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Un choix exhaustif des ondes sonores qui feront vibrer les quais de La Rochelle lors du festival Roscella Bay.. seconde édition qui aura lieu les 23, 24 et 25 septembre 2016  

Roscella Bay 2016

15 Mins

Reginald Omas Mamode IV - Sunshine (Jeen Bassa Reprise)

NY Space Jam

Day Spa Studios Vol. 1 (Side A)

The Yussef Kamal Trio - Strings Of Light (BBC Rip)

Crunchy, hammering, epic raw house jam from TRP's EP of the same name on Lobster Theremin.

Pure bangersssssss!

Pano EP

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TRP - Pano

North Londons K15, 'Love Gambit' taken from the Wu15 Ep. A collaborative project with Henry Wu. 
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K15 'Loves Gambit'

Off MR&RT, the first collaboration between producers Monster Rally (Los Angeles) and RUMTUM (Denver). Now available on vinyl for the first time.
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MR&RT

Monster Rally & RUMTUM - Forest

'The Idea' (Feat. @nubya-garcia, @sheldon-agwu & Dylan Jones)
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The Idea (Feat. Nubya Garcia, Sheldon Agwu & Dylan Jones)

"I love The Expansions their futuristic leanings inject new life into the form. Fresh material!" Ian Merchant (Black Acre)

“Exudes all the qualities I cherish most in music, warmth, integrity and a dedication to the groove… it’s a hard road to travel when you step in the footprints of giants, The Expansions are treading that path with ease and assurance.” Patrick Forge

"Coming off something like the UK's more jazz-funk fueled answer to BBNG, all four quarters of this monstrous unit are on point on this hugely anticipated release. There's got to be a very special long-player in the works, and I for one can't wait to immerse myself in that!" Dom Servini (Wah Wah 45s) 

“The Expansions, very funky! Headhunters/Weather Report inspired, and definitely worth checking out. My new favourite band.” Steve White (Style Council, Paul Weller)
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When The Expansions self released their first single in 2013, the laid-back jazz funk of Lavender, it quickly gained strong support from soul and rare-groove aficionados including Kenny Dope, Dom Servini, Patrick Forge and Andy Smith. A run of shows followed and before long, when someone was asking if there was a soul-jazz band around to play with, “The Expansions” was the answer. 

Although this popularity meant a hiatus in releasing music, the band have been constantly busy, playing around Europe with legendary British-Ghanaian soul singer, Andrew Ashong and the exceptional, upcoming talent Connie Constance. 

Murmuration, recorded over three days at Big Noise in Southend, is constructed of single takes, with minimal overdubs, as the band attempt to capture the feeling and energy they create live. 

Debut single Breakthrough introduced the insanely catchy but deeply soulful blend of synths and groove, but here on the album that is explored to the fullest with longer breakdowns and more expansive, experimental solos. Pocket 5 displays the, possibly unexpected, influences of broken beat and almost combative rhythm playing – particularly in the complex guitar and keys breakdown where Koor and O’Keefe layer conflicting time signatures and battle to ride it out to the heavy drum return. 

Cannonball brings warm mellowness that delicately evolves through beats, touching on bossas alongside their fundamental hip-hop sensibilities. But even here there is a raucous zenith before the band sublimely recede into the silence of the a-side ending. 

Colossal album highlight Ivory Mountain is truly an epic. Evoking moments of 4Hero, there is a lightness of groove in the first half of this soulful exploration. But at the halfway point, all restraint is let go as a live string section joins the four quarters of the band for three glorious minutes of soulful disco. Evoking sounds of Quincy Jones, George Benson and Johnny Hammond, all the way through to a beautifully cacophonous finale. 

Dragonfly undoubtedly reflects on the work of Herbie Hancock and is the most direct throwback to the band’s earlier work, which is a welcome marker of how far they have come. A quintessential jazz funker. 

The album closes with the thoughtful and introverted shuffle of Miles Away. In the final eight minutes of Murmuration, The Expansions allow space and time to take precedence, with once-more-restrained peaks and developments. It becomes clear though, that the band cannot resist one last explosive finale, as they rise with screeching synths, strings and dubs for a perfect race to the finish line. 

You can hear the influences of Idris Muhammad, Grover Washington, even parallels with South London peers Yussef Kamaal and Ruby Rushton. But The Expansions have tirelessly worked to create a sound of their own and are very proud, along with label Albert’s Favourites, to finally share it.

Murmuration

The Expansions - Cannonball

'Oooo Lala' (Feat. Kaidi Akinnibi) taken from Blue Lab Beats' debut album 'Xover'.

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Oooo Lala(Feat. Kaidi Akinnibi)

Yussef Kamaal - String of Light (Live @ Jazz Cafe) ::: Mixing / Mastering (2016)

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Preview for Sofrito's Tropical Discotheque compilation on Strut, mixed by DJ Hugo Mendez.  For their debut compilation, Sofrito bring together 15 dynamite tropical grooves old and new ranging from raw cumbia, heavy Congolese soukous, bassline calypso and cosmic highlife.  The full compilation will be out in January on Strut.

1. Sabroso Bacalao - Adolfo Echeverria
2. Je ne bois pas Beaucoup - Les Ya Toupas du Zaire
3. Popilation Basse-Terrienne au abois - Ti Celeste
4. Pitchito - Frente Cumbiero
5. Ohue (Frankie Francis & SImbad Edit) - Victor Uwaifo
6. Arrete Mal Parlé - Fair Nick Stars
7. Carnival long ago - Roaring Lion

Sofrito: Tropical Discotheque

Je Ne Bois Pas Beaucoup

Sofrito: Tropical Discotheque mini-mix by DJ Hugo Mendez

NEW SOUNDS BY OKVSHO. 

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“Kamala is the manifestation of kama, which is all pleasure and individual experiences with one or more senses: hearing, tasting, smelling, seeing and feeling—assisted by the mind together with the soul. Experiencing harmonious music is kama, as is being inspired by natural  beauty,  the  aesthetic  appreciation  of  a  work  of  art,  and  admiring  with  joy something created by another human being...”

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Trumpet –Rachid Freudemann

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The Yussef Kamal Trio - Strings Of Light (BBC Rip)

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