Kamasi Washington, the hot-shot jazz maestro, trades genre-stuffed sprawl for punchy funk brevity on his new score for Netflix’s Michelle Obama documentary. Ever since 2015’s mammoth, triple-disc odyssey, The Epic, the LA-based tenor saxophonist, composer, bandleader and multi-instrumentalist Kamasi Washington has been a major player in the recent revival of jazz’s fortunes. … [Read more...] about Kamasi Washington: Becoming (Music From the Netflix Original Documentary) – Review
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Uncut Gems: Original Soundtrack – Review
Daniel Lopatin returns as composer for the Josh and Benny Safdie directed movie Uncut Gems, creating a wondrous mix of sonic soundscapes and tantalising electronica. Brooklyn-based musician and composer Daniel Lopatin has never been one to shy away from a challenge. Receiving the Best Soundtrack Award at 2017s Cannes Film Festival for his work with Good Time, it was only a … [Read more...] about Uncut Gems: Original Soundtrack – Review
Review: Bitter’s Kiss – The Divorce Party Soundtrack
Chloe Grace Baker gifts us a beautiful and sentimental soundtrack to the movie The Divorce Party, as she bares her soul under the name Bitter’s Kiss. Sometimes in order to open yourself up, you need to have courage, and Chole Grace Baker has shown plenty of this in her soundtrack release of movie, The Divorce Party. Previous material under the name Baker Grace has always … [Read more...] about Review: Bitter’s Kiss – The Divorce Party Soundtrack
Top Ten Records of 2016
We take a look at our top ten vinyl releases of 2016, picking out the best music, the best features and the best soundtracks to keep you going before we enter the new year. What a year 2016 has been eh? We’ve watched sporting heroes participate in the Rio Olympics, a marmite President is entering the White House, and the Mannequin challenge craze took over our … [Read more...] about Top Ten Records of 2016