Session Victim’s 5th studio album ‘low key, low pressure’ feels like an anathema to today’s fast paced, industry driven musical landscape – and for all the right reasons. Having released two intense, dancefloor-focused 12“s on Rhythm Section and Delusions of Grandeur over the past year, their return to Night Time Stories brings out their trippy, headsy side once again. And despite the pandemic downtime being over, Hauke & Matthias remain holed up in the studio, jamming, head nodding to drum breaks, and churning out records like the one in front of you. 

Spanning 10 tunes – 12 if you count the limited bonus 7“ that comes with the first pressing – the LP is undiluted Session Victim, with their occasional trio partner Carsten ‘Erobique’ Meyer as the sole musical guest on the library-esque ‘Soft Landing’, a tune reminiscent of something the boys would try to hunt down on one of their compulsive record store rummages to feed it to their Akai’s.  You’ll also find the sequel to one of their cornerstone tracks from their 2020 album Needledrop, Jazzbeat 07 -  ‘Jazzbeat 08’. Having acquired a taste for the occasional cover version over the years, the duo closes the album out with their rendition of Instra:mental’s ‘Photograph’. Tackling such a classic is a daunting task which they approach in a gentle way, not swaying too far from the original, but subtly reimagining the rhythmical foundation and exchanging the distinctive playground sounds from the OG with field recordings of the locals who populate the gritty area around their Neukölln studio. 

Being longtime fans of Swedish organ player Bo Hansson, Hauke and Matthias tried to reach out to the people responsible for his cover artwork - who today are in their late eighties and have not answered ever since! But things came together in the most fortunate way when introduced to French artist Xavier d’espinay Saint Luc and his enchanting pencil wizardry. The outstanding result is the cover art that you see here. 

This is ‘low key, low pressure’. It’s got pristine drum chops to zoom in, hazy melodies to zone out, and all the texture you need to lose yourself in the details.

BUY: https://orcd.co/lowkey_lowpressure

low key, low pressure

PREMIERE : Session Victim - Porchless

Listen back as 2Fox was joined by Nandi and Afronaught Zu for 2 hours of blissed-out selects and live performances. Tracks in the bag from the likes of Glenn Underground and musclecars, as well as forthcoming releases inside.

Soul Quest w/ 2Fox ft. Nandi & Afronaught Zu - August 2024

Welcome to the second edition of FORWARD, a brand new series of conversations with artists, authors, curators and innovators who are pushing music forward.

The goal of this series is simple: to invite our guests to present their new works in their own words—whether it’s records, books, documentaries, exhibitions, or whatever truly inspires us.

This series will feature rotating hosts, but for today, it’s Lexis! 

Today’s episode is a special one. We’re having a discussion with Alex Coles, author of a brand-new book that charts the history and impact of jazz fusion, using key songs to trace its 50-year evolution and contributions to Rock, Hip-Hop, Electronic music and more.

The central idea from the book that really stood out to me is that Fusion should be viewed as a “process” rather than a genre. In the last 50 years, this process of exploration and collaboration between genres, cultures, generations and production techniques has contributed so much to contemporary music.

I really loved this book and i’m very happy to welcome Alex Coles for a chat

Alex is a London-based art, design and music writer, critic and also a senior editor at the fabulous Sternberg Press publishing house. His latest title "Fusion" available now in the UK and early March in North America.

Link to Buy Book ---> https://www.sternberg-press.com/product/fusion/

Buy the book!

FWD.010 → Alex Coles: "Jazz Fusion is a process, not a genre"

Episode one from https://soundcloud.com/ajfata

Badpoi Radio w/ Ajhoneysuckle - March 15th 2025

Originally from Yerevan and now based in Lisbon, Your friend daao is an up-and-coming producer and director, known for his soulful sounds and innovative, boundary-pushing live sets. Blending hip-hop, fusion jazz, house, and electro, he creates dynamic musical experiences while leaving his unique mark. Daao is also renowned for crafting compelling narratives through the video he directs.


Your Friend Daao @ Kiosk Radio 14.03.2025

TGZ -  Long Shape
BUY LINK: https://osotao.bandcamp.com/album/long-shape
Label: O Sótão Records (https://soundcloud.com/osotao)
https://www.instagram.com/osotaomusic/
> TGZ (https://soundcloud.com/tiagoaf)
https://www.instagram.com/tiagoaf__/
https://open.spotify.com/artist/1LDCFqci5Mcsej3Qn03ItC?si=eHswxUjURnG3j3gHL5KYSA
Relase date : Digital: 21/3/2025 Vinyl: 1/4/2025

Transitioning from the successful 2 Years EP (O Sótão Records, 2023), Tiago Fonseca became an up and coming Producer and DJ based between Lisbon and Porto. On the back of gigs at some of the best clubs in the country, he also transitions from Tiago A.F. to TGZ (sounding Tigz) as his moniker for what’s to come ahead. Long Shape, his latest project, is O Sótão’s first vinyl release, and the first to be delivered with higher standards of professionalism. Learning the trade, the processes, the timeframes, the costs, and having just completed 10 years of existence. A good time to go a bit deeper.

In the summer, Tiago sent me a golden playlist of unfinished projects for a second opinion. The idea for a new record started there, and from the bunch we handpicked a selection that ended up making really a lot of sense for us. We were looking for wet deepness and eternal warm ups, pulling up the fader slowly. An invitation to leave our mental capsules and divert attention towards a seductive bassline cliff-hanging a dream. Progressiveness and jazz. Long shapes and melodies in the last frontier between nostalgia and hope.

To help, we invited Miguel Tenreiro (a.k.a. Gazpa) to master the tracks, with him adding a smooth-extra-delicious pump on the beautiful original elements. Miguel also picked up the title-track for a remix treatment, breaking up the tempo with a hip-hop-electronica finale, sprinkled by a guitar solo from Zé Nuno - another great musician stemming from Mr. Bean’s bar, where we held a residency for the past year.

Long Shape will drop on March 21st. Vinyl might be only available a bit later. It will be a landmark moment for us, being Tiago’s most complete work to date, and a better representation of his rich musical influences, expanding it, as we speak, to another level. It’s also been 10 years for O Sótão, so there’s that too. To sum up, I’m just very glad that Long Shape sounds exactly where we would like to be after all this time, with a quick image of a nite-lit skyscraper cutting into a couple of rocks being dropped in the coolest whiskey glass, and the people warming up to a dream.

Mastered by Gazpa
Design by Constança Torres

BUY LINK

PREMIERE : TGZ - Long Shape

HoneyMel : Roy Ayers Special - 18 Mars 2025

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BeatDetkin12

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french compoooooooser who make totally fucked up electro and not great but hey it's in the vibe🥲🗿A huge thank you to everyone who bothers to follow me. and, eeeeh listen to PINK&GREEN !, thanks 😙

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