Ambient Jazz Ensemble – Jazz Face

This is the sound of Nu Jazz. In particular, if you like Cinematic Orchestra or Skalpel, then you’ll enjoy Ambient Jazz Ensemble. Colin Baldry composes music for film, television, and advertising; his side project is the Ambient Jazz Ensemble, which consists of a full band, a string section, and a horn section. The sound is a combination of the electronic and the orchestral with a cinematic feel. Baldry and the Ensemble recently composed two songs for the new James McAvoy film, Filth. This track is called “Jazz Face,” and comes with remixes by Simbad and Kirk Degiorgio.

Shallow Taxi Club – Nights Turn Brighter

The Nights Turn Brighter EP from Shallow Taxi Club jumps from 90s retro house (“Flashback”) to nu disco and disco (“Mark My Words”). But the star of this release is the deep and lovely “Melody of Creed.”

Elle Stilnovo – Press Play

“Press Play” is the new deep house track from Elle Stilnovo, and it features Rise Ashen and Jaidene Veda. The release includes remixes by Rise Ashen and South Africa’s Luka. Out now on Elle’s own Stilnovo Music.

Paul Randolph – Soldier

Paul Randolph has teamed up with ancestral soul producer Boddhi Satva on a new song called “Soldier.” The release includes ten – yes, ten – remixes by Daz I Kue, N’Dinga Gaba, GiKu, and of course Boddhi Satva.

Nu Era – The Third Adam

Marc Mac is bringing back his Nu Era persona for an album of vintage techno colliding with 4hero-style soul, and it’s called The Third Adam. Very much an electronic release, Mac relied on a laptop, vintage drum machines, and analog keyboards for composition and recording. But Nu Era is still Marc Mac so The Third Adam is filled with Future Soul, Funk, and Nu Jazz. The album is out on May 20, but you can pre-order now.