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Makaya McCraven, one of Chicago’s most versatile and in-demand drummers, performed at Le Guess Who? 2019 in Utrecht, The Netherlands.

About:
Makaya McCraven moves between genres like jazz, hip-hop and funk at lightning speed. Unquestionably respected as a jazz artist, he believes that a receptiveness to other styles is what truly makes a good jazz player. Ceaselessly inventive and productive, McCraven worked with an impressive array of world class musicians, including Archie Shepp, Yusef Lateef, Bernie Worrell, Soulive, Charles Neville, Marcus Strickland, and Shabaka Hutchings.

Performers: Makaya McCraven – drums; Junius Paul – bass; Greg Spero – piano; Marquis Hill – trumpet; Irvin Pierce – saxophone. 

In These Times composed by Makaya McCraven
Atlantic Black composed by Makaya McCraven, Junius Paul, Tomeka Reid, Shabaka Hutchings
Songs Of The Forest Bugaboo composed by Steve McCraven
This Place, That Place composed by Makaya McCraven
The Bounce composed by Makaya McCraven, Theon Cross, Joe-Armon Jones, Nubya Garcia

Captured on Saturday, 9 November 2019, at TivoliVredenburg's Grote Zaal during Le Guess Who? 2019.
Recorded and mixed by Marc Broer & Martijn van Waveren.

https://www.leguesswho.nl

Makaya McCraven - Live at Le Guess Who? 2019

Black Rhythm Happening

CLEARING

Breaking Ground

Buy/stream: https://kompakt.fm/releases/the_tiger_ep

With The Tiger, Matias Aguayo returns to Kompakt with his first EP for the label since 2014’s Legende. Since then, he’s been busy with all manner of experiments and explorations – a monthly radio show on Worldwide FM, 2019’s Support Alien Invasion; the essential El Rudo Del House series; an album on Crammed Discs with his group The Desdemonas; collaborations with Sano and Gladkazuka (as Rionegro), DJ Spoko, Mujaji, Julianna, a new trio with DJs Pareja, named MDM Factory, and the latest offering on his Cómeme imprint, El Cameron featuring Ricardo Villalobos. But something special happens when Aguayo returns to the mothership, as though he’s reconnecting with something essential: “pop melancholy is just right there,” he says.

On The Tiger, Aguayo is in touch with the core of the flame, the music that’s at the centre of his being. While most of the music may have originated “in the foggy Mexican forest,” he’s sure that the EP is “still a Cologne record,” something you can hear as soon as the prowling bass, shuffling rhythms and ghostly voices of the title track lope stealthily into earshot. The titular character is caught up in the sensuous tangle of the night, that space between dusk’s delirium and dawn’s dreaming. Aguayo sings, “Do you see the same I see? Are we having the same dream?” – here, he’s picturing an after-hours revelation, “on a warm muggy night with all sorts of background noise from various nightwalking animals – but at the same time, I was a city dweller stranded in the jungle, who still dressed like he was about to go to the disco.”

The ascending, ever-circling bass of “Nightshift, The Red” tells another story, a spiralling mantra that’s hypnotically psychedelic, yet elegant, refined, filled with sonic textures you can almost reach out and touch, like knotted twists of exotic fabric. “The lyrics are very associative and somewhere between urban and jungle nightlife,” Aguayo mentions, “fireflies shine, but also the reflections of the disco ball.” “Show Me What You’re Feeling” takes us back to the 1990s, with Aguayo re-working some vocal and lyrical fragments from three decades ago, its beautiful uncertainty remarkable in what Aguayo calls its “extremely emotional openness”. Dappled with melancholy, it’s a lover’s hymn to intimacy and vulnerability.

Aguayo signs off The Tiger with “El Propio Propio”, a celebratory ending to an EP that’s rich and complex, full of lovely musical moments – the tender melodies woven through “Show Me What You’re Feeling”; the warping, pliable, plastic textures that Aguayo crumples and crinkles through “El Propio Propio”. Like much of Aguayo’s music, The Tiger highlights the senses, to advance a new sensibility, one that inhabits a fever-dream of hints and clues, a mystery that’s solved by the deep, dark sensuality of the rhythms here, fully in love with the nightlife. It finds its exoticism in unexpected moments, sideways glances, surprising twists and turns. After all, as Aguayo says, “moths are far more glamorous and mysterious than butterflies.”

The Tiger EP

The Tiger

Ariel Zetina-Cyclorama released by Local Action 20 of October

Cyclorama

Slab Of Meat

Heith - X, wheel
Label: PAN
Cat.No. PAN 119 
Format: LP / DL
Release Date: 07 October 2022
Purchase: https://pan.lnk.to/Xwheel

Heith’s devout interest in the notion of reality started long before he recorded his latest album. The Italian musician, producer and artist probed the spiritual aspects of sound and its cosmogonic potential already in his previous works released on his own Haunter Records label.
Exploring the textures of consciousness through research into the ritual animism, he kept an omnivorous and universalist approach to cultural and sonic influence. This is central to X, wheel, Heith’s debut album and first release on PAN. It’s a deep dive into his creative and spiritual practice, one where art and life are inextricable.

Written and recorded across different studios in Milan, Rome and Florence between March, 2019, and January, 2020, eleven tracks cycle through a world of stylistic references—from psychedelia, psytrance and freak folk to stoner metal, noise and early electronic music—while remaining firmly a part of a singular vision.

Album opener “Letter 4” staggers along collaborator Leonardo Rubboli’s winding guitar melody, while second track “Dero” cycles into layers of assorted sine wave lines and tonal systems outside of the Western diatonic scales. X, wheel sits calmly at the centre of its own vortex of dissonance and diversity, moving through a spectrum of ideas, moods, and emotional states with uncanny ease. A glimpse of contributor Jesse Osborne- Lanthier’s synth melody briefly surfaces from a cacophonous flood of reverb and distortion on “Stoned Witch”. Aase Nielsen’s lonely saxophone wanders around the nostalgic hypnagogic noir of “Ensemble For Somnambulists”.

Heith draws together an array of philosophies and fictions together into a sonic tableau that exists outside of linear time. As the titular wheel spins, it does not bring about repetition, rather constant change and movement, spiralling into infinity.

The hypnotic nature of the release is translated in the album’s liner notes. It’s a collage of sorts, constructed from Heith’s own diary entries using the non-phonetic alphabet and linguistic experiment called “Angel’s Hair” developed with artist Pietro Agostoni. Together with contributions from ZU drummer Jacopo Battaglia and didgeridoo player Fabio Goldaniga, X, wheel is an exercise in creating new forms of meaning through sound, turning spectral vibration into conscious awareness.

2 Dero - Heith (PAN 119)

Dark Nights, Darker Days - Avishai Cohen Triveni (Dark Nights, Anzic, 2014)

We Walk Tall - Butcher Brown (b sides)

Will Bernard Quartet NSJF 12-7-98  
Prankster - Big Front - Trap Door Spider - Baldy - 3-Ply

Will Bernard Quartet NSJF 98

5 exclusive tracks from the debutalbum FAMILY FIRST from the Mark Guiliana Jazz Quartet. To be released June 4, 2015 on Beat Music Productions.

Mark Guiliana - drums
Chris Morrissey - double bass
Jason Rigby - tenor saxophone
Shai Maestro - piano

All music written & composed by Mark Guiliana, except for "Johnny Was", which was written and composed by R. Marley.

Europe booking: Mike Bindraban | Good Music Company
mike@goodmusiccompany.com 

For more on Mark Guiliana please visit:
http://www.goodmusiccompany.com/artist/mark-guiliana
http://www.markguiliana.com 

NOTE:
This link is a private link, so please be discrete with it. It is not allowed to share this link and/or these tracks with others. 
For promotional use only. 

Mark Guiliana Jazz Quartet - Johnny Was

Ghasem Batamuntu & The Nu Nova Compound

3 exclusively recorded promotional tracks
Recorded live at Art Studio in Hoogvliet, The Netherlands on March 29, 2015. 

Ghasem Batamuntu (soprano sax, percussion) // Andro Biswane (guitar) // John Tevreden (bass) // Yannick Hiwat (violin) // Arjen de Graaf (violin) // Maxim Baghuis (piano) // Luiz Perillo (percussion) // Owen Hart Jr. (drums) 

All tracks written & composed by Ghasem Batamuntu

More on www.batamuntu.com and https://www.facebook.com/GhasemBatamuntuAndTheNuNovaCompound

Recorded & produced by Mike Bindraban, Furlan Felter & SB Productions, March 29, 2015.


Ghasem Batamuntu - The Rainmaker

The In the Moment Remix Tape reworks the already-chopped, altered, and looped spontaneous compositions of Makaya McCraven's 2xLP In the Moment. Crossing the boundaries of improvisation, composition and sampling, nine producer/beat makers from around the globe reworked the tracks into new beats and creations of repurposed audio. Makaya then remixed their remixes into two continuous mixtape sides, blending them with beats of his own, resampling the samplers of his original sliced and sampled spontaneous compositions.
credits
releases 22 September 2015 

Produced by Makaya McCraven 
w/Beat Makers Amin Payne, Krush Love, Maker, Malik Abdul Rahmaan, Moongriffin, Peppin, Quiet Dawn, Radius and Swarvy.
Mastered by David Allen 
Curated by Scott McNiece and Alejandro Ayala 
Cover Art by Jordan Martins 
Design by Craig Hansen



Interstellar

Life and Death from ECM Records release 'Into The Silence' by Avishai Cohen Quartet.

Please check here for tourdates and more: http://www.goodmusiccompany.com/artist/avishai-cohen-t

All rights reserved by ECM Records, IMN & Good Music Company.


Avishai Cohen Quartet - Life And Death

Watch the Chicago-bred drummer-slash-producer prove why he's one of the most exciting, genre-bending talents in the jazz world live from the Jazz Cafe.

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Makaya McCraven Boiler Room London Live Set

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I’M ON THE RIGHT TRACK

Welcome to New Orleans

Welcome to New Orleans (Feat. Dr. John)

Makaya McCraven, Swarvy, Jeff Parker, Yagi, Justefan, Benjamin Shepard, Lanzo, Pigeondust

RAWs LA: Del Monte Pop Up Shop! mix

EXCLUSIVE MIX for @laidback 
Enjoy this timeless travel through the years on a groovy vibe orchestrated by a music lover and genuine good cat. 66 minutes of beats, rhymes and mellow… The soundtrack of FRITZ’ life.

Tracklist:
1 - Here I Am Baby (ACCF edit) - Woody Herman
2 - Everybody feat. Venomous2000 - A Cat Called FRITZ
3 - Jungle Vibe - A Cat Called FRITZ
4 - Spaces feat. Quasimoto - King Britt
5 - Spell Bound - Rae & Christian
6 - Move Y'all - Jazz Not Jazz
7 - Looking feat. J.Mcfysian (ACCF Remix) - DJ Simon S
8 - Bump de Bump (ACCF edit) - Monk Montgomery
9 - Boogie Wit Da Ruffneck (NTAN Remix) - Propo'88 + Blabbermouf
10 - Comments: To The Sure Shot - Jigmastas
11 - Love Goes - A Cat Called FRITZ
12 - Heart Don't Stand A Chance - Anderson .Paak
13 - Get A Hold - A Tribe Called Quest
14 - Clap Your Hands - A Tribe Called Quest
15 - Just Step (Interlude)
16 - Fakin the funk - Main source
17 - Buddy x (remix) - Neneh Cherry & Notorious b.i.g
18 - In da Groove (Interlude)
19 - Never - Top Billing
20 - F#*K You (Interlude)
21 - Mustafa In The Sky With Diamonds feat. Sach - A Cat Called FRITZ
22 - Conscience feat. Oz - La Tribu Du Chef Guida
23 - African Rhythms - Jay Dee
24 - Past, Present & Future - Demon Fuzz
25 - New York (ACCF edit) - Dreams
26 - Introduction
27 - Soul Down - Coops 
28 - What Does Your Soul Look Like - Dj Shadow
29 - JoHn Muir - SchoolBoy Q 
30 - Stranger - Portishead
31 - Mellow Blow Instrumental - Lewis Parker + Balada - Jneiro Jarel
32 - Contact feat. Audessey (MeloRemix) - A Cat Called FRITZ
33 - Blue Flowers - Dr octagon
34 - Turn Down The Sound - Adrian Younge
35 - OG B-Girl - T-Love
36 - Trippin' Over Words - Ty
37 - Just Being Me - Havoc & Alchemist
38 - Tension - DTCHPLNES
39 - I Shot You Down - Isaiah Rashad
40 - Us Kids Are Doing It - J Rocc

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Makaya McCraven - The Bounce

Makaya McCraven - This Place, That Place

Makaya McCraven - Songs Of The Forest Bugaboo

Makaya McCraven - Atlantic Black

Makaya McCraven - In These Times

Give them flowers while they still can smell 'em.

Q-Tip has been one of my favorite artists; ever since he popped up on The Jungle Brothers' seminal 1st album, "Straight Out The Jungle", back in 1988 and -contrary to a lot of his contemporaries-, didn't lose a step over all those years, as evident by his work on Tribe's 2016 swansong "We Got It From Here.."

It's Tip's birthday today (10/04)and I figured to do an album sequence on him as well, as I just did one too, a couple of weeks ago, on his homie Phife Dawg to commemmorate his passing 4 years ago, by rounding up left overs, guest shots, rarities and 'homeless' singles.

The same recipe here, but to be fair, none of the material here is particularly rare, but since it's scattered, I thought it would be nice anyway to combine and sequence all this into one album, in the exact way The Abstract would've done it himself.

Enjoy & be safe.

And happy birthday, Kamaal! 




Tracklist:

1.   Moneymaker
2.  Work It Out
3.  For The Nasty (ft. Pharrell & Busta Rhymes)
4.  Feva
5.  That's Sexy (ft. Andre 3000)
6.  Black Boy
7.  Lisa
8.  I'm Not Gon' Havin' It
9.  Makin' It Blend (ft. Wordsworth)
10. To The Beat (ft. Rahzel)
11.  Scram Jones
12. What Lies Beneath
13. We Fight, We Love (pt.II ft. Kanye West & Consequence)
14. The Fear In The Heart Of A Man
15. Keep It Moving (ft. Dion & Kurupt)
16. Damn You're Cool
...
...


All Tracks Produced by The Abstract, except

Track 3 produced by Pharrell
Track 4 produced by J. Dilla
Track 9 produced by DJ Roddy Rod
Track 10 produced by Rahzel & Bob Power
Track 14 produced by Erik Rico
Track 15 produced by Hi-Tek

The Lone Ranger

Q-Tip -- "The Lone Ranger"

London’s very own Spin Doctor has been a busy boy while in Lockdown. He has created this epic mix dedicated to the powerhouse that is Q-Tip. Using 50 tracks to mark The Abstract’s 50th Birthday on Friday 10th April 2020.
 
The mix combinies a bunch of Tip’s productions, verses, samples, interviews and more. From A Tribe Called Quest to Solange, Nas to Quincey Jones, the mix explores all aspects of this man’s genius.
 
There are very few artists that can claim such impact on an entire genre, but A Tribe Called Quest’s Q-Tip can do just that and more. As a member of what is widely agreed to be the greatest Hip-Hop group of all time, as a solo artist and as a producer for the great and the good, Q-Tip’s impact is immeasurable. Through his influence on the likes of J-Dilla, Kanye West and Pharrell, his influence can still be heard throughout all forms of Hip-Hop and Soul. Keep Bouncing!

Q-Tip Fifty 50

Blurring the lines of digital and live music, Living Beats bridges the gap between live performance, production and improvisation. The music organically spawned from a live session with Makaya McCraven on drums, MPC (Radius ECT) and DJ Moppy of CutzonCutz. Makaya used these improvisations as the inspiration for these beats adding keyboards, bells and percussion new melodies and renditions off Makaya's recent record, "Split Decision." Additional production and mixing were done by Chris Kramer of Tensei and a special guest appearance was made by the hip hop Violinist Savoir Faire and has been featured in Facemelt's ChiSound II compilation.

Split Decision

Busta's Joint (Radius Remix)

This month's edition is a "J Dilla Sample Special"!
Featuring many original tunes sampled by the legendary producer, followed by corresponding Jay Dee beats!

Label head Dusty is broadcasting live every 3rd Tuesday a month from 6 - 8pm (CET) from the dublab.de studio in Cologne, Nippes! In his monthly show Dusty presents his favourite musical discoveries as well as forthcoming exclusives and guest mixes – soulful, spiritual, electronic, cosmic… you name it, Jazz & Milk got it.
www.jazzandmilk.com

Tracklist
Gap Mangione – Diana in the Autumn Wind (GRC)
Slum Village – Fall In Love (Barak Records)
Tarika Blue – Dreamflower (Chiaroscuro Records)
Erykah Badu – Didn’t Cha Know (Motown)
Shawn Phillips – Don’t Want to Leave You, I Just Came to Say Good-Bye (A&M Records)
A Tribe Called Quest – That Shit (The Ummah Recordings)
The Singers Unlimited – Clair (Opus)
Slum Village – Players (Barak Records)
The Isley Brothers – Don’t Say Goodnight [It’s Time for Love] (Epic)
J Dilla – So Far To Go feat. Common & D’Angelo (BBE)
Sylvia Robinson – Sweet Stuff (Vibration)
J Dilla – Crushin’ [Instrumental] (Stones Throw Records)
Barney Kessel – The Look of Love (Black Lion Records)
Slum Village – The Look Of Love (Scenario Records)
100% Pure Poison – Windy C (EMI)
Yancey Boys – Alien Family [Instrumental] (Delicious)
Dave Grusin – The Colorado Trail (Sheffield Lab)
D’Angelo – Me & Those Dreaming Eyes Of Mine [Jay Dee Remix] (Golden Years)
Pharoah Sanders – Upper Egypt & Lower Egypt (Impulse!)
Jay Dee – Jay Dee 6 (Yancey Media Group)
Vangelis – Movement 1 (Polydor)
Talib Kweli – Colors of You (Javotti Media)
Ahmad Jamal – Swahililand (20th Century Records)
De La Soul – Stakes Is High (Tommy Boy)
Stan Getz and Luiz Bonfá – Saudade Vem Correndo (Verve)
The Pharcyde – Runnin’ (Delicious)
Billy Paul – Let the Dollar Circulate (Philadelphia International)
Steve Spacek – Dollar (Sound In Color)
The Cyrkle – The Visit [She Was Here] (Columbia)
A Tribe Called Quest – Get A Hold (Jive)
Moğollar – Haliç’te Güneşin Batışı (Diskotür)
Jay Dee – Welcome 2 Detroit (BBE)
Jay Dee – Think Twice (BBE)
Master Ace – Sitting On Chrome [Ummah Remix] (Golden Years)
The Roots – Dynamite (MCA)
Q Tip – Let’s Ride (Arista)
J Dilla – Earl (Bling47)
J Dilla – Circus (Bling47)
Common – The Questions (MCA)
Brand New Heavies ft Q-Tip – Sometimes [Ummah Remix] (Barclay)
Azymuth – Rico Suave Bossa Nova (BBE Music)

Jazz & Milk radio show w/ Dusty - J Dilla Sample Special (February 2021 / dublab.de)

A Celebration of Sound in Utrecht, Netherlands.

"Le Guess Who? proves: music & art can bring us together into a more hopeful future" – The Line of Best Fit

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