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Buy / Stream the album here : https://orcd.co/breakthewall

Effortlessly dismantling the barriers between R&B, soul, funk, disco and jazz sounds, MF Robots present long player ‘Break The Wall’, on BBE Music. 

Astonishing musicianship, pristine production and top-tier songwriting, ‘Break The Wall’ immediately calls to mind those iconic American rhythm sections of the 70s and 80s. The music is energising, uplifting and the potent result of a highly accomplished musical partnership maturing, growing and hitting their stride together in lock-step. 

Jan Kincaid and Dawn Joseph met as members of one of the UK’s most successful Acid Jazz bands, which influenced Mark Ronson, D’Angelo, Jamiroquai, Erykah Badu and The Roots to name a few. Founding the Brand New Heavies was an important chapter for Jan, but once he and vocalist and songwriting partner Dawn began working together, the chemistry was instant and irresistible. It was time to turn the page, and soon MF Robots was born. 

“When we made our first album, we didn’t have a band as such. We basically made a lot of the record at home and called on other musicians as and when we needed them. Our sound was developing organically, and when we finally released the record to great critical acclaim, it was time to get out on the road,” says Jan. “We put together a band of likeminded young musicians, playing intimate gigs and big festivals all over Europe and beyond, growing tight as a unit, so that when it came time to think about making this, our second album, we knew we had an extra level of musicianship full of personality that could realise our vision.” 

Inviting band members Alex Montaque (keys), Naz Adamson (bass), Mark Beaney (guitar), Jack Birchwood (trumpet), Ben Treacher (sax) to improvise and contribute their own ideas over song-sketches laid out by Jan and Dawn gives ‘Break The Wall’ a special sense of offthe-cuff brilliance. Even on the polished final product you can detect a collaborative, fluid and unhurried approach to production that’s all-too rare these days. 

There’s guest performances from bassist Gail Ann Dorsey (‘The Love It Takes’, ‘Make Me Happy’) and guitarist Cory Wong ('Shine', 'Make Me Happy'), the former a top-flight session player who’s collaborated with Lenny Kravitz and David Bowie among others, the latter a member of the incredible Vulfpeck collective and an accomplished solo artist in his own right. Mixed by Clinton McCreery and mastered at The Carvery in London, the album was completed in March 2020, just before the World went into COVID19 lockdown. 

As for concept behind the project, “the name of the band, MUSIC FOR ROBOTS, is an entirely tongue in cheek one. It’s a poke at the generic nature of a lot of present day pop music, of a certain “factory” songwriting style and lack of real individuality and personality in ‘manufactured’ music. We want to create strong Soulful music with a timeless classic feel, drawing from a lot of diverse influences that makes you feel good, so maybe you can lose yourself for a little while. We want to create something that touches a feeling in people, the way that we are touched by a lot of great music and want it to still sound good in years to come.”

 In this long player, the duo’s musical mission has been both accomplished, and surpassed. The title ‘Break The Wall’ could not be more apt.

Break the Wall

MF Robots - Gold

New England Conservatory President Emeritus and Walter W. Naumburg Chair in Music, Laurence Lesser Bach: Suite for Cello solo no 1 in G major, BWV 1007. Recorded live in Jordan Hall, Boston, by Alex Hug

Bach: Suite for Cello solo no 1 in G major-Prelude

Hugh Wolff leads the New England Conservatory Philharmonia and Concert Choir and the Tufts Chamber Singers in a performance of Beethoven's Symphony no 9 in D minor "Ode to Joy". Recorded live in Jordan Hall, Boston February 12, 2014/ 

Beethoven Ninth Symphony: iv. Presto – Allegro assai

TEASER track. 

More to come if we see some love. 

Ray Chen & Luca D'Alberto "Bach-Teaser"

left my moment of silence where the tides meet the sand
and never planned to spend another second alone
with my louder-than-crowds thoughts
and clouds lost under the weight of memory
unendingly crashing through the lucked upon equilibrium,
occasional and fleeting, but momentarily existent.

overcaringly insistent that
should I fall prey to the pressures of physical comfort
I'll never know my true potential

But sometimes times incline me to 
find torrential tempests 
all the while keeping a normal face

Because a normal face is the most important part.


//michael mayo//
lyrics, music, and production

For Those Who Crave A Silent Moment

London DJ, Producer and Wolf Music regular, Medlar has spent his career exploring house music on and off the dance floor. 2017 is set to be Medlar’s biggest year yet, with releases on West Friends, For Discos Only and plenty of new and exciting DJ ventures. We can’t wait to have him on the airwaves.

Tracklist

Alphonse Mouzon - Space Invaderz (MPS)
Unknown - Unknown
Love Club - Hot Summer Nights (Medlar Dub Edit) (fortchoming West End)
Medlar - Cascinari 
Dele Sosimi - You No Fit Touch Am (Medlar Remix) (Wah Wah 45s)
Medlar - Priet
Mytron & Ofofo - Kenya (Medlar Remix) (forthcoming Bordello A Parigi)
Medlar - Shake It (forthcoming For Discos Only)
Jah Wobble, Jaki Liebezeit, Holger Czukay - How Much Are They (Medlar Edit) (Island)

Medlar Mix for Gilles Peterson Worldwide (GPWW 1039)

Dusty, downtempo house from London-via-Lithuanian producer @arnheim, finessed by live jazz instrumentation from Tyrone Isaac-Stuart on sax and Jabriel Al Suhaimi on guitar. Out on his own Barbara Recordings.

Read more & buy: http://www.stampthewax.com/2017/05/05/premiere-arnheim-would-you-tell-me-about-you/
Listen on Youtube: bit.ly/would-you-tell

Listen on Youtube

Arnheim - Would You Tell Me About You (STW Premiere)

The 9th episode of "Food for Flight",
a series of beautiful Soul/Jazz/Fusion specifically for the mind to go on a journey. 
Let the Music take you to new, unexplored territory.

Tracklist:
* The Dramatics - Ocean Of Thoughts And Dreams
* Hiroshi Sato - Pure Land
* Hatfield And The North - Your Majesty Is Like a Cream Donut
* Pierre Dutour - Magic Lake I
* Dick Walter & Eugene Cines - Quiet Reflections
* Piero Umiliani - Millenni
* Steve Parks & Steve Marshall - Still Thinking Of You (Instrumental)
* Sly5thAve - Peace
* Chick Corea - Bagatelle #4
* Terry Callier - What Color Is Love

Food For Flight Vol.9

Johann Sebastian Bach - Air

From the album Kampu-China. 
Vinyl & streaming: http://www.kingunderground.com/product/ku-056
Flea Market Funk premiered it: http://bit.do/Revenge-Scene

Kampu-China

Revenge Scene

VINYL

Solomon Citron -  Revenge Scene

'Meghalaya - The Remixes', released 2nd October 2020 on Soul Has No Tempo: https://tianakhasi.bandcamp.com/album/meghalaya-the-remixes

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For Those Who Crave A Silent Moment

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