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Hiroshi Suzuki

Cat

We Release Jazz is ecstatic (purrrr!) to announce the official reissue of Hiroshi Suzuki’s glorious jazz-fusion-funk Holy Grail Cat (originally releas... more...

• 1 Shrimp Dance
• 2 Kuro To Shiro
• 3 Walk Tall
• 4 Cat

Kems Kriol

Equanimity EP

Nous'klaer warmly welcomes fellow Rotterdammer Kems Kriol for his debut: Equanimity EP. Consisting of three beautiful downtempo excursions touching on... more...

• 1 Pirogue Clandestine (ft. Wantee Teelapa)
• 2 Catchupa Guizod
• 3 Bram zn Ding

Various Artists

Friends and Mentors

Recommended by: Ryan Elliott

V/A twelve on Thomas Xu's label, carrying, as the man himself states, ''the gifts and talents of individuals who I look up to and honestly enjoy the c... more...

• 1 Terri Whodat - Get Out Of There
• 2 Poseidon Neptune - Saht Nam
• 3 Meftah - Ur Utility
• 4 John Silas - 9th Creation (feat John Barera - short mix)

Thomas Xu

Places In Time

Thomas Xu of Sound Signature fame doing the do on his own label! more...

• 1 Going Public (Emotional Outer)
• 2 Easin
• 3 Tireda Being Tired (What Are We Here For)
• 4 Promise2 (Intentional Inner)

Various Artists

Autumn EP

Nine Eleven Records’ sole motto is to spread out the word that broken beat and jazz are not dead.

• 1 LBTQ - Beards And Broken Legs
• 2 Sofatalk - Deep In The Tropics
• 3 Kaidi Tatham - Endless Resumption
• 4 Footshooter - Cascades She

Hummingbird Archives

Soulful underground classics from the Lowlands

An ecletic musical representation of infamous Rotterdam Jazzclub BIRD with well-known and lesser-known Dutch artists from the black music spectrum, va... more...

• 01 Arifa - Naomi's Dance
• 02 Kijk Een Ster - Freedom feat Gregg Green
• 03 Scallymatic Orchestra Autumn - Forest Song
• 04 Monsieur Dubois s Amuse - Wicked Jazz Sounds (Leroy Rey Remix)

Africa Negra

Alia Cu Omali

Mar & Sol presents the new album of the legendary band África Negra,''Alia cu Omali''. New songs and some popular classics recorded between Lisbon and... more...

• 1 Alia Cu Omali
• 2 Fala Da Cu Beto
• 3 Gueguinha
• 4 Kua Sa Mina Ngue

Madlib

Shades Of Blue

Shades Of Blue is a project that turns over the legacy of the esteemed Blue Note jazz label to one of hip-hop's most unique artists, Madlib. On Shades... more...

• 01 Introduction
• 02 Slim's Return
• 03 Distant Land
• 04 Mystic Bounce

Lord & Dego

Lord and Dego

Recommended by: Staff Pick Of The Week

The sound of optimism in the midst of battle. A bold, impassioned cry – railing against the forces of greed at their depth of their depravity. A state... more...

• 01 Whos Gold Whos Gold Plated
• 02 Keep to the Left
• 03 Guess Whos Smoking
• 04 Life Happens Here

Various Atists

The Library Archive, Vol. 2

The funky, atmospheric, evocative and sometimes downright weird output of companies such as DeWolfe, Cavendish, Burton and the ubiquitous KPM have alw... more...

• 01 The Glass Eye
• 02 Mosey Rambler
• 03 Windie Man
• 04 Ice Cool

Adrian Younge & Ali Shaheed Muhammad

Jazz Is Dead 3 Marcos Valle

The third release from Jazz Is Dead records is features Marcos Valle, one of the greatest and most important composers, arrangers, writers and perform... more...

• 1 Queira Bem
• 2 Isso E Que Eu Sei
• 3 Oi
• 4 Viajando Por Ai

Adrian Younge & Ali Shaheed Muhammad

Jazz Is Dead 8 Brian Jackson

Jazz Is Dead’s Adrian Younge and Ali Shaheed Muhammad collaborate with Brian Jackson, legendary American keyboardist, flautist, singer, composer, and... more...

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• 02
• 03
• 04

Hugh Small & Brian Allen Simon

The Side I Never See

MAT is proud to announce the forthcoming release of ‘The Side I Never See’, by Hugh Small & Brian Allen Simon. Hugh forms half of Scottish post-punk d... more...

• 01 rocco
• 02 observation point
• 03 myxomorphia
• 04 source and origin

Wonky Logic

Transdimensional Fuunk

Last year, producer and multi-instrumentalist Wonky Logic released his debut album “0113”. Now, he continues to showcase his passion for wonky beats a... more...

• 1 Anti-Galactic-Colonisation
• 2 Blast Off
• 3 Trans-Species Fuunk Entanglement
• 4 Andromeda Style Fuunk

Prince Ozay

Oltremare

Recommended by: Detroit's Filthiest | Driss Bennis - OCB

Casa voyager lands in Napoli for the next chapter of the twr series. Prince Ozay unveils his ''method'' for surviving on the scam planet...machine lan... more...

• 1 Oltremare
• 2 Tamra Maew
• 3 Sarmoung Pt.2
• 4 Toad Bread

Mildred Rosner / Slim Gaillard and His Flat-Foot-Floogie Boys

Gefilte Fish & Matzoh Balls

Here’s a special melt in the mouth treat for lovers of old-time home cooking, and foot-tapping rhythms that we all know they just don’t make ‘em like... more...

• 1 Mildred Rosner (with Mendelsohn Orchestra) - Gefilte Fish
• 2 Slim Gaillard and his Flat-Foot-Floogie Boys - Matzoh Balls

Sun Ra Quartet & John Gilmore

The Sky Is A Sea of Darkness When There is No Sun To Light The Way

Recommended by: Wrong Sal

Side B: Recorded in 1978 with Luqman Ali (Drums); Sun Ra (Keyboards); John Gilmore (Tenor Saxophone, Percussion); and Michael Ray (Trumpet, Percussio... more...

• 1 Sun Ra Quartet ft. John Gilmore - The Sky Is A Sea of Darkness When There is No Sun To Light The Way
• 2 Sun Ra And His Arkestra - Somewhere in Space

Pat Thomas & Matana Roberts

The Truth

Pat Thomas is one of the most extraordinary pianists of our time. In a first time duo with saxophonist Matana Roberts, the lyricism of his distinctly... more...

• 1 The Truth Pt. 1
• 2 The Truth Pt. 2
• 4 The Truth Pt. 4

Namid & Sondervan

Namid & Sondervan

The newborn phenomenon named Namid and Sondervan can’t simply be described. The merger of Vincent Brijs’ saxophones, the double bass of Fré Madou, Sar... more...

• 1 Muddy Buddy
• 2 Krotrok
• 3 Ohmu
• 4 Zomp

KX9000

2L84ME EP

KX9000(Kerim Ben Mustapha) returns with a new EP 2L84ME which explores the neo-soul facet of the musical palette of the Parisian producer, while remai... more...

• 1 Hearing My Name (ft. ddo?
• 2 Aqua Laguna
• 3 Dele3a
• 4 Sub Fatima

Shane Cooper

HAPPENSTANCE

Kit Records is extremely proud to present HAPPENSTANCE, a sprawling jazz-concrète project produced by Johannesburg composer and double bass player Sha... more...

• 01 STATIC (feat Cara Stacey Bokani Dyer Daliwonga Tshangela)
• 02 SKINS (feat Jonno Sweetman Micca Manganye Gontse Makhene)

Nathaniel Cross

The Description Is Not The Described

The EP is a four-track instrumental opus that falls within the cracks of contemporary jazz, whilst encompassing a wide-range of black music sub-genres... more...

• 01 Goodbye for Now
• 02 Charge It to the Game
• 03 Light in the Darkness
• 04 Who Looks Inside Awakes

Soul Supreme

Feelin' Good / Officially in Love / Still Shining

This 45 contains a medley of 'The Official' (Jaylib) and 'Fall In Love' (Slum Village), and two unsung Jay Dee beats: 'Still Shining,' as produced for... more...

• 1 Feelin Good
• 2 Officially in Love
• 3 Still Shining

Soul Supreme

Let's Ride / Runnin

The Amsterdam-based keyboardist/producer takes on 'Let's Ride' (Q-Tip) and 'Runnin' (The Pharcyde) on the first donut. The Detroit visionary reimagine... more...

• 1 Lets Ride
• 2 Runnin

Tampo

Keumgang / Tampomambo

Tampo is a mystic sextet from somewhere out of the hustle and bustle of the busy Helsinki scene. They operate on a level of their own, performing lati... more...

• 1 Keumgang
• 2 Tampomambo