You don't have to be as Detroit as Jeffrey Sebelia (PR) or Barry Sanders (RB) to get how 'Hot In The D' is hot - just get it!
Tuesday, 29 April 2025
You don't have to be as Detroit as Jeffrey Sebelia (PR) or Barry Sanders (RB) to get how 'Hot In The D' is hot - just get it!
Monday, 28 April 2025
Are you ready for the next big thing ready to explode from the underground that'll put Erza Collective digging out their Dad's jazz fusion collection? Are you ready for Cenk Esen's 'Endlessly'?
13th April - The Vincent (Hackney, London)
16-17th May - Bova (Istanbul)
29th May - 91 Living Room (London)
5th July - Love Supreme Festival
27th July - High Tide Festival
31st July - Ronnie Scott’s
Title: Endlessly
We all know reflexology but Infinity Plus One have added soulful acid house for a 4 track 'Reflexion EP' plus some GPT warp vocals for us to find our inner electronic dancefloor: and it's perfect.
Infinity Plus One follows up the 'Rebellion EP' from last year with another post tech-house stunner that's got elements of electro, funk and future (Ed. should that be phuture?) sounds that takes Detroit to today.
If lovetempo's 'Live Or Die By Love' is his "manifesto" (see review HERE), 'Stand For Love' on reflex(ion) is the main track banger with the story of the constant dance floor clash of good and evil - we all need someone to show us the way and Infinity Plus One is on a winner here.
It's a kind of antidote to the acid-ey 808 modular 'Dush And Darkness' which is for a sophisiticated Detroit rave-up at a ChatGPT bot poetry slam in an amusement arcade
And you may recall 'Rebellion' contained the track 'Utopia', on the new EP we've got 'Ubiquity' which is everywhere on the space synth orbital journey. As the closing track is like the return ticket to the opener, the cheeky 'Innocent Beginnings'.
So different to the last release on the label, Synaptic Voyager's 'Dawn Till Dusk EP' but that's what happens when you take infinity that little bit further.
Artist: Infinity Plus One
Title: Reflexion EP
Release date: 2nd May, 2025
Label: Cyphon Recordings
Catalog Number CYPHN16
Format: Vinyl / Digital / Bandcamp
When folks say the old cliche, "It's a small world", sometimes that world just goes and proves it as Yasushi Ide comes back and delivers 'The Journey' - and what a journey it's been!
Some time ago; in fact, way back, 1995, Aural Float released an album of dub/ambience called 'Introspectives' that had a track 'South Of The Clouds' Pt. 1 & 2. Some 30 years on, here's a golden opportunity to look again at the Pt. 2 plus a couple of remixes!
Sunday, 27 April 2025
John Beltran's production history has always been quality and basking in sunshine and love - so what could be better than to present Sol Set's 'Love Revolution' on All Good Music?
The perfect follow up to Cinephonic's last album 'Visions', 'Refuge' takes Pierre Chrétien's vision to a deeper lounge of jazz meets beats; I didn't see that one coming!
Pierre Chrétien, also known for his work in Souljazz Orchestra and Atlantis Jazz Ensemble, is the leader/multi-instrumentalist front row of piano, vibraphone and guitar with long time collaborators Philippe Charbonneau (bass) and Mike Essoudry (drums).
- Bass – Philippe Charbonneau
- Drums – Mike Essoudry
- Photography – Tim Queng
- Piano, Vibraphone, Guitar, Composed By, Producer, Design – Pierre Chrétien
- Producer, Engineer, Mastered By – Jason Jaknunas
I've always been a fan of a jazz organ trio that's based around the iconic Hammond, so when you've got a whole album by DIL Organ Trio called 'Hammonday', I'm as excited as getting a free ticket on the Oblivion Express!
Whilst I haven't I asked Brian Auger (he of 60s post-Mod Supergroup Oblivion Express - see review HERE) if knows of The DIL Organ trio, these guys are part of the Serbian Wave of jazz artists who have recorded this album in Belgrade that is a 'love letter' to 60s Mod-Jazz/Hard Bop with the Hammonad organ at the heart of it.
Friday, 25 April 2025
You just might recall a time before there was 'Live Or Die By Love' by lovetempo. A time when there was the single, 'But I Do' that was championed by Gilles Peterson. Well, there's only one thing that could be better and that's an extended 12" version and here it is!
Title: But I Do (Extended 12", Crackazat, Daisybelle, From House To Disco Remixes)
Release date: 25th April, 2025
Label: Razor-N-Tape
Cat. No: RNT080
Format: 12" Vinyl / Digital / Bandcamp
This is like a kick in the Solar Solar Plexus as the contemporary fusion jazz group based in Munich are back on Compost with a new album.
Did somebody say, "Ramrock Noir"? Did somebody say, "Darren Morris"? Did somebody say, "Darren Morris (he of keyboards, mastering engineer, producer, North Street West, Black Science Orchestra, Steve Mason Band and loads more) releases an LP on the new label Ramrock Noir"? Nawr, I don't believe it.
But it happens to be true, why noir? Well, 'Union I' does not fit in with the rest of the Ramrock family of labels even if you took into account the latest Malik/Waheed 'L'Opera Noir' Mix variants (see review HERE). 'Union I' is something leftfield even for the ambient leftfield cinematic fans.
Imagine if you will, Darren Morris at the Henry Willis Organ at the Union Chapel, Islington improvising in grand gothic tones on which he's added studio embellishments later.
'Union Space Gospel' and 'Acetone & Minitaur Pullstops', sounds more Minotaur with big bull like pipes and hip-hop beats. 'Ascension' is a bit more synth spiritual and 'Birds In The Chapel' really fits the surroundings with cold synth winds; it's like an organic (Ed. no pun etc) version of Tangerine Dream on a cathedral tour.
Apparently, Brian Eno's dad used to repair organs (his day job was a postman) and over the years he (the Dad) made a collection of the pipes and built himself a his own instrument out of these church cast-offs - if only there was an ambient ENO album of that, 'Music For Suffolk Postmen's Organs'?
Amazing to think that Darren recorded this in a few hours but the organ is the star here, if you've ever listened to Moz Walsh's All.FM show on a Sunday Morning that has strong classical / spiritual links, 'Union I' would form a 'Best Of' selection.
P.S. As an aside, I saw The Art Ensemble Of Chicago at the Union Chapel many years ago and apart from being very strange that such a well known group were playing in a relatively small former church in Islington, it was very odd as I remember this guy from the audience near the front standing up about 5 minutes in heckling rage. Something like the band couldn't play jazz and then he charges out up the central aisle like a bride deciding not to go through with a marriage ceremony - most odd.
P.P.S. For full Jazz a la Cathedral, try Michael Garrick at Jazz Praises At St. Paul's, 1968, nods to Biggabush for pointing this one out.
Artist: Darren Morris
Title: Union IRelease date: 25th April, 2025
Label: Ramrock Noir Records
Cat. No: RRNLP001
Format: Digital / Bandcamp
Title: Union I
Label: Ramrock Noir Records
Cat. No: RRNLP001
Format: Digital / Bandcamp
So anyone that's been away on a Easter holiday break, don’t worry, we’re back and kicking into action with four slabs of the finest deep house money can buy straight from Iceland’s finest export Intr0beatz.
Well it's definitely time to catch up with Arsaell Thor Ingvason as he's released music on loads of labels (including SlothBoogie) and 'Static Motions' is drenched in spaced out deep house with jazzy-funk leanings on 'Stillness In Motions', 'Who Cares' and 'Think For Yourself'.
Thursday, 24 April 2025
Here is the Balaphonic album of the summer in the form of Afro Brazilian, Dub with leftfield acid on the beach: in other words, 'Resolution Revolutions'.
Title: Resolution Revolutions
Release date: 25th April, 2025
Label : NuNorthernSoul
Catalog Number : NUNS068D,
Format: Vinyl LP / Digital / Bandcamp
Romano's album 'Güle Güle' is the madest mix of Mulatu, Herbie Hancock and Joe Meek that you'll ever likely to hear on the Mediterrean camp site disco bar - in other word(s), brilliant!
The synth wizardry of Romano's debut LP ‘Güle Güle’ is more than unique as Lior Romano grew up in a Turkish-Egyptian heritage household, surrounded by music. Turkish and Egyptian, naturally, but also Greek, and the unique fusion of Greek and Arabic sounds common to the culturally diverse neighbourhood he grew up in.
All the tracks are synth funky and happy on any dancefloor along with other Batov favourites (many of which are featured on this site) or next to The Ventures to Sun Ra!