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Yakuza – samsara
You won´t get the chance for too many metal bands at urbanology, so don´t chuck away this chance … have a try I only remember one other metal record at this blog (beside some metal-influenced hardcore...
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Antonio Carlos Jobim – stone flower
Antonio Carlos Jobim is to brasilian music what Duke Ellington is to American jazz—an innovative, prolific, sublime pianist and songwriter whose art has come to symbolize a certain time and place....
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Groundation – hebron gate
I have a very strong respect for reggae, from rocksteady to dancehall, this genre had an enormous influence on music culture and the DJ, the MC and the remix are children of reggae music and the were...
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Marcos Valle – previsão do tempo
Almost everything that Marcos Valle has written or recorded is wonderful, but this is the real deal for brasil groove fans. On this 1973 release Marcos Valle is moving away from the familiar bossa...
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Som Três – som tres show
Groovy, groovy, groovy. Pianist Cesar Camargo Mariano kicks out with his trio some smart and entertaining ultra tight played jazzy and bossa nova flavoured tunes. Brasil groove of the late 60s which...
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Dom Um Romão – lake of perseverance
The cover artwork remembers me of the legendary CTI records and that is not a bad start. But Dom Um Romão is not needing authenticy, the drummer and percussionist was one of the best from Brazil. He...
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Tosca – jac
Tosca had for a very long time a big problem: the band was always presented as the side-project of Richard Dorfmeister and everyone just wanted to get a new Kruder & Dorfmeister record. 1998...
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Jukka Eskola – same
Scandinavia has been lately at the top of contemporary music, specially jazz. Many probably know Jukka Eskola from his work with Nuspirit Helsinki and Teddy Rok Seven. But his debut record from 2005...
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Bebel du Guetto | SoundGoods | MPBC
Fresh kickin´stuff, found the amazing Bebel du Guetto via the SoundGoods blog, where you can download two songs from her. And SoundGoods from Rio de Janeiro is always worth a visit, presenting a lot...
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Skalpel – konfusion
If you didn’t know beforehand, it would be hard to tell after the first listening that Skalpel weren’t actually a hot jazz combo. But Skalpel is only a duo from Poland, consisting of Marcin Cichy and...
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The Stance Brothers – kind soul
End of the year and everybody presents a best of the past twelve months, oh, or even a best of the decade, 2010 motherfucker and if you wanna be really fresh, grub out some christmas records. All that...
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Anikuku Israeli Afrobeat Orchestra – Anikuku
Not many information available about this Jam Band from Tel Aviv, which kindly gives us a hint with their group name. If you like modern Afrobeat-based bands like Antibalas, you can hop on the train,...
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Helge Schneider & The Firefuckers – Laut!
You don´t miss anything cause of this small cover, it´s so boring and lacking in ideas, let´s concentrate on the music and Helge Schneider. Helge Schneider is a phenomenon. As a highschool-dropout he...
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Bid – bambas & biritas Vol. 1
Killer gem from Brazil!! This is a widely unknown, but excellent and charming conglomerate of Hip Hop, electronic music, Funk, Soul and Jazz with the finest Brazilian music traditions like Samba....
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Fanga – sira ba
For the last ten years or so, the collective Fanga has been on the up, blending Afrobeat, Jazz and Funk. An alliance of complementary personalities and cosmopolitan energies, Fanga first took form in...
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