Jazz
Song of the Day: Alabaster dePlume Don’t Forget You’re Precious
Alabaster dePlume released a new single and video Don't Forget You're Precious, from his forthcoming new album GOLD - Go Forward in the Courage of Your Love. GOLD is the follow-up to Alabaster dePlume's widely-acclaimed, 2020-released cinematic instrumental LP To Cy & Lee: Instrumentals…
The Wicked Sound Playlist #4 (2022) New Music Jazz Funk Soul Reggae Beats
The Wicked Sound Playlist #4 (2022) new playlist with new music across Jazz, Funk, Soul, Reggae, Electronic music and Hip Hop Beats. New music from Lorenzo Morresi, Tenderlonious, Surprise Chef, The Kahil El'Zabar Quartet, L'Orage, High Pulp, Jaleel Shaw, Nimbus…
The Wicked Sound Playlist #3 (2022) New Music Jazz Funk Soul Reggae Beats
The Wicked Sound Playlist #3 (2022) new playlist with new music across Jazz, Funk, Soul, Reggae, Electronic music and Hip Hop Beats. New music from FloFilz, Alfa Mist, Dj Toner, Funky DL, Sylvain Rifflet, Verneri Pohjola, Ilhan Ersahin, Dave Harrington,…
Song of the Day: The Chicago Experiment – The Chant
Ropeadope Records announces the return of their acclaimed Experiment series, beginning with a 2022 release of Greg Spero's The Chicago Experiment album and their new single The Chant. At a time when communities are physically disconnected, and even history is…
Song of the Day: Laurent Bardainne & Tigre d’Eau Douce – Oiseau
French saxophonist Laurent Bardainne summons the spirit of astral jazz on heavy-grooving album, Hymne au Soleil and the new single from it Oiseau featuring Bertrand Belin. A dreamlike, cinematic excursion to the outer reaches of the solar system and the…
The Wicked Sound Playlist #2 (2022) New Music Jazz Funk Soul Reggae Beats
The Wicked Sound Playlist #2 (2022) new playlist with new music across Jazz, Funk, Soul, Reggae, Electronic music and Hip Hop Beats. New music from Sillage, Farnell Newton, Jazzinuf, Saib, Suff Daddy, Elusive, Josh Koslow, Blue Lab Beats, Poppy Daniels,…
The Wicked Sound Playlist #1 (2022) New Music Jazz Funk Soul Reggae Beats
The Wicked Sound Playlist #1 (2022) new playlist with new music across Jazz, Funk, Soul, Reggae, Electronic music and Hip Hop Beats. New music from Emile Parisien, Theo Croker, Roberto Negro, Manu Codjia, Joe Martin, Nasheet Waits, Tomasz Dąbrowski, The…
THE BEST JAZZ ALBUMS 2021
The Wicked Sound favorite / best Jazz albums of 2021: 01. Marcos Resende & Index Marcos Resende & Index [FarOut] This album was recorded 45 years ago but sound so fresh like a recent release from a young band.…
THE BEST REISSUES 2021
Here is the selection of The Wicked Sound favourite / best reissues, historical releases, and lost albums of 2021: 01. Sun Ra Lanquidity (Definitive Edition) [Strut] Strut presents the definitive edition of Sun Ra’s classic Lanquidity album from 1978…
THE BEST COMPILATIONS 2021
Here is the selection of The Wicked Sound favorite / best compilation albums of 2021: 01. VA Indaba Is [Brownswood Recordings] Brownswood released Indaba Is, a compilation of current South African improvised music and jazz. The project is a…
THE BEST LIVE ALBUMS 2021
The Wicked Sound favorite / best Live albums of 2021: 01. The Daptone Super Soul Revue LIVE at the Apollo [Daptone] Daptone celebrates 20 years of soulful music with the release of The Daptone Super Soul Revue LIVE at…
THE BEST EP / MINI ALBUMS 2021
The Wicked Sound favorite / best EP albums of 2021: 01. The Royal Krunk Orkestra The Sirius Mystery opus 4 no 1 [Ropeadope] The Royal Krunk Jazz Orkestra is a big band based in Atlanta Georgia, RKJO is…
Song of the Day: Binker & Moses – Feed Infinite
London jazz trailblazers Binker & Moses return with a new single titled Feed Infinite. The track marks the band’s first new material since their widely-acclaimed 2017 album Journey To The Mountain Of Forever, and its subsequent live albums Alive In The…
The Wicked Sound Playlist #37 (2021) New Music Jazz Funk Soul Reggae Beats
The Wicked Sound Playlist #37 (2021) new playlist with new music across Jazz, Funk, Soul, Reggae, Electronic music and Hip Hop Beats. New music from Mark Cake, Ebi Soda, Rebecca Vasmant, Emilie Boyd, Harry Weir, Nadav Berkovits, Itamar Borochov, Terrace…
Song of the Day: Apifera – L.O.V.E.
Los Angeles electronic jazz project Apifera shared a new single L.O.V.E., from the band's new EP 6 Visits released by Stones Throw Records. Apifera’s 6 Visits EP offers a glimpse of the electronic jazz quartet’s “musical DNA” with interpretations of tracks by…
Song of the Day: Terrace Martin – Griots of the Crenshaw District [ft. Kamasi Washington, Robert Glasper and Hit-Boy]
Contemporary hip-hop and jazz producer Terrace Martin released his from his new solo album Drones, including song Griots of the Crenshaw District, featuring Kamasi Washington, Robert Glasper and Hit-Boy. The album pulls liberally from a range of stylistic wells, melding…
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…
Song of the Day: Portico Quartet – Warm Data
London's instrumental band Portico Quartet released a new album Monument via Gondwana Records, alongside the release of the new single Warm Data. Portico Quartet has defied categorization over the course of six studio albums. Their new electronic-driven album Monument shows the…
Tomorrow’s Warriors unveils A GREAT DAY IN LONDON
Pioneering and award-winning talent development organization and charity Tomorrow’s Warriors has today announced ‘A Great Day In London – Celebrating 30 Years – A Jazz Happening’ on Saturday 4th December at Queen Elizabeth Hall at The Southbank Centre. The unique event will help raise funds to…
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…