Reveiw: Richard Earnshaw & Sabrina Chyld - Better For Me (Artworx)

Debut release on Artworx, Richard Earnshaw teams up with Sabrina Chyld as it's better for them to see the beauty inside of them with 'Better For Me'.

It's almost 2 years to the day that we last saw Richard Earnshaw at YATM with remixes of Gavin Holligan's 'When Boys Become Men' (see review HERE) as this time, we get a female point of view with 'Better For Me'.  

We know Ms. Chyld from her work with Abel on Atjazz (see review HERE), Julian Gomes on the album 'Bruno & The Birds' (see review HERE) and Peacey's 'Play It By Ear' (see review HERE) whilst Earnshaw has worked with loads of people over the years.

This is just a taster.from a forthcoming EP series by Earnshaw entitled 'Different Spaces' and he's just the man to find 'em.when it comes to soulful house gems.

BUY LINK / PRE-ORDER: https://lnk.to/betterforme

5 Magazine · Premiere: Richard Earnshaw & Sabrina Chyld - Better For Me (Original Mix) [Artworx]

Artist: Richard Earnshaw & Sabrina Chyld

Title: Better For Me

Release date: 19th December, 2025

Label : Artworx

Catalog Number : ATWX001

Format: Digital / Bandcamp 

Review: Peacey - Play It By Ear (Atjazz Record Company)

Atjazz Record Company have excelled themselves with Peacey's debut album as they 'Play It By Ear'.

We've been excited by the earlier singles, 'Playground' featuring Rona Ray (see review HERE), 'Culture Bandit' featuring Vanessa Hidary (see review HERE), 'Hold Me Back' featuring Clyde & Atjazz (see review HERE) that are all including here but we didn't expect another 13 high quality modern soul drenched tracks.

Head straight for 'Falling Down' featuring Sarai Jazz (great name BTW), 'Love In The Forest' featuring OVEOUS (Oh! That's a voice to slip into!), 'Find A Way' and 'Running' featuring Sabrina Chyld, 'The Mandarin Affair' featuring Clyde, 'In The Distance' featuring Laroye and ending with 'Don't Send Us Back' featurig Emilie Chick [as featured on the March Colour & Pitch Sessions mix - see below].  All new names for us to follow in the future.

It's hard to comprehend that this is a debut album as it's so deep throughout that's melds house, R&B soul, nu-jazz beats, boogie in a fusion of Atjazz style pleasure. It's the opposite lightness bass to the dark bass of Timedance/Ilian Tape (see 'BeatutySick' review HERE: wouldn't it be fun if they did remixes for each other?).

This is going to be featured on many a play (it by ear) as tracks like 'Running' and 'Don't Send Us Back' are just perfect for club and radio ('Running would be even better with a 12" version with dub-extensions - watch this space) whilst the Atjazz collab on 'Afternoon Delight' is a heavy post-dubstep UKG jazz up (great trumpet and another that could go super dubby).

Whilst the artwork indicates that this album is 'taken' from lots of different records/vinyl/styles, if you play it by ear, it's mostly definitely Peacey - many thanks 'Dear Uncle Tim' for being an inspiration. 

Colour and Pitch · Colour and Pitch Sessions with Sumsuch - March 2024

Artist: Peacey

Title: Play It By Ear

Release date: 5th April 2024

Label: Atjazz Record Company

Catalog Number: ARC230AD Digital / Bandcamp