Soul
Track/Video: Vibrant and vital nu-jazz vocalist And Is Phi previews debut album ‘Double Pink’ with the bite and beauty of ‘White Noise’.
Maybe vocalist, song writer, dancer and visual artist, Andrea Isabelle Phillips (aka And Is Phi) has finally found the creative anchorage that she has been looking for. On a journey that has taken her from tropical buzz of the Philippines and Norway’s deep chill, it’s the nu-jazz community in London that’s provided a period of …
Premiere: The magnificent Cousin Tony’s Brand New Firebird exclusively unveil the immersive and euphoric video for ‘Gabriel’s Horn’ on news of UK/European tour
We are inordinately honoured to bring you the new video for Melbourne’s fabulous Cousin Tony’s Brand New Firebird‘s (CTBNF) track ‘Gabriel’s Horn’, off last year’s magnum opus ‘Smiles of Earth’, released through the legendary Double Drummer. To add icing to the cake, CTBNF is also announcing a massive UK/European tour later this year. ‘Smiles of …
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 crafter and co-ordinator of cinematic soul-jazz inspirations, Scrimshire’s sound work has always grabbed attention from his early energetic Wah Wah 45s albums up to the …
Album Review: McNeal and Niles – ‘Thrust’/ Wilbur Niles and Thrust – ‘Thrust Too’ : Late seventies lo-fi funk gems re-discovered.
Super curators We Are Busy Bodies are at it again, digging up those buried sounds and the forgotten stories from music’s underground archive. Last year saw them spotlight Almon Memela’s joyous South African funk and the pristine latin jazz of Virgilio Armas after near fifty years gathering dust. Now comes another retrieval from the backroom …
News: Marti Pellow 3Arena Dublin with RTÉ Concert Orchestra, March 10th 2024
Iconic pop singer and songwriter Marti Pellow is back with his brand-new ‘Popped In Souled Out’ arena tour in 2024, making a stop off at 3Arena Dublin on 10th March 2024 with the RTÉ Concert Orchestra. This tour will see Marti bring a truly unique experience for audiences, playing alongside the RTÉ Concert Orchestra, performing …
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 Like Everything’, Adam Scrimshire is on an inspirational roll that shows no sign of losing momentum. Here is an artist who thrives on activity, a …
Track/Video : Jazz drummer Asher Gamedze announces definitive new album ‘Turbulence and Pulse’ with the profound, propulsive ‘Wynter Time’.
Now here is some serious news. When two pace setting labels, Johannesburg’s Mushroom Hour Half Hour and Chicago’s International Anthem combine their intent and purpose to put out a joint release then you know something seismic is brewing. Then add in the news that this first collaborative despatch on 5th May will be the new …
News: Australia’s soul kings, The Teskey Brothers, unveil plans for film-clip trilogy with the release of the first official video for the delectable ‘Oceans Of Emotions’
The Teskey Brothers (Sam and Josh) have teamed up with producer WAM Bleakley to present ‘Oceans of Emotions’, the first clip of a beautiful and moving trilogy. Lead singer, Josh said of this conceptual approach to the production: “We chatted to him about exploring ‘The Winding Way’ that people take to navigate through their lives. …
News: Jazz FM Soul Act of the Year (2022) Mica Millar releases her latest single + tour dates announced
Jazz FM’s ‘Soul Act of the Year’ Mica Millar returns with single ‘Trouble’, lifted from her debut album Heaven Knows with a cinematic new music video which was released 24th Feb. Packed with attitude, this fierce track from the UK Soul artist incorporates searing organs and a rich palette of voices while tackling themes of karma, fate and resilience. …