One of last year’s best kept secrets was Mancunian trumpeter Matthew Halsall’s sophomore album Colour Yes on Gondwana.

Colour Yes will delight fans of the dreamy astral jazz played by pianist/harpist Alice Coltrane, and that of saxophonists John Coltrane and Pharoah Sanders in their more reflective moments. Above all, it will bring a warm glow to enthusiasts for trumpeter Miles Davis and pianist Bill Evans circa Kind Of Blue (Columbia, 1959). They may also be grateful that Halsall does not, at this point in his career anyway, feel the need to adopt Davis’ dictum: “I always gotta change, it’s like a curse.” In the case of Colour Yes, more of the same, lovely, gently swinging, uncomplicated beauty is a blessing. AllaboutJazz

Found this one on the top 2009 list by Other Music (who else) and jah bless; the opener Colour Yes – where Nat Birchall’s Saxophone steals the spotlight from Matt – is an instant classic, and the rest of the six tracks put a spell on the listener. This is an album where everything goes click and things work effortlessly, it’s dreamy and meditative, perfect for every hour of the day and every weather, a desert island disk for not only the jazz afficionado, but to modern soulful music listener who takes equal joy from soul, nujazz, hip-hop. 4.5/5

Our man Mark de Clive-Lowe decides to give away his collaboration with Rahel as a free download through his bandcamp. “RAHEL has collaborated with Dudley Perkins, Georgia Anne Muldrow and Eric Lau. One of the UK’s next generation of soul artists, here’s the result of hitting studio with MdCL for some piano-laden head-nod… ”

Socialized Beats Podcast : Session 3

Socialized Beats Podcast : Session 3 by diesler

Dutch label Social Beats present a brand new monthly podcast with label boss Phil Martin and UK Producer Diesler traveling through new and old music from funk & soul to nu jazz & deep house.

Micks Three

Micks Three by aLex

Electronic groove soul funk r&b glitch hip-hop pop mix feat. Kelpe, Raz O’Hara, Lone, Muhsinah, Little Dragon & more.

Properly Chilled at Troy Night Out Afterparty

Properly Chilled at Troy Night Out Afterparty (Nov 27, 2009) by properlychilled

A gentle hypnagogic selection from 12k boss Taylor Deupree:

Paul White’s Allez Allez mix. Gong, Airto, Can, Bo Hansson, Yellow Magic Orchestra & more.. (tracklist)

+ UK dubsteppa Kamal ‘Geiom’ Joory presents a FACT mix. (tracklist)

Image credit : Yvan Rodic

Milan Latin Jazz Quartet – Sentimento Latino
Milano Jazz Dance Combo – Milano Jazz Dance Ensemble

Clear bright blue skies in Istanbul today and what better way to celebrate then play some jolly nujazz, we’ll have time to play gloomy stuff in the impending winter season. Today’s menu is comprised entirely of Milano produce.

First up, the Milano Jazz Dance Combo offers a contemporary dance & club vibe in the now classical Italian tone of Nicola Conte or Mario Biondo. That’s not surprising as the brothers behind the project Gianni and Enzo Lo Greco have already released 5 albums on Schema Records and worked with everyone from Gerardo Frisina to Rosalia de Souza, Conte and Biondi. Vocal talents include Colonel Red from Bugz in the Attic, and Dionne Charles of Baby Charles fame. Numerous solos & instrumentation on a top notch rhythm section just what you expect from an Italian combi. Should be the next jazz club dance night sensation so club owners should take notice, ’cause they sure know how to rock a party.

Their similarly named counterpart Milan Latin Jazz Quartet, composed of trumpetist Raffaele Kohler, guitarist Alessandro Sicardi, bassist Lino Grasso, percussionist Davide Marzagalli, is more of a traditional latin jazz quartet that brings more of the Italian flavour to the almost monolithic genre. Smooth, velvety continental jazz quartet.

It can be said that there’s now a distinct breed of Aussie funk, perhaps iconized by The Bamboos, with less afro caribbean influence than their counterparts. Cookin on 3 burners is a relatively new trio specializing in organ led jam & funk, featuring guitarist Lance Ferguson of The Bamboos, organist Jake Mason and drummer Ivan Khatchoyan. It’s basically the classic organ trio sound of Dr. Lonnie Smith, fed more funk and less jazz. A solid effort with good mixing sometimes sounding as powerful as an 8 piece orchestra, vocal help is by another rising Aussie star Kylie Auldist. Includes an au naturel cover of Gary Numan’s Cars. Nothing ground breaking here, but a highly enjoyable well-polished album if you’re into this sound. 3.5/5

Bit lagging in the mixes department for some weeks, so here’s a quick recap of various mixes found around the net.

+ Moovmnt presents: “DAMN…MORE FUNK!?!” : Thirtyfive minutes of nasty, sweaty funk covered with some nu-boogie flavour sprinkled on top.

+ Andy Blake : This Ain’t No Disco – Music For A World Unknown Vol.1 (Cosmic Disco Exclusive)

Amazing Italo Mix by Bottin – called Live fast, dance slow : (Download) (tracklist)

+ Kode 9’s Bubble ‘N’ Squeak Mix (tracklist & info @ XLR8R) (dubstep/UK garage/grime)

+ Lori – Sunday Sounds @ mnml ssgs : Iori Asano mixes subtle rhythms, electronics & ambient soundscapes.

iori – sunday sounds by mnml ssgs

+ 350th program by Beyond Jazz. Party Like it’s 2003.

+ Our friend Datafobik made a new set called Vibrato 7, dark wobbly dubstep & grime, electro beats.

Datafobik DJ Set Vibrato7 | 23 Oct 2009 by datafobik

+ Pollination delivers the first Exponential Mix, feat. Bumps, Sixtoo, Daedelus, Bibio, Odd Nosdam and likes. (tracklist)

+ Disco Discharge: An Essay By Alan Jones & Horse Meat Disco Download

Just got a few minutes to share some promos that recently hit our inbox.

The first one is a giveaway for the Felabrations that is taking place all over the world (but mostly USA!) during October. Here’s his iconic song Zombie where he mocked the military which resulted in a catastrophic backlash from the army itself. Simply classic.

The original Felabrations date back to the early 1970s when Fela and his band took over the courtyard of the Empire Hotel in Lagos, Nigeria, and performed several nights a week to thousands of worshipping fans. “The Shrine,” as the courtyard came to be known, became a very popular nightspot and the audience was made up of everyone from the youths of Lagos to professors, civil servants, government officials and even soldiers. And of course, the Shrine was a center for much more than music.

Next up, Brooklyn Hip-Hop crew Diamond District is releasing the official retail of their debut In the Ruff with two additional tracks. The clean version was released for free download early in the year and got rave reviews.

The last one came from Aldo Vanucci whom we featured here a few posts ago. This is an unofficial mashup of a Belleruche song with another song that I can’t quite grasp. It’s up for grabs for just a few more days, so go there immediately if you wanna give it a listen.

Dubstep mix from London’s Untold. (Tracklist at XLR8R)

Monday Jazz Session by Ichiro (info) (via @laurent_fintoni)

Boards of Canada mix by Skywave Systems (via @michalrett)

Radio Aperitivo – Gross National Happiness (tracklist : Ersen, Mort Garson, Satanicpornocultshop etc. ) (via our own @canayverdi)

The Way I See Raphael Saadiq by Stimulus

Drone-micro electronics artist @stephanmathieu, Netlabel owner/artist @kmkrebs, Jefre-Cantu Ledesma’s @rootstrata label, @NedRagett music journalist Ned Ragett who’s responsible for 4000 of the AllMusic reviews among others, Alabama funkster @BamaLoveSoul, NuJazz combo @kraaksmaak, Turkish MC/beatmaker @kabuskerim, @beyondjazz the website/podcast.

The Loot:

Beyondjazz Podcast #348 – Our Lives Are Shaped , incl. Dâm-Funk, Sam Irl, Basic Soul Unit, Zomby, 2562, Linkwood, Little Dragon..

Koushik’s Out My Window Instrumentals and bonus beats free download for a limited time — RUSH!!! (via @stonesthrow)

Kabus Kerim protesting the censorship of Last.fm and Myspace in Turkey. Sweet Turkish funk/beat(s).

Kraak & Smaak – Indian Summer Live 2009 Part 2 Part 3 (tracklist)

+ Foxy Digitalis’ Brad Rose interviews Daniel Lopatin, the man behind the fuzzy synth project Oneohtrix Point Never. (via @rootstrata)

+ Ned Ragett reviews Root Strata’s On Land Festival which featured Grouper, Ducktails, The Alps, Darwinsbitch, Sun Circle, Barn Owl and Ilyas Ahmed and even more. The best line-up for 2009?.

+ Fuck Krautrock mix by Ambient/Noise outfit Black to Comm. New album “Alphabet 1968″ will be released on Type Records the 26th of October 2009. Mix includes tracks by Andreas Dorau & Holger Hiller, Alec Empire, Holger Czukay, Wave UFO.. (via @StephenMathieu)

Alec Empire – Live (Electronic Set)

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‘Best of Bubblers’ A Brownswood Mixtape. by Brownswood

“To celebrate the release of Brownswood Bubblers 4 on the 24th of August 2009, we have put together a special ‘Best Of Bubblers Mixtape’ featuring a selection of some of our favourite tracks from all four Bubblers compilations.”

1. Soundspecies – Can We Call It Love (with Ahu) [BB4]
2. Simbad feat. Steelo – Soul Fever [BB1]
3. Bullion – Get Familiar [BB3]
4. NSM – The Hype [BB2]
5. Katalyst feat. Steve Spacek – How Bout Us [BB3]
6. Cornish Waters feat. Duchess – Walking [BB2]
7. Ayak & First Man – Can We Go Back? [BB1]
8. DJ Day – A Place To Go [BB3]
9. Mayer Hawthorne – Maybe So, Maybe No [BB4]
10. Iman – Who Was I Trying To Fool [BB1]
11. Flying Lotus – Tea Leaf Dancers [BB2]
12. New Look – Everything [BB4]

Download Best of Bubblers A Brownswood Mixtape

That’s Hintertainment vol.11 by Hint

House / Brokenbeat / Dancehall mix from Hint : recorded August 2009

# Dekata Project – At Least We Can Dance (Hint Remix) [Doshiwa]
# DVA – Jelly Roll [DVA Music]
# A Little Bit Funky – Quadruplets [eDubplates]
# Mickey Pearce – Innami [Blunted Robots]
# Kenny Dope – Watch This A [Strictly Rhythm]
# Stush – We Nah Run [Unknown]
# Belleruche – Anything You Want (Not That) (Hint Remix) [Tru Thoughts]
# Kenny Dope & Terry Hunter pres. Mass Destruction – Get ‘Em High (dub) [Ill Friction]
# Fuzzy Logik – In The Morning (ft. Egypt) [White Label]
# Sticky – Jack It Up (ft. Marvin Brown) [Unknown]
# Hint – Tape Packs [Tru Thoughts]
# Mark Force – Gypo [Bitasweet]
# Aardvarck – Nosestep [Rush Hour]
# Pearson Sound – Wad [Hessle Audio]
# Cousin Cockroach – This Ain’t Tom N Jerry [Bitasweet]
# Karizma – A Drumz Nightmare [R2]

CBLS 007 – Guestmix by Christian Prommer by compost

Last but not least Christian Prommer on the decks for Compost Black Label Sessions #7

01 – Dj Koze – Mrs. Bojangels – Circus Company
02 – Peter Kruder – Law of Return – Macro
03 – Rainer Trüby – Ayers Rock – Compost
04 – Spencer Parker – The Beginning (Michael Cleis Rmx) – Buzzin Fly
05 – DJ T – Dis – Get Physical
06 – Baeka – Right At It ( Michael Cleis Remix) – Rekids
07 – Hell – Angst ( Henrik Schwarz Remix) – Gigolo
08 – Christian Prommer – Hot ( Cp Jam Mix) – Gigolo
09 – Speedy J – Evolution- Plus 8
10 – Caesar Marveilles – Chocopop Jazz – CDR
11 – Massive Attack – Unfinished Sympathy ( Kamouflage Loves Fred Mix) – CDR
12 – Arno E. Mathieu – Soil ( Hard Winter Dub ) – Deeply Rooted House

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