Future Classics

Vibration Black Finger “Blackism”

via TwistedSoul: Unique and adventurous, like the man himself, Lascelle Lascelles (aka Lascelle Gordon) shares the highly inventive “Blackism” by his new project Vibration Black Finger. As one of the leading DJs at London’s Wag Club in the 80s, he earned a reputation as an eclectic and adventurous musical spirit, …

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Miles Mosley Rises With A Powerful Debut

After years of steady growth as a musician, vocalist, producer, composer, arranger, and upright bass virtuoso, Los Angeles’ Miles Mosley steps in with his powerful debut album “Uprising” (release date: January 27th on World Galaxy). The accolades Mosley has earned recently with his participation on Kendrick Lamar’s Grammy-winning “To Pimp …

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Future Classics

Professor Brian Oblivion “Mendacity ’17”

Leading with a rude bludgeoned dirge-like bass line and accompanying bells, congas and horns. The opening of Mendacity ’17, released by Professor Brian Oblivian on Inauguration Day here in the United States, expresses that broad inquisitive despair while displaying how JAZZ can still be the most effective form of protest …

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Jazz Amnesty

JAZZ AMNESTY SOUND SYSTEM #06 – A Free J.A.S.S. Festival

Welcome to A Free J.A.S.S. Festival; and when we say “free”, we mean free. Free from time, free from space, free from style and free to get in. Just press play and your ears will be whisked away in the Jazz Amnesty Sound System’s time machine to listen to some …

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Forgotten Treasures

Rashied Ali & Frank Lowe “Duo Exchange” (1973, Survival Records)

via Boomkat: Incendiary and rare free jazz ripper from Rashied Ali & Frank Lowe from 1973. Out of print on vinyl ever since and a fierce addition to any jazz or avant-garde shelf. From Thurston Moore’s Top Ten Free Jazz Underground (1996): “Frank Lowe has been studying and playing a …

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Forgotten Treasures

Victor Assis Brasil “Toca Antonio Carlos Jobim” (1970)

via Far Out Recordings: Following the recent reissue of Jose Mauro’s Obnoxius, Far Out Recordings presents the second release in the treasure trove of the Quartin catalogue, Victor Assis Brasil Plays Jobim. Over the course of the 1960s, Roberto Quartin released more than 20 albums in Brazil on his label …

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Future Classics

Miles Mosley “Uprising” (via World Galaxy Records)

via World Galaxy: Miles Mosley stepped into the light with magnetic force this year following the release of his new single ‘ABRAHAM’, garnering critical acclaim from worldwide press such as NPR, The Guardian, BBC Radio, The FADER, and Bass Player Magazine. The Los Angeles-based upright bass virtuoso and composer has …

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Future Classics

Georgia “All Kind Music” (Palto Flats Records)

ECM-era Don Cherry global jazz meets contemporary electronic avant-garde, true world dance music for the next millennium. With guest turns on every track, Georgia explore a new approach to studio production, incorporating the sounds of world and jazz music into their digital funk and combining and processing improvisation and composed …

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Playlists

The Winter Snow Jazz Playlist

Here is a lovely playlist of hand-picked selection perfect for a quiet winter snowy night. Lots of beautiful jazz from different eras and different corners of the world. Most of these tracks were taken from Lexis’ Snow Jazz mix and Spacewalker‘s The Silence of Snow mixes. Enjoy! For the direct …

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Future Classics

Duval Timothy “Brown Loop” (I Should Care Records)

One of our favourite discoveries of the year came in the form of this 10 track solo piano record by Duval Timothy. A true renaissance man, Duval works out of London in the disciplines of music, fashion, fine art, and food. With Brown Loop, he has managed to forge a …

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Future Classics

Future Classic: Medline “Old Souls Carnival”

via My Bags Records: “Old Souls Carnival” is the most accomplished Medline album so far, presenting his new direction in composition and his multi instrumentalist approach. The project is driven by a strong spiritual background with a deep 70’s soul jazz fusion influence, raised into a movie soundtrack like dimension. …

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Interviews

Sketches of Skymark – The Swiss Producer Leads The Jazz Resistance

In the ever-growing landscape that is today’s music scene, it’s become exceedingly difficult to carve out your own niche sound. Driven as much by the Chicago moods of Larry Heard and the Detroit deepness of Theo Parrish, as by the song structures of Arthur Verocai and Norman Connors, there’s one …

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