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Swiss three-piece Ali Dada fuse experimentalist jams and beat-laden collages on new album ‘SUM’ for likeminded DIY label YNFND
These Swiss experimentalists adopt Dadaist themes and a range of influences – from surf rock to ambient jazz – on new album SUM for Baltic label YNFND. The second single is named after Silvia Federici and her feminist and left leaning thinking provides the context and concept around the latest fuzzy head-nodder Federici. While awaiting the…
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Danish jazz heaven via Luaka Bop – Bremer/McCoy announce ‘Kosmos’ album, as single ‘Alting Løser Sig’ leaves listeners eager for more
The Danish duo of bassist Jonathan Bremer and pianist Morten McCoy have announced their sixth album Kosmos and a beautiful taster sustains fans for now. The LP is out on September 6th via Luaka Bop, leading fans in another new direction, as this diverse and taste defining label writes another new musical chapter. Lead single…
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A front runner for compilation of the year: ‘Tangent’ captures rare and secret weapons by expert selectors John Gomez and Nick The Record
Tangent is out now and is one of the front runners for best compilation of 2024 – with rarities galore selected by renowned diggers and DJs, John Gomez and Nick The Record, who run the aforementioned parties. To celebrate ten years of one of London’s most loved underground club nights, Mr Bongo have launched what…
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Mieke Miami produces third album ‘Birdland’ from Brandenberg – she’s touring the jazz music at home in Germany first with new single ‘The Light’
Mieke Miami was a student of the jazz saxophone in Berlin and started her song-writing journey in 2014. Those talents have continued to evolve over the last decade. Her new single The Light is guided by producer Benjamin Spitzmüller and he has brought his influence from playing in Afrobeat and highlife bands – the track…
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The Zawose Queens’ long-awaited album ‘Maisha’ – it’s a fantastic fusion of traditional Tanzanian roots, acoustic bliss and modular synth-jams
The Zawose Queens are Leah and Pendo Zawose of the Tanzanian Wagogo people and they sound awesome – using drums, thumb pianos, a chizeze fiddle mirror, the sounds of nature, polyrhythms, captured jams and perhaps most importantly – their enchanting vocals. The grand-daughter and daughter of the late, great musician and singer Hukwe Zawose, were…
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A classy comp’ of Congolese music in Belgium, ‘Les Belgicains: Na Tango Ya Covadia 1964-70’ is a curation of student orchestras in Belgium
This is a fascinating insight into a period of post-colonial musical history and the experiences of trailblazing young Congolese artists in Belgium. The compilation Les Belgicains – Na Tango Ya Covadia 1964-1970 tells the stories of the first Congolese student orchestras – referred to during that time as ‘Les Belgicains’ – and has been supervised…
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Moscow based artist Paita drops enthralling album ‘Southern Man’ – visiting post-punk, dub and ambient fields via electronic experiments – for Fuselab label
Paita is a project of musician and sound producer Kolya Dolgov for the Russian-based Fuselab label – seemingly a very fertile and collaborative stable based on their output and support on this album for this Moscow-based artist. The album features collaborations with label residents FMSAO, Shoom Berez, X.Y.R. , NWIII, as well as guest artists…
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Stunning debut album by Finn Rees – ‘Dawn Is A Melody’ for Mr Bongo is among the very best of jazz albums this year – and is more world class music from Oz
Listen to the wonder of this album – Dawn Is A Melody by Finn Rees – a contender for best (jazz album) of the year, and one that means artists are delivering once again during a year (so far!) of supreme jazz music. There’s been a particular movement of supreme sounds from Antipodean parts, with…
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