premiere: bennelux - loungin'
Francisco Espregueira
A futuristic and energetic piece, "Loungin'" steadily drives around high BPM's and jazzy chords. Urban rhythms and cinematic elements. New York City, sometime in the 90's.
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benaddict: rain falls
Francisco Espregueira
Rain Falls, his third solo album - following successful EP’s and collaborative projects -, is a mature piece of work. Every element is in place, contributing for a continuous harmony, a continuous palette of colors, that takes us for 12 tracks.
Read Morejune '20: recap
Francisco Espregueira
Different paces, moods and rhythms, but increasingly influenced by club music. Maybe because that’s one of the things we miss right about now. Touches of hip hop, soul and jazz and a lot of pleasurable moments.
Read Moreplanetself: wanderlust e.p.
Francisco Espregueira
Planetself showcase their evolution as one of the most promising acts hailing from Australia. Composed by Inkswell and Charli Umami, the duo just dropped the Wanderlust E.P. via Co-Operation Records, first designed in Amsterdam, in their downtime from touring in Europe.
Read Moresimon jefferis: vibrations
Francisco Espregueira
After the success of his SJ’s Pockets, Vol. 1 in 2017, it is a pleasure to get back to Jefferis’ new project, his debut LP named Vibrations that dropped via DeepMatter last week - showcasing his evolution as an extremely talented multi-instrumentalist and adaptive producer.
Read Moreoxp: swing convention
Francisco Espregueira
Courtesy of NBN Records, Onra and Pomrad join forces to present one of the most exciting projects for this summer: Swing Convention. Under the name OXP, the 14-track LP comprises an incredible number of all-star features. Devin Morrison, Ace Hashimoto, Domino, Horace Brown, T3, Reggie B, East Coast, Grand Puba just to name a few…
Read Moremay '20: recap
Francisco Espregueira
50 for the soul. May went by supersonic in the waves of the usual eclectic features we made over this month. Contemporary jazz from some of today’s greats, exciting new hip hop records, electronic bangers for the summer and, through the whole selection, true-to-the-soul creations.
Read Moreol' burger beats & vuyo: all yours
Francisco Espregueira
All Yours is composed by five songs and their respective instrumentals, showcasing the producer’s unmistakable jazzy melancholia and Vuyo’s ability to deliver deep words in perfect synchrony with the tones that surround him.
Read Moreric wilson & terrace martin: they call me disco
Francisco Espregueira
They Call Me Disco showcases Wilson’s stunning growth, and by conspiring with Martin, a Grammy-nominated producer who has worked with Kendrick Lamar, Kamasi Washington, Snoop Dogg, and other A-listers, he’s created an album that signals a readiness to leap into future possibilities.
Read Moremarc bianco: fyrefest
Francisco Espregueira
Following a couple of years releasing some high-quality projects as part of the famous Moonrise Hill Material crew with Folamour and other top french producers, Marc Bianco’s long awaited debut on Fada is hosted by an ever-growing artist from Brooklyn: Taphari.
Read Morephoebs & maxwell owin: come with the ragga
Francisco Espregueira
Under the hat of Sibín, meant to showcase works with audiovisual media that explore areas around identity and culture, the duo investigates the space between soul and grime music, adding a club mix of the title-track, paying homage to their love for dance music culture.
Read Morekoralle: fuel
Francisco Espregueira
Connecting to London, Koralle now teams up with the Summers Sons rapper Turt to present the title track for his new EP Fuel: a prelude to what’s coming from this talented Italian beatmaker.
Read Morekinkai: a pennies worth
Francisco Espregueira
A certified chill hip hop record, A Pennies Worth is the latest full-length release by Manchester-based rapper KinKai. The gorgeous jazz-infused production makes space for breezy hooks, nostalgic moments of fun, smoothness and outlandish perspectives.
Read Morecassowary: cassowary
Francisco Espregueira
For eleven tracks, that go by with absolute smoothness, we are taken into Miles Shannon’s (a.k.a. Cassowary) ideas, challenging us sonically. A melting pot of influences and a lot of things working at the same time.
Read Moreapril '20: recap
Francisco Espregueira
April’s playlist contains 55 tracks, that summarize the artists we’ve showcased during this month. Blend of live music with electronic approaches, groovy basslines and infectious percussion, club moments and home meditations. Almost everything is new.
Read More44th move: 44th move
Francisco Espregueira
Sharing a lot of the same influences, Alfa Mist and Richard Spaven create a cross-genre canvas where they freely explore hip hop, jazz, soul and broken beat aesthetics.
Read Moreendless journey (compilation)
Francisco Espregueira
Direct connection to Zurich, Switzerland. The very reputable Boyoom label drops the Endless Journey compilation, composed by 20 tracks (16 songs, one poem and two skits) and more than twenty underground artists/projects embracing a wide range of music genres.
Read Moreivan ave: double goodbyes
Francisco Espregueira
Less electronic sounding than his previous solo efforts Double Goodbyes is heavily infused by the mid-eighties jazz-funk, AOR & yacht rock sounds, also marking Ave’s departure from his rap roots, giving space to more r&b’ish melodies and to his broad musical universe
Read Moremarch '20: recap
Francisco Espregueira
March ‘20 playlist is composed by 50 tracks summarizing many different releases and artists we’ve showcased here. The quality is very high. Every each one of these artists have something real to tell you.
Read Moremental abstrato: pure essence
Francisco Espregueira
In 2010 the São Paulo-based collective Mental Abstrato releases its first album: Pure Essence. With the Goon Trax stamp on it the record got great international reviews, becoming a classic of underground jazz rap, from Brazil to the world.
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