From Live at Blackheath Halls 19/09/13, released 04 Oct 2013

Alto Sax - Nathaniel Facey
Alto Sax/ Clarinet - William Scott 
Tenor Sax/ Clarinet/ Flute - Leo Aarons-Richardson
Tenor Sax - Claire Furlong
Bari Sax/ Bass Clarinet - Greg Sinclair
Trumpet - Tom Dennis, Mike Soper, Lily Carassik, Alaric Taylor
Trombone - Ross Lumbard, Rosie Turton, Hannah Dilkes, George Wrench
Electric Guitar - James Kitchman
Keyboards/ Piano - Elliot Galvin 
Double Bass - Louis Thomas 
Drums - Liz Exell

The full live album can be streamed and downloaded for here: https://emmajeanthackray.bandcamp.com/album/live-at-blackheath-halls-19-09-13

Johari's Window feat. James Kitchman/  Nathaniel Facey [LIVE]

We are very excited to premiere the sublime and calming sounds of "Horizon" by Turn On The Sunlight, a duo formed by composer and multi-instrumentalist Jesse Peterson, and close friend and collaborator, Carlos Niño, music producer, percussionist, arranger and much more besides. 

Taken from new album, 'Drives To The Beach' on Madrid's Tokonoma Records "Horizon" also features the incredible Mia Doi Todd on vocals, and multi-instrumentalist, mystic traveller and New York native, Pablo Calogero, on saxophones, flutes and bass clarinet.

Carlos and Jesse describe their work as "Textural sound reflections, communicating our enthusiastic, diverse relationship with nature. The Earth, woven from improvised patterns, forming the fabric of composition". Among each other's closest friends, Jesse Peterson and Carlos Niño sonically painted land, sea and skyscapes, for Pablo Calogero to tell impressionist stories over, full of questions and answers about the many experiences and adventures in life.

Centered around the vast variety of instruments and inspirations that songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, producer Jesse Peterson collects and enjoys, Turn On The Sunlight formed in New York in 2007, when his friend Carlos Niño was visiting and the two decided to make a record. They brought together songs that Peterson had been working on and soundscapes that Niño was making, with new, on the spot compositions and collage explorations. First contributing to Carlos Niño & Friends' debut record ‘High With A Little Help From’ in 2009, they released their self-titled debut in 2010. Remixes and compilation contributions followed. 

Incorporating diverse recording and mixing methods with a rotating cast centered around Peterson and Niño, and their friends and families (most notably Niño collaborator and Peterson's Wife Mia Doi Todd), Turn On The Sunlight presents a range of musical expression that includes children's songs, deep ambient waves, improvisational recordings, ocean and forest inspired tropical ballads, beat experiments, and more. All unique in sound and energy, while also all kindred and complimentary, Turn On The Sunlight further released ‘New Day’ in 2013, and ‘Warm Waves’ in 2020, featuring Jamael Dean, Sam Gendel & Laraaji. Now, in 2021, they share ‘Drives To The Beach; featuring multi-reedsman, composer and mystic Pablo Calogero.

‘Drives To The Beach’ started as improvisations by Peterson (and Niño) recorded in Niño's home studio, during their first post-lockdown meeting on September 16, 2020. Niño excerpted and edited sections of this session that Peterson then wrote to and recorded on from his home studio. That was then passed back to Niño for more additions, editing and mixing. They would listen to the progress while in the car, driving to Zuma Beach for swims. 

Recently heard with LA's Cosmic Vibrations ensemble, fronted by Dwight Trible, not only has Pablo Calogero worked with everyone in Latin, spiritual and free jazz, from Tito Puente to Phil Ranelin and Yusef Lateef, but he also contributed to the soundtrack for Basquiat’s seminal ‘Downtown 81’ film, alongside Liquid Liquid, The Lounge Lizards, and Basquiat’s own “Gray” outfit.

We could write an essay on Carlos Niño’s career, music and achievements, but in brief, he made a massive impact on the global radio landscape with his soundways show and was a founding host on Dublab. Furthermore, he has been a part of numerous groups and projects, with a massive influence both locally and internationally, among them Build An Ark, Ammoncontact (Ninja Tune), The Life Force Trio, and with Miguel Atwood Fergusion he reinterpreted J Dilla’s music in  a contemporary chamber music style on ‘Suite for Ma Dukes’. As Carlos Niño & Friends, and in collaboration with Miguel Atwood-Ferguson he has continued to share deep and transcendental musical offerings. 

An essential deep listen, ‘Driven To The Beach’ represents the next chapter in Carlos Niño and Jesse Peterson’s musical journey.

Turn On The Sunlight ft. Mia Doi Todd & Pablo Calogero "Horizon" (Tokonoma Records)

Essential folk funk favourite ‘Watch the Ocean Roll’
recorded in 1980, reissued & remastered for the first time on WONDERFULSOUND records. A spiritual ode to the Virginia waves and the circle of the seasons. Rolling jazz piano, breezy AOR saxophone, & sun soaked harmonies.

Watch The Ocean Roll

Warriors Part 2 is the new track from The Banger Factory's new album Warriors, releasing on Banger Factory Records. Composed by Mark Kavuma and performed with Theo Erskine and Ruben Fox, this 8-minute long monster of a track is 'a maelstrom of turbulent grooves, inspiring solo's and shifting tempo's'.

"The word Warrior means different things to different people , this is what we were exploring there are sessions where you leave everything to chance, but everyone thought carefully about their contribution to the cause.” - Mark Kavuma

The single is out this Thursday 15th September 2022.

Premiere: The Banger Factory - Warriors Part 2

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

of the flower is about a girl sitting on the edge of an enormous white flower,  her legs dangling from it. The full flower forest around her is displaying itself fully at the moonlight. The bendy detuned synths and vocals symbolize the gentle movement of the petals moved by the breeze. This song is about a “let me be” kind of feminism. Let me breathe, walk alone at night without being scared, allow me to flourish without restrictions. 

More info: www.musicamacondo.com

Emerald

Premiere: Maddalena Ghezzi Ft.  Maria Chiara Argiro - of the flower

We’re excited to share a double audio and video premiere of “Raze”, taken from the brand new NRG project by Chiminyo, alter ego of drummer, percussionist and producer, Tim Doyle, renowned for both his solo releases and work with Maisha and Cykada.

The brainchild of drummer/producer Chiminyo, NRG is more than just an album, label or event. It’s a concept. Born out of a conversation about the UK Jazz scene (is it really jazz?) Chiminyo concluded that this musical expression is less about ‘jazz’ and more about energy (NRG). 
 
So with this in mind, he set about to explore, celebrate and harness this NRG in its purest form. No labels, no promoters, no industry, no control. Just Chiminyo and members of his musical community exchanging (strictly improvised) NRG with audiences and capturing the spontaneous beauty to be shared with the world. 

This first edition, NRG 1, features an all-star line-up (band members of Jorja Smith, Nubyan Twist, Gary Bartz, Nightmares on Wax, Yussef Kamaal) and you can really feel the vibrant NRG of the capital pulsating throughout. Tunes like ‘Raze’ and ‘Purple/Green’ and their whirling, high octane, jungle/broken beat aesthetic are balanced perfectly by tunes like the smooth, sexy, R&B anthem ‘SLK’ and the downtempo, ambient, Latin-house of ‘Eleguá’, a Yoruba prayer, led by trumpet player Yelfris Valdés, cleansing the room and bringing positive vibes to the band and the audience. Incredibly, this music is all improvised, yet each tune comes across as a carefully sculpted composition, a clear testament to the incredible musicians on the recording, and the high level of their chemistry.

Video

Exclusive Premiere: Chiminyo "Raze" (Forthcoming on NRG Discs)

The Globeflower Masters Vol. 2 is the slightly edgier and more grown-up sequel to Mark and Glenn's 2021 debut album. For this excursion, the Brighton-based duo wanted to lean a little further into their European film soundtrack influences, with inspiration mined from the works of Stefano Torossi, David Shire, and Roger Webb. This expansion of their sound builds upon the rich tapestry of cinematic funk à la David Axelrod, Serge Gainsbourg and Morricone that fashioned Vol. 1.

The Deluxe Edition of the album features five new tracks, comprising two new original recordings, a piano solo version of the closing track from the original album, and two remixes from Project Gemini and Andres y Xavi.

‘Shaded By Your Side’ takes things right back to the moody, dark and Axelrod-inflected sound of their first album. Much of this track was played in single takes to try and retain as much of the urgency and spontaneity as possible. 

‘Return to Salvador’ is described by the duo as if “Shuggie Otis and Marcos Valle have one too many caipirinhas and decide to visit outer space”. It fuses together Mark's space sounds and floaty pianos with Spanish guitar and busy, melodic bass creating a musical trip from the grounded and earthy sounds of Vol.1’ to the more upwards-looking and musically diverse sound of Vol.2.

The remixes give a different flavour to the release, but both pay homage to the original recordings. Sharing a mutual admiration for each other’s work, it seemed like a natural choice to ask Project Gemini to contribute. Here is what he had to say about his rework, “I’m a big fan of both volumes of Mark and Glenn’s ‘Globeflower’ LP’s and it was a huge honour to get a chance to rework one of my favourite tunes from Vol.2. There are many great layers to ‘A Voyage North’ so it was a lot of fun to choose my favourite elements, then put some Project Gemini flavours and sounds into the mix and create something new whilst hopefully keeping some of the spirit of the original track. A darker, fuzzier take on the album version”.

When Glenn first passed the original album to Steve KIW, his collaborator in Balearic production outfit Andres y Xavi, this was one of two tracks which he picked out as having some particularly Balearic DNA. As such, pushing this concept to its logical conclusion seemed like the obvious thing to do. There’s a shaded sunset sound paired with a 4/4 beat of Latin-leaning.

Glenn Fallows & Mark Treffel - Vibe Sharp

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photo by Kolja Tinkova 

https://www.koljatinkova.com/

Better Days Right Over The Horizon

Lurking in the darkness patiently, along with both tracks of the Ominous Shanti / Black Enchantment 7" - is the bonus remix from Black Classical… 

(Bandcamp Bonus track)

Ominous Shanti (Black Classical's Om & Om & Om Remix)

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Amane's - Moments Of Solace out now!
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Premiere: Maddalena Ghezzi Ft. Maria Chiara Argiro - of the flower

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