formentera cave session
https://jupitertuningcenter.bandcamp.com/album/keywax-crush

done it again

Simple (mostly) instrumental edit of a classic Brit-funk cover version.

Kokomo - I Can Understand It (Mark Wayward Edit)

Mr Bongo proudly presents the debut album from Tasmania-born, Melbourne-based, Finn Rees. Gliding across a swirling palette of saturated hues, Dawn Is A Melody feels vintage yet vibrant, new but familiar at the same time. A spiritual, deep and textured jazz record, tipping its hat to greats from the past, capturing memories and reformulating them into new ideas with the help of some of Melbourne’s finest talent.

Expert keys player for the likes of 30/70 and Elle Shimada, alongside one-half of Close Counters, this debut LP was Finn’s conscious departure from the realm of groove-based jazz. Instead, Dawn Is A Melody places the piano and arrangements centre stage, giving Finn and his fellow Melbourne crew freedom to explore the spaces in between, new emotions and alternate soundscapes.

In Finn’s own words: “My intention with Dawn Is A Melody was to create a world; a microcosm of colour. Something rich and beautiful that allowed the melodies and compositions to reach their full potential. It was driven by hope, curiosity and the search for beauty and reassurance in this ever-changing world. The emotion behind the music is really about the journey of life, growing up and changing, as well as my relationship with Tasmania’s natural landscapes where I grew up, a part of the world that is incredibly unique and beautiful.”

The album arcs between opening, middle and end. Beginning with the optimism of ‘Looking Up’ and ‘Lagoon’, the former a celestial, string and harp marbled slice of positivity, the latter a spiritual journey of exuberance and hope, Finn’s fingers dancing across the ‘70s Yamaha grand piano. From there the songs blossom outwards with the cinematic soulful journey of ‘It’s Behind Me Now’ and Brazilian-inspired ‘Expansion’, as the divine ‘Crossing’ signals a transition to a new realm. The energy is transformed from the rich cosmic textures to a more intimate and personal feeling with ‘Ablaze’, ‘Between Spaces’ and ‘As It Passes’ which blissfully fades down to simply piano and strings to close out the record.

Recorded at Rolling Stock in Collingwood, Melbourne, Henry Jenkins was drafted in as recording and mix engineer, his minimal vintage mic setups giving a live aesthetic and warmth to the arrangements. Lucky Pereira and Blakely McLean Davies form the rock-solid rhythm section, with a hand-picked line-up of other Melbourne talent on display, including Cheryl Durongpitikul on tenor sax, Siwei Wong on harp, Audrey Powne on trumpet and Allysha Joy on vocals to name only a few.

Plotting a course from Alice Coltrane, through Herbie Hancock, to Arthur Verocai, this is a debut nourished by the past but firmly made in the present. A record unable to be age-stamped, casting ambiguity as to when, what era and by whom it has been crafted. Like a vintage lens capturing a current scene, Dawn Is A Melody is warm and familiar yet focused on the here now.

Finn Rees - Between Spaces

'Viral Love' is the first single taken off the 'Life Is What You Make It' EP by the FakeHunters production crew.

🎧 https://tr.ee/SA9Kr_WOOq

If you're new to the FakeHunters you're in for a treat, as the crew consistently comes with some of the smoothest headnod Hip Hop Jazz production and cuts. Once again they team up with the always ear friendly emcee and vocalist Melodiq, who flows with effortless finesse in his verses and sung chorus. 

The EP also features the likes of Philosophy Cole, Savior and P Able.

Life Is What You Make It EP - Pre Save
https://lnk.dmsmusic.co/fakehunters_lifeiswhatyoumakeitep

Life Is What You Make It EP

Viral Love

STREAM / DOWNLOAD

FakeHunters - Viral Love Feat. Melodiq

From the Volt, One

Summer Nights

oct 2, 2024

Tab & Anitek - The Fonz

Sun Scope is a soundtrack to a dreamlike journey through nature.

ᴏʟʟᴏᴀ*
ʙᴇɴᴛʜᴏs
sʜᴏᴠᴇʟ ᴘᴏɪɴᴛ
sᴜᴍᴀᴄ*
ᴅᴇᴇʀ
ᴇʏᴇ ᴅʀᴇᴀᴍ
sᴜɴ sᴄᴏᴘᴇ
ᴍᴇsᴀ
ᴛᴇᴍ ᴛᴡᴏ*
sᴇʜɴsᴜᴄʜᴛ
ᴍʏ ᴍɪsᴛᴀᴋᴇ
ᴄᴏɴᴛʀᴏʟ*
sʜᴏʀᴛᴡᴀᴠᴇ
ʀᴇʟɪᴄ
ʙʟᴜᴇ ʀᴇᴅᴡᴏᴏᴅ

*not on vinyl

LP out now on Is It Balearic? Recordings
CD edition: https://maric0pa.bandcamp.com/album/sun-scope

☼⊕

Vinyl

Sun Scope

Hey ho, here's the short version of my weekly podcast. If you're tempted to subscribe to its big brother, which now sits behind a paywall, go here: 
patreon.com/billbrewster


The Bill Brewster Podcast #766 (Short Version)

Here's Gilles' Freakier Zone recorded for BBC Radio 6Music in February, with psychedelic Brazilian beats, Chinese hip hop, exclusive remixes and more.  

1    - CECIL MCBEE - A FEELING
2    - KLOKE - P.H.O.N.E
3    - DAVID VIRELLES - THRESHOLD
4    - ANTONIO SANCHEZ - FIRE TRAIL
5    - ARCA - FAMILY VIOLENCE
6    - TODD EDWARDS - NO PLACE LIKE LONDON
7    - RANDOMER - RESIDENTS
8    - PERCUSSIONS - KHLHI
9    - THE ANALOG ROLAND ORCHESTRA - ODD WATER
10  - KASA TESSEMA - TIZITA
11   - REUMA ABAS - WA-ANA FDA LEUMI
12   - DZS DEEJAY KUIMBA FEAT DJ YUDIFOX - TARRAXO NA PARADE 
13   - TRT - UNKNOWN
14   - STEREOTYP - PUNKASS RIDDIM TCHAK
15   - JONNY FAITH - FIREFLY (CLAP!CLAP! REMIX)
16   - MUTABARUKA - EVERTIME A EAR DE SOUN’
17   - TRIBO MASSAHI - ESTRALANDO EMBAIXADOR
18   - JOSE PRATES - MARACATU DA D SANTA
19   - JUNE TYSON MEETS AIRTO - CLAP DA THING
20   - AIRTO - PEASANT DANCE
21   - ALEX PATCHWORK - ARABIC BIZ
22   - TSEMBLA - ALEJANDRO
23   - JAMIE XX - SLEEP SOUND
24   - HERBIE HANCOCK - SUCCOTASH
25   - TONY BENNETT - JUST ONE OF THOSE THINGS
26   - MELANIE DE BIASIO - SWEET DARLING BABY (GILLES PETERSON AND SIMBAD REMIX)

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b053j9wt

Freakier Zone Mix

BeatPete - Timeless Treats - Volume #6 - Vinyl Mix

Tracks from:

1. Intro
2. Midnight Movers Unltd. - Lost For Words
3. Smokey Robinson And The Miracles - A Legend In Its Own Time
4. Sven Libaek And His Orchestra - Misty Canyon
5. Gentle Giant - The Advent Of Panurge
6. Mecki Mark Men - Love Feeling
7. The Bubble Gum Machine - I Wonder
8. Donald Byrd - Wind Parade
9. Ramsey Lewis ‎- The Look Of Love
10. David Axelrod - The Warnings - Part I
11. Bobbi Humphrey - Harlem River Drive
12. Monk Higgins - Jo-Ju-Ja
13. Vanilla Fudge - Eleanor Rigby
14. The Lyman Woodard Organization - On Your Mind
15. David Axelrod - The Signs - Part III
16. Kalyanyi Anandji - Theme Music
17. Osmar Milito & Quarteto Forma - A Famous Myth
18. Midnight Movers Unltd. - Sacrifice
19. Ambiance - There Is A Love
20. The Mad Lads - I Forgot To Be Your Lover
21. Daniel Janin & Nancy Holloway - Sand And Rain
22. Roy Haynes - Water Children

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www.melloworange.com/beatpete/

VINYL SESSIONS on YouTube
www.youtube.com/user/BeatPeteMixtapes

BeatPete - Timeless Treats - Volume #6 - Vinyl Mix

helluva thang - guest mix by https://soundcloud.com/the-alaia for mint condition
Originally aired on Hotthobo's "Mint Condition" show on NTS: www.nts.live/shows/mint-conditi…on-15th-april-2019

helluva thang - guest mix by the alaia for mint condition (NTS) 4/15/19

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