This album can be seen as a jazz record that invites deep listening at home and offers a glimpse into Kuna Maze's vibrant live energy. Drawing from the dynamic UK jazz scene, Kuna Maze’s music takes jazz as a foundation and expands into various genres—from house to dub—pushing boundaries without sacrificing coherence or his own unique sound signature." Tru Thoughts Recordings
Enjoy sounds from Tru Thoughts here in the Kane FM Crate Digging episode, a best of 2015 compilation of their releases via Juno Records and the futuristic Hip Hop sound of the star-studded album "In Sickness & In Health" by DIZZ1 below.
Ahead of the official release of their sophomore album ‘Please Rewind’ on 6th November (US)/20th November (ROW), Moonchild’s digital single “The Truth” drops on 9th October on Tru Thoughts. Performing their new album, Moonchild will support The Internet (Odd Future’s Syd tha Kyd & Matt Martians) on their US/Canada tour this fall.
"New Tru Thoughts signings Space Captain release the double A-side “Easier”/ “Remedy”, on 24th July, ahead of a debut EP which is in development for later this year.
Self-releasing “Easier” via Bandcamp in 2013, alongside a brand new video, Space Captain gained impressive early support from the likes of Indie Shuffle, Revive and The Line of Best Fit. They subsequently put out “Remedy” in 2014, accompanied by a live video session for Sofar Sounds (NY), to further acclaim. This official double A-side release is set to showcase these fresh, early visions of the Brooklyn-based collective's sound to a wider audience. Fusing R&B, hip hop, soul and psych, Space Captain fit perfectly on Tru Thoughts’ roster among the likes of Alice Russell, Quantic and The Seshen, while singer Maralisa is particularly excited to be able to call herself a label mate of the Hot 8 Brass Band: “A dream of mine is to collaborate with Hot 8; I remember seeing them a lot at New Orleans Jazz Fest when I was younger and thinking they were just incredible”.
New School jazz alumni Maralisa Simmons-Cook and Alex Pyle co-founded Space Captain when they met at the New School in New York in 2011. Sharing piano lessons and soul and hip hop recommendations, the pair first collaborated when Alex asked Maralisa to sing on his tracks, and they soon decided to form their own project to fuse their complementary musical backgrounds. Originally from outside of Philadelphia, producer and guitarist Alex had grown up listening to and making music inspired by the golden age of 90s production (D’Angelo, Madlib). Meanwhile, over in California’s Marin County, Maralisa was listening to soul and blues records (Amy Winehouse, Taj Mahal, Nina Simone), writing melodies, singing in an a cappella group and making trips to New Orleans for family holidays; on moving to New York, she also delved deeper into the world of music by interning for Daptone Records." - Tru THoughts Records
“Let Me Be” out now, is the second official single from Harleighblu’s acclaimed debut album, ‘Forget Me Not’, which dropped in October and has seen the Nottingham based singer acknowledged as one of the most promising young stars of UK music, for her distinctive vocal charisma and deep, catchy hip hop-infused soul songs.
“Let Me Be” is an irresistible slice of soulful and edgy pop that sees Harleighblu begging to be set free from the pernicious charms of an exhausting relationship, giving her absolute all in a vocal performance brimming with honest emotion that shows every facet of her extraordinary singing style; the bittersweet, freestyle caramel tones and girlish harmonies of the verse interchanging with a strident and unshakeable chorus. A stunning video will launch soon.
Some of the best resources of music in today's recording industry gather again to provide you with a diverse collection of sounds within the realm of Jazz. "Label Love 5" is an eclectic yet unified bundle of unique sounds compiled simply for the love of sharing them with the universe – each track plucked and presented by Jazz heads from Tru Thoughts Recordings, Impossible Ark Records, Gondwana Records, Jazzman Records, Edition Records, Katalyst Entertainment, Revive Music Group and Basho Records.
Label Love Volume 5: The Jazz Edition showcases a broad range of Jazz, with the goal of expanding minds to the magical genre and its many forms. Enjoy the album stream and download it for free here at bandcamp.
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