$32.00
After releasing a collaborative EP with Warp's Bibio, who is also featured as a producer on “Ever since the fall”, this 2nd solo release under Olivier St.Louis marks the starting point of worldwide live efforts for 2017 with continuous touring. He'll tour with German AnnenMayKantereit for a few dates & will join his partner in crime Oddisee for his “The Iceberg” Wolrd Tour afterwards. All of this comes after a successful UK Tour with Laura Mvula this fall. His upcoming release “Ever since the fall EP”, will be out on Jakarta Records in February 2017 and features productions by Bibio, Olivier himself and co-productions by Oddisee. 6 tracks somewhere in between lo-fi soul, drum computer sounds, warm basslines and funk trenched live compositions...
Label: JAKARTA – JAKARTA114 |
Format: Vinyl, LP, EP, Stereo |
Country: Germany |
Released: 03 Feb 2017 |
Genre: Electronic, Hip Hop, Funk / Soul |
Style: Soul, Psychedelic, Rhythm & Blues |
$30.00
For years, the music of UK vocalist Olivier Daysoul has been burning bright. A deep-voiced songwriter with a penchant for collaboration, the man has worked alongside Onra, Bibio and Hudson Mohawke in the studio and logged many a mile on the road with Oddisee‘s live backing band. If R&B were a kitchen, Olivier could rightly say that he’s worked every single station, from savory to sweet. But now, a change is happening. For his new Black Music project, the “Daysoul” moniker is being shed; Olivier is taking up his proper surname – St. Louis – as his new artistic identity, and from the sound of things the effect has been one of revitalization.
It only takes a few seconds for opener “Ain’t Cool” to find its stride, coasting Curtis Mayfield-like on the breeze. Things time travel to the late 90s on “Dog In Man,” which features a Dilla-level drum chop and more syrupy vocals. “Ship is Going Down” is an all-sneering strut, while EP closer “The Proud” gradually unfolds as a patient, tender ballad. With just one short and sweet record, the new Olivier St. Louis has already proven that there’s no groove he can’t bend to his melodic will. - Okayplayer
Label: JAKARTA – JAKARTA092 |
Format: Vinyl, 12", Single Sided, EP |
Country: Germany |
Released: 2015 |
Genre: Funk / Soul |
Style: Contemporary R&B, Neo Soul |
$30.00
Funky, groovy & packed with important lyrics! Fresh hip hop from Ghana!
Brooklyn-based, Ghanaian-born Blitz the Ambassador, aka Samuel Bazawule, takes listeners to school with his particular brand of pan-African hip hop, simultaneously directing attention to key political moments and injustices, and throwing a contagious sonic dance party. His latest release, Diasporadical, is a work of prolific collaboration with artists from several metropolitan areas of the African diaspora: Blitz has sought out the younger generation of jazz musicians in New York (Igmar Thomas, Asante Amin, Christian Mendoza), producers (Optiks), and MCs hailing from his native country (M.anifest), South Africa (Tumi), Germany (Patrice), Brazil (Kamau), and even New Haven, Connecticut (Akua Naru). The unique perspectives of each performer at once shine through and contribute to the complex whole, a singular vision of Black energy and excellence. - Rootz World
Label: JAKARTA – JAKARTA119 |
Format: Vinyl, LP, Album |
Country: Europe |
Released: 2016 |
Genre: Hip Hop, Folk, World, & Country |
$36.00
In 2017, we’ve only caught a few glimpses of what Ivan has been working on, namely the soulful Kaytranada x Kiefer produced loosie “Also” and the jazzy MNDSGN produced single “Young Eye”. As it turns out, these two cuts are a good indication as to what the Oslo based artist has in store for us with his next LP release. On November 10h of this year, Ave presents his sophomore LP “Every Eye”.
“Every Eye”, with its symbiosis of different producers, musicians and vocal styles puts Ivan Ave in his own lane. Leaving behind the sample heavy sound he’s gained recognition with, Ivan embarks on his first musical journey free of chopped up jazz, soul and funk records. But it would be an understatement to say that “Every Eye” still has jazz, soul and funk for days. Enlisting musical homies like Fredfades, MNDSGN, DJ Harrison, Kiefer, Kaytranada and Dâm- Funk on the production side, Ivan carves out his path as an ever-growing MC and singer.
All-though “Every Eye” sometimes hovers in a state of weightlessness genre wise, there is no shortage of gravity in Ave’s lyrical universe. Ivan seems to have written this record as his own self help book, dealing with the mechanisms of the mind, the heart, and the world he sees (or doesn’t see).The title “Every Eye” refers to our various angles of view; the ones we choose and the ones we are assigned to. – Ivan Ave | Bandcamp
Label: JAKARTA – JAKARTA127 |
Format: Vinyl, LP, Album |
Country: Europe |
Released: 10 Nov 2017 |
Genre: Hip Hop, Jazz, Funk / Soul |
Style: Jazzy Hip-Hop, Jazz-Funk |
$36.00
Produced by Mndsgn!
Great signature Mndsgn beats with Ivan Ave's lyrical flow guiding you through this laid back Beats album.
A1 | Obedience | 3:01 |
A2 | Toast | 3:13 |
A3 | Ominelude | 2:17 |
A4 | Find Me | 3:27 |
A5 | Keep Looking | 2:17 |
B1 | Obedience Instrumental | 3:01 |
B2 | Toast Instrumental | 3:13 |
B3 | Ominelude Instrumental | 2:17 |
B4 | Find Me Instrumental | 3:27 |
B5 | Keep Looking Instrumental | 2:17 |
Label: JAKARTA – Jakarta 073R |
Format: Vinyl, 12", EP, Repress |
Country: Germany |
Released: 15 Sep 2017 |
Genre: Hip Hop |
$39.00
The rapper, who also lives in the German capital, has cooked 10 gorgeous tracks where beats, samples and smooth flows perfectly intertwine into a staggering sonic experience.
The record focuses heavily on themes like spirituality, something you can pick up from "Intro" - album's opening track. There's something utterly mysterious engraved in those beats. That being said, those who dig the good old school hip hop vibe won't be disappointed. With production that flows from laid back hip hop to contemporary trap, JuJu's multi-faceted identity is in the spotlight.
Born to an American GI out of New Orleans, and a German mother with Austrian roots, JuJu was raised in Schweinfurt; a southern-German city filled with stationed US Army troops. From this, he was exposed to a rich New Orleans musical heritage, alongside the German culture. These influences have manifested into a unique perspective, perfectly reflected in 40 Acres N Sum Mula. - Stereofox
Label: JAKARTA – Jakarta146 |
Format: Vinyl, LP, Album |
Country: Germany |
Released: 27 Sep 2019 |
Genre: Hip Hop |
Style: Conscious |