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Album Review: Surprise Chef – Superb; kings of instrumental soul delight once again

Surprise Chef return with Superb, a rich, groove-driven collection of instrumental funk, soul, and jazz that deepens their cinematic sound while loosening the edges. Rooted in the Australian five-piece’s signature blend…

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Track: Indonesian trio Thee Marloes release the achingly beautiful retro soul of Logika

Sepia tinged soul always prods at that weak spot in us here at Backseat Mafia, and the new single from Indonesian trio Thee Marloes, out now on the inimitable Big…

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Track: Holy Hive release new single Story Of My Life ahead of second album

We’ve long been mad about Holy Hive, and out right now is the bands new single, Story of My Life – taken from the bands self-titled second album, out on…

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Track: Bobby Oroza releases the sultry Soul of I Got Love

Following on from his rather brilliant 2018 debut album This Love, Helsinki raised Bobby Oroza has just released a new single, I Got Love. Born of a Bolivian mother and…

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Track: Bobby Oroza and Cold Diamond & Mink – Strange Girl

Finish artist Bobby Oroza has teamed up with Timmion Studios house band Cold Diamond and Mink to record a cover of The Shacks tune “Strange Boy” giving it that signature…

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TRACKS: The Shacks – ‘Smile Now, Cry Later’/Brainstory – ‘Runaway’: crate-diggin’ deliciousness

BROOKLYN-based crate-diggers’ delight Big Crown Records has been keeping searchers of the groove content since 2016. A couple of years back, it compiled and curated the music of Sunny &…

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Meet: Leon Michels / El Michels Affair on new album Adult Themes and more

Leon Michels is a talented man. Inbetween working with a who’s who of talent as a musician, including a brief spell as part of Wu-Tang’s touring band, he started making…

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Track: El Michels Affair – Life of Pablo

El Michels Affair, essentially Brooklyn producer/musician Leon Michels is preparing for the release of his new album ‘Adult Themes’, and ahead of it he’s brought out the third single to…

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Track: The Shacks – Wings

Following on from their debut eponymous ep which brought them to the worlds attention, especially with the smash hit ‘This Strange Effect’, and tours with the likes of Khurangbin and…

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