Jakarta Records Archives

Video: Guilty Simpson & Leonard Charles are The Leonard Simpson Duo (Full Album Added)

Move over, Lucy. LSD now brings you The Leonard Simpson Duo, consisting of emcee Guilty Simpson and New Zealand producer Jeremy Toy a.k.a. Leonard Charles. After a wonderful NZ Disco…

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Interview: Dr. Dundiff / SGJAZZ (The Limelight #4)

The Limelight is an ongoing collaboration with illustrator MC Blue Matter. Sparked by a mutual love for beats, the series intends to shine a light on the people behind the productions. Doesn’t…

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Interview: Melodiesinfonie (The Limelight #2)

The Limelight is an ongoing collaboration with illustrator MC Blue Matter. Sparked by a mutual love for beats, the series intends to shine a light on the people behind the productions. A…

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New Track and Video of Dr. Dundiff’s SGJazz Collective

Last Sunset by SGJazz connects a few dots for me: The Find’s latest Jazzvolution vinyl record focused more on beatmakers who have evolved into (multi) instrumentalists. Shortly after, I received…

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No Words #71: The Midnite Eez, Shin-Ski, Jakarta Records, Mowgz

Our weekly feature No Words is all about new music recommendations. Nothing to read, only what’s needed: music to listen to. Find new favorites: The Midnite Eez – Midnite Eez by All…

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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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