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Jaga Jazzist's 'Pyramid' Is an Earthy, Complex, Jazz-Fusion Throwback
On their first album in five years, Norway's Jaga Jazzist create a smooth but intricate pastiche of styles with Pyramid.
07 Aug 2020
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Auto-Mattic Transmission: Rapper Mattic Dispatches from the Left Field
The US-born rapper's at once expert and offhanded rhymes exude the kind of charm that has made Mattic a notable artist in his adopted home of France.
22 Jan 2019
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Them Changes: A Conversation with Thundercat
He's the go-to bass mastermind who's anchored already-iconic albums by Kendrick Lamar and Kamasi Washington. For his latest mini-album, Thundercat gets both sad and weird, taking us on a true emotional journey.
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Garotas Suecas: Feras Míticas
Acid jazz was there before, but now it takes over.
20 Nov 2014
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Koett: Lost Time
Koett's Lost Time is an animate, unruly offshoot of electronic jazz-fusion, oozing the class and style once associated with the music released by Gilles Peterson and Eddie Piller's lauded Acid Jazz imprint.
25 Sep 2013
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Bluey: Leap of Faith
Jean-Paul "Bluey" Maunick may be a founding father of acid jazz, but with the release of Leap of Faith, he adds the title of soul legend to his portfolio.
28 May 2013
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St. Germain: Tourist (Remastered)
Like so many records in those days, Tourist was a new and fresh mash-up -- even before we coined the term -- of styles that breathed youth into an art normally reserved for Sunday afternoon radio shows and sophisticated dinner parties.
09 Dec 2012
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