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Album Review : Huw Marc Bennett – ‘Heol Las’: re-imagining bygone songs through a unique folktronica gaze.

Over the last few years producer and multi-instrumentalist Huw Marc Bennett’s solo releases has traced his deepening fascination in the music of his home-land, Wales. In 2020 the ‘Tresilian Bay’…

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Album Review: Arjuna Oakes – ‘While I’m Distracted’: a lush, sophisticated contemporary pop soundscape, rich in soul-jazz understanding.

Even if you’ve picked up on any of singer-songwriter/pianist Arjuna Oakes’s previous offerings, it’s unlikely you would have predicted the scale and ambition of his debut album ‘While I’m Distracted’.…

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Album Review: Arjuna Oakes – ‘While I’m Distracted’: a lush, sophisticated contemporary pop soundscape rich in soul-jazz understanding

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Album Review: Mörk – Still Dreamin’: shape-shifting soul-jazz energy from the Budapest band.

Okay so we know that as far as new scenes go Rio gets touted as the upcoming centre of 21st century tropicalia pop and Geneva continues to excel in pushing…

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Album Review: Inês Loubet – ‘Senga’: vibrant samba-fusion sounds from a song-writer to watch.

Portuguese, London-based singer-songwriter Inês Loubet makes Tropicalia toned music of openness and honesty, which reaches out to people while following its own course. She was vocalist and co-writer in the…

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Album Review : And Is Phi – ‘Double Pink’ : Vibrant and vital nu-jazz vocalist opens up a new chapter.

Vocalist, song writer, dancer and visual artist, Andrea Isabelle Phillips (aka And Is Phi) talks about her first album ‘Double Pink’ out now on Albert’s Favourites as something that’s been…

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Album Review : Huw Marc Bennett – Days Like Now : Folktronica, funk and global beats make inspired new connections

Welsh producer and bassist Huw Marc Bennett is one of those orbital artists who washes up on your essential listening zones with a tidal regularity. A global beats innovator and…

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Album Review: Scrimshire – Paroxysm : profound and passionate cinematic soul-jazz from the influential producer/composer.

Some music just has to happen and London producer/composer Adam Scrimshire’s latest, ‘Paroxysm’ (available now from Albert’s Favourites) falls into that exclusive clutch of necessary releases. Well established as a…

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Track/Video : Scrimshire previews the evocative ‘Unforgotten, Unforgiven’ from his powerful new album ‘Paroxysm’.

Label boss of the UK soul hot house Albert’s Favourites (and previously Wah Wah 45s), go to producer and creator of one of 2021’s year’s best nu-beat albums ‘Nothing Feels…

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