lee tracey & isaac manning: foxy lady
Francisco Espregueira
Athens Of The North brings us a treat for lo-fi enthusiasts: a previously unreleased track from Lee Tracey & Isaac Manning, "Foxy Lady."
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december '23: recap
Francisco Espregueira
Forty tracks shot in the air by the end of December, deepening our appreciation for what came out during this month. We end our ninth year at this platform with more than 200 features published in 2023, showcasing new works from established underground artists and promising rising stars.
Read Moresair: visions ep
Francisco Espregueira
The solo project of composer and multi-instrumentalist Ruben Allen gives life to another cool work titled Visions EP, following a series of releases that set up a strong discography for the Portuguese artist.
Read Morechezz: edits from the vaults
Francisco Espregueira
Electric funk, house, and boogie blend seamlessly in this release, showcasing Chezz's knack for infusing dance floors with irresistible energy.
Read Moredigei de bairro: um do bonfim
Francisco Espregueira
Pedro Tenreiro presents a new project titled Um do Bonfim, paired up with an amazing collection of 'soulful’ tools and sketches that he’s been dropping on Bandcamp under the alias digei de bairro (translating to neighborhood DJ).
Read Morea thin man: jt 001
Francisco Espregueira
The Justracks imprint arrives on the scene with a disco heavyweight - JT 001 by the enigmatic artist, A Thin Man. This debut release on 180g vinyl promises to set dance floors on fire.
Read Morebrian jackson: this is brian jackson
Francisco Espregueira
The magnificent BBE Music label just released a special record from a very special artist. Presenting his first solo album in over 20 years, legendary American musician Brian Jackson joins forces with producer Daniel Collás and delivers a sublime 8-track project entitled This Is Brian Jackson.
Read Morealdorande: deux
Francisco Espregueira
Building upon the acclaimed self-titled debut, the Aldorande quartet pursues their interstellar trip showcasing their deeper love for the 70's jazz-funk & Fusion scene. Via the french-most-soulful Favorite Recrdings, deux extends ideas from the first record and presents bigger-than-life arrangements.
Read Morevarious artists: cameroon garage funk
Francisco Espregueira
Analog Africa’s new release introduces us to the underground garage funk scene of 1970’s Yaoundé, Cameroon’s capital. Cameroon Garage Funk is a compilation of 16 tracks and is a perfect portrait of resilience and desire to create.
Read Morekameelah waheed: america the beautiful ep
Francisco Espregueira
Today we introduce the powerful music of Kameelah Waheed, releasing the extraordinary America The Beautiful EP, which has been making waves for a couple of weeks.
Read Moremay '21: recap
Francisco Espregueira
May 2021 brought us plenty of golden releases that shaped what we featured during this month. The selection of 60 tracks includes, as usual, a “best of” selection of the tracks we spinned in May, opening the last section of the playlist to some of the things that influence our taste.
Read Moreplunky & oneness of juju: make a change
Francisco Espregueira
Plunky & Oneness of Juju is a legendary rhythm & blues-African-jazz-funk band, that has seen a lot of their work reissued by Strut Records. Make a Change features the full original album alongside five previously unheard studio takes, all remastered by The Carvery from the original tapes.
Read Morecake: the unreleased master tapes
Francisco Espregueira
Formed in 1973, Cake was an underground soul-funk group from New York City, now (almost 50 years later) re-introduced to us by Mutual Intentions. The Oslo-based imprint reissues their only 7-inch single "Make Up Your Mind" / "Let Your Body Go” that was originally from 1979.
Read Morevoilaaa: voiciii
Francisco Espregueira
Across 14 tracks this new LP showcases strong dancefloor-friendly festive bangers, irresistible funky arrangements and an undeniable sense of humor and irony; all of which ingredients that Hovart never fails to present.
Read Moregerry weil: the message
Francisco Espregueira
Olindo Records launches a sister label named Música Infinita and presents the reissue of The Message by the Venezuelan living legend Gerry Weil, due to drop tomorrow. It is a pleasure to present this overlooked cornerstone of Venezuelan jazz.
Read Morecosta nova ii - atlantic soul & funk gems from portugal (71-79)
Francisco Espregueira
Costa Nova is fantastic project that recuperates some lost classics of Portuguese soul and funk music from the ‘70s. It’s history in a record. A history that the Portuguese might not know - the fantastic Costa Nova II - Atlantic Soul & Funk Gems from Portugal (1971-79).
Read Moredecember '20: recap
Francisco Espregueira
Forty tracks to end the strange 2020. Without live music being played, other than the occasional stream, this year was particularly hard for all cultural workers. Yet they were more important than ever in our lives. Through their work it was actually fine to stay at home. So let’s celebrate it.
Read Morevum vum: muzangola
Francisco Espregueira
Raw. Emotional. Heavy. Short. Back in 1969, hailing from Angola, Vum Vum was creating a special EP of just four tracks that would set him up to be considered today the father figure of the Angolan rock scene.
Read Morebridge: crying for love
Francisco Espregueira
Via HIGH JAZZ* RECORDS we have the pleasure of listening and sharing the reissue of a dusty gold-standard 1981 album by the Oakland/Berkeley-based septet Bridge. Crying For Love, due to the conflicts within the group, was released for the first time in 1999, nearly 20 years after it was completed.
Read Morecelebrity bbq sauce band: celebrity bbq sauce
Francisco Espregueira
Gerald Mitchell and Billy Love are longtime figures in the dance music scene and have made a huge impact on Detroit house and techno. They are the Celebrity BBQ Sauce Band, now presenting an unique combination of soul, fusion and funk with electronic music.
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