mambele: proton
Francisco Espregueira
Mambele is an up and coming producer hailing from Brussels, Belgium. His music crosses multiple boundaries, and in his latest EP, PROTON, he masters at delivering a diverse and energetic sound
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december '21: recap
Francisco Espregueira
Fifty tracks shot in the air by the end of December, deepening our appreciation for what came out during this month. We end our seventh year at this platform with more than 250 features published in 2021, showcasing new works from established underground artists and promising rising stars.
Read Moresummers sons: nostalgia (deluxe)
Francisco Espregueira
Summers Sons drop a deluxe edition of their latest album Nostalgia, originally released in September of this year. Turt (rap) and Slim (production) presents us a masterful coming-of-age rap album from a 90s baby perspective, maturing their jazz rap trademark sound.
Read Moredj harrison: tales from the old dominion
Francisco Espregueira
Following the iconic HazyMoods LP, from 2017, and other high karat-gold projects, DJ Harrison presents his second album via Stones Throw Records.Tales from the Old Dominion took three years to complete, reflecting how Harrison hears the South and moves through the world.
Read Morepaul grant: reflections
Francisco Espregueira
Paul Grant’s fourth solo album is about to drop, once again via DeepMatter. Following the release of last year’s acclaimed Waves LP, the Californian multi-instrumentalist, producer and beatmaker keeps creating special stuff and Reflections is another statement.
Read Morevarious artists: love, always. (a compilation)
Francisco Espregueira
Our Swiss-based friends at Boyoom Connective present a special compilation composed by 17 tracks. Love, Always. is an attempt at connecting the dots and finding common ground through music, traversing hip hop, jazz, soulful rhythms and trippy expeditions.
Read Morefuture bubblers 5.0
Francisco Espregueira
As per usual, Future Bubblers 5.0 is a musically diverse collection of tracks, fusing genres that span across electronic, alt-r&b, alt-hip-hop, spoken word, neo-soul, jazz and beyond - an extremely impressive assemblage of talent who have all delivered top-shelf singles.
Read Moreranko presents the intergalactic funk affair
Francisco Espregueira
Now we meet his funkier side, presenting The Intergalactic Funk Affair, again through Am Apparat. Coming out tomorrow, Ranko’s second album on the german imprint sees him strolling light-footedly through the seemingly endless expanses of his musical galaxy.
Read Moreseptember '21: recap
Francisco Espregueira
With all that happened over the past year and half we’re thrilled to see you go from here to the dancefloor, to the coliseum, to the park. And it is fair to say that we just highlight an extremely little sample of the great new music being released every single day.
Read Morek, le maestro: whip music
Francisco Espregueira
WHIP MUSIC has been in preparations since 2019, celebrating K’s evolution as an artist. It reflects his journey from making beats for himself in his bedroom to having his edits widespread across the internet and garnering popularity in the outside world among DJs and music heads alike.
Read Moremmyykk: science
Francisco Espregueira
Situated at the intersections of soul music, jazz, electronica and r&b, MMYYKK mixes neck-breaking rhythms and sonic alchemies. That's what we hear in Science, his latest EP, which addresses universal themes with good mood, fun and a lot of funk…
Read Morekeepvibesnear: now that we know.
Francisco Espregueira
KeepVibesNear comes up with his own noir brand of r&b in the new, and anticipated, Now That We Know. EP. With a 90s r&b vibe in the instrumentals, KeepVibesNear’s delivery owes more to the likes of King Krule than to D’Angelo, producing an original blend of different textures.
Read Morekareem ali: all these moments
Francisco Espregueira
Just as the sun was setting yesterday, Kareem Ali’s new album was dropping via Bandcamp - All These Moments is an opus of 25 tracks that makes us reaffirm his talent and vision, delving into spirituality and grooves in a very unique way.
Read Morejuly '21: recap
Francisco Espregueira
Some of the best projects of 2021 came out in July, with the last days of the month providing an array of golden records for the rest of the year.
Read Morebluestaeb: giseke
Francisco Espregueira
Released by Jakarta Records, GISEKE is an extremely personal album, which serves as a reflection on the evolution of Bluestaeb and has a true team of all-stars in the guest features.
Read Morenée pauline & ol' burger beats: i am leaving
Francisco Espregueira
Ol’ Burger Beats returns to this platform with a mesmerizing album alongside his sister. I Am Leaving is a family affair. After three years of songwriting and recording, Née Pauline presents her debut, performing smoothly over the seductive, jazzy beats of Ollie.
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 Morethe beautiful now: current
Francisco Espregueira
Coming up with a warm and late summer eve crispy feeling to it, CURRENT is The Beautiful Now’s follow up of 2018 MOES. Part of a bigger body of work created in the last couple of years, CURRENT it’s also an introduction to what will come out in the near future from the Swiss hip hop/r&b act.
Read Morepinty: tomorrow's where i'm at
Francisco Espregueira
Tomorrow’s Where I’m At is Pinty’s third EP, dropping officially in a few hours, via Winged Feet. It’s another essential record hailing from the South London music scene, reaffirming Pinty as one of its most important voices.
Read Moreknowsum & wun two: dream cruise
Francisco Espregueira
Monday vibes in here, with Knowsum and Wun Two cooperating smoothly in their new joint project: Dream Cruise. Released by Sichtexot, this is another demonstration of their ‘galactic’ explorations of sound, able to lift our moods throughout 20 short tracks.
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