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Asha Parkinson - Possession (2024) [Official Digital Download]

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Asha Parkinson - Possession (2024) [Official Digital Download]

Asha Parkinson - Possession (2024)
FLAC (tracks) 24-bit/44,1 kHz | Front Cover | Time - 37:43 minutes | 382 MB
Contemporary Jazz, Fusion | Label: Ubuntu Music, Official Digital Download

Asha Parkinson's vibrant, genre-busting LP Possession is a cinematic exploration of states of possession, blending Jazz, Contemporary Classical, Flamenco, Mediterranean, and Arab music. Tracks combine the intensity of a symphony with the concision of a pop single, addressing themes from obsessive love to mystical inspiration. Influences include fairy tales, Tolstoy, Huxley, Rumi, and the Lord's Prayer in Aramaic. The album features her Kalpadruma ensemble, a 14-piece mini orchestra combining jazz quintet, string quartet, woodwind, voice, and the distinctive qanun, showcasing melodic, rhythmically sophisticated, and sometimes groove-based material with Asha's inspired saxophone playing.

Forq - Big Party (2024) [Official Digital Download 24/96]

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Forq - Big Party (2024) [Official Digital Download 24/96]

Forq - Big Party (2024)
FLAC (tracks) 24-bit/96 kHz | Front Cover | Time - 49:48 minutes | 936 MB
Jazz Fusion, Jazz Rock | Label: GroundUP Music, Official Digital Download

Forq's latest release, 'Big Party,' is a celebration of its undeniable grooves, singular sonic brand, and mischievous humor. Your host for this party is critically acclaimed keyboard player, composer, and arranger Henry Hey. He’s joined by Forq veterans: Snarky Puppy guitarist Chris McQueen with his signature funky sound, Government Mule bassist Kevin Scott with his grooving bass lines, and Snarky Puppy drummer Jason 'JT' Thomas with his unmistakable musicality and relentless power. This raucous potluck shindig also boasts incredible guitarists Ryan Scott and Jordan Peters, bassists James Genus, Chris Morrissey, and Eli Menezes, and drummer Josh Dion. Tying it all together is the unexpected harmony, head-nodding, and toe-tapping joy that is absolutely Forq. It's a 'Big Party,' and everyone's invited!

Paradise Cinema - returning, dream (2024) [Official Digital Download 24/48]

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Paradise Cinema - returning, dream (2024) [Official Digital Download 24/48]

Paradise Cinema - returning, dream (2024)
FLAC (tracks) 24-bit/48 kHz | Front Cover | Time - 38:37 minutes | 450 MB
Contemporary Jazz, Ethnic Fusion, Tribal, Ambient | Label: Gondwana Records, Official Digital Download

Paradise Cinema is a project led by multi-instrumentalist Jack Wyllie (Portico Quartet/Szun Waves) with contributions from Khadim Mbaye, Tons Sambe and Laurence Pike. The first, eponymous, Paradise Cinema record, released in 2020, was recorded in Dakar and featured the dense rhythms of Mbalax music combining with Wyllie’s textural saxophone and synth playing.

Mahuki - Gratitude (2024) [Official Digital Download]

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Mahuki - Gratitude (2024) [Official Digital Download]

Mahuki - Gratitude (2024)
FLAC (tracks) 24-bit/44,1 kHz | Front Cover | Time - 43:25 minutes | 501 MB
Contemporary Jazz, Fusion | Label: Bridge The Gap, Official Digital Download

‘Gratitude' is a journeying record that documents Honza’s life experience so far - one marked by living in different countries and exploring an array of music cultures. With storytelling at its core, the album takes a cinematic approach, with powerful horn fanfares, deft string interludes and tender guitar passages that create a through-flowing listening experience. Drawing musical influences spanning from the chanting salsa melodies of Ezra Collective and arranging sensibilities of Snarky Puppy and Daniel Casimir, through to the rock-edged grit of Kneebody, it’s an album that encourages listeners to break away from tunnel vision, and instead embrace the vastness of possibility and different perspectives.

Alune Wade - Sultan (2022) [Official Digital Download 24/96]

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Alune Wade - Sultan (2022) [Official Digital Download 24/96]

Alune Wade - Sultan (2022)
FLAC (tracks) 24-bit/96 kHz | Front Cover | Time - 61:28 minutes | 1,24 GB
World Fusion, Afro-Cuban Jazz | Label: Yellowbird Records, Official Digital Download

Few artists would dare to tackle quite such a kaleidoscope of music styles and accompanying socio-political issues in the space of 12 songs and 66 minutes. And yet France-based Senegalese virtuosic bassist, vocalist and composer Alune Wade, who’s worked with Joe Zawinul, Marcus Miller, Oumou Sangare, Bobby McFerrin, Youssou N’Dour and others, achieves this with effortless mastery on Sultan, his fifth solo album in 15 years.

Ill Considered - Infrared (2024) [Official Digital Download]

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Ill Considered - Infrared (2024) [Official Digital Download]

Ill Considered - Infrared (2024)
FLAC (tracks) 24-bit/44,1 kHz | Front Cover | Time - 65:39 minutes | 727 MB
Jazz Fusion, Modern Creative | Label: New Soil, Official Digital Download

This Friday Sept 6 we’re releasing a session we recorded named ‘Infrared’. This was a fully improvised recording of drums, sax and taishokoto in a studio wired with overwhelming reverb pumping back at us. The recording was also captured in a beautifully processed film shot by Lisa IndigoBurns Wormsley.

John McLaughlin - Liberation Time (2021) [Official Digital Download]

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John McLaughlin - Liberation Time (2021) [Official Digital Download]

John McLaughlin - Liberation Time (2021)
FLAC (tracks) 24-bit/44,1 kHz | Front Cover | Time - 36:59 minutes | 415 MB
Jazz Fusion | Label: Abstract Logix Records, Official Digital Download

For more than five decades, John McLaughlin has deployed his peerless guitar technique, compositional gifts, and imagination in service of a deeply personal higher calling, forging a vast legacy unmatched in improvised music. Now as the world reels from the toll of the ongoing viral-induced global lockdown, McLaughlin reflects on both the perils and potential of this challenging moment with 'Liberation Time'.

Michel Schroeder Ensemble - In My Life (2024) [Official Digital Download 24/96]

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Michel Schroeder Ensemble - In My Life (2024) [Official Digital Download 24/96]

Michel Schroeder Ensemble - In My Life (2024)
FLAC (tracks) 24-bit/96 kHz | Front Cover | Time - 61:38 minutes | 1,21 GB
Contemporary Jazz, Fusion | Label: Unit Records, Official Digital Download

The album "In My Life" by Michel Schroeder Ensemble is a captivating jazz release that showcases the group's exceptional musical talent and creativity. Released by Unit Records, this album features a collection of beautifully arranged tracks that blend traditional jazz elements with modern influences, creating a unique and engaging listening experience.

Azmari - Maelström (2023) [Official Digital Download 24/48]

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Azmari - Maelström (2023) [Official Digital Download 24/48]

Azmari - Maelström (2023)
FLAC (tracks) 24-bit/48 kHz | Front Cover | Time - 43:05 minutes | 518 MB
Contemporary Jazz, Ethnic Fusion | Label: Sdban Ultra, Official Digital Download

Founded in the vibrant musical haven of Brussels in 2015, Azmari have been crafting a truly unique tapestry of musical exploration. Melding intricate jazz textures with intoxicating oriental influences, mesmerizing ethio grooves, enigmatic dark funk, and the pulsating beats of dub music, Azmari defies conventional labels to weave a narrative of sonic innovation and artistic liberation. Influences range from an eclectic array of artists, including Okay Temiz, Heliocentrics, Whitefield Brothers, Surprise chef, Antibalas and Sons of Kemet.

Bram Weijters' Crazy Men - The Return (2021) [Official Digital Download 24/96]

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Bram Weijters' Crazy Men - The Return (2021) [Official Digital Download 24/96]

Bram Weijters' Crazy Men - The Return (2021)
FLAC (tracks) 24-bit/96 kHz | Front Cover | Time - 44:04 minutes | 861 MB
Jazz Fusion | Label: Sdban Ultra, Official Digital Download

Bram Weijters' Crazy Men is a thrilling take on Belgian jazz-rock and fusion from the 1970s. Consisting of musicians from a wide array of contemporary jazz bands including Lucid Lucia (ex BRZZVLL), Dans Dans, STUFF. and Cargo Mas, the ensemble is led by Antwerp based piano and keyboard player, Bram Weijters.

Bram Weijters' Crazy Men - Here They Come (2019) [Official Digital Download 24/48]

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Bram Weijters' Crazy Men - Here They Come (2019) [Official Digital Download 24/48]

Bram Weijters' Crazy Men - Here They Come (2019)
FLAC (tracks) 24-bit/48 kHz | Artwork | Time - 42:40 minutes | 497 MB
Jazz Fusion | Label: Sdban Ultra, Official Digital Download

Bram Weijters' Crazy Men is an adventurous take on Belgian jazz-rock and fusion from the seventies. The lineup of Crazy Men includes musicians who play in a wide array of contemporary jazz bands like BRZZVLL, Dans Dans, STUFF. and Internal Sun.

LũpḁGangGang - Dopamine Overdose (2022) [Official Digital Download 24/96]

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LũpḁGangGang - Dopamine Overdose (2022) [Official Digital Download 24/96]

LũpḁGangGang - Dopamine Overdose (2022)
FLAC (tracks) 24-bit/96 kHz | Front Cover | Time - 38:15 minutes | 809 MB
Contemporary Jazz, Jazz-Funk, Fusion | Label: Sdban Ultra, Official Digital Download

As rookies in the thriving Brussels scene, jazz fusion quartet LũpḁGangGang have been making waves the last couple of years. After the EPs ‘Stalingrad’ and ‘Urban Detox’, they are now releasing their debut album ‘Dopamine Overdose’ on March 17 via Sdban Ultra.

Gleb Kolyadin - The Outland (2022/2024) [Official Digital Download 24/48]

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Gleb Kolyadin - The Outland (2022/2024) [Official Digital Download 24/48]

Gleb Kolyadin - The Outland (2022/2024)
FLAC (tracks) 24-bit/48 kHz | Front Cover | Time - 41:00 minutes | 457 MB
Art Rock, Chamber Rock, Jazz Rock, Fusion | Label: Kscope Records, Official Digital Download

Featuring Gavin Harrison on drums, Tony Levin on upright bass, and Vlad Avy on guitars, the instrumental opus stylistically shifts between classical piano, jazz-rock and fusion with echoes of Pat Metheny and Hiromi, Steve Reich's minimalism, British folk, cinematic soundtracks and references to 1970s-80s progressive rock in the vein of Gong and Mike Oldfield.

Lucid Lucia - Ever-changing Light (2022) [Official Digital Download 24/88]

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Lucid Lucia - Ever-changing Light (2022) [Official Digital Download 24/88]

Lucid Lucia - Ever-changing Light (2022)
FLAC (tracks) 24-bit/88,2 kHz | Front Cover | Time - 37:35 minutes | 726 MB
Contemporary Jazz, Jazz-Funk, Fusion, Modern Creative | Label: Sdban Ultra, Official Digital Download

Following the release of their critically acclaimed self-titled debut EP in 2021, Antwerp’s Lucid Lucia are set to release their debut album ‘Ever-changing Light’ on the 7th October via the groove-obsessed Belgian tastemaker label, Sdban Ultra.

Compro Oro - Buy the Dip (2022) [Official Digital Download]

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Compro Oro - Buy the Dip (2022) [Official Digital Download]

Compro Oro - Buy the Dip (2022)
FLAC (tracks) 24-bit/44,1 kHz | Front Cover | Time - 34:11 minutes | 383 MB
Psychedelic Rock, Jazz Rock, Fusion | Label: Sdban Ultra, Official Digital Download

Ghent based psych jazz collective Compro Oro, are set to release new album ‘Buy The Dip’ on the 2nd September via the groove-obsessed Sdban Ultra label. Having received critical acclaim for their 2020 album ‘Simurg’ – a collaboration with Murat Ertel, co-founder and frontman of Istanbul's cult psychedelic folk band BaBa ZuLa and his singer partner Esma Ertel – the band’s fifth album is less ethno- and more techno-logy, both on a musical and conceptual level. With tastemaker fans including BBC 6 Music’s Gilles Peterson and Stuart Maconie alongside Jazz FM’s Jez Nelson, the band’s spontaneous quest for psychedelic sounds and jazz grooves has not stopped expanding since their formation in 2014.