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Tracks of the Week 16.07.22

Tracks of the Week
Inspired by a diverse array of influences, from the trippy beats and lush strings of Bonobo, Ólafur Arnalds, and Moses Sumney to the apocalyptic explorations and post-bop meditations of Shabaka and the Ancestors and Kenny Wheeler, this week the saxophonist and flautist Jasmine Myra shifts the horizons for British jazz with a sonorous celebration of her hometown of Leeds...

Tracks of the Week 17.07.21

Tracks of the Week
From the sacred to the mundane, field recordings take centre stage this week. Against backdrops of rustling nature or sweet domesticity, Claire Rousay and More Eaze linger lightly over autotuned vocals and diaphanous guitar, while the Glasgow artist and Hot Gem honcho Clair uses found sounds, keys, and chimes to ring out an impish sort of minimalism. Like the lapping...