Eastside Radio’s Album of the week is The Composer’s Voice: Celebrating Australian Women Composers by Elly Hoyt on the Earshift Music label London based vocalist-composer Elly Hoyt’s third album The Composers’ Voice: Celebrating Australian Women Composers, out through Earshift Music, is a commissioning project that presents her alongside some of Melbourne’s best jazz artists Motivated by recent […]
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Eastside Radio’s Album of the Week is Skim by Coast on the Art As Catharsis label Taking inspiration from mixtapes pieced together by Minimal Miggy, Godtet, Mecca 83 and more, Coast note that Skim attempts to emulate a love for grazing music interaction – a love that becomes more and more evident as the record […]
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Eastside Radio’s Album of the week is Be Known Ancient/Future/Music by Ethnic Heritage Ensemble. The Ethnic Heritage Ensemble was formed shortly after percussionist Kahil El’Zabar graduated from the school of the Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians in 1976. He teamed up with tenor saxophonist Edward Wilkerson, Jr. to play music that combined contemporary […]
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Eastside Radio’s Album of the Week is Classic Cabaret Rarities by Robyn Archer on the Rouseabout Records Label. This is an outstanding collection taking the listener from Paris in the 1880s-1890s to Berlin 1900 to 1930s and back to Paris in the 1950s. The album is all the more enjoyable for its simplicity – Robyn […]
Read More… from Eastside Radio’s Album of the Week: Jun 27 – Jul 3
Eastside Radio’s Album of the Week is Golden Boy Vol.I and Vol.II by Skyscraper Stan on the Heart of the Rats Records Label. “Skyscraper” Stan Woodhouse is a songwriter lauded for his observational lyricism – a cocktail of wit and grit delivered in a versatile baritone. Now, three years after the release of a his […]
Read More… from Eastside Radio’s Album of the Week: Jun 20 – Jun 26
Eastside Radio’s Album of the Week is Philantropiques by Guts, released on the Heavenly Sweetness label. Originally working as a producer and beat-maker, Guts first love was hip hop which saw him focus on the U.S – particularly artists coming out of New York. In 2014 Guts opened up his musical taste and world view […]
Read More… from Eastside Radio’s Album of the Week: 6 June – 12 June
Eastside Radio’s Album of the Week is Sleeping Giant by Herbie Hancock, released through X5 Music Group/Warner Music Group. A funky album featuring lots of electric piano with a little guitar and brass, Sleeping Giant consists mainly of material that Warner Music owns the rights to, with tracks mostly drawn from Hancock’s earlier albums: Fat […]
Read More… from Eastside Radio’s Album Of The Week: 3 May – 9 May
Eastside Radio’s Album Of The Week is Honeydrops Live 2019 by the California Honeydrops through Tubtone Records. The California Honeydrops celebrate their 11th year together with the release of their latest album, Honeydrops Live 2019 and continue to tour worldwide – featuring recently at Australia’s 30th Bluesfest at Byron Bay. Led by dynamic vocalist and multi-instrumentalist […]
Read More… from Eastside Radio’s Album Of The Week: 26th Apr – May 2
Eastside Radio’s Album of the Week is Honeydrops Live 2019, by The California Honeydrops, released by TubTone Records. The California Honeydrops, an American R&B and blues band has a distinctive musical style created through the fusion of genres such as roots, blues, R&B and Soul. The band, comprised of Lech Wierzynski,Ben Malament, Johnny Bones, Lorenza […]
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Eastside Radio’s Album of the Week is Stay Human Vol II by Michael Franti & Spearhead, released on the Heavenly Sweetness label. Michael Franti’s latest album is the soundtrack to the new Stay Human film, which shares the stories of those who’ve overcome cynicism with hope – including the experiences of Arief Rabik, an environmental scientist […]
Read More… from Eastside Radio’s Album Of The Week: 18 Apr – 25 Apr
Eastside Radio’s Album Of The Week is Citizen John by Joe Camilleri & The Black Sorrows on the Bloodlines Label. Joe Camilleri’s 21st album with The Black Sorrows, Citizen John, has debuted at #11 on the ARIA Chart. Not stopping there, the album hit #2 on the AIR Chart, and was the third highest-selling physical […]
Read More… from Eastside Radio’s Album Of The Week: 11 Apr – 18 Apr
Eastside Radio’s Album of the Week is Le Kov by Gwenno on the Heavenly record label. Le Kov (“a place of memory” in Cornish is the second studio album by Welsh singer-songwriter Gwenno. It was released in March 2018 on Heavenly Recordings. Heavenly Recordings announced Gwenno felt a duty to make her second album entirely […]
Read More… from Eastside Radio’s Album Of The Week: 05 Apr – 11 Apr