Jakarta Records Archives

Listen: Seasons in Jakarta (FloFilz x The Deli, Like, K, Le Maestro & Otis Junior x Dr. Dundiff)

Jakarta Records is on a roll lately. Well, haven’t they always? But still: Freddie Joachim’s Beyond The Sea of Trees and Melodiesinfonie’s A Journey To You belong to my favorite albums of late.…

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Album Premiere: Freddie Joachim – Beyond The Sea Of Trees (Jakarta Records)

A Tribe Called Quest and De La Soul are usually good names for me to indicate my taste in hip-hop to people not too familiar with the genre. So is…

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New video by Mndsgn & Ivan Ave, ‘Young Eye’

L.A. mastermind Mndsgn is back together with Norwegian emcee Ivan Ave for something new—you can’t thank Jakarta Records enough for bringing this duo together with 2014’s Low Jams. “Young Eye” is a…

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Listen: Pete Philly – Until (Jakarta Records)

Seeing artists grow and evolve, is one of the pleasures of being a music blogger for years — or music fan, for that matter. And growth exactly seems to be a keyword…

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Video: Shuko & F. Of Audiotreats – Sunset/Deeper

Maybe we should have boycotted this video by German producers Shuko and F. Of Audiotreats, because on these cold winter days it makes us realize how much we miss the summer… But scratch that, we…

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Free Download: Blitz the Ambassador – The Warm Up EP

The Warm Up EP is Blitz The Ambassador‘s prequel to his forthcoming full-length release, Afropolitan Dreams. Blitz sounds as hungry as ever, combining a contemporary hip hop sound with African influences. The track…

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Free MP3: Ta-ku & Raashan Ahmad – Lean Left

Germany’s Jakarta Records revealed this morning that they’ve been harbouring a collaborative album produced by producer Ta-ku and emcee Raashan Ahmad since Ahmad’s Australian tour in 2011. I’m not sure whether this…

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Stream: Raashan Ahmad – The Remedy (ft. DJ Vajra)

Raashan Ahmad is gearing up to release his newest LP, Ceremony, on Jakarta Records. “The Remedy” is the second single off the album, following the 20syl produced “No No No”…

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Video: L’Orange – Alone (ft. Blu)

Jakarta Records just dropped this film noir inspired video for “Alone” by producer L’Orange and Cali emcee Blu. The 40s/50s aesthetics fit L’Orange’s productions perfectly, just like the original Billie Holiday sample. The split screen video shows…

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Free Download: Various Artists – Festive Season Music

Most Christmas-related releases are fairly dull or seem a bit forced if you ask us, but this Festive Season Music compilation is on point like Van Gogh. It’s a collection of…

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