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jazz masterpiece

next up on first word records, we welcome the return of don leisure, with an ep of beats that see his two alter-egos go head-to-head, shaboo vs halal cool j.

following on from the recent single release on first word records, don leisure laces us with an all-new 17-track album of beats, halal cool j.

first word records are thrilled to announce a brand new addition to the label – la beatmaker and producer 14kt.

22.02.85 is the new album from bastien keb. initially conceived as a concept album about a stripper lost in the city (like a straight-to-video follow up to showgirls), 22.02.85 has a distinctly nocturnal edge to it. the city at night, lost in a crowd, abandoned petrol stations, empty kebab shops, broken florescent lights. like a half-forgotten dream, familiar yet unnerving. he says all the songs are all about girls apart from two about a big lug. you may catch a phrase here and there but the context is all in the feel: there s a melancholy edge, but i don t wanna depress people. sad but hopeful? if that s possible.