We are delighted to premiere the first single from Phil Dawson ٤-tet’s forthcoming ‘Don’t Waste Your Ancestors’ Time’ album on Funkiwala. ‘Ilé (Iyesa)’ is an absorbing, funky and spiritually charged number that stands up tall next to Airto’s Afro-Brazilian experiments in the 70s and features an outrageous lineup of world class musicians from Nigeria, Brazil and the UK jazz scene. Read / Listen.
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LILAMORS & Ana Čop & Jaka Arh 'Rahoon' (Latenite Lounging) - video premiere!
We are delighted to premiere the stunning new video for ‘Rahoon’, the new single from Basel-based LILAMORS! The video direction, editing and animation by Jovana Đukić is a blue-hued treat for the eyes, the music a perfectly poised blend of electronica, melancholic folk and art-pop. Watch here.
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Nino Gvilia 'Nicole' (Hive Mind Records) - single premiere!
Video and single premiere! We invite you to enter the strange and enchanting world of Nino Gvilia, where nothing is quite what it seems. ‘NICOLE’ is the first track of the eponymous two EP's project (presented on one disc in March 2024 on Hive Mind Records) that will draw you deep into her dreamlike sound-world of hushed late night atmospherics and surreal songwriting. Watch // Listen.
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Rave At Your Fictional Borders 'Potion Trigger' (Dave De Rose Records) - single premiere!
We are zinged to premiere the bone-rattling title track from Rave At Your Fictional Borders forthcoming E.P. 'Potion Trigger'! Dave De Rose’s collab project sees top class musicians improvising and composing on the wire, creating a moment of cosmic motorik intensity that shakes itself silly somewhere between Hawkwind and Underground Resistance. Read / Listen.
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Arthur Hnatek Trio 'Uncertainty' (Bridge The Gap) - Premiere!
We are pleased to premiere the new single from the award-winning Swiss drummer, composer and producer Arthur Hnatek. Like Sons Of Kemet in a rhythmic duel with Steve Reich, Arthur, saxophonist Francesco Geminaini and bassist Fabien Iannone manage to become a single pulsating organism, somehow creating a soothing meditative track that also contains a powerful organic groove. Read / Listen
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EMAMKAY 'When The Sun Rises' (STY TRU BTS) - single premiere!
Need some warmth and sunshine? Voila! We have the pleasure of hosting the premiere of 'When The Sun Rises' from South African MC & producer EMAMKAY . A sunlit dose of positive conscious vibes on a bed of beautifully played live jazzy hip hop with vocals from himself and the soothing soul voice of Bokang Ramatlapeng. The first single from his forthcoming album on Kid Fonque’s STY TRU BTS label is what we need right now. Read // Listen
Read MoreEmpanadas Ilegales 'Luna Modular (Creepy Mambo Single Version)' - T&L PREMIERE!
We are pleased to premiere an exclusive single version of ‘Luna Modular’ from the Vancouver based psychedelic cumbia and salsa outfit - the hilariously named Empanades Ilegales. On the eve of the release of their second album, ‘Creepy Mambo’, it has that infectious psyche-surf-cumbia abandonment of acts like Meridian Brothers and is sure to shake those hips hard! Read / Listen / Buy here..
Read MoreCaytra 'You Lost' - Single Premiere
PREMIERE! The new single from London jazz trio Caytra is a hurtling four to the floor dance workout underpinned by a rock solid rhythm section and understated guitars and synths. From their forthcoming self-titled, self-produced album, ‘You Lost’ could fit into any DJ set that needs a bit of jazz-funk / Brit-funk energy to get the dance fizzing. Listen here….
Read MoreGuohan 'Feeling' (Darker Than Wax) - Single Premiere!
PREMIERE ALERT! We are hyped to offer the premiere of the first single from Guohan’s forthcoming ‘City Of The Sun And Moon’ EP. Simply titled ‘Feeling’ - his signature use of hypnotic field recording loops, dusty percussion and Moodyman style repetitive funk is in full effect but with that 90s deeper-than-deep house thing going on. It’s a bomb! Listen here…
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