From NO BS! Brass new full-length LP 'RVA All Day'-probably one of the most inspired 'Thrillers' you'll ever hear! You need brass balls to take on some classic MJ and beyond a shadow of a doubt NO BS! Brass has what it takes! 

New Orleans-inspired Kung Fu blast of brass & drums founded by Reggie Pace (Bon Iver, Fight the Big Bull) f/who's-who of Richmond NC players. SPIN calls "a hot, irrepressible blast of brass and canyon like grooves".   

'RVA All Day' is a celebration of the thriving jazz and R&B scene that birthed the band. A mix of 11 mostly-instrumental originals and instantly recognizable covers written and/or arranged by Pace, 'RVA All Day' is all about movement. "I thought it was weird that jazz decided it didn’t care if people danced anymore," says Pace, whose spirited arrangements of pop classics like "Thriller" (featured on the record), "Take On Me," and even Rush's "Tom Sawyer" never fail to whip the audience into a frenzy. "I wanted to make something that would appeal to people who want to dance."

The members of Richmond's No BS! Brass Band have performed with some of the biggest names in indie music—from Bon Iver and Megafaun to Feist and Sharon Van Etten—along with jazz, R&B, and reggae greats like Gladys Knight, Ozomatli, and the Wailers. But something magical happens when the 11 players step to center stage for a New Orleans-inspired Kung Fu blast of brass and drums. They've captured that magic on record for 'RVA All Day.' Check out album opener "RVA All Day," which SPIN calls "a hot, irrepressible blast of brass and canyon like grooves" here: http://shorefi.re/13fgM2u
Founded by trombonist Reggie Pace (Bon Iver, Fight the Big Bull) and drummer Lance Koehler, No BS! Brass Band has quickly cemented itself as a Richmond institution. The band's boundless energy and joyous stage presence have made their live performances legendary.


NO BS! Brass Band on the Web:
http://www.nobsbrass.com
https://www.facebook.com/nobsbrass
https://twitter.com/nobsbrass
http://www.youtube.com/user/NOBSBRASS

 


NO BS! Brass - Thriller

All of the artists featured on this unique Rough Guide present distinctive, original sounds emanating from Africa, selected exclusively from groups entering World Music Network’s ‘Battle of the Bands’ competition. Check out Tani Diakite’s brand of Afro-funk, Simo Lagwani’s Moroccan gnawa grooves and Wayo’s South Sudanese trance percussion.

For more information, visit www.worldmusic.net/store/item/RGNET1312

This compilation presents a grassroots approach to the music of the moment emanating from Africa and its Diasporas. Gaining recognition through World Music Network’s ‘Battle of the Bands’ competition – an exciting and revolutionary competition for up and coming world music acts – all of the artists featured on this album present new, original sounds, most of which you are unlikely to have ever heard before. This album gives you a true snap-shot of African music today, taken straight from the source, maybe even presenting some of Africa’s music stars of tomorrow! Unlike most other African compilations, which focus on the usual suspects and established royalty of African music, this fresh approach allows you to delve deeper into the musical treasure chest of African music. Several of the featured artists have gone on to release albums on World Music Network’s award winning artist label, Riverboat Records, to much critical acclaim, including Krar Collective, Monoswezi,Wayo and Annansy Cissé. In keeping with the theme of music from the source we have included an incredible bonus disc by Sotho Sounds from Lesotho, who quite literally are turning junk into funk.

Annane Sy Cisse rolls the album open with his track ‘Bala’. Here he is joined by Zoumana Tereta whose sonorous sokou (mono-chord violin) solos enter into a riffing question and answer session with Cisse’s electric guitar. Zoumana’s sokou is also heard on Djama Djigui’s track ‘Djimé Foly’.

Simo Lagwani is a Moroccan musician whose involvement in an eclectic mix of projects has seen him become a regular on the UK’s live circuit. His track ‘Baniyorkoy’ is anchored by the rich, resonant tones of the guembri (a plucked lute) decorated by vocals, handclaps and krakeb hand cymbals.

Noumoucounda Cissoko is a Sengalese griot who plays his kora viviciaously on ‘Nomou Koradioulou’. Illuminating the string vibrations of another kora master, the track ‘Cora’ features guitarist Giuliano Modarelli alongside Sura Susso’s intimate playing.

Ethiopian minimalist rockers, Krar Collective contribute their swirling, heady mix on track ‘Ambassel’. Lead-singer Asseda’s spine-tingling voice soars atop the bluesy tones of the krar lyre, kebero drums and a one-string masenqo fiddle.

ANerGy Afrobeat contribute their spacious ‘vaudoo-jazz soul-funk’. The big band line-up spotlights their brass section on this track who take freeform solos before the vocals refrain for their ‘Great King Fela’. Later we hear from another big band, Mozambican Sigauque’s live track ‘Alertos Da Vida’ is an unstoppably positive song with pan-African inspirations. 

‘Yaye Boye’ was presented to World Music Network by Teranga Beat, a label working to bring back the life of the 1970s Senegalese super band Le Sahel. This laid-back track features Cheikh Tidiane Tall, Idrissa Diop and Thierno Koite. Also hailing from Senegal is the Batch Gueye Band whose Baye Fall religious beliefs inform his evocative track ‘M’beugel’.

Party tracks from Sudanese collective Wayo and kamale ngoni troubadour Tani Diakite raise the heat in the final few tracks of this Rough Guide, before Monoswezi’s mbira-led ‘Ndinwe’ gently closes the album.

Anansy Cisse: Baala (taken from The Rough Guide To The Best African Music You've Never Heard)

From the album Sides, available September 2, 2022 on Western Vinyl.
Pre-order / listen https://lnk.to/P6zHUTm8

Lean Year - "The Trouble With Being Warm"

Written, arranged and performed by Hideous Towns. 
Recorded and mixed by Matthew Hosking. 
Mastered by Mikey Young.

Eternal gratitude to Matthew Hosking, Mark Monnone and Lost and Lonesome, Mikey Young, Andy Moore, Mr. and Mrs. Stirling for their tolerance and anyone who's come to watch us play or listened to our songs.

Heart Attack

04.11.25 - week twenty of a demo a week for a year. Recorded and mixed out of a backpack in Dublin.

A Dream of a Georgian Musician

"io is the next album track to be revealed from tsaik's forthcoming album, Lemon and unlike their recent single tehraj, it’s a more poignant affair. Found sounds, sublime guitar licks, Asian percussion, emotive pads and haunting vocals are just some of the things you’ll discover - all glued together with arpeggiated, glitchy textures and white noise. The result is an ever evolving journey of experimental electronic music that conjures up memories of the organically glorious beats of Bibio, Shlohmo and James Blake at their best leaving the listener comforted and relaxed."

LT BANDCAMP

"mid-day reading 
breathing fresh air 
soft sun coming from the window 
and then.. i don't remember."   
Azizy set 33:55min  24/10 15:20.

Azizy

Azizy | mid day reading ミッド日の読書

Eight Houses

Radiance

Both Sides

Five years since its double EP release on Back To The Balearics, the Pastel Love suite is now united as one album for the first time.

Maricopa's self-styled “Balectronica” sound is showcased across nine colourful and melodic instrumentals that channel a timeless sense of nostalgia in a world of its own. 

This release features new album art, matte finish, poly sleeve and classy tracklist card to keep you right on your journey.

https://maric0pa.bandcamp.com/album/pastel-love

Pastel Love

Purchase CD Reissue

Cellular • Pastel Love • Ltd CD Reissue Out Now

Habitué d'un son techno, le DJ et producteur parisien Vikken est venu cete semaine  artager des plages plus intimes pour les auditeurs de Tsugi Radio.

Radiance

She Keeps Bees