Collaborating with singer Abbie Parker, Troy Remedy’s All The Time is both immensely calming and profoundly thoughtful. The dynamic is beautiful, not your standard verse-chorus with a small feature, the song lets both artists shine with natural integrity and charm, whilst celebrating the power of a finely crafted soundscape for this mellow triphop groove and ambience.
Jazz Fusion
Introducing a raw and rather audacious take on a classic Nina Simone hit, Texas-born artist and experimental performer Konrad Kinard brings a twist of neo-jazz and Americana, to the instantly recognisable I Put A Spell On You.
Something sublimely soulful, built around a passion and talent for songwriting that feels like an extension of the self – poetic and personal, but also mysterious; intimate yet vast. The kind of talent that once lit up the airwaves, now requiring a little deeper of a dig to find.
One of independent hip hop’s most authentic and moving voices returns this season with a stylistically modest yet conceptually and melodically majestic album.
An old-school drum-line with a Philadelphia groove about it, blending smoothly with world music tones and organic layers of synth / string / voice… An intoxicating mystique, and a melancholic aura from the chords to back up the instant escapism of the track. Beth Gladen sets herself apart from the crowd, with the beautifully original, piano-led trip-hop and alternative essence of Re-Birth.
Backed by a clear and concise knowledge of music’s past, The Karma Of Trust offers a heavy opening track, both political and topical, before proceeding into an album that’s self-described as something purely for ‘the people’.
istimtā’ – a romanticised take on the Arabic word ‘إِسْتِمْتَاع’, meaning ‘jouissance’ or ‘enjoyment’. The instrumental album from composer Horny Cricket explores this concept wholeheartedly.
Creative production blends retro and contemporary flavours, promising a strong groove and plenty to contemplate, as producer and artist Eddie Moore kicks off his jazz-fusing album Intuition.
Creative composer and sound artist Robert Dilemma openly indulges in self-defined guilty pleasures, for this extensive and uniquely eclectic new project The Soft Parts.
Brilliantly produced by JimmyAli, Cheque showcases the very best of the sharp-witted and compelling sound of Mahogany Jones.
The comfort and escapism of alcohol stands tall in the optimism and brightness of the music, whereas the darker reality of the grip of addiction pours through in the relentless longing and lostness of the lyrics.
Funky bass and hi-hats lead us into the seductively intimate groove of Monstrous’ latest two-track EP You Want More.