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Listen to Dijf Sanders’ new single ‘Mountain On The Hill’ Last month, Belgian producer, multi-instrumentalist and composer Dijf Sanders announced the release of his much anticipated new album Tangkoa II, due out on May 8th through Unday Records. Alongside th...

Listen to Dijf Sanders’ new single ‘Mountain On The Hill’

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Dorian Wood announces new album, Canto de Todes; shares video for lead single ‘Girasoles’ Los Angeles-based anti-disciplinary artist Dorian Wood is well known for creating work that pushes against tradition and challenges systems of marginalization. Over the years, moving fluidly between p...

@dorianwoodmusic.bsky.social announces new album, Canto de Todes; shares video for lead single ‘Girasoles’

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Monolithe Noir releases fourth full-length album, La foi gelée Back in 2022, Monolithe Noir, the project of Antoine Pasqualini, released Rin, a cosmically entrancing and groovy record inspired by the landscapes of Brittany that completely drew us in and ended up ...

Monolithe Noir releases fourth full-length album, La foi gelée

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Max Kutner’s new album, Rogue Lash, out now Last Friday, NYC-based composer, producer, and multi-instrumentalist Max Kutner released his new album Rogue Lash on Orenda Records. Conceived during a long break from live performance, the album evol...

Max Kutner’s new album, Rogue Lash, out now

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Mixtape #181 Tigran Hamasyan - Only The One Who Brought The Bird Can Make It Sing [Naïve] Matthew Stevens - Picture Window [La-La Land Records / Ropeadope] Waldo’s Gift - Everything In Its Right Place (Radiohead R...

We’ve had a soft spot for St. Barbe ever since they landed on our radar. The London trio have been steadily carving out their own lane in the UK’s jazz scene since 2021. We’re beyond excited to have them at the helm of this month’s mixtape. Press play and enjoy.
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Booker Stardrum releases new solo album Close-up On The Outside A longtime favourite artist of ours, drumming wizard, improviser and composer Booker Stardrum released yesterday his new solo album Close-up On The Outside, his first release for We Jazz Records. Even...

Booker Stardrum releases new solo album Close-up On The Outside

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Poppy Ackroyd’s new album, Liminal, out in June With nothing but magnificent releases under her belt, it's no wonder that we're always excited to hear new music from Poppy Ackroyd. The tremendously talented multi-instrumentalist and composer is bac...

Poppy Ackroyd’s new album, Liminal, out in June

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Vimbs Mavimbs announces debut solo album, Late Bloomer; shares lead single ‘Love Drive’ We were lucky to see Vimbs Mavimbs on stage with Asher Gamedze opening sublimely Le Guess Who? in 2022, and it was one of those gigs that always stayed with us. An immensely talented and prolific comp...

Vimbs Mavimbs announces debut solo album, Late Bloomer; shares lead single ‘Love Drive’

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Joshua Idehen set to release debut album, I Know You’re Hurting, Everyone Is Hurting, Everyone Is Trying, You Have Got To Try Joshua Idehen's debut album, I Know You’re Hurting, Everyone Is Hurting, Everyone Is Trying, is nearly here, after over 20 years immersed in London’s poetry scene, and being involved with bands like B...

@joshuaidehen.bsky.social set to release debut album, I Know You’re Hurting, Everyone Is Hurting, Everyone Is Trying, You Have Got To Try

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upsammy & Valentina Magaletti announce collaborative album Seismo Fluid across a wide spectrum of genres, Valentina Magaletti seems to exist in multiple musical worlds at once. As prolific as she is inventive, the composer, producer and percussionist extraordinaire ...

upsammy & Valentina Magaletti announce collaborative album Seismo

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Lana Gasparøtti unveils brand new track ‘Let Go’ Portuguese-Croatian composer and multi-instrumentalist Lana Gasparøtti has just let loose a brand new song, titled 'Let Go', following her debut album Dimensions, released last year. A daring leap int...

@lanagasparotti.bsky.social unveils brand new track ‘Let Go’

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KAU drop first single, ‘cr_eye (restrung)’, from upcoming Unknown Waveforms Restrung EP We love KAU, the Brussels-based trio of Andre Breidlid (drums), Matteo Genovese (bass) and Jan Janzen (keys). They have today announced the release of Unknown Waveforms Restrung, a reimagined version ...

KAU drop first single, ‘cr_eye (restrung)’, from upcoming Unknown Waveforms Restrung EP

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Watch Dumama’s video for new single ‘What Did The Rain Say” off forthcoming LP Towards An Expanse Berlin-based South African composer and sonic artist Dumama has announced the release of her new album Towards an Expanse. Arriving on May 8th through Soundway Records, it follows her 2020 album Buffe...

Watch Dumama’s video for new single ‘What Did The Rain Say” off forthcoming LP Towards An Expanse

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Alabaster DePlume teases new EP, Dear Children of Our Children, I Knew, with lead single ‘It’s Only Now Once (Elbit Systems Windowpane)’ There's exciting news from Alabaster DePlume, who has just announced the release of a new EP of instrumentals. Entitled Dear Children of Our Children, I Knew: Epilogue, the EP was recorded while on to...

@alabasterdeplume.bsky.social teases new EP, Dear Children of Our Children, I Knew, with lead single ‘It’s Only Now Once (Elbit Systems Windowpane)’

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~Nois announce new album, What is ~Nois Founded in 2016, Chicago-based saxophone quartet ~Nois has established itself as one of the most vital forces in contemporary chamber music. With hundreds of shows under their belt, they have gained w...

~Nois announce new album, What is ~Nois

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Radwan Ghazi Moumneh & Frédéric D. Oberland team up for debut collaborative album, Eternal Life No End There’s a new record on the way from two artists we love and have been following for a while now. This spring, Radwan Ghazi Moumneh and Frédéric D. Oberland, who have collaborated for years, join forc...

Radwan Ghazi Moumneh & Frédéric D. Oberland team up for debut collaborative album, Eternal Life No End

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Erik Hall, Metropolis Ensemble and Sandbox Percussion to release collaborative album of Simeon ten Holt’s Canto Ostinato in April There's exciting news from Erik Hall, who has only last month released Solo Three, the final album in his groundbreaking trilogy of reinterpretations of contemporary classical pieces. In 2023, Hall ha...

Erik Hall, Metropolis Ensemble and Sandbox Percussion announce new large-ensemble arrangement of Simeon ten Holt’s Canto Ostinato

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Holy Fuck are back with brand new album, Event Beat We only just caught this, but our excitement really cannot be measured: Holy Fuck are back with a new album! The Canadian quartet of Brian Borcherdt, Graham Walsh, Matt McQuaid, and Matt Schulz have b...

Holy Fuck are back with brand new album, Event Beat

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Watch Gregory Uhlmann’s live performance video of new single ‘Burnt Toast’

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Carlos Niño & Friends announces new LP Bubble Bath For Giants

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Triple Blind set to release new album, Cold Walk, later this month

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Ishmael Ali’s upcoming solo debut album, Burn the Plastic, Steal the Copper, out next week

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Fabiano Do Nascimento shares rework of 'O Tempo (Foi O Meu Mestre)'

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Dijf Sanders teases upcoming album, Tangkoa II, with lead single ‘Mooning’

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Will Samson announces fifth album, Sings Again, and shares lead single ‘Signs Of Life’

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Listen to Asher Gamedze's new single 'Air'

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Mixtape #179 Bill Orcutt – The Sun & Its Horizon [Palilalia Records] Daniel Bachman – Feel the ground beneath your feet (some sticks and leaves, but mostly earth…) Andrea Belfi & Jules Reidy…

Emerging from the fertile Chicago post-rock scene of the late 1990s, studio-born acoustic supergroup Pullman are back with III, a beautiful, intimate and gentle record. We couldn’t be happier to share the superb mix they put together for us. Press play and enjoy.

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Benjamin Herman shares new single, ‘Kazegafuku’, from upcoming new album The Tokyo Sessions Back in November, we were bowled over with excitement when Benjamin Herman shared the wildly euphoric and groovy ‘Sugii’, in anticipation of his new album, The Tokyo Sessions. The upcoming album ca…

Benjamin Herman shares new single, ‘Kazegafuku’, from upcoming new album The Tokyo Sessions

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Black Flower share first single, ‘Diagonal Walk’, from upcoming new EP Motions A year on from the release of Kinetic, which was one of our Album Picks of 2025, there’s no stopping Black Flower. The Belgian quintet are gearing up to release Motions, a new 3-track EP. Sha…

Black Flower share first single, ‘Diagonal Walk’, from upcoming new EP Motions

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Shake Stew preview upcoming album with new single ‘Cherry Pie’ In celebration of Shake Stew’s 10th anniversary, the Austrian seven-piece Shake Stew have a special double album, TEN ONE TWO, on the way. Arriving on February 13th through Traumton Records, …

Shake Stew preview upcoming album with new single ‘Cherry Pie’

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