jamma-dee: perceptions
Francisco Espregueira
Across 15 tracks, this west-coast maestro artfully consolidates, renovates, and carries forward the legacy of his influences - a masterclass in modern funk and soul production.
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kaidi tatham: the only way
Francisco Espregueira
The inimitable legend of Kaidi Tatham sees another chapter, the fifth via First Word Records. 11 tracks touching on bruk, funk, jazz, mid-tempo hip hop and hyper-energetic Brazilian flavours, all thrown into a melting pot that's difficult to define, but all containing Kaidi's unmistakable sonic signature.
Read Morewipe the needle: hornsey ride ep
Francisco Espregueira
Vibrant waves in Wipe The Needle's latest EP, Hornsey Ride, released on Boogie Cafe Records. As per usual, his latest offering brings fresh and eclectic funky textures, presenting three exceptional tracks of broken beat goodness, featuring his trademark rhythms.
Read Morejuli giuliani, mabreezee & karmasound: ginga
Francisco Espregueira
Juli Giuliani, Mabreeze and Karmasound present GINGA, embracing classic rap in a sophisticated way, seasoning it with clear influences that come from encyclopedias of soul music, 90’s golden hip hop and classy deep house gems - escaping from clichés or trends.
Read Morenovember '22: recap
Francisco Espregueira
70 tracks for the soul. November 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 winter and, through the whole selection, true-to-the-soul creations.
Read Morefuture bubblers 6.0
Francisco Espregueira
Future Bubblers 6.0 is comprised by 9 tracks and is, like its predecessors, a musically diverse collection of music, fusing genres that span across electronic, alt-r&b, alt-hip-hop, spoken word, neo-soul, jazz and beyond.
Read Morebad colours: always with u
Francisco Espregueira
Last year, Bad Colours broke through the walls that separate deep house, r&b and hip hop to deliver the fanatstic PINK album. Always With U sees him further develop his talents as a songwriter and producer, while maintaining the signature balance of banging dance music and dense bars that he’s quickly becoming known for.
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Francisco Espregueira
Sound Is Like Water, dreamcastmoe’s debut on Ghostly's International's freeform label, Spectral Sound, just dropped and is ready to make its rounds conquering listeners of different genres.
Read Moreoctober '22: recap
Francisco Espregueira
October'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 Morereggie b: tinky's jam
Francisco Espregueira
Reggie B returned this week with the the long awaited Tinky’s Jam that dropped via Onra’s NBN Records. The album was most definitely worth the wait, taking the listener through a personal and musical journey inspired by the birth of his son,
Read Morepinty: pinty's house
Francisco Espregueira
O Sótão’s favorite Pinty is back with a corageous album that marks late 2022. Pinty’s House ethos is based on his dreams of a huge house party, where every room has something different playing. That is very much successfully attained in 10 tracks that showcase a diversity of styles and approaches to sounds of London.
Read Moreseptember '22: recap
Francisco Espregueira
September ‘22 playlist is composed by 50 tracks summarizing many different releases and artists we’ve showcased here. The quality is very high, we’re not modest about it. Every each one of these artists have something real to tell you.
Read Moreisatta sheriff & koralle: eat the kiwi
Francisco Espregueira
Dropping tomorrow, Isatta Sheriff & Koralle’s joint EP is one of the most awaited records in the instrumental hip hop realm. Eat The Kiwi is a six track EP that unites the talents of the East London MC and the Bologna-based beatsmith.
Read Morebutcher brown: triple trey featuring tennishu and r4nd4azzo bigb4nd
Francisco Espregueira
The acclaimed Butcher Brown five-piece band is back with another album delving into the full musicality of its members, delivering a heady home-brew of jams and jazz, rhymes and beats: Triple Trey featuring Tennishu and R4ND4ZZO BIGB4ND.
Read Morefred aster: summer madness
Francisco Espregueira
Summer Madness sees the Angolan DJ and producer connect with Malawian lyricist Postnegative for the lyrics of the original track and presents remixes by Donnie Moustaki, HATT.D and Selva.
Read Morehio: who
Francisco Espregueira
Hio closes the trilogy with a new chef d'œuvre: WHO. This final piece is all about self-discovery; finding your true self in a world that advocates for standardization - completing the "WHO - AM - I" question that Hio proposes in his current output.
Read Morejune '22: recap
Francisco Espregueira
An eclectic playlist of 67 tracks summarizes all those inputs coming from all over the world. Different paces, moods and rhythms. Plenty of jazz and hip hop, plenty of dancefloor bangers and deep melodies. This is the best we've heard and talked about in June 2022.
Read Morenelson brandt: knalleffekt
Francisco Espregueira
Knalleffekt sees Brandt strolling through affluent funk, sun-blushed boogie and slacker soul to deliver a playful pop masterpiece that is both futuristic and nostalgic.
Read Moreflofilz: close distance
Francisco Espregueira
Artistically, the album cements Flo’s transition from lo-fi productions to hi-fi mixtures of jazz music, hip hop or alt r&b, providing a zen-like clarity, tranquility feeling throughout the project. Like the best jazz records do, Close Distance will survive time.
Read Morepremiere: marc bianco, inq. - uto
Francisco Espregueira
“UTO” is the third track on BORG by Marc Bianco and INQ. It brings an unique noir and urban vibe that can be best appreciated at the wee hours of the night. Neon lights all over the place and this sound haunting us to go for more.
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