don cherry’s downtown paris funk masterwork produced in 1985 by ramuntcho matta and originally released by barclay in france only, finally gets a worldwide release on wewantsounds.
coco maría and bongo joe reunite for the second edition of club coco, featuring a sackful of latin inspired tracks from international bands and producers. classic black vinyl edition.
awesome latin jazz-funk self-titled lp from venezuelan band la retreta mayor, founded and led by guitarist alex rodríguez. originally released in 1976 on discomoda.
the luminous 3rd album from the acclaimed korean multi-instrumentalist and composer. a gorgeous meditation on the intersection of music and light. the vinyl release includes a download code.
renowned danish trumpeter kasper tranberg reforms his delicate chord-less trio with nils davidsen (bass & cello) and frands rifbjerg (drums) for the release of “nobody’s heart”.
an extraordinary collaboration by floating points, pharoah sanders and the london symphony orchestra. limited edition on 180 gram vinyl, housed in a die-cut gatefold sleeve.
electronic pioneer and grandmaster vangelis takes us on a journey through our solar system. the new album comes on double vinyl, housed in a gatefold sleeve.
from the trademark melancholy tone of scandinavian jazz, to cinematic synth textures and propulsive programmed drum machines, danish quintet andorra embodies the melting-pot spirit of jazz.
bonded over the struggles of the pandemic and a mutual love for motown, soul and afrobeat, denmark’s renowned outlet for jazz, april records proudly presents “moko jumbie”, the debut by its latest outfit a plane to catch.
ZOMBIE JAMBOREE - CARIBBEAN RHYTHM ON SHELLAC (LP)
12 Inch 14.07.23
these obscure shellac 78t have managed to cross about 70 years without brakes or sand damages. this fine selection of very rare and never released sides on vinyl are coming right away from jamaïca in the early 1950-s !
karmatürji is a collaboration of musicians petra nachtmanova and ceyhun kaya with dj-icon djipek ipekcioglu. the vinyl release includes a download code.
dutch multi-instrumentalist felbm returns with the conceptual album “cycli infini” : a 38-minute composition of metamorphosing tape loops, musical patterns and instrumental sketches.
piano day is an official body created in 2015 by berlin-based composer nils frahm and his closest friends to house various exciting, piano-related projects for everyone to participate in.
the first project revealed by the piano day team in 2015 was the building of what will be the world’s tallest piano: the klavins 450, designed by piano builder david klavins who also created nils’s upright stage piano, the una corda. with over 70 per cent of the 120.000 euro target reached, the piano building is already underway and fans can continue to donate via www.pianoday.org.
it was on the 3.7 meters high klavins m370 that nils recorded eight improvised piano motifs in one sitting, which formed his 2015 album, solo.