KAIDI TATHAM 黑胶唱片和CD

Review: In a meeting between generations of broken beat titans, Andrew Ashong and Kaidi Thatham's Sankofa Season rightly earned classic status soon after its release in 2020, and now we're being taken back into the heart of these tracks with a heavyweight remix package from some serious talent. Mala's imperious dubstep touch brings some low-end pressure to 'Low Ceilings' or Shy One chopping up 'Learning Lessons' in her peerless deft style, there's a lot of ground covered by this considered gathering of minds. Special mention goes to Equiknoxx's Gavsborg and Shanique Marie, bringing a sweetly soulful touch to 'To Your Heart'.

Review: Silhouette Browns debut was greatly received and seemed to fill a gap in the soul underground, so 5 years is a long time for a follow up LP but as the saying goes good things come to those that wait. The production & song writing team that is Silhouette Brown consists of Bembe Segue,Kaidi Tatham and Dego.This time around they are joined by a new vocalist the unmistakable sound of Philadelphia’s Lady Alma.
Lady Alma has appeared on countless club classics over the years from Sylk 130’s ‘When the Funk Hits the Fan’ to Soul Dahmma’s ‘Happy’ and 4hero’s ‘Hold it Down’.
‘Two’ moves Silhouette Brown into a relaxed head nod soul experience with some songs leaning towards a hip hop sound.An obvious example of that is ‘Get With It’ which features a guest performance from Brand Nubian’s Sadat X on a song about uniting and progression.Many subjects are sung about on ‘two’ such as suicide on ‘Leave A Note’ etc. All this whilst Dego and Kaidi push a warm sumptuous melody driven groove in a way that they only know how.Also check out the guest appearance of the M.D Akwasi on ‘Strawberries in Vinegar’ an instant boogie anthem.

Review: Kaidi Thatham remains one of the truest artists in the field of broken beat and modern jazz, and his fifth album for First Word shows no signs of slowing down. There's a certain signature you know belongs to him when those nasty Moog synth lines start flexing around the groove, but there's such depth and variety to his expression at this point in time, it feels like the possibilities are endless. From rattling neo-funk get downs to blissful downtempo reveries and on to the killer hip-hop of 'The Only Way' featuring Uhmeer on mic duties, this is an album bursting with invention at every turn.

Review: ***B-STOCK: Sleeve damaged but otherwise in excellent condition***


Kaidi Tatham is a master of broken beats and a widely respected figure in the London music scene. His new 12 track album takes us on a lush and louche trip through all his myriad musical skills and styles. Boogie, gospel-tinged hip-hop, jazz-funk and more all colour the futurist grooves with contributions from The Easy Access Orchestra, and pianist Robert Mitchell. This is a fourth solo album from the man and maybe his best yet, even though it has come so quick on the heels of the release of An Insight To All Minds in 2021.

Review: Kaidi Tatham is a master of broken beats and a widely respected figure in the London music scene. His new 12 track album takes us on a lush and louche trip through all his myriad musical skills and styles. Boogie, gospel-tinged hip-hop, jazz-funk and more all colour the futurist grooves with contributions from The Easy Access Orchestra, and pianist Robert Mitchell. This is a fourth solo album from the man and maybe his best yet, even though it has come so quick on the heels of the release of An Insight To All Minds in 2021.

Review: When this album was initially released way back in 2008, it was Kaidi Tatham's first under his given name (previously, he'd released solo records as Afronaught and appeared on all manner of collaborative releases). Since then, he has of course gone on to greater critical and commercial success, but as this timely reissue proves, "In Search of Home" still hits home hard. Like much of his work, it deftly showcases his Herbie Hancock-like jazz and jazz-funk keyboard skills within tracks that variously join the dots between broken beat, hip-hop, deep house, Latin fusion and sumptuous slow jams. Colourful, rich, jazzy and impeccably performed throughout, the album remains one of the high points of Tatham's career and is well worth adding to your collection.

Review: After offering up EPs titled "Hard Times" and "Changing Times" in 2017, Kaidi Tatham returns to First Word to complete the trilogy with "Serious Times". Of course, the music contained within the EP's tightly packed grooves is as joyous, rich as intricate as ever. Check, for example, "Don't Cry Now", a samba-soaked, sun-kissed affair that wraps harmonic freestyle vocals, twinkling electric piano lines and darting jazz-funk bass around a seriously shuffling groove. Tatham's much-discussed jazz-funk influences are once again given an airing on "Sugar", while his fine piano work takes pride of place on instrumental hip-hop head-nodder "Zallom". Best of all, though, is opener "Cost of Living", which emphatically weaves together all of these strands and more besides.

Review: Founded back in 2009, the ESP DJ Classics series from ESPecial Records has seen label bosses Kyoto Jazz Massive invite the great and good of the broken beat and jazzy house scene to demonstrate the lengths of their digging skills. Patrick Forge, the much missed Domu, Dego and Rainer Truby are amongst the dozen names in the series so far and another legend of the West London scene now joins them in the shape of Kaidi Taitham. An integral part of the London Broken beat scene with a more than slightly overwhelming Discogs to show for it, Taitham uses the invitation from ESP as an opportunity to showcase his finest funk selections, taking in cuts from Quincy Jones, Esther Phillips, Ramsey Lewis Trio and more before ending on a double dose of vintage Dilla. Perfect listening material for the summer nights. .