Daylight Robbery

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‘Galilean Moons’, coming out on June 29th, is Daylight Robbery’s fourth and final single before the release of his first album on Melting Pot Music. ‘Moons of Jupiter’ will be out on July 15th digitally and on vinyl. Intergalactic jazz fusion with a hip-hop twist; Think Nujabes and Pete Rock remix a lost Roy Ayers album arranged by David Axelrod. Daylight Robbery grew up in South London and Frankfurt before moving to Brooklyn, New York where ‘Galilean Moons’ was recorded. Stay tuned for more vibes. 

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Produced by Daylight Robbery.
Keys by Benjamin Furmann.
Percussion by Carine Gibert.
Recorded at Crown Heights Basement, Brooklyn. 
Mixed by Daniel Brangwyn in London.
Mastered by Roe Beardie in Cologne.
Artwork by Giza One.

Cat No: MPM 303-4
Artists: Daylight Robbery 
Title: Galilean Moons

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Daylight Robbery - Galilean Moons (feat. Benjamin Furman)

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Intergalactic Jazz fused with Hip-Hop. Think Nujabes and Pete Rock remix a Lonnie Liston Smith album arranged by David Axelrod. We realise that's far too much name-dropping for two sentences, but it describes the direct influences and vision of UK born producer Rob Waite aka Daylight Robbery. Rob grew up in London and Frankfurt before moving to Brooklyn, New York where ‘Moons of Jupiter’ – his first album for MPM – was recorded. "The sonic identity of the music is my homage to all the amazing Jazz fusion records that came out between ‘71 and ‘74, fused with a 90’s Hip-Hop vibe I struggle to get away from. With the help of some amazing musician friends, I was able to move beyond loop-based sampling techniques and take a step towards a more free flowing Jazz focused energy.” 

The album title ‘Moons of Jupiter’ refers to the 80 known moons of Jupiter that form a satellite system called the Jovian system. 12 of these moons are visited throughout the listening experience, starting in the light, and progressively moving into darkness. The artwork has been created by Cologne-based illustrator Giza One.

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Produced by Daylight Robbery.
Benjamin Furmann - Piano, Rhodes & Wurlitzer on ‘Pandia’, ‘Europa’, ‘Galilean Moons’, ‘Thebe’, ‘Ersa’ & ‘Elara’
Dave Levy - Trumpet and Mute Trumpeton ‘Shade’ and ‘Himalaya’
Green T - Vocals on ‘Starbust’ and ‘Moons of Jupiter’
FP - Vocals on ‘Moons of Jupiter’
Carine Gilbert - Percussion / Weird Noises on ‘Galilean Moons’
Mixed and mastered by Roe Beardie.
Artwork by Giza One.

Cat No: MPM 303
Artists: Daylight Robbery 
Title: Moons of Jupiter

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Daylight Robbery - Ersa

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‘For A Minute’ is an atmospheric rap ballad where German producer wielandwieland seamlessly blends their smooth, melodic production style with the chill, introspective flow of American rapper Mile. Set against a soothing sample, the track explores themes of self-reflection and fleeting thoughts, offering an immersive experience that bridges rap and ethereal vibes. This perfect fusion of German musicality and American emotion is ideal for fans of thoughtful, melodic rap.

For A Minute

wielandwieland & Mile - For A Minute

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New single ‘Island Arrival’ from British jazz producer Daylight Robbery. Taken from his forthcoming second album on Melting Pot Music, ‘Third Island Suite’ (May 2025). Connecting the dots between Spiritual Jazz, Fusion & Hip-Hop. Recorded in collaboration with New York pianist Nick Marks. Follow-up to his first album ‘Moons of Jupiter’ (2022).

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Produced by Daylight Robbery & Nick Marks.
Keys by Nick Marks.
Mixed and mastered by Roe Beardie.
Artwork by Jens Roth.

Cat No: MPM 349-1
Artists: Daylight Robbery & Nick Marks
Title: Island Arrival

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Daylight Robbery - Island Arrival (Single Version) w/ Nick Marks

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Wrapped in waves of smoke, Opium Lounge is an enchanting ballad where Rachel Kitchlew's harp beautifully merges with the brass and guitars of SHOLTO and Dave Bardon. This single, imbued with a cinematic atmosphere, combines complex improvisations and sophisticated arrangements, characteristic of her eclectic musical approach. The fluid, shifting rhythm evokes the gallop of a horse in the English countryside, creating a captivating atmosphere. With her work spanning from Glastonbury to film scores, Rachel blends an atmospheric ambiance with modern jazz influences.

Flirty Ghost

Opium Lounge

Rachel Kitchlew & SFJ (ft. SHOLTO & David Bardon) - Opium Lounge

Far Out Recordings proudly presents a landmark discovery in Brazilian jazz: the long lost album by drumming pioneer Edison Machado. Recorded in New York City in early 1978 but never released, Edison Machado & Boa Nova captures a pivotal figure in Brazilian music history at the height of his artistic powers.

Combining North and South American jazz traditions with Machado's revolutionary samba innovations, Edison Machado & Boa Nova represents a triumph against the odds. After facing persecution under Brazil's military dictatorship and being forced to sell his drum kit in 1976, Machado found renewed creative purpose in New York with the Boa Nova ensemble. The resulting album captures the essence of his genius - sophisticated yet wild, controlled yet daring, leading an ensemble of some of the best jazz, samba and bossa nova players of the day.

At just fifteen years old, Machado revolutionized Brazilian music through an accident that would change everything - when his snare drum broke during a performance, he began playing samba rhythms on the cymbal. This innovation, known as "samba no prato" (samba on the cymbals), brought new layers of dynamism to samba and proved instrumental in the development of bossa nova alongside contemporaries like Antonio Carlos Jobim and João Gilberto.

A complex and passionate figure, Machado was notorious for his militant perfectionism and "attacking" style of drumming. Having spent some years of his youth in the Brazilian army, musicians often remarked that he played as if he were at war. But his innovative style, while exhibiting complete control and sophistication, somehow so often danced right on the edge of chaos and wild abandon.

After making his name in Rio's legendary Beco das Garrafas (Bottles Alley) in the 1950s and early '60s, Machado went on to form Bossa Três - the world's first instrumental bossa nova group. His influence spread internationally through collaborations with Stan Getz, Sergio Mendes, Antônio Carlos Jobim, Milton Nascimento, and Chet Baker, while his 1964 album Edison Machado É Samba Novo stands as a masterpiece of Brazilian jazz.

At 80 minutes in length, Edison Machado & Boa Nova, the lost 1978 New York sessions, is a singular achievement in Brazilian jazz. The format itself is a rarity in the canon. It’s packed full of exceptional technical precision and creative vitality, with sophisticated arrangements and masterful improvisation from its exceptional sextet of Brazilian and US musicians: Paulinho Trompete (flugelhorn/trumpet), Ion Muniz (tenor saxophone), Steve Sacks (baritone saxophone), Mozar Terra (piano), and Ricardo dos Santos (double bass).

The album features unheard compositions by Brazilian masters Dom Salvador (Salvador Trio, Harry Belafonte, Edu Lobo), Guilherme Vergueiro (Raul De Souza, Leon Ware, Joyce), Aloisio Aguiar (Arthur Verocai, Airto) amidst the plethora of captivating original material by the members of the Boa Nova ensemble.

Edison Machado & Boa Nova releases on double vinyl LP, CD and digitally on the 28th March 2025, via Far Out Recordings

Edison Machado - Janeiro

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New single ‘Tonight's Entertainment’ from British jazz producer Daylight Robbery. Taken from his forthcoming second album on Melting Pot Music, ‘Third Island Suite’ (May 2025). Connecting the dots between Spiritual Jazz, Fusion & Hip-Hop. Recorded in collaboration with New York pianist Nick Marks. Follow-up to his first album ‘Moons of Jupiter’ (2022).

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Produced by Daylight Robbery & Nick Marks.
Keys by Nick Marks.
Mixed and mastered by Roe Beardie.
Artwork by Jens Roth.

Cat No: MPM 349-2
Artists: Daylight Robbery & Nick Marks
Title: Tonight's Entertainment

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Daylight Robbery - Tonight's Entertainment w/ Nick Marks

Mr Bongo proudly announces the first single from Don Glori’s forthcoming third album ‘Paper Can’t Wrap Fire’. The cornerstone of the LP, 'Brown Eyes' is a joyous soul-jazz groover featuring the captivating lead male vocals of fellow Melbourne/Naarm local, ML Hall. On first listen you’d be mistaken for thinking this is a straight-up love song. Yet underneath its uplifting soulful flavours and sultry vocals, lies a deeper topic at play.

‘Brown Eyes’ discusses the comfort of seeking and finding your community when you had previously felt like an outsider. As Don mentions, “This song is about feeling 'othered' in a predominantly white society like Australia. The first verse is about being tokenised/tolerated and having to stake your claim to a place at the table. The second verse and hook are about finding people who have a shared history with you and feeling at ease around them. When you meet another person like that, and you don’t have to explain all the above, it’s a comforting feeling.” 

“It was the first song I wrote start to finish for the record, starting with the opening riff on the piano. I was taking a lot of cues from Jordan Rakei’s cover of Donald Byrd’s ‘Wind Parade’, as well as throwing in a nod to The Doobie Brothers inserting hooks where they shouldn’t be.”

The result is an empowering hit of jazz-injected soul, nourished by a funk flavour. A track that ebbs and flows between sections of sweeping tenderness and head-nodding, bassline-heavy grooves. Crisp swung drums, masterful keys and those honeyed vocals from Hall, backed with lush harmonies from Ruby Dargaville, Isadora Lauritz, and Bianca Kyriacou, combine to send you cruising out across the horizon.


Don Glori - Brown Eyes (Ft. ML Hall)

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Coco Elane (they/she) & Lucid Liebe (she/her) share their new joint single 
‘Wander With Me’, blending queer, spaced-out R&B with elements of jazz and a touch of kitsch. Lucy aka Lucid Liebe, a Berlin-based multi-instrumentalist, producer and member of jazz trio Bokoya, crafted evocative, dynamic arrangements around Coco’s haunting vocals and viola recordings. Together, they create genre-fluid, soul-ful soundscapes that feel raw, intimate, and transformative. 

“For me, this song is about the desire for emotional connection and uncertainty, that comes with it,” Coco shares. “It's also a question, whether it is all just a dream. It re-flects a mix of hope, vulnerability and uncertainty in love.” 

Their EP ‘Wander With Me’ drops Thursday March 27th.
Bern-based artist Coco Elane has put out a joint EP with Leipzig producer upper class and released various singles for urbanundergrounds and Hutzpah Records. Her debut album is set to come out in late 2025.
Lucy Liebe has released three albums with Bokoya for MPM and a solo project titled Looong Epeee. As part of douniah’s live band, she has performed extensively across Germany and the UK.  

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All Instruments played by Lucy Liebe.
Viola by Coco Elane.
Vocals by Coco Elane.
Mastered by Roe Beardie.
Artwork by Franka Fairy.

Cat No: MPM 356-3
Artist: Coco Elane & Lucy Liebe
Titel: Wander With Me

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Coco Elane & Lucid Liebe - Wander With Me

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New single ‘Truth By Trial’ from British jazz producer Daylight Robbery. Taken from his forthcoming second album on Melting Pot Music, ‘Third Island Suite’ (May 2025). Connecting the dots between Spiritual Jazz, Fusion & Hip-Hop. Recorded in collaboration with New York pianist Nick Marks. Follow-up to his first album ‘Moons of Jupiter’ (2022).

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Produced by Daylight Robbery & Nick Marks.
Keys by Nick Marks.
Mixed and mastered by Roe Beardie.
Artwork by Jens Roth.

Cat No: MPM 349-3
Artists: Daylight Robbery & Nick Marks
Title: Truth By Trial

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Daylight Robbery - Truth By Trial w/ Nick Marks

Proudly presenting ‘Transe’ the first single taken from Zé Ibarra's forthcoming second album. You may be familiar with the hypnotic entrancing tones of Zé’s vocals, through his work in the four-piece, Latin Grammy award-winning Brazilian powerhouse, Bala Desejo and the band Dônica. Zé has also toured with Brazilian legend Milton Nascimento on vocals and guitar, a real honour but also a reflection of Zé's craft to be selected in the band by such a musical titan.

A classic singer-songwriter, 'Transe' sees Zé starting as the song would have been written, simply an acoustic guitar and his voice flowing in an intimate dance. It’s an instantly comforting tone reminiscent of classic Brazilian songs from the past (think Caetano Veloso), before the song builds with ghosty string arrangements, vocal overdubs, and percussion. The energy in Zé's voice intensifies to a climax, as the dial swings in a more contemporary direction powered by a grooving bassline. 

Speaking about the song, Zé mentions, “This song represents, at this moment, a side of me that is still little explored and more intimate. It moves between pop and conceptual, creating an experience closer to a film than a traditional song. This effect is reinforced by the guitar and bass of Frederico Heliodoro, who is also part of Milton Nascimento's band."

‘Transe’ therefore shows a more experimental side to Zé beyond the scared partnership of voice and guitar. Mixing elements of jazz, MPB, and progressive rock, it’s rich and dynamic with a cinematic feel that is full of suspense. A stunning single and a taste of what is to come from one of the finest modern-classic musicians in Brazil’s blooming contemporary scene.


Transe

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Rue de la Nuit

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From an artist in their seventies, you probably wouldn’t expect to hear an album like this. But Brazilian drumming legend Ivan ‘Mamão’ Conti has been experimenting and innovating for the last half a century. As one third of cult Rio jazz-funk trio Azymuth, Mamão was at the root of the group’s ‘samba doido’ (crazy samba) philosophy, which warped the traditional samba compass with jazz influences and space age electronics. Even with his lesser known jovem guardua group The Youngsters, Mamão was experimenting with tapes and delays to create unique, ahead-of-its-time sounds, way back in the sixties. More recently Mamão recorded an album with hip-hop royalty Madlib under the shared moniker ‘Jackson Conti’.

With his first album in over twenty years, and the first to be released on vinyl since his 1984 classic The Human Factor, Mamão shares his zany carioca character across eleven tracks of rootsy electronic samba and tripped out jazz, beats and dance music. Featuring Alex Malheiros and Kiko Continentino on a number of tracks, the Azymuth lifeblood runs deep, but venturing into the modern discotheque (as Mamão would call it), Poison Fruit also experiments with sounds more commonly associated with house and techno, with the help of London based producer Daniel Maunick (aka Dokta Venom).

Take a bite of Mamão’s psychoactive Papaya and join the maestro on a weird and wonderful stroll through the Brazilian jungle.

United by a love for the music of Mamão and Azymuth, the CD and digital edition also feature remixes and dubs from some of today’s most forward-thinking producers with a penchant for percussion, including IG Culture, the 22a crew, Max Graef and Glenn Astro.

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Ivan ‘Mamão’ Conti - Ilha Da Luz

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