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Obay Alsharani is the latest talented recruit to Hive Mind Records – his ‘Sandbox’ release has moving and engrossing video collages to accompany his ambient odyssey for the ever-growing label
Obay Alsharani has turned out a blissful debut on cassette for Hive Mind Records – it’s called Sandbox. As you will see from the accompanying videos, as well as hear from the deeply soulful soundscapes, this is another immersive project and essential lockdown listening and viewing. It follows the album by University Challenged for the…
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Damon Locks & The Black Monument Ensemble drop debut single ‘Now (Forever Momentary Space)’ – a gospel-jazz-hip hop infused instant classic – ahead of album for International Anthem
Damon Locks is at the helm of the Black Monument Ensemble and their latest slice of righteous activist-music Now (Forever Momentary Space) has dropped, for Chicago’s International Anthem label – think socialy conscious hip hop meets Black Jazz (or Public Enemy meets Eddie Gale’s Black Rhythm Happening, as an eloquent and knowledgable proponent explained it…
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La Chica provides a beautiful highlight of 2021 – ‘La Loba’ is the latest seven track project by the Venezuelan/French composer – as she channels her ancestory and becomes a wolf
La Chica is a Venezuelan/French composer, pianist and singer and her new project La Loba – out now on the Zamora label – is the result of a spiritual awakening after the loss of her brother. La Loba – meaning ‘wolf’ in Spanish – is the story of a wolf-woman brought back to life. It’s…
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Geneva Jacuzzi gets her seminal debut ‘Lamaze’ reissued by Mexican Summer next week – the L.A. creative is a pionnering artist of the lo-fi canon and her visual output is also trailblazing
Geneva Jacuzzi is an L.A pop artist and hyped as an early pioneer of the modern lo-fi bedroom pop terrain – to the uninitiated, a reissue of her long out-of-print debut Lamaze is out on February 26, via the Mexican Summer label. She is a notable figure in the underground scenes in Hollywood and Los…
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Ballaké Sissoko & Sona Jobarteh release ‘Djourou’ – the Malian kora master teams up with one of the leading players from The Gambia – the title track from his new album, out April on Nø Førmat!
Malian kora player Ballaké Sissoko releases the title track of his forthcoming 11th album today – Djourou is due for rescheduled release on April 9, via Parisian label Nø Førmat! – home to Oumou Sangaré, Blick Bassy, Mélissa Laveaux. Title track Djourou – available now as a single release – sees Sissoko duet with leading female kora…
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The Seven Ups groove hard and their fourth studio album is in the works – first single ‘Abode Of The Clouds’ keeps their funk ship on course – as fans eagerly await further fixes from the Melbourne funkers
The Seven Ups sound is great – raw, necksnapping funk – and their fourth studio album has been tantilisingly trailed with latest single Abode Of The Clouds dropping in January. The band celebrated the release with a launch party at the Corner Hotel, Melbourne. The band’s upcoming fourth studio album sounds like a journey into…
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Nile Rodgers and Bernard Edwards are on Robert Cotter’s 1976 debut, pre-Chic – ‘Missing You’ is being reissued by Wewantsounds – a scarce New York funker for tax reasons
Robert Cotter had hall-of-famers and Chic legends, Bernard Edwards and Nile Rodgers, play on this classic New York City funk album from 1976, before they reached disco God status – now, a first time reissue by Wewantsounds is set for this must-have album of quality and heritage, having been pressed in small quantities, as the…
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Ghetto Priest – the acclaimed reggae artist and Asian Dub Foundation frontman – does Aaron Neville’s rare groover ‘Hercules’, mixed by Adrian Sherwood for Ramrock (w/Ashley Beedle remix)
Ghetto Priest drops a sublime version of the Aaron Neville rare groove classic, Hercules, ahead of new album for Ramrock Records paying tribute to the greats. There’s also talk of a remix from Ashley Beedle and Darren Morris on the B-side when it comes out on a 7″ – we’ll settle for the digital for…
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University Challenged and debut album of multi-sensory glory – ‘Oh Temple!’ is an audio-visual tour-de-force on Hive Mind Records, further evolving the label’s vision – the videos are a must-watch
University Challenged join the Hive Mind stable and take the label’s sound further into psychedelic, entrancing bliss. All of the films accompanying this stand-out release are jaw dropping, with Choppers Over Negril and Shibboleth hitting hard. Overall, Oh Temple! is a varied and awe inspiring work. University Challenged are Ajay Saggar (“Bhajan Bhoy”), Oli Heffernan…
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Menahan Street Band are the NYC supergroup returning with an exciting new album – the groove masters have been the foundation for some of modern hip-hop’s most successful beats, Jay Z and Kendrick Lamar are fans
The Exciting Sounds of Menahan Street Band announces the return of the NYC supergroup. Their new album shows they have no signs of stopping, having yielded a signature sound that has been the foundation for some of modern hip-hop’s most successful beats – sampled by the likes of Eminem, Jay-Z, Kendrick Lamar, Travis Scott, 50…
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