Mekbuda – Convincing Delusional

Mekbuda – Convincing Delusional

We learn something new every day. According to the press release, Mekuda, translated from Arabic, is the “lion’s folded paw” it is also a star in the constellation Gemini. For the purpose of this artist with the same name, it is one of Russia’s foremost contemporary jazz group offering their debut album Convincing Delusional on Ubiquity Records. This quartet includes Roman Zyryanoov on drums, Dmitry Rubanov on bass, Alex Petrov on Rhodes and keys, rounded out by Igor Shilov on trumpet. This 6 track album bounces between the lines of electronic, spiritual and modern jazz. Reminiscent of UK’s bolstering jazz scene of late, Mekbuda puts their own solid imprint on a scene that keeps evolving. Well done.

RECORD BREAKIN' BEST OF 2015

It's amazing to us when we hear people say there is no good music coming out. If you were living on a remote island or under a rock this may be the case. Nevertheless, in 2015 there were so many amazing projects that came out in 2015. We took a look at all the records we bought and ones that were sent to us as promos. Some you may have heard on our weekly Eavesdrop Radio show throughout the year. This listing is in no particular order but does reflect releases we went back to over and over again throughout the year. It's great that so many of these projects came out in vinyl and two on this list were released on cassette. We encourage you to click on the images, find out more about these artists and support their music.

We wish you all the best for the New Year and we look forward to hearing more amazing music in 2016. Thank you to the entire artists on this list and the labels for releasing music that has been our soundtrack for the year and years to come!

(YES, we know D'Angelo and the Vanguard came out in the 2014. However, it came out so late we really think of it as a 2015 release.)

See Brown Sabbath live in Philly! (CONTEST)

BROWN SABBATH

Live, Wednesday, September 10, 2014

District N9ne (460 N. 9th St. Philadelphia. PA)

We have partnered with Ubiquity Records for your chance to win a pair of tickets to this show. Email us with the subject: BROWN SABBATH CONTEST. We need your full name, address and why you should win the tickets. Winners will be randomly selected and contacted by 3:00PM (EST) September 10, 2014. Good Luck! 

More info. about the show can be found here.