Yes, Kieran Hebden (aka Four Tet) has an important role to play, but Sound Ancestors is not a collaborative project in the traditional sense. It is very much Madlib’s work brought into focus by Hebden’s curation, reflecting Madlib’s talent across various styles, and as the album’s title would suggest, the genres that have shaped him.
Author: James Kilpin
We Out Here Festival announce first names for 2021
Gilles Peterson’s festival showcases the global sounds he’s routinely championed across his career as a DJ/presenter/curator, with Ezra Collective, Joe Armon-Jones, Steam Down, Emma-Jean Thackray, Alfa Mist, and Yussef Dayes all featuring in the first lineup announcement.
LIVE: Flying Lotus x Brainfeeder: A Global Live Stream Extravaganza
The label founder’s Mixcloud Live set speaks further to the idea that the musicians featured on FlyLo’s projects and on Brainfeeder’s extensive discography, ostensibly disparate yet unmistakably interconnected, are more than just colleagues. They are family.
In Review: Nubya Garcia – SOURCE
A deliberate and masterfully executed exploration of her ancestral heritage, Garcia’s debut album serves as a captivating snapshot of who she is both as an individual and a musician, steeped in the collaborative spirit of not just the London scene, but of the musical traditions of which she is a part.
In Review: Lianne La Havas – Lianne La Havas
The London singer-songwriter’s bittersweet, self-titled third album cements her place as one today’s greats.
LIVE: Lianne La Havas @ The Roundhouse, London
La Havas treated fans to an intimate livestreamed performance at North London’s iconic Roundhouse on Wednesday.
Denai Moore: Political Turmoil, Inundation, and Modern Dread
We spoke to the transformative singer about the creation of her ‘genre free’ third album (out today), which confronts inescapable themes of environmental demise and polarised politics in an eerily prescient manner.
The Great Escape Festival 2020: The Artists You Need To Hear
We should’ve been in sunny Brighton this weekend, soaking up the sea, sunshine, and fervour of discovering music’s ‘next big thing’. In lieu of the industry highlight’s cancellation, here’s a handful of budding artists on this year’s lineup you should be exposed to, regardless.
In Review: Laura Marling – Song for Our Daughter
The storied songwriter’s seventh album offers a multi-faceted listening experience – subtle and cinematic on the surface, delving into the album’s thematic depths offers its richest rewards.
LIVE: Moses Boyd @ Electric Brixton, London
Those fortunate enough to witness South London’s contemporary jazz maestro Moses Boyd on home turf certainly lucked-out before lockdown.