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Three records from the Nublu catalog to discover this weekend!

Silêncio - Zé Nigro
Burning bridges - Phenomenal Handclap Band
Bond Riviera - Rocket Sci

Three records from the Nublu catalog to discover this weekend!

Silêncio - Zé Nigro
Burning bridges - Phenomenal Handclap Band
Bond Riviera - Rocket Sci

Ilhan Ersahin -- Nublu founder, saxophonist, producer, connecting musical scenes from Istanbul to São Paulo to New York City

#IlhanErsahin #NubluRecords #Nublu #JazzMusic #JazzSaxophone #ContemporaryJazz #JazzFusion #DowntownNYC #NYCJazz #IndependentMusic #GlobalMusic #WorldJazz

Ilhan Ersahin -- Nublu founder, saxophonist, producer, connecting musical scenes from Istanbul to São Paulo to New York City

#IlhanErsahin #NubluRecords #Nublu #JazzMusic #JazzSaxophone #ContemporaryJazz #JazzFusion #DowntownNYC #NYCJazz #IndependentMusic #GlobalMusic #WorldJazz

Limited Edition 10" Vinyl available to purchase on bandcamp!

#JogoDuro #NubluRecords #JazzMusic #BrazilianMusic #JazzFusion #ContemporaryJazz #IndieJazz #GlobalJazz #SaoPauloMusic #VinylCulture #Bandcamp #NowPlaying

Limited Edition 10" Vinyl available to purchase on bandcamp!

#JogoDuro #NubluRecords #JazzMusic #BrazilianMusic #JazzFusion #ContemporaryJazz #IndieJazz #GlobalJazz #SaoPauloMusic #VinylCulture #Bandcamp #NowPlaying

We are very excited…

#nubludance

We are very excited…

#nubludance

Bandcamp Friday = direct support. No middlemen. Just music.

Today’s the day and we’ve got a stack of deep cuts of Brazilian global energy future classics on pre-order:

🔊 Cidadão Instigado
🔊 Animal Invisível
🔊 Brado
🔊 Clear Blue Mind

Shipping now:

📦 Istanbul Sessions: Mahalle 2
📦 Nublu Dance
📦 Nublu Dance Three: Night Rider Remixes
📦 We Are Worlds Away EP
📦 Resistance Is Fertile

From Brazil to NYC to Istanbul—this is the sound of right now.
Vinyl, digital, whatever format—tap in + support direct.

Bandcamp Friday. You know what to do. Link in bio and stories to our @bandcamp Thank you for your support! It means the world to us.

Bandcamp Friday = direct support. No middlemen. Just music.

Today’s the day and we’ve got a stack of deep cuts of Brazilian global energy future classics on pre-order:

🔊 Cidadão Instigado
🔊 Animal Invisível
🔊 Brado
🔊 Clear Blue Mind

Shipping now:

📦 Istanbul Sessions: Mahalle 2
📦 Nublu Dance
📦 Nublu Dance Three: Night Rider Remixes
📦 We Are Worlds Away EP
📦 Resistance Is Fertile

From Brazil to NYC to Istanbul—this is the sound of right now.
Vinyl, digital, whatever format—tap in + support direct.

Bandcamp Friday. You know what to do. Link in bio and stories to our @bandcamp Thank you for your support! It means the world to us.

The full digital album of Bluery the Explorer’s third album, Clear Blue Mind, is out today! The vinyl release will be along in the summer.

We are very excited about this project and invite you to read on to hear about what makes this project so special. Enjoy!

Exploratory music project, Blurry the Explorer unveils its third album, Clear Blue Mind. A vibrant, genre-defying collection born from improvisation, coincidence, and creative discovery in Rio de Janeiro. Recorded at the legendary Marini Studio in the Botafogo neighborhood, the 10-track album expands the project’s borderless sonic world with contributions from an international cast including Rodrigo Amarante (Brazil), Tenniscoats (Japan), Annakalmia Traver (Rubblebucket, Kalbells), and Lola Parda (Argentina).

Following tours and intensive work with legendary Brazilian producer Kassin, Gustin assembled core collaborators Ricardo Dias Gomes (Caetano Veloso), guitarist Ryan Dugre (Rubblebucket, Joan As Police Woman), and producer/guitarist Leo Abrahams (Brian Eno, Paul Simon) for focused but spontaneous recording sessions embracing intuition, chance, and the joy of not knowing where the journey leads.

“More often than not, the songs are born out of improvising over simple ideas one of us brings,” Gustin explains. “We always leave space for...something. This unknown element is always exciting and confusing.”

The album’s diverse vocal palette creates what Gustin describes as “a full world of colors, shapes and sounds.” From Rodrigo Amarante’s intimate storytelling to Tenniscoats’ ethereal harmonies, Annakalmia Traver’s expressive range, and Lola Parda’s haunting beauty, each voice brings distinct character to the sonic journey. Vocalists Katy Pinke, Lip Talk, Tall Juan, and Tigra Rose (recorded in a Bali hostel after a traditional Hindu puppet show) round out the international ensemble.

Give the album a listen today - https://ffm.to/clearbluemind

The full digital album of Bluery the Explorer’s third album, Clear Blue Mind, is out today! The vinyl release will be along in the summer.

We are very excited about this project and invite you to read on to hear about what makes this project so special. Enjoy!

Exploratory music project, Blurry the Explorer unveils its third album, Clear Blue Mind. A vibrant, genre-defying collection born from improvisation, coincidence, and creative discovery in Rio de Janeiro. Recorded at the legendary Marini Studio in the Botafogo neighborhood, the 10-track album expands the project’s borderless sonic world with contributions from an international cast including Rodrigo Amarante (Brazil), Tenniscoats (Japan), Annakalmia Traver (Rubblebucket, Kalbells), and Lola Parda (Argentina).

Following tours and intensive work with legendary Brazilian producer Kassin, Gustin assembled core collaborators Ricardo Dias Gomes (Caetano Veloso), guitarist Ryan Dugre (Rubblebucket, Joan As Police Woman), and producer/guitarist Leo Abrahams (Brian Eno, Paul Simon) for focused but spontaneous recording sessions embracing intuition, chance, and the joy of not knowing where the journey leads.

“More often than not, the songs are born out of improvising over simple ideas one of us brings,” Gustin explains. “We always leave space for...something. This unknown element is always exciting and confusing.”

The album’s diverse vocal palette creates what Gustin describes as “a full world of colors, shapes and sounds.” From Rodrigo Amarante’s intimate storytelling to Tenniscoats’ ethereal harmonies, Annakalmia Traver’s expressive range, and Lola Parda’s haunting beauty, each voice brings distinct character to the sonic journey. Vocalists Katy Pinke, Lip Talk, Tall Juan, and Tigra Rose (recorded in a Bali hostel after a traditional Hindu puppet show) round out the international ensemble.

Give the album a listen today - https://ffm.to/clearbluemind

Out today everywhere digitally!

We are so excited for this funky soulful instrumental album debut of Guri Assis Brasil as Animal Invisível to release finally. The Vinyl will be along in late June / early July. Until then please give the album a listen on you favorite platform and read a bit more about it below.

Album Biography:
This debut album began to take shape during the pandemic, with a title inspired by the “invisible threat” that put the world on alert. The record evokes a time of uncertainty and introspection. However, the compositions transcend the pandemic context, taking the listener on a deep and expansive musical journey where rhythmic power and groove act as guides. Here, the threat is transmuted into strength.

To bring these tracks to life, Guri assembled an exceptional lineup of musicians, resulting in an album that feels like a powerful Jam Session, full of nuances. Guri’s guitar serves as the point of convergence for layers of sound where, at times, percussion, a pulsing bass line, a vibrant horn section, or psychedelic elements from keyboards and synths come to the forefront. Although instrumental, the album also features vocoder experiments on some tracks.

Artist Biography:
Guitarist Guri Assis Brasil was born on the border between Brazil and Uruguay, bringing to his music the rich cultural intersection of that region. He began his career in 2001, in Porto Alegre, as a member of the band Pública, with which he released four albums and was twice nominated for the MTV VMB Awards (2007 and 2009).

Since 2010, living in São Paulo, he has expanded his work as both a studio and live musician, collaborating with major names in Brazilian music such as Otto, Céu, Criolo, Luiz Melodia, and Angela Rô Rô. He also recorded guitars for acclaimed projects such as “Pele do Futuro” by Gal Costa, and “Orquestra Frevo do Mundo, Vol. 1”, featuring Caetano Veloso, Duda Beat, among others.

Out today everywhere digitally!

We are so excited for this funky soulful instrumental album debut of Guri Assis Brasil as Animal Invisível to release finally. The Vinyl will be along in late June / early July. Until then please give the album a listen on you favorite platform and read a bit more about it below.

Album Biography:
This debut album began to take shape during the pandemic, with a title inspired by the “invisible threat” that put the world on alert. The record evokes a time of uncertainty and introspection. However, the compositions transcend the pandemic context, taking the listener on a deep and expansive musical journey where rhythmic power and groove act as guides. Here, the threat is transmuted into strength.

To bring these tracks to life, Guri assembled an exceptional lineup of musicians, resulting in an album that feels like a powerful Jam Session, full of nuances. Guri’s guitar serves as the point of convergence for layers of sound where, at times, percussion, a pulsing bass line, a vibrant horn section, or psychedelic elements from keyboards and synths come to the forefront. Although instrumental, the album also features vocoder experiments on some tracks.

Artist Biography:
Guitarist Guri Assis Brasil was born on the border between Brazil and Uruguay, bringing to his music the rich cultural intersection of that region. He began his career in 2001, in Porto Alegre, as a member of the band Pública, with which he released four albums and was twice nominated for the MTV VMB Awards (2007 and 2009).

Since 2010, living in São Paulo, he has expanded his work as both a studio and live musician, collaborating with major names in Brazilian music such as Otto, Céu, Criolo, Luiz Melodia, and Angela Rô Rô. He also recorded guitars for acclaimed projects such as “Pele do Futuro” by Gal Costa, and “Orquestra Frevo do Mundo, Vol. 1”, featuring Caetano Veloso, Duda Beat, among others.

After a few shipping delays, all the pre-orders for Istanbul Session 7” and LP have been shipped.

We are so excited to get this out to indie shops in May, but you can still order a copy on our Bandcamp and it will ship right away.

Thanks to everyone around the world for supporting this album! It means the world to us.

Drop a comment below on what your favorite track is.

@istanbulsessions @ilhanersahin @ersonmezalp @turgutalpbekoglu @kizilizzet

After a few shipping delays, all the pre-orders for Istanbul Session 7” and LP have been shipped.

We are so excited to get this out to indie shops in May, but you can still order a copy on our Bandcamp and it will ship right away.

Thanks to everyone around the world for supporting this album! It means the world to us.

Drop a comment below on what your favorite track is.

@istanbulsessions @ilhanersahin @ersonmezalp @turgutalpbekoglu @kizilizzet

Today, a new cycle begins! Thirty years in with an album that looks forward while reclaiming its origins.

Ten years after his last release, the acclaimed Fortaleza, Fernando Catatau returns with Cidadão Instigado, a self-titled album that marks both the 30th anniversary of the project and the beginning of an entirely new creative phase, conceived and led by Catatau alone. The record is out now through the RISCO label in partnership with Nublu Records.
This is not a retrospective. It is a reinvention that knows exactly where it comes from.

How It Was Made
The album was born from Catatau’s inner world during pandemic isolation, a period of heightened introspection that collided unexpectedly with a new obsession: a Roland MV-8800 sampler, newly acquired, that sent him deep into the universe of beats and electronic music. He built tracks for what he calls “unconventional dancers,” navigating the mental and sensory turbulence of the moment with the discipline of someone who had been making music for three decades.

The result speaks directly to contemporary urban life and the cultural multiplicity of the Brazilian metropolis. Electronic timbres and digital noise merge with a way of singing that belongs to the street, the dance floor, the random late-night walk, and the underground dive, always in counterpoint to the natural world: moon, clouds, sea, air. Present and futuristic. Profound and dancefloor-ready.

The Collaborators
The album brings together a constellation of artists that spans generations and scenes. Among the featured voices and musicians: Juçara Marçal, Mateus Fazeno Rock, Jadsa, Ava Rocha, Yma, Kiko Dinucci, Edson Van Gogh, and Anna Vis, alongside long-standing collaborators Régis Damasceno, Dustan Gallas, Clayton Martin, and Rian Batista. Each was chosen because they speak directly to Catatau’s creative world, participants in the process, not additions to it.

Today, a new cycle begins! Thirty years in with an album that looks forward while reclaiming its origins.

Ten years after his last release, the acclaimed Fortaleza, Fernando Catatau returns with Cidadão Instigado, a self-titled album that marks both the 30th anniversary of the project and the beginning of an entirely new creative phase, conceived and led by Catatau alone. The record is out now through the RISCO label in partnership with Nublu Records.
This is not a retrospective. It is a reinvention that knows exactly where it comes from.

How It Was Made
The album was born from Catatau’s inner world during pandemic isolation, a period of heightened introspection that collided unexpectedly with a new obsession: a Roland MV-8800 sampler, newly acquired, that sent him deep into the universe of beats and electronic music. He built tracks for what he calls “unconventional dancers,” navigating the mental and sensory turbulence of the moment with the discipline of someone who had been making music for three decades.

The result speaks directly to contemporary urban life and the cultural multiplicity of the Brazilian metropolis. Electronic timbres and digital noise merge with a way of singing that belongs to the street, the dance floor, the random late-night walk, and the underground dive, always in counterpoint to the natural world: moon, clouds, sea, air. Present and futuristic. Profound and dancefloor-ready.

The Collaborators
The album brings together a constellation of artists that spans generations and scenes. Among the featured voices and musicians: Juçara Marçal, Mateus Fazeno Rock, Jadsa, Ava Rocha, Yma, Kiko Dinucci, Edson Van Gogh, and Anna Vis, alongside long-standing collaborators Régis Damasceno, Dustan Gallas, Clayton Martin, and Rian Batista. Each was chosen because they speak directly to Catatau’s creative world, participants in the process, not additions to it.

Everywhere today is the final single before the digital album drops from Blurry The Explorer!

“Começo” (Beginning)
Ricardo Dias Gomes opens the album with a warm Portuguese embrace celebrating life’s cyclical nature, “living, running, playing, vibrating,” where every ending births a new beginning. His tender vocals float over shimmering instrumentation, creating an inviting threshold into Blurry the Explorer’s sonic world. The track feels like someone opening a door and saying “welcome,” establishing the album’s exploratory spirit: playful, philosophical, and deeply human. With Dias Gomes singing of dancing, learning to wait, and approaching “the end that is only the beginning of another life,” “Começo” sets the perfect tone for an album rooted in discovery and transformation.

Give it a listen on your favorite platform today
https://ffm.to/comeco

Everywhere today is the final single before the digital album drops from Blurry The Explorer!

“Começo” (Beginning)
Ricardo Dias Gomes opens the album with a warm Portuguese embrace celebrating life’s cyclical nature, “living, running, playing, vibrating,” where every ending births a new beginning. His tender vocals float over shimmering instrumentation, creating an inviting threshold into Blurry the Explorer’s sonic world. The track feels like someone opening a door and saying “welcome,” establishing the album’s exploratory spirit: playful, philosophical, and deeply human. With Dias Gomes singing of dancing, learning to wait, and approaching “the end that is only the beginning of another life,” “Começo” sets the perfect tone for an album rooted in discovery and transformation.

Give it a listen on your favorite platform today
https://ffm.to/comeco

Are you excited for the new Blurry The Explorer track out tomorrow?

What’s been your favorite single so far? Wiggle Room or Fondo Del Azul?

Começo is everywhere tomorrow!

Are you excited for the new Blurry The Explorer track out tomorrow?

What’s been your favorite single so far? Wiggle Room or Fondo Del Azul?

Começo is everywhere tomorrow!

Bandcamp Friday just got a lot more interesting! This month, Nublu Records arrives with a full slate of new releases, pre-orders, and catalog gems. Brazilian groove, New York soul, Istanbul psychedelia, and everything in between. Today, every dollar goes straight to the artists.

Cidadão Instigado — Cidadão Instigado
Born from pandemic isolation and a Roland MV-8800 sampler, it’s the sound of the Brazilian metropolis reimagined, electronic, dance floor ready, and deeply human.

Blurry the Explorer — Clear Blue Mind
An album that moves like water, through Portuguese, English, and Spanish, through São Paulo and New York, through groove and reverie.

Animal Invisível — Animal Invisível
Guitarist Guri Assis Brasil channels pandemic introspection into something kinetic and alive through layered grooves, vibrant horns, and psychedelic synths that feel like a jam session that never wants to end.

Marcelo Callado — Brado
A declaration from one of Brazil’s most compelling percussionists. Urgent, purposeful, and deeply felt. Music with something to say.

Ilhan Ersahin — Istanbul Sessions: Mahalle
The pulse of Istanbul’s neighborhoods in a record that blends jazz, electronics, and the ancient city’s restless, nocturnal spirit.

Phenomenal Handclap Band — We Are Worlds Away
An EP that sounds like a party and a reverie at the same time with their signature blend of disco, soul, and psychedelia.

JMMR — Resistance Is Fertile
Danceable, defiant, and alive. JMMR’s album treats joy as a political act and the dance floor as common ground.

https://nublu.bandcamp.com

Bandcamp Friday just got a lot more interesting! This month, Nublu Records arrives with a full slate of new releases, pre-orders, and catalog gems. Brazilian groove, New York soul, Istanbul psychedelia, and everything in between. Today, every dollar goes straight to the artists.

Cidadão Instigado — Cidadão Instigado
Born from pandemic isolation and a Roland MV-8800 sampler, it’s the sound of the Brazilian metropolis reimagined, electronic, dance floor ready, and deeply human.

Blurry the Explorer — Clear Blue Mind
An album that moves like water, through Portuguese, English, and Spanish, through São Paulo and New York, through groove and reverie.

Animal Invisível — Animal Invisível
Guitarist Guri Assis Brasil channels pandemic introspection into something kinetic and alive through layered grooves, vibrant horns, and psychedelic synths that feel like a jam session that never wants to end.

Marcelo Callado — Brado
A declaration from one of Brazil’s most compelling percussionists. Urgent, purposeful, and deeply felt. Music with something to say.

Ilhan Ersahin — Istanbul Sessions: Mahalle
The pulse of Istanbul’s neighborhoods in a record that blends jazz, electronics, and the ancient city’s restless, nocturnal spirit.

Phenomenal Handclap Band — We Are Worlds Away
An EP that sounds like a party and a reverie at the same time with their signature blend of disco, soul, and psychedelia.

JMMR — Resistance Is Fertile
Danceable, defiant, and alive. JMMR’s album treats joy as a political act and the dance floor as common ground.

https://nublu.bandcamp.com

A Song Between the Dance Floor and the Sleepless Room

The track drops the listener into an everyday scene, possibly in a neighborhood, in the middle of a conversation between friends, where the narrator provokes with a quietly radical assertion: that every passion, every love story, is an invention. And yet, precisely because of that, no less real.

Musically, “Consciência” balances subtle electronic textures with guitars that appear more as gesture than centerpiece, set against an atmosphere that oscillates between the nocturnal dance floor and a silent insomniac’s bedroom. Urban and contemplative. Dancefloor-ready and philosophical. Intimate and expansive. The song synthesizes the spirit of the album in a single, flowing arc.

The melody carries what Catatau calls a “liquid identity”, familiar and mutant at once, reconnecting the listener with the Cidadão Instigado of always: the romantic songwriter, the implicit rocker, the solitary observer in a crowd.

Available Everywhere Now
https://ffm.to/conscienciasingle

A Song Between the Dance Floor and the Sleepless Room

The track drops the listener into an everyday scene, possibly in a neighborhood, in the middle of a conversation between friends, where the narrator provokes with a quietly radical assertion: that every passion, every love story, is an invention. And yet, precisely because of that, no less real.

Musically, “Consciência” balances subtle electronic textures with guitars that appear more as gesture than centerpiece, set against an atmosphere that oscillates between the nocturnal dance floor and a silent insomniac’s bedroom. Urban and contemplative. Dancefloor-ready and philosophical. Intimate and expansive. The song synthesizes the spirit of the album in a single, flowing arc.

The melody carries what Catatau calls a “liquid identity”, familiar and mutant at once, reconnecting the listener with the Cidadão Instigado of always: the romantic songwriter, the implicit rocker, the solitary observer in a crowd.

Available Everywhere Now
https://ffm.to/conscienciasingle

Thanks to the @wfmu and their Give the Drummer Some streaming platform for having our friend Jordan McLean on 4-5 as part of their Burnt Sugar Smokehouse promo yesterday.

WFMU is in the middle of its FUNdrive and every penny counts. If you can and are will to help ensure a piece of their future please consider making a donation.

pledge.wfmu.org

Thanks to the @wfmu and their Give the Drummer Some streaming platform for having our friend Jordan McLean on 4-5 as part of their Burnt Sugar Smokehouse promo yesterday.

WFMU is in the middle of its FUNdrive and every penny counts. If you can and are will to help ensure a piece of their future please consider making a donation.

pledge.wfmu.org

Out today on all platforms!

“Fondo Del Azul” (Bottom of the Blue)
Argentine vocalist Lola Parda brings haunting beauty to this atmospheric journey into the depths. Her voice swirls through contemplative soundscapes that feel submerged—suspended in a place where light refracts and sound moves differently, where the boundaries between elements dissolve. The track speaks in its own borderless language: fluid, meditative, and deeply immersive, inviting listeners to surrender to the current and let themselves drift. It’s the sound of discovery itself, perfectly embodying Gustin’s process of “simultaneously producing and discovering the project in real time.” A mesmerizing dive into the unknown that rewards those willing to go deeper.

Find the unknown today - https://ffm.to/fondo

Out today on all platforms!

“Fondo Del Azul” (Bottom of the Blue)
Argentine vocalist Lola Parda brings haunting beauty to this atmospheric journey into the depths. Her voice swirls through contemplative soundscapes that feel submerged—suspended in a place where light refracts and sound moves differently, where the boundaries between elements dissolve. The track speaks in its own borderless language: fluid, meditative, and deeply immersive, inviting listeners to surrender to the current and let themselves drift. It’s the sound of discovery itself, perfectly embodying Gustin’s process of “simultaneously producing and discovering the project in real time.” A mesmerizing dive into the unknown that rewards those willing to go deeper.

Find the unknown today - https://ffm.to/fondo

If Bandcamp Friday is not your thing, well have we got news for you. The 2xLP compilation of Nublu Dance has been accepted for @recordstoreday UK for its first time on vinyl!

From the smoke-filled basement of New York’s Lower East Side emerges a document of pure underground alchemy. The Nublu Dance 2xLP captures a fleeting moment when Club Nublu served as ground zero for electronic music’s most adventurous minds. A creative laboratory where jazz fusion, global rhythms, and dancefloor propulsion collided in the mid-2000s.
This collection represents more than nostalgia; it’s a snapshot of artists on the verge of breakthrough, experimenting without boundaries. Claude VonStroke, Motor City Drum Ensemble, Underground Resistance, Quantic, and Sinden weren’t household names in electronic music circles...yet. They were, however, hungry innovators drawn to Nublu’s anything-goes ethos, reworking the club’s resident artists into uncharted sonic territory.

Each remix tells its own story: Claude VonStroke’s buoyant reimagining of “Sciubba Diving,” Underground Resistance’s tunnel-deep take on “Sketches of NYC,” Quantic’s rhythm-soaked “Forrowest,” and Motor City Drum Ensemble’s masterful reconstruction of Wax Poetic’s “Dagmar Nao Tava Nao.” These aren’t polite remixes, they’re bold reinterpretations that honor Nublu’s commitment to pushing music forward rather than chasing trends.

The double LP format allows these tracks to breathe properly, showcasing the intricate production details that made Nublu’s sound unmistakable: the interplay between Ilhan Ersahin’s signature saxophone and electronic textures, the Afro-Brazilian percussion meeting house beats, the jazz sophistication underlying every groove. This is electronic music with soul, intelligence, and grit.

Nearly two decades later, the Nublu Dance 2xLP stands as both historical artifact and timeless club ammunition. Proof that the best underground music doesn’t age, it matures. Essential listening for anyone who believes dancefloors should challenge as much as they move.

@daniloplessow_mcde
@quanticmusic
@undergroundresistance313
@official_inflagranti
@vonstroke
@dj_mkl
@gsinden
@christianprommer
@duzo

If Bandcamp Friday is not your thing, well have we got news for you. The 2xLP compilation of Nublu Dance has been accepted for @recordstoreday UK for its first time on vinyl!

From the smoke-filled basement of New York’s Lower East Side emerges a document of pure underground alchemy. The Nublu Dance 2xLP captures a fleeting moment when Club Nublu served as ground zero for electronic music’s most adventurous minds. A creative laboratory where jazz fusion, global rhythms, and dancefloor propulsion collided in the mid-2000s.
This collection represents more than nostalgia; it’s a snapshot of artists on the verge of breakthrough, experimenting without boundaries. Claude VonStroke, Motor City Drum Ensemble, Underground Resistance, Quantic, and Sinden weren’t household names in electronic music circles...yet. They were, however, hungry innovators drawn to Nublu’s anything-goes ethos, reworking the club’s resident artists into uncharted sonic territory.

Each remix tells its own story: Claude VonStroke’s buoyant reimagining of “Sciubba Diving,” Underground Resistance’s tunnel-deep take on “Sketches of NYC,” Quantic’s rhythm-soaked “Forrowest,” and Motor City Drum Ensemble’s masterful reconstruction of Wax Poetic’s “Dagmar Nao Tava Nao.” These aren’t polite remixes, they’re bold reinterpretations that honor Nublu’s commitment to pushing music forward rather than chasing trends.

The double LP format allows these tracks to breathe properly, showcasing the intricate production details that made Nublu’s sound unmistakable: the interplay between Ilhan Ersahin’s signature saxophone and electronic textures, the Afro-Brazilian percussion meeting house beats, the jazz sophistication underlying every groove. This is electronic music with soul, intelligence, and grit.

Nearly two decades later, the Nublu Dance 2xLP stands as both historical artifact and timeless club ammunition. Proof that the best underground music doesn’t age, it matures. Essential listening for anyone who believes dancefloors should challenge as much as they move.

@daniloplessow_mcde
@quanticmusic
@undergroundresistance313
@official_inflagranti
@vonstroke
@dj_mkl
@gsinden
@christianprommer
@duzo

When the world stopped, the groove didn’t.
Brazilian multi-instrumentalist Guri Assis Brasil channels pandemic uncertainty into pure rhythmic power on his debut as Animal Invisível. Nine instrumental tracks blending samba-funk, jazz, psychedelic synths, and 70s Brazilian soul.
“When I played the first chords, I felt pure joy. This album is about finding light in uncertain times.”
Featuring Pupillo (Nação Zumbi) and trombonist Antonio Neves. Recorded remotely 2020-2023 between the Brazil-Uruguay border and beyond.

[https://nublu.bandcamp.com/album/animal-invis-vel]

Pre-order the album on Bandcamp today and get two singles along with the final third single a month before it is live on services.

#animalinvisível #brazilianmusic #nublurecords #bandcampfriday

When the world stopped, the groove didn’t.
Brazilian multi-instrumentalist Guri Assis Brasil channels pandemic uncertainty into pure rhythmic power on his debut as Animal Invisível. Nine instrumental tracks blending samba-funk, jazz, psychedelic synths, and 70s Brazilian soul.
“When I played the first chords, I felt pure joy. This album is about finding light in uncertain times.”
Featuring Pupillo (Nação Zumbi) and trombonist Antonio Neves. Recorded remotely 2020-2023 between the Brazil-Uruguay border and beyond.

[https://nublu.bandcamp.com/album/animal-invis-vel]

Pre-order the album on Bandcamp today and get two singles along with the final third single a month before it is live on services.

#animalinvisível #brazilianmusic #nublurecords #bandcampfriday

“Dendê” is here. The most complex and elaborate track on Animal Invisível, featuring a string quartet and harmonies that never sit still. What started with a dog’s stare became an homage to Brazilian arranging legends Arthur Verocai and Moacir Santos.

Out now everywhere
https://ffm.to/dende

“Dendê” is here. The most complex and elaborate track on Animal Invisível, featuring a string quartet and harmonies that never sit still. What started with a dog’s stare became an homage to Brazilian arranging legends Arthur Verocai and Moacir Santos.

Out now everywhere
https://ffm.to/dende

Huge thanks to @tinaedwardsdj and @bandcamp for choosing Istanbul Sessions: Mahalle as the February Jazz-ish Jazz Club pick!

Take a look at the first slide for more info on Bandcamp clubs and/or the link below or in our stories.

https://bandcamp.com/club/jazz-ish-jazz

We are so excited to see how clubs will revolutionize the Bandcamp experience. We will be dropping more info about this in the coming days.

Huge thanks to @tinaedwardsdj and @bandcamp for choosing Istanbul Sessions: Mahalle as the February Jazz-ish Jazz Club pick!

Take a look at the first slide for more info on Bandcamp clubs and/or the link below or in our stories.

https://bandcamp.com/club/jazz-ish-jazz

We are so excited to see how clubs will revolutionize the Bandcamp experience. We will be dropping more info about this in the coming days.

It’s been almost a week since Wiggle Room dropped by Blurry the Explorer feat vocals from Annakalmia Traver.

How are we feeling about the track after a bit of time to sit with it? Drop a comment below!

It’s been almost a week since Wiggle Room dropped by Blurry the Explorer feat vocals from Annakalmia Traver.

How are we feeling about the track after a bit of time to sit with it? Drop a comment below!

Available everywhere today.

“Wiggle Room”
A delightfully offbeat love song celebrating flexibility and spontaneity, “Wiggle Room” finds vocalist Annakalmia Traver (Rubblebucket, Kalbells) delivering whimsical lyrics about seaside romance, kites, and the freedom to be “a triangle and sometimes a square.” The playful arrangements perfectly capture the song’s message about embracing life’s fluid nature—sometimes staying home to knit, other times grabbing the oars when the lights turn low. “I love the way you leave me so much room to wiggle” becomes a relationship philosophy and creative manifesto rolled into one: the best connections thrive when we resist rigid definitions and leave space for the unexpected. It’s Blurry the Explorer’s core ethos: intuition, chance, and discovery, distilled into an irresistibly charming song.

Take a chance on discovery today.
https://ffm.to/wiggleroom

Illustration used for this video and Spotify canvas by @dantezaballa

Available everywhere today.

“Wiggle Room”
A delightfully offbeat love song celebrating flexibility and spontaneity, “Wiggle Room” finds vocalist Annakalmia Traver (Rubblebucket, Kalbells) delivering whimsical lyrics about seaside romance, kites, and the freedom to be “a triangle and sometimes a square.” The playful arrangements perfectly capture the song’s message about embracing life’s fluid nature—sometimes staying home to knit, other times grabbing the oars when the lights turn low. “I love the way you leave me so much room to wiggle” becomes a relationship philosophy and creative manifesto rolled into one: the best connections thrive when we resist rigid definitions and leave space for the unexpected. It’s Blurry the Explorer’s core ethos: intuition, chance, and discovery, distilled into an irresistibly charming song.

Take a chance on discovery today.
https://ffm.to/wiggleroom

Illustration used for this video and Spotify canvas by @dantezaballa

We are so excited that the editorial staff for the Spotify playlist altBR gave our friend Marcelo Callado's track Casca a great look in the top ten tracks of the playlist! @spotifybrasil @spotify Photo by @carobittencourt @carolinebittencourtfotografi

We are so excited that the editorial staff for the Spotify playlist altBR gave our friend Marcelo Callado's track Casca a great look in the top ten tracks of the playlist! @spotifybrasil @spotify Photo by @carobittencourt @carolinebittencourtfotografi

A great day on Spotify for Istanbul Sessions Band! Many thanks to NPR Music (Karakoy # 27), Somewhere Soul (Tunel # 7), and editor Spotify Official playlist Caz for adding Yeditepe # 1, Galata # 8, and two older tracks Freedom(# 13) and Senin Icin Geldim (# 28). Give them a listen on @spotify ! @nprmusic @somewhere_soul

A great day on Spotify for Istanbul Sessions Band! Many thanks to NPR Music (Karakoy # 27), Somewhere Soul (Tunel # 7), and editor Spotify Official playlist Caz for adding Yeditepe # 1, Galata # 8, and two older tracks Freedom(# 13) and Senin Icin Geldim (# 28). Give them a listen on @spotify ! @nprmusic @somewhere_soul

The wait is finally over! Istanbul Session’s full album Mahalle drops digitally today on all platforms.

https://ffm.to/mahalle

For this personal tribute to the city he loves, frontman Ilhan Ersahin reunites with his core Istanbul Sessions lineup: bassist and co-producer Alp Ersonmez, whose compositional voice shines on multiple tracks; drummer Turgut Alp Bekoglu, providing the rhythmic foundation; and percussionist Izzet Kizil, whose traditional textures anchor the band’s east-meets-west aesthetic. Together, the quartet has crafted an album that captures the architectural diversity of Istanbul itself.

“Mahalle” – the Turkish word for neighborhood – captures the essence of Istanbul Sessions’ genre-crossing artistry. The album was produced by Ersonmez and Ersahin, recorded at Babajim Istanbul under the engineering guidance of Cihan Baris, and features engineering assistance from Yazgulu Gurer, Altus Poyraz, and Alper Mert. The sonic vision was shaped by mixer Caio Carvalho and mastering engineer David McNair, resulting in a sound that is both intimate and expansive.

Since forming Istanbul Sessions in 2009 for an art event with Ersonmez, Bekoglu, and Kizil, Istanbul Sessions has ignited stages across the globe from New York to Istanbul, Paris to São Paulo, London to Skopje. What began as a one-off combo was so well received that they toured Europe, played in America, and recorded an album the following year. Their electrifying performances represent master-level musicianship meeting high eclecticism, posing questions that challenge musical categorization: Is this really jazz? Doesn’t this sound like a rock band? The often-clichéd “east-to-west crossover” finds its true sense and power in the interplay between Ersahin’s saxophone, Ersonmez’s bass lines, Bekoglu’s propulsive drumming, and Kizil’s percussive textures.

The new work represents the band’s most cinematic offering yet, guiding listeners through a sonic exploration of Istanbul’s diverse neighborhoods where tradition meets innovation and the ancient pulse of the city merges with contemporary rhythms.

The wait is finally over! Istanbul Session’s full album Mahalle drops digitally today on all platforms.

https://ffm.to/mahalle

For this personal tribute to the city he loves, frontman Ilhan Ersahin reunites with his core Istanbul Sessions lineup: bassist and co-producer Alp Ersonmez, whose compositional voice shines on multiple tracks; drummer Turgut Alp Bekoglu, providing the rhythmic foundation; and percussionist Izzet Kizil, whose traditional textures anchor the band’s east-meets-west aesthetic. Together, the quartet has crafted an album that captures the architectural diversity of Istanbul itself.

“Mahalle” – the Turkish word for neighborhood – captures the essence of Istanbul Sessions’ genre-crossing artistry. The album was produced by Ersonmez and Ersahin, recorded at Babajim Istanbul under the engineering guidance of Cihan Baris, and features engineering assistance from Yazgulu Gurer, Altus Poyraz, and Alper Mert. The sonic vision was shaped by mixer Caio Carvalho and mastering engineer David McNair, resulting in a sound that is both intimate and expansive.

Since forming Istanbul Sessions in 2009 for an art event with Ersonmez, Bekoglu, and Kizil, Istanbul Sessions has ignited stages across the globe from New York to Istanbul, Paris to São Paulo, London to Skopje. What began as a one-off combo was so well received that they toured Europe, played in America, and recorded an album the following year. Their electrifying performances represent master-level musicianship meeting high eclecticism, posing questions that challenge musical categorization: Is this really jazz? Doesn’t this sound like a rock band? The often-clichéd “east-to-west crossover” finds its true sense and power in the interplay between Ersahin’s saxophone, Ersonmez’s bass lines, Bekoglu’s propulsive drumming, and Kizil’s percussive textures.

The new work represents the band’s most cinematic offering yet, guiding listeners through a sonic exploration of Istanbul’s diverse neighborhoods where tradition meets innovation and the ancient pulse of the city merges with contemporary rhythms.

The final single from Marcelo Callado’s LP Brado, “Casca” feat. Guilherme Lirio, is out today!

A meditation on home, identity, and belonging, “Casca” finds Marcelo Callado in duet with poet and musician Guilherme Lirio, exploring the idea that home is not a place but a state of being carried within. The title—meaning “shell” or “bark”—suggests both protection and the layers we accumulate through life’s experiences.

Lirio’s vocals, guitars, and choir arrangements interweave with Callado’s drums and vocals, supported by Paulo Emmery’s acoustic guitar and bass, Antonio Dal Bó’s Hammond organ, and Antonio Fischer Band’s Wurlitzer. The result is warm, introspective, and uplifting—a song about repair, renewal, and the choice to create meaning from absurdity.

“Casca” showcases Callado’s gift for collaboration, bringing together some of Brazil’s finest musicians to craft a track that resonates with both intimate vulnerability and universal truth. It’s a reminder that wherever we go, we carry our foundation with us.

Stream it on your favorite platform:
https://ffm.to/cascasingle

The final single from Marcelo Callado’s LP Brado, “Casca” feat. Guilherme Lirio, is out today!

A meditation on home, identity, and belonging, “Casca” finds Marcelo Callado in duet with poet and musician Guilherme Lirio, exploring the idea that home is not a place but a state of being carried within. The title—meaning “shell” or “bark”—suggests both protection and the layers we accumulate through life’s experiences.

Lirio’s vocals, guitars, and choir arrangements interweave with Callado’s drums and vocals, supported by Paulo Emmery’s acoustic guitar and bass, Antonio Dal Bó’s Hammond organ, and Antonio Fischer Band’s Wurlitzer. The result is warm, introspective, and uplifting—a song about repair, renewal, and the choice to create meaning from absurdity.

“Casca” showcases Callado’s gift for collaboration, bringing together some of Brazil’s finest musicians to craft a track that resonates with both intimate vulnerability and universal truth. It’s a reminder that wherever we go, we carry our foundation with us.

Stream it on your favorite platform:
https://ffm.to/cascasingle

Our friends JMMR are kicking off 2026 with radio play of “Igor Stravinsky” from @kendraplex ‘s ‘Freaking Out w Kendra Plex’ on @wfmu !

We appreciate the love on the oldest open format radio station in the US. Thank you!

Become a JMMR and join the musical resistance today.
https://ffm.to/resistancelp

Our friends JMMR are kicking off 2026 with radio play of “Igor Stravinsky” from @kendraplex ‘s ‘Freaking Out w Kendra Plex’ on @wfmu !

We appreciate the love on the oldest open format radio station in the US. Thank you!

Become a JMMR and join the musical resistance today.
https://ffm.to/resistancelp

Many thanks to Tone Arm and Sam Bradley for the feature on JMMR and interview w Jordan McLean that went up on their site today!

Here’s a little taste of the feature, “The Resistance’s music borders on the possibility of definition, where comparisons to Ornette Coleman and Alice Coltrane are uttered in the same breath as Death Grips or Aphex Twin. The opening track, “Virtue Signaling 139 BPM,” finds a groove that balances droniness with danceability. See their rendition of Can’s “Vitamin C” for a more linear, synthier take on their sound, paying homage to the krautrock greats. “Climate Wars 172 BPM” feels like a hypnotic theme song for a Hunter S. Thompson detective show.”

Read the full story - https://www.thetonearm.com/jordan-mclean-jmmr-turns-intentional-chaos-into-avant-rave/

@bradleysam_

Many thanks to Tone Arm and Sam Bradley for the feature on JMMR and interview w Jordan McLean that went up on their site today!

Here’s a little taste of the feature, “The Resistance’s music borders on the possibility of definition, where comparisons to Ornette Coleman and Alice Coltrane are uttered in the same breath as Death Grips or Aphex Twin. The opening track, “Virtue Signaling 139 BPM,” finds a groove that balances droniness with danceability. See their rendition of Can’s “Vitamin C” for a more linear, synthier take on their sound, paying homage to the krautrock greats. “Climate Wars 172 BPM” feels like a hypnotic theme song for a Hunter S. Thompson detective show.”

Read the full story - https://www.thetonearm.com/jordan-mclean-jmmr-turns-intentional-chaos-into-avant-rave/

@bradleysam_

We are tremendously excited to bring you the first single “Didi” from Guri Assis Brasil as Animal Invisivel from his self titled debut instrumental solo album due out in March 2026.

In Guri’s own words about the track - “Didi” was written for a friend who once watched me play guitar at another friend’s house. I was trying to play Tom Jobim’s “Dindi,” but jokingly sang it using my friend’s nickname — “Didi.” That’s how the harmony and melody came about. It’s one of my favorites — one of the most harmonically complex and with huge potential to shine in live performances.

Take a listen today - https://ffm.to/didisingle

We are tremendously excited to bring you the first single “Didi” from Guri Assis Brasil as Animal Invisivel from his self titled debut instrumental solo album due out in March 2026.

In Guri’s own words about the track - “Didi” was written for a friend who once watched me play guitar at another friend’s house. I was trying to play Tom Jobim’s “Dindi,” but jokingly sang it using my friend’s nickname — “Didi.” That’s how the harmony and melody came about. It’s one of my favorites — one of the most harmonically complex and with huge potential to shine in live performances.

Take a listen today - https://ffm.to/didisingle

Thanks to radio FM4 in Vienna for airing the promo mix DJ HALO made of selected tracks from Nublu Dance! Not only that but, what a great review of the mix and tracks in the mix.

“Immerse yourself in 20 minutes of pure sonic alchemy with this masterfully crafted turntablist mix that presents the essential sounds of the Nublu Dance EP along with outstanding tracks from the Nublu Dance 45 series. This seamless journey weaves the dub-soaked rhythms of Love Trio’s “Lovers Rock” in the Deadbeat knockout version, the gripping Brazilian grooves of Forro in the Darks remixed by Quantic “Forrowest” and the hypnotic Istanbul Sessions reinterpretation of “Birds” by Kaan Duzarat. See Wax Poetic’s “Cihangir” blending into the electrifying in-flagranti version of I Led 3 Lives’ “Curious Red” as MKL’s reduced “Bar Star” heads for the climactic Underground Resistance Seventh Tunnel remix of Nublu Orchestra’s Sketches of NYC. Mixed with precise turntablist technique by international touring DJ HALO, this collection captures the raw, cosmopolitan energy that makes Nublus Dancefloor legendary - a sonic passport through global beats, underground house and the restless creative spirit of the New York music scene.”

Take a listen - https://fm4.orf.at/m/stories/3051325/

Thanks to radio FM4 in Vienna for airing the promo mix DJ HALO made of selected tracks from Nublu Dance! Not only that but, what a great review of the mix and tracks in the mix.

“Immerse yourself in 20 minutes of pure sonic alchemy with this masterfully crafted turntablist mix that presents the essential sounds of the Nublu Dance EP along with outstanding tracks from the Nublu Dance 45 series. This seamless journey weaves the dub-soaked rhythms of Love Trio’s “Lovers Rock” in the Deadbeat knockout version, the gripping Brazilian grooves of Forro in the Darks remixed by Quantic “Forrowest” and the hypnotic Istanbul Sessions reinterpretation of “Birds” by Kaan Duzarat. See Wax Poetic’s “Cihangir” blending into the electrifying in-flagranti version of I Led 3 Lives’ “Curious Red” as MKL’s reduced “Bar Star” heads for the climactic Underground Resistance Seventh Tunnel remix of Nublu Orchestra’s Sketches of NYC. Mixed with precise turntablist technique by international touring DJ HALO, this collection captures the raw, cosmopolitan energy that makes Nublus Dancefloor legendary - a sonic passport through global beats, underground house and the restless creative spirit of the New York music scene.”

Take a listen - https://fm4.orf.at/m/stories/3051325/

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