Congratulations on the release of “To The Ends of The Earth” how does it feel? Thanks! It feels great to be finished with it for sure. We started tracking drums in April 2021. We were mostly finished with recording by September, but we made a couple last minute revisions/additions in December. It was definitely …
Music, Jazz And The Female View. Words: Sammy Stein
Music, jazz, and the female view We seem to have been trying to address the shortage of female musicians for decades, and nowhere is this more apparent than in jazz. Progress is incremental. So perhaps we need to look a little deeper and consider some of the reasons behind this. The once-accepted explanations – “jazz …
Blog interview: Maya Lane
Hello Maya, how are you? Hey, I’m great thanks. I’m so excited that my debut single is finally out! Congratulations on the release of “Still The Same”, how does it feel? Thank you so much! It’s the best feeling. I’ve been working on this for such a long time, so to be able to …
Blog interview: Malin Andersson
Hello Malin how are you? I am very well thank you! A bit tired over the last few weeks with preparing the build-up for the single, but all positive! Congratulations on the release of Reef how does it feel? Thank you so much! It feels fantastic to finally share this song. It was initially supposed …
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: “The Things In The Past”- Ikumi Koyama. Words: Sammy Stein
The Things In The Past Ikumi Koyama Ikumi Koyama is a Japanese pianist and singer from Yokahama, Japan. This debut recording introduces Koyama to a wider audience. Koyama began learning piano aged just two and later studied jazz piano at Shobi University, enrolling as an exchange student at New York City College for a semester, …
Album Review: “Motherland Journey” Blue Lab Beats. Words: Del Osei-Owusu
Blue Lab Beats – Motherland Journey Sky Reflections The first track on this opens with with an instrumental, you could just imagine this as a concert entry music… The way that this starts off is uplifting, and I love it. I love the the synth chords start out, and I really need to find out …
Single Review: “Shade Of Green” – Lizzie Esau
Lizzie Esau returns with a song that explores her using spoken word at the beginning of the track… There are so many things I like about this song it sounds like everyone’s walking into a rehearsal or live stage and then sitting down to get this song going.. Lizzie’s talent for writing a catchy melody …
Single Review: “POUR” – Alice Offley
Alice Offley just hit me in the gut with her bass, walked away laughing and left me doing the something stinks in the room face. This is high praise. Not many people get that award. Very rare. This song oozes funk, mixed with dance elements – synth bass to reinforce the live bass, four on …
Single Review: “Jouska” – Josephine Pascoe
This instrumental is… Full of life. In a time when the world needs to get up and celebrate what we have, this track hits the spot. Josephine plays the violin and flute on this and while you wouldn’t really associate the violin and flute occupying the melody line for jazz and funk, she does it …