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The Wicked Sound Playlist 2020/01/3
The Wicked Sound weekly playlist 2020/01/3 The new weekly playlist contains as always some new jazz releases. London new jazz act Golden Mean’s with a song from debut album for Jazz Re:freshed. Strong representation from Edition Records: Elliot Galvin’s solo piano track from the new album “Live In Paris”, and Phronesis’s piano player Ivo Neame’s collaboration with Jim Hart, from duo’s new record for Another debut album made by Dave Pope with two great bass players – Mike Pope and John Patitucci. Polish jazz outfit High Definition Quartet scored polish epic poetic drama “Dziady” and song from another amazing album from Austrian saxophonist Muriel Grossmann. On other part: new song…
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Thundercat shared new single “Black Qualls” and announced his fourth studio album “It Is What It Is”.
Thundercat on his new song, “Black Qualls”, build a link between past and future in funk music. He teamed up with Steve Lacy (from The Internet) and funk icon Steve Arrington (from Slave). The song will appear on Thundercat’s new album, “It Is What It Is”, out 3rd od April on Brainfeeder. There will be also a different version of “Black Qualls” on “It Is What It Is” that will feature additional contributions from Childish Gambino. The 15-track record is executive produced by both Thundercat and his frequent collaborator Flying Lotus, same as his last, 2017 album, “Drunk”. “What It Is” features contributions from Kamasi Washington, Steve Lacy, Steve Arrington,…
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The Wicked Sound Playlist 2020/01/2
The Wicked Sound weekly playlist 2020/01/2 bring us some excellent jazz: debut single from Phronesis's double bass player Jasper Hoiby and his new project Planet B, a second single from Tortoise's guitarist Jeff Parker's upcoming album, and a new Moses Boyd's collaboration featured Poppy Ajudha on vocal. Jazz master Charles Lloyd in live version of classic and Yazzmin Lacey singing on top of Jake Milliner instrumental. Lots of beautiful voices: mentioned already Yazmin Lacey and Poppy Ajudha, Jose James with a new funky song, Emily King and Sara Bareilles in acoustic duo, and Celeste celebrating her BBC Sound of 2020 award with new uptempo single. Some instrumental tracks from the…
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The Wicked Sound Playlist 2020/01/1
Happy New Year!!! It’s a New Year, and a New Decade and it’s time to start it with a kick. That’s a selection of songs from the end of last year, all of them fool of energy and good vibes. Some fresh stuff and some oldies, but released recently as an outtake or remix. Please listen, share the playlist and enjoy! Comments are also really welcome. You can listen to this playlist also HERE. (link to multiple music platforms of your choice) Tracklist: 01 The Heavy – Everything I Got 02 Moon Hooch – Candlelight 03 The KutiMangoes – Money Is the Curse 04 Songhoy Blues, Femi Kuti – Shakara 05…
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The Wicked Sound weekly playlist week 13
Wicked Sound weekly playlist week 13: There is so much good new music to listen to and share with you. So many incredible artists put out recently brilliant albums. London Jazz Festival was on last week, full of amazing gigs, that’s the main reason why last Monday’s playlist was strictly jazz. This time I have some jazz as well, to start with, but also soul, funk, reggae or electronic music. I hope you will like it! Please listen, share the playlist and enjoy! Comments are also really welcome. You can listen to this playlist also HERE. (link to multiple music platforms of your choice) Tracklist: 01. Terri Lyne Carrington, Social…
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Brighton based neo-soul band Yakul will headline tomorrow show at Komedia
With core influences from the likes of J-Dilla, D’Angelo and Hiatus Kaiyote, Brighton based four-piece Yakul put a unique spin on the music they’ve grown up with. Marrying together thoughtful, soulful lyrics with deep grooves and jazz infused progressions, Yakul seamlessly blend genres to create something fresh and original. Yakul have just played a storming set at Love Supreme Festival, were the highlight of Red Bull Polyrhythm events in London and Brighton, as well as ONBlackheath Festival. They have supported Erykah Badu’s backing band RC & The Gritz at Ronnie Scott’s, coming back again in August to support Bluey’s from Incognito project Citrus Sun, as well as doing the…
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The Wicked Sound weekly playlist week 12
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Wicked Sound weekly playlist week 11: 01. The Ashton Jones Project – Shelly, Get The Funk Outta Here! – vibrant and dynamic funk track from one of the UK’s most promising performers [Flash Town Records] Buy here. 02. Laurent Bardainne, Tigre d’Eau Douce – Porsche 944 – remarkable sax driven track from French composer and his new founded quartet [Heavenly Sweetness] Buy here. 03. Snoh Aalegra – Find Someone Like You – new jazzy bedroom jam from Iranian/Swedish R’n’B/soul singer [Artium Recordings, LLC] Buy here. 04. Marco Benevento – Oh Baby Can’t You See – from artist latest album, wonderfully fitted between vintage R&B and modern indie rock [Royal Potato…
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The Mighty Mocambos with the new records brings funk to the town
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Pyjaen will present their debut album live tonight in Brighton
Headed up by Dylan Jones (of EZRA Collective), Ben Vize, Daniele Diodato, Benjamin Crane and Charlie Hutchinson, PYJÆN is a band with its common link in improvised music and the jazz tradition, but with vision of pushing music forward in new directions. Having all met at Trinity Laban College of music, the collective has the shared goal of exploring life through musical expression and perfecting their art. With their debut album dropping this September we can’t wait to hear the tracks live in the intimate and scantly clad setting of Patterns’ upstairs room. Dance can be triggered by improvised Jazz, classic four to the floor or whatever it is that…
