The album makes equal use of instrumental prowess, English and Hebrew lyrics, and features a noteworthy collection of session musicians and engineers from across the globe. As such, each song is uniquely uplifting, calming, colourful, but also modest, and despite the eclecticism of instrumental choices and tones, even stories, the music is always grounded by Amir’s welcoming vocal fluidity, and the realness of this live performance capture.
Jazz Cafe
Mellow waves of subtle euphoria wash over as producer and artist Shomari starts up this latest six-track EP of originals.
The welcomed return of Sweet Limb this season brings an aptly warming trio of lounge-style originals, softly fusing jazz-cafe tones with mild-mannered rap vocals and subtle hints of melody, for the well-titled EP Vibes.
Soulful production brings subtle layers of guitar and strings throughout a jazz-kissed ambiance, as Alex Marion delivers the exotic, intimate and smoothly catchy single Revolutionary Love.
Memphis-born and backed by years of experience both in bands and behind the mixing desk, z.matt.33 showcases a lifetime of connection to music, throughout the uniquely original production of Postcards.
Vincent Krennerich composes from the heart, blending subtle intricacies of production and organic musicianship across purposeful, engaging soundscapes, scenes and stories.
Artistic and nostalgic yet fresh in its unpredictable progression through a fairly perfectly crafted five minutes. Mexican artist and producer Ke chida Shaso shakes up the scene.
Bristol’s Ben Asante lays down a series of creative gems throughout the musically immersive, impressive and ambient Blossoms & Sorrows.
Coming in at less than two minutes in full, Onward & Upward creatively promises to gift its audience with precisely the sense of possibility and calm its title implies. Turn the music up and shake off the ache of a bad day.
Saxophone proves a likable calling card, a constant trait that KJFocus has mastered to a blissfully consuming level.
Introducing a refreshingly classic take on purposeful, colourful yet soothing hip hop – Kasera elevates things to the next level creatively with an intriguing and ultimately profound Choices.
The nostalgic energy of this project is backed by the spinning CD of the visualiser, the crackle of the image, and the upfront clarity of the voice in the midst of a foggy, vintage production-style that quickly takes you somewhere else.