Happy Holidays everyone! To celebrate our 10th birthday and our good friends Tummy Touch's 15th Birthday we've teamed up to put together "Bastard Jazz Meets Tummy Touch" remix album featuring 5 artists from each label remixing one another. Contributions from Captain Planet, Tim "Love" Lee, Bing Ji Ling, DJ DRM, Double Identity, Colm K, Los Chicharrons, Jugoe and more...we hope you find the results as interesting and spacey as we did! Just head on over to our Bandcamp page and grab the album for free - for a limited time only!
Bastard Jazz is proud to present a brand new 7” from talented New Zealand producer and multi-instrumentalist Mike Fabulous aka Lord Echo. Known previously for his role as a founding member of infamous New Zealand Reggae band The Black Seeds, Lord Echo stepped into his own with his release of his 2010 debut album Melodies. With it’s effortless mixture of Funk, Dub, Latin, and Disco sounds, (including a dynamite cover of Sister Sledge’s “Thinking Of You”), the album slow burned it’s way to worldwide acclaim, quickly finding itself garnering big buzz on hundreds of music blogs worldwide....read more and listen here. Purchase from our webshopInterested in keeping up to date with Bastard Jazz? Once or twice a month, we send out a newsletter with DJ dates, artist news, upcoming releases and bootlegs (which you won't find on the website), and more. Sign up!
We're happy to announce the release of longtime Bastard Jazz artist Captain Planet's debut album - "Cookin' Gumbo". Bringing together a slew of brand new joints, and a handful of previously vinyl-only released classics that longtime Bastard Jazz fans know and love, it's a fantastic ride through the four corners of the globe, brought together by the Captain's killer production sensibilities and a serious love for the groove. You can read more about the album and preview it here, or purchase double vinyl, the CD or digital in our webshop.