No Words #93: Kazumi Kaneda, Habitus, Mecca:83 ft. Michele Manzo, ECHT!, Krum & Theory Hazit
Our weekly feature No Words is all about new music recommendations. Nothing to read. Only music to listen to: Love Is The Message feat. Michele Manzo by Mecca:83 Morpheme Tone by KAZUMI KANEDA…
No Words #92: Truffel The Phunky Phaqir, Add-2, Pan Amsterdam, Mr Hone, Calibro 35 ft. Illa J
Our weekly feature No Words is all about new music recommendations. Nothing to read. Only music to listen to: The Finer Things by Mr Hone Stan Lee feat. Illa J / Stan Lee…
DJ Cam Salutes ATCQ, Ahmad Jamal, Nas, Aretha Franklin & more on New ’90s’ Album (Full Stream)
Well, the title says it all. This new instrumental album by French producer DJ Cam is a tribute to some of his favorite hip-hop, jazz & soul artists. And also…
The Beat of Bokoya (Interview)
Wadada Records is on a roll. After introducing WYL, this December it’s jazz/hip-hop band Bokoya heading out on tour in Germany. With The Find being a partner for the tour,…
Coffee-Table Beats: The Worrying Rise of Mood Music
Call me old-fashioned, but when I talk about music I like to use these things called ‘genres’ to define music. Man-made categories, shaped by culture. But in the meantime, streaming…
Giveaway: One-off, laser-engraved ‘Jazz x Rap’ vaporizer
“Almost 100 years ago, the biggest advocates [of smoking weed] were jazz musicians,” says Fab 5 Freddy in this year’s excellent Grass Is Greener documentary. To any fan of hip-hop, it’s nothing…
Label Love #5: Glossy Mistakes
Our series Label Love highlights (newly discovered) independent record labels. Madrid-based label Glossy Mistakes was founded earlier this year. With an instantly sold-out spiritual jazz re-release and an introductory mix by BeatPete,…
No Words #91: Undagawds (Thelonious Coltrane x Peter Manns), Kill Emil, Summers Sons, Dela, Àbáse
Our weekly feature No Words is all about new music recommendations. Nothing to read. Only music to listen to: Undagawds by Undagawds The Rain by Summers Sons Elevate by Àbáse Interdimensional Travel by…
Blu & Damu The Fudgemunk’s “Metaphor for Beats & Rhymes”
Three months ago, hip-hop dream duo Damu The Fudgemunk and Blu released a collaborative album called Ground & Water. Consider today’s brand new video animation as a kind reminder to (re)listen to…
Beats By Jan – The Silver Beat Matter (Vanilla Tape)
US producer Chameleon Sessions is the Catfish among beatmakers. As his name applies, he adjusts to different environments to make any type of beat. Confusing fans with multiple monikers while he’s…