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The new single marks Garcia's first solo release since 2021

The venerable label captures a complex, thrilling moment in a fast-expanding musical community

At first blush, Total Refreshment Centre (TRC) may not seem like a musical community but instead, conjure up some kind of vacation imagery. 

Away from the exploitative end of the industry lies this Dalston-based project which gives artists from across hip-hop, jazz and soul a leg up – and shares the proceeds

The UK jazz duo expands their fierce sound on their latest single, an almost ten-minute behemoth made up of rolling snares and airy horns.

An in-depth look at the powerhouse American label... “A celebration of the humanity that is inherent in what you hear. A celebration of craft in musicianship. An emphasis on telling the real story of a person, and some things that happened, and how they sound. Focusing on context. How historical, communal, architectural and spatial context affects and informs musical composition and performance. The expanding and evolving nature of community and geography through sound. ...

Genre melding Comet Is Coming member teams up with jazz virtuoso for eclectic collaborative set Amongst the meagre handful of solid positives about the independent music scene in 2020, (ie people being blessed with more time to listen and find new artists, and the bloody legendary deeds of Bandcamp), the rise of the collaborations has helped thicken the stew of blossoming creativity in recent months. Danalogue, who if you like, could be considered the fresher present-and-future upgrade on t...