Various Artists - Broken District 003

Format: 12" Vinyl
Catalogue No.: BKD003
Release Date: 14 Jan 2022
Genre: Deep House, House, Downtempo

Launched in 2018 with two first EPs, Broken District continues to explore alternative music styles with the third instalment of its VA series. The label’s territory here expands to Jazz & Soul-influenced electronic music landscapes, with productions from Turbojazz, Setwun, Leon Revol, Duktus and the label co-founders Jus Jam and Momla.
Leon Revol opens the record with “And If Forget”, a jazzy, downtempo ballad here offering a perfect introduction to the EP. Having previously released music for Church and Beats Of No Nation, Leon Revol brilliantly lands his first production on the BKD soil.
Sydney-based artist Setwun is up next with “Lonnie”, a true journey into the mind of this multi-instrumentalist producer. The title opens up with glimmering melodies and kicks off strong with a lead bassline backed by a broken beat… all wrapped up with the beautiful keyboard performance from Daniel 'Planeface' Pliner. As a close friend of the 30/70 collective, Setwun here shows another side of the Australian jazz-influenced electronic scene.
Closing the A-side, the Leipzig artist Duktus returns to the Broken District imprint with “Deep Downstairs”, a live-recorded nu-jazz session with the ODC Live Band. The band is named after the OverDubClub jam sessions and beat-making event series, which took place between 2012 and 2016 at the Distillery club in Leipzig. After a VA release on the O*RS label gathering productions from all artists involved in the ODC sessions, this one song is the last and only song left from this time period… and it’s quite an honor to welcome it on Broken District.
Flip the record, press play: Italian talent Turbojazz opens the B-side, delivering his jazz-infused house music on “Pianodubrazil”. The prominent South-American influences bring even more sunshine to the EP and the live performance from Veezo on the keyboards has clearly something to do with it. Together with Parker Madicine, Turbojazz and Veezo have recently made a strong impression with their mutual project Jaxx Madicine… and magic happens again on this new track.
Following-up is Jus Jam, one of Broken District’s co-founders. Through his new track “Memories Live”, he grants us again with an atmospheric house cut brought by mellow synth pads and a warm live-recorded bassline. It’s hip hop, it’s jazzy, it’s house music with a unique twist, it’s a true journey for the dreamers… as always.
BKD co-founding artist Momla concludes the 3rd and last instalment of the VA series. He delivers a flawless follow-up to his two tracks from the previous EPs with “Smoking Monkey”, a dreamy and soulful ballad influenced by the American jazz music, with subtle references to house. A perfect and delicate conclusion to the EP.
Welcome to the Broken District.

Leon Revol - "And If, Forget?" (3:03)
Setwun - "Lonnie" (4:59)
Duktus & ODC Live Band - "Deep Downstairs" (5:23)
Turbojazz - "Pianodubrazil" (feat Veezo) (5:48)
Jus Jam - "Memories Live" (4:00)
Momla - "Smoking Monkey" (4:43)

More From This Artist: Duktus Jus Jam Leon Revol Momla ODC Live Band Setwun Turbojazz