March 2021

favourite things | 4.21

Crush Generation

Tracks missing from radio show playlist:
Anushka - Speak To Me
The Diabolical Liberties - Dubbing Trolley Voodoo
Fatima Al Qadiri - Malaak
Moontype - Stuck On You
Leo Lost - Ella
Leo Lost - Pain
J Bleds x A7MC - Back Home (feat. Jamaica Bleu)
Damon Locks & Black Monument Ensemble - Keep Your Mind Free

Afternoon Freeform (KUNM 89.9FM) - April 2nd, 2021; 1:30-4:00pm

My Weekly Track Roundup (April 5, 2021)

Friday, 9 April 2021: a stack of fresh Indie tunes...✮ Indie, Indie Pop, Indie Rock, Alternative, Electronica ✬ Full list: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/321UVINfjJKo45xcVVFLNU?si=kKKej8R1QiW-9VuubyN8WA

INDIE MIXTAPES : Fresh Finds Friday (Friday, 9 April 2021)

Get Closer - Apr. 21

State of Jazz

CNTRDCTNS

2021

Promises

Movement 1

You The Shit (feat. Maxine Ashley)

R.E.G.O

From Wombo's Keesh Mountain EP out May 28th on Fire Talk.

Buy: https://ffm.to/wombo

Keesh Mountain

Wombo - Dreamsickle

Veins

support on bandcamp -
https://emilrottmayer.bandcamp.com/album/deflection

streaming pre-save link - out April 2nd 2021
https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/emilrottmayer1/deflection

Electronic Gems - www.youtube.com/watch?v=sjYcu2gqBng

Deflection

bandcamp

Deflection ( Reworked )

Hustle

Bayou

Como

Bring Backs

Mind The Gap (feat. Lex Amor)

Full You Tube Visualiser: https://bit.ly/3gR65hu


"Following her debut EP 'Light It Again' for us in late 2020, Allysha Joy's track 'Better' is re-visited by Kaidi Tatham, who reworks the track in his own inimitable way; starting on a half-tempo neo-soul vein, before switching to his trademark fusion of bruk, boogie and jazz mid-way".

'A Family Affair' is out on First Word Records on 12" vinyl, April 16th 2021.

Allysha Joy: https://soundcloud.com/allyshajoy

Kaidi Tatham: https://soundcloud.com/kaidi-kat

First Word Records: https://soundcloud.com/firstwordrecords

A Family Affair

Allysha Joy x Kaidi Tatham - Better [DV Premiere]

Power Spot

Miracle Steps

Coin Coin Chapter Two: Mississippi Moonchile

Amma Jerusalem School

Hearsay I-Land

It Hurts So Bad

Roland Young - It Hurts So Bad (Hearsay I-Land)

Los Retros - It's Got To Be You

Crush

Mastered by @mystxrivl
Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/album/1SEllBq3SU29HDvWUZMEbv

Download

These Words That I Can't Get Out

Time (You and I)

Heybb!

Timbah - Helix Spirals (GENES Remix)

Notre Damn

Notre Damn (feat. Nitai Hershkovits, Rejoicer, Amir Bresler & Yonatan Albalak)

The third installment of Plastician's Wavepool series sees 33 tracks land on Terrorhythm, five years on from the initial mix that sparked conversation about the genre's potential.

Fast forward to 2020 and the sound and community surrounding "Wave" has grown and splintered into offshoots such as "Hardwave" which has seen the sound adopted by DJ's more likely to be found in huge concert stages than small dark basement venues. With community still at the heart of the sound, this compilation rings truer to the origins of the genre, with nods to the future, brighter end of the Wave scape throughout the compilation. Producers from 3 continents are represented - documenting the scene's growth way beyond the circles it one operated within. As the sound metamorphosises from URL to IRL, it's clear to hear how varied the style has become since the previous Wavepool outing in 2017, with Eastern Europe's flashes of Trance influence dancing in tandem with the UK's Grime and Garage influence, as well of course as the tried and tested foundations built on the USA's Trap rhythms and drum samples.

With the genre moving at a rapid pace, Plastician's ear for the smoother end of the sound keeps a tight grip on the majority of the selections in hand, but we are reminded of just how bright and colourful this genre can be with bursts of energy throughout the compilation - bringing a well rounded taster for any curious ears out there.

The Wave is certainly not just a classroom exercise....

GENES - Arclight

Groove Thang

Hope You're Doin' Better

Cherry

Epilogue/Overture

34+35

34+35 (Remix) [feat. Doja Cat & Megan Thee Stallion]

Maridalen

Royals

Royal Court Supplier

I'm Holding out for Something

Helsinki bassist Antti Lötjönen follows up his 2020 We Jazz Records debut LP with a new 7" introducing a fresh version of key album cut "Erzeben Strasse" and throws in a wild treatment by Petter Eldh's Koma Saxo on the flipside. "Erzeben Strasse" presents Lötjönen's Quintet East lineup in fine form, swinging steadily but also adding enough sideways movement to blur the lines just a little bit. The band features a stellar Finnish cast in Lötjönen (bass), Verneri Pohjola (trumpet), Mikko Innanen (baritone sax), Jussi Kannaste (tenor sax) and Joonas Riippa (drums).

The Koma Saxo treatment of the track, dubbed here as "Erzeben Koma" is full of fire. Uplifting, a bit hectic, beat-driven and jubilant, Eldh's band of brothers double the ensemble heard on Side A, both sampling and adding new recording into the mix. The entire Koma Saxo live band is featured here: Eldh (bass/production), Otis Sandsjö (tenor sax), Jonas Kullhammar (tenor sax), Innanen (alto sax) and Christian Lillinger (drums). The modern sound of Helsinki meet Mauerpark Liquid Jazz.

"Erzeben Strasse"
Composed & edited by Antti Lötjönen
Antti Lötjönen, bass / Verneri Pohjola, trumpet / Mikko Innanen, baritone sax / Jussi Kannaste, tenor sax / Joonas Riippa, drums

"Erzeben Koma"
Composed by Petter Eldh & Antti Lötjönen)
Produced by Petter Eldh
Petter Eldh, bass / Antti Lötjönen, bass / Mikko Innanen, alto & baritone sax / Jonas Kullhammar, tenor sax / Otis Sandsjö, tenor sax / Verneri Pohjola, trumpet / Jussi Kannaste, tenor sax / Joonas Riippa, drums / Christian Lillinger, drums

Antti Lötjönen: Erzeben Strasse (7  Edit)

Superhero

Losing Something

Tic Tac

Bumpy's Lament

A Little May Time Be

April

Premonition

Feel Right

Soul Clap’s universe of electronic sounds - from house to funk and everything in between - continues to expand on the Force EP, the latest salvo from their upcoming WTF album (out Earth Day, 4/22). Anthems like the pop locker “T.O.U.G.H.” and two-step singalong “You Can Shine Too” rise to another level thanks to Soul Clap’s unique orbit of collaborators, including Rich Medina on the powerful spoken word “Time For A Dialogue.”

Stream

Soul Clap - You Can Shine Too (Feat. Harriet Brown)

Oddisee's newest, No Trouble, comes as the second single off the upcoming Mello Music Group label album Bushido. The track finds Oddisee coasting through his hustle, making the usual grind feel like an effortless glide. The consummate professional, the DMV's greatest, Oddisee, exemplifies the Bushido album, turning the expected on its head. The battle worthy cut eschews the hard nosed and instead walks on mello, airy, jazz lounge production while making it clear who the chief is:  "I'm a whole vibe, I'm a whole Tribe." 

Let the lyrics speak for themselves:
"Good vibes stay near, bad vibes stay clear, iont want no trouble, Ijust hustle keepin it on the low... You can try, I don't care, Iont hide or live in fear, Ima get mine any way any how that I know..."

Listen to No Trouble everywhere today; Bushido is out April 2nd.

Bushido

No Trouble (feat. Oddisee)

Hustle

Sons Of Kemet