Brooklyn-based trio Underground Spiritual Game has delivered a great debut with OF TIME, an album deeply rooted in the world of Ethio-jazz.
Tag: Jazz
The Noah Peterson Soul-Tet – The Real Deal [Review]
Ultimately, The Real Deal doesn’t try too hard to impress. On the contrary is sounds confident and grounded and more importantly true to its vibe.
Plants That Grow At Night – Frogging The Cosmos (Act 2) [Review]
Plants That Grow At Night are back with “Frogging The Cosmos (Act 2)” where the raw, sweating energy of a live rhythm section is balanced by the warmth of sweet analogue synths.
‘Expressive, lyrical, mystical.’ | Interview with Philipp Maria Rosenberg
This one is not for your relaxed jazz playlist. It’s filled with emotion. Pathos. The last thing it will make you feel is relaxed.
‘Atmosphere. Rhythm. Exploration.’ | Interview with iota
The Greek band iota delivers “Aspect” as part of their album See Your Universe. Expect a moody, beautifully minimal melodic riff, microtuning-heavy improvs, and a smooth bass driven groove.
Wheeler Newman- I Hit My Limit [Review]
A testament of wordless storytelling, a track which proves that a musical arrangement done right can say so much stuff without a single lyric.
‘Soulful, honest, melancholic, yet playful.’ | Intreview with Cosima Olu
Balancing between nu-jazz and indie R&B, Stockholm’s own Cosima Olu has given us In Between, a project driven by deep, sophisticated rhythms that glide on velvet-smooth arrangements, soulful deliveries and sweet, jazzy horn lines.
‘Bizarre, Dynamic, Visionary’ | Interview with Plants That Grow At Night
Get ready for ‘Frogging The Cosmos (Act 1)’, a rare blend filled with rich grooves, sweet psychedelic undertones, and masterful improvisations that defy easy categorization.
‘gestural, terrestrial, celestial’ | Interview with brad allen williams
Brad Allen Williams teams up with the soulful vocalist J. Hoard for “the fruit,” where the sweet psychedelia and the intriguing songwriting meet the trippy flute solo by Elena Pinderhughes, leaving listeners hungry for more.
‘Lush synthesizers and dust’ | Interview with The Diasonics
Calling all crate diggers! Larks by The Diasonics is the kind of hidden gem you’ve been searching for, a brand new track that perfectly captures the rare groove sound.