Ready for some sneaky peeks into upcoming albums by Silhouette Brown, Greymatter, Erykah Badu and Lou Rhodes? And a taster of the just-out releases by Mark E, Bullion, Dynooo, Rob van de Wouw, Floating Points, Sk Radicals, Martyn and more? Beyondjazz, keeping you in the know!

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Greymatter – Back In The City ft. Kev Luckhurst – Unique Uncut
Dynooo – Fuh Real (Luigi Remix) – MacFly
Silhouette Brown – Constant Questions – 2000Black
D’Angelo – 1000 Deaths – none
Erykah Badu – Jump In The Air (feat. Lil Wayne & Bilal) – Motown
Dwele – Shoulda Known – BamaLovesSoul
Bopstar – Octavia – none
Bullion – Crazy Over You – One-Handed Music

Bibio – S’Vive – Warp
Lou Rhodes – There For The Taking – Motion Audio
The Album Leaf – Summer Fog – Sub Pop
Illum Sphere – Kaleidoscope – Fat City
Al Usher – Lullaby For Robert (Bogdan Irkük Remix) – Internasjonal
Mark E – Sun Shadow – Merc

Rob van de Wouw – Common Ground (ft. Ivar) – Embrace
Atjazz – Together (Clyde Remix) – Atjazz
Westpark Unit – Blaxrotation Suite Mix – Farside
Taho – Energy Fields (Quince’s Dubbed Out Reconstruction) – Delsin
Basement Jaxx – Feelings Gone (Floating Points Remix) – Ultra
Sk Radicals – Fragile Cosmic Girl – Freestyle

Farah – Waiting (Zepherin Saint Refix) – Broadcite
I:Cube – Yes Mama – Versatile
Débruit – Nigeria What? – Civil Music
Mashforce vs Bembe Segue – Clearly Thru U – none
Martyn – Hear Me (Zomby Remix) – 3024
Stereotyp – Jahman – G-Stone

More dancing tunes this week, with people like Seiji, MCDE, Michna, Redshape, Joy Orbison and Untold making sure you don’t get cold in these snowy temperatures (over here at least). Also, lots of fusion happening in music these days, as hiphop, house, broken beat, d’n'b and dubstep are routinely mashed together to create something unrecognisable but ultimately very enjoyable.

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Computer Jay – 1000 Fold (feat. The Gray Kid) – Art Don’t Sleep
Dimlite – Roo (A Dedication) – Bandcamp
The xx – Basic Space (Pariah Remix) – Young Turks
Plaid – Dett – Warp
Four Tet – Plastic People – Domino
Martyn – Seventy Four (Redshape Remix) – 3024
Motor City Drum Ensemble – Got It – Prime Numbers

Havana Cultura – Chekere (Seiji Rerub) – Brownswood
Hidden – Gossip – GoldHill
Masterbuilders – Never Never (Christo Remix) – Masterbuilders
Joy Orbison – BRKLN CLLN (Michna’s Brooklyn Bridge Remix) – none
The Field – I Have the Moon, You Have the Internet (Gold Panda Remix) – Kompakt
Dexter – The Future – Digital
José James – Made For Love – Brownswood

Rockwell – Underpass – Critical
Mount Kimbie – Serged – Hotflush Recordings
Gil Scott-Heron – Running – XL Recordings
Gil Scott-Heron – On Coming From A Broken Home (Part 2) – XL Recordings
Om Unit – Encoded – Fabric 591 Limited
Débruit – Gros – Musique Large
edIT – Battling Go-Go Yubari In Downtown L.A. – Alpha Pup
Daedelus – Admit Defeat – Alpha Pup
Shortstuff & Hyetal – Ice Cream – Punch Drunk

Orange Breakdown – Sirene Break – cdr
Joy Orbison – The Shrew Would Have Cushioned The Blow – Aus
Untold – Don’t Know. Don’t Care. – Hemlock
Pangaea – Dead Living – Hessle Audio
Skream – Repercussions Of A Razorblade – Swamp81
Reefer – Let It Go (Flying Lotus Remix) – Alpha Pup
Squarepusher – My Sound – Warp

In early 2009, Norwegian pianist Bugge Wesseltoft met up with Berlin’s producer and DJ Henrik Schwarz for an improvised session exploring their collaborative force to combine acoustic jazz with electronic music. For both of them, that special night sparked off a new beginning of a future project. Since then they performed together in various gigs and now they are already recording their album for a release in 2010. Yesterday they published the first glimpse of how they work together in Bugge’s studio room in Oslo:

Here you can watch the duo performing ‘Dreaming’ at Montreux Jazz Festival 2009 (more videos here)

Don’t forget to join their official facebook page and go to their myspace site for some demo previews and live dates. On 11th of February, they will be holding a lecture at Red Bull Music Academy 2010 in London followed by a live performance in Royal Albert Hall alongside Carl Craig and more a day later. Get your tickets here!

Plus: Henrik Schwarz has shared his own made and heavily used software called Schwarzonator for Ableton heads.

Since he entered the scene with a bang five years ago with his edit of Womack & Womack, Mark Evetts has been unleashing bomb after bomb. Rather than simply making a tune twice as long and adding a kick drum, Mark E skillfully dissects the groove out a track and crafts a totally new piece around it. And his originals are equally good, slow house burners that you can’t help nodding your head to. The release of his first album (a compilation of his edits) is the perfect occasion for a full hour of Mark E.

But we start with some great tunage by Floating Points, Isoul8, Untold, Instra:mental, Westpark Unit, JtotheC, …

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JtotheC – Nono (Luigi YesYes Remix) – on-point.be
00Genesis – Winter’s Tale – cdr
Bullion – Say Goodbye To What – One Handed Music
The XX – Islands (Nosaj Thing Remix) – cdr
Untold – Stop What Your Doing – Hemlock Recordings
Gonjasufi – Ancestors – Warp Records
Low Limit – Turf Day – Rush Hour
Instra:mental – Watching You – Nonplus
Peter Kirn – Anaxagoras – XLR8R

Quince – Contracting – Delsin
Basement Jaxx – Feelings Gone (Floating Points Remix) – Ultra
Westpark Unit – Jeepah – Farside
Dirty Channels – African Democracy (Isoul8 Remix) – Reincarnation
*** Spotlight on Mark E mix
Mark E – Smokescreen – Sonar Kollektiv

Mark E – Fighter – Sonar Kollektiv
Womack & Womack – Baby I’m Scared Of You (Mark E Edit) – Jiscomusic
Mark E – Smiling – Merc
Mark E – Night Mover – Merc
Mark E – Gunstone – Endless Flight

Mark E – Nocturn – Under The Shade
Jazzanova – I Can See (Mark E Remix) – Verve
Mark E – RnB Drunkie – Merc

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In the last episode of the Beyondjazz podcast we invited Dynooo to our studios. He’s running the hottest music store in hometown Gent, and is on the verge of releasing a new project: “Gum Dragon”. No escaping the fact we had to invite him for a little chat and guestmix. Here’s some extra info for those not that fluent in Dutch. (We can’t blame you.)

Gum Dragon EP and release party

One of the first times we got introduced to Dynooo, was through his Sol Waters project on the City Wurl label of Billy Palmier. While back then he was both an mc as beat producer, the latest years have seen him focusing on producing. “Rooted in hip hop’s rich soil, but definitely branching out beyond the edges of the genre, Dynooo’s music is for fans of the likes of Daedelus, Samiyam, Hudson Mohawke and next-gen beatcrafters alike.” That includes us.

His live shows at the Release event (a joint effort between Brussels crews Onda Sonora, On-Point and Laid Back), and at the Pluto Festival, already gave us an impression of his sound today. Jay Scarlett and Cinnaman’s Beat Dimension compilations also featured a track by him.
That sound is now coming to you on wax. Dynooo: “The upcoming EP is called ‘Gum Dragon’. It’s not a complete style switch from previous own releases. It’s been more of a gradual process, looking for a sound that … well, is less boring than the shit I used to make (laughs).”

Dynooo’s Gum Dragon is centered around Fuh Real, a song that features Swedish singer Naboobia laying down a floaty vocal over a high-end 80’s r&b inspired club banger. The rest of the mini-album is a collection of glitching electronics that ranges from soothing (Furbee) to smashing (Cawf Drop) and psychedelic (the Beyondjazz favourite: Will Flattened). Make sure to download the sampler of the EP.

Dynooo: “The music has left for the vinyl pressing now, and will hopefully be available next week. Hopefully, because next week we’re having a release party in Antwerp. I’ve invited Cupp Cave and Richard Colvaen from Bretzel Zoo. It’s in Kavka, on the 22nd of January.”

Next to the Gum Dragon EP, you might want to watch out for a bunch of other releases Dynooo’s got in the pipeline for 2010, including a feature on a project of Cupp Cave. Dynooo: “And hopefully a more live shows.”

Mac Fly

Since November 2008, Gent is one shop richer. In the Mac Fly concept store Dynooo sells music, clothing, kicks and other random cool stuff. When asked if he opened up this store in search for a place he’d love to go shopping himself, Dynooo says: “Well, that’s it, in fact. Dat heb je goed gezegd.”
Every now and then there’s expositions. Dynooo: “A few weeks ago we did an expo by Melika. She’s a student photography of whom we displayed some of the recent work. In the past we also set up expositions in cooperation with Laid Back. Those were more focusing on street art.”
Dynooo: “For future events at the store I’m thinking of maybe doing a listening session around the Gum Dragon ep. Those things just happen spontaneously.”

The biggest selling item in the shop has been the Mac Fly shirts and sweaters, so far. Dynooo: “I wouldn’t call it a clothing line, but it sure would be fun if it evolved in that direction. I’d need some funding for that, but yeah, it’s cool to know people appreciate the prints I’ve designed myself.”
We suggest you to subscribe to the Mac Fly blog or check Dynooo’s tweezies to stay informed.

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Dynooo’s guestmix for Beyondjazz is a one hour trip with 31 beats going all over the place. Dynooo: “The mix is a bit of everything. Music I love and want to get heard. During a live show I’d go a bit heavier, but the blueprint of this one is definitely the same.”
Check for music by Rustie, 8bitch, GLK, Flying Lotus, the (”much overlooked”) Two FingersCarlos Nino, and a couple of Dynooo exclusives. Head over to the podcast to check out the full mix.

Fellow Ghent resident Dynooo is a busy boy: he’s the shopkeeper of the kick ass shop called Mac Fly, and he’s set to release his Gum Dragon EP later this month. A good reason to invite him over to the studio for a little interview and a guestmix with 31 beats going all over the place in less than an hour! If you want to read more about Dynooo, check this piece on Gum Dragon and Mac Fly.

(Audio quality is still not what it should be, we’re working on it!)

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A new year and a new studio for urgent.fm – yay! But for the playlist though, we used the same old recipe – tried and tested – of nujazz, hiphop, house, broken beats and a dash of dubstep.

Note: the quality of this recording may be a bit under par, as the new studio isn’t fully set up yet. Still, enjoy!

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Build An Ark – Sweet Thing – Kindred Spirits
Sun Ra & His Outer Space Arkestra – Nuclear War – Soul Jazz
Bennson – Uto (ft. Willow Nelson) – Raw Fusion
Landau Orchestra – Conceptions – Raw Canvas
The Louie Gee Ensemble – You Belong With Me ft. Monique Harcum – LDBK
Silhouette Brown – Leave A Note – 2000Black
Dwele – Eve (I Need You) – Rewor”k” The Art Inc.

Gonja Sufi – Ancestors – Warp
Jar Moff – Untitled – CDR
Daisuke Tanabe – Kanon – Circulations
Nosaj Thing – Distro – Nosaj Thing
10-20 – Endzone – Highpoint Lowlife
Title – SL1200° – demo
Dynooo – Tranch – MacFly
Vikter Duplaix – Electric Love (Nicolay Remix) – vikterduplaix.com
Raoul Lambert – 3 Seconds – We Play House

Jazzanova – Look What You’re Doin’ To Me (Motor City Drum Ensemble Remix) – Universal
Joy Orbison – Hyph Mngo (Andreas Saag’s House Perspective) – none
Comfort Fit – Bit By Bit (Philta’s TechBruk Rehook) – none
Live Tropical Fish – Rubber Soul (Domu Remix) – Live Tropical Fish
Altered Natives – Rass Out – Fresh Minute Music
Pocketknife ft. Joe Worricker – Get Around To It (Mark E Remix) – Electric Minds

Equal I’s – Babylon – demo
Ke$ha – Tik Tok (Untold Remix Dub) – Jive
MJ Cole – Sanctuary (Sbtrkt Remix) – none
2562 – Flashback – Tectonic
José James – Emotions – Brownswood

Here’s oemebamo getting acquainted with the new studio (cell phone pic):

Four Tet - There Is Love In You

label: Domino
releasedate: January 25^th 2010
cat #: WIGCD254
style: house

Domino releases Four Tet much anticipated new album on January 25. “There Is Love In You” is Kieran Hebden’s fifth album and his first proper full-length in over four years offering nine new gems. Two pre-album singles, Love Cry and Love Cry Remixes are already out including Joy Orbison’s fantastic retake of the equally great original version. Check FT’s new website for his latest Plastic People Mix and more on this release: www.fourtet.net

Four Tet – Love Cry – Joy Orbison Remix

José James - BLACKMAGIC

label: Brownswood Recordings
releasedate: 1st Feb 2010
cat #: ?
style: jazz

2010 will be the year of José James. After his much loved debut solo album “The Dreamer” released two years ago, he is ready to share his second one called “BLACKMAGIC” produced by the likes of Flying Lotus, Moodyman or Taylor McFerrin. Expect nothing but quality beats with the touch of José’s magical voice. Detroit Loveletter, Touch and Love Conversation are the main highlights. Gilles Peterson’s website has the full monty on the album including background story plus audio previews. Since Verve Records signed JJ, there is also going to be a special album of jazz standards in duet with pianist Jef Neve called “For All We Know” on Impulse Records around May.

Jose James – Black Magic (Simbad Dub) UNRELEASED by simbad

Silhouette Brown - Two

label: 2000black
releasedate: 8 February, 2010
cat #: ?
style: soul

The first Silhouette Brown album became an instant classic when it came out in 2005. 5 years later Dego, Kaidi Tatham and the mighty Bembe Segue are back with “Two” maintaining the same top quality and soulful vibes now joined by extra US guests like Lady Alma or Sadat X. The Japenese Especial Records will put out the sampler Leave A Note and 2000black is releasing the album in early February. You can follow SB on twitter and 2000black.com is set to be relaunched very soon. Happy New Year to All!

Silhouette Brown – Leave A Note feat Lady Alma

2009 was a great year for music again, and with the year end traditionally comes a plethora of ‘best of’ lists. But rather than simply drop a bland enumeration of the 10 best records of the year, we decided to broaden the scope and list the best things to happen in music in 2009, and write a line or two about each. First up is Lensco’s selection:

• Best tunes of the year – Joy Orbison: Mr. Orbison single-handedly injected a much needed boost of musicality into the dubstep genre. While they’re not rockit-science his tracks effectively moved people, on the dancefloor as well in the living room sofa.
• Phlash & Friends – Deep Electronic Sound: No silly downtempo tracks or interlude filler, but more than a dozen excellent straight up house tunes where the guests actually matter.
• Trend of the year – Dubstep maturing: It really became a proper genre with a wide spectrum of interesting branches. Also, the Dutch dudes 2562 and Martyn came, saw and won the dubstep match, big time.
• Tortoise – Beacons Of Ancestorship: I presumed them dead, but fusing their old post rock style with Ammoncontact like beats, these lads made one the most interesting albums of the year.
• The Cinematic Orchestra – The Crimson Wing: Mystery Of The Flamingos: Utterly beautiful nature documentary score, with a unique take on classical music from Swinscoe and the boys.
• Best podcast – Bopstar Radio Sessions: Excellent house, bruk, soul and jazz, with plenty of exclusives and previews. That show makes me lookup and buy tunes.
• Nicolay – City Lights Vol. 2: Shibuya: An album like they don’t make ‘em a lot these days, one where the whole is greater than the sum of the parts. The styles and genres don’t matter, Shibuya is about a story, impressions and athmosphere.
• Best producer – Atjazz: Be it remixing or producing original tracks, Martin had a consistent high quality output in the past twelve months, with beats and sounds to die for.
• Best music related movie – Still Bill: So maybe I’ve seen very few music related movies last year, this one is still a beauty. If you not only want to learn about the music but also about the personality of Bill Withers, watch this gem.
• Also: great albums by Little Dragon, Kira Neris, Zero 7, Tosca, Black Jazz Consortium, Aybee, Clara Moreno, Emanative, Tuomo, the B12 Records Archives, …

Fellow Belgian Nicolas Geysens aka San Soda has been on a roll in 2009 with 3 more releases on the We Play House Recordings – run by Red D. We invited him over to the studio for an interview (Dutch only, sorry), an inspiration mix and two exclusive demos of his upcoming album. Recommended stuff!

PS: there will be no show next week as the Urgent.fm offices and studio’s will be moved to a new location. There’s one more show this year with Oemebamo on the 29th.

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Title – Caravan – cdr
Comfort Fit – Wicked Game (Swede:Art Remix) – Tokyo Dawn
Dâm-Funk – I Appreciate My Life – Circle Star
Dil Jackson – Player Has Butterflies – cdr
Portformat – Mothership (feat. Dudley Perkins & Georgia Anne Muldrow) – Tokyo Dawn
Exile – Summer Sun (Take AKA Sweatson Klank Remix) – Plug Research
Lil Wayne – I Feel Like Dying (Flying Lotus Remix Instrumental) – cdr
José James – Touch – Brownswood
JSBL – Jimbo – Affine Records

*** San Soda in studio
San Soda – Juno Love – We Play House
Ira Sullivan – The Kingdom Within You – Pausa
Eddie Kendricks – Intimate Friends – Motown
Don Blackman – Loving you – Motown
Minnie Ripperton – Reasons – Epic
James Mason – Sweet Power Your Embrace – Soul Brother

Aretha Franklin – Day Dreaming – Atlantic
Ramp – Everybody Loves The Sunshine – ABC
Esther Williams – It’s All In The Way You Dance – Friends & Co
Vincent Montana Jr. – It Looks Like Love – Atlantic
Russ Gabriel – Mister Din – We Play House
Forence & The Machine – You’ve Got The Love (The XX Remix) – Universal
San Soda – Untitled – demo
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Theo Parrish – Twisted Frisky Biscuits – Sound Signature
Pepita Project ft. Paris Brightledge – The Way We Were – Pep Sounds
Ralf Gum & Monique Bingham – Little W. 12th St. (DJ Spinna Galactic Soul Remix) – GOGO
Atjazz – Together (Fromwood Night Line Remix) – Atjazz