nina simone was one of the best blues singers of the 20th century. only someone the likes of billie holiday and bessie smith had the power to lay a soul bare like she could, as her stripped-down be my husband shows. naked like a field-holler, this song would later capture the imagination of jeff buckley and antony hegarty. nina simone never, ever disappoints.
re-released for the first time on vinyl since 1965, we hope we do >pastel blues< justice with this 180 grams audiophile vinyl pressing.
“tyrants” by raz ohara is an album that is rich and diverse in its sonic palette, ranging from harshly distorted synth-peaks, cinematic soundscapes, all the way to avant-garde contemporary classical, and jazz music.
vibraphone and keyboard player, master arranger and bandleader, mulatu astatke is one of the all time greats of ethiopian music and the creator of his own original music form, ethio jazz.
an extraordinary collaboration by floating points, pharoah sanders and the london symphony orchestra. indies exclusive end of the year marbled 180 gram vinyl edition with die-cut gatefold sleeve.
brothers dana and alden mcwayne, along with a troupe of multi-instrumental artists, come together to create jazzy melodies with indie sounds inspired by their unconventional upbringing in eugene, oregon.
after spending 2008 ceaselessly bringing the party to festivals, concert halls, tv studios and clubs, gathering a host of awards and chart positions along the way, shantel and his mighty bucovina club orkestar are back, batteries fully recharged and ready to tell the world about a new and exciting discovery in the solar system of pop:planet paprika! last years debut album disko partizani, with its anthemic hit title track and follow up smash disko boy, saw the foundations laid for a pioneering brand of totally borderless european pop music.
belgian drummer kobe gregoir has lived and worked in the netherlands for over a decade, where he studied jazz and teaches at the hague conservatory. in his work he pays tribute to the 1950s and 1960s when jazz had its heyday