composer and vocalist from Paris, France, since 1994. Also known as Dj_Hellblazer (Sinoptic) - Former Alternative Hip Hop, Rap, Trip Hop Instrumentalist, Beatmaker and Producer since 1999... 
Founder of Sinoptic International and the "Pure Dopeness" beat tapes, downloadable for free only on www.sinoptic.bandcamp.com

When Life Smiles At Me (Ode to Charles Bukowski)

King Paris (John Constantine)

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