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supported by 57 fans who also own “The Floating World”
"Last year Soul was the foundation, whereas this year Jazz has come to the fore, particularly in the UK. Artists like Nubiya Garcia, Shabaka Hutchings, Vels Trio, Tenderlonious, Henry Wu and Yazmin Lacey are part of a new vanguard of UK jazz music that shows no sign of slowing down." K.Rise
supported by 56 fans who also own “The Floating World”
"For the fifteenth instalment of this compilation series I’ve picked one track from each of the year’s releases (including selections from our sister label Excursions) with a couple of exclusives added, rounding it out to 17 tracks of soul, hip hop, beats, jazz and bruk. "
Name a price for a finest selection ! K.Rise
Icky Reels takes instrumental hip-hop dynamics to the next level, his glitched-out beatscapes back-lit by an unsettling ambient flicker. Bandcamp New & Notable Nov 3, 2021
The Singaporean producer samples and recontextualizes Malaysian music with love, care, and just a touch of irreverence. Bandcamp Album of the Day Jun 28, 2018
supported by 55 fans who also own “The Floating World”
This album, and this label exposed me to so much fantastic music in such a short span of time. It's hard to do that, y'know!? So many great people are associated and honestly the talent, passion and devotion is off the charts. It's a favourite for sure. :) Eric Huergo