Bokoya & FloFilz - Yurika

Acclaimed Jazz Beat producer FloFilz teams up with experimental Hip-Hop/Jazz quartet Bokoya for collabo album ‘Yurika’ on Melting Pot Music.

What happens when a four-headed human drum computer meets a classically trained violinist turned beatmaker to spend time in the studio? A beautiful lily blossom. At least this was the case when Bokoya and FloFilz entered Atelier 21 in Aachen (a Produzentengalerie für globale Kunst) for a musical encounter with no goals set. The music that was born out of these sessions is simply amazing and we are more than happy to release them as an album under the name ‘Yurika’ - Japanese for „beautiful lily“.

‘Yurika’ will be available digital and on LP with artwork by Jens Roth & Jeremias Diekmann. The 19-track strong instrumental album includes one vocal track featuring Japanese singer Kano San. Prior to the album drop in December, we will release five digital singles.

FloFilz is one of Europe's most acclaimed Jazz Beat producers with four albums on MPM under his belt (and close to 300 million streams). His last album ‘Close Distance’ came out in 2022 and featured artists Alfa Mist, Blue Lab Beats, Jerome Thomas, and Summers Sons. FloFilz is a classically trained musician who not only plays the TR 404 but also violin.

Bokoya describe themselves as a four-headed human drum machine that play improvised beat music. You can call it jazz if you like (all four members are graduated jazz musicians) but be ready to stumble over some Dilla, Kraut Rock, Ambient or Dub in the mix. In 2022 Bokoya released their second album ‘Hausensession’ on MPM, followed by a collabo album with Cologne-based producer Gianni Brezzo (Jakarta Records) called ‘Minari’. 
 
Tracklist:
1. Intro
2. Soft Encounter
3. Stalagtight
4. Aix
5. Senchimentaru Way (feat. Kan Sano)
6. Bizarre Bird
7. Gasborn
8. Hidehiko
9. Greenodil
10. Reaching Out
11. Kaminoaner
12. Ubongo Extreme
13. Triple T
14. Donari
15. Bijetzu
16. Yurika
17. Mürbchen
18. Roya
19. Felicious (Outro)

LESKY - Mink Coats & Ladas

German-born, Tbilisi-based producer LESKY returns with new EP “Mink Coats & Ladas”. Packing his renowned recipe of crisp drums and spacey synths, LESKY once again creates a unique soundscape of laid-back beats and refined melodies, that is rich in engaging detail. With a little help from some friends – namely German producers The Breed and MAS as well as British guitarist Waywell – LESKY sonically solidifies the Tbilisi lifestyle into a 7-track-EP. The artwork comes from Parisian illustrator MC Blue Matter.

LESKY was born in Leipzig and after a short intermezzo in Cologne moved to Georgia in beginning of 2021 to pursue music full-time. Since 2019, he has dropped several EPs and two full-length albums (both released on LP) on Melting Pot Music and has worked with well-known labels like Blue Note Records/Astralwerks and Lofi Girl.

His music is a canvas of diverse influences, seamlessly blending the sophisticated harmonies and textures of the Soulquarians's Neo Soul movement, the deep grooves of Hip Hop, and the multifaceted futuristic visions of electronic music. With a discerning ear for details and a strong, high speed work ethic, LESKY creates tracks that feel rooted in the moment of their creation yet thought-through.

LESKY's tracks have garnered widespread acclaim, cementing his status as one of the most promising producers of his genre and securing his place as a regular in the biggest editorial playlists of the Lofi phenomenon.

Tracklist:
1. Puff Puff
2. Alto Peak (feat. Waywell)
3. Bijou
4. Potion (feat. Mas)
5. Relax & Recline (feat. Breed)
6. Kahuna (feat. Waywell)
7. Cupholder Flip

Koralle - Insomnia

‘Insomnia’ is the third solo album by Italian jazz beat maestro Koralle for Melting Pot Music. Without exaggeration, it can be described as the most mature and advanced piece of work by the beatmaker and producer from Bologna. On ‘Insomnia’, Koralle invites some of his favourite artists and musical peers to collaborate and exchange sounds and ideas, beats, melodies, and lyrics. The guest list includes fellow producers & musicians FloFilz, Pachakuti, Figub Brazlevic, Kuranes, Phoniks and Brous One as well as rappers and singers Kid Abstrakt, KeepVibeNear, Ryshon Jones.

Koralle produced most of the songs during long nights while struggling with insomnia. Insomnia is a common sleep disorder that can make it hard to fall asleep, hard to stay asleep, or cause you to wake up too early and not be able to get back to sleep. Insomnia can sap not only your energy level and mood but also your health, work performance and quality of life. Luckily the quality of sleep has improved for Koralle since then.

Tracklist:
1. New Day
2. Palosanto
3. Don't Be Afraid
4. Mission (feat. Kid Abstrakt)
5. Train To Moabit (feat. Figub Brazlevic)
6. Insomnia
7. Tell Me (feat. Kuranes)
8. Pills (feat. Phoniks)
9. If I Had A Diary (feat. KeepVibesNear)
10. Blunotte (feat. FloFilz)
11. Luna Piena
12. Mandala (feat. Pachakuti)
13. Getting By (feat. Ryshon Jones)
14. Meditation
15. Healing
16. Eames House
17. Keep It Moving (feat. Brous One)
18. Segnalibro
19. U Do
20. Things Are Going To Be All Right