Review: Pedro Ricardo - Soprem Bons Ventos (Soundway Records)

At YATM, we love a debut album and it looks like our regular readers do also as the single, 'Déhéba (see review HERE) was one of the most popular last month. The follow-up single, 'A Marcha Que O Monte Parou' wsa equally emerced in the mix of Brazil / Spain / Portugal / Cape Verde (as reflected in the fantastic artwork by Gosia Machon) along with some Cinematic Orchestra vibe; such a shame its got such a sharp ending.Both tracks are included...

Review: Insólito UniVerso - Ese Puerto Existe (Olindo Records)

Si Tew's forthcoming album, 'Quietude' (Atjazz Records) was 'conceived' in Venezuela but this release is by a Paris-based Venezuelan folk trio Isólito UniVerso and is the real thing!By 'real thing', I mean it's almost beyond words as folk, meets electronica that Delia Derbyshire would be proud of and then 'out-there' South Americian tango reminicent of Pedro Ricardo's new album 'Soprem Bons Ventos'.Folk Rock, Post Rock, Joropo, Psychedelic Rock,...

Review: Thakzin & Ray T – Don’t Let Me See (Foliage)

For fans of the Foliage label, they'll recognize the cover to this one instantly which means it's a must have.This label has seen all the big names like Atjazz, Jimpster, Rich Medina, DJ Spinna,  Glass Slipper (their new single on Colour & Pitch, review HERE) and many more.'Don't Let Me See' is Thakzin's debut on the label with the sultry vocals of Ray T (also South African) over the deep synth bump groover so that the instrumental...

Review: Cinephonic – Visions (Marlow Records)

Fans of the Souljazz Orchestra may recognise the name Pierre Chrétien as he was the driving force/multi-instrumentalist (Piano, Vibraphone, Marimba, Harp, Accordion, Percussion, Vocals) behind the Canadian group who released a great series of albums on Strut and Do Right! Music!So with a background of over ten years in a top-rated soul-jazz-afrobeat band, who'd have thought he would have time to link up with fellow Canadian based musician/educator/trumpeter,...

Review: The Degrees - The Day Out Of Time (Fallen Tree 1Hundred)

A comment I recently read on social media asked “Do people still make albums? What’s the point?” I wish that I could have played them The Day Out Of Time by The Degrees as an answer. Some great singles have been pulled from the collection, such as “Nothing Else” and “Need You,” yet there’s still more precious stones to be found in the quarry of the album such as “Between The Rain,” “Faith And Belief” and “Follow Me Down.” As with any well-curated...

Review: Lady Alma, Joey Crawford, Rob Paine - Love Right Now (Worship Recordings)

How'd you know you're in Philly?  Well, the 'LOVE' on the cover is an obvious give away but more than that, Lady Alma has been provided house music love for over 20 years all around the globe with some of the biggest artists you can name.This time, the 'Love Right Now' is with Joey Crawford and Rob Paine and it's a message that you can hear from a disperate range of 'Bank Of Dave' (Netflix) to the 'Chasing M's Foundation' (Damar Hamlin).The...

Review: James Alexander Bright - Tigers Roar (Flying Mojito Bros Refrito) (!K7 Music)

There's lots of great music about at the moment, but this is right up there if you're into the leftfield jazz-funk synth pop nu-disco Baleraic house of multi-talented, multi-instrumentalist James Alexander Bright.He first came to light with an album on Athens Of The North with half of Groove Armada, Tom Findlay (not the half that wants to re-green farming up the road from me).  And the James' released his own solo album, 'Headroom' (playing...

Review: Glass Slipper - Am I Alone EP (Colour and Pitch)

Glass Slipper back again on Colour & Pitch, this month we've got the release of their  'Am I Alone' in various versions.After listening to this track, everyone will flock to the dancefloor with some synthy jabs and the powerful vocals of Lisa Cork-Twiss (ex-Real McCoy) with a tale of sleepness nights, this is a perfect follow up 'Love Is Feeling'. Glass Slipper's 'Love Is A Feeling' came out on Colour & Pitch at the beginning of...

Review: Nostalgia 77 – The Loneliest Flower In The Village (Jazzman Records)

It was only a couple of weeks ago I was reminiscing with Glyn "Bigga" Bush about the original remix of 'This River" back in 2005.Ben Lamdin's remix of Bigga's 'IOTK' that was on that 12" all those years ago so what Ben (aka Nostalgia 77) was up to these days? Little did we know that 'up to' would shortly come to light with a whole new album called 'The Loneliest Flower In The Village' out on Jazzman Records.It seems like this album has...

Review: South Beach Recycling - Obsessive Compulsive Disco (Atjazz Record Company)

Here at YATM we're very south coast based, I'm close to a recycling centre and some might say we're more than a little OCD but we've gone totally Miami Beach over this from the Atjazz Record Company.Apparently this project started with some rough demo's being sent to Martin (Mr. Atjazz) Ivesonfor possible inclusion on a compilation project but so impressed was he, that he (Atjazz that is) has transformed these 10 tracks into the first...