Art Of Tones - The World As I Live It EP

label: Room With A View
releasedate: April 2010
cat #: VIEW008
style: House

I remember when Ludovic Llorca’s 2001 album New Comer came out of F Communications, at the height of the “French Touch” era. It still is a great album, but it’s been rather silent around the Llorca project. Since 2005 Ludovic has been working under the Art Of Tones monniker however, and he just released a new 3-track EP on the prolific Room With A View label.

The presh sheet calls The World As I Live It “a kind of vitaminised version of Mr Parrish’s Ugly Edits” and that’s not far from the truth: a long and slow-evolving disco stomper. The highlight for me is Breaking Bad, an incredibly deep banger, filled with lush keys and a great buildup. It can easily stand next to some of the best tunes Jimpster has ever released. The Argument finally features clever use of samples, and is backed by the same powerful 500hp drive that runs throughout the whole EP. It’s simple: if you dig deep house music, you need to get this.

Listen to the EP on Soundcloud or buy it straight from the source here.

Lewis McCallum - Syntheology

label: Finch
releasedate: March 2010
style: Synthfunkhop

This is the sophomore album from New Zealand multi-instrumentalist Lewis McCallum, after Wake in 2007. He also plays the saxophone in Opensouls, the NZ band that also brought us Julien Dyne, and released a 12″ on Antipodean Records. And you can’t get around it, Lewis’s sound closely resembles the style of fellow kiwi Mark De Clive-Lowe. But mind you, it’s not a carbon copy at all.

Expect a whole lot of headnoddin’ beats and some broken beats, overlayed with a whole rack of synths in a splendid and dense production. A lot of vocal guest appearances as well, from the likes of Tama Waipara, Cherie Mathieson, Mara TK and more. Really a great album that deserves your attention!

Available on iTunes and several other stores.

Lefto#3 at Vooruit earlier this weekend definitely was a sure shot. Hudson Mohawke smashed the place with his unique take on beat music. And then there’s the absolute highlight: Hypnotic Brass Ensemble. HBE is an instrumental group comprised of 8 horn players and a drummer, all but one of whom are sons of jazz musician Kelan Phil Cohran (Sun Ra Arkestra). Their energy was immense and their sound strong. I hope some of these pics reflect that.

Hypnotic Brass Ensemble

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A couple more over here or join the Beyondjazz Flickr group for more visual candy.

Hypnotic Brass will release a Heritage ep later this month. Make sure you’re on the look out for that and support independent musicians. Oh, and a thumbs up for dj’s Lefto & Azer for great sets in between & after. Great night!

Onur Engin is a busy bee. Next to running Ubeat Records, Monotape internet radio, and being a prolific edit producer, the man from from Istanbul found the time for a really nice guestmix for Beyondjazz. Gear up for two hours of great soul, hiphop, funk and jazz!

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Willie Hutch – Mack’s Stroll/The Getaway – Motown
Dalindèo – Two Down, One To Go – Ricky-Tick
Sankorfa – 7 Minutes (In the Hurt Locker) – none
Lay-far – A Piece Of Devotion – demo
Lewis McCallum – Take A Step Back feat. Deva Mahal – Finch
UpHigh Collective – Blend – On-Point
Ramp – Try, Try, Try – ABC

Aloe Blacc – I Need A Dollar – Stones Throw
Gil Scott-Heron – Home Is Where The Hatred Is – Flying Dutchman
Donald Byrd – Wind Parade (Onur Engin Edit) – none
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Esther Philips – Home Is Where The Hatred Is (Onur Engin Edit)
Cole Medina – KC, It’s Really You
Dam Funk – Hood Pass Intact
Tornado Wallace – Tornado Never Dies

Souleance – Chemise
Pablo – Goes To Pluto
Space Rangers – Herbal Cake
Curtis Mayfield – Love Me Love Me Now (Onur Engin Edit)
Sugarhill Gang – Hot Hot Summer Day (Jimmy M Remix) J-Ski Edit
Shoes – Running Away
Herbie Hancock – Stars In Your Eyes (Onur Engin Edit)
Eddie C – Winelite
Marvin Gaye – Mandota (Onur Engin Edit)
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Jukka Eskola – Jova – Ricky-Tick
Rodney Franklin – Endless Flight – CBS (1981)
Soil & “PIMP” Sessions – Pop Korn – Brownswood
Tin Tin – Family Tree (The Donuts – All Samples Cleared EP)
The Roots – The Stars – none
Erykah Badu – Fall In Love (Your Funeral) – Motown

In case you were wondering, the Japanese DEATH jazz band Soil & “PIMP” Sessions is still the most energetic jazz band we’ve ever seen live. Last night they played at the lovely De Kreun club in Kortrijk and it was totally off the hook.

Shacho

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A couple more over here or join the Beyondjazz Flickr group for more visual candy.

We’ll be sure to drop some tunes from their most recent LP “6” in the upcoming podcasts. And if you can’t wait, Juno.co.uk always has a great stock of Japan imports and Brownswood re-releases.

Catching up on downtempo ish this week, with a few beats of exotic and oldskool as well. We still sneaked in some uptempo at the end though, so you’re set for another regular Beyondjazz session.

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Damu The Fudgemunk – You Know Who! – Redefinition
Mr Dibiase – Keep On Runnin – Fat City
Erykah Badu – Window Seat – Motown
Knxwledge – Remember Who You Are – All City
Jneiro Jarel – Android Romance 1 & 2 – Label Who
Free The Robots – Orion’s Belt Buckle – Alpha Pup
Gonjasufi – Kobwebz – Warp
Dimlite – Sun-Sized Twinkles – Now-Again
Daedelus – Succumbing To (feat. Kid A) – Brainfeeder
Computer Jay – Maintain – Ramp

Devonwho – KeepthaFunkAlive – All City
Silhouette Brown – Leave a Note – 2000Black
Lewis McCallum – Syntheology feat. Esther Stephens – Finch
Bonobo – Kong – Ninja Tune
Dela – Get Busy – none
Madlib – Raw Introduction To Afreaka – Stones Throw
Madlib – Obataive – Stones Throw
The Whitefield Brothers – Safari Strut – Now-Again
Karl Hector And The Malcouns – Toure Samar – Now-Again
Zia – Kofriam – Finders Keepers

The Last Electro-Acoustic Space Jazz & Percussion Ensemble – Horace – Stones Throw
Roy Ayers Ubiquity – Searching – Polydor
Michael Wycoff – Looking Up To You – RCA Records
Timebox – Beggin’ – Painted Dog Records
GB – The Xpander – Gifted And Blessed
Pinku Vääty – Forest Interface – Room With A View
Falty DL – Groove – Rush Hour

Scuba – On Deck – Hotflush
Joel Harrison – Technicalities – Burntprogress
Ramadanman – No Swing – Hessle Audio
Mount Kimbie – Maybes (James Blake Remix) – Hot Flush
José James – Warrior (Jus Wan Remix) – Brownswood
Scuba – You Got Me – Hotflush

Heavy heavy tunes in this episode: Midtempo headnoddiness from Soundspecies, retro electro soundscapes by GB, Four Tet’s post rock meets 4/4 kicks, Lewis McCallum and his synth madness, Belgian peaktime house talent from Compuphonic & Spirit Catcher, a ’96 Detroit killer tune by Rhythim Is Rhythim, frantic Brazil bruk from Diego, totally lethal dubstep by Kromestar & Zed Bias, Surra & Bonobo exploring the edges of cinematic nujazz, … and everything in between. This is heavy machinery!

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Emanative – We Travel The Spacebeats (Soundspecies Remix) – Futuristica
Mr Beatnick – Dancing On Ice – FYE
GB – The Dreamer – Gifted And Blessed
Art Of Tones – The World As I Live It – Room With A View
Bergs – Touch In Touch Out – Burntprogress
Four Tet – She Just Likes To Fight – Domino

Lewis McCallum – New Someone feat. Tama Waipara – Finch
Georg Levin – You’re The One – BBE
Scuba – Heavy Machinery – Hotflush
Shur-I-Kan – String Killer – Dark Energy
Compuphonic & Spirit Catcher – Cleaver – Union Match
Oblique – Raze Dilemma – Burntprogress

Rhythim Is Rhythim – Kao-Tic Harmony – Transmat
Fabrice Lig – Funk La Termite – Versatile
Joy Orbison – So Derobe – Aus Music
Fabrice Lig – Los Pícaros (Diego Remix) – Kanzleramt
Kromestar – Kalawanji – Deep Medi
Bopstar ft. Baby Sol – Material Thing (Zed Bias Space-Dub Instrumental) – Patterns

Surra – Alethia – FYE
Bonobo – Animals – Ninja Tune
Damn! – You’re The Light For Me – Pope
Michael Olatuja – Altar Call (Feat. Eska Mtungwazi) – Backdrop
Dela – Kiss – none

José James and his band performed the new album Blackmagic in Brussels, Belgium yesterday. AbTV streamed the whole concert live and here you can watch it again if you missed it. Enjoy!

There’s a few nice albums just released or coming out in the following weeks: Bonobo, Lou Rhodes, Jose James, Daedelus, J Dilla, Gonjasufi, Motor City Drum Ensemble, … We see it as our duty to keep you up to speed! Also in this show, a good dose of deep Chicago/Detroit sounds, with Virgo (from 1989!), Aybee, Deep Space Orchestra, San Soda & Just Nathan and KiNK & Neville Watson.

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Paul White – Cheese Special & A Draw – One Handed
J Dilla – Safety Dance – Stones Throw
Dynooo – Coiiiin – Demo
Matthewdavid – We Helped Pioneer This – All City
Title – SL1200° – Demo
Bonobo – Kiara – Ninja Tune
Gonjasufi – Sheep – Warp
Mayer Hawthorne – Thin Moon – Stones Throw
James Pants – I Live Inside An Egg – Stones Throw
The XX – Islands (CHLLNGR Remix) – Green Owl
Daedelus – The Open Hand Avows – Brainfeeder

Lou Rhodes – There For The Taking – Motion Audio
José James – The Light – Brownswood
Breakage – Vial (ft. Burial) – Digital Soundboy
Airhead & James Blake – Pembroke – Brainmath
Virgo – School Hall – Radical
Deep Space Orchestra – Dodge City – Demo

Motor City Drum Ensemble – Raw Cuts #6 – MCDE
KiNK & Neville Watson – Full Flight – Hour House Is Your Rush
Damn Edits – A1 – Damn Edits
Aybee – Vertigo – Further
Philta & Roman Rauch – Dry Your Eyes ft. Anya Stuart – 4lux
Art Of Tones – The Argument – Room With A View

Pantha Du Prince – Stick To My Side (Four Tet Version) – Rough Trade
Floating Points – People’s Potential – Eglo
San Soda & Just Nathan – Voor Mensen Met Lekkere Dorst – Lany
KiNK & Neville Watson – Inside Out (Dub Mix) – Hour House Is Your Rush

Floating Points - Peoples Potential

label: Eglo
releasedate: 21 March 2010
cat #: EGLO06
style: broken-house

Another winner release from the mighty Eglo label out of UK and Sam Sheperd aka Floating Points. Peoples Potential is already big on dancefloors and heavily played by Benji B, Gilles Peterson or Simbad. This release is a stricly limited one-sided vinyl but there’ll be a full single coming out later this month with Shark Chase on the flip. Also look out for Floating Points’ new remixes of Four Tet‘s Sing or Bonobo‘s Eyesdown.

Peoples Potential by floatingpoints

Scuba - Triangulation

label: Hotflush
releasedate: 22nd March 2010
cat #: HFCD003-HFLP003
style: dubstep

Following his debut album ‘A Mutual Antipathy’ released in 2008, Paul Rose aka Scuba‘s sophomore long player ‘Triangulation’ is finally out this month on his own imprint Hotflush Recordings. The new material offers twelve great fresh cuts which all prove Scuba could take his sound to a next level of fusing dubstep with house, vocal elements and deep atmospheric vibes. Highlights for me are Three Sided Shape, You got me, Before and Tracers. Dont forget to check the video for Before and cop Scuba’s latest mix from the RA website.

Scuba – You Got Me by Hotflush

Timeless: The Composer/Arranger Series DVD

label: Mochilla
releasedate: 30th March 2010
style: live music

LA-based production company Mochilla is about to release an amazing 3 DVD Box Set of the concert series that was created in homage to three influential musical heroes Mulatu Astatke, J.Dilla and Arthur Verocai. The live performances were recorded in Los Angeles during February and March 2009 including the performances of over 150 musicians. You can read all the info, watch live footages and pre-order this must-have gem at the Timeless’ minisite here: http://mochilla.com/timeless

Miguel Atwood-Ferguson – A.N.G.E.L. ft. Dwele

Regular freestyle session this week, with everything from hiphop to house, dubstep, broken beats, afrobeat, … A few classics mixed in, but also nuff new tunes for you to check out!

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