decks tipp, black vinyl

decks tipp / litd blue coloured vinyl, ltd to 500 copies

tipp

a concept album of analogue electronic sci fi library grooves for synthesisers and percussion. commissioned by sonoton and inspired by the 70 s & 80 s sonoton music library catalogue. featuring ayo salawu on drums (kokoroko) and greg foat with his impressive collection of vintage synthesisers. file under library music

a primer on london’s bright-burning young jazz scene, this new compilation brings together a collection of some of its sharpest talents. a set of nine newly-recorded tracks, we out here captures a moment where genre markers matter less than raw, focused energy. surveying the album’s running order, it could easily serve as a name-checking exercise for some of london’s most-tipped and hardworking bands of the past couple of years. recorded across three long, fruitful days in a north west london studio, the results speak for themselves: they’re a window into the wide-eyed future of london’s musical underground.

for jayda g, joy is a state of mind. whether she transmits it through her upbeat productions or magnetic energy at the decks, the canadian-born dj and producer, real name jayda guy, is a beacon of empathy on the dancefloor. mixed cd