Record Shopping Etiquette
The do’s, the don’ts, and best practices when it comes to shopping for vinyl.
BeatCaffeine’s Weekly Record Rundown, 05.31.24
This week’s BeatCaffeine Weekly Record Rundown includes an incredible debut album from Tasmania-born, Melbourne-based pianist, composer and producer Finn Rees, Colin Curtis’ essential EP release of The Earthsouls, the highly-acclaimed sophomore offering from The Brkn Record, led by Jake Ferguson of The Heliocentrics, Jazz Room Records double-sided 7inch featuring Robert “Dubwise” Browne’s reworking of two soul-jazz classics, and prolific London-based keyboardist and composer Greg Foat paying tribute to his plants.
BeatCaffeine’s Weekly Record Rundown, 05.24.24
This week’s BeatCaffeine Weekly Record Rundown includes the return and a fresh new sound from French producer and multi-instrumentalist Blackjoy, Quiet Dawn’s new highly-anticipated full-length, a limited-edition new single featuring the late vocal jazz great Mark Murphy, cosmic jazz pioneer Carlos Niño’s latest spiritual offering, and John Beltran kicking off the summer with the fourth installment of Back to Bahia.
BeatCaffeine’s Weekly Record Rundown, 05.17.24
Here is another weekly rundown of just some of BeatCaffeine’s new release recommendations, featuring music from Chris Bang’s Nova Vida project, adventurous saxophonist Isaiah Collier, free jazz pioneer Alan Braufman, cosmic keyboard wiz David Versace, and another “must-own” Ghana-based compilation from London’s Soundway Records.
Chris Bangs & his project Nova Vida release brilliant new Brazilian-flavored jazz dance LP
Legendary UK-based DJ and producer Chris Bangs follows-up last year’s superb My Only 7″ debut from his latest project Nova Vida with a highly-anticipated full-length release, titled Ritmo Da Vida, on London’s BDQ Records. This is also his first album since 2023’s equally impressive record, Firebird (Acid Jazz Records).
BeatCaffeine’s Weekly Record Rundown, 05.10.24
In an effort to cover more releases on a weekly basis, BeatCaffeine will kick off the ‘Weekly Record Rundown’ series, which will focus primarily on LPs, EPs, and 7″ featuring new music. We will still do single dedicated features on full-length albums, reissues and compilations during the week, however this allows (hopefully) more coverage for the many great records that continue to come out over a month.
Jazz Room Records reissues rare 1983 holy grail ‘Ronnie April’s Positive Energy’
Legendary UK DJ Paul Murphy and his superb Jazz Room Records continue with the onslaught of impressive releases in 2024 with a “must-own” reissue of the holy grail LP, titled Positive Energy, Volume 1, from New York-born saxophonist, clarinetist and flautist Ronnie April.
Aura Safari & Jimi Tenor team up for cosmic LP ‘Sensory Blending’
In an impressive collaborative effort, rising Italian collective Aura Safari and legendary Finnish musician Jimi Tenor have teamed up on a brilliant new cosmic jazz-funk album on the Hell Yeah label, titled Sensory Blending.
Bristol’s Jazz Defenders release superb third album ‘Memory In Motion’
Bristol-based quintet The Jazz Defenders returns following 2022’s acclaimed LP King Phoenix and a number of notable 7inch singles with a superb new full-length on Haggis Records, titled Memory In Motion.
Brazil’s Lucas Arruda releases brilliant new cosmic jazz album ‘Ominira’ on Favorite Recordings
Multi-instrumentalist, producer and composer Lucas Arruda, who’s from the Brazilian state of Espírito Santo (near Rio de Janeiro), has returned with his fourth and arguably best album to date for the superb French label Favorite Recordings, titled Ominira.
Ten Lovers Music celebrates 45 releases with the latest in their superb ‘Best Of Various EP’ series
In celebration of their 45th release since 1996 and 25th since reforming the label in 2019, Ten Lovers Music has put out their latest record in their superb Best Of Various EP compilation series featuring a mixture of both rising new musicians and established artists that the label have worked with previously.
