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Album Review: Hackney Colliery Band – Collaborations Vol. 1
I have to declare my prejudices. One of the best nights of my life was spent in the company of the Hackney Colliery Band (HCB). We turned up disgracefully early, and watched as the room went from empty to crushingly full, and then the boys blasted through own material and their legendary covers of Toto’s …
See: Blue Lab Beats release video for Hi There
We’ve already had our say on ‘Hi There’, the new single from Blue Lab Beats’ upcoming EP ‘Vibe Central’, which drops on June 28th via AllPoints / Blue Adventure. Needsless to say, it were very much in favour of their squelchy instrumental jazz funk, with space rock guitar solos and this summertime vibe that cleared …
See: Oscar Jerome reveals new video for Gravity, plus UK tour dates
On the back of a string of support slots around the UK for Kamasi Washington, Oscar Jerome has shared a new single, ‘Gravitate’, and released a video of him playing it live in the studio. It’s his first release since signing to Caroline International and comes ahead of his biggest headline show to date at …
Remembered : Leon Redbone
Leon Redbone was one of those characters that seemed to have stepped out of an E.L. Doctorow novel, or an Our Gang comedy. Playing Tin Pan Alley shuffles and ragtime ballads on the guitar and whistling like a drunken bum with just a swig of whiskey left in his flask. Except instead of appearing out …
Track: Abdullah Ibrahim – Dreamtime
In his 85th year and still writing vital music, Abdullah Ibrahim, a true giant of the golden age of Jazz, releases Dreamtime, the lead track from his first album in four years, The Balance, recorded at London’s RAK Studios and due out in late June. Ably supported by his long-time backing band Ekaya, Ibrahim doesn’t …
Meet: Hackney Colliery Band, ahead of their Collaborations Volume One album release
They’ve achieved an awful lot already, have the Hackney Colliery Band, but it looks like the release of their new album – Collaborations Volume One, out June 7th will take them to a new level again. As the title would suggest, they’ve drafted some of the best and greatest names in Jazz and funk, including British …
Track: Georgia Anne Muldrew – When the fOnk radiates
West Coast singer, songwriter and producer Georgia Anne Muldrow has announced her new album will be a collection of astral instrumentals called VWETO II, and from it she’s released a track ‘When the fOnk radiates’. Of the new album Muldrow says “vweto II is an astral funk laden mindscape. best used for long term discussions, …
See: Oscar Jerome reveals new visuals for Misty Head / Sunny Street
Ahead of his dates with Kamasi Washington at the end of the month, and following on from the announcement of his biggest show to date at Heaven in London on November 19th, Oscar Jerome has revealed a new video for his latest single ‘Misty Head / Sunny Street’. It’s at it’s heart an R&B song, …
Track: Crumb – Ghostride plus tour dates
If you’re in the mood this evening for a leisurely, almost lounge-esque track to ease you into the upcoming weekend, Brooklyn collaborators Crumb is exactly the easy, relaxed group of artists for that. Their single, “Ghostride”, is laid-back, dreamy number taken from their forthcoming album Jinx, scheduled for release June 14th. A sanguine piece from the quartet, the …
Track: Blue Lab Beats – Hi There
Mixing up jazz, hip-hop and electronica served Blue Lab Beats (aka producer NK-OK and multi-instrumentalist Mr DM) well on their debut album Xover, as it topped the UK jazz charts and reached the top ten in equivalent charts in 26 other countries. They’ve followed it up by releasing a new single, Hi There, taken from …