Tag: House

BeatCaffeine's Weekly Record Rundown June 24, 2026

BeatCaffeine’s Weekly Record Rundown June 24, 2026

I’m continuing to catch up on a number of standout releases from the past few weeks, and here are the latest BeatCaffeine Record Rundown selections. Highlights include Joe Claussell’s phenomenal remixes of Emanuele Cisi’s spiritual jazz gem “Pharoah’s Message,” Nicola Conte and Nico Lahs’ new EP reworking Italian library treasures, the highly anticipated debut album from London ensemble Your Brother’s Keeper with legendary saxophonist Gary Bartz, and the latest brilliant offering from South London producer-composer Scrimshire.

BeatCaffeine's Weekly Record Rundown May 1, 2026

BeatCaffeine’s Weekly Record Rundown May 1, 2026

This week’s BeatCaffeine Record Rundown highlights Jazz Room Records’ latest 7-inch from Mitchum Yacoub, featuring his cumbia take on Fela Kuti’s “Water No Get Enemy”; the long-awaited collaborative full-length from Brian Jackson and Masters at Work; 45trio’s tribute to the late, great Ahmad Jamal; and Melohman and Paco Colombás’ tropical dancefloor scorcher on the G.A.M.M. label.

BeatCaffeine’s Weekly Record Rundown March 6, 2026

BeatCaffeine’s Weekly Record Rundown March 6, 2026

This week’s BeatCaffeine Record Rundown highlights the brilliant new spiritual jazz album from Tony Burkill’s Work Money Death, a remix release from Italian bassist Rosa Brunello, the Jonny Liebeck Group’s cosmic 7-inch single on Terrasolare, and the celebratory Frisson EP Part 1 on Steve Conry’s superb Ten Lovers Music label.

BeatCaffeine Favorite EP Releases of 2025

BeatCaffeine’s Favorite EP Releases of 2025

For our second year-end list, we spotlight 10 standout EP releases from 2025. As in recent years, this list notably includes some superb selections from two standout UK-based labels that continue to put out forward-thinking jazz fusion and peak-time dancefloor material in Steve Conry’s Ten Lovers Music and Colin Curtis Presents imprint. This overall selection of EPs are arguably up their with the year’s best full-length albums, when it comes to quality and impact.

BeatCaffeine's Weekly Record Rundown October 31, 2025

BeatCaffeine’s Weekly Record Rundown Oct 31, 2025

Catching up on some essential releases over the last couple of weeks — this edition of BeatCaffeine’s Weekly Record Rundown highlight’s the superb debut Brazilian flavored album from Babo Moreno, the incredible collaborative EP featuring Brian Jackson, Masters at Work, Omar and others, and the return of two prominent UK-based groups that have released brand new albums, Ruby Rushton and Da Lata.

BeatCaffeine's Weekly Record Rundown June 20, 2025

BeatCaffeine’s Weekly Record Rundown 06.20.25

For this edition of BeatCaffeine’s Weekly Record Rundown, we dive into the remarkable Marc Decho EP for Colin Curtis’s label, the debut 12inch by the new duo project from Italian producers Nicola Conte and Nico Lahs, Right Tempo’s compilation highlighting the golden era of jazz-infused house music, and a superb lo-fi jazz recording by Netherlands-based multi-instrumentalist Ruben Drenth dedicated to the Bonsaika.

BeatCaffeine's Weekly Record Rundown Jan 24, 2025

BeatCaffeine’s Weekly Record Rundown 01.24.25

The first BeatCaffeine Weekly Record Rundown of 2025 highlights Jazzman Records’ latest volume of their highly-acclaimed Spiritual Jazz compilation series, diving deep into the vaults of the German SABA and MPS labels, a brilliant Night Dreamer direct-to-disc album from legendary Dutch-Surinamese multi-instrumentalist Ronald Snijders, a must-own 7″ from Mukatsuku Records featuring the funky sounds of Italian supergroup Addict Ameba, and a massive soulful jazzy house album from Chicago’s Vick Lavender.

BeatCaffeine's Weekly Record Rundown Aug 23, 2024

BeatCaffeine’s Weekly Record Rundown 08.21.24

We return to BeatCaffeine’s Weekly Record Rundown, featuring some highly recommended new music recordings that have been recently released. This week includes the latest from cosmic keyboardist Greg Foat, the debut from French duo Bolbec, South African pianist Bokani Dyer’s new remix 12″ on Brownswood, and the return of prolific New Zealand-based producer and saxophonist Nathan Haines.

Nicola Conte — Umoja (Joaquin Joe Claussell Sacred Rhythm Music & Cosmic Arts Remixes)

BeatCaffeine’s Weekly Record Rundown 06.28.24

As we move into the middle of summer, we see a slew of standout new releases, including a collection of Joaquin Joe Claussell remixes featuring selections from Nicola Conte’s 2023 full-length Umoja, the brilliant debut from UK producer and multi-instrumentalist David Lyn, the latest Best of Various 12inch from Steve Conry’s Ten Lovers Music, and the fourth and arguably best recording from K15 and Culross Close. Let’s go swimming!

STR4TA — Remixes 12

Gilles Peterson & Jean-Paul “Bluey” Maunick release new STR4TA Remix 12″

Highly influential London-based DJ, broadcaster, and producer Gilles Peterson and pioneering multi-instrumentalist, producer, composer, and bandleader Jean Paul “Bluey” Maunick (Incognito, Light of The World, Freeez) continue their deep dive into the world of DIY Brit-funk with a limited-edition STR4TA white label 12inch, featuring two new remixes of tracks taken from their 2022 album, STR4TASFEAR.

Energy Exchange Ensemble — Energy Exchange Records Vol 01

Energy Exchange Exchange releases highly collaborative jazz dancefloor-focused debut

Residing from Berlin, London, and Melbourne, the Energy Exchange Ensemble (EX Ensemble) has been making waves throughout 2023 with a number of dancefloor-focused digital single releases that have regular rotation from notable DJs like Gilles Peterson, Kev Beadle, Colin Curtis and others. In much anticipation, the highly collaborative collective have recently released their debut, simply titled Energy Exchange Records Vol 1.