slower outtake from the "Law of Attraction" album session.

Outtakes: 'Law of Attraction' Session

Shift (Take 1)

In 1975, under the oppressive air of military dictatorship in Brazil, brothers Lelo and Ze Eduardo Nazario invited bassist Zeca Assumpção to join their musical experiments in a basement under Sao Paulo’s Teodoro Sampaio Street. The trio had already been playing together in Brazilian polymath Hermeto Pascoal’s band, alongside guitarist Toninho Horta and saxophonist Nivaldo Ornelas, and it was while working together under Hermeto’s direction that the Paulista rhythm section (as they were then known) realised their own potential.

With many nightclubs and venues closed in the mid-70s and government censors dictating the output of radio, TV and art galleries, many Brazilian artists fled during the years of the dictatorship. But underground, Grupo Um were fusing avant garde ideals with contemporary jazz and Afro Brazilian rhythm; making phenomenally beautiful music which was wildly free and expressive - in stark contrast to the sterile, conservative conditions being imposed above ground.

Recorded in just two days at Sao Paulo’s Vice-Versa Studios, Starting Point was to mark the inception of one of Brazil’s most daring instrumental groups. But with a record so radically ahead of its time, Grupo Um struggled to find a label willing to release their debut and Lelo Nazario kept the tapes safe in his archives, which is where they sat for almost half a century…

Finally, this mesmerising piece of history is here, and it was only the beginning…

Grupo Um - Suite Orquidea Negra

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American producer and composer Isak Gaines brings an explosive and dynamic contemporary jazz single for the "Colour Theory" jazz compilation coming soon on Inner Ocean!

Artwork by MC Blue Matter 
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Colour Theory

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Isak Gaines - Dance Of Contradictions

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We hope you like jamin too! Lofi heavyweights LESKY & Waywell are expanding their sound spectrum. With Norwegian guitar-hero MAS on board, our duo is giving their Lofi beats a Balearic twist and inject a healthy dose of jazz & fusion. All created during some long session in Tbilisi, Georgia. ‘Perolo’ is the third single.

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Produced & mixed by LESKY.
Guitar by Waywell.
Bass by MAS.
Recorded in LESKY's living room in Vera, Tbilisi, Georgia. 
Mastered by Roe Beardie.
Artwork by Tim Paschedag.

Cat No: MPM 332-3
Artist: LESKY, Waywell & MAS
Titel: Perolo

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LESKY, Waywell, MAS - Perolo

take a moment while you listen to be grateful for what you can be grateful for in the universe.

Universal Gratitude (Trio - Live)

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We hope you like jamming, too! Lofi heavyweights LESKY & Waywell are expanding their sound spectrum. With Norwegian guitar-hero MAS on board, our duo is giving their Lofi beats a Balearic twist and inject a healthy dose of jazz & fusion. All created during some long session in Tbilisi, Georgia. ‘Liquid Ecstasy’ is the fourth single.

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Produced & mixed by LESKY.
Guitar by Waywell.
Bass by MAS.
Recorded in LESKY's living room in Vera, Tbilisi, Georgia. 
Mastered by Roe Beardie.
Artwork by Tim Paschedag.

Cat No: MPM 332-4
Artist: LESKY, Waywell & MAS
Titel: Liquid Ecstasy

© ℗ 2023 Melting Pot Music

LESKY, Waywell & MAS - Liquid Ecstasy

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Experimental hip-hop/jazz quartet Bokoya team up with Cologne-based producer / guitarist Gianni Brezzo (Jakarta Records) for ‘Tangram’, the second single from their upcoming album ‘Minari’ on Melting Pot Music.

Bokoya describe themselves as a four-headed human drum machine that play impro-vised beat music. You can call it jazz if you like (all four members are graduated jazz musicians btw) but be ready to stumble over some Dilla, Kraut Rock, Ambient or Dub in the mix. We recommend their double-album ‘Hausensession’ (MPM 2022) as a reference point.

Gianni Brezzo's music is a bit easier to access but not less leftfield. Jazz is a major influ-ence, but it goes way further. On his album ‘Tutto Grosso’ (Jakarta, 2022), Brezzo rides a sonic wave similar to Matthew Halsall, Surprise Chef, El Michels Affair and BadBadNot-Good. 

The recording sessions took place at the Gottesweg Studios in Cologne where Bokoya and Gianni Brezzo jammed for three days and nights based on some basic sketches and beat. The sessions were edited and arranged after by Bokoya and Brezzo but no overdubs added.

‘Minari’ will be available as digital album and LP. 


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Improvised and produced by Bokoya & Gianni Brezzo.

Leon Raum - Drums 
Darius Heid - Fender Rhodes, Synth 
Lucy Liebe - Guitars, Bass 
Ferdinand Schwarz - Trumpet, Synth
Gianni Brezzo - Guitars, Sampler, Effects

Mixed & mastered by Roe Beardie.
Artwork by Jens Roth & Jeremias Diekmann. 
Cat No: MPM 320-2
Artist: Bokoya & Gianni Brezzo
Titel: Tangram

© ℗ 2023 Melting Pot Music

Bokoya & Gianni Brezzo - Tangram

Catalog: INNER189
Format: Digital // Tape Cassette // Streaming

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TOMC's second beat album in almost two years, "True Life" is an album filled with the history of beat music from the 1990s to the 2020s.

The album is a combination of "deep respect for the history of jazz and soul", "sound-collage like abstract hip-hop and trip-hop", "hybrid musicality with various rhythms similar to LA beats", and "a quiet listening experience that resonates with ambient music after the lo-fi beats movement. The result is a work that combines all of these qualities.

In addition, the album is unique in its deep knowledge of club culture, including medium grooves like rare grooves and neo-soul, house music, and even 2step.

This album is like Nujabes' "Modal Soul" in the 2020s, and is a dense piece of sampledelia magic similar to The Avalanches, Cornelius and others.

The album features three guests. H.Takahashi, the owner of Kankyo Records, where TOMC also works as a writer/reviewer, and one of the current frontrunners in nowadays Japanese ambient scene, pushes the quality of the balearic new age track, "True Life Again," to the extreme. Yutaka Hirasaka, a guitarist/beatmaker shows off his superb groovy playing on "Ubiquity. Hiroyuki Nakamura, a pianist and a longtime friend of TOMC, plays a key role in raising the quality of the three songs that form the heart of the album. He is like Uyama Hiroto in Nujabes’ works.

What TOMC expresses in its sound is a genuine wish for those who stand at the crossroads of their lives to live their "true life" with their hearts beating with excitement while being lost in their own positions.

Yes, this album may appear to be a complex work, with three deep "inner" suites and short interludes, but the result is very far from a sense of introspection or stagnation. Instead, the album is filled with sincere vibes that inspire and celebrate the lives of listeners living in today's uncertain society. 

This album is TOMC's first masterpiece, summarizing his extensive work from beats to ambient and beyond. We hope that this album will connect the cultures before and after the lo-fi movement and will be loved beyond the boundaries of the scene for a long time to come.

True Life

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TOMC - Place To Be (Album Mix)

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Introducing 'I'm Alright' by Unword featuring Kid Abstrakt. The Italian duo, accompanied by Day-Z's vocals, collaborates with rapper Kid Abstrakt this time. Unword stays true to emotions, presenting a mellow jazzy hip-hop melody with saxophone and piano accents. Kid Abstrakt's seamless flow blends with Day-Z's ethereal voice, both narrating the aftermath of a breakup. This song, 'I'm Alright,' instills hope for brighter days ahead.

Unword

I'm Alright

Unword - I'm Alright Feat. Kid Abstrakt

Stan returns with an upbeat piece of positivity called Into The Puddle. Because truth is, puddles can happen all year round. Sometimes they take you by surprise, sometimes you can dodge them. And sometimes all you can do is splutter straight through them. They are dirty, wet and messy, but when you surrender to them, they can be so much fun! Why stay safe and dry when you know you need to get to the other side? Your old shoes needed replacing anyway. The adventure awaits into the puddle!

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Stan Forebee - Into The Puddle

Música instrumental para restaurantes e ambientes em geral compostas por Luciano Alem Brito

Eu, você e o luar

“A lovely jazz performance that soothes the soul”
— 6x NBA champion, basketball legend & jazz fan Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

“Mike Casey: Jazz For The Millennial Set”
— Huffington Post

saxophone-based artist & composer
GRAMMYs "NEXT" Class of 2023