The debut release on Luke Una’s brand new label É Soul Cultura is a quite brilliant album of electronic soul from the Liverpool based duo Transmission Towers. Interstellar atmospherics, deep emotions and bass-charged grooves are allied with post-punk invention and hooks that will attach themselves to the listener for days. On the day of the release of ‘Transmission One’, we asked production wizard Mark Kyriacou and vocalist Eleanor Anorbea Mante a few questions. Read / Listen.
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Nino Gvilia - video interview
As we prepare to premiere (this Thursday!) the first song from her forthcoming double E.P. release on Brighton’s excellent Hive Mind Records, we are happy to present a short video interview with the enigmatic Georgian singer-songwriter Nino Gvilia.
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Future Sounds Of Kraut Vol. 1 - Compiled by Fred und Luna (Compost Records) - an interview / review
Fred und Luna are two plastic mannequins who live in Karlsruhe, Germany and are the creative muses for their human Rainer Buchmüller, who has compiled this forthcoming and inspired compilation of international artists who make music inspired by the varied ‘Krautrock’ sounds of the 60s and 70s. Psychedelic, groove heavy tracks that are as fun as they are weird-funky. I asked Rainer a few questions about the release but it was Fred und Luna who replied. Read / Listen.
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Just some of the CDs April Records has sent to us!
April Records - Denmark's jazz powerhouse - label focus
April Records is a ridiculously prolific record label from Copenhagen, their widescreen approach to jazz and their championing of young musicians alongside veteran musicians from across the Scandinavian region has produced a highly impressive catalogue of recordings. We asked co-founder Jan Schmidt about the curatorial approach of the label and delved a little into the history of the Danish jazz scene. Read / Listen.
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Hidden Waters: Strange & Sublime Sounds of Rio de Janeiro (Sounds and Colours) - an interview
Our good friend and editor of the ace Latin culture magazine Sounds and Colours, Russ Slater, has teamed up with Joe Osborne to bring us Brazilian music nerds a comprehensive look at the wonkier end of the contemporary music scene in Rio de Janeiro and it is a sprawling feast of sounds that only Brazil can offer. We asked co-curator Joe Osborne for some of his thoughts on the curatorial process and here they are! Read / Listen
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Music That Speaks To.... Jules Brennan
Jules Brennan is a British born, Kyoto-based multi-instrumentalist, DJ and producer and as he has just released his brilliant new solo album of Japanese inspired funk-jazz-soundtracky grooves called ‘Wamono’, we asked him to choose some music that speaks to him. From Jimmy McGriff to funky anime soundtracks, we can hear how he created his own unique sound. Read / Listen here
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John Morales Presents 'Teddy Pendergrass - The Voice - Remixed With Philly Love' [Album Trailer]
BBE's Peter Adarkwah and John Morales chat about new album 'Teddy Pendergrass - The Voice - Remixed With Philly Love', out March 11th 2022 on vinyl and CD on BBE. Watch here
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David Wertman at U Mass - first time Lynne heard him play April 1980
David Wertman & Sun Ensemble 'Wide Eye Culture' (BBE) - a preview
The great bassist David Wertman left the free jazz loft scene of 70s New York to live a life of spiritual harmony in the rural charms of the Pioneer Valley of Massachusetts with his wife and musical partner Lynne Meryl but they never stopped making sublime music. BBE have compiled some exceptional (and rare) recordings from the early 80s into a superb new release called ‘Wide Eye Culture’. Here we offer excerpts from the in depth liner notes, in particular from the revealing interviews between Lynne and BBE’s Will Sumsuch. Read here…
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Nilza Costa - an interview
Nilza Costa is a singer/songwriter from Salvador de Bahia living in Italy and her new album ‘Le notti di San Patrizio’ is an uncommon combination of traditional Brazilian rhythms and melodies and European jazz forms. It’s a beautiful thing so I pinged her a few questions.. Listen / Read here
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Champyun Clouds 'Champyun Clouds' (Hongo Malo) - an interview & review
Champyun Clouds are Neil Tolliday (aka Nail) and Asa Hudson and during lockdown they have churned out a whole load of great tunes that bridge the gap between The Beta Band, odd soundtracks, Serge Gainsbourg, Flaming Lips and deep electronic warmth seemingly effortlessly. Read / Listen here.
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Nimbus Sextet (Acid Jazz) - an interview
Signed to Acid Jazz and with their debut LP ‘Dreams Fulfilled’ fresh out of the blocks, we asked the young Glasgow-based Nimbus Sextet about the uniquely Scottish route they took to becoming a hot new addition to the UK jazz scene…. Read / listen here
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Deep Stuff on Music and Life with Acid Coco - an interview
Acid Coco are a white hot new duo hailing from Colombia whose first singles off their forthcoming long player on El Palmas Music have been getting plenty of radio play from us here at T&L with their hybrid of tradition and stripped down electro shock sounds. We couldn’t think of anyone better to interview them than our man in Dominican Republic - Mauro Ferreiro.
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Music that Speaks To....Pete Josef
Bristolian multi-instrumentalist and producer Pete Josef’s new album ‘I Rise With The Birds’ is due to be released on Sonar Kollektiv on October 16th and he has kindly shared with us some of the ace music that has inspired him during the making of it…Read / Listen here….
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Music that speaks To....Ben Marc
As Ben Marc’s brooding first single off his forthcoming LP ‘Glass Effect’ is released, we asked the in demand bassist and composer to select some music that rocks his boat and he’s chosen some beauties from Monk to Grieg, Mulatu to Radiohead….read / listen on
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Simon Jefferis brings his Vibrations - an interview
Multi-talented Simon Jefferis’ new album ‘Vibrations’ is a self-produced soul jazz beauty with one foot in London’s vibrant jazz scene and another in classic 90’s US hip hop … the sound of a hot summer…Read / listen here….
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A quick chat with Dominican Republic record shop Tútalo Records
Mauro Ferreiro has a revealing chat with Lenny, co-founder of Tútalo Records in Dominican Republic - talking about the slow rebirth of local vinyl culture and the incredible sounds that the island has birthed. If you love Cuban and Spanish Caribbean music, your ears are in for a serious treat…. Read / listen more….
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Etienne de la Sayette 'Kobugi' - a review & interview
Etienne de la Sayette’s new solo album Kobugi is an atmospheric and sometimes playful look into his deeply musical life when he’s not touring the world with his bands Akalé Wubé or Baesh Bang - a fresh sound for a dirty world…read / listen more…
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Music That Speaks To...Three Body (Running Circle)
Three Body are a trio of musicians, producers and cosmic explorers who also guide the Running Circle collective. On the back of their eponymously titled release on the label, we asked them to contribute to our ‘Music That Speaks to..’ series and they’ve given us some suitably healing selections for these inner times….read / listen more…
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Dave Maze releases hot new Afrobeat joint 'Ndi KanyI' on D&e Chicago - interview
Chicago DJ and Producer is dropping a hot new Afrobeat joint on his own D&e Chicago imprint…we caught a few words with him before his first DJ gig outside of the States…read on..
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MUSIC THAT SPEAKS TO...SALLY RODGERS (AMCA)
The lovely Sally Rodgers from A Man Called Adam has generously chosen some of the music that has spoken to her throughout her life. It’s unsurprisingly eclectic, funky, surprising, gentle and jarring at times….read and listen on…
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