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Following the release of her critically-acclaimed trilogy “Meditations I-II-III”, FOXTROTT announces a new chapter with “The Motion/Looking For Your Love”. The pair of songs is the first of a new series of independently-released diptychs to be rolled out over the course of the year. FOXTROTT throws away the rulebook and wants to take us along on her journey. “I love the short form of the diptych in music, where one piece resonates with the other, in a dialogue. It’s a mini-universe of its own. After a few years navigating the music industry with its ups and downs, I wanted to reconnect with spontaneity, ease and the joy of sharing music. By moving away from more rigid structures, I feel a renewed enthusiasm. Honestly, I feel like I am just getting started.” The two pieces are entirely written, interpreted and produced by FOXTROTT, with contributions by OURI on cello and harp. 

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FOXTROTT amorce un nouveau chapitre avec « The Motion/Looking For Your Love », faisant suite à sa trilogie « Meditations I-II-III », encensée par la critique. Cette paire de pièces musicales constitue la première d’une nouvelle série de diptyques qui sera présentée au cours de l’année. FOXTROTT fait fi des règles et nous invite à la suivre dans ce nouveau périple. « J’aime la forme courte du diptyque en musique, où une pièce résonne avec l’autre dans une sorte de dialogue. Ce sont des mini-univers en soi. Après quelques années à me frayer un chemin dans l’industrie de la musique avec ses joies et ses problèmes, je ressentais le besoin de me reconnecter avec la spontanéité, la légèreté de la forme et avec la joie de partager la musique. En m’éloignant des structures plus rigides, j’éprouve un enthousiasme renouvelé. J’ai l’impression que je ne fais que commencer. » Ces deux pièces sont entièrement composées, interprétées et produites par FOXTROTT, avec une contribution de l’artiste OURI au violoncelle et à la harpe.

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Legendary American musician Brian Jackson announces his first solo album in over 20 years, ‘This Is Brian Jackson’, produced by Phenomenal Handclap Band founder Daniel Collás and released on BBE Music.

Brian Jackson earned mythic status among music fans thanks to his pioneering work with Gil Scott-Heron in the 70’s, where his flute and electric piano performances on ‘Pieces of a Man’ and ‘Winter In America’ virtually defined the sound of an era. From the 80s onwards he went on to record with Kool & The Gang, Will Downing (whose debut album he produced), Roy Ayers and Gwen Guthrie among many others, and while many veteran musicians tend to stick with the sounds they know best at some point in their careers, Jackson remains an unusually adventurous, vital and broad-minded artist to this day.

When the Phenomenal Handclap Band’s Daniel Collás first met Brian Jackson at a performance in New York, right off the bat he said “I think I could produce you”. “I wasn’t sure why he thought that,” says Jackson “but I considered it a challenge to find out. Turns out that he was right.”

Early on in their friendship, Brian mentioned that he’d embarked on a solo project right around the time he recorded ‘Bridges’ with Gil Scott-Heron in 1976. There were even some unfinished demos, but the album had never materialised. Daniel leapt on the idea, asking “what would a Brian Jackson album sound like if the 21st century Brian were to complete that 1976 album today?” Completed in a series of twice weekly sessions over 11 months in Daniel’s Williamsburg studio, ‘This Is Brian Jackson’ provides the answer.
“We sketched out musical ideas, drank way too much coffee, consumed way too many tacos and sampled perhaps a few too many exotic whiskeys while talking about things that were important to both of us personally. The lyrics for the songs are a result of those conversations” says Jackson.

Contributors to the album range from Jackson’s guitarist, bassist and longtime friend Binky Brice (Billy Ocean, Evelyn Champagne King, Roy Ayers), Collás’s occasional writing partner Morgan Phalen, Latin Grammy-winning flautist Domenica Fossati, drummers Moussa Fadera and Caito Sanchez, and Phenomenal Handclap Bandmates Juliet Swango and Monika Heidemann.

And the music? Vintage, soul-stirring Brian Jackson, with the great man’s warm vocals, distinctive flute and lyrical keys taking centre stage. The songwriting feels timeless, the arrangement effortless, the production human and analogue. From golden-era soul-funk opener ‘All Talk’, through soaring Afrobeat-inspired dreamscape ‘Mami Wata’ to compact groover ‘Little Orphan Boy’ which closes the album, ‘This Is Brian Jackson’ is simply some of the veteran artist’s best work yet, subtly and lovingly framed by Daniel Collás.

Brian Jackson - Little Orphan Boy (Instrumental)

Just hit a little milestone of 5K listeners - much love to you all out there.
It's also the Lunar New Year, so I decided to compile and do a short 30 min mix celebrating music from the Asian countries of Singapore, Taiwan, Japan, Philippines, Thailand and Indonesia. There were so many incredible sounds coming out during the late 70s and early 80s, and it's a pleasure to share some of these vibrations with you folks.

This mix can also be heard on the latest 'WE MOVE' radio show, recorded out of Red Bull Studios NYC and syndicated via London's Radar Radio : 
https://soundcloud.com/darkerthanwax-radio/we-move-05-live-from-rbs-new-york-via-radar-radio

Playlist in a bit!

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ASIAN SOUNDWAVES

"Hot, Cool, Spice"

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Coming Home Has Never Sounded Sweeter

The Jazzual Suspects keep the boom bap breaks and jazz keys flowing on ‘Back Home,’ the second single from the forthcoming debut album! Classic head nod bliss for the headphone syndicate. 

Fans of Mushroom Jazz will know the name. Like a freight train with a sound-system blasting music from a bygone era, this is music for the ride home! 

The Jazzual Suspects, representing a back in the day Bay Area, Hard!

https://www.om-records.com/jazzual-suspects
https://www.instagram.com/thejazzualsuspects/
https://itunes.apple.com/us/artist/the-jazzual-suspects/280234491
https://open.spotify.com/artist/7KH5fBS44kdTebdgzspYtJ?si=qZ1zlfUST7GVCGLGuPrd6Q
https://twitter.com/thejazzualsusp1
https://www.facebook.com/The-Jazzual-Suspects-232703373952259

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Mascarade Records, Collectif Brestois orienté Jazz 2 House, lance leur label. Pour leur première release, c’est un deux titres composé par le DJ/Producteur lyonnais Zajazza accompagné par la chanteuse Macy Lu, échappés le temps de ce mini ep du groupe Uptown Lovers.

Au programme deux tracks dans une ambiance Néo Soul dowtempo, une cover signé Sonia Seling et un mini Ep qui met les premières pierres à l’édifice et donne le ton pour ce nouveau label.
Le premier extrait de cette release est By your side (remix du groupe d’Uptown Lovers) et prouve une fois de plus
le talent de Zajazza de se réapproprier une ballade pour en faire un morceau puissant qui restera à coup sur une de ses plus belles collaborations.

Sortie : 24 Janvier 2020 sur Bandcamp
https://mascaraderecords.bandcamp.com/
(précommande ouverte le 10 Janvier)

Diffusé le 19 décembre 2019.
Broadcasted on December 12th 2019.

Mascarade Records :
› https://www.facebook.com/mascaraderecords/

Zajazza
› https://www.facebook.com/ZajazzaMusic/

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C'est le dernier mix entre les fleuves de la saison et pour l’occasion, on a mis les petits plats dans les grands car c’est Coco Maria qui s'occupe pendant deux heures de vous masser l’esprit ou de vous enflammer les gambettes, ou les deux d’ailleurs. Coco Maria, c’est une DJ d’origine mexicaine maintenant installée à Amsterdam, spécialiste des sons d’Amérique latine, mais pas que… 

Preuve en est avec ce mix, qui contient aussi de la musique des Etats-Unis, d’Afrique, de la Réunion et d’autres régions du monde. Beaucoup de jazz, pas mal de funk, un peu de jazz-funk évidemment, et même quelques petites touches de musique trad, pour un mix très élégant, et très cinématographique aussi, qui donne envie de vivre un été plein de fantasmes.

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