Fresh sounds
Fresh Sounds: J.P. Bimeni & The Black Belts – Give Me Hope
Burundian-born soul singer JP Bimeni & The Black Belts released a new single Give Me Hope, from the band's same-titled new album, out 4th February 2022 on Lovemonk Discos Buenos. A descendant of the Burundian royal family whose parents held…
Fresh Sounds: Zeitgeist Freedom Energy Exchange – Prayer For Peace
Melbourne/Berlin dance jazz project Zeitgeist Freedom Energy Exchange released a single Prayer For Peace, from the band's forthcoming same-titled new album. After a steady rise to international recognition through 2 LPS and several EP’s already since 2018, Zeitgeist Freedom Energy…
Fresh sounds: L’Eclair – Concorde
Geneva-based, cosmic instrumental six-piece, L’Éclair has released a single Concorde, from the band's new album Confusions. A band as kinetic as L’Eclair cannot stay idle. So when the pandemic hit, they stayed true to form and began recording a new…
Fresh sounds: Jelly Cleaver – Forever Presence: Pt. 1
South London guitarist, activist, producer, and singer-songwriter Jelly Cleaver has released her debut EP with her group The Forever Presence (which features members of Levitation Orchestra and Steam Down). The EP Forever Presence is released by taste-maker independent label Gearbox…
Fresh sounds: Ebi Soda – Yoshi Orange
Brighton-based jazz project Ebi Soda unveils a new single Yoshi Orange, the debut of new material from the band on their new home at Tru Thoughts. Frenetic precision horns lock with breakbeat drums, as the song evolves from a scatterbrain…
Fresh sounds: James Beckwith – Dreamliner
South London's synth man James Beckwith drops Dreamliner, the new single off his second album SE10. Electro-jazz at its finest with the who's who of London jazz including a killing trumpet solo by James Copus and Beckwith's trademark keys-heavy production.…
Fresh sounds: Liyah Knight – Moon Baby
Eora/Sydney-based artist and songwriter, Liyah Knight unveils a new single Moon Baby, from her awaited sophomore EP Traveller's Guide (out now via The Orchard). The slow and steady swagger of an enunciated beat provides a backdrop to Liyah’s powerful heart-on-sleeve croons. …
Re Imagined: Rosie Frater-Taylor – Better Days (Kaidi Tatham Remix)
22-year-old UK singer, songwriter & guitarist Rosie Frater-Taylor is delighted to announce that her hit single Better Days is getting the Kaidi Tatham treatment. With a clear sense of purpose, Rosie Frater-Taylor blurs the lines between jazz, folk, pop &…
Fresh Sound: The KBCS & Olivier St.Louis – Pockets
Pockets is the final single to be taken from the critically acclaimed sophomore LP, Colour Box, by Hamburg based quartet, The KBCS, featuring Olivier St.Louis. As usual, this foursome of erstwhile session musicians jammed out what became Pockets with their…
Fresh Sounds: Rosie Lowe & Duval Timothy – Son
British singer and songwriter Rosie Lowe joined forces with a multi-media artist and pianist Duval Timothy on a new single Son, from the duo's forthcoming debut album Son. SON was recorded in London and Freetown between 2019-21. Inspired by the…
Fresh sounds: Fazer – Cuentro
Munich’s kraut-jazz band Fazer released a second single Cuentro from their forthcoming new album Plex, coming out January 14 via City Slang. Fazer’s music cannot simply be described as Jazz; the Munich band is shaped by the experimental pop music…
Fresh sounds: Kuna Maze – Bill
Brussels-based producer, DJ and multi-instrumentalist Kuna Maze aka Edouard Gilbert shares his new EP My Fish Is Burning including jazz-bruk-banger titled Bill. The lead-single features keyboard player Dorian Dumont, who adds some extra magic touches to Kuna Maze’s layered jazz instrumentation and syncopated broken beat production.…
Fresh sounds: Don Kapot – TV
The Brussels-based trio Don Kapot released their new single TV, from the band's new album Hooligan. The band released their first EP on Mr. Nakayasi Records in 2018. They recently teamed up with the Belgian jazz / not jazz label…
Fresh sounds: Vels Trio – Celestial Greens
Brighton based experimental jazz trio Vels Trio shared a new single Celestial Greens, ahead of the release of the band's debut album Celestial Greens. Vels Trio reap their jazz-fusion crop with a stellar 11-track debut album Celestial Greens on Rhythm Section…
Fresh sounds: Al-jiçç – Zadar
Lisbon-based jazz/free improvisation band Al-jiçç just released a new album Chants with the brilliant song Zadar. Chants is Al-jiçç's fifth album and represent an aesthetic evolution of the band. It was composed and produced during the pandemic, with the musicians individually…
Fresh sounds: Chelsea Carmichael – Bone And Soil
Chelsea Carmichael shared a new single Bone and Soil from her debut album The River Doesn’t Like Strangers due for release in Shabaka Hutchings' new label imprint Native Rebel Records. Chelsea Carmichael is a saxophonist, composer, and arranger, she played…
Fresh sounds: Bo!led – Blue Room
Italian contemporary jazz quartet Bo!led shared new song Blue Room from the band’s forthcoming debut album Different, Us, coming out on 11th of November via Beat Machine Records. Bo!led is the 4-piece group that has come out of the most…
Fresh sounds: Sercan Debelec, Fırat Ağacık, The Kankas – Draco
Turkish jazz duo The Kankas, which feature Sercan Debelec on piano and Fırat Ağacık on guitar, released the first single Draco on Space Goats Records. The Kankas is an Electronic Jazz Project created by Sercan Debelec and Fırat Ağacık. They…
Fresh sounds: Raquel Martins – Show Me
London-based Portuguese singer/songwriter and guitarist, Raquel Martins released her debut EP The Way, including bossa nova infused single Show Me. Raised under the sun in Portugal, she moved to London when she was only 17. Raquel grew up listening to…
Fresh sounds: Matthias Lindermayr – Sanctuary
Fazer's trumpeter Matthias Lindermayr shared his new single Sanctuary from his forthcoming album Triptych on the 5th November via Squama Recordings, a mesmerizing body of work that has rich, magnetic power. Munich’s Matthias Lindermayr is one of Germany’s leading jazz trumpet…
