Posted on April 12, 2012 by Aleks K.
This year is finally hitting its stride with some outstanding releases in the last two weeks. Here is a pick of the best. Summer is nearly here! Roberto Fonseca Yo When I saw this 36-year-old Cuban jazz pianist Roberto Fonseca 2 years ago at the Barbican I was spellbound, he truly is one of the [...]
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Posted on March 29, 2012 by Aleks K.
With the final four of the NCAA tournament coming up this weekend (and playing in a March Madness tournament myself on Saturday) I thought I’d put together five fairly recent hip hop tracks that never fail to inspire me pre-game. Common ‘Blue Skies’ Common has always been a pretty inspirational rapper and his new album [...]
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Posted on March 27, 2012 by Aleks K.
So as usual once in while I thought I’d catch you up with on some of the best albums from around the globe. The Toure-Raichel Collective ‘Tel Aviv Sessions’ This may just be one of the best albums you’ll hear all year. Son of the late legendary Afro-blues guitarist Ali Farka Toure, Vieux has already [...]
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Posted on February 8, 2012 by Aleks K.
A look at the best of this week’s album releases and as usual an interesting mix of stuff: Van Halen ‘A Different Kind Of Truth’ The bad boys are back! David Lee Roth rejoins with Eddie Van Halen for their first release together for nearly 30 years. This is exactly what the rock world needed [...]
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Posted on February 3, 2012 by Aleks K.
Chilean born New Yorker Nicolas Jaar released one of the more interesting and exciting records of last year, blending house and ambient electronica into a jazz tinged drug-fuelled frenzy making it one of the best-reviewed albums of the year. Apart from the odd track it isn’t an upbeat listen and I have to admit I [...]
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Posted on January 31, 2012 by Aleks K.
Here are a couple of albums released this week – check it out: Porcelain Raft ‘Strange Weekend’ This debut album has been a long time coming. Rome born, London bred and now New York based producer Mauro Remiddi has released a string of EPs, a film soundtrack and now, under the name Porcelain Raft, this [...]
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Posted on January 30, 2012 by Aleks K.
I am always a bit wary of re-releases and re-mastered albums because they are just a way for a label to make a bit more money. Dig out an old album, repackage it, add a few bonus tracks and there you go, pretty much free money from any chump who buys it. However, sometimes a [...]
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Posted on January 17, 2012 by Aleks K.
First NRT of the year, here are a couple of picks to check out this week: Escort: Escort This debut release has been a long time coming: their first single ‘Starlight’ was released way back in 2005. However, since then the New York based seventeen-piece band have been slowly gaining formidable praise for their incredible [...]
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Posted on January 11, 2012 by Aleks K.
Everyone loves a bit of pillow talk. Taking that steamy under-the-sheets vibe, San Francisco group PillowTalk return with their second EP Far From Heaven. Released just before the holidays and it’s a sensual blend of soul, funk and electro that’ll have you grooving right through winter. PillowTalk stormed onto the scene in autumn last year [...]
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Posted on January 9, 2012 by Aleks K.
For a while I was concentrating on the ‘Albums of 2011’, now I can finally get back to some normality . Here are a few albums from around the world (Senegal, Congo, Colombia, Brasil and Guinea) that I’ve enjoyed from the last few months. Ablaye Ndiaye Thiossane: Thiossane Ablaye Thiossane is a legend on the [...]
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