http://www.marcusmiller.com

https://www.myspace.com/marcusmillerband





Origine du Groupe : North America

Style : Jazz Fusion

Sortie : 2012

By John Fordham   
From http://www.guardian.co.uk



This is bass-guitar star Marcus Miller's UK-tour repertoire of last month, plus a few bonuses, including the finely spun vocals of young New Yorker Gretchen Parlato and the rasping ones of Dr
John on two tracks. For jazz-funk fans, it's paradise – Miller's arrangements have the clamouring horn parts, snappy basslines, raw guitar fills and whipcrack backbeats of this style meshing like
a racing engine, and, of course, there are plenty of jawdropping bass solos. Creative obliqueness (of the kind Miller brought to Miles Davis's Tutu and Amandla albums in the 1980s) isn't always
apparent. The assertive foregrounding of the bass guitar doesn't exactly enhance the potentially mysterious Brazilian feature Setembro, with its vocals by Parlato and Ruben Blades, and
horn-punching groovers such as Cee Tee Eye veer to the formulaic. But the exhilaratingly funky Detroit, the lyrical (and Tutu/Amandla-related) Redemption, or the Headhunters-like Slippin' into
Darkness confirm Miller's mastery of his particular world. Solos from Lincoln Centre trumpeter Sean Jones and excellent regular saxophonist Alex Han spark fireworks, sly quotes from Dizzy
Gillespie and Bob Marley classics add spice, and there's a poetic solo-bass finale on I'll Be There.









Pour http://www.disquesdreyfus.com



Avec ce nouvel album studio, son premier depuis 5 ans, Marcus MILLER innove à nouveau. « Je sens qu’une page se tourne », dit Marcus Miller ; « Nos derniers héros disparaissent et nous entrons
dans une ère nouvelle, à la fois politique et culturelle. Mais la Musique n’est pas aussi révolutionnaire que les médias. Il est temps pour une Renaissance. »



Avec un casting incroyable de jeunes musiciens, et des invités comme Dr. John, Gretchen Parlato et Ruben Blades, Marcus Miller crée un nouveau chef d’œuvre moderne pour une nouvelle ère.



Huit nouvelles compositions originales ainsi que cinq standards : « Slippin’ Into Darkness » par War, « Tightrop » par Janelle Monae, « Setembro » par Ivan Lins, et un hommage virtuose à Michael
Jackson pour n’en nommer que quelques uns.





Tracklist :

01 – Detroit

02 – Redemption

03 – February

04 – Slippin’ Into Darkness

05 – Setembro (Brazilian Wedding Song) [feat. Gretchen Parlato & Ruben Blades]

06 – Jekyll & Hyde

07 – Interlude Nocturnal Mist

08 – Revelation

09 – Mr. Clean

10 – Goree (Go-ray)

11 – Cee-Tee-Eye

12 – Tightrope (feat. Dr. John)

13 – I’ll Be There

http://www.emeterians.es

https://www.myspace.com/emeterians





Origine du Groupe : Spain

Style : Reggae

Sortie : 2012

Par ludovibz pour http://ludovibz.blogspot.fr



Impressionnant en live le groupe reggae "Emeterians" diffuse les bonnes vibes jamaïcaine partout en Espagne et en Europe



Basé à Madrid, le groupe se  forme en 2004, comprenant douze musiciens et un ingenieur son (PABLO: Bass; XALS: Drums; JAVIBI: Guitar; RIPOLL: Keyboards; FELIPE: Vocals, Rythm guitar; MARY:
Vocals, Piano, Melodica; PIÑA: Vocals; SARA: Percussion; MARCOS: Trombon; JONAS: Sax; PEPAIX: Trumpet; JULEN: Sound Engineer).

'Power of unity' est leurs troisième opus après 'Seeds' (LP-2007) et 'Change the Mood' (2009), Contenant 15 chansons inspirées par les racines de la musique jamaïcaine, reggae roots !!!





Tracklist :

01-Too Many Weapons

02-Judging Not

03-Rumours

04-Love Is The King

05-Pour Some Water

06-Blue Lights

07-Lesson Fe Learn

08-Send Me Some Love

09-Long Time

10-Life Is Not Easy

11-Give Thanks

12-Get A Blow

13-Dem A Wrong

14-Spirituality

15-Power Of Unity

http://soundcloud.com/mononome





Origine du Groupe : Greece

Style : Abstract Hip Hop

Sortie : 2012

From http://dustedwax.org



The Greek samples sculptor and beatsmith Mononome drops his second masterful EP for Dusted Wax Kingdom.

The tracks are structured completely out of samples and are reminiscent of the amazing jazzy vibes, lo-fi down-pitched drums

and powerful moods of the golden early 90s.





Tracklist :

01 - Forever Is Wasted

02 - Many Dreams Ago

03 - To Break A Broken Heart

04 - Fools Rush In

05 - Endless Nights

http://page.fetsum.com

https://www.myspace.com/fetsum





Origine du Groupe : Germany

Style : Folk , Soul , Alternative

Sortie : 2012

From http://www.sonarkollektiv.com



Of the many words that one might choose to define FETSUM’s long awaited debut perhaps the most accurate is ‘global’. It’s an adjective that not only summarises the sound that he has fashioned
since he first started writing, but also his background. FETSUM’s parents were Eritrean revolutionists but he was born in Cairo after his mother had to flee because of a battlefield injury. After
18 months they moved to Rome for several years before heading on to Stuttgart, Germany.



It was during these formative years that FETSUM developed his love for music (from Bob Marley to Donny Hathaway and Bob Dylan) and tried to find his own voice – first in German and later in
English. "It was a complete rational consideration. I always wanted to reach as many people as possible with my music. My lyrics shouldn't be only understood in these parts but all around the
world."



His self declared "Urban Folk" soon proved popular. The German tabloid BILD celebrated his impressive voice and none other than reggae star Patrice began to support him after hearing his music.
First by taking him on tour as opening act several times, then as a guest in his own Supow Studio in Cologne. Here FETSUM started to record his debut "The Colors Of Hope". An album rich in years
of experience and astonishing maturity. Over the last three years the now Berlin-based musician shared stages with international and national acts like Estelle, K'NAAN, Peter Fox, Soehne
Mannheims, Cassandra Steen and - as mentioned - Patrice. These treasures of practical experiences and also the touching story of his own and his family's life fully shine through in this first
work.

"The Colors Of Hope" is once again an album you have to hear at a stretch. On the opener "Say Who You Are" FETSUM searches for his own identity in a world which to him isn't defined by country's
borders and status symbols, but is always full of hope and the belief in the good in mankind. Even when he criticizes the system and its injustice in songs like "Emotional Android" and "Divided
By Thoughts" the positive outweighs at all times. With "Egypt", "Homeless & Free" and "Letters From Damascus" FETSUM adds his very personal stories and tales to this brilliant piece of work.
There's rarely music coming out so intimate and life-affirming at the same time. All the more it's recommended to enter the world of FETSUM and to draw hope from his beautiful songs. This voice
will find its audience. There's no hope for that - but certainty.





Tracklist :

1. Say Who You Are

2. One People

3. Trials of Time

4. Emotional Android

5. Divided By Thoughts

6. Egypt

7. Homless & Free

8. Letters From Damascus

9. Waitin' for You

10. Queen of My Heart

11. Birth of a River

http://thebombayroyale.com





Origine du Groupe : Australia

Style : Psychedelic , Surf , Funk , Indian Music

Sortie : 2012

From https://freegankolektiva.wordpress.com



The Bombay Royale is a dedicated homage band, bringing the classic cult days of Bollywood into the fore with a storm. It is a cinematographic band in that the looks, the moves and the music video
are at least of equal importance to the music. Actually, the whole enterprise here has totally integrated the aesthetics of 1960s and 1970s Bollywood, both visually and sound-wise.



At this point I have to admit that my knowledge of Bollywood’s golden age is rather limited; however, I  know that the sounds of that era constitute a bottomless vessel of invaluable sounds
as they have been used routinely as samples in electronic music, hip-hop etc. I am sure that there are tones of exceptional music from that time & place still to be unearthed for the
international audiences.



Some artists of Indian descent like Bally Sagoo have already tried to bring some Bollywood sounds in new music forms, but here we have a radically different approach. The Bombay Royale do not
just feature some Bollywood samples here and there, they are a total recall in the most authentic way possible. The whole artistic direction, from the instrumentation, the production, the
clothes, the cover, the video and the ways of singing reinstate the unruly cinematic imagination of that era.



They want to party, they want to create mayhem, they came to impress. In such cases, when artists are so provocative with the aim to attract as much attention as possible, I am usually on the
skeptics’ side. More often than not the packaging is fancy but the essence is absent – and a band’s essence is to play good music. So what about the music here?



Led by the musical director and founder Andy “The Skipper” Williamson and the vocal duo Parvyn ‘La Femme Mysterieuse’ Singh and Shourov ‘The Tiger’ Bhattacharya, the Bombay Royale, surrounded by
a host of skilled session musicians, deliver wholesome, fully instrumented, funky South Asian surf-a-delica. The music is high-octane masterfully orchestrated and adherently vintage in the vein
of a growing number of retro-funky orchestras out there (e.g. The Funk Ark).



Right from the uncompromising instrumental opener ‘Monkey Fight Snake’ they set the stage borrowing the vibes of the Budos Band, the bizarre funk/soul maestros. The organ gives the command, the
mysterious woody chords dance like rattling snakes, the tablas place the Asian timbres in the right place while the horns are lashing out insistent irreverent verses. Everything is consistent and
tightly arranged with memorable parts but there is even room for some playful improvisation.



The title track is the first single of the album with both vocalists stepping closely on Bollywood tones – the horns are impressive again unleashing a massive sound. With a big band like this and
such a quality analog production there a level above the rest of retro lovers. Production-wise and with all the spaghetti vintage atmosphere, Calexico come to mind.



‘Sote Sote Adhi Raat’ is laden with outrageous vintage bleeps and tape echoes which sound like a Hawkwind space rock revival while ‘The Perfect Plan’ is quite poppy with mysterious exotic
melodies, a fiery rhythm section and blazing bhangra guitars. I bet that it is going to be their second single. ‘Bobbywood’ reveals more openly their ethio-jazz influences or their affiliation
with Cambodian pop-influenced psy rockers Dengue Fever.



Every song reveals another facet of the Bombay Royale – their material is well-revised and the influences are as wildly diverse as they used to be in the era of Bollywood’s most boisterous
experimentation. ‘Phone Baje Na’ is probably the perfect closer with an infectious dubbing pulse, slow, hypnotic and adventurous – a dose of evasion.



Gladly, bands like the Bombay Royale appreciate more the classic saturated colours and outward world mash-ups of the 1970s than the polished digital productions of today. ‘You Me Bullets Love’ is
a strong debut, it sounds as if the band members were playing together for years. I am waiting with curiosity to see how far they can go with this ensemble.





Tracklist :

01. Monkey Snake Fight [03:33]

02. You Me Bullets Love [04:37]

03. Jaan Pehechan Ho [04:27]

04. Sote Sote Adhi Raat [04:14]

05. The Perfect Plan [03:39]

06. Bobbywood [04:16]

07. Mahindra Death Ride [03:41]

08. Oh Sajna [02:39]

09. Dacoit's Choice [03:46]

10. Phone Baje Na [07:26]

http://suhov.bandcamp.com

https://www.myspace.com/suhovbeat

https://www.facebook.com/suhovbeat

Origine du Groupe : Hungary

Style : Abstract Hip Hop

Sortie : 2012



some rights
reserved

Suhov Instrumentals from 7 Released Hungarian Underground Hip-Hop Album!





Tracklist :

1.Do2 - Álmodj (Suhov Instrumental) 05:33

2.Do2 - Ami ami az (Suhov Instrumental) 04:00

3.Do2 - Ucca Ucca (Suhov Instrumental) 04:18

4.Hazai Márka - Idill (Suhov Instrumental) 03:31

5.Joe - Tér (Suhov Instrumental) 02:09

6.Jószomszéd - Csak az olvassa (Suhov Instrumental) 03:46

7.Jószomszéd - Reggeli illúziók (Suhov Instrumental) 03:43

8.Jószomszéd - Vész (Suhov Instrumental) 04:40

9.ASK-HM -Lakótép (Suhov Instrumental) 03:45    

10.Mikrofontos & FMaN - Csapásszám (Suhov 55 Instrumental) 03:54        

11.Striktbeatz - Písz van a tatamin (Suhov Instrumental) 03:57    

12.Wemsical - Szegeden Szabadon (Suhov remix Instrumental) 03:38

http://www.ez3kiel.com

http://www.myspace.com/ez3kielmyspace







Origine du Groupe : France

Style : Electro Dub , Alternative Fusion

Sortie : 2003

Par Buffet Froid   
pour http://www.metalorgie.com



Céleste, poignant, pharamineux, ahurissant, admirable, gracieux, magnifique, pénétrant, surprenant, limpide, sinueux, attendrissant, impressionnant, phénoménal, troublant, …

Je pourrais comme ça agrandir la liste encore et encore sans pouvoir vraiment m’arrêter, oui je pourrais … Sans aucun doute cet album et tout ce qu’il signifie pour moi ne rentre pas dans un seul
et unique mot, une seule définition. Non, il ricoche avec arrogance et magnificence sur tout un tas de sentiments, de situations, d’atmosphères. Il est pluri disciplinaires, à plusieurs niveaux,
des strates musicales, mais aussi d’autres dimensions… Je m’égare un peu, mais je suis troublée, sincèrement, il n’existe pas de mot adéquat, propice pour qualifier toute l’ampleur de cet opus.
Perfection fourmilleuse, « barbary » est plus que de la simple musique, plus qu’un simple album, c’est un tout un Monde à part, un univers que j’aime découvrir et re-découvrir. D’ailleurs sur
scène, c’est aussi tout un visuel qui rentre en compte, avec un dispositif de plusieurs écrans où sont diffusés au millimètre prés des vas et viens d’images sublimes, et en rapport direct avec
l’artwork qu’on peut découvrir avec délectation sur ce digipack. Un blanc salvateur, un poupon aux milles éclats… j’en passe et des meilleurs… Etant de l’electro relativement ‘calme’ (j’appuie
bien sur les guillemet), on pourrait imaginer un set de live soporifique à souhait, à peine dansant… Et bien non, au contraire, si un jour vous allez à un de leur concert préparez vous à
transpirer… Car en plus d’être visuellement vraiment étonnant, ce sont des bêtes de scène, qui transportent incroyablement… Mais revenons à Barbary… je le sais, je suis absolument conquise, voire
même pire, sous le charme, comme obnubilé et rêveuse à la vue d’un gourou au quel je crois dur comme fer, car il m’aura ouvert les yeux sur l’au delà. Faites attention, on ne ressort pas indemne
de cet album… vraiment …



A chaque nouvelle écoute, c’est une nouvelle histoire qui commence, avec son lot de magie fourmilleuse qui s’empare de tous vos sens. Pourtant il est pas si neuf (l’album est sortit en 2003),
mais que nenni. On s’évade, on se laisse bercer, cajoler, et puis réduire en poussière pour filer tel un grain de rien au vent d’une nouvelle ère. Appliqués, tout est passé au crible, tout, c’est
limite indécent une telle perfection. Pas un seul micro instant ne me déplait dans cet album, tout, absolument tout, incroyablement tout, du début à la fin tout est succulent, et l’écoute est
toujours aussi surprenante tellement les samples sont judicieux. Et ce n’est pas juste une seule et unique fois de temps en temps, mais en boucle que tourne cet album tellement il me transporte,
tellement il est magique. Oui, voilà je cherchais un mot … ce serait peut être celui là, « magique ».



Ez3kiel, avec cet album c’est quoi au juste ? Certains les mettent dans un style « dub electro ethnique », pour diverses raisons. En tous cas, rien à voir avec le dub reggæ classique et allègre,
bien au contraire, Ez3kiel a un environnement de prédilection c’est la noirceur, qu’il magnifie avec des mélodies aigres/douces, et envoûtantes, mais aussi et surtout des superbes envolées tirées
d’un univers alternatif. C’est electro, certes mais avec un esprit ‘coreux’. Il y a aussi ces nappes de basses lourdes, très lourdes, mêlé à tout un tas de samples incongrus, ludiques, et sinueux
aussi des fois ; un peu de chant quelques fois, qui retrace surtout des sons en tant qu’émotions qu’elles soient malsaines, ou féeriques. On notera d’ailleurs la participation d’un très grand
monsieur Angelo Moore (chanteur des Fishbone) qui n’est pas pour me déplaire, et qui en plus est un morceau de toute beauté.



Que dire de plus ? Peut être que c’est le plus ‘rock n roll’ de tous les albums de dub que je n’ai jamais entendu. Et que à mon humble avis, barbary mériterait bien une place entre Aphex Twins,
et Bjork dans une discothèque, même si indéniablement ça n’a rien à voir.



Barbary, c’est magique, pis c’est tout. Voilà …





Tracklist :

1. Kika

2. Versus

3. Another

4. 3 rue Monplaisir

5. Phantom land

6. Tôt ou tard

7. ObSsD

8. Barb4ry

9. Thought

10. Sûrement

11. Akik

http://kaitikink-ensemble.com

http://www.facebook.com/KaitiKinkEnsemble





Origine du Groupe : Finland

Style : Trip Hop , Electronic

Sortie : 2012

From http://kaitikink-ensemble.com



Inspired by their collaboration and amazing feedback from the Iron Sky fans, Kaiti Kink Ensemble decided to develop their music into a full scale album release. During 2011 Naskali and Siirtola
started composing, recording and producing the album in their recording studio in Tampere and partially in an old countryside mansion, where cows were grazing on the backyard. During that year it
became clear that the band didn't want to limit themselves into a specific predetermined genre. Instead the group wanted to fully explore different emotions and soundscapes in their first big
release. As a result, their debut album Under the Iron Sky is nothing less than an outstanding collection of dynamic and fresh-sounding tracks.







Singer: Kaiti Kink

Composers: Tapani Siirtola & Joonas Naskali

Violin (1,3,4,5,7): Anri Tuohimäki

Cello & Double Bass (1,3,7): Esa Korja

Trumpets (2): Mikko Routimo, Jouni Parkkonen

Saxophone (9): Aki Ekqvist

Drums (2): Vilho Rajala

Drums (3): Juha Alaste

Bass (5): Mikko Soukkala



Album art: Hanna-Kaisa Huhtamäki



Album produced and released by Sound Reel Finland

Mastered by Chartmakers





Tracklist :

1.Let Me Into Your Mind 04:47

2.Under the Iron Sky (Extended) 04:39

3.Dark Side of the Moon 03:51

4.Superstitious 04:53

5.You're the Home 05:25

6.Too Much Energy 04:24

7.Remedy 04:39

8.Dusty Words 04:07   

9.With You Now 05:07   

10.The Journey 09:26

http://www.jahtari.org





Origine du Groupe : V.A World

Style : Reggae , Dancehal , Dub , Electronic , 8-Beats

Sortie : 2012

From http://www.jahtari.org



The tape heads of the Jahtari echo machines have been finetuned, the reverb modules are

rewired, the bass implant is set to maximum blast and now the third episode of our ongoing

series called "Jahtarian Dubbers" is ready to rock your walkman for a long time to come.



Mikey Murka went up to the dancehall again, John Frum is back with a hauntingly beautiful dub,

Soom T is in top shape on one of his other riddims, Maffi team up with Ranking Levy from MyLord

Sound while the Jahtari Riddim Force is on the loose, El Fata rinses Tapes' smashing "Gold Love

Riddim", disrupt dug out a forgotten treasure from the vault and Rootah runs his tube delays

into the red zone.



Wearing the black belt for beatmaking and new in the Jahtari camp is Monkey Marc (who

supplied a wicked instrumental to the last Roots Manuva album). Our favourite sound system

champions Mungo's Hifi are about to blow your speakers alongside veteran Jim Nastics, plus

there's a very special Rootah version of a Dub Syndicate / Adrian Sherwood classic - with Lee

Perry (!) on the mic, lazergun in hand, straightjacket and all. So better pack enough supplies

for an interstellar trip - this one might take a while.





Tracklist :

01  Mikey Murka - Sweeter

02  John Frum - Healing Dub

03  Soom T - Bullets Will Bounce

04  Monkey Marc - Rudebwoy Dub

05  Ranking Levy - Mad Man Style

06  Lee Perry & Dub Syndicate - Secret Laboratoy (Rootah version)

07  Jahtari Riddim Force - One Armed Swordsman

08  Jim Nastics & Mungo's Hifi - Nah Lef Africa

09  El Fata - Dancehall Girls

10  disrupt - Asteroid Dub Force

11  Rootah - Mr. Vibes

http://www.herajikatracks.com

https://www.myspace.com/rutobeats





Origine du Groupe : Canada

Style : Abstract Hip Hop

Sortie : 2011

From https://balafonic.wordpress.com



Tranquil Hip Hop Instrumentalists Herajika Tracks create a Rare Album of beats consisting of carefully placed samples and well constructed, thought out song structures. Calm and precise- gently
sculpted out of Beautiful, complex piano pieces (Which  one the members Koki plays live, rather than being sampled) complemented with Heavy drums, Flutes, strings, and  Soul crooning
Vocals. Instead of dwelling within  the City boundaries like most Hip-Hop, There’s a distinct Sense of Nature on this album- on any given (Herajika) track you can hear a bubbling stream or a
wind brushing Chimes into motion and a bird call echoing in the background. Like walking through a lush, secluded Forest, Love Universal wraps around you warmly with their peaceful Methods and
approach to Zen-like Hip Hop.





Tracklist :

01. Intro

02. Hu-getsu

03. I Believe

04. Shigure

05. Fragment

06. Higurashi

07. Celebration

08. Footsteps

09. Memory Lane

10. Dreaming

11. Meguri

12. Pavane

13. Love Universal