Musical selections and ramblings
Featuring these lovely tunes
Jeanne Lee – Sundance
Floating Points, Pharoah Sanders & The London Symphony Orchestra – Movement 5
Facta – Sistine (Plucks)
Damon Locks Black Monument Ensemble – Now (Forever Momentary Space)
Skynet-313 – The Loquacious Son of Harry and Mary Boroka
Gratien Midonet – Osana (Kuniyuki Remix)
Todd Modes – Serpent
Brian Mars – Enter The Mars
Nico Mecca – Floppy Computer (II)
Sababa 5 (feat. Yurika) – Tokyo Midnight
Christie Essien – Ku Saura Re Ni
This one was a nice eclectic session for a moody Sunday afternoon…
Floating Points, Pharoah Sanders & The London Symphony Orchestra – Movement 1
Carlos Niño & Friends – Pleasewakeupalittlefaster, please… (with Jamael Dean)
Justice – Literal
Brainstory – Bye, Bye
Dezron Douglas & Brandee Younger – Equinox
Hailu Mergia – Nefas New Zemedie
System Olympia – Okay Nature
Fauzia – One Day
Rita Joyce – Dancing Close
Khruangbin – Dearest Alfred (MyJoy)
Shall I Bruk It – Guess I’ll Dub You feat Ms Badu
Middle Name Dance Band – Weekend Love Chant ft Wallace
Bassline feat. Lorraine Chambers – You’ve Gone
Mila Anotoli – Too Late (Skyrager Edit)
Hiatus Kaiyote – Get Sun (feat. Arthur Verocai)
Chris Dave – Highz n Lowz (feat. Spacebunny Jefferson)
Madlib – Road Of The Lonely Ones
Floating Points, Pharoah Sanders & The London Symphony Orchestra – Movement 6
Skynet-313 – The Loquacious Son of Harry and Mary Boroka
Polyswitch – Ngozi
Todd Modes – Rain Rituals
Sad City – Sleepless
Jai Paul – Str8 Outta Mumbai
Zopelar – Fire Pit
Jab – Preface
Laroye – Be The Change ft. Carlos Mena
Risqué III – Essence Of A Dream
Liferecoder – Feel The Flow
Duke Hugh – Got My 606 Back
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It’s always an exciting music moment when Kenny Dixon Jr announces he has a new album out. He’s been knocking out of the park for years ever since ‘Silent Introduction’ hit back in 1997. I think this new one is one of his best for a long time, perhaps since the golden run he had on Peacefrog records in the early 2000s. Looking at the credits it looks like there are some great collaborations this time around too, including Andres, Diviniti and most surprisingly former Bug in the Attic, Seiji. Have a listen, and if you’ve never heard any of those early albums, they’re all now available on his bandcamp, so no excuse to dive in.
There was a time when Moodymann seemed to be smashing out releases at an alarming rate, particularly during the years of the Peacefrog hookup. While his output may have slowed somewhat in recent years, the excitement and anticipation a new KDJ release can bring is still very much present. So here we have the new Moodymann album for 2019. While it irks me a little that a few of these have been out before in various guises, I must admit he seems to be in fine form here. Whether stepping up to the mic such as on opener ‘I’ll Provide’ or in sample cut and paste mode like on ‘If I Gave U My Love’, there’s plenty to keep the die hard fans more than happy. There’s also a digital version on bandcamp for those who missed the limited vinyl run, which inevitably sold out in a flash. Check it out below and see what you think.
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