jazz tracks
Track: Kamasi Washington releases two tracks from his forthcoming second album, plus release/tour news
Jazz superstar Kamasi Washington has heralded the announcement of his second album Heaven and Earth, set for release on June 22nd via Young Turks, by releasing two tracks – Fists of Fury and The Space Travelers. The long-awaited follow up to Washington’s debut The Epic, Heaven and Earth is comprised of two halves, which find …
Track: Lost Horizons – On the day you died
Lost Horizons, the musical project of former–Cocteau Twin and Bella Union boss Simon Raymonde and Richie Thomas of early 4AD figureheads Dif Juz, have released ‘On the day you died’, inspired by and recorded on the day David Bowie’s death was announced. Previously only available via the Rough Trade Album Club on a limited 4 …
Track: Portico Quartet – Endless
Portico Quartet have revealed a new track “Endless” ahead of their forthcoming album “Art in the Age of Automation”. Minimal beats and industrial soundscapes gradually peal pack to reveal a warm sensuous soundscape. The blend of live instrumentation and electronics combined with the industrial theme harks back to electronica pioneers such as Basil Kirchin, but …
Track: Philippe Baden Powell – Chica
‘Chica’ is taken from the new album from French / Brazilian pianist’s new album, his first for Far Out Recordings, which drops on March 24th on heavyweight vinyl, extended ten track CD + digitally. The son of Brazilian musical legend Baden Powell de Aquino (you recognised the name, right?) who, according to Philippe “transmitted to …
Track: Thundercat – Friend Zone
Just in time for Valentines Day, Thundercat – aka grammy award winning bassist and singer Stephen Bruner, has released a new track, Friend Zone, from his forthcoming third full-length record, Drunk, which drops via Brainfeeder on February 24th. For the 23-track track journey, Thundercat has enlisted a team of intrepid adventurers to go with him, …
Track: Shobaleader One – Journey to Reedham
Out on Warp Records on Match 10th, is Elektrac. Its a new project made up of Strobe Hazard, Squarepusher, Company Laser and Arf Nution. Elektrac features the bands versions of eleven of Squarepushers most iconic tracks. From the album, the band are streaming their version of Journey to Reedham. Its a mass of electronics, both …
Track: Thievery Corporation – Let The Chalice Blaze
Thievery Corporation are back with their new track, “Let the Chalice Blaze”. After 20 years, you may be familiar with the sophisticated shuffling bossa nova beats, but it’s still impossible to resist the head nodding on a Thievery Co track, especially when the cowbell kicks in. With the new album recorded in Jamaica, it’s reggae …
Track: A Tree Grows – Wau Wau Water
New York’s A Tree Grows have streamed Wau Wau Water, the first single from the bands debut self-titled EP. An album, through Rufftone records, is also on the way sometime next year. Blending together elements of afrobeat, rock and experimental music, while retaining at its core Jazz, the band features some of the most talented …
Track: Thundercat – Bus in these streets
Hot on the heels of winning his first grammy for his contribution to Kendrick Lamar’s ‘To Pimp A Butterfly’ album, Thundercat has released a new single via Flying Lotus’ brilliant Brainfeeder imprint. It’s his first new music since 2015’s ‘The Beyond… Where the Giants Roam’, and features Thundercat himself on vocals and bass, joined by …
Track: Macy Gray covers Metallica with Nothing Else Matters
Possessing one of the most instantly recognisable voices in music, Macy Gray has veered into unfamiliar waters for her upcoming ‘Stripped’ album, out on September 9th via Chesky Records. Bringing in some of the best jazz sidemen money can buy in drummer Ari Hoenig (Joshua Redman), trumpeter Wallace Roney (Dizzy Gillespie, Miles Davis), guitarist Russell …