Hope you enjoyed the electronic mix from last month. We’ve got something slightly different for you this month. Something that leans more into the spring vibe. This month’s mixtape includes just over an hour of indie, jazz, psychedelic, soul and a tiny sprinkle of atmospheric electronic towards the end.  We’ve got new music featuring Jungle, Vegyn, Gianni Brezzo, Fabiano do Nascimento, Sam Gendel, Godtet, Lucien Johnson, John Carroll Kirby, Scoobert Doobert, Keegan Del Rio, Echo Thrills and many more.  But before we press play, here are a few music videos from this month’s mix ..read more

This month the Seattle-based three-piece band mega cat takes over the Jazz Underground with 10 new tracks to add to the mix. Followers of this blog will see some familiar names like Surprise Chef, L’Eclair, and Badbadnotgood. But there are also some fantastic new names (at least to me) including new singles from Black Market Brass, 13th Ward Social Club, and Ari Joshua. I first came across mega cat with their single, “Good Newts” and then shortly after, “Rat Fight” — the lead single on their new self-titled album. Their music brings a deep soulful feel to jazz and improvisational music. They ..read more

“It’s giving Madonna – Vogue. It’s giving life goals. It’s giving Mariah – Diva. It’s giving rainbow era. It’s giving Queen Gaga. It’s giving iconic drama. It’s giving Vogue. Vogue.” What an absolute banger of a track. Noizu – Vogue ..read more

If I had to write up a list of dream jobs, “Musical Nomad” might be close to the top of the list. This is how electronic producer Ooshmann describes himself — a musical nomad who roams the world in search of the beating heart of each culture he encounters. With the power of music as his guide, Ooshmann aims to bridge the East and West. He aims to weave together the vibrant tapestry of world music with more popular electronic aesthetic. Sounds pretty sweet to me. For his latest track, “Banh Mi La,” Ooshmann blends some organic house with a spacey break. The title of the track takes its inspira ..read more

Just got passed this delightful new single by Washington DC-based indie psych rock producer, Keegan Del Rio. The track is called “Dwelling” and it deals with the process of moving on — something we can all probably identify with. The thing that sets this track and Keegan’s sound apart for me is the fact that it blurs the line of indie pop and psych rock. The opening melody sets the upbeat lo-fi tone to the track but keeps it rooted in that spaced out psychedelic world. That’s supported with the reverb-ed vocals, double drums, and fuzzy guitar accompaniment. Oh, and it was no surprise to learn ..read more

I first came across Swedish producer, Oskar Jennefors (aka Echo Thrills) last summer with the release of his debut single, “In A Dream.” Drawing inspiration from 70s-era psychedelic rock, soul, and just a pinch of disco. If you had to describe his music (which is apparently my job on this blog), you would say it is composed of swirly basslines and playful grooves that aim to transport you to a more nostalgic time and place. That’s what “In A Dream” did for me anyway. The whining melody combined with his high-pitched vocal delivery painted a warm and uplifting picture for your ears. Now Jennef ..read more

It’s Friday. Spring has finally sprung here in the northern hemisphere. And it’s time to slip into the weekend. This new Chris Combs track should do just the trick. It’s called “Silencío” and it is a take on an old Cuban standard from the 1930’s. I’m told the track is a classic bolero tune — a style of music that originated in Eastern Cuba in the late 19th century. Unrelated to the older Spanish dance by the same name, Cuban bolero is characterized by sophisticated lyrics dealing with love. Here, Chris creates a new version of the track that in the end doesn’t feel far removed from the work o ..read more

for the last couple of months we’ve been playing around with a variety of music from all around the world — american desert rock, arabic funk and tropical exotica to turkish psychedelic and french jazz.   However, over the past few months, I’ve been saving up the electronic music that has been submitted to the blog and so for this month we are switching gears from world music to over an hour of solid electronic.  This month, TNLF goes in with over an hour of House, Techno and Drum & Bass to kick off spring. Featuring new music from Chase & Status, Four Tet, Floating Poi ..read more

To regular readers of TNLF, the names Sam Gendel and Fabiano do Nascimento might be familiar to you. We’ve featured both musicians on the blog various times over the past five years. Fabiano has shown up on a couple of mixtapes and we featured his album Tempo dos Mestres back in 2019. While Sam has also been a regular on the website with appearances on mixtapes as well as a couple album releases (Music for Saxofone & Bass [sic], Live on the Green). Both experimental musicians have continuously pushed their discipline — Sam has stretched the possibilities of what kind of sound a saxophone ..read more

We last heard from the very talented Mr Savage (aka Vilde) in 2021 when he went on a journey to embrace the nomadic lifestyle on his Speaking With Strangers EP. The Australian producer (now living on the south coast of Britain) has returned to promote his upcoming album with a new single called (take a deep breath): “Subpar sentiment, cracking skin, a gene forgotten so long ago.” And while it might be a mouthful of a song title, the track itself is more stripped back and effortless. Unlike some of the music from his last albums (which played somewhere in between electronic, indie and pop ..read more