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Rob Mazurek - Exploding Star Orchestra

Release: 2024 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves, Rock & Indie

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Presenting the third thematic volume on the “Aquapelagos" series - a collection of split LPs where selected artists offer their own take into water surrounded cultures and communities. After the initial release of the Anthology compilation Aquapelago in 2022 (Discrepant ,Crep91) and the split LP Atlantico by Lagoss & Banha da Cobra (Keroxen, Krxn027) as well as the direct collaboration LP Índico by Mike Cooper & Pierre Bastien we proudly introduce an the third volume in the series in the shape of no other than two inspiring artists, Vica Pacheco and Pak Yan Lau. Two different sound journeys inspired by the majestic and peaceful Pacific Ocean, the vastest, largest and deepest ocean of our planet. Vica Pacheco’s composition takes a calm meditation approach where water flutes and synths brush shoulders to cre-ate a ever expanding mind journey whereas Pak Yan Lau’s ambitions Neo classical piece, The Ocean in Us, talks about that grand overwhelming feeling, that vast space deep under, on the bottom of the Pacific. Both compositions were recorded and created with the particular wet acoustics of the Tank in Santa Cruz de Tenerife in mind. From Philip Hayward and Matt Hill’s liner notes: ‘’The Pacific is a complex space, comprising a third of the Earth’s surface. A cascade of islands runs along its eastern flank, down from the Kamchatka peninsula, through Japan, Taiwan, The Philippines, Melanesia and on to Australasia. In its watery heart the islands of Micronesia and Polynesia stretch across huge distances, north-east to the Hawaiian archipelago, south east to Rapa Nui and south west to Aotearoa and Chatham island. Closer to the shores of the Amer-icas lie Tierra del Fuego, the Galapagos Islands, Haida Gwaii and the Aleutians. This is a space that resists easy char-acterisation. The Pacific laps the shores of Japan and Chile, the beaches of Australia’s East Coast and the cold, damp coasts of British Colombia and Alaska alike. Indeed, the space is so vast that it is a world in itself and one rarely navi-gated in its entirety. In this manner, strands of genres and the songs that reflect them are components in an intricate mesh of associations.‘’ Philip Hayward and Matt Hill, April 2022

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Live At Adler Planetarium

LP | 2024 | US | Original (International Anthem)

Helena Debono & Charlie Bates

Release: 2024 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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On March 24, 2023 Rob Mazurek assembled his endlessly psychedelic and explorative large ensemble Exploding Star Orchestra under the dome of Chicago"s Adler Planetarium to perform material from their recently released album Lightning Dreamers along with a number of new pieces.

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A Thousand Nights

LP | 2024 | EU | Original (Deep Chat)

36,99 €*

Release: 2024 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Lanquidity - Strut 25th Anniversary Edition

Sun Ra

LP | 2024 | EU | Original (Strut)

34,99 €*

LP | 2024 | Original (Challenge)

Release: 2024 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Strut proudly presents a special edition, deluxe repress of Sun Ra"s classic "Lanquidity", for the 25th anniversary of the label. Housed in a tip-on sleeve with OBI strip, this new special editions features an A2 poster including a rare Veryl Oakland photograph of Sun Ra in his home, as well as liner notes by Tom Buchler (Philly Jazz), Michael Ray and Danny Ray Thompson (Sun Ra Arkestra) and Bob Blank.

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Cinema Paradiso

Empty Empty

Release: 2024 / Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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The Bootleg Series Vol. 3: Miles At The Fillmore:

Miles Davis

Box | 2024 | EU | Original (Music On Vinyl)

117,99 €*

Release: 2024 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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LP | 2024 | EU | Original (Compost)

Peter Gall of Web Web

Love Avatar

Release: 2024 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Montreux Jazz Festival 1967

Charles Lloyd Quartet

3LP | 2024 | Original (Tcb The Montreux Jazz Label)

66,99 €*

Release: 2024 / Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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LP | 2024 | EU | Original (Squama)

Poeji

Nant

Dance, No One's Watching Opaque Red Vinyl Edition

Release: 2024 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Squama regulars Enji and Popp join forces on ‘Nant’, the debut LP by their newly minted duo ‘Poeji’, exploring the confines of Post-Dub and Downtempo.
2022’s 3-track EP ‘031921 5.24 5.53’, released as a limited run of dubplates, was the first testament to their open approach to writing, which takes only very basic ideas and relies on non-verbal communication to define form and pace.
Enji’s vocals are less centre-stage than on her solo endeavors, piercing through reverb plates and guitar pedals while Simon inked his signature set of wooden and metal percussions with chains of tape echoes and analog delay.
Listening to ‘Nant’ as a snapshot of Poeji’s artistry at a certain time and place can instill a sense of gratitude within the listener that something so fleeting can be captured.

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Ezra Collective

2LP | 2024 | UK | Original (Partisan)

Release: 2024 / UK – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Christian With Daniel Sommer & Mariusz Prasniewski Holm-Svendsen

Totem

Tomasz & The Individual Beings Dabrowski

Release: 2024 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Beginning in the 60"s, the small chamber group ensemble became increasingly important in the advancement of jazz, enabling horn players including Sonny Rollins, Joe Henderson, and Ornette Coleman to seek uncharted sonic territories and achieve new levels of freedom without the support of chordal instruments. With a mature, cohesive ensemble sound, the young trio juxtaposes tranquility and space with energy and tenacity across nine original compositions showcasing their stylistic breadth. From the swinging waltz "December" with a melodic contour reminiscent of a jazz standard, the soothing folk-influenced simplicity of "Vent", the intimate lyrical interplay between bass and clarinet in "Duo", to the heavy, propulsive power of the title track, the trio demonstrates fearlessness, listening, and spontaneity in a raw and personal recording that puts each of their distinctive voices in the spotlight.Christian Holm-Svendsen, currently resides in New York, studying for a master of music at Manhattan School of Music. In Denmark he played with, among others, The Danish Radio Big Band, Copenhagen Jazz Orchestra, Odense Jazz Orchestra, Jesper Zeuthen, and Regnfang. Daniel Sommer is an award-winning artist and sought-after drummer on the international jazz scene. Known for crossing the borders of different musical landscapes with a distinctive musical approach, Sommer currently performs with Karmen Roivassepp Quartet, Foyn/Hess/AC/Sommer and recently released the trio album "From Within" with Arild Andersen and Rob Luft on April Records.Mariusz Prasniewski is a Polish double bass player, residing in Copenhagen. A part of the Danish and European jazz scene for more than a decade, the bassist has worked with musicians like Tomasz Dabrowski, Anders Mogensen, and Gilad Hekselman.

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Better

Arild Andersen / Daniel Sommer / Rob Luft

Release: 2024 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Named "one of Europe"s most versatile and curious players" by Downbeat Magazine, Polish trumpeter TomaszDabrowski returns with the sophomore album from his internationally acclaimed septet. Following their eponymous 2022 debut, the ensemble proudly presents "Better",set to release on March29th on AprilRecords. With an atypicallineup featuring the cream of the crop of the Polish and Scandinavian contemporary improvisation scenes,"Better" capturesthe edge and energy of a live performance extended and elevated by the use of electronic instruments and textures.Drawing the listener in with its refined sense of space and pace, the record sees the septet navigate their way through Dabroski"s open compositional ideas, passing melodicstructuresaround the ensemble and evolving through etherealambientsoundscapes, scorching solos and adventurous cacophonies of collective improvisation. Drawing on a year"s worth of experience performing extensively together as an ensemble, the level of intensive listening, interactivity and trust within the group enables each instrumentalist to fearlessly contribute their voice."Every track has a unique twist. "Upright" plays with form. "Bonzer", the use ofinstrumentation. "Hale & Hearty" explores textures."A testament to the ensemble"s commitment to artisticgrowth and creativeevolution, "Better"reminds us to consider what we all can and should strive for. It"s an inspiring message that manifests in the music and radiates through every aspect of life. "We should all strive to do better. To be better versions of ourselves and observe how it resonates within and in those around us," Dabrowski says.

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As Time Passes

Rasmus Sorensen / Alexander Claffy / Kendrick Scott

Release: 2024 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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A leading Norwegian bassist for over 30 years, ECM legend Arild Andersen forges promising relation-ships with two rising stars - Daniel Sommer (drums) and Rob Luft (guitar) in an expansive, playful exploration of song and collective improvisation. As Time Passes " is set to release on April 26th on April Records. Led by Sommer, the release signifies the first chapter of the drummers much much-anticipated Nordic trilogy on April Records, aiming to capture and document Nordic improvisation and composition across three carefully curated ensembles. Bassist Arild Andersens storied career stretches back to the 1970"s as one of ECM s first recording artists, collaborating with household names of the genre including Jan Garbarek, Don Cherry, Bill Frisell, John Taylor, Sonny Rollins, Chick Corea, and the list goes on. Welcoming the opportunity to work with and nurture younger artists, the ensemble was born when Daniel Sommer selected Andersen for a project during his studies at the Danish National Academy of Music. Later, impressed by Luft s performances in Ireland and Norway, Andersen suggested expanding the pair into a trio. A transcendent musical voyage, As Time Passes " blurs the lines of conventional trio roles, and celebrates the evolution of jazz as a fluid, versatile form of expression. By providing each musician the freedom of becoming a key contributor in the melodic discourse, the trio channels the spirit of jazz veterans such as the Bill Evans Trio and free free-jazz ensemble Air, while echoing the sounds and innovations of pan pan-European contemporary jazz. Mixing pensive rubato ambience with energetic grooves, instrumental dexterity, a modern ECM ECM-esque sound and folk undertones, the record s compositional clarity combined with the spontaneity of a live performance flows across and between genres, borders and generations alike. Luft s intricately over-dubbed layers of acoustic guitars, vast reverbs, and contrapuntal melodies expand the sound of the three piece into an immersive world of texture...

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Balancing Act

Release: 2024 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Jacob Anderskov

I Sang

Release: 2024 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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LP | 2024 | EU | Original (ERH Records)

Elsa Hewitt

Chaos Emeralds

Release: 2024 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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LP | 2023 | EU | Original (Gearbox)

Binker And Moses

Feeding The Machine

Release: 2023 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Andreas Toftemark Quartet

La Gare

Release: 2023 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Chet Clear / White Splatter Vinyl Edition

Chet Baker

LP | 2023 | EU | Original (Second)

Release: 2023 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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LP | 2023 | EU | Original (L.M.L.R.)

Sonny Rollins

Volume 1

Release: 2023 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Jakob Dinsen / Anderschristensen / Lauste Sonne

Moonlight Drive

Release: 2023 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Jakob Dinesen, Anders Christensen and Laust Sonne are three heavyweights of Danish music, united by their all-embracing approach to music making. Their careers have seen them involved with household names of contemporary jazz including Aaron Parks and Kurt Rosenwinkel, afrobeat legend Tony Allen, popular Danish stadium rock band D-A-D and everything in between. A followup to their 2021 release "Blessings", their raw, live, chord-less trio record "Moonlight Drive" is set to release on September 8th on April Records.A coming together of Scandinavian jazz, the avant-garde, chamber music, and rock and roll, Moonlight Drive"s intriguing sound separates the essence of what jazz is from its cliché"s and idioms to create something truly different. The ensemble"s laid back, simplistic, and yet completely immersive playing style is full of groove, lyrical melody, rich harmony, and texture, all without the inclusion of a harmony instrument such as the piano or guitar. Evolving from intimate sparseness and comfort to energetic improvisations that challenge the listener with tension and atonality, what is ever apparent is that these are musicians that play to serve the music, not their own egos. With compositions from each member of the three piece, the record is a collection of musical statements and wordless stories that pay tribute to their greatest muses and strongest relationships. Through "Ingrid" Christensen encapsulates his deep love for his Grandmother, "Yahya" is Dinesen"s tribute to Danish poet Yahya Hassan who tragically passed away too soon, "Aveny T" is Sonne"s musical reminiscence of a performance in Copenhagen"s theatre by the same name, while the final track "New Beginnings" is an ode to the bonds of friendship between the three musicians.

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Jesper Thorn

Dragoer

LP | 2023 | EU | Original (Act Music)

Release: 2023 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Danish bassist Jesper Thorn has come to be known for his deeply personal, introspective, soul-searching sound through which he strives to untangle his innermost thoughts and conflicts. A followup to his award-winning 2020 release "Boy", "Dragor" dives into his complex feelings towards the town by the same name in which he grew up. The third album under his own name, it"s set to release on September 29th on April Records. Rooted firmly in the Scandinavian jazz idiom, "Dragor" is unwaveringly beautiful with a complexity and darkness to it that reflects Thorn"s turbulent emotional relationship to his hometown. His stories he set to music include his strained relationship with his father, overcoming a debilitating case of asthma brought on by being born five weeks early, dealing with feeling that he didn"t belong, and the deep-seated silence and guilt that came from his Catholic heritage. Thorn"s new record carries forward the same lineup as his previous two bodies of work - Marc Méan on piano/electronics and Tobias Wiklund on cornet, with the new additions of Andreas Bernitt on violin and viola and April Records labelmate Cecilie Strange on tenor saxophone.Melancholic harmony and intricate songwriting provide the delicate framework through which each member of Thorn"s quintet can impart their own impressions and feelings on his stories. The arrangements create space for every corner of the quintet to carry melodies, be they written or improvised, and the resulting sound is dynamic, evolving, and highly immersive.The gentle timbre of Strange"s tenor, lamenting cornet melodies, soaring strings, warm synth textures, muted pianos and masterful musicianship all contribute to the realisation of Thorn"s cohesive conceptual and musical vision.

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Jazzrausch Bigband

Mahler's Breakdown

Release: 2023 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Cecilie Strange

Beyond

Gustaf Ljunggren / Emil De Waa

Release: 2023 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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A musical statement of peace, relaxation and contemplation inspired by the arrival of motherhood, Danish saxophonist and April Records artist Cecilie Strange presents her new album "Beyond".Following her acclaimed 2021 release "Blikan", which has seen Strange gain international recognition in the form of over 1 million plays on Spotify and reviews in wide-reaching publications including Downbeat magazine.The record is a melancholic, spacious, Nordic ode to the circle of life, both literally and conceptually. Recorded by four musicians (her "dream team") arranged in a circle, the compositions reflect on those she loves, and those she has loved and lost.It begins with a song dedicated to the grandmother she lost when she was eight years old as well as to her daughter, both who share the name "Alice". "Byssan Lull" is an interpretation of a lullaby Cecilie sings to her children, taught to her by her husband who had it sung to him by his mother when he was a child. "Where My Heart Lives" is dedicated to her husband, with whom she has spent half of her life. "Midnight Sun Upon Saltværsoya" was inspired by witnessing the eternal light on a small island off the coast of Norway.Lyrical, lamenting melodies are the focal point of "Beyond", emerging from every corner of the ensemble and removing the boundaries between the improvised and the composed. Experienced ensemble playing, comforting harmony and sparse, intentional musicality create a sense of delicate intensity that demands to be listened to.This "dream" quartet of pianist Peter Rosendal, drummer Jakob Hoyer and bassist Thommy Andersson accompanied Cecilie on her previous two bodies of work. "The mutual understanding and musical chemistry between us allows for a freer approach to ensemble playing" she commented. There were no discussions regarding who would take what solo - the four simply arranged themselves in a circle and played. The result - with the addition of guest vocalist Josefine Cronholm on two tracks - is a dynamic, emotive and intera...

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Stockholm Kobenhavn

Release: 2023 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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The concept of strict musical genre has arguably been dead for decades, and the latest offering from Danish powerhouses Gustaf Ljunggren and Emil de Waal once again reinforces this notion. Their third collaborative album "Stockholm Kobenhavn", a spacious, cinematic and boundaryless exploration of their shared musical connection is set to release on July 7th on April Records. Emil de Waal has been one of Denmark"s leading drummers for three decades. Gustaf Ljunggren initially studied the saxophone at the Rhythmic Conservatory of Copenhagen, where whispers spread throughout the school that he was the best saxophone player in town and yet never practiced. His career has seen him prove that he can bring grace, musicality and heart to any instrument he touches, from the pedal steel guitar, to the bass, piano, and more. In the words of Danish multi-instrumentalist Kresten Osgood, "Although an instrument may be new to him he is able to play it like he has had a lifetime of experience working with it. Over the years I think the only instrument I haven"t seen him play is the drums." "Stockholm Kobenhavn" has a vast array of influences including Jazz, Americana, Film Music and Electronica. It is full of space, coaxing the listener into a meditative state and inviting them to drift away with their own imagination. The record plays as a series of open-ended sketches or moods, absent of big defining melodies or familiar song-like structures. Each piece evolves over time, providing musical interest in the form of rhythmic ideas, rich harmony, texture, and repetitive melodic patterns from a guitar or rhodes. Imaginative electronic production techniques combine the warm sounds of acoustic instruments with a constantly developing palette of otherworldly textures and effects. Grounded by an unwavering pulse, the combination of programmed beats and acoustic drums provide the hypnotic foundation over which the pair explore and challenge their common musical ground. The album closes with an intimate recording from a performance at Stuk in Belgium, with a comforting guitar-led Americana tune bringing the listener back into the room and sharing in the joy the duo have felt in playing together over the past twenty years.

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A Catch

Moko Jumbie

LP | 2023 | EU | Original (Anti)

Release: 2023 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Bonded over the struggles of the pandemic and a mutual love for Motown, Soul and Afrobeat, Denmark"s renowned outlet for jazz, April Records proudly presents "Moko Jumbie", the debut by it"s latest outfit "A Plane To Catch". The vibrant Danish jazz scene came to a crashing halt along with the rest of the world in early 2020, and a tight-knit community of up-and-coming musicians were thrust into a void, robbed of the largest part of their livelihood and joy, live performance. Gathering in a graffiti-smudged artist"s space in an old industrial facility in Copenhagen"s outskirts, they created a space for themselves to improvise in a funky, groove-based setting. What came out was an expression of longing for all that was lost during the pandemic - a musical antidote to the loss of fun, joy, community, movement, travel and youthful abandon that the pandemic had temporarily put a halt to. Exploring the rich exchange between West African musical traditions and Western funk and soul, this is music meant for dancing, transporting the listener to dance floors both real and imagined. Featuring warm, raw production the record creates a real sense of energy and intimacy, as if the listener is in a dark club with an electric jam band. Through the eight compositions the quintet joyfully navigates familiar harmonic clichés from 70"s soul tunes, a variety of infectious toe-tapping grooves, playful improvisations and melodic duo horn arranging. Explorations of darker tonalites popularied be Ethio-Jazz legend Mulatu Astatke provide a welcome departure through harmonic contrast and propulsive polyrhythmic groove. The title "Moko Jumbie" derives from a mythical character in Afro-Caribbean folklore. During carnival season masked Moko Jumbies can be seen dancing on stilts in colorful garments, towering over the crowds. Part gods, part healers, part ghosts, and most importantly: moving expressions of freedom and the perfect mascot for this celebratory album.

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High Pulp

Days In The Desert

Christian Stemeseder Lillinger

Release: 2023 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Los Angeles-based experimental jazz collective High Pulp will release their new album Days in the Desert in peak sweltering summer heat on July 28. The titular desert is both literal and metaphorical: it"s the Mojave Desert that the band powers through on their many DIY tours around the country, and the band"s founder / drummer Bobby Granfelt perceives the desert as "a spiritual quest" as well. Amid the trials of our present moment, you must look within, relying solely on your own instincts to keep moving forward. "You"re in the desert and it"s a long, lonesome process and a lot of times you have to check yourself to ask "Is this right? Is this good? Is it too out?"" he says. High Pulp"s Days in the Desert makes this vision come true, finding the West Coast band fully emerging into their own sound. Rooted in the jazz tradition while also smitten by indie-rock and electronic music, High Pulp was willing to grab from all these sounds at once to pursue something truly their own. Their third full-length album (following 2022"s promising Anti- debut Pursuit of Ends), Days in the Desert reveals the band realizing their strengths, deepening their own bonds, and pushing all these skills into a thrilling new sonic vista all but unimaginable just a few years before.

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Penumbra

LP | 2023 | EU | Original (Plaist/Recordjet)

Release: 2023 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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LP | 2023 | EU | Original (Kryptox)

Joel Holmes

Into The Abyss

LP | 2023 | EU | Original (ECM)

Release: 2023 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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"Into The Abyss", the new album by Joel Holmes (former band leader of Carl Craig"s synthesizer ensemble and member of Grammy-nominated cult band Roy Hargrove) is a perfect capturing of Berlin"s new jazz and electronic scene.

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Bobo Stenson Trio

Sphere

Release: 2023 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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LP | 2022 | EU | Original (Selva)

Favourite People

15,99 €*

Release: 2022 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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LP | 2022 | JP | Original (P-Vine)

Cal Green

Trippin' With Cal Green

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LP | 2021 | EU | Original (Worm Discs)

Release: 2022 / JP – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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With a sound as gentle as a breeze passing through a snowy town, there’s no doubt this song will be on repeat this winter! From Japanese folk-rockers Gusokumuzu comes “Fuyu no Sasayaki” (Winter’s Whisper) and Kitakaze Sansan Koigokoro (Winter Wind, Sparkling Spirit), two tracks which seem to shimmer like winter’s first snowfall. Let its analog sound warm you up this winter, as nostalgia-tinged vocal harmonies and an upbeat melody remind you of a better time.

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Corto.Alto

Not For Now

16,99 €*

Release: 2021 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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LP | 2021 | EU | Original (Blue Note)

Gregory Porter

Still Rising E.P.

Release: 2021 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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LP | 2021 | EU | Original (Replica)

Speed Limit

Speed Limit (2)

20,99 €*

Release: 2021 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Yusef Lateef / Cannoball Adderley Sextet

Love Theme From Spartacus / Brother John

7" | 2020 | UK | Original (45 Years)

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Universal Beings E&F Sides Black Vinyl Edition

Release: 2020 / UK – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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BGP’s contribution to Ace’s 45th Anniversary are these two perfect examples of modal jazz in their super-rare 7-inch versions, both fine examples of the genius of saxophone great Yusef Lateef.

First up is his incredible arrangement of Alex North’s ‘Love Theme From Spartacus’. Released on his “Eastern Sounds” album, it has long been a favourite of collectors and DJs. The rare 7-inch edit is incredibly expensive to buy on original release and is reissued here for the first time.

Equally difficult to track down is the studio version of Lateef’s ‘Brother John’, which he recorded whilst he was a member of the Cannonball Adderley Quintet and which was only released as the B-side of the single ‘Tengo Tango’. Lateef’s own version from his live LP for Impulse is a jazz dance classic; this version is an under-appreciated gem.

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Makaya McCraven

LP | 2020 | US | Original (International Anthem)

Release: 2020 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Chet Baker Plays Vladimir Cosma

Chet Baker

LP | 2020 | EU | Original (Wagram)

20,99 €*

Release: 2020 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Yeh-Yeh! / Get The Monkey

Mongo Santamaria

7" | 2016 | UK | Original (BGP)

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Gears Clear Vinyl Edition

Release: 2016 / UK – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Cuban percussionist Santamaria was one of the first to take the latin sound to the dancefloor, when his take on Herbie Hancock’s ‘Watermelon Man’ went to #10 in the Pop and R&B charts. It’s follow-up,‘Yeh Yeh!’ (featuring vocal interjections from La Lupe) went to #1 in the UK when Georgie Fame recorded it with the addition of lyrics written by Jon Hendricks. ‘Get The Money’ is a mod favourite proto-boogaloo.

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Johnny Hammond

2LP | 2015 | UK | Original (BGP)

Release: 2015 / UK – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Celebrating 40 years since its first release, Johnny Hammond’s “Gears” is given the deluxe treatment on vinyl with the addition of six previously unreleased tracks and a brand new transfer from the original masters.

Recognised as one of the finest jazz funk albums of all time, “Gears” was produced by the Mizell brothers and stands alongside their work with Donald Byrd at the pinnacle of their careers.

Tracks such as ‘Shifting Gears’ and ‘Los Conquistadores Chocolatés’ have been club classics almost since the album was released. Hip hop and house producers have regularly used it as a source for samples.

The bonus cuts shine a light on the Mizell’s production process and show the strength of the material from which the released masters were culled.

Hotly anticipated by club and radio, Gilles Peterson is championing this on BBC Six Music, and we expect further support from others.

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2LP | 2013 | UK | Original (Kent)

Mod Jazz

LP | 2024 | US | Original (Sinking City)

Release: 2013 / UK – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Vintage jazz grooves!

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Basher

May Day

Byron Asher Skrontch Music

Release: 2024 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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New Orleans’ premiere free jazz party band is back! Dance music and art music can happily co-exist.

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Lord, When You Send The Rain

LP | 2024 | US | Original (Sinking City)

LP | 2024 | EU | Original (Magriff)

Release: 2024 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Second LP from this 11-piece large ensemble based in New Orleans, led by Byron Asher. Considered by the composer to be a single long-form work, the album is a meditation on the blues, looking to the history of that music tradition as a socio-political cultural production rooted in the Mississippi Delta with central ties to the formation of jazz in New Orleans.

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Sylvain Rifflet

We Want Stars

Release: 2024 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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LP | 2024 | Original (Boomslang)

Max Stadtfeld Stax

Fancy Future

Release: 2024 / Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Steve Turre

Sanyas

Release: 2024 / Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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A Speedway On Saturn's Rings Purple Marble Vinyl Edition

The Fusion Syndicate

LP | 2024 | CA | Original (Purple Pyramid Rec.)

Release: 2024 / CA – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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2LP | 2020 | Original (Mack Avenue)

Christian Sands

Be Water

38,99 €*

Release: 2020 / Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Francisco Mela & Zoh Amba

Causa Y Effecto Voluem 2

LP | 2024 | US | Original (577)

29,99 €*

Release: 2024 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Matthew Halsall & The Gondwana Orchestra

Into Forever Transparent Blue Vinyl Edition

LP | 2015 | UK | Reissue (Gondwana)

LP | 2023 | UK | Original (Amai)

Release: 2015 / UK – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Limited edition, celebrating 15 years of Gondwanan records!

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Mansur Brown

Heiwa

Release: 2023 / UK – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Oh! Tone Poet Vinyl Edition

Scolohofo

2LP | 2023 | EU | Original (Blue Note)

Release: 2023 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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LP | 2022 | EU | Original (Amai)

Mansur Brown

Naqi Mixtape

Release: 2022 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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LP | 2022 | UK | Original (Rocafort)

Kuma

Honey & Groat

21,99 €*

Hyper-Dimensional Expansion Beam Black Vinyl Edition

Release: 2022 / UK – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Ever since jazz took its bop and free turn, each generation solved this eternal equation: how do you reconcile serious music and simple pleasure? On each of these occasions opinion was divided between orthodoxy and hedonism. Trained in the theoretical rigours of classical music and jazz, experts on their instruments, and brought up on hip-hop culture, techno and house club scenes, Matthieu Llodra and Arthur Donnot - composers of Kuma – go against the conventional rules because they like to challenge their musical boundaries. "Honey & Groat" is just like a bear (Kuma in Japanese, emblem of the band): behind the sweetness and apparent placidity, plenty of power. The resulting urban groove is reminiscent of 70's soul jazz with a contemporary sound: where instrumental talent meets pop simplicity.

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The Comet Is Coming

LP | 2022 | CZ | Original (Impulse)

23,99 €*

Release: 2022 / CZ – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Blue Note Re:Imagined II Black Vinyl Edition

2LP | 2022 | DE | Original (Blue Note)

18,99 €*

Release: 2022 / DE – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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2LP | 2022 | EU | Original (Traumton)

Shake Stew

Heat

Release: 2022 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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12" | 2021 | EU | Original (Next Door)

James Larter

Polarity

Papik And Sarah Jane Morris

Release: 2021 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves, Electronic & Dance

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Polarity, the first album from percussionist and multi-instrumentalist James Larter is a cross-genre Psychedelic journey with driving rhythms at its core.
Larter has always been obsessed with rhythm; whether it be the roaring sound of Brazilian Samba or the intricate and hypnotic drums from the African diaspora, music that makes people move is a passion. He is an in demand musician that has played with a staggering variety of groups and artists
from Sampha to the London Philharmonic Orchestra.
Hailing from the UK and studying in London and New York, his soundscape crosses genres and styles all with a psychedelic twist. Marimba and vibraphone feature heavily with echoes of electronic music played out by an all-star accompanying 10 piece band.

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Let The Music Play

LP | 2021 | EU | Original (Irma)

Release: 2021 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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LP | 2020 | EU | Reissue (Not Now)

Dave Brubeck

Greatest Hits

LP | 2020 | EU | Original (Skip)

Release: 2020 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Keyboardist, bandleader and composer Dave Brubeck is the man the New York Times credited with 'helping make jazz popular again in the Fifties and Sixties. He did not always please the critics (but) the oppositional push and- pull between his piano and Paul Desmond's alto saxophone make the Brubeck Quartet's best work still sound original.' In Britain, the Daily Telegraph called Brubeck 'one of the most famous jazz musicians of the 20th century', adding that 'his recording of "Take Five" remains one of the few jazz records instantly recognised by members of the general public.' But, as fans know, there was more to Dave Brubeck's music than one composition or album. Dave Brubeck left a legacy of material that outlives the time and place it first came into being.

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Tingvall Trio

Dance

Release: 2020 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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LP | 2016 | EU | Original (Alien Ensemble)

Alien Ensemble

Alien Ensemble 2

16,99 €*

LP | 2013 | EU | Original (Waxtime)

Release: 2016 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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God knows how Micha Acher manages to be part of so many different projects at once: Besides playing and recording with Alien Ensemble, he also plays tuba in the band Millipede, contributes trumpet parts to the "Landlergschwistern" and the "Hochzeitskapelle" oh, and then there's also this other indie band he's been working with – a certain group called The Notwist.

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John Coltrane

Ballads

Release: 2013 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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2LP | 2024 | US | Original (Universal)

Jimmy Villotti

55,99 €*

Release: 2024 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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LP | 2024 | UK | Original (El Paraiso)

Lotus

Synthbuljong

Release: 2024 / UK – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Good Friday Blues Tone Poet Vinyl Edition

The Modest Jazz Trio

LP | 2024 | Original (Blue Note)

38,99 €*

Release: 2024 / Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Full Blast (Brötzmann/Wertmüller/Vandermark/..)

Sketches & Ballads

LP | 2011 | EU | Reissue (Trost)

20,99 €*

The Cannonball Adderley Quintet

Release: 2011 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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180g vinyl / limited pressing of 500!

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Live In Montreal May 1975

LP | 2024 | WW | Original (Wienerworld)

Release: 2024 / WW – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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LP | 2021 | EU | Original (De W.E.R.F.)

Laughing Bastards

Fetish

23,99 €*

Flaming Swords Ecomix Vinyl Edition

Release: 2021 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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On their latest album, Laughing Bastards prove they are a quintessential Belgian band - soaking up sounds and influences from all over the place while maintaining a tight unity - with an international appeal.Combining jazz and chamber music with ideas from pop music and multi-colored strains does not only give their music an iridescent edge, but also keeps the interplay fresh and inspired, something to return to while waiting to see them live on stage.

Ever since their auspicious beginnings, more than a decade ago, Laughing Bastards have giddily delighted in impurity. Initially a reeds-guitar-bass trio modeled after the classic Jimmy Giuffre 3, the band has remained truthful to its original spirit. Saxophone player Michel Mast and guitarist Jan-Sebastiaan Degeyter have remained its core, but the band went through several permutations, first welcoming Eline Duerinck (cello) and Marcos Della Rocha (for Unanimal in 2019) and solidifying its present-day line-up with bassist Cyrille Obermüller.

Bastards. It's kind of a rude word to throw around carelessly, but there has always been that element of being irregular, being too stubborn to comply with what is expected, that has set them apart. This is nowhere more evident than in the material contributed by Degeyter, who wrote more than half of the album's compositions. A talented illustrator and designer (he created a few of their striking album covers) as well as a versatile guitarist, Degeyter always manages to add a strong visual component to his material. In combination with his knack for pulling exotic influences into the band's overall sound, it leads to a playful, cinematic eccentricity.

"Tigraman" and "Black Spoon" are examples of this. Both are infused with an Ethiopian-tinged sound, but while the first one develops the catchy throbbing of a trance-like soul/rock tune, the second exudes the lush cadence of Golden Age Ethio jazz, the kind that gets under your skin with those sensual, irrepressible rhythms. They are a nice match with the increasing drama of the Slavic-tinged "Red Lemon", the slow, dreamy flow of the Jamaican dance hall-inspired "Sand", a strong feature for Duerinck, and "Dosi", that shows Obermüller's knack for propulsive melody.

The synesthete in Degeyter gets free reign in "Calliope", chamber jazz in which sweeping sax and cello are kept grounded by guitar, bass and drums. Mast's odd meter-song "Fetish" is another showcase for the band's effortless dancing and some gorgeous tenor schmooze. Della Rocha's "Turquoise" starts off in brooding, contemplative way and keeps simmering on a low, glowing fire. To top it off, there are a few covers that remind you of the band's origins. A new take on Giuffre's rootsy "The Train and the River" stresses their loose flexibility with an Americana style somewhat reminiscent of Charlie Haden, while Carla Bley's evergreen "Vashkar" gets a carefully constructed makeover to close out the album with grace.

On their latest album, Laughing Bastards prove they are a quintessential Belgian band - soaking up sounds and influences from all over the place while maintaining a tight unity - with an international appeal. Combining jazz and chamber music with ideas from pop music and multi-colored strains does not only give their music an iridescent edge, but also keeps the interplay fresh and inspired, something to return to while waiting to see them live on stage.

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Fievel Is Glauque

LP | 2024 | UK | Original (Math Interactive)

Release: 2024 / UK – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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LP | 2024 | EU | Original (Wagram)

Tribute To Woody Allen

LP | 2024 | US | Original (Lightyear)

Release: 2024 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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The best Music from Woody Allen"s most cult Movies, from Sidney Bechet in "Midnight Paris" to Fred Astaire in "The Purple Rose Of Cairo", Tommy Dorsey in "Annie Hall" and Stan Getz in "Whatever Works!"

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Lizz Wright

Shadow

37,99 €*

Release: 2024 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Golden Brown Splatter Vinyl Edition

Take Vibe

7" | 2020 | UK | Reissue (Jazz Room)

14,99 €*

LP | 2023 | CZ | Original (Nublu)

Release: 2020 / UK – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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2020. Full On Lockdown: Musician Laurence Mason puts together this off the wall idea meshing together two of his biggest musical heroes, Dave Greenfield of the tough 1970's proto-punk band The Stranglers with the oh so cool 1960's jazz of Dave Brubeck. He puts up his demo on Youtube not really expecting much in the way of feedback. And gets ONE Million hits. And hundreds of requests for a release. Jazz Room Records Head Honcho Paul Murphy says "Do you wanna record that and release it?"."Affirmative!" The result is this grooving Soulful and Funky Jazz version of "Golden Brown".
On the "B" side is a languid and super cool version of "Walking On The Moon", originally by 80's Supergroup The Police.
The first release sold 3000 (!) 7-inch singles and got into the Official Vinyl Singles Top 30. (Yes, there's still such a thing!).
The latest version of the best selling Jazz Room Release. Now in Blue Splatter Vinyl.

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Ilhan Ersahin

Invite Your Eye

Release: 2023 / CZ – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Liquid Spirit 10th Anniversary Edition

Gregory Porter

3LP | 2013 | EU | Reissue (Blue Note)

45,99 €*

Blossom Dearie Verve By Request

Release: 2013 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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After two solid albums, both of which earned Grammy nominations, Gregory Porter made his Blue Note debut with "Liquid Spirit" in 2013.

The strength of "Liquid Spirit" lies in Porter's songs, based upon personal experiences with a relatable and emotional immediacy. Even more, his hooky melodies penetrate instantly.

Hailed by public and critics alike, "Liquid Spirit" won the Grammy Award for Best Jazz Vocal Album in 2014. Platinum in the UK and Germany, gold in France, the Netherlands and Austria, the album has sold over a million copies worldwide.

“Porter makes the transition between genres with apparently effortless ease—he's a singer and a songwriter at the top of his game and 'Liquid Spirit' is an inspiration.” – All About Jazz, 2013

“Gregory Porter’s largely self-penned major label debut is an artful and free-spirited blend of love songs, social commentary and reflections on life.” Financial Times, 2013

Marking the 10th anniversary of the album, Blue Note presents a special vinyl edition bringing together the original album on 2LP and a disc of bonus tracks and remixes, with 5 tracks available on vinyl for the first time.

Gregory Porter: vocals / Albert Crawford Jr.: piano / Glenn Patscha: organ, piano / Aaron James: bass / Emanuel Harrold: drums / Yosuke Sato: alto saxophone / Tivon Pennicott: tenor saxophone / Curtis Taylor: trumpet

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Blossom Dearie

LP | 2023 | EU | Original (Verve)

Release: 2023 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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LP | 2023 | UK | Original (20th Century Masterworks)

John Coltrane

Giant Steps

Release: 2023 / UK – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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LP | 2023 | EU | Original (Intermusic)

Freddy King

Texas Oil

21,99 €*

Release: 2023 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Suonando La Batteria Moderna

Tullio De Piscopo

LP | 2023 | EU | Reissue (Dialogo)

Release: 2023 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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A Brief History OF THE Drums Jazz Drums as we know them today are a complex group of percussive instruments that reveal the inventive genius of the first jazz-band players of New Orleans, on Mississippi show-boats and later, in Chicago. In their actual form (which is substantially the same as that used in the first New Orleans groups ) they are none other than the como ination into one single instrument of all the percussive units used by the Southern blacks. Let us examine the drums in their single parts: the bass drum is a percussion instrument without definite pitch, normally beaten by a stick that has a large, felt-covered knob on one end, while the other end is attached to a pedal played by the right foot. It is the same instrument used in parades with brass bands, when it is worn around the neck and can also be played with regular drumsticks if a drum roll is required. Also a descendant of the traditional New Orleans brass bands are the Charlestons, two superimposed metal plates which are also played by pedal. Drumsticks or brushes are used to play one or two cymbals, large, slightly cupped disks of brass which when struck together loudly, also produce a crashing, dramatic effect. Drumsticks are also used to play the snare drum, of military origin, and the tom tom, of African descent, which can also be played by beating the drum-head with the fingers and the heel of the hand to accompany dancing. Other supplementary instruments such as the castanets, cow-bells, etc., are also played with drumsticks. In early jazz formations and in all New Orleans jazz, drums were used to rhythmically sustain the group, in other words, to furnish the beat, particularly with the bass drum playing the strong beats; the Charlestons would follow on the weak beats and the other parts would more or less ‘fill in’ depending on the player’s ability, by playing syncopation and off-beats. Rarely were the drums used as a solo instrument in New Orleans or traditional jazz bands; at the most, the drums would perform during a break, that is, a brief solo that filled in a pause left by the other melodic instruments between two stanzas or refrains. In jazz history the most important representatives of this ‘archaic’ jazz style are considered to be Warren ‘Baby’ Dodds (brother of the famous clarinet player Johnny Dodds ) and Zutty Singleton; both can be heard on the historical recordings of the Hot Five and the Hot Seven where they played under Louis Armstrong. During the swing era the drums were somewhat modified and perfected (it was during the ’30s that they assumed their standard and present form), thus requiring players to develop a more refined, sophisticated playing technique. In fact, during the swing era the small groups that had made up the backbone of New Orleans and Chicago jazz moved momentarily into the background and attention was focused on the first big, commercial dance bands, then to small, experimental groups that consisted of trios and quartets. But while the New Orleans drummer had been accustomed to playing with musicians he knew personally and with them performed music with which he was completely familiar and could therefore easily provide rhythmic support to, during the ’30s the drummer found himself in the new situation of having to play with a large number of musicians who played written music that had been selected for commercial reasons and part of complicated, orchestral arrangements. In addition, because of continuous changes in orchestral personnel, he seldom had time to familiarize himself with his fellow musicians; he was forced, by necessity, to adapt himself to the needs of the group at a short time notice and it was not unusual for the band leader to expect an exceptionally long break during which the drummer had to demonstrate his particular virtuosity. Naturally the technical superiority of this generation of musicians found supremacy in small groups in which the drums sustained first place together with the melodic instruments. An example of two such outstanding drummers of the swing era were Chick Webb and Gene Krupa. Around and immediately following World War II there took place, gradually and not as suddenly as one is led to believe, a so-called ‘revolution’ that initiated what was the ‘modern jazz’ trend, to which the preceding jazz style was superimposed and defined as ‘traditional’ jazz. While it would be impossible to analyze here all the melodic, harmonic, rhythmic and timbric innovations created by modern jazz musicians, two considerations can be made about the drums. The first is that in modern jazz there is no longer any distinction between ‘melodic’ and ‘accompanying’ instruments, thus leveling all instruments of the group to equal importance, all with solo possibilities (just think of what a classic accompanying instrument like the guitar becomes, in the hands of Charlie Christian!). The second is that while in traditional jazz the beat, i.e., the basic rhythmic scansion of a piece, offered the possibility of rhythmic balance, in swing, rhythm became explicitly an element of sound, while in modern jazz the beat is implicit and despite its prominence throughout an entire piece, whether solo or group playing, no instrument has the specific job of sustaining the others. It is clear therefore, that when the drums have been given equal value to the other instruments, they are freed from the obligation they once had to sustain rhythmically an orchestra or group and in modern jazz find enormous expressive possibilities. The musician most responsible in giving the drums their prominence in this era was Kenny Clarke, and among his many followers two of completely different styles but both with supreme technical skills, were Shelley Manne and Max Roach.

THE Drums AND POP Music The introduction of drums in European pop music occurred at the same time as the transformation of dance bands and was conditioned by the popularity of jazz. In the first dance orchestras that offered American dance music in Europe (the fox trot, one-step, and later the Charleston), the drummer often gave his name to the entire group, which was called a ‘jazz band’. The pop music drummer, in general, was not just a pale image of his jazz colleagues. If he performed any virtuoso passages they were certainly not the result of an expressive need, but rather, well-calculated effects created by an arranger for purely commercial reasons. The drums in pop music were also liberated from their secondary role, however, in another change similar to that brought on by the modern jazz revolution: it was with rock ‘n’ roll and the experiments of the new American groups that followed the Beatles and the Rolling Stones that re-evaluated the possibilities of the drums in new forms of instrumental ‘sounds’ and added to the wealth of technical capacity and the actual physical make-up of the instrument, adding other percussive instruments from both Afro-Cuban origin (bongos) and classical music (tympani), as well as oriental instruments like the gong, Chinese bells, Korean blocks, etc. For those who are fascinated by the virtuosity of some jazz or pop musician and have undertaken the study of the drums with the intention of imitating them, it is well to remember that it is no longer possible to do so with just a good sense of rhythm, musical sensitivity and the physical capacity to play. The modern drummer must also have a thorough theoretical background and a good teacher to guide him. Sightreading is of course indispensable particularly for playing the drums and a music school diploma certainly helps. This record, therefore, does not pretend to offer more than a series of modern rhythms that anyone with a good musical background can learn from and have fun with. The rest is up to you!

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Greasy Mike's Middle Eastern Harem

LP | 2022 | UK | Original (Jazzman)

LP | 2022 | EU | Reissue (Blue Note)

Release: 2022 / UK – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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More in the new series from Jazzman featuring the lowest of the lowball schlock n' roll 45s never known to exist! After many years in hiding, notoriously shady Super Spiv of the record world Greasy Mike has finally opened up his vinyl dungeon, and we were first to raid it! We have left no box untouched, no crate unrummaged, no pile unpilfered! Just the greasiest and grimiest, the most shocking and sordid 45s have made it onto our selections. Watch out for more!!! In this adventure Greasy Mike finds himself lost in the wilderness; hot, thirsty and alone under the unforgiving desert sun. He's been days without food and water; the heat of the day stifling almost beyond endurance, the cold of night a trial of torment. Survival seems impossible - or does it? Staggering across the sandy plains, the eerie yet unmistakable sound of a snake charmer's reed curiously winds its way into his ears. Instinctively he turns his head towards the sound - and lo! An oasis just ahead! Music, laughter - and belly dancers!!!

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Charles Lloyd

Sacred Thread

12,99 €*

Richard Galliano & Ron Carter

Release: 2022 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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With the "Trios" album project, saxophonist Charles Lloyd is fulfilling himself an unusual dream: three thematically related albums, each with a different trio line-up, a "Trio of Trios". The first album "Chapel" he recorded with guitarist Bill Frisell and bassist Thomas Morgan, followed by "Ocean" with guitarist Anthony Wilson and pianist Gerald Clayton. "Sacred Thread" with guitarist Julian Lage and drummer Zakir Hussain is now the crowning glory.

1-lp, 180g, padded inner sleeve.

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An Evening With

LP | 2022 | EU | Original (In & Out)

30,99 €*

Release: 2022 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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One Theme & Subsequent Improvisation

Sam Wilkes

LP | 2022 | EU | Original (Leaving)

29,99 €*

The Best Of The MPS Years

Release: 2022 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves, Electronic & Dance

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For his sophomore full-length album, LA-based Bassist/Producer/Composer Sam Wilkes is prompted with ten questions from Leaving Records community mentor & facilitator Carlos Niño.

1. Carlos: Prior to gathering and setting up in the Studio for the Recording Sessions that this record is sculpted from, how much did you talk with any of your collaborators? What did you talk about? What kind of direction, inspiration, example, or association did you give, if any?

Wilkes: i told Christian Euman “I want to make a double drum record with you” The thought had occurred to me after seeing a few shows in New Orleans in 2019. I asked “If you could record it with any other drummer who would it be?”

he responded quite instantly: “Greg Webster” (aka Greg Paul)

together in one 4 hour session we recorded 3 different improvisational pieces … and a chart of mine

this album is entirely the 2nd of those 3 improvisations

I spent a lot of time living with that 40 minute musical block of granite, getting to know it, wondering prodding how to connect the frame-able moments

after 5 to 6 months Jacob Mann and Chris Fishman record over the piece separately. I offered very little instruction to them,

then I read an interview of Gerhard Richter & Hans Ulbrich Obrist “Lives of the Artists, Lives of the Architects” excellent use of Helvetica on the cover. They discuss Richter’s process destroying his own work to find something new in it.

I had an epiphany.

the possibility of improvised sonics(?) with the intent of creating contingency through destroying the audio of specific sections of this 40 minute piece to discover new music(s) in the process.

I contacted Ethan Braun: “What other musicians and artists Besides Stockhausen and Cage, got into a similar kind of process?” He sent me: Pierre Schaefer, Kazuo Shiraga, and Butch Morris. I combined with my past research on Phillip Guston, and Richter. I organized and prepared for my process in collaboration with Chris Sorem to see it through -

2. Carlos: What went into your choice to have 2 Trap Drummers on this record? Had Christian and Greg ever met? Had they ever played together before?

Wilkes: New Orleans April 2019 with Jacob Mann. Small bar Fried chicken wings being sold outside. delicious. Brass band performing “for the love of you” by the Isley brothers what an arrangement I am ecstatic Band had 2 drummers playing marching snare drums One drummer on kick and cymbal. I knew. 2 drummers.

Christian and Greg had not played together formally but had always wanted to… It was special to witness . all of our first time playing with others Since, you know. The situation and concept of the session, To do one tune and spend the rest of the time just playing Was a release.. listening back in the control room Delirious -

3. Carlos: How did you come to choose the Studios that you worked in for this record? The Musicians and Instruments?

Wilkes: i’ve always respected loyalty. It feels like a hug. I frequent Nest Recorders and I frequent Lucy’s Meat Market.

I knew Jacob Mann would know what to do After hearing his take I realized this additional opportunity: Chris Fishman on an Arp-2600 -

4. Carlos: Please tell us how you feel about, Richter: "Surprises always emerge,"

Wilkes: how lucky i am to discover for myself that this is true. -

5. Carlos: In what ways did the Improvisations that you and your group played, (that You Produced & Arranged this record from,) begin? A look, a word, a gesture? Something else?

Wilkes: i hit play on a maestro rhythm king. I got lucky with the tempo. I played a chord progression a cell that I had written a few years ago to say to christian and greg: go

Jacob said yes pressed record reacted

Chris Fishman and I together with Pete Min at Lucy’s meat market Chris playing his heart out.

after, we’d drive around my neighborhood 2-3 o’clock in the morning listening to this music discussing the arrangements where to cut the fat, where to chew. Chris Fishman was so important in this album’s completion.

Chris Sorem and me At nest recorders Playing with tape Recklessly Laughing Fighting exhaustion. So much gear set up Only half of it used. Destroying and discovering No time to waste to hear something new -

6.Carlos: What does "One Theme" mean to You?

Wilkes: 8 bar harmonic and melodic passage that repeats. -

7. Carlos: How does this new record make You feel? Wilkes: i see orange! -

8. Carlos: Was everyone set up in the same room, or in multiple rooms within each Studio?

Wilkes: yes & no

Nest Recorders: SW, CE, GP Jacob Mann’s Apartment in Alhambra: JM Lucy’s Meat Market: CF, SW -

9. Carlos: How has your sound, concept, approach been changing, evolving, metamorphosing, from your perspective?

Wilkes: for me to know And you to find out.

I practice everyday still sometimes, I write just as much Sometimes I don’t Sometimes im sculpting chipping away at music Hoping to find something Sometimes I forget Sometimes im tired. Sometimes im watching or reading the lord of the rings Hopefully I’m improving Hopefully I can be present and Grow. I want to be compassionate and not so hard on myself. -

10. Carlos: Please tell us something special, to You, about the making of this record.

Wilkes: The album title is exactly what the album is.

&

i am unbelievably thankful for the people who made this record with me. lucky to collaborate with them. lucky to know them: Christian Euman Greg Paul Jacob Mann Chris Fishman Chris Sorem Pete Min Mark Chalecki

I love you all, thank you

: )

SW 09/26/21 -

Thank You! Love!!! Carlos Niño 092021 Full Harvest Moon

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Oscar Peterson

2LP | 2022 | EU | Original (Musik Produktion Schwarzwald)

Release: 2022 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Music For Saxophone And Bass Guitar More Songs

Sam Gendel / Sam Wilkes

LP | 2022 | EU | Original (Leaving)

30,99 €*

Release: 2022 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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The follow-up to 2018's underground jazz milestone from Los Angeles-based musicians Sam Gendel & Sam Wilkes. Music for Saxofone & Bass Guitar More Songs collects nine additional songs from the duo.

Performed, recorded, mixed and produced by Sam Gendel + Sam Wilkes additional bass by Daniel Aged on Theem Prototype, Cold Pocket, Flametop Green

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Mr Bongo Record Club Volume 5 Black Vinyl Edition

2LP | 2022 | EU | Original (Mr Bongo)

LP | 2021 | EU | Original (DeepMatter)

Release: 2022 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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It's hard to believe we are now up to Volume 5 of our renowned Record Club series. Curating these compilations, where we share our latest musical discoveries and old favourites from the global stage, is always a labour of love. This selection is less dancefloor-driven than our previous volumes, as fewer opportunities for live events drove us to explore other paths and styles in the musical spectrum. But, whether you're DJing for a kitchen or a club, there is still a generous serving of spicy dancefloor magic. For Volume 5, we looked to a broad church - from Brazil to Cuba, Ghana, Jamaica, Japan, Mauritania, South Africa, Sweden, Trinidad and Tobago, the UK, and the US. We pulled songs from the 70s up to the present day and feature a stellar cast of artists. There’s an exclusive track from Sven Wunder which was recorded solely for this compilation. We also have a track from Admin which was released as a private press 7" at the start of 2021 and one we felt was far too good to only be available for the lucky few. You’ll also discover one of our most treasured Gyedu Blay Ambolley productions, a full-force African disco colossus! We hope you will enjoy this selection of seventeen eclectic songs as much as we do.

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Pyjaen

Feast

23,99 €*

Melodi Black Vinyl Edition

Release: 2021 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Pyjaen are delighted to announce the release of their second album 'Feast', planned for September 2021 on DeepMatter Records. The five-piece outfit reaches inside the deep, multidimensional well of what is broadly called Jazz, bringing together all its diverse components in a singular, emotional sound. After setting a blueprint for their multifaceted artistry, combining cross-genre sensibilities with ferocious talent on their first two releases, Pyjæn have been busy writing and recording music for their second album, their most accomplished offering yet. ‘Feast’ was recorded at Peter Gabriel's legendary Real World Studios in Bath over a full week in November 2020. This proved to be an unforgettable experience, which elevated the music and created an unrivalled connection between the 5 band members and the albums featured artists Nix Northwest, Elisa Imperilee, Hilts and Corto Alto. With the recording of this new record, each member of the group brought their own specific flavour to the table.

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Kit Sebastian

LP | 2021 | EU | Original (Mr Bongo)

The L.A. Session Record Store Day 2021 Edition

Release: 2021 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Follow-up album to cult-classic debut, Mantra Moderne.

‘Melodi’ is the second album from captivating duo Kit Sebastian (aka Kit Martin and Merve Erdem). Those familiar with the band's cult classic 2019 debut record 'Mantra Moderne' will instantly recognise their unique sound that blurs boundaries of world music, jazz and psychedelia. Not to be content replicating the same album, sonically the feel of ‘Melodi’ is a maturation. It is more diverse and provides glimpses into many different worlds from the Italian Riviera to the mountains of the Caucasus, the beaches of Bahia to the city streets of Istanbul and Paris. This joyous merging of soundscapes evokes a borderless planet with music as an international language, belonging everywhere and nowhere.

‘Melodi’ is imbued with Kit Sebastian's love of vintage records and world cinema, but it is not a retro homage. It celebrates its influences but is very much a modern record, being simultaneously brand new and retro. This is a credit to the duo's craft as musicians and songwriters, presenting their influences as a circular interaction between the present and the past rather than a linear one.

The music was written during the first UK lockdown and recorded that summer, a time of opening up that only briefly existed. In a world with a slower pace than before the Covid crisis, the band were able to spend more time experimenting in the studio. The album’s range of instrumentation has expanded from the previous record to include zithers, harpsichords, congas, bongos, bulbul tarang, and a mock-up choir on top of the synthesizers, balalaikas, organs, and saxophones. Session musicians and friends were also booked to introduce trumpet and string sections giving the album an added depth and orchestral texture. Despite the added complexity, the album was recorded using the same techniques employed for the previous album with various tape machines, bouncing back between cassette and ¼” tape for practicality and sonic abstraction. To pierce through this abstraction, the vocals are intentionally more expressive. Merve took cues from the Turkish singers of her youth, adding a slightly more melancholic, darker and more reflective style than 'Mantra Moderne’. Rooted in observations from everyday life, they speak often about the worlds and thoughts that arise from the end of the night.

Like with many of the best albums, the record seems over all too soon and has you instantly wanting to play it again. On each listen you decide on a track that you think is your favourite from the album only for it to be replaced with a different one on the next listen. The songs and production have hidden depths that seem to evolve and morph the more you devour them. Moments of pure pop, moments to fall in love, moments to contemplate. This journey is rich in musical vitamins and nourishment, but like all the best things still leaves you wanting more.

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Paul Kuhn

LP | 2021 (In+Out)

46,99 €*

2LP | 2020 | EU | Original (Schema)

Release: 2021

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Record Store Day 2021 Release.

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Gerardo Frisina

Moving Ahead

Wejene Aola Feat. Kamasi Washington

Release: 2020 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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As the album title suggests, this work represents a big step forward for Gerardo Frisina, an artist that has always been open to any influence and whose unstoppable creativity has given birth to a 2-LP’s worth of new material! Nu-latin, Afro and electronic beats merge with Afro-Cuban rhythm into a massive dancefloor groove!

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Dexter Story

7" | 2016 | UK | Original (Soundway)

10,99 €*

Jukka Eskola Orquesta Bossa

Release: 2016 / UK – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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For his next release on Soundway Records, Los Angeles-based Dexter Story hooks up with long time friend and compatriot of music, the saxophonist, jazz composer, producer and band-leader Kamasi Washington. A fierce, rumbling electro Ethio-Funk groove provides the platform for an intense and powerful interplay between Washington on tenor sax and Todd Simon on trumpet. An instrumental cover version of Tilahun Gessesse's 1970s cut of the same name, it's Story's homage to the oppressed Oromo people of Southern Ethiopia. Backed on the flip by the one cut from Story's 'Wondem' long-player that did not make it to vinyl when the LP version was cut, Nia Andrew's sublime and atmospheric collaboration on Eastern Prayer will keep all those happy who grumbled at it's exclusion from wax first time around. This is a record that no lover of Ethio-Jazz, Afro-Beat or Funk should be excused for not owning.

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Jukka Eskola

LP+CD | 2013 | EU | Original (Schema)

LP | 2024 | EU | Original (Association Listen Up)

Release: 2013 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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This album is not about presenting Jukka Eskola as a virtuoso trumpet soloist but it's more an album about good music, melodies and atmosphere.

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The Big Tusk

It's Alive!

LP | 2024 | EU | Original (Association Culturelle Yototi)

Release: 2024 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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the BIG Tusk is a Franco-Swiss musical collective that stands out with a unique artistic direction, challenging conventions and blurring the boundaries between improvised and electronic music.Since 2017, the quartet has dedicated itself to improvising live the hypnotic and intoxicating atmosphere of an electro music performance, enriched with explosive spontaneity and a passion for sonic experimentation.In the proud tradition of groups like Knower or Cabaret Contemporain, the BIG Tusk draws on diverse influences (Aphex Twin, Mr Oizo, Kurt Cobain) to forge its own identity that completely transcends genre boundaries.The Tuskist ideology roots itself in the absence of a hierarchical organization, placing cooperation at the core of its operation. The group's mythology is inspired by vivid cinematic universes, such as the enigmatic and morbid "Tusk," where a man dreams of finding the walrus residing in every human being...According to their devoted fanatics, what truly sets the BIG Tusk apart is the exceptional harmony that characterizes the relationship among group members. This synergy gives the listener the privileged sensation of observing a mythological creature metamorphosing through various universes. Each concert thus becomes a unique experience, an emotional journey that transcends conventional musical paths.

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Alimé Bébégué

Bulaga

LP | 2024 | EU | Original (Zubl Productions)

Release: 2024 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Let us not forget those who sacrificed their lives in order to offer us freedom and a beautiful existence. With Bulaga, his 4th album, Alimé Bébégué continues his great adventure with his audience. In this new project, he surrounds himself with: Aurélie Carrilho on vibraphone and Ombe Monkama Yves William on percussion.Through this album, he gives himself the opportunity through the majority of the songs to express his gratitude to his ancestors and some figures who gave their lives for our current freedoms. Also, he celebrates friendship and encounters of other cultures through the piece Bugulé in which he honors Brittany.With five instrumental tracks, and four others with lyrics, this project is resolutely oriented towards less text but not less expression.They are three musicians to have recorded this album with a groove and an incredible energy. The beautiful melodies are sources of inexhaustible emotions. This composer takes us with him ever further in his writing and compositions.This album and its multicolored jazz is an invitation to travel, to the dance of the spirit and of the body.

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Guillaume Lavergne

Muntu

47,99 €*

Erratic, The Art Of Roaming

Release: 2024 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Muntu is the first solo album performed and composed by pianist Guillaume Lavergne. It contains seven pieces of improvised music for piano and analog keyboards and an adaptation of a Charles Mingus' composition.Muntu means man and woman,Kintu means dog and stone,Hantu means East and yesterday,Kuntu means beauty and laugh.This 2 LP vinyl album is published in 150 numbered and stamped copies.

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Les Doigts De L'homme

2LP | 2024 | EU | Original (Lamastrock)

51,99 €*