20 Years of Bastard Jazz Recordings is officially kicking off with the first single from the upcoming 4xLP compilation! Sydney-based future-soul mavericks The Goods - who joined the label in 2018 - have put forth a previously unreleased track “FEELS 4 U,” with Steve Spacek (famously of the eponymous British band) on vocal duties. “FEELS 4 U” sees the trio take things to a deeper, more dance-floor-ready space production-wise, counterbalanced by Spacek’s airy falsetto - it’s a beautiful banger. 

Brooklyn’s trend-setting label Bastard Jazz is celebrating 20 years of operation with an ambitious 4xLP compilation featuring half catalogue hits, and half new material from the current roster. It’s a testament to the label’s diverse and exploratory sound that touches everything from hip-hop to funk, house, and soul, all while maintaining a concurrent sonic thread. Here’s to 20 more!

The Goods - FEELS 4 U (feat. Steve Spacek)

In the moody psychedelic slow-burn funk of "Mirage," Captain Planet explores some less familiar territory, expanding his sonic repertoire while keeping true to his organic global sound, aka “Gumbo Funk.” Like the other material from his new “Sounds Like Home” EP, the song grew organically out of a jam session, in this case with his youngest brother Taj Bethel, a guitar player, multi-instrumentalist, and songwriter. Charlie Wilder, the man behind Captain Planet, has always made a point of providing his youngest brother with musical inspiration, regularly sharing lesser-known tracks and albums that were fundamental in his own musical awakening. The classic 70's sounds of Cymande, Gabor Szabo and Baris Manco among others stay in regular rotation in the Captain's studio, where the walls are flanked by ceiling high shelves full of vintage vinyl records. In "Mirage," you can hear the two brothers lovingly nod to some of these influences, while highlighting their own unique musical voices and interpretations as well. In the Captain's words, "the goal was simply to make a record that sounds like what I pull off the shelves and put on my turntable at home, and this feels like it perfectly hits the mark."

“Mirage” is out on Brooklyn’s Bastard Jazz Recordings June 24th; the “Sounds Like Home” EP is due July 15th.

Mirage (feat. Taj Bethel)

Captain Planet - Mirage (feat. Taj Bethel)

Jon Lucien - Would You Believe in Me (Waxwork Edit)

Akira Ishikawa - Let's Start

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Razor-N-Tape does hip-hop! This 3rd instalment in the eclectic 
RNT45 series presents The Planty Herbs, an up-and-coming production talent out of Amsterdam. On the A side, the Detroit sound gets the blunted and bouncy Dutch coffee-shop treatment, and on the flip a daisy-eyed classic gets revitalized over a sampled-laden groove, punctuated with rhodes and guitar stabs. Roll dat shit, light dat shit, hit dat shit. ;)

The Planty Herbs - Sum Chillage

Keep On

Influenced by broken beat, @kerceya incorporates a jazz-funk styled vibraphone on 'Steppin' Out' making for mellow loungin' listening. 

Taken from a new EP, 'Lounging'', released on @darkerthanwax.

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Loungin' EP

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Kerem Akdag - Steppin Out (Worldwide Premiere)

Return Of The Ghetto Fly (feat. J Dilla, T3 & Neco Redd)

sunny bossa version of Roy Ayers raregroove classic.

Everybody loves the sunshine

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There's Us (ft. Marlon Penn)

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Jon Lucien - Would You Believe in Me (Waxwork Edit)

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