Rudie no more...

Grammy-Winning Guitar Extraordinaire Norman Brown's First Single "Back At Ya" from his Anticipated Shanachie Entertainment Recording "Let's Get Away" out on 3/25/22.

01 - Norman Brown - Back At Ya

The new single, "Hustle" from Supergroup Jazz Funk Soul (JFS) - Everette Harp, Jeff Lorber and Paul Jackson Jr. JFS are three of the most important and revered Contemporary Jazz hit makers on the scene today.  The dynamic three-some are responsible for selling millions of albums and scoring more than 50 #1 Smooth Jazz radio hits! The new CD "Forecast" comes out on Shanachie Entertainment August 5, 2022.

01 - Jazz Funk Soul - Hustle

Pre Order -  distributed by Rush Hour 
https://www.rushhour.nl/record/vinyl/ambivalent-selected-works-1994-2022

Artist ) Satoshi  
Title ) Ambivalent ( Selected Works 1994-2022 ) 

A1. Sazanami
A2. Coastlines 
A3. New Dawn Feat. Benedek & Kuniyuki
A4. Southerly Wind
A5. Cosmic Zephyr 101
A6. Still In A Dream

B1. Chimney Pipes
B2. Anamorphosis 
B3. Behind The Clouds
B4. Aerial View
B5. Crépuscule　

All tracks Written and Produced by Satoshi Tomino
A3 . Guitar by Benedek . Percussion & Mixed by  Kuniyuki Takahashi 
Except B3 .Written and Produced  by Makoto Tomino

Mastered by Kuniyuki Takahashi
Manufactured & distributed by Rush Hour Music 
SOSR030 
Release Date -  March 2023

Satoshi  - Ambivalent ( Selected Works 1994-2022 )

Taken from 'Dream Dolphin - Gaia: Selected Ambient & Downtempo Works (1996-2003)' (MFM062)
Buy Vinyl: https://www.musicfrommemory.com/
Buy Digital: https://music-from-memory.bandcamp.com/
© 2023 Music From Memory

Gaia: Selected Ambient & Downtempo Works (1996-2003)

Stars

A2. Dream Dolphin - Stars (7:19)

Celebrated Pianist, Composer & Humanitarian Keiko Matsui Shares Her Dream For Unity, Serenity & Happiness on New Recording "Euphoria" out on Shanachie Entertainment March 31, 2023. The All-Star Session Joins Keiko with Special Guests Lalah Hathaway, Randy Brecker, Mike Stern, Kirk Whalum, Joel Ross, Grégoire Maret, John Beasley & Others.

"Steps On The Globe" is her new single available everywhere now. 
Personnel: Keiko Matsui - Piano, Melodion; Alex Al - Bass; 
Gregg Bissonette - Drums; Tony Pulizzi - Guitar; Luis Conte - Percussion; Ron Pedley - Rhodes, Keys; Wayne Bergeron - Trumpet; Nick Lane - Trombone; Brandon Fields - Saxophone

01 - Keiko Matsui - Steps On The Globe

Carl Finlow keeps on keepin’ on. Not only is Finlow one of the most respected names in electro, a producer who boasts a sprawling catalogue that takes in a wide variety of aliases, but he’s also spent recent years establishing himself as a mainstay for Sheffield’s Central Processing Unit label. Soft Robotics, the new EP from Finlow’s Silicon Scally project, is the fifth Silicon Scally release in five years to boast one of CPU’s instantly-recognisable black-and-white covers.

The reason that Silicon Scally and CPU keep linking up is simple; they’re a perfect fit for one another. Central Processing Unit has established itself as a haven for post-Drexciya producers since launching in 2012, and there are few artists better than Finlow at building on the Detroit group’s sound. The union bears fruit once more on Soft Robotics, an EP of lithe machine-funk jams that will both do damage in the dance and also reward more concentrated home listening.

Things begin at a steadier speed than one might expect. Rather than barrelling off with the kind of sinewy roller one associates with the CPU name, Soft Robotics’ title-track takes things at mid-pace. The groove reveals itself without hurry, Silicon Scally adding or subtracting elements - twitchy modular loops, pensive pads, the occasional blurt of low-end - atop the chugging bass/drums groove. It’s a track which wins you over with guile rather than force.

As the name of subsequent cut ‘Jitters’ intimates, this one picks things up a little after ‘Soft Robotics’. The tempo is higher here, the central beat more nervy. At their cores, though, ‘Jitters’ and ‘Soft Robotics’ are kindred spirits. Here, another slyly insistent bit of drum programming comes swirled up with all sorts of extraterrestrial tones, from little nuggets of melody supplied by the keys to electrifying synth stabs and percussive squelches.

Things limber up further still on first B-side ‘Spin Ratio’. The track’s 808 kicks are punchier than those of the A-side jams, and there’s a dizziness to the bass tone which gives ‘Spin Ratio’ an intriguingly off-kilter feel. Atop the booming beat we find ourselves hypnotised by cells of melody and harmony interlocking or moving apart - particularly the staccato module at the track’s heart. Sure enough, ‘Spin Ratio’ is the Soft Robotics joint which cleaves closest to Drexciya, invoking other Detroit disciples like Jensen Interceptor in the process.

After Soft Robotics picks up speed in the middle, closer ‘Super Fluid Tones’ brings us back to where we started. This track returns to the more measured delivery of the record’s opener - there’s a steady pulse to the drums, and once again Silicon Scally packs the mix with so many intriguing whizzes, bangs, blips and blurts that it’s impossible not be won over by this tune’s construction. ‘Soft Robotics’ and ‘Super Fluid Tones’ bookend Soft Robotics very nicely, and Silicon Scally’s smart pacing gives the EP a lovely ebb and flow.

The ever-excellent Carl Finlow drops a Silicon Scally release via Central Processing Unit for the fifth year running. Like its predecessors, Soft Robotics is an excellent and deftly-crafted collection of modern machine-funk.

RIYL: Drexciya, Jensen Interceptor, Fleck E.S.C., The Advent

Silicon Scally - Soft Robotics

unfinished, only track i didid on the matriarch.
vocal sound is actually a Onde Magnétique om1 cassette recording being spazzed with control voltages from the Cirklon  ***

matriarch test 3+Om1 Cass+909 edit1 F6 omc+1

Everybody’s talking about Justin-Lee Schultz, the  16 year old multi-instrumental prodigy who has taken the contemporary jazz world by storm. The youngest ever to score a top 10 Billboard ContemporaryJazz hit, Justin is already wowing audiences internationally and garnering praise from icons like Quincy Jones. Justin has shared the stage with  Jacob Collier, Robert Glasper, George Benson, PJ Morton and Dave Koz, among others. "Just In the Moment " is Justin's second solo project out via Shanachie Entertainment September 1, 2023.  This is Justin's take on the Eddie Harris classic "Freedom Jazz Dance." Check out the cool cameo from Robert Glasper at the top!

01 - Justin - Lee Schultz - Freedom Jazz Dance

Mutabaruka, along with Linton Kwesi Johnson, established dub poetry as a force in reggae music in the late 1970’s. More than 40 years later, after several critically acclaimed albums, worldwide touring, a long-running popular, often controversial radio show on Irie-FM, and regular posting of provocative video commentaries on YouTube, Mutabaruka steps forward with “Black Attack”, a hard-hitting new single produced by Mad Professor. It is the first single from Mutabarka’s first new album in 14 years of the same name released on October 6, 2023, by Shanachie Entertainment. The album "Black Attack" is now available via Shanachie on vinyl.

01 Black Attack

Grammy-winning superstar keyboardist, composer and producer Jeff Lorber returns with his latest chart-bound album THE DROP on September 22, 2023 on Shanachie Entertainment. A renowned pioneer in the Jazz-Fusion movement, Lorber sets the bar high! THE DROP features an all-star lineup including Grammy-winning jazz greats Jimmy Haslip, Paul Jackson Jr, Snarky Puppy’s Marc Lettieri, Gary Novak, David Mann and more! The title track is the album first single!

01 - Jeff Lorber Fusion - The Drop

Shanachie Entertainment is thrilled to be releasing new music from the pioneering, ground-breaking band Incognito, led by UK groove-master Jean-Paul "Bluey" Maunick on October 20, 2023. The creative force behind Incognito, the preeminent funk/jazz/soul/dance outfit in the world, Bluey, pioneered the ‘acid jazz’ movement and laid down the blueprint for the neo-soul scene to follow. As Incognito celebrates 44th Anniversary, Shanachie Entertainment releases their new and 19th recording "Into You" out 10/23. "Back On the Beach" is the band's new single at radio now!

16 - Incognito, Bluey - Back On The Beach

Dub re-creation of Jackie Mittoo's "Earthquake" arranged by Dubaquinho.

Earthquake (Jackie Mittoo Dub Re-creation)

Dreamy jazzy mix as part of the collection of sounds for the Shangri-La Café.

Meet Me at the Shangri-La Café (The Dreamy Mix)

Mix of the Week #511 is by Sasha Foam
Follow and include @sashafoam in your track ID requests

Mix of the Week: https://www.dreamchimney.com/motw/subscribe
the Dream Chimney mobile apps: https://www.dreamchimney.com/mobile/
Dream Chimney Radio: https://www.dreamchimney.com/radio

Dream Chimney 'Mix of the Week'

Subscribe

Mix of the Week #511: Sasha Foam

Mix of the Week #512 is "Pagan Lovesongs"  by Der Opium Queen
Follow and include @djopiumqueen in your track ID requests

Mix of the Week: https://www.dreamchimney.com/motw/subscribe
the Dream Chimney mobile apps: https://www.dreamchimney.com/mobile/
Dream Chimney Radio: https://www.dreamchimney.com/radio

Mix of the Week #512: Der Opium Queen - Pagan Lovesongs

https://www.REGGAEVILLE.com

Buy @ https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/the-system-dub-feat-akae-beka-pressure-busspipe-single/1435237347

Zion I Kings - The System Dub Feat. Pressure & Akae Beka [Lustre Kings Productions 2018]

https://www.REGGAEVILLE.com

Produced by Damian Marley out September 28, 2018

Loving You Is Easy

Third World - Loving You Is Easy [Prod. by Damian Marley | Ghetto Youths Int'l 2018] #premiere

https://www.REGGAEVILLE.com
Read all about it @ https://www.reggaeville.com/artist-details/lee-scratch-perry/news/view/new-album-lee-scratch-perry-the-black-album/

Buy @ https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/the-black-album/1436616176

Rudie no more...

muddy mike