After Hours March 25, 2026

*Low Fidelity Jet Set Orchestra: "Kebab's Revenge" (Searching For A Bit Of Popularity 2008) Ital. Hammond organist songwr. Paolo "Apollo" Negri & DJ, programmer & sampler Dave Masoch dive into deep funk roots & bossa nova excursions.
*The Mackrosoft: "Life Is Too Short" (S.E.M.E. 2009) Multi-inst. prod. comp. Aja West was the man responsible for The Mackrosoft's off kilter approach to funk, soul & electronic music. AW passed away in 2022. Life is indeed Too Short.
*Kind & Kinky Zoo: "Pulp Fiction" (Swamp! 2022) Lausanne Switz. based funky psych. dance oriented band feat. Oliver Bill flute, Pierre-Henri Beynere bass, Marc Siegenthaler keys & Sylvain Rutti on drums.

*Kinny & Horne: "Dirty Thang (New Mix)" (Dirty Thang-EP 2021) Multi-ethnic Canadian sing. now based in Norway & legendary Norwegian prod. comp. Espen Horne collab. on funky soulful sounds.
*Bella Brown & The Jealous Lovers: "Soul Clap (Radio Edit)" (Single 2024) Soul/funk sing/songwr. Carol Hatchett is Bella Brown. She is a former dancer/sing. with The Harlettes Bette Midler's back-up singers.
*Alice Russell: "Two Steps" (Pot Of Gold 2008) Brit. funk, soul & nu jazz sing/songwr. A Russell has played with fellow Brit. Quantic, Aussie maestro Lance Ferguson & TM Juke to name a few.

*Almon Memela : "Funky Africa" (Funky Africa 1975) So. Afr. comp. guit. prod. Almon Memela came to Johannesburg to work in the mines in 1956. Thankfully, his musical talents took precedence.
*Mulatu Asatke & Hoodna Orchestra: "Major" (Tension 2024) M Astatke is a multi-inst. innovator from Ethiopia known as "the father of Ethiopian jazz." Hoodna Orch. is a 12 pc. Afro-beat band from Tel Aviv.
*Hailu Mergia: "Lomi Tera-tera" (Tche Belew 1977) Hailu Mergia is a legendary Ethiopian organ & synth player.

*Hattler: "Bikinian Rhapsody" (Warhol Holidays 2016) Helmut Hattler is a Germ. bassist comp. prod. known for his unique, powerful style.
*BADBADNOTGOOD: "Mid Spiral" (Mid Spiral 2024) Canadian jazz band & prod. team of Chester Hansen bass, Matthew Tavares keys, Alex Sowinski drums & Leland Whitty sax, comp.
*Lord Newborn & The Magic Skulls: "A Phase Shifter I'm Going Through" (LN & TMS 2009) Money Mark (Ramos-Nishita) comp. prod., Shawn Lee comp. prod. & Tommy Guerrero comp. prod.
*Makaya McCraven: "Prime feat. Theon Cross & Ben LaMar Gay" (Techno Logic-EP 2025) Innovative Amer. jazz drummer & prod. 

HOUR 2

*Black Pumas: "Red Rover" (Black Pumas 2019) Psych. soul group from Austin Tx formed by prod. comp. guit. Adrian Quesada & prod. comp. sing/guit. Eric Burton.
*The Bamboos: "It's All Gonna Be OK feat. Joey Dosik" (Hard Up 2021) Aussie deep funk outfit led by prod. comp. guit. Lance Ferguson. Joey Dosik is an Amer. keyboardist and sing/songwr. 
*Crowd Company: "Get Used To It" (Lowdown 2020) London based band playing vintage funk, soul blues & modern jazz feat. retro Hammond organ with soulful vocals on this cut by Rob Fleming.

*Brownout: "Olvidalo" (Aguilas & Cobras 2009) Amer. funk band based in Austin Tx feat. comp. prod. guit. Adrian Quesada & multi-inst. comp. Greg Gonzalez.
*Grupo Fantasma: "Nada" (Problemas 2014) Austin Tx Latin funk band feat. Beto Martinez guit. Jose Galeano perc. vox & multi-inst. comp. Greg Gonzalez.
*Sonidos De La Frontera: "Somos Sonideros" (Sonidero Guerrillero 2021) SDLF is a bass driven, dance oriented band with a sound unique to the border between San Diego Ca & Tijuana Mx feat. vox by Karlos Paez.

*The Souljazz Orchestra: "Tambour A Deux Peaux" (Under Burning Skies 2017) Canadian Afro Jazz Funk band from Ontario with majestic horns, dusty vintage keys & earth shaking percussion.
*Ikebe Shakedown: "Not Another Drop" (Kings Left Behind 2019) Cinematic soul, Afro funk, deep disco & boogaloo recorded in their own Brooklyn studio Hive Mind.
*Sun Atlas: "Mosquito Song" (Sun Atlas 2025) LA based psych funk ensemble who hide their identities to make sure that the music stands on its own and the cult of personality does not affect the sincerity of the music.

*Tape Five: "Topanga Valley" (Soiree Deluxe 2017) Germ. nu jazz band formed by prod. songwr. Martin Strathausen also playing Latin, lounge & bossa nova.
*Club Des Belugas: "La Taillade" (Strange Things Beyond The Sunny Side 2019) Germ. nu jazz band led by prod. comp. Maxim Illion (Martin Kratzenstein) & prod. comp. Kitty The Bill (Katrin Stoffel)
*Pit Baumgartner & Joo Kraus: "Liason Du Jazz" (Low Sky Sketches 2014) Germ-Aust. comp. prod. P Baumgartner & Germ. trumpet & keys Joo Kraus.
*Inf: "Adventures In Minor" (Music For Crimes Scenes 2013) Dutch prod. beat maker Bas Te Braak is Inf.

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