Record Shopping Etiquette
The do’s, the don’ts, and best practices when it comes to shopping for vinyl.
BeatCaffeine Radio on Motion FM, Jan 11, 2025
Listen back to the first BeatCaffeine Radio show of 2025 on Motion FM, hosted by TJ Gorton. The broadcast dives into some Brazilian-inspired classics from Airto, Lonnie Sattin, George Duke, and Jay Hoggard, as well as the latest from Azymuth, and some jazz dance gems from Gerardo Frisina, Shigeharu Mukai, Pharoah Sanders and more!
Ten Lovers Music releases The Coin EP Volume 2 with The Robinson & Takahiro Fuchigami
For the label’s 48th release, Steve Conry’s Ten Lovers Music has recently put out Volume 2 of The Coin EP series featuring new tracks from both the Italian brother duo known as The Robinson and Japanese artist Takahiro Fuchigami.
BeatCaffeine’s Favorite Tracks of 2024
Happy New Year! We’ve made it to the final day of 2024. For what will probably be the final BeatCaffeine “best of” list of the year, we dive into some of our favorite tracks over the past twelve months. This one definitely gets the reward for most difficult list to put together out of the bunch. Even though this list stops at 40, this could have easily been a top 100 given how great some of the music was this year.
BeatCaffeine’s Favorite Compilations of 2024
As we wind down the final days of 2024, we take a look back at some of the essential compilation releases over the past 12 months. From tropical grooves to jazz dance, spiritual, cosmic and obscure selections from around the globe, these well-crafted records helped shine a much-needed light on some incredible gems from many under-the-radar talented artists and musicians.
BeatCaffeine Radio on Motion FM, Dec 28, 2024
Listen back to Saturday, December 28, 2024 BeatCaffeine Radio show on Motion FM, hosted by TJ Gorton. The broadcast looks back at just some of my favorite jazz reissues and previously unreleased records from 2024 including tracks by Sun Ra, Webster Lewis, Roland Haynes Jr & Phenix, Roy Hargrove, Copa Salvo, Enzo Randisi, and much more!
BeatCaffeine’s Favorite Reissues, Lost Recordings & Retrospectives of 2024
As with new music releases in 2024, there where many incredible reissues and previously unreleased recordings that came out throughout the year. I continue to be amazed by some of the recordings that continue to be unearthed each and every year. As I’ve mentioned before, I feel like the quality of the actual reissue releases themselves also continues to improve in time.
BeatCaffeine Radio on Motion FM, Dec 14, 2024
Listen back to Saturday, December 14, 2024 BeatCaffeine Radio show on Motion FM, hosted by TJ Gorton. The broadcast looks back at just some of my favorite jazz and cosmic selections from 2024 that have yet to be played on the show including tracks by Nala Sinephro, Ezra Collective, Rosa Brunello, Lucas Arruda, Tom Funk’s The Sultan’s Swing, The Robinson, the return of Galliano, two incredible covers from Japanese based groups Nautilus and Cruisic, and so much more!
BeatCaffeine’s Favorite Albums of 2024
As we complete another trip around the sun, it’s that time again to start to look back on some of the best releases of 2024. Similar to previous years, we will start with the best new albums and follow it up with a deep dive into some of the standout reissues, compilations, singles, tracks and more.
BeatCaffeine Radio on Motion FM, Nov 30, 2024
Listen back to Saturday, November 30, 2024 BeatCaffeine Radio show on Motion FM, hosted by TJ Gorton. The broadcast features a number of classic jazz dance, fusion and cosmic selections including tracks by Sun Ra Arkestra, Duke Pearson, Rodney Franklin, George Cables, nu jazz classics from Nicola Conte and Los Ladrones, a tributes both Lou Donaldson and Roy Haynes, a track from São Paulo trio Caixa Cubo’s latest album on Far Out Recordings and much more!
BeatCaffeine’s Weekly Record Rundown 11.01.24
This week’s BeatCaffeine Weekly Record Rundown features the latest brilliant release from London-based cosmic composer and keyboardist Greg Foat, the highly anticipated new album from São Paulo trio Caixa Cubo on Far Out Recordings, Soundway’s latest compilation diving into the exploratory sounds of Nigeria, and a memorable live session from Jeff Parker and his ETA IVtet on International Anthem.
