John Armstrong was probably the first UK selector to present fully-focussed tropical dance music events, with 10-year weekly residencies (1984-1994) at the legendary Bass Clef Jazz Club in Hoxton Square, playing a mix of Afro, zouk, Brazilian beats, Konpas, reggae,…
Win ‘World Jazz Grooves’ Triple Vinyl LPs on WhoSampled
COMPETITION: WhoSampled.com are offering 5 lucky readers the chance to win one of these fantastic vinyl compilations! To be in with a chance of winning, all you need to do is answer the following question: “‘Compiler Jean-Claude Thompson was a…
Listen: Exclusive Marcel Vogel Mix for BBE
Lumberjacks In Hell label founder and all-round lovely man Marcel Vogel delivers a truly lovely DJ mix, ahead of his gig tonight (December 14th 2018) at Mick’s Garage in London. Album ‘Marcel Vogel presents Lumberjacks In Hell’ is out now…
Watch: Eric Shans & Stephanie Lombardo ‘Feel Alive’ (from Colour and Pitch V1)
We are delighted to unveil the official video for ‘Feel Alive’, a track by New York duo Eric Shans and Stephanie Lombardo, featured on our latest deep house compilation ‘Sumsuch presents Colour and Pitch V1‘, out now. Click here to…
Victor Kiswell delivers a ‘World Jazz Grooves’ mixtape
Victor Kiswell delivers a stunning selection to celebrate the new album ‘World Jazz Grooves’, compiled alongside IF Music’s Jean-Claude. Pre-order the album More info: Fresh from bringing us two incredible volumes of ‘A Journey into Deep Jazz’ and providing an…
Listen: Marcel Vogel joins Coco Cole for the ‘Love Is…’ Mix on Capital Xtra
Lumberjacks In Hell founder Marcel Vogel joins Coco Cole on London’s Capital Xtra Radio for a special mix exploring what love means. For Marcel, Love Is… Dancing With Your Eyes Closed. We agree wholeheartedly! His mix delves into boogie, soul…
Listen: Ben Rau – The BBE Mix
Having delivered two striking remixes of the Roy Ayers classic ‘Holiday’ for BBE this year, we asked Berlin DJ Ben Rau to record a DJ mix for us, and boy, did he come up trumps. Lose yourself in this hour…
Sho Foo Doh x BBE Audio Lounge Launch
On Thursday October 18th, The Institute Of Light reloads for Autumn 2018 with a fresh kitchen in residence, Okonomiyaki “松風堂/Sho Foo Doh” & and the brand new BBE AUDIO LOUNGE. Chef Fumio Tanga and his Sho Foo Doh team present…
Exclusive: Mr Bird remixes The Herbaliser – Breach
Heralding The Herbaliser band’s ‘Bring Out The Sound Remixes‘, out October 12th on BBE, we are delighted to share this fiery rework of ‘Breach’ by Mr Bird. Since issuing his BBE debut ‘Low-Fi Classics’ alongside hugely respected UK vocalist Greg…
Watch: Takeo Moriyama – East Plants (Live)
Takeo Moriyama and his band perform ‘East Plants‘ live at the Pit Inn, Tokyo, in September 2018. It’s an exhilarating performance from the band as the track builds from a wild attack of percussion into the main theme, followed by…