The Winston Brothers
Drift (Coke Bottle Splattered Vinyl)

Le génie du beatmaking Mndsgn retourne aux sources sur nouveau LP Ringgo Ancheta, alias Mndsgn, musicien et producteur basé à Los Angeles, est un maître dans l'art de mélanger avec goût R&B, soul, jazz et boogie.Les cycles d'albums ont lieu environ une fois tous les deux ans, mais Mndsgn compose constamment de la musique. Et plutôt que de laisser les morceaux inédits mourir sur son disque dur, il a décidé de sortir deux disques avant son prochain album studio ; c’est ainsi que le concept de Snax a vu le jour.Snax (un 'x') était une cassette de remixes auto-produite l'année dernière.Snaxx (2 'x') suit avec une production beat-heavy incluant ses morceaux préférés de ses émissions hybrides live/DJ, tel que "Deviled Eggs".Snaxx est un retour au genre de beatmaking qui a permis à Mndgsn de gagner un large public mondial. On retrouve sur ce LP quelques-uns des amis proches de Ringgo Ancheta, Pink Siifu et Jon Bap.

Japanese trio Nautilus, whose name and style was inspired by the great Bob James turn their attention to Gil Scott-Heron's Jazz tribute and turn it into a broken beat masterclass. Coming soon on London Jazz DJ Paul Murphy's must-check Jazz Room records on vinyl seven-inch. On the B side you will find UK underground Jazz Keyboard Surf Queen Jessica Lauren's much admired funkster "Serengeti".Already receiving plays on Gilles Peterson's BBC6 Music and Colin Curtis Latin Jazz Fusion show.

TBMO first revisited the works of elders Batsumi and Malombo whilst on tour in Europe during 2018 and 2019. In collaboration with Matsuli Music an idea was seeded to record these works specifically for a vinyl release.With these recordings, TBMO work to re-stitch a torn cloth. These songs are critical shards of a fractured sonic, social and political inheritance. They are the sound-work of the elders – Mongezi Feza, Johnny Dyani, the Malopoets, Batsumi, and Philip Tabane, and they come with a blessing from Moses Taiwa Molelekwa. Called into the circle for this session, they speak old wisdom in new voices, and what they have to give is not measured in distance from a so- called original version.TBMO is a South African performance art and music ensemble from Johannesburg formed in 2009 by brothers Nkululelo and Siyabonga Mthembu whilst watching an episode of the US TV-drama The Wire. The name is a misconfiguration of a fictional character, The Brother Mouzone, from The Wire. Since 2009 they have released two albums, A New Myth (2013) and The Golden Wake (2015).

Kalita are proud to unveil the second volume in their ‘Borga Revolution!’ compilation series, focussing on the phenomenon of ‘Burger Highlife’, a crossover of West African melodies with synthesizers, disco and boogie that took over Ghanaian airwaves during the 1980’s and beyond.Featuring both highly sought-after recordings by artists including Atta Frimpong and D.J. Lawyer Okyere, as well as seminal performances by greats such as Pat Thomas, A.B. Crentsil and Alan Cosmos, Kalita once again come to the rescue of audiophiles, DJs and music-lovers alike with ‘Borga Revolution! – Volume 2’. Spread over a double-LP housed in a gatefold sleeve. Accompanied by a 12-page booklet featuring extensive interview-based liner notes on each artist and never-before-seen archival photos.The 1970s had witnessed an increased Western airtime and physical presence in Ghana introducing funk, soul and disco sounds to the region. By the turn of the decade the country was also enduring economic turmoil, with rising poverty, military dictatorships and long periods of enforced curfews (amongst other factors) making it impossible for artists to survive.As a result, many Ghanaian artists with a broader outlook began to pursue their careers in the West, moving to both Europe and America in search of stardom. It was here that Ghanaian musicians developed a digitised version of highlife music which fully embraced Western contemporary music styles and newly introduced technology such as the DX7 synthesizer and various drum machines.It is in this context in which the evolution of Ghanaian dance music and the emergence of ‘burger highlife’ was born. With the ‘Borga Revolution!’ series Kalita endeavour to tell this story, with prominent and lesser-known musicians’ accounts and documentary evidence providing a comprehensive understanding of this shift to the digital age.

2+ is the third album of DjeuhDjoah & Lieutenant Nicholson. A new sound stopover in their funky trip since their beginning with « T’es qui ? » album in 2015.This new building stone prolong their critically acclaimed album « Aimez ces airs » released in 2019. « Aimez ces airs de plus » love this themes again , that’s exactly what the two sidekiks want to present with their diptych.What’s new?15 tracks , eclectic, soft, deep, and funky, where electro, soul even afro beat touches , or bossa nova live together harmoniously. DjeuhDjoah & Lieutenant Nicholson make praise of slowness (« Pas si vite »), address environmental issues on («Coeur béton»), social statements on (« Police », Raie publiques », « clic » and the social media addiction ), childhood on (Bola Mba ») , the post colonial relation between Africa and the other continents. Love is also really well presented ( « Thé à la menthe «, « Ping Pong ») and why not sailing to Essaouira in Morocco ?During the summer of 2020 , when the french national radio asked them to perform a live cover , our french funky duo chose the famous «Né quelque part» by Maxime Leforestier released in 1987.Their Suave interpretaion, haunting beat and spatial & languid atmosphere give a fantastic tribute to this beautiful melody and strong lyrics. They found a very intimate link with chorus in Zulu, harking back to the strong connection they made with South Africa during their last tour.It became clear that they needed to put this track on their new album , as their now club remix classic « Bwe Dlo « performed with their friend David Walters.After their tour in South Africa, they met « Cool Affair « the musician and electro house producer in Johannesburg who made a beautiful remix of « Aimé Césaire » which close perfectly this new opus.Recorded at « Le triangle des Bermudes » the home studio of Lieutenant Nicholson, produced and mixed by him with a electro analog sound dear to them.Horns, live drums, percussions and vocal choir were recorded at Bastille village at the label basement , even during the pandemic...On 2+, we can also hear the swirls of Antoine Berjeaut at the trumpet and bugle, magic keys from Florian Pellissier , two new flagships of the French jazz scene.Once again, DjeuhDjoah & Lieutenant Nicholson push the boundaries of the traditional « French song « to make the world dance. They want to keep their international audience , from Australia, Japan, Usa, South Africa to name a few the dance floors of the world will ignite with this new album . The French touch will still shine !