Folded Music

17/01/2025

Happy New Year to all! We're pleased to return with more music than ever this year and celebrate our 100th release today! Phew, what a ride it's been so far...

Catch92 - Passing

Listen: https://lnk.to/catch92Passing

Hypnotic sounds and echo-drenched atmospherics build over tight, driving rhythms, creating a soundscape that’s equal parts immersive and propulsive. Hints of Burial’s shadowy intimacy and Modeselektor’s kinetic energy ripple through the track.

Listen to Passing by catch92.

13/12/2024

Another year drawing to a close amongst other things signals time for the annual compilation from Folded Music - the respected ‘Modern Music’ series, now on its third installment.

Hand picked by label head - Asta Hiroki this series does a sterling job of briefly compiling highlights from the year gone paired with brand new exclusive tracks and friends of the imprint for an interesting auditory experience.

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8 track album

12/12/2024

art test - meanwhile in the east

The latest track from our 'Modern Music Vol.3' compilation is out today.

Listen: https://ffm.to/meanwhileintheeast

art test provides groovy library influenced soul with more than a touch of jazz and Eastern psychedelia influence. Haunting vocals and saxophones glide over pocket grooves of bass, rhodes, and celeste in an funky 70's influenced arrangement that would be fitting for a desert drive.

Free download over on Bandcamp!

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10/12/2024

In the second of five days of giveaways this week we announce another new track...

Catch92 - Share My Love

Listen: https://ffm.to/sharemylove

Flitting between soulful hip hop beats, crunchy percussion and glitchy emotive vocal snaps, this is catch92 back at his best. Not only is this track debuting ahead of inclusion on our Modern Music Vol. 3 compilation, but it also serves as the first taste of a new EP from this producer coming early next year.... Go check it out!

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09/12/2024

The first offering from the forthcoming 'Modern Music Vol.3' compilation is out today!

Asta Hiroki x Tristan de Liège - reassurance, consolation

Listen: https://ffm.to/reassuranceconsolation

Mellow and hypnotic, this track beautifully blurs the lines between ambient jazz and electronica. Featuring some fantastic saxophone playing from LA-based Sam Gendel (Leaving Records) the track showcases elegant sound design, trance-like melodies, and a killer groove.

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29/11/2024

The penultimate album of the year at Folded is out today.

Tristan de Liège - Fields

Listen: https://ffm.to/fields_album

Cowritten with Velvet Empress who brings her hypnotic and sensitive harp-playing, the album also boasts contributions from LA's finest musicians such as Sam Gendel and Benny Bock.

The music offers a meditative journey that builds on de Liège’s signature blend of electronic and organic sounds, adding a newfound urgency while maintaining the ethereal atmosphere that defines his music.

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20/11/2024

Biomania - 'Divano' is out today!

Listen: https://ffm.to/divano

‘Divano’ is the latest sleek crossover from Parisian saxophonist Thierry Lemaitre (ephemerals, Wolfgang Valbrun) and his talented collective Biomania.

Fusing modern jazz, soul and hip hop with French panache this crew of five are tight as you like on the bass-led track with an arrangement and melody that harks back to the elegant jazz funk of the 70’s pioneers like Herbie Hancock, Miles Davis et al. Yet there’s an undeniably modern boom bap feel to the production with more than a hint of Dilla and Badu about it.

Relaxed and reclining pocket rhythms bounce off each other as Thierry’s slick and smooth sax notes glide over the top for a huge groove that will get all heads nodding in unison.

08/11/2024

Today we have a wonderful collaboration out from Tristan de Liège - Glass (feat. Sam Gendel)

Listen: https://ffm.to/glass_single

The latest single taken from Tristan de Liège's forthcoming 'Fields' album on Folded Music.

Teaming up once again with LA-based saxophonist Sam Gendel (Leaving Records, Nonesuch Records) together they have produced an intimate, modern jazz inflected arrangement of saxophone and piano that is perfectly suited for introspective moments of pause. Tastefully mastered by label head - Asta Hiroki, this track is an album highlight and sure to turn even more listeners into fans with its elegant charm.

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28/10/2024

UK inspired newness from Tristan de Liège out now on Folded Music.

'Kensington': https://ffm.to/kensington_single

Neo classical and electronica crossover FFO: Nils Frahm, Olafur Arnalds, Max Richter

Twisting strings, elegant percussion and soft synths create a film-like atmosphere that showcases an incredibly talented ear for arrangement.

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25/10/2024

Out now over on our Most Least imprint...

Biomania - Dinosaur

Listen: https://ffm.to/dinosaur_single

FFO: Jungle Fire, Dap Kings, Monophonics

Parisian saxophonist Thierry Lemaitre (ephemerals, Wolfgang Valbrun) unveils his exciting new project, Biomania and their first track to be released on Folded Music’s Most Least sublabel, is the bombastic single ‘Dinosaur’.

‘Dinosaur’ makes a striking statement right from the start. Its bombastic cinematic soul entrance brings through rolling tom fills, expansive guitar chords, and a huge saxophone solo that wastes no time to grab the listener. The blend of sounds evokes the stylish, eclectic vibe reminiscent of a Tarantino film—channeling that same rebellious energy and cool factor.

11/10/2024

Out today, a new album on Most Least: Space Travelers Union - the trials of bunny john

Listen: https://ffm.to/ttobj_album

This crew of modern jazz talents led by Ryan Wheless have already won the hearts and minds of BBC Radio 6 Music FIP France Musique and have shared stages this year with Echo and the Bunnymen BALTHVS and Glass Beams

The album effortlessly blends forward thinking approaches akin to the likes of Shabaka Hutchings and BADBADNOTGOOD with all time great influences of Miles Davis, Charles Mingus and Charlie Parker.

04/10/2024

Tristan de Liège - Hazel (feat. Velvet Empress) out now

Listen: https://ffm.to/hazel_single

Delicate strings, ambient electronica, and deep grooves— this new single presents an impressive auditory landscape, blending organic textures with sophisticated production. Taken from his upcoming album ‘Fields’, which may well be his magnum opus, this track and project feels like a pivotal moment in his career hot of the back of recent support from KEXP KCRW BBC Radio 3 FIP and more.

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18/09/2024

Out on Most Least today we have a stunning new album of piano solos...

A. McCall - Compositions For An Unwritten Film

Listen: https://ffm.to/cfauf_album

Neo-classical / Jazz / Film Music a la Joe Hisaishi, Chopin, Satie.

As supported by FIP and BBC Radio 6 Music

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11/09/2024

Space Travelers Union - 'gears' is out now on our Most Least imprint.

The new single embodies a sense of jazzed out openness, drawing you into an engaging and immersive experience. Psychedelic guitar lines blend with experimental clarinet melodies sending you floating and soaring with the clouds.

Bandleader Ryan Wheless crafts a refreshingly original sound, meticulously arranged and produced to perfection.

06/09/2024

The man Catch92 returns with a three track EP - 'Soul'

Listen: https://ffm.to/soul_ep

Consisting of crisp breaks, off kilter percussion, elegant sample chops and soulful vocal snaps to keep you chilled during Summer.

Supported by BBC Radio 6 Music and Spotify editorial - don't miss out and check out the full release.

13/08/2024

Tonight if you are in Arizona you don't want to miss our crew Space Travelers Union playing with psychedelia maestros BALTHVS at 191 Toole.

It's gonna be a real beauty so get on down there if you can!

Tix link: https://rb.gy/d3bykr

12/08/2024

Some great support so far for Space Travelers Union on their latest release 'desert music'.

After a premiere from DJ Deb Grant and Tom Ravenscroft last week now it gets discussed and rated by members of Klaxons, black midi, and The Big Moon with Em Pilbz in for Huw Stephens on BBC Radio 6 Music.

You can listen to the full show here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m0021hnz

(Spoiler - they liked it!)

Emily brings together a panel of musicians and experts to discuss the week’s new releases.

09/08/2024

'Catch92 - Sometimes' is out now.

Listen: https://ffm.to/sometimes_single

Continuing to push boundaries in leftfield hip hop, his forthcoming three-track EP 'Soul' features soul-infused beats with a healthy dose of abstractions to separate them and stand free from the classic and cliche leanings of many producers.

'Sometimes' is a standout track that breaks free from typical boom-bap norms, taking influence from the musical territory between Kool & The Gang - Summer Madness and Fela Kuti - Water No Get Enemy. It’s a groovy affair with heavy swing, mellow jazz chords, and a gloriously laid-back atmosphere on top of which a mysterious flute melody glides esoterically.