London-based experimentalists, Kinkajous, have just released the first single off their upcoming album, Nothing Will Disappear. The new single is called “Shifting Sands” and features a free-flowing arrangement of percussion, saxophone, and strings. This gives the track vast amounts of space and orchestral depth. At times it gives you this feeling of listening to an…
The Australian-born and New York-based producer and instrumentalist, Nick Marks, first came onto our radar a year ago with the release of his debut EP, Cinematic Chromatics Vol. I. What stuck out was his unique blend of hip hop, jazz, and…
Danish pianist and composer, Lars Fiil has been one of the latest rising jazz stars coming out of Europe. Over the last decade, he has been pushing the boundaries of this once American-led genre. In 2011 Lars released his first…
It has been a minute since we’ve featured the instrumental mastermind behind the American ambient artist Photay (aka Evan Shornstein). We first featured Photay in 2016 on one of our weekly Chillwave Wednesday mixes (remember those?). Then he started to…
On their latest collaborative record, Colonel Red & Inkswel explore themes of freedom, liberation, emancipation, and reinvention with music that is soulful and immediate. The layered and rhythmic backbone of the production, coupled with the poetic songwriting all speak to…
Millhope is Cologne-based producer and musician Thomas Mühlhoff. After graduating in jazz and pop music, Mühlhoff began to focus on composing music that leans more towards the downtempo chillwave and ambient sides of the genre. There is also an undeniable…
This month Rudy Klobas (aka POSY) helps us explore the world between study beats and atmospheric jazz. The ten new tracks that Rudy has added to the mix this month include the new POSY single, “Mount Yufu,” which features LA-based…
Sled Island 2023 took over Calgary like a hurricane this past week and we’ve got a round-up or artists you gotta check out.
Alvvays’ sound is every bit as fresh and contemporary as their first release nearly a decade previous. Read our full live review now.
I was first introduced to Dave Brubeck in a “History of Jazz” class in the early 90s. Before that point, jazz was music that my grandparents listened to. Hearing “Take Five” for the first time changed that. Paul Desmond spoke…
It’s funny how this global pandemic has found ways to bring us all closer together despite all of the pain and suffering it has caused. Closer together virtually of course. Because while the Coronavirus would like nothing more then to…