Review: Melchoir Sultana - Rhodes In The Middle (Original + Gerd Janson Remix) (Ravanelli Disco Club)

So you follow Le Tour in the South of France, you're thinking of a diversion to Marseille, the home of the Ravanelli Disco Club - you look out the sea, and there's 'Rhodes In The Middle' - not the island but the new track by Melchoir Sultana with a Gerd Janson Remix!

It's that time of year when we're on our hols and if not lucky enough to be following the greatest sporting event outside of the World Cup.  And much like the best team, they've attracted some of the best players in the "forward-thinkning" dance musch like Jimpster, Ron Basejam, Prins Thomas, Pete Herbert plus their last release by Did Virgo ft. Mickey D'Lange's 'Dream Alone' witn Black Spuma, JKriv & Marc Brauner Remixes (see review HERE).

Whilst their International team is drawn from folks far and wide, they haven't got to look too far  into the Med for DJ and multi-instrumentalisst Melchior Sultana as he's from Malta.  And this 'Popeye' of powerful jazz, electronic, classical and deep house has been based around the Rhodes [keyboard] in the middle that's great as the original track, but Gerd Janson's remix takes it on the Inter-City railcard express that's peak-time mainline!

Ravanelli Disco Club have great plans for further releases but grab this as the instrumental anthem of the summer.

BUY LINK / PRE-ORDER: www.phonicarecords.com/product/melch…o-club/212171

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Title: Melchoir Sultana 

Title: Rhodes In The Middle (Original + Gerd Janson Remix) 

Release date: 7th August, 2026

Label : Ravanelli Disco Club

Catalog Number: RDC020

Format: 12" vinyl / Digital / Bandcamp  

Review: Gerry Hectic's 'Lovely Wife' Mixtape - Competition Now Closed (LEFTFOOT)

Doesn't seem 4 years ago that Leftfoot, that highspot of Brummie musical eclecticism, were after a new resident DJ.  Never slow to get his leftfeet in the door, Gerry Hectic submitted his 'Lovely Wife' mixtape is an effort to get himself and his lovely wife back to the place of his birth.

At the time, the Leftfoot family wanted a DJ with his own identity to complement the wide range of music at their shows - with guests such as Hunee, Jayda G, Bicep, Moodymann, Henry Wu, Children Of Zeus, Horse Meat Disco, Ezra Collective, Peggy Gou, Bonobo, Caribou & Awesome Tapes From Africa -they were after (but not limited to) the following styles / genres: Afrobeat, Hip Hop, Jazz, Funk, House, Soul, Disco and Techno.

Well here's the Hectic's choice of then recent released tracks that he thought would foot the bill of uniqueness, creative flair and "relevance to the brand".  Enjoy!

Tracklisting 02.08.2022 - Duration 60 mins
Pama International ft. Rico - Nasty Dub 00:00
Mali-I ft. Ms Ray - Heaven Sent (Gerry Hectic's Lovers Extension) 03:37
Pinky Perzelle ft. Eda Eren - No Games (Radio Edit) 10:04
Sababa 5 ft. Shiran Tzfira - Ya Hizali - يا هزلي 14:17
Crazy P ft. Dele Sosimi - The Witness (Medlar Remix) 18:21
Isaac Birituro & The Rail Abandon - Fún Tony (feat. Dele Sosimi) 23:30
Dr. Robert Blackman - San Francisco Dance (Emanative Remix - Hectic Ext) 28:48
Milton Wright - Brothers & Sisters (Mr. PC 12" Edit) 38:14
Sumsuch & Will Brock - Humanity (Paul Losev Remix and Dub - Hectic Jnt) 43:11
Hermanos Gutiérrez - Esperanza 52:08
Soothsayers Meets Victor Rice and Friends - Last Days [Hectic IDI Edit] 55:16

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Review: milan93 & 9ICK & Mauricesax - A Garden Between Us (LYAM (by Oathcreations))

Here's your invite to a secret garden party, or is it 'A Garden Between Us'; envisaged by the jazztronic funk minds of milan93 & 9ICK & Mauricesax, this is where you don't put ya feet up!

Definitely aimed at the dancefloor, Last Night At Marienbad’s latest, the imprint brings together three of the brightest souls found within the realms of Jazz, namely Mauricesax, 9ick and Milan93, with their collective talents synergising effortlessly on ‘A Garden between Us’, alongside a stellar cast of remixers who add even further delight between the grooves.

As a genre, Jazz has perhaps lent itself the most to other musical universes, in that its curious heart, endlessly experimental nature, and parameter-defying spirit have wrapped itself deep within the core of countless albums, scenes, and music makers. It’s a genre that welcomes reinvention, consistently defying its contents and always reaching out to find new methods of expressionism. Electronic music, in its many forms, has truly embraced Jazz perhaps like no other movement of music has, with a truly astonishing array of records surfacing in the past 40 years which have blended Jazz’s unique motifs with grooves, chords, and emotive excellence. From 90s Jazz house and UR Techno, through to Future Jazz, downtempo, and Hip Hop, and around many other suns, there remains such an intrinsic and symbiotic relationship between the two musical realms that caters to those who wish to live music both within and out with themselves.

As practitioners of blending electronica and Jazz, few do it like the trio of Mauricesax, 9ick, and Milan93. All three are known for their distinctive soundscapes, yet share commonalities in terms of musical language, feel, and sense of progression. Bringing them together allows for overlaps in their sounds to emerge, and just like Jazz itself, this is where the intrinsicness of sound begins to blossom. 9ick brings his softly evolving vibe to the table, one which was so prevalent and celebrated on his 2025 album ‘SMIL’; Milan93 draws from his focal point of exploring fill-laden grooves and a myriad of emotive sensibilities; and Mauricesax draws up his extensive musicality that exists at the corner of jazz, electronic, and experimental music, along with running musical workshops all over the globe.

‘A Garden between Us’ represents the trio’s core tenets, with this immediately obvious from the record's opener, ‘Rhodora’. A gentle solo piano quickly evolves into a series of powerful rhythmic pulses, with brass lines bringing vitality and feel to proceedings. The track shifts gears with purpose, transitioning between musical vignettes of the highest order, with the synth work doing much to bind the transitions together. ‘Tulip’ emerges slightly differently, with glossy Rhodes tones and an unravelling rhythmic undercurrent setting an enthralling stage. The track flourishes amongst sweeping textures, coming up for air amongst a deeply hypnotic rhythmic section that holds on and never lets up. ‘Honeysuckle’ lands next, which sees the trio emerge with a boundless, dynamic soundscape. The drums shift within the undertones, as keys, chords, horns and hip-hop vocal samples dance around the pulse, capturing the imagination with their narrative-like placement. Wrapping up the A side comes ‘Camellia’. A dazzling array of harmonic sounds converges around the transfixing rhythm section, which emerges from deep below to lavishly roll out over the midsection, with the delicateness of the instrumentation a real highlight here.

The B side features two exquisite remixes, with Pacific Coliseum's version of ‘Tulips’ landing first. Beginning with a signature four to the floor to get things going, his careful handling of the source material is seen in the tactful introduction of the blissful elements that made the original cut so impactful, with great focus placed on emotive fidelity. The result is a summer-bound house number that reimagines the original in all the right ways, flipping it into a euphoria-driven jazz-laden pacer that reaches for the heavens as much as it drives right into the heart. Teuteu then showcases their take on 'Honeysuckle', and at 9 minutes long, represents the longest cut on the record - and the experience is all the richer for it. Leaning heavily into dance music flavours, Teuteu shifts perspective totally into the realm of the club, with the walls beating hard to the kicks. The sax lines that drift ethereally up top keep eyes closed and souls full, as the dance shifts into the next phase.

An experience that drifts from the daydreaming, to soul-warming through to the club shaking - what else is left to experience, except for ‘A Garden between Us’ and how it will brighten up life itself.

Pimms anyone?

BUY LINK / PRE-ORDER: https://oathcreations.bandcamp.com/

Artist:  milan93 & 9ICK & Mauricesax

Title:  A Garden Between Us 

Release date: 7th August, 2026

Label :LYAM dist. !K7

Catalog Number : LYAM013

Format: Vinyl /  Digital / Bandcamp   

Review: ROY INC x Darren Morris - You’ll Never See My Tears EP (Ramrock Red Records)

Roy Inc. teams up with Darren Morris and this time, the "song is an anthem for inner strength, endurance and self-awareness, and having faith in love, a love that comes with respect, trust and true honesty from that one person!! A mantra to all the haters and abusers - 'You'll Never See My Tears'...

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As with the release of 'Rivers Of Blood' last year (see review HERE) and before that the ROY INC & Darren Morris EP, 'Credit Me' (see review HERE), this third single is another that you from their "comprehensively powerful and brilliantly crafted project".

In addition to Darren Morris’s swirling string arrangements (a la Charles Stepney) along with 2-step style funk-disco is his "signature production sound of exquisite instrumentation", ROY INC.’s distinctive vocal delivery just adds to the emotional angst of the subject matter. 

Roy reveals the inspiration behind ‘My Tears’: “You’ll Never See My Tears is a poetic love letter to anyone who’s experienced trauma, emotional suffering, mental distress, physical pain by someone you trusted, loved or cared deeply about when they showed their true hand". 

Both vocal and instrumental versions are as equally as stunning as the artwork and don't be surprised to find a No'West remix coming your way soon.

P.S. there's a beautiful piano led 'addendum' to the track of mournful proportions  where metaphorically, 'You’ll Never See My Tears' and don't forget Darren's other recent collaboration with Lee Ross, 'Kingdom Of Rain' (see review HERE).

BUY LINK / PREORDER:RRR103 - ROY INC x Darren Morris 'You'll never see my tears' EP | ROY INC, Darren Morris | Ramrock

Roy Anthony Brown: Lead vocals/ backing vocals, lyricist
Darren Morris: all other instruments

Artist: ROY INC. & Darren Morris 

Title: You’ll Never See My Tears EP 

Release date: 3rd August 2026

Label: Ramrock Red Records
Cat. No: RRR103Format: Digital / Bandcamp

Review: Lee Ross - Kingdom Of Rain (Ramrock Red Records)

Can you imagine Jeb Loy Nichols a la Twelve Caesars?  Watch those clouds as the 'Kingdom Of Rain' is about to fall with Lee Ross!

With Ramrock Red reaching '100' with Andrew Pipe and Stephen Ennever (aka Twelve Caesars) and their 'Mission Creep' (see review HERE), production supremo Darren Morris gets classic poolside soulful on 'Kingdom Of Rain'.

We're told, Lee first met Darren Morris, North Street West studio owner and 1/3rd of No’West Productions, at a party in Hastings and after teaming up, they serenaded the guests at the piano. After their duetting, Lee told Darren that he was a singer/songwriter, whereupon Darren invited Lee to send him some demos. Lee duly sent Darren the rough demo of ‘Kingdom of Rain’ which was played to Jo Wallace at Ramrock Red Records who said, ‘this is rather fabulous – yes please’.

‘Kingdom of Rain’ draws upon the golden era of 70s West Coast blue eyed soul/drive time AOR, showcasing the magnificent production techniques of Darren Morris, with the collaboration nodding towards those supreme musical craftsmen, Ned Doheny, Kenny Loggins, Bill LaBounty and Rupert Holmes. With Lee’s vocal delivery and Darren’s production, there is a timeless quality to ‘Kingdom of Rain’ giving it the vibe that it could’ve been conceived at Warner Bros studios or Sunset Sound, LA. Lee has been a prolific songwriter and considers it his true passion, fronting bands from his teens through his twenties culminating in an offer of a five album deal with Eddie 'I'm a fan of Small Wonder Records' Piller at Acid Jazz with his band PROPAGANJA. 

Unfortunately, the band split before they were signed but Lee continued to write. Delivering music for dance companies and, with Boo Hewerdine, producing an EP of his original material, Lee also wrote the wedding song for the marriage of his actor friend Andy Serkis to Lorraine Ashbourne. Alongside his musical career, Lee is an award winning actor who holds an honorary doctorate for his outstanding contribution to the acting profession. A mainstay on our stages, televisions and cinemas for over forty years, he is best known for the hit children’s TV show ‘Pressgang’, the Catherine Tate Show, Eastenders and more recently ‘White Gold’ and ‘Andor’. Lee has also appeared in over twenty feature films including the iconic character ‘Gumbo’, the cult classic ‘ID’, ‘Dawn of the Planet of the Apes’, the Oscar winning ‘The English Patient’ and Palme D’or winner ‘Secrets and Lies’, directed by Mike Leigh. Currently, Lee is in a leading role in the MGM/BBC thriller ‘Legacy of Spies’ starring Mathew McFadyen. 

Lee has a huge portfolio of new material which he and Darren are currently wtaorking on together - watch this space…

P.S. the instrumental is fantastic too!

P.P.S. Jeb Loy Nichol's latest album, 'This House Is Empty Without You' on Timmion Records - see review HERE

BUY LINK / PRE-ORDER: RRR102 - Lee Ross 'Kingdom of Rain' EP | Lee Ross | Ramrock

Artist: Lee Ross

Title: Mission Creep

Release date: 31st July, 2026

Label : Ramrock Red Records

Catalog Number : RRR103

Format: Digital / Bandcamp 

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Review: Pahua y Willy Soul - NY/CDMX (TheJazzDiaries)

NY Post-punk Funk with percussion madness! And flute gang friendly  Can you believe it's been 20 years since Louie Vega Presents Luisito Quintero – Percussion Maddness on Rapster/BBE? Jitwam on it - put a note in ya Jazz Diary. 

The power of funk bridges Mexico City and New York as CDMX singer, songwriter, and producer Pahua joins forces with Brooklyn DJ, producer, and MC, Willy Soul to deliver a fresh take on dance music inspired by two cities built on hustle, creativity, and soul. Led by the duo and featuring a cast of legendary musicians, NY/CDMX blends their distinct musical identities and hometown influences into a vibrant cross-cultural statement. The EP marks the 23rd release on TheJazzDiaries record label.

The project is introduced through two original singles, with alternate versions, remixes, and interludes to be announced shortly after:

Tenemos El Funk (Out July 9) — A mid-tempo, upbeat drum-machine funk track fueled by lively Latin percussion, punk-funk basslines, and Pahua’s signature blend of singing and rap, balancing attitude with effortless flow.

Nueva York (Out July 31) — A soulful house groove shaped by the Latin diaspora, featuring Spanglish lyrics from Pahua, spoken word from Willy Soul, infectious percussion, driving basslines, and four-on-the-floor energy. The song serves as the emotional and lyrical centerpiece of the EP, drawing parallels between the relentless rhythms of NYC and CDMX.

Pahua brings her unmistakable modern Mexican perspective through layered harmonies, vivid storytelling, and a dynamic vocal presence. Willy Soul shapes the sonic direction as the EP’s producer, merging New York's underground dance-floor sensibility with Pahua’s electro-tropical roots. Anchored by Roland TR-808 and TR-707 drum machines and bass-driven arrangements reminiscent of Talking Heads, LCD Soundsystem, and Red Hot Chili Peppers, the production strikes a balance between funk, dance music, and live-band energy.

The EP reflects the shared experiences of two artists navigating independent music careers and life in 2026. While Willy has spent years building community and culture through New York's nightlife scene, Pahua has established herself both as the frontwoman of acclaimed Mexican group Sotomayor and through a thriving solo career. Having collaborated in studios and on stages across both cities, the pair channel their personal connection into a body of work that celebrates the creative exchange between New York and Mexico City.

To deepen the musical palette, Pahua and Willy invited a collection of friends and award winning icons to contribute. Through an introduction from Louie Vega, multi-Grammy Award-winning percussionist Luisito Quintero joined both singles, bringing his unmistakable rhythmic touch via timbales, congas, bongos and a range of hand instruments. His extensive list of collaborators includes Tito Puente, Carlos Santana, Willie Colón, Herbie Hancock, Chick Corea, and Masters at Work, among many others.

NYC heavyweight producer and keys player Morgan Wiley—former frontman of Midnight Magic, collaborator of LCD Soundsystem, and co-producer of key releases by indie soul queen, Adi Oasis —adds Wurlitzer to Nueva York while also handling mixing and engineering duties across both tracks. Latin Grammy Award-winning producer Ze Nigro, known for his work with João Donato, reimagines Willy Soul’s original bassline composition on Nueva York, infusing it with rich Brazilian and Latin influences. Latin Grammy Award-winning flautist Domenica, known for her work with Flor de Toloache and NYC afro-disco-rock outfit Underground System, also lends her distinctive touch to Tenemos El Funk. The EP was mastered by Brooklyn studio veteran Abe Seiferth, founder of Transmitter Park Studios and former DFA engineer, whose credits include work with Yeasayer, Nation of Language, Sinkane, Guerilla Toss, and a wide range of acclaimed independent artists.

NY/CDMX will be released via TheJazzDiaries, the label founded by Jitwam in 2013 and known for blending jazz, world music, funk, and underground dance sounds from New York, Detroit, and beyond. Highlights from the catalog include Jitwam’s debut release, later featured on Moodymann’s DJ-Kicks compilation, as well as the recent single PEOPLE by Natasha Diggs and Megatronic.

Remixes, extended versions, and dub mixes will be announced soon ahead of a forthcoming vinyl release. 

BUY LINK / PRE-ORDER: https://jazzdiaries.lnk.to/TenemosElFunk

Artist: Pahua y Willy Soul

Title: NY/CDMX

Release date: Tenemos El Funk - 9 July 2026

Nueva York - 31 July 2026

Label : TheJazzDiaries (The label is distributed by !K7)

Catalog Number : TJD-023

Format: Streaming/Digital / Bandcamp 

Review: Star Creature & Twilite Tone present - The Twilite Tone Bundle (3 x 7") (Star Creature)

Talk about packet of 3 - Star Creatures collab with the Twilite Tone makes us happy, jacks and brings love - and that's only the half of this bundle of joy!

Here's a trio for DJs, collectors  and diggers, a Promo Only 7" Series!  Not only that, it's a. interpretation of original house influences by an original from the late 80s/early 90s, Tone (aka Dem Dare and with No ID/Dion who released much sort after tracks as 3.2.6 / 3 2 6 on Chicago's Muzique label). 

So Tone offers a unique and insider's perspective that Star Creature's Tim Zawada didn't know until te early 2010s but it wasn't until 2019 that he first heard the "genius flip on a classic - absolute perfection in a style that I don’t think anyone else can do" of 'Your Love' (amazing that we've got not one, but two incredible versions of the 1986 classic 'Your Love' - check Mamacita ft Persona RS - Tu Amor - see review HERE).

And it's 6 minutes long!

As intimated, from 'Love' we go to 'Jack' as a Twilite downtempo groove which you can see why Tim was saying, after 'Love', "I begged him for years for more of the same. I wanted to hear Chicago House filtered through The Twilite Tone - freed from the confines of tempo, club appeal. Well here we are 6 years later with 6 tracks ready to share…”  

And you can almost feel his excitement when you hear 'Feel It' is like a defective 'Rockit' and the 'Christmas Box' of electro wobble of 'Joy'. 

At the other extreme, 'Work's' industrial boogie that's got a distorted lyric that's a bit 'potty' is a long way from 'Love' and 'Happiness' (another mutant Al Green 'Can you feel it' synth-warp).

As a mash-up that isn't this is not as leftfield as you might think and it'll be worth its weight in years to come!

OpenLab:  Star Creature Vibes Radio - Tim Zawada HERE

BUY LINK / PRE-ORDER: Love / Jack | The Twilite Tone

Artist: Star Creature & Twilite Tone present  

Title:  The Twilite Tone Bundle (3 x 7") 

Release date: 1st August, 2026

Label :  Star Creature

Catalog Number : SC7093 / SC7094 / SC7095

Format: 7" Vinyl  / Digital / Bandcamp  

Review: Twelve Caesars - Mission Creep (Ramrock Red Records)

Any connection between incidious mission creep of Ramrock Red Records reaching the 100 release milestone is entirely coincidental as Twelve Caesars' return with their new single.
 

If you're familiar with earlier work of Twelve Caesars, you'll recall their album 'Cointelpro'  is named after a FBI counter inteligence program between 1956-76; a twenty year period of attack on the voices of civil rights luminaries like Fred Hampton, Martin Luther King Jr, Malcom X, John F and Bobby Kennedy plus many more (see review HERE) . 

The love/hate affair of Andrew Pipe and Stephen Ennever (aka Twelve Caesars) have with the U.S of A continues with the last single to be taken from the album following the ballad of 'Ruby Ridge' (see review HERE).

'Mission Creep' is the full-on 'orchestral version' production with Pipe's vocals approaching a soulful Thom Yorke (not his Radiohead 'Creep'); for a quick 101 on 'Mission Creep', Andrew tells us:

"The track was inspired by an exchange between legendary New York Times war correspondents, Homer Bigart and Neil Sheehan. The following is an excerpt from ‘Vietnam and the Presidency’ – keynote by David Halberstam: “And on the first day, there was a little bit of a victory. And on the second day, there was a sort of typical, pillow-punching operation. Followed by a third day with even less contact. And on the way back, Neil Sheehan was gnashing his teeth and grumbling and Homer said “Mr. Sheehan, what is the problem?” And Neil grumbled and said something about, “No story.”
And Homer said, “But there is a story, Mr. Sheehan. IT DOESN'T WORK. That’s your story.” And that is the defining one."

So congrats to Ramrock Red on reaching 100 and Twelve Caesars for 'Ruby Ridge' being in Portsmouth's Express FM's 'People's Choice' Top Ten Chart for an incredible 5 months!  That's your story!

BUY LINK / PRE-ORDER: RRR100 Twelve Caesars - Mission Creep | Twelve Caesars | Ramrock

Artist: Twelve Caesars

Title: Mission Creep

Release date: 27th July, 2026

Label : Ramrock Red Records

Catalog Number : RRR100

Format: Digital / Bandcamp 

Review: Tryangle Man - Hotel Defou (Tryangle Man Records)

You can't say we didn't tell you that 'superhero' Tryangle Man has booked out of 'Hotel Defou' and he's got his album with him, all 11 tracks and it's out now! 

It's been a couple of years since Tryangle Man's 'Discovery Of Pangea' (see review HERE) and the 'Voyages' trip on Atjazz Records (see review HERE) but our favourite 'superhero' [Ed. that's Tryangle Man] kept it together and after his 'Tooka Martini' single (see review HERE), the 'Hotel Defou' is now open/out!

This is actually his 5th album and it's got all his jazzy, Chicago, Deep House, classical. Latin, soul-jazz, funk, Nu-Disco element/influences all together on the 11 tracks; the title track capturing the 'Tryangle Man' superpower.

Online portal Beatport first picked up on 'Lemon Squeeze' with it's Deodato street-funk keys with humerous horns, it set the tone for the Reception desk entrance at the Hotel.

So you now get the idea with 'Elevator Music' taking you to the 'Royal Suite' (for Kings and Queens) where you can order 'Room Service', put your 'Please Do Not Disturb' on the door, drink you 'Tooka Martini' and generally have a great time.

You're, more than likely, find me at the 'Swinging Pool' in me trunks or writing a 'Postcard To Edith' (Ed. as fans of the 'Handwriting Letter Soceity' and the 'PostboxSaturday' groups).

With the strong emphasis on the jazz-funk/house keyboard lead, it won't be a surprise to hear that 'root' of the album began over a full year of touring and improvising on stage with live-loops and the crowd reaction. As they say, "[if] you caught Tryangle Man live you already danced to these songs. Now you have the versions he always intended you to hear".

Not that any of the tracks are short, I do like the longer tracks like the title track, 'When We Met' and 'House Of Desired Funk' that reminds me of pianist Bugge Wessltoft a la 'New Conceptions of Jazz' period but we move on to Tryangle Man's conceptions and it's enought to make anyone smile and dance whether you're at the Hotel or not, "Non-Residents welcome" you might say! 

 

BUY LINK / PRE-ORDER: https://snd.click/hotel-defou

Artist: Tryangle Man

Title:  Hotel Defou 

Release date: 24th July, 2026

Label : Tryangle Man Records

Catalog Number : TMR

Format: Digital / Bandcamp 

Review: Jon E - Messages From Easy Street, Part I (Natural Element)

If you recall, "We all live in Brookyn Baby" and the message from Jon E's Easy Street is that Roy Ayers/Lonnie Liston Smith jazz-funk is very much a message for today!

Fans of Detroit Rising and the remixes (see review HERE) will know how House / Broken Beat Future Jazz vibes fit next to the greats of the 70s original jazz-funkers.  And to that end we can now add UK born, Fremantle-based producer Jon E. who his returns to the label Natural Element, after his sell-out debut release ‘Smoke’ in 2025 captured the attention of DJs and dancefloors around the world.

'Messages From Easy Street, Part I' is the first of a two-part series of EPs that displays "the fruits of a deeply creative phase following an injury that had him bed bound for months. The sonic progression from his debut is tangible across all four tracks, with an enhanced palette and clear versatility. The EP is a deeper expression of his production skills and unique, authentic sound. Natural sounds of the city make for an organic touch throughout, giving tracks an atmosphere that makes them feel alive".

Picking up street sounds, 'One More Time’ sets the 'jazzy' tone with images of water fire hydrants going off (in Brooklyn) and summer street parties. Anded to that ‘We Can Make It’ (featuring Roxanne Myles on vocals) takes 'One More Time' up a level into the house.

 

‘Raise Them Up’ "takes things a little deeper with a moody roller inspired by Moodymann" and ‘Day n Night’ steers more into Broken Beats swing.

Perfect 12" for Part 1 of the summer, expecting Part 2 to be just as good.

BUY LINK / PRE-ORDER: Messages From Easy Street, Part I | Jon E. | Natural Element

Artist: Jon E

Title: Messages From Easy Street, Part I 

Release date: 24th July, 2026

Label : Natural Elelment

Catalog Number : NE005

Format: LIMITED VINYL 12" / Digital / Bandcamp