FAM!I’m gonna try and contain my excitement but oh my days it’s finally here! One of my favourite emcee’s DIPS and one of my favourite upcoming producers Lo-Wu join forces on a collaborative track titled “Focus Riddim.” They have been teasing us with new music, playing exclusives at live sets but this is their first…

Loyle Carner’s debut 2017 album Yesterday’s Gone established himself, at least for me, as one of the leading voices of British hip-hop, with a confessional, raw and emotive tone that garnered him a Mercury Nomination and a passionate fanbase. He went from strength to strength with his releases – his single “Ottolenghi,” featuring Jordan Rakei…

Ever so often an idea for a collaborative project comes around that sounds so incredibly inspiring and needed. Untitled is a collaborative project between Lonely Table, a London-based music discovery platform, DJ and producer Anja Ngozi and The Vinyl Factory. Together, they have curated a project with 18 artists over 7 different collaborative tracks. The…

Being in Japan for two weeks has been incredible for a plethora of reasons, but one has definitely been the fact that I can dive deeper into the music scene and discover artists I wouldn’t have otherwise discovered. This is where TSUBAME comes in, a talented Japanese producer who not too long ago released his…

Birmingham based artist producer and all around super talented musician ROMderful comes through with his highly anticipated debut album titled Press L To Continue. Inspired by the likes of The Neptunes and Timbaland, his lavish R&B sound has been celebrated widely for his smooth, guitar and synth-driven production. On his debut album, collaborations are plenty…

London-based artist Seinna, who is part of my friends at Rhythm & Reason has released a brand new single produced by German producer Scientific titled “Too Many Problems.” The single sees Seinna go introspective with raps about how he deals with problems in the moment, pondering about his own life, reassuring himself to be patient…

Nigerian poet and all-around talented artist Caleb Femi comes through with a phenomenal new project titled SLOG. Now London-based, Caleb has collaborated with various artists within the scene, and on his new project finds himself working with the likes of Manor The LateKid, AWrt, Jamilah Barry and Jordan Fc. His ability to create vivid images…

Belgian-based producer ShunGu has been someone I have been paying attention to for a couple of years now with some stellar releases over the years such as Exile Dreams, 24 Hours, and Solar Groove Vol. I. His new album is titled A Black Market Album, and in my opinion, it’s his best to date. Featuring…

Hamburg based producer plusma and Italian producer FatB come through with a short collaborative project titled Initial. The duo produce bass-heavy hip-hop instrumentals that are layered with gorgeous synths and piano melodies that give the EP as a whole an ethereal, often meditative tone. “Horus” for example is a slow-paced track which brings out synths…

After crafting the classic sound that made Chance The Rapper a massive success throughout his career, Nico Segal (aka Donnie Trumpet) and Nate Fox come through with their own self-titled album. Listening to Intellexual, I was immediately drawn to the incredible chemistry between the two artists through their layered, and densely composed record, which is…

MUNDU is a young and talented producer from London. I was first introduced to him through this project and his collaborations with my friends in the scene Diamant Ballou and Lo-Wu. I’m finally excited to review his ‘new’ project titled HANA. I say ‘new,’ because here’s the thing – this EP came out on the…

iLL-Sugi is becoming one of my favourite producers right now. From his colourful, animated beats to his percussion and key-heavy compositions, he is always able to create something soulful and captivating. His newest release ANIMISM continues with that same energy. Over 10 short but memorable tracks, the Japanese musician is able to craft a project…

madrob-beats is a talented producer from Japan. His new project, LOST + FOUND Vol​.​1&2 is actually my first introduction to his music, but having recently delved deeper into the Japanese beat scene, I came across this project and was immediately impressed. There is a rusty, raw energy about this tape. Seeing as he titled it…

We are back for another week of tunes! This time around we have 22 of the best tracks that have been on rotation the last seven days. It has been a great week for new music, so it has become increasingly difficult to trim this list down properly. I have managed this time around, and…

Ruby Rushton are one of the best jazz bands out of London the last couple of years, hands down. Led by the flute master that is Tenderlonius, the quartet have released some stellar releases over the year, namely Trudi’s Songbook: Volume One and Trudi’s Songbook: Volume Two, the latter of which I wrote a great…

Manny is a young musician I have been following for a while now, since the release of his 2017 project Poem, released on Urban Waves Records. He has come through with a new project titled Evening Rain, a short but sweet and soulful new project that showcases his talents as a storyteller through his moody,…

I have been paying attention to Leeds based musician Captain Over since his excellent 2018 EP No One Really Flies. His energetic, synth and glitch heavy production is something I was drawn to immediately, so I was naturally intrigued to hear what kind of music he was producing this time around. With his new project,…

Chewbeats is an Italian-born, London-based producer. Inspired by the likes of Madlib and Blood Orange, among others, his music features both sample-heavy sounds and live instrumentation throughout, which makes his newest release Campari Beatz Vol.1 such an engaging listen. With soul samples and subtle drums on tracks like “Joni” and “N#76,” the album truly feels…

Ella Frank is a London-based singer songwriter I have been familiar with for some time now through her work with Intalekt, Jay Prince and R-Kay (some of my favourite producers at the moment) as well as my friends over at Rhythm & Reason. Her latest single, “Kettle” is co-produced by Intalekt and R-Kay, and is…

Brisbane-based musician Tiana Khasi has released her debut EP titled Meghalaya. This is my first proper introduction to the talented soul singer, and I was eager to listen to this new project, produced by label mate Sampology. Safe to say, this EP exceeds all my expectations as it’s a smooth, gorgeous body of work that…

Talented Japanese producer Arµ-2 comes through with an excellent new instrumental album titled Ayakashi Instruments. Released on Fresh Selects, the artist comes through with an incredibly smooth and sample-heavy project that flows beautifully and captures a soul and aura that makes it a gorgeous, captivating body of work. Tracks like “Ayakashi Vo” and “Acidays” contain…

A bit late to this one, but still worth covering of course, Osaka-based Japanese producer ENDRUN came through earlier this year with a fantastic new album titled innervision. With multiple collaborations throughout, including ones with JJJ, DJ GQ, ILLSUGI, BudaMunk and Aru-2 among others. It is a colourful record with a lot of highlights, so…

Pulo NDJ is a group comprising of talented musicians from Cameroon, Chad, Congo and Togo. Their aim was to bring to light and celebrate the music from the landlocked country of Chad. The landlocked African country is vast with influences and diversity, with its capital N’Djamena being a melting pot of cultures and musical influences…

As a member of Maisha, Don Kipper and Cykada, the talented drummer and multi-instrumentalist Tim Doyle comes through with a new 3-track EP titled I Am Chiminyo. As Chiminyo, he is able to channel his inner DJ Shadow and Squarepusher with intricate sampling and an energetic tone that reverberates through speakers brilliantly. “We’ll Never Know”…

FAM. My jaw has dropped several times listening to this new Sam Gellaitry album. After a series of EPs titled Escapism, Escapism II and Escapism III, the Scottish-based electronic musician comes through with a stellar, futuristic new 12-track album titled Viewfinder, Vol 1: Phosphene. It’s one of the craziest projects I have heard come out…

The cryptic, and intriguing presence of Mach-Hommy within the hip-hop scene has become one of my most recent obsessions. There is something about his dark, gritty delivery and intricate wordplay that I’m most captivated by. The New Jersey rapper teams up with DJ Muggs, the legendary Cypress Hill producer for a dark and unassuming new…

Wilma Vritra is a new collaborative duo consisting of London-based producer Wilma Archer and LA-based rapper (and former Odd Future member) Pyramid Vritra. Together, they have released a new album titled Burd, a synth-heavy but soulful new album that captures a beautiful, summer-like vibe throughout the 16 tracks. Tracks like “The Hill” are wonderfully soulful…

Mind Bahn is the sophomore release from Brighton-based psychedelic folk rock band Jouis. They comprise of Joe Woodham (vocals, bass, guitars), Louis Pavlo (vocals, keyboard, synths and piano) and Adam Johnson (vocals, drums and percussion). This is my first introduction to their music, and I’m pleasantly surprised by the impressive and memorable melodies and grooves…