Exclusive Preview: Alister Johnson “Broken Body”
‘Broken Body‘ is the follow-up to 2015’s ‘Do It Again’ single. This two-stepping banger is dripping with 90s retro-futurist sensualism, a heady and visceral latin jazz-tinged house track with a back beat guaranteed to get the dancefloor jumping. Alister’s trademark synth flourishes mingle with the vocals of returning collaborator Rahan …
Exclusive Preview: Jolly Mare “Hungry Angry” (Phil Gerus Remix)
It’s a Worldwide Ting! Great upcoming producer from Russia remixes multi-instrumentalist wizard from Italy released on a red hot American label. And here is the exclusive first look! Moscow’s Phil Gerus is a natural musical talent who oozes sound from every pore. Fusing together cassette pop, house, soul, r&b and …
Exclusive Preview: YellowStraps x Le Motel “Pollen” (Nikitch Remix)
via Tangram Records: “Mellow” was the name of the first self-released collab-LP between YellowStraps and Le Motel, two brothers and one of their best childhood friends. We immediately felt the urge to ask some of our best musical friends to make a remix of the record. To our biggest surprise …
Exclusive Premiere: Paper Tiger “Weight In Space” with Shafiq Husayn
via WahWah45’s: Just a month after releasing the back-from-a-two-years-hiatus track I’m A Cyborg (But That’s Okay), Paper Tiger announced they are launching their second album – Blast Off. To kick things off, the band unveils Weight in Space, the first single to be taken from the LP, featuring the Grammy …
Exclusive Premiere: Quiet Dawn “The First Day Remixed”
Quiet Dawn follows up last year’s debut album ‘The First Day’ with an EP of remixes. The Parisian producer has grown from his hip hop roots (including an EP on Feelin’ Music as part of Beat Consortium) adding broken beat and house to his soulful musical palate. Released back in …
Exclusive Premiere: NameBrandSound & Sonar’s Ghost “One Word Twice / Walker”
(Artwork by Eriizu) NameBrandSound is the brainchild of Broken Beat & UK Soul music pioneers IG Culture (aka TS Repman) and Alex Phountzi. Their newest EP seems join forces with another absolute legend; Sonar’s Ghost aka Dominic Stanton better known as Domu to all of us Broken Beat lovers. He recently …
Exclusive Premiere: MISC “Misc”
Spring is near and the MISC jazz group (formerly known as the Jerome Beaulieu Trio, winners of the 2013-2014 Radio-Canada Jazz Newcomers) will release their eponymous record on March 18th on the Bonsound Label. Pianist Jérôme Beaulieu, drummer William Côté and bass player Philippe Leduc have come together perfectly on their third full length …
Exclusive Premiere: Maylight “Beat Of The Heart” (Menik Remix)
‘Digits’ (b/w ‘Beat of the Heart’) is the debut single from BBC New Music Award winning jazz / soul / electronica ensemble Maylight. The eight strong collective takes in the vocal talents of ex-Tru Thoughts vocalist Lizzy Parks, pianist Rob Barron whose resume includes session work for the likes of …
Exclusive Premiere: Baron Rétif & Concepción Perez “Gazoduc”
Navettes’ is the debut LP from Baron Rétif & Concepción Perez (BR&CP). After releasing three records with Musique Large (home to Debruit, Laurent Garnier and Fulgeance) as well as with parisian label Heavenly Sweetness and assorted remixes and rap beats, they are back with Musique Large for their first full-length album. …