World-Bass Technician MORiLLO Mines Harmonic Convergence On Latest LP ‘The Dub Cartographer’ [review]

MORiLLO has unfurled a kaleidoscopic dubbed-out odyssey through the space-time continuum, a sacred compass for the curious and vibrant vessel for the wanderer.

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The Upful LIFE Podcast – Ep.087: TARRIONA “TANK” BALL [Tank And The Bangas] + TYPE RIDER [multi-media poetry project]

TARRIONA “TANK” BALL, founder/frontperson/visionary of NOLA-based, GRAMMY-winning TANK AND THE BANGAS joins B.Getz for a special broadcast aboard Jam Cruise 21! Plus: TYPE RIDER

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The Upful LIFE Podcast – Ep.086: NUBYA GARCIA [U.K.-based saxophonist/composer]

A supreme honor & privilege to welcome scintillating saxophonist/composer NUBYA GARCIA for a deep, insightful chat on a smattering of salient topics with numerous delightful detours.

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The Upful LIFE Podcast – Ep.085 : ALANA ROCKLIN v.2 [bass- STS9], ASHER FULERO [keys/producer – Threedom, Emancipator Ensemble, Halo Refuser]

Episode 084 delivers dialogs with two insightful artists, kicking off with the return of STS9’s ALANA ROCKLIN, chased by keyboardist/producer ASHER FULERO.

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The Upful LIFE Podcast – Ep.084: ECHT! Bassist FEDERICO PECORARO [Belgian Trap Jazz]

Idiosyncratic Belgian quartet ECHT! (Brusselier for ‘The Real Thing’) is remarkably adept at reverse engineering electronic music, a modus operandi of progressive-minded live instrumentation unleashed on a lava-like level beyond your wildest imagination.

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MY REDEEMER: A Love Letter to D’Angelo for 25 Years of Voodoo

originally published 1/25/20 — “Voodoo is an ancient African tradition. We use “voodoo” in the drums, or whatever, the cadences and call-outs to our ancestors, and that in itself will invoke spirits.”

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