Italian singer Germana Stella La Sorsa has been a fixture of the London jazz scene since 2017. She released her debut album ‘Vapour’ in 2021 on 33 Jazz Records and her second album ‘Primary Colours’ is out now on the same label. singing both privately and at Morley College (London Platinum Mind decided the spotlight …
Single Review: “News And Media” – Ahmed And The Romans
This starts off with that real live room rehearsal feel, like you’re sat in Pirate Studios and privy to a band’s inner sanctum… I like that idea! Sometimes the mix doesn’t need to be clean to capture the energy of the track. It’s big, it’s loud, and combines all the elements – Italo-Egyptian-Garage-Punk. Love it. …
Blog interview: Lorenzo Gabanizza
Hello Lorenzo, how are you? Well you can imagine I am quite busy. For me the post-release time is the weirdest one. Congratulations on the release of “I Don’t Want To Live Without You” how does it feel? It feels good. but, I mean, the wheels are still running, so I don’t know exactly where …
Single Review: “Love Has Come” – SōMuch
SŌMuch are back and they’ve got an EP! This is one of the new tracks that hasn’t yet been heard. The sound is sophisticated, very polished – but what would you expect of a band mentored by Ralph Rolle of Chic? Let’s break it down. The back beat is laid back, the hats give the …
Blog interview: PEAKS!
Congratulations on the release of “Bitebybite” how does it feel? It feels incredibly good! This song is one of our favorite so we were pretty excited to release it. What’s the story behind the song? ‘bitebybite’ is a representation of how our desires are eating away at us from the inside. We crave things that …
Single Review: “Glitter In My Pocket”-SōMuch
Italian band SōMuch are back with the follow up to “Studio 54” and it’s deliciously infectious! Instead of 4/4 the beat is swung, and they’ve got a horn section blasting the parts… This song is so catchy, a total party starter, the arrangement is on point… The production is so slick…. I like the way …
Album Review: “More Than Ever” – Smät Five. Words: Sammy Stein
More Than Ever Smät Five Smat Five are a quintet led by Marco Tranchina. Comprised of an all Italian line-up, Smat five are Mikelle Montolli ( Sun Ra Arkestra, Nigel Price, Heidi Vogel, Judi Jackson) on bass, Alan Short (Donna Summer, Sam Moore, Natalie Cole, Groove Razors, Cong-Fusion) on alto saxophone, Andrea Solarino ( Manzi, …
Blog interview: Francesca Guerra
Hello Francesca how are you? Hi Del, I’m good thank you. Just came back to London from my Christmas holidays in Italy. Congratulations on the release of “Summer” how does it feel? It feels liberating honestly! My team and I have been working on the song so much that I can’t believe I’m finally sharing …
Single Review: “Summer” – Francesca Guerra
This has such a chilled out vibe to it, and while I’m sitting here waiting for the day to begin, it’s got me feeling all fuzzy and warm inside…. I love Francesca’s vocals on this which have been chopped and sliced so that it becomes part of the instrumentation – it’s a little trick that …
Blog interview: PG Ciarletta
Hello Phil, how are you? I’m good Del, thankyou. Absolutely buzzing with the release of 27. Congratulations on the release of “27” how does it feel to finally get the track out after sitting on it for so long? Thank you very much. It feels great as like you said this was a …