🌏 Heavy Rotation

Jul 15, 2025 → Jul 21, 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! French collective 15 15 released amazing new single "āfa", soulful folktronica based on tresillo/dancehall rhythm... Such a great, unique sound! Luizga (Brasil) and iZem (Spain) released the LP for their hit single "Yemamaya", featuring a handful of new tracks, including the beautiful "Pachuchu". Soul wizards El Michels Affair (NYC, US) team up with Ghanaian Florence Adooni for the funky and catchy "Say Goodbye". Listening back to American afro-funk-jazz Plunky and Oneness of Juju's disco track "Every Way But Loose" from their Make A Change LP released on Black Fire in 1980. And wrapping up this week in Brazil with "A hora é essa" by Célia, from her 1972 eponymous LP released on Continental. Enjoy!

āfa

15 15
2025 · France

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Pachuchu

LUIZGA, iZem
2025 · Brasil, Spain, France

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Say Goodbye

El Michels Affair, Florence Adooni
2025 · US, Ghana

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Every Way But Loose

Plunky, Oneness Of Juju
1980 · US

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A hora é essa

Célia
1972 · Brasil

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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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