Brownswood Recordings

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Welcome to Brownswood Recordings, the London-based indie label from globetrotting purveyor of all sounds soulful and inspired, Gilles Peterson. We opened our doors in 2006 with the simple aim of releasing good new music, music with soul – no matter where it's from or what the style.
And what a journey it's been since then. Gilles is still flying around, dropping unexpected dancefloor gems on party people around the world. And his Worldwide show on BBC Radio 1 is still a weekly staple for music heads tuning in for anything from vintage folk to dubstep. Meanwhile, Brownswood has released a steady stream of new music.
A series of brilliant snapshots in sound is one way to give a flavour: Gilles chancing upon the beauty of Elan Mehler's piano composition in the foyer of an elegant Swiss hotel; Gilles first hearing a Ben Westbeech demo – Bristol beat-head with the voice of an angel and an ear for a heart-catching tune – on his car stereo outside a club at 4am. And then pretty promptly signing him. Our satisfaction at getting all 44 members of The Heritage Orchestra on to the stage, and no one falling off, at the Cargo album launch. Dancing round the office when the Osunlade mixes of Ben Westbeech's 'So Good Today' first came in. Watching the Japanese jazz punks SOIL&"PIMP" SESSIONS take their first Glastonbury in their stride and draw a huge crowd to the Jazz Stage for a Death-Jazz-in-the-mud extravaganza. To be honest, seeing SOIL&"PIMP" SESSIONS play anything, anywhere has been unforgettable. The whole Brownswood Family decamping to Sête in the South of France for the Worldwide Festival each summer. Watching Half Seas Over wow the crowd with their beautifully understated and melancholy folk-jazz-country songs with the glittering sea behind, as the sun set over the open air ampitheatre. Picking out the freshest of new tunes with which to bless the Bubblers compilation series - chapter five is on its way and it might just be the best yet! Dancing round the office when Joy Orbison delivered his remix of Jose James' BLACKMAGIC.
2010 is looking like a busy one. Jose James' long-awaited album BLACKMAGIC drops on 1st Feb; the new album - '6' - from SOIL&"PIMP" SESSIONS follows in March; the fifth instalment of Brownswood Bubblers lands with a hefty thump, featuring joints from Trilogy, Ragen Fykes, Dam-Funk, Michael Olatuja, Analogue Monsta, Shuanise & Duktus etc.; Elan Mehler and Adam McBride-Smith's magnificent Half Seas Over LP is scheduled for May; and the first in a brand new series with the working title 'Brownswood Electric' - showcasing the spectrum of underground electronic jams that make their way into GP's record bag - will likely set June alight. Not to mention further adventures in Cuba via Havana Cultura - hold tight for the remixes!
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Brownswood Electric Released 28th June 2010
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SOIL&"PIMP" SESSIONS - 6
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Brownswood Bubblers 5
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