Motema Music is proud to celebrate our 15th Anniversary – 15 years of promoting artists of power and distinction!
To celebrate, we are offering the chance to win your choice of Motema vinyl, including Gregory Porter (Be Good, Water), Deva Mahal (Run Deep), Ben Wendel (The Seasons), Hudson, Donny McCasin (Blow.) and Playing for Change (Listen to the Music).
Enter now by following our 15th Anniversary retrospective playlist here:
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Ben Wendel‘s new album The Seasons is out now!
Inspired by Tchaikovsky’s “The Seasons,” The Seasons is not only a representation of the passage of time but a statement on how technology has changed how artists communicate and share art.
“One of the standout jazz records of 2015…his own cross-sectional portrait of the modern jazz mainstream.” – Nate Chinen, The NY Times
Buy or stream the album here!
McCaslin’s ‘Blow.’ was featured on VICE Noisey as one of 12 New Albums for Heavy Rotation. Noisey writer, Alex Robert Ross, says, “It’s rich and unpredictable, and the near ever-presence of vocals—in particular from Age of Electric/Limblifter singer Ryan Dahle—turns the sound on its head.”
Read the full feature here!
In a recent review, Rolling Stone states that Donny McCaslin “fully embraces vocal-driven art pop on his new LP ‘Blow.'” Check out the full review here!
McCaslin was also featured in Rolling Stone as one of the 11 new albums to stream now.
Download or stream the album here!
The new album from Donny McCaslin is out now!
Called “exhilarating art-rock” by NPR’s All Songs Considered, the album is a daring fusion of vibrant electronica, and bombastic art-rock
“Taking cues from their former boss, McCaslin and his collaborators on Bowie’s final LP boldly embrace a vocal-driven sound.” – Rolling Stone Magazine
Download or stream here!
The new Stefon Harris + Blackout album Sonic Creed is out now!
The track “Chasin’ Kendall,” featured in this video, is dedicated to and named after Harris’ sons whose middle names are Chase and Kendall.
Buy/Stream the album here!