Interview: ANGEL BAT DAWID (International Anthem Records) – Discussion hosted by LEXIS
Composer, clarinetist, singer & spiritual jazz soothsayer Angel Bat Dawid descended on Chicago’s jazz & improvised music scene just a few years ago. In very short time, the potency, prowess, spirit & charisma of her cosmic musical proselytizing has taken her from relatively unknown improviser to borderline ubiquitous performer in …
Album Of The Week: Makaya McCraven “Universal Beings” (International Anthem Recording Co.)
Chicago-based drummer Makaya McCraven is one of the most cutting-edge artists in Jazz right now. He’s followed up his incredible Chicago-meets-London mixtape “Where We Come From”, which was released earlier this year, with a brand new 22-track album on the International Anthem label titled “Universal Beings”. Universal Beings by Makaya …
Future Classic: Makaya McCraven “In the Moment” (International Anthem)
Guest post courtesy of CUERATORS (Chicago / Seattle) Over the course of one year, drummer Makaya McCraven played 28 improvisational shows at one venue with incredibly talented collaborators. He called this night, “Spontaneous Composition”. In The Moment, Makaya’s debut LP, is the result of that year. The concept was to …
Y. Gershovsky “Disco Baby – Floating Points & Red Greg Edit” (1979, Melodies International)
via Melodies: A few years ago, Melodies family members Floating Points and DJ Red Greg got their hands on a couple of original 70s obscurities. While these standout records shone brightly in their own right, the two DJs saw the potential to create their own edits behind the scenes, finely …
Com Truise “Iteration” (Ghostly International)
via Ghostly: “Repetition is a form of change,” reads one of Brian Eno’s Oblique Strategies. Seth Haley knows the concept well, and his style of technicolour synth-wave takes the mantra as a challenge–how much emotion can one man convey through his machines? Six years ago, “Galactic Melt” introduced space traveller …
BALANCE #580 (Hosted by Spacewalker)
Spacewalker’s back in the driver’s seat with the first Balance of 2025! It’s a freestyle excursion as you’ve grown accustomed to with new and fresh treats from Butcher Brown, Igor Jadranin, Pau Roca, Sholto, Eternal Love, and more. Also taking a moment to pay tribute to a few legends we …
Video Premiere: Evelyn Glennie, Owen Gardner, John Edwards, Bex Burch “Liquid Image”
We are thrilled to premiere the mesmerizing video for “Liquid Image,” the launch track from the collaborative, improvised album ‘Tangled Goodbye’. This compelling work brings together the talents of experimental musicians Bex Burch, John Edwards, Owen Gardner, and the legendary Dame Evelyn Glennie. Recorded at London’s iconic performance space, Café …
Aquiles Navarro & Tcheser Holmes “Heritage of the Invisible II”
Aquiles Navarro & Tcheser Holmes of Irreversible Entanglements, disentangle themselves long enough to record for their second duo album, and first for International Anthem. Just as sharp and revolutionary in spirit as the larger group’s recordings. Having been friends & collaborators for far longer than the larger group, “Heritage of …
Crucial Material – November 2nd, 2020
Hope you are doing well and that some of these records will make your day! Here are our favorite EP’s, Albums and Reissues of the past week. As always we encourage you to buy digital or physical releases if you discover a release you love. Support artists and labels! JAZZ …
TUDO BEM #007 — Hosted by Tahira (Sao Paolo, Brasil)
What better way to end this strange summer in the hands of one of the finest DJ’s / tastemakers in the world. All the way from Sao Paolo, Brasil check out the newest edition of TUDO BEM TRACKLIST Courtney Pine – 37th Chamber (TAlkin Loud)Pedro Callado – Lapidar (Tratore)Gilberto Gil …
Crucial Material – July 5th, 2020
We’re back!! A lot of you have been asking and asking when our weekly Crucial Material rundown would finally return. Well, ask no more here it is! As always we hope you make some nice discoveries and feel free to encourage these artists/labels if you do! Enjoy and have a …
Exclusive Premiere: Nikitch & Kuna Maze “Hey, This Must Be Deep”
Killer dancefloor business from Tru Thoughts that should appeal to fans of house, broken beat and Brazilan jazz funk legends Azymuth. The lead-single from France via Brussels, Nicolas Morant (Nikitch) and Eduoard Gilbert (Kuna Maze), collaborative album ‘Debuts’ (out 3rd July). “Hey, This Must Be Deep” meshes broken beat with …