Happy Sunday everyone! Still going strong with these weekly playlists, and there have been some excellent releases over the past week. Noname, Anderson .Paak released new singles and Lil Nas X came through with a catchy remix to his global hit “Old Town Road” with Billy Ray Cyrus. All these are included within the playlist…

LA-based producer Kiefer has released his highly anticipated new project titled Bridges EP on the legendary Stones Throw Records. Following his amazing full-length project Happysad, released again through Stones Throw Records, I’ve been anticipating this record heavily. Over the space of 6 tracks, Kiefer is able to create a funk-heavy sound with an emphasis on…

Shlohmo has been a musician I have always admired and anticipated releases from. Since his incredible 2011 album Bad Vibes, the talented musician has been on my radar, releasing some interesting material. Nothing though, captured my imagination quite like his 2011 breakthrough, and with the release of his new album The End, I was anticipating…

Japanese producer BROCKBEATS comes through with a brand new album titled SILENT TALK. This being my first introduction to the talented musician, I was curious to hear this album, having no real expectations for it, and was pleasantly surprised. This record contains some beautiful, soulful moments that don’t rely on sampling, rather on live instrumentation…

If I didn’t just hear the smoothest R&B and neo-soul album just now, jheeez. Orlando-born musician Devin Morrison comes through with the smoothest, funkiest and soulful album of the year with his brand new album Bussin’, released on Onra’s label NBN Records. The production on this record is stellar. The collaborations include Joyce Wrice on…

London-based jazz group Cykada completely own their moment on their new self-titled debut EP. Released just a couple of weeks ago, this talented new jazz group have blown me away with their dynamic and dense compositions. Bassist Jamie Benzies is the backbone of this group, and is accompanied by incredibly talented musicians. With Tilé Gichigi-Lipere,…

French-based producer Mayaewk released a new project early last month titled Konbini EP. It was an EP written at the quiet hours between midnight and dawn after Mayaewk’s gigs in Japan recently. ‘Konbini’ in Japanese is a convenient store, and he named the project that to celebrate them as places that provided cigarettes, food and…

Mdou Moctar is an incredibly talented musician from a small village in Niger in a remote region that is steeped in religious tradition. Growing up in an area of the country where secular music was all but prohibited, he taught himself how to play guitar on a homemade instrument he constructed, which was basically a…

LA-based multi-instrumentalist and producer Shafiq Husayn has released an incredible new album titled The Loop. Stemming from various studio sessions spanning over 6 years, the talented artist has brought together an album with collaborations with the likes of Hiatus Kaiotye, Anderson .Paak, Erykah Badu, Robert Glasper, Om’Mas Keith and Fatima, among many others. Helped by…

I’ve been trying to stay as consistent as possible with these playlists. Following an intensely busy week personally, I finally have more time to compose these lists. Today I woke up to the saddening and shocking news of Nipsey Hussle’s death. Having been a fan of his music for a few years now, and considering…

Young talented producer K, Le Maestro comes through with a phenomenal collaborative project with Texas-based singer and rapper Riaan Raquel titled Syn EP. Featuring the lead single “Solitude” that was released last year, the project is a soulful one, bringing a gorgeous, jazzy soundscape throughout. Riian Raquel’s dope lyricism and beautiful vocals add so much…

Barcelona-based producer Thijsenterprise comes through with a new beat tape titled Smoetsie. The talented musician has been making an effort to reach out to me with his music, and I regrettably missed the chance to review his last full-length album Stepbacks & Setbacks, which was released back in September 2018. So, quick review on that…

Detroit-based musician Quelle Chris has released some of my favourite albums over the last few years. In 2017, it was his excellent Being You Is Great, I Wish I Could Be You More Often and in 2018 it was his incredible conceptual collaborative effort with his spouse Jean Grae titled Everything’s Fine. In 2019, we…

It’s been a while since I’ve covered New York-based producer ewonee’s music, but the man is back with a new project titled Aux​.​Tapes_Vol​.​4, a continuation of his Aux.Tapes series of phenomenal soulful beats, loops and vocal snippets that give this record a nostalgic feel. With tracks like “Cheeloutsun” and “Peterjoint” giving out smooth, and key-heavy…

Baltimore-based producer TEK.LUN is back with a new 5-track project titled Blood EP. The deep basslines and smooth synths provide for an upbeat, engaging listen, something the talented artists has been able to do on other releases such as ALLOW IT! which came out early last year. He does not disappoint on this EP one…

Ever so often you go to shows that completely blow you away and inspire you creatively during and after the performances. South London based artist Intalekt came through with an incredible live performance at Orbitsound, and I’ll never forget it. Not only did he own the stage, but he allowed for others around him to…

Christian Scott’s legacy as one of the leading talents within jazz music over the last decade has already been established. The two time Edison Award-winning and Grammy-nominated New Orleans artist comes through with a monumental new album titled Ancestral Recall. Having been a fan of his The Centennial Trilogy albums released in 2017, I was…

Coming to you a day later due to a change in plans over the weekend, I present you the thirteenth installment of In Search Of Media’s weekly playlist, giving you some of my most listened to tracks over the past seven days or so. Without further ado, here it is! TracklistSun Ra – Springtime Again…

Originally from a suburb of Watford, talented singer-songwriter Connie Constance has been making waves with her gorgeous vocal performances over sublime and beautifully produced neo-soul and pop-inspired instrumentation. On releases such as Boring Connie EP, she brought so much soul and jazzy-textured production to her music, making it a sweet and captivating listen. Now signed…

Japanese based producer EeMu comes through with a new release this year simply titled reload. Throughout the 4 tracks on this short but fruitful EP, the talented musician combines soulful samples, quirky electronics and gorgeous keys to complement the heavy, trap and boom-bap influenced beats. On tracks like “green moon,” there are vocal snippets and…

US-based artist Smino is embarking on a tour at the moment he calls “Hoopti.” Hot off his sophomore album release NØIR, he has been on my radar for the past few months, so I am so thankful for the guys over at Brick London for inviting me to the show. Smino came through with his…

Nappy Nina is a talented emcee based in Brooklyn, but born and raised in Oakland, California. On the 29th January (yeah, I’m late but better now than never eh?) she released an excellent new album titled The Tree Act. Listening to it for the first time this week, I was completely blown away by the…

London-based band Hejira have released their sophomore LP Thread Of Gold, a phenomenal new album that resulted from vocalist, bass guitarist and co-songwriter Rahel Debebe-Dessalegne taking the group on a pilgrimage to Addis Ababa in Ethiopia, looking to reaffirm her own ancestral roots and cultural identity, partly due to the unfortunate passing of her father.…

Mick Jenkins has been someone I have been following since The Water[s], released back in 2014. With his smooth delivery and introspective lyricism, the Chicago-based rapper has impressed with his releases, with a decent debut album in The Healing Component, released in 2016. It was an album containing some of my favourite songs of his,…

A very happy Sunday to everyone! Hope the week has been good for you all. It definitely has on the music front, with so many exciting new releases such as the new Clever Austin album Pareidolia, The Comet Is Coming’s Trust In The Lifeforce Of The Deep Mystery and Dualeh Oke’s Oke’s Odyssey. There have also been…

The London-based cosmic, avant-garde jazz group The Comet Is Coming have released a brand new album on the famed Impulse Records label titled Trust In The Lifeforce Of The Deep Mystery. Let by Shabaka Hutchings, the band have come through with a truly mesmeric album spanning nine tracks and lasting just under 45 minutes. The…