Premiere: Mr. Ho – Aiaiai
80s synth-funk goodness launching LA imprint Zen 2000.
Jazz
A Brief History of Johannesburg Jazz
Johannesburg foursome BLK JKS trace the history and roots of Jazz in their home city.
Premiere: Rosie Turton – Part II
Uplifting jazz exploring the connection between the mind and body.
A Brief History Of Venezuela’s Musical Boom
El Dragón Criollo and El Palmas chart their favourite finds from the Venezuelan golden era.
Premiere: JAUBI – Zari
Spiritual jazz meets Hindustani classical on Astigmatic Records.
Premiere: Rebecca Vasmant – Timing’s End
Mellow, hypnotic jazz lifted from the Glaswegian DJ and producer’s first release on her own Rebecca Records.
Premiere: Sleep D x Ad Lib Collective – Enclave
A marriage of ambient electronica and modern classical on Play On Records.
Monday Morning Mixtape 349
Jazz house and floating ambient to smooth rnb and emotive indie.
Premiere: Zeitgeist & Tucceri – Without Body
Meditative ambient on La Sape Records.
Premiere: Pie Eye Collective – Gratitude
A soulful electronic soundscape of falling jazz chord progressions and broken interchanging time signatures.