Yam, Who, Who?, Jon, Freer “You can get a groove going at any BPM”. Now that they’ve been commissioned for a deluge of legitimate revisions,..

Future, World, Funk, Cliffy, Russ, Jones, Soundsystem BY JOHN C. TRIPP Six years ago music industry veterans Russell Jones and DJ Cliffy formed Future World Funk,..

James, Koehnline, surrealism, collage, Axiom, Laswell, Calendar, Jubilee, Saints James Koehnline (pronounced KEN-line) is a collage artist whose work has graced many anarchist periodicals &..

Clara, Hill, Sonar Kollektiv, Jazzanova By John C. Tripp Clara Hill has been a seminal figure in the urban-electronic-soul scene since her teens. A the..

The Dining Rooms By J.C. Tripp Milan, Italy’s The Dining Rooms defy categorization, challenging you to listen beyond labels like “lounge” and “downtempo”. Unlike much..

Mark de Clive-Lowe: the Tide is High Half Japanese half New Zealander musician/producer Mark de Clive-Lowe has been on the music journey since starting piano..

Vanessa, Freeman, 4, Hero, BY J.C. TRIPP To soul seekers and house heads around the world Vanessa Freeman’s chocolate-rich voice is a blessing from the..

By Rose Parfitt “High! Quality! Jazz!” A tired and hungry Italian promoter put his head back and howled and it echoed round the dank and..

San Francisco’s Brazilian Music Scene Peter Nicholson reports on the Latin-Brazilian meltdown There are many stories about the origins of house music, but all accounts..

Boozoo, Bajou, Dust, Broom Boozoo Bajou Hit the Bayou BY JOHN C. TRIPP It should come as no surprise that four years passed before Boozoo..

Jerome, Derradji, Still, Music, Patchworks, Delano, Smith, Seun, Kuti Jerome Derradji — Still Music By John C. Tripp French Algerian born, Jerome Derradji moved in..

Baka, Beyond, Pygmies, Martin, Cradick, Hart Baka Beyond — Rhythms of the Forest By J.C. Tripp Music has been a passage to many cultures for..