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Album Picks: New Movement Ensemble – Never Far From Home [self-released]
London's instrumental band New Movement Ensemble released at the end of the last year their superb debut album Never Far From Home. New Movement Ensemble is a collective of musicians and friends who have spent the last decade creating music…
Spin The Circle: The Soul Chance Ft. Wesley Bright – Who Could It Be / Goodbye
Colemine Records released a series of brand new 45' singles, including a reggae duo The Soul Chance featuring Wesley Bright and their heavy reggae tune Who Could It Be / Goodbye. A cross-country collaboration reaffirms that a strong Ohio-California connection…
Spin The Circle: Jr. Thomas & The Volcanos – Sunk In The Mist / Lava Rock
Colemine Records released a series of brand new 45' singles, including a reggae band Jr. Thomas & The Volcanos and their sweet soulful reggae tracks Sunk In The Mist / Lava Rock. A bonus cut from Jr. Thomas' Rockstone sessions in L.A.,…
Fresh Sounds: The Last Humanist – Beat Around The Bush
Composer, guitarist and multi-instrumentalist Giannis Floros aka The Last Humanist released his second album I Don`t Want Nobody to Give Me Nothing on 10th December 2021 under Rational Culture Records. A constantly morphing funk, breaks project with distinct and intriguing…
Wax in the Attic: Polish Jazz Quartet – Meets Studio M2 [GAD Records]
A big-band adventure from half a century ago was rediscovered by GAD Records - Polish Jazz Quartet Meets Studio M2. An outstanding quartet with polish jazz legends - Jan Ptaszyn Wróblewski and Wojciech Karolak in unknown radio sessions. Operating in…
Fresh Sounds: Say She She – Forget Me Not
Say She She’s debut single Forget Me Not is an homage to New York City’s Guerilla Girls and to all the women’s rights and protest movements who have paved the way for change. Doused in the funkiest rhythm section and…
The Wicked Sound Playlist #5 (2022) New Music Jazz Funk Soul Reggae Beats
The Wicked Sound Playlist #5 (2022) new playlist with new music across Jazz, Funk, Soul, Reggae, Electronic music and Hip Hop Beats. New music from DARGZ, Moses Boyd, Simon Dufour, Mark Lockheart, Rudresh Mahanthappa, Francois Moutin, Rudy Royston, Shane Cooper,…
Wax in the Attic: John Patton – Soul Connection [Jazz Room Records]
One of the most influential and underground Hammond organists of the 1960's was "Big" John Patton as he was then known. If it was the groove that you wanted Patton was your Man and he made several albums for the…
Fresh Sounds: Allie Wilding – Castles Burning
Soulful producer and saxophonist Allie Wilding releases her second single Castles Burning, taken from her forthcoming EP, The Love-Chord, out February 11, 2022. Castles Burning is a jazzy hip-hop, soul/funk instrumental inspired by Neil Young’s Don’t Let It Bring You Down.…
Spin the Circle: Surprise Chef – The Positive and the Negative
Melbourne's instrumental jazz-funk outfit Surprise Chef released a new 7' single The Positive and the Negative via Mr Bongo, alongside the Minoru Muraoka original on the flip side. Minoru Muraoka’s The Positive and the Negative is a firm favourite at Mr Bongo.…
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…
Spin The Circle: Joey Quiñones – For You / On Taitt St.
Colemine Records released a series of brand new 45' singles, including a soulful singer Joey Quiñones and his Studio One style rocksteady reggae tracks For You / On Taitt St. As the leader of the modern Chicano soul outfit, Thee…
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,…
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…
Song of the Day: Lady Wray – Joy & Pain
Big Crown Records released Lady Wray's new retro-soul single Joy & Pain, from her forthcoming new album Piece Of Me, out on 28th January 2022. This is something of a homecoming for Nicole Wray. Where her 2016 solo debut Queen Alone leaned more…
Spin The Circle: Thee Sinseers – What’s His Name / It’s Only Love
Colemine Records released a series of brand new 45' singles, including a soul band Thee Sinseers and their new tracks What's His Name / It's Only Love. Thee Sinseers are the premier band in Southern California's souldies scene and their…
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 SOUL ALBUMS 2021
The Wicked Sound favorite / best Soul, Neo-Soul and R'n'B albums of 2021: 01. Jon Batiste We Are [Decca] WE ARE is a masterfully constructed and visionary album that represents a completely new sonic chapter for Jon Batiste…
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…
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