Based in Los Angeles, TAKE aka Thomas Wilson is a composer who continues to push the boundaries of instrumental Hip Hop music into new directions. He has long been at the center of an ever growing scene of talented musicians, producers and dj's in the Los Angeles area. As a co-founder of the legendary beat showcase night "Sketchbook", Take has been fortunate enough to share the stage with such artists as Prefuse 73, Mos Def, Daedelus, Caural, Nobody, Ammon Contact, Scienz of Life, Flying Lotus, Ta'raach, Edit and more. In the…

Beyondjazz has asked the much loved London duo, Brotherly about how sweet their life is a week before their album launch party on 2nd, May at Jazz Cafe and a few weeks before the release of their long awaited debut album "One Sweet Life".

How much are you excited about playing at Jazz Cafe next week?
Really looking forward to a big knees-up with all our mates and fans and can’t wait for people to hear the album. Love playing at the Jazz Cafe, great vibe, great sound, lots of good memories.

Please tell us about Brotherly.…

Interview - Somatik - From continent to continent …

Having once experienced living in smog-filled, population-dense London, Somatik, aka Brad Munn now resides in the somewhat more spacious and creativity-inducing West Wales. Such positive surroundings are clearly having a positive and productive effect on the multi-talented (producer/engineer/multi-instrumentalist) Somatik as of late…Having recently worked on the massive 4hero album, ‘Play With the Changes’ as well as producing the track ‘Avianticide’ for the Twisted Funk compilation, ‘Scattered Snares Volume 2’ not to mention NuWave Radio runnins, even more Somatik freshness is due to blow up…

Anthony Joseph & The Spasm Band - Leggo De Lion - Kindred Spirits
Sleepwalker - Works - Village Again
moO - Apples&Pears EP - UpMyAlley
Rednose Distrikt - Poes - Kindred Spirits
Moodymann - Technology Stole My Vinyl - KDJ
VA - Jazzanova & Dirk Rumpff present … Broad Casting From OFFtrack Radio - Sonar Kollektiv
Brotherly - One Sweet Life - Monumental
Flying Lotus - Tea Leaf Dancers (feat. Andreya Triana) - Brownswood
VA - Spiis / Soulfood EP - Bonzajj Recordings
Sa-Ra - The Hollywood Recordings - Babygrande Records

Born in ’77 Ben Lamdin has managed to build up quite a career over the years. From hip-hop over funk, but lately Ben Lamdin – be it under the ‘Nostalgia 77’ moniker or the live band ‘N77 Octet’ - finds himself more at ease at the jazz ends of the spectrum. And rather successful.

‘Borderlands’ got quite some acclaim.
Ben: Yeah, receiving Gilles Peterson’s ‘jazz album of the year’ was really nice. Of course, I still see problems in it. But bearing in mind that it was the first time we got all these people…

Playlist for the Beyondjazz Radioshow (http://www.beyondjazz.net/radio/) of March 13th, 2007

Oooops - while we we're both snowboarding far away in the Italian Alps, we kinda forgot this show. So without further ado: wonderful jazzy pieces, a slice of funk, and some broken beats to go. Enjoy!

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Stuart McCallum - Moment Us - Egea
Jose James - The Dreamer - Brownswood
Al Dar Gazelli - Babel
Sold Out (feat. Giorgios Kontrafouris) - Ricky Tick

Nu-mi Cere Sa Cint - Sonar Kollektiv
Tornei A Caminhar - Hitop
Morning (Peanut Butter Wolf Edit) - Far Out
Bass Folk Song…

Playlist for the Beyondjazz Radioshow (http://www.beyondjazz.net/radio/) of March 6th, 2007

Accoustic pieces morphing into moody moments, that's how we start things. Continuing with leftfoot hiphop and jazz, and fast-paced broken beats. To finish off, we have 30 minutes of the latest tech-house shizzle fo ya - this ought to be enough for the next few weeks, ya hear?

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Piece Of You - (Myspace)
Sailing - Kindred Spirits
Mothers And Daughters Now Mothers - Brownswood
Solar, Lunar (Version) - none
Decreasing Daylight - Unexpected Records
I've Known Rivers (Pressure Drop Remix) - Antilles

Manha - Melting Pot…

Playlist for the Beyondjazz Radioshow (http://www.beyondjazz.net/radio/) of February 27th 2007.

A litle overdue, it's time for some brand new material by the likes of Rednose Distrikt, Mpho Skeef (Phuturistix on production), Karizma, Lanu, Dj Day, Domu, … giving you a true sense of 'beyond jazz'. Plus a little demo action from Surra, commonly referred to as 'he who has a lot more good stuff up his sleeve'.

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What Hearts Share - Genuine
Endless Dance (Karizma Remix Vox) - Sonar Kollektiv
Equality feat. Rich Medina - File
Throwdown - Twisted Funk

Till…

Dalindèo has kept us happy since 2004 with their two acclaimed Ricky Tick releases, Poseidon and Go Ahead, Float. Those twelves have already cemented their presence in the record bags of those who know. Thus, the first full-length, Open Scenes, was welcomed with open arms by diggers and dancers alike. I asked Dalindèo main man Valtteri Pöyhönen to tell me about the album in more detail.

Beyondjazz (Matti): So here we are, it’s been over two years since the first Dalindèo release, and now your debut full-length is finally here. Let’s begin with the clichéd sports journalists’ question:…

Playlist for the Beyondjazz Radioshow (http://www.beyondjazz.net/radio/) of February 6th 2007.

This week we have another freestyle session with lots of freshness from a.o. the Stones Throw camp (Amnesty & the free download Chrome Children 2), the ManMadeScience lp on Philpot, the great La Melodia lp out on Handcuts Records and 3 exclusive cuts from Flying Lotus while you're awaiting a Beyondjazz interview with the beat kid.
Greedy with the beats, sparse with blabla.

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Our Own Place (feat. Carina Anderson) - Raw Canvas
Strings Of Life - CDR
The Call (Patchworks Remix) (featuring Jennifer Moore) - Further…