RAPPAMELO » 2010

Ntjam Rosie – Elle

dOk — Fri, 23 Mar 2012 17:00:32 +0000

For her new album, Ntjam Rosie approaches a more jazz orientated direction compared to her first record “ATOUBA”. This time she found inspiration in artists like George Duke, Stevie Wonder, Patrice Rushen, Syreeta and Miriam Makeba. Artists who operate in the fields of soul, jazz and combine elements of Brazilian and African rhythms. The album breathes a late seventies sound with catchy hooks and fine sing along choruses.

For more info and buy check: www.ntjamrosie.com

Tracklist

01. Morning Glow
02. In Need
03. Space Of You
04. Serre Sa Main
05. Again & Again
06. Elle Part I
07. Roof Over My Heart
08. L’Amour (feat. Esperanzah)
09. In Your Hands
10. Elle Part II
11. Here

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Jane Monheit – Home

dOk — Fri, 30 Dec 2011 19:30:52 +0000

Home finds jazz vocalist Jane Monheit celebrating the golden age of the jazz standard. The first album Monheit has produced for herself, 2010′s Home finds the lauded singer performing a variety of classic American popular song standards. Included are guest appearances by such notable jazz musicians as guitarist John Pizzarelli, trumpeter Joe Magnarelli, violinist Mark O’Connor, and others.

Tracklist

01. A Shine On Your Shoes
02. There’s A Small Hotel
03. This Is Always
04. Tonight You Belong To Me
05. Look For The Silver Lining
06. I’ll Be Around
07. Everything I’ve Got Belongs To You
08. It’s Only Smoke
09. The Eagle And Me
10. I Didn’t Know About You/All Too Soon
11. Ins’t It A Lovely Day

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Mara Hruby – From Her Eyes

dOk — Thu, 29 Dec 2011 03:23:48 +0000

I was completely in love with her in last months and never posted her work (until now).

This album introduces a new twenty-two year old artist named Mara Hruby from Oakland, CA. These seven tracks represent the genesis of the view “From Mara’s Eyes” of the various works of her favorite male artists. Each song is connected to a memory experience in Mara’s young life. The beauty and elegance of Van Hunt’s “Character,” Bob Marley’s love of Jah, Mos Def’s soulful poetry, André “3000” Benjamin’s “Take Off Your Cool,” as well as D’Angelo’s “Send It On” – are all examples of art forms from today’s exceptional musicians.

For more info check: www.marahruby.com

Tracklist

01. StereoLab (Lose Myself)
02. Character
03. Take Off Your Cool
04. Send It On
05. Is This Love
06. Alright
07. The Panties
08. Is This Love (Unmastered)
09. Character (Unmastered)

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Live Tropical Fish – The Day Is Too Short To Be Selfish

dOk — Thu, 22 Dec 2011 17:00:44 +0000

The new project of Live Tropical Fish is born from the fusion of three complementary and symbiotic creative minds: the successful encounter of the original founders Fabrizio “Doc Bix” Poli and Antonio “Lurpak” Fernè with the eclectic guitarist-composer Salvo Pignanelli: what was born out of it was a new creative push along with the unconsciousness of jumping into an enterprise that only brave visionaries of music would do. The “Fernè, Pignanelli and Poli” trio started a production that soon appeared to be timeless: with a general crisis of record industry going on the goal was to create something that would go against the flow, a “handmade” album by craftsmen-musicians, exactly like it was done in the 70’s, without the harassment of marketing logics or the frenzy of disposable music.

Due to a profound musical concept every guest artist present in the album has been chosen for personal respect, intrinsic value, interpretative originality or just pure congeniality. This is how the Tropical Fish album came to life, by an alchemic process of transformation, combining, assembling, feeding, but with the capability of giving shape to a precise and personal stylistic identity. The primordial power of the rhythmic bases has unavoidably influenced the horns’ arrangements created by Adriano Pancaldi, that result at times edgy at times symphonic, always capable of complex and articulated support to melody, at times substituting the tune, at times making it richer.

From afrobeat we borrowed the feeling of a fully played and hard-won music, perfectly identifiable, instrument by instrument, note by note, without ever taking short-cuts, that looks back to what the masters of black music have always done: play live.
After all, the name Live Tropical Fish contains the intention itself, live music has always been the core target of the project: a music that finds in live playing its highest expressive capability, of comunicating and sharing emotions.

Tracklist

01. Peace Of Mind (feat. Deborah Jordan)
02. Complete Me (feat. Alison Crockett)
03. Breathe Again (feat. Laurnea)
04. Speak Easy and Listen (Nick Rolfe)
05. A Rather Uncomforrtable Combination (feat. April Hill)
06. Double Dream (feat. Larunea)
07. Run and Hide (feat. Deborah Jordan)
08. Rubber Soul (feat. Omar)
09. Slide Away (feat. Alison Crockett)
10. Believe (feat. Deborah Jordan)
11. I’m Tired (feat. Laurena)
12. Rising Bible (feat. Maya Azucena)
13. Rubber Soul (feat. Omar) (Simon S Remix) (Bonus Track)

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Paper Plane Project – Pacific Connection

dOk — Thu, 08 Dec 2011 17:00:35 +0000

Paper Plane Project was born after a digging trip to Brazil. The music and the culture of the South American country had a major effect on the guys who are now making it a regular destination for musical inspiration. Paper Plane Project’s sound is all about that old-school Sunday afternoon party in the park, bringing soulful beats and vibes back into the realm of hip-hop and beyond.

For more info and buy check: www.cardboardcityrecords.com

Tracklist

01. Happiness Is Love feat. Aloe Blacc
02. Under The Trees
03. What You Want feat. Raashan Ahmad
04. The Road
05. Sunshine feat. Noelle Scaggs & Raashan Ahmad
06. Marcy Ave
07. Don’t Hold Back
08. The Get Loose feat. Raashan Ahmad
09. Daybreak
10. Travel feat. Rae
11. Pela Manha
12. Let It Bang feat. Raashan Ahmad
13. You On My Mind

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Elizabeth Shepherd – Heavy Falls The Night

dOk — Fri, 25 Nov 2011 17:00:25 +0000

Elizabeth Shepherd is among Canada’s most promising young talents and she has the widespread critical acclaim to prove it. Heavy Falls the Night takes the listener on an unpredictable musical ride. It’s hard to pick a favourite track from such an eclectic album but, depending on your taste, it could be the dancefloor ready Seven Bucks, co-produced by Japanese mixmaster DJ Mitsu The Beats (Dwele, Jose James), and inspired by an NFB documentary. Or it could be The Taking – Shepherd’s powerful tribute to the women who came before her – knocked out in Jazz 11/8 time. Or maybe it’s the supremely soulful reworking of Anne Murray’s 70s soft-rock radio staple Danny’s Song, one of the few secular songs that made it past the gatekeepers in Shepherd’s Salvation Army childhood home.

Elizabeth’s rhythmically intricate, groove-oriented tunes, sincere lyrics and distinct, soulful voice have earned her a worldwide following, and her fans will certainly not be disappointed by the explorations on this new record. Critics, hipsters and music aficionados from London to Tokyo have been spreading the word for a few years now, and will surely continue to embrace her music. But more importantly, with Heavy Falls the Night, Elizabeth Shepherd is destined to reach music lovers everywhere.

For more info and buy check: www.elizabethshepherd.com

Tracklist

01. What Elese
02. The Taking
03. Heavy Falls The Night
04. Numbers
05. Seven Bucks
06. One More Day
07. A Song For Dina Washington
08. High
09. It’s Coming
10. On The Insufficiency Of Words
11. Danny’s Song

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Indigo Pyramid – Shades Vol.1-2

dOk — Wed, 28 Sep 2011 09:28:00 +0000

In 2009 Indigo Pyramid formed as a collective of 6 experimental beat producers consisting of Infinite Potentials, Billion Dollar Quartet, eLan, 10th Letter, Nigel One and Zeroh aka Zeroh G7. In Feb. 2010 they independently released there first compilation Indigo Shades. The release instantly became a cult hit among fans of the present “beat scene culture”. Since the release of Indigo Shades each individual within the collective has released music and continued performing as individuals. Collaborations have continued within the collective as well and the fruits of that shall appear within the year. No one knows what will come next from the collective but there has been rumor of Indigo Pyramid becoming it’s own label imprint over the course of 2011. For now Skew Records proudly hosts this final free release from Indigo Pyramid. Skew became involved with Indigo Pyramid when Pyramid member Nigel One signed on with Skew Records in early 2010. So even though all the artists on this compilation are not represented by Skew Records we are very humbled and excited to be hosting this amazing compilation. We believe this compilation is a great representative of the crew and the worldwide beat scene and we look forward to see what comes of Indigo Pyramid collective.

Shades Volume 1

Tracklist

01. Indigo In
02. Sefffy Numix
03. Untitled Ish
04. 2in5four
05. Funk Junk
06. Still
07. When I Think About You
08. $130,000 Quartet
09. Trying To Remember
10. Lover’s Defect
11. Ish
12. Olulu
13. And Then
14. Broken Wing
15. Shoot The Beam
16. Pit Stop (Part.1)
17. Remember 2 Bounce 1
18. Betther Than Stonehenge!
19. Healiaum
20. Pyramid Out

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Shades Volume 2

Tracklist

01. 10th Letter – Journey Into The Lost Pyramid
02. Nigel ONE – A Talk With Kris
03. Infinite Potentials – Man From The Future
04. B$Q – Touch Taste Test
05. eLan – Tunnel Sludge
06. eLan – Damaged Goods
07. B$Q – Killin It
08. Nigel ONE – Blissful Wings
09. Zeroh Akhdar G7 – Plutonian Studderfly
10. Infinite Potentials – Lovesong
11. Zeroh Akhdar G7 – Melodikah
12. 10th letter – Floatation Technech

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Mulatu Astatke – Mulatu Steps Ahead

dOk — Fri, 16 Sep 2011 17:00:32 +0000

This is the first new solo album by Mulatu Astatke himself since the 1980s, the album explores new directions in fusions of Western jazz with Ethiopian modes, moving forward the pioneering sound Mulatu developed during the ‘60s and ‘70s. For more info and buy check: www.strut-records.com

Tracklist

01. Radcliffe
02. Green Africa
03. The Way To Nice
04. Assosa
05. I Faram Gami I Faram
06. Mulatus Mood
07. Ethio Blues
08. Boogaloo
09. Motherland

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Dexter – Hi-Hat Club Vol. 3 The Jazz Files

dOk — Wed, 20 Jul 2011 07:25:48 +0000

Volume 3 of the MPM producer series. Dexter follows Hulk Hodn & Twit One (Testiculo Y Uno) and Suff Daddy to represent the 2010 Beat Generation.

The subject is jazz! Dexter is taking an new look at the long going love affair between hip-hop and jazz. From Stetsasonic to Gang Starr to Madlib, it is not an easy path to follow, but the 26 year old producer is adding a new and fresh style to it. The sound design of Dexter’s “Jazz Files” is dusty but with an unmistakable 2010 twist. As much inspired by Wes Montgomery and Ramsey Lewis as by Sun Ra and Dave Pike, Dexter’s tracks are never just “jazzy”. They live and breathe jazz by combining the freedom and artisty of jazz with the craft of a free-thinking beatsmith.
And the “Jazz Files” are fun too. By implanting quotes an samples from interviews and tv shows such as the classic NBC program “The Subject Is Jazz”, Dexter is telling his own little story of jazz. One that had it’s starting point in the massive record collection of his father and grew into shape during a long hot summer blasting nothing but Ahmad Jamal and Sun Ra.

For more info and buy check: www.mpmsite.com

Tracklist

01. The Future
02. Piano
03. One For Yusef
04. Heavy Horns
05. Spaceways
06. Astro Thoughts
07. Pratice
08. Sonny Ray
09. Deep In The Juju
10. Stardust
11. Tune After Tune
12. WR Anybody
13. Montgomery
14. Raw Jazz
15. Sounds Great Les
16. Swing Is A Must
17. P.O. Box 450, NY 19, NY

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DJ Ezasscul – Jazz Meditation 1/2 (Mellow Soul)

dOk — Thu, 16 Jun 2011 08:38:50 +0000

Do you have a thing for Jazzy Hip-Hop? If so then let me introduce to you this young and talented producer named DJ Ezasscul. The 18 year old producer who already in High School played in a Jazz band landed his debut album on the top 25 best selling Hip-Hop/Rap albums on iTunes Japan. DJ Ezasscul is commonly known for having a Jazzy, progressive sound in his music similar to Nujabes and Pete Rock (DJ Ezasscul’s idols). Some projects DJ Ezasscul has worked on are “State of Mind” (debut album), “Jazz Meditation” (second allbum), “Tribute to Jun” (A collaboration project by Digi Crates Records dedicated to Nujabes), and “Remembering Nujabes” (A free collaboration project by DJ Ezasscul dedicated to Nujabes, the album features DJ Sorama, DJ B.M.C., and the legendary masher FreshGalaxy). Remembering Nujabes has gotten over 2,000 downloads and has been uploaded to many different websites by fans of Nujabes and DJ Ezasscul. DJ Ezasscul credits Nujabes for his success as an artist, he says if he hadn’t heard of Nujabes he would have never thought of becoming a producer.

For more info and buy check: www.digicrates.com

Jazz Meditation

Tracklist

01. When She Smiles feat. Thomas Prime
02. Jazz Meditation (Nujabes Tribute)
03. Dreams
04. Heavens Kyes (Nujabes Tribute)
05. Summer Shore
06. Night At Club Tokyo Pt.2
07. Let’s Do It Again
08. Time Passes feat. Jas Mace of The 49′ers
09. Looking Forward
10. The Center
11. Chillin’

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Jazz Meditation 2 (Mellow Soul)

Tracklist

01. Time Goes By
02. The Jazzy View
03. Steady Vibes feat. Fresh Sly
04. All Chilled Out
05. Just Relax (Interlude)
06. Lunar Winds
07. Eternal Mystical
08. Atmospheric Vibes
09. Just A Thought
10. Begging
11. A Jazzy Night
12. My Mellow Soul
13. My Girl
14. Steady Vibes (Instrumental)
15. Respawn
16. Looking Forward (Mellow Soul Edit)

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