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</button></div></div><h2 id="aotm-title-2026-06" data-astro-cid-52d7nnjf>Still Beauty</h2><div class="artist" data-astro-cid-52d7nnjf>zakè &amp; marine eyes</div><div class="credits" data-astro-cid-52d7nnjf><a href="/labels/#pitp" data-astro-cid-52d7nnjf>Past Inside the Present</a><span class="sep" data-astro-cid-52d7nnjf>·</span>Ambient downtempo</div><div class="review" data-astro-cid-52d7nnjf><p data-astro-cid-52d7nnjf>Stop everything. Or don&#39;t. Either way, once you start playing this luminous ambient-downtempo wall of meditation from Past Inside the Present&#39;s zakè and marine eyes, you may find yourself sliding into their world of tape-soft drones, weightless vocals, and patient natural light.</p><p data-astro-cid-52d7nnjf>Presented as an ambient journey balanced between hope and melancholy, Still Beauty reflects true depth and the pulse of human resilience underneath. Available now in digital and CD formats, and I am hoping there is a vinyl release next.</p></div><div class="pslot-right" data-astro-cid-52d7nnjf><a class="bc-player" href="https://pitp.bandcamp.com/album/still-beauty" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-embed-type="album" data-embed-id="3497214947" aria-label="Play Still Beauty by zakè &amp; marine eyes" data-astro-cid-52d7nnjf><span class="bc-play" aria-hidden="true" data-astro-cid-52d7nnjf>▶</span><span class="bc-meta" data-astro-cid-52d7nnjf><span class="bc-artist" data-astro-cid-52d7nnjf>zakè &amp; marine eyes</span><span class="bc-title" data-astro-cid-52d7nnjf>Still Beauty</span></span><span class="bc-link" data-astro-cid-52d7nnjf>Open on Bandcamp ↗</span></a></div><div class="byline-lg" data-astro-cid-52d7nnjf><span class="by" data-astro-cid-52d7nnjf>
Pick by <b data-astro-cid-52d7nnjf>Andy Volk</b><span class="role" data-astro-cid-52d7nnjf>Editor</span></span></div></div></article><article class="aotm has-art" data-aotm-panel="1" data-active="false" hidden style="--c1:#806c92;--c2:#1e1728" aria-labelledby="aotm-title-2026-05" data-astro-cid-52d7nnjf><div class="aotm-cover-col" data-astro-cid-52d7nnjf><a class="cover" href="https://kruderanddorfmeister.bandcamp.com/album/dj-kicks-kruder-dorfmeister-30th-anniversary-edition" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" aria-label="DJ-Kicks (30th Anniversary Edition) on Bandcamp" data-astro-cid-52d7nnjf><span class="ribbon" data-astro-cid-52d7nnjf>Trip-hop</span><span class="sleeve" data-astro-cid-52d7nnjf>DJ-Kicks</span><img src="/cache/b/a0189030274_16.jpg" alt="DJ-Kicks (30th Anniversary Edition) cover art by Kruder &amp; Dorfmeister" width="288" height="288" loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-astro-cid-52d7nnjf></a><div class="pslot-left" data-astro-cid-52d7nnjf></div></div><div class="body" data-astro-cid-52d7nnjf><div class="aotm-top" data-astro-cid-52d7nnjf><div class="kick" data-astro-cid-52d7nnjf>Album of the Month</div><div class="aotm-nav" data-astro-cid-52d7nnjf><button class="step" type="button" data-dir="prev" aria-label="Older pick" data-astro-cid-52d7nnjf>
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</button></div></div><h2 id="aotm-title-2026-05" data-astro-cid-52d7nnjf>DJ-Kicks (30th Anniversary Edition)</h2><div class="artist" data-astro-cid-52d7nnjf>Kruder &amp; Dorfmeister</div><div class="credits" data-astro-cid-52d7nnjf><a href="/labels/#k7records" data-astro-cid-52d7nnjf>!K7 Records</a><span class="sep" data-astro-cid-52d7nnjf>·</span>Classic downtempo / trip-hop</div><div class="review" data-astro-cid-52d7nnjf><p data-astro-cid-52d7nnjf>It&#39;s K&amp;D, what else is there to say? Their DJ-Kicks album on !K7 was legendary when it dropped, one of the early influences on Afternoon Nap, and helped define an era and a sound. Thirty years later, it has been given a loving remaster by Bernie Grundman and, for the first time, blended as one continuous piece across three LPs.</p><p data-astro-cid-52d7nnjf>Dub-heavy, jazz-flecked, and cool, it is still one of the downtempo north stars. Drop the needle on the vinyl, if you can find it, lie back in your lounge chair, and enjoy. Livin&#39; free, that&#39;s my calling…</p></div><div class="pslot-right" data-astro-cid-52d7nnjf><a class="bc-player" href="https://kruderanddorfmeister.bandcamp.com/album/dj-kicks-kruder-dorfmeister-30th-anniversary-edition" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-embed-type="album" data-embed-id="3813266279" aria-label="Play DJ-Kicks (30th Anniversary Edition) by Kruder &amp; Dorfmeister" data-astro-cid-52d7nnjf><span class="bc-play" aria-hidden="true" data-astro-cid-52d7nnjf>▶</span><span class="bc-meta" data-astro-cid-52d7nnjf><span class="bc-artist" data-astro-cid-52d7nnjf>Kruder &amp; Dorfmeister</span><span class="bc-title" data-astro-cid-52d7nnjf>DJ-Kicks (30th Anniversary Edition)</span></span><span class="bc-link" data-astro-cid-52d7nnjf>Open on Bandcamp ↗</span></a></div><div class="byline-lg" data-astro-cid-52d7nnjf><span class="by" data-astro-cid-52d7nnjf>
Pick by <b data-astro-cid-52d7nnjf>Andy Volk</b><span class="role" data-astro-cid-52d7nnjf>Editor</span></span></div></div></article><article class="aotm has-art" data-aotm-panel="2" data-active="false" hidden style="--c1:#5f8493;--c2:#16242f" aria-labelledby="aotm-title-2026-04" data-astro-cid-52d7nnjf><div class="aotm-cover-col" data-astro-cid-52d7nnjf><a class="cover" href="https://jasminemyra.bandcamp.com/album/where-light-settles" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" aria-label="Where Light Settles on Bandcamp" data-astro-cid-52d7nnjf><span class="ribbon" data-astro-cid-52d7nnjf>Nu-jazz</span><span class="sleeve" data-astro-cid-52d7nnjf>Where Light Settles</span><img src="/cache/b/a2367362865_16.jpg" alt="Where Light Settles cover art by Jasmine Myra" width="288" height="288" loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-astro-cid-52d7nnjf></a><div class="pslot-left" data-astro-cid-52d7nnjf></div></div><div class="body" data-astro-cid-52d7nnjf><div class="aotm-top" data-astro-cid-52d7nnjf><div class="kick" data-astro-cid-52d7nnjf>Album of the Month</div><div class="aotm-nav" data-astro-cid-52d7nnjf><button class="step" type="button" data-dir="prev" aria-label="Older pick" data-astro-cid-52d7nnjf>
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</button></div></div><h2 id="aotm-title-2026-04" data-astro-cid-52d7nnjf>Where Light Settles</h2><div class="artist" data-astro-cid-52d7nnjf>Jasmine Myra</div><div class="credits" data-astro-cid-52d7nnjf><a href="/labels/#gondwanarecords" data-astro-cid-52d7nnjf>Gondwana Records</a><span class="sep" data-astro-cid-52d7nnjf>·</span>Nu-jazz / spiritual jazz</div><div class="review" data-astro-cid-52d7nnjf><p data-astro-cid-52d7nnjf>Myra&#39;s second record for Gondwana is the rare spiritual-jazz album that earns its serenity, every long tone placed with intent, saxophone and harp threading through Matthew Halsall&#39;s unhurried production.</p><p data-astro-cid-52d7nnjf>It&#39;s the kind of record downtempo keeps reaching for and rarely catches: warm, patient, quietly devotional. Put it on at dusk and let it do the rest.</p></div><div class="pslot-right" data-astro-cid-52d7nnjf><a class="bc-player" href="https://jasminemyra.bandcamp.com/album/where-light-settles" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-embed-type="album" data-embed-id="846608230" aria-label="Play Where Light Settles by Jasmine Myra" data-astro-cid-52d7nnjf><span class="bc-play" aria-hidden="true" data-astro-cid-52d7nnjf>▶</span><span class="bc-meta" data-astro-cid-52d7nnjf><span class="bc-artist" data-astro-cid-52d7nnjf>Jasmine Myra</span><span class="bc-title" data-astro-cid-52d7nnjf>Where Light Settles</span></span><span class="bc-link" data-astro-cid-52d7nnjf>Open on Bandcamp ↗</span></a></div><div class="byline-lg" data-astro-cid-52d7nnjf><span class="by" data-astro-cid-52d7nnjf>
Pick by <b data-astro-cid-52d7nnjf>Andy Volk</b><span class="role" data-astro-cid-52d7nnjf>Editor</span></span></div></div></article><article class="aotm has-art" data-aotm-panel="3" data-active="false" hidden style="--c1:#8a6f9c;--c2:#271c30" aria-labelledby="aotm-title-2026-03" data-astro-cid-52d7nnjf><div class="aotm-cover-col" data-astro-cid-52d7nnjf><a class="cover" href="https://cortoalto.bandcamp.com/album/thief" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" aria-label="THIEF on Bandcamp" data-astro-cid-52d7nnjf><span class="ribbon" data-astro-cid-52d7nnjf>Nu-jazz</span><span class="sleeve" data-astro-cid-52d7nnjf>THIEF</span><img src="/cache/b/a4143550446_16.jpg" alt="THIEF cover art by corto.alto" width="288" height="288" loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-astro-cid-52d7nnjf></a><div class="pslot-left" data-astro-cid-52d7nnjf></div></div><div class="body" data-astro-cid-52d7nnjf><div class="aotm-top" data-astro-cid-52d7nnjf><div class="kick" data-astro-cid-52d7nnjf>Album of the Month</div><div class="aotm-nav" data-astro-cid-52d7nnjf><button class="step" type="button" data-dir="prev" aria-label="Older pick" disabled data-astro-cid-52d7nnjf>
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</button></div></div><h2 id="aotm-title-2026-03" data-astro-cid-52d7nnjf>THIEF</h2><div class="artist" data-astro-cid-52d7nnjf>corto.alto</div><div class="credits" data-astro-cid-52d7nnjf><a href="/labels/#ninjatune" data-astro-cid-52d7nnjf>Ninja Tune</a><span class="sep" data-astro-cid-52d7nnjf>·</span>Nu-jazz / future jazz</div><div class="review" data-astro-cid-52d7nnjf><p data-astro-cid-52d7nnjf>Glasgow&#39;s corto.alto turns Liam Shortall&#39;s bedroom-to-bandstand project into a full-blooded statement, dub-wise low end, brass stabs and broken-beat drums folded into something that swaggers.</p><p data-astro-cid-52d7nnjf>It&#39;s nu-jazz with its sleeves rolled up: clever but never academic, and built to move a room.</p></div><div class="pslot-right" data-astro-cid-52d7nnjf><a class="bc-player" href="https://cortoalto.bandcamp.com/album/thief" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-embed-type="album" data-embed-id="4125096978" aria-label="Play THIEF by corto.alto" data-astro-cid-52d7nnjf><span class="bc-play" aria-hidden="true" data-astro-cid-52d7nnjf>▶</span><span class="bc-meta" data-astro-cid-52d7nnjf><span class="bc-artist" data-astro-cid-52d7nnjf>corto.alto</span><span class="bc-title" data-astro-cid-52d7nnjf>THIEF</span></span><span class="bc-link" data-astro-cid-52d7nnjf>Open on Bandcamp ↗</span></a></div><div class="byline-lg" data-astro-cid-52d7nnjf><span class="by" data-astro-cid-52d7nnjf>
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