🌏 Heavy Rotation

May 27, 2025 → Jun 02, 2025

Check out our selection of future and old classics for this week's Heavy Rotation!

Check out our selection of future and old classics curated by for this week's Heavy Rotation!

→ This week! After collaborating with Pat Thomas on two albums during the past decade, Kwashibu Area Band from Ghana releases their first LP Love Warrrior's Anthem. New Regency Orchestra, the London based combo reviving the great days of latin big bands (think Machito, Tito Puente and Tito Rodríguez at the Palladium in New York back in the 50's) is releasing remixes from their LP, really digging that soulful take on "Para Los Papines" by producer, vocalist and multi-instrumentalist Momoko Gill. Australian producer Harvey Sutherland releases another banger of house track "Cigarette". Listening back to Roy Ayer's label Uno Melodic Records (active from 1980 to 1983) with the laid back disco of "I Know You Care" by Ethel Beatty. Wrapping this week up in Chicago with Gypsy Fari, the first known reggae outfit of the Wind City with the reggae disco track "Chi-Town Reggae". Enjoy!

Gyina yi3 (Steady and Firm Love)

Kwashibu Area Band
2025 · Ghana

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Para Los Papines - Momoko Gill Remix

New Regency Orchestra, Momoko Gill
2025 · UK

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Cigarette

Harvey Sutherland
2025 · Australia

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I Know You Care

Ethel Beatty
1981 · US

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Chi-Town Reggae

Gypsy Fari
1979 · US

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Marseille Movement

David Versace
February 27, 2023

Cantar das Kandakinhas

Pedro Ricardo
February 14, 2023

Sete Ventos

João Selva
January 16, 2023

Quiet Storm

Underground Canopy
November 2, 2022

Take it back

FOXTROTT
October 26, 2022

Playa Poco Sexy

Sexo y Fantasia
October 7, 2022

Vessel (Side to Side)

William Florelle, Shama Joseph
September 23, 2022

🎛️ PREMIERES

Feb 27, 2023
Feb 27, 2023

Marseille Movement

David Versace
2023 · Australia

Following up on his 2022 LP "Okra", Australian David Versace releases new single "Marseille Movement" next Friday on La Sape Records. It's a beautiful, fun and well crafted piece of contemporary latin jazz, gathering musicians from both the London and the Australian scene. Future classic premiere only on Le Mellotron !

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Feb 14, 2023
Feb 14, 2023

Cantar das Kandakinhas

Pedro Ricardo
2023 · Portugal, UK

Last month, we introduced you to the work of Portuguese producer Pedro Ricardo with the track "Do Outro Lado do Mar" from the amazing Jazzego compilation Granito featuring many interesting Portuguese jazz projects. Today we're super happy to Premiere "Cantar das Kandakinhas", one of our favorite tracks from Pedro's first LP Soprem Bons Ventos, which translates to "Good Winds Blow". A beautiful folk track filled with a delicate guitar reminiscent of the artist's Portuguese background, airy vocals and some mysteriously repetitive background vocals. Haunting! The LP is out this Friday 17th of February via never disappointing Soundway Records!

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Jan 16, 2023
Jan 16, 2023

Sete Ventos

João Selva
2022 · Brazil, France

After his critically acclaimed previous LP "Navegar" back in 2021 (which features the Le Mellotron highly rotating "Se Você"), Carioca, Lyon-based João Selva is already back and about to release his anticipated new LP "Passarinhos" on Underdog Records, teaming up once again with hardest working French producer in the tropical funk music business, Bruno Patchworks! The album is packed with future Brazilian funk classics, including the super addictive "Sete Ventos" which we are super happy to premiere here!

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Nov 2, 2022
Nov 2, 2022

Quiet Storm

Underground Canopy
2022 · France

Only a few weeks after the release of their beautiful EP "Sequences", French jazz/hip-hop quintet is already releasing their first mixtape tomorrow on French Menace label. A solid contribution to the genre and a confirmation of the band's virtuosity. We're proud to contribute today with the Premiere of "Quiet Storm", one of the many already future classics on the album.

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