Recorded over a Spring weekend in Surprise Chef's DIY analogue studio (dubbed The College Of Knowledge), Daylight Savings expands on the dramatic 1970’s cinematic soul sound established in their previous project.
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New names, some of our all-time favorites and late night discoveries compose September’s playlist. Comprised of the usual 50 tracks, this selection is eclectic, profound and result of hours and hours of music listening and pleasure.
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We travel back in time to present an undiscovered masterpiece of Música Popular Brasileira released by Notes On A Journey. Germannu, the self-titled album from Manoel Germano Filho, is a soulful and uplifting record that includes three fantastic original compositions, translating everyday stories from Germannu into sound.
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Via First Word Records, Kuroda presents his latest project entitled Fly Moon Die Soon, culminating years exposure to the NYC jazz and hip hop scene. The album consists of nine tracks of excellence - exploring uptempo jazz-funk, soulful jazz cuts, downtempo grooves and infectious piano riffs.
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O Sótão presents the Guest MIX #2 made by our good friend Martim. High Times Candidate is a trip of about 45 minutes through some of the best records in his collection. If you’re reading this you might be in the right place at the right time to rediscover some grooves.
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One Night drops via the fantastic Favorite Recordings, not failing to showcase Bruno Hovart’s modern touch, fitting all the criteria to become an instant club classic. His work of more than 25 years is a time-travellin’ déja-vu experience.
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Recorded in the winter of 2018, Couldn’t Wait To Tell You… is her first LP and her strongest project to date - the one that could well be her breakthrough. Following ‘17 FRANK , and ‘18 ::hoopdreams::, this album also looks to the past, while introducing a modern and exciting aesthetic.
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One of the pioneers of Brazilian soul music, Carlos Dafé established himself as one of the most striking voices from ‘70s Brazil. In 2020, Lisbon-based label Mad About Records compiles a fantastic release, composed by some of his best tracks taken from the period from 1977 to 1979.
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Over the course of its eight original compositions, Jazz Is Dead 002, made in collaboration with Roy Ayers, sounds startling, new and unexpected. Like an unearthed an unreleased album from Ayers’ classic period in the 1970s.
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Via the fantastic Tru Thoughts label, producer and multi-instrumentalist J-Felix comes back with his new project: Whole Again Hooligan. Future blend of boogie, p-funk, disco and soul in the second album by the Brighton-based artist.
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Singer Margaret Grace joins forces with Italian producers Luis Radio and Souldynamic for a trilogy of soulful house EP’s through BBE Music, entitled Dishwater Blues. Released back in August the first part was followed by a second episode in Ocotober. The third and final installment of the series is due to drop in February.
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Following Becoming, released earlier this year, the Porto-based producer and multi-instrumentalist SaiR (a.k.a. Ruben Allen) delivers a two-track EP called Watercolors - full of jazz and soul music textures on a funky-electronica canvas.
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Surprise Chef are an instrumental soul quartet from Melbourne, Australia. Crossing the group’s unconventional jazz-funk sound, All News Is Good News is a mysterious piece, with a distinct cinematic taste to it, playing with shades of light and dark, tension and release.
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Brazilian vocal sensation Dila reportedly died in a car crash shortly after her first and only album’s release in 1971 and there is very little known about the woman behind the voice of this self-titled diamond. The joyous music Dila left behind, gives us a picture as good as any, of a powerful feminine soul at the top of her game.
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Twilight is a nine song collection of soul-drenched goodness, showcasing Philadelphia's First Lady of house music, Lady Alma, produced by renegade jazz and club music maverick Mark de Clive-Lowe.
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Marcos Valle is one of the very greatest and most important composers, arrangers, writers and performers in Brazilian history. His new album on Far Out Recordings, Sempre, marks a stylish return, with a new record of feel-good Brazilian party music.
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At 86, legendary guitarist Ernest Ranglin is a defining artist in the development of Jamaican music. With a career of over 50 years, he needs little introduction. Based in the UK, Emotional Rescue is the label in charge of this invaluable reissue, going back 36 years in time.
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Originally released in 1979, Harry Mosco’s Peace & Harmony LP is a hidden gem that touches upon Disco, Funk, Boogie, Soul and Dub. After his death in 2012, the Adelaide-based label Isle of Jura worked closely with his son on the reissue, digging back 40 years for the official release.
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Another Brazilian funk landmark, the ‘76 album from Zeca do Trombone and Roberto Sax rotates on a blend of scents coming from traditional Brazilian music and ‘70s jazz from the U.S.
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The anticipated debut album from Bobby Oroza dropped last week. This Love is appropriately named after the tune that started it all, back in 2016 when Oroza and the Cold Diamond & Mink production duo first got together in the studio.
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