Blue Lab Beats [2024] - Blue Eclipse [Blue Adventure Records] (Full Album)

Grammy winning duo Blue Lab Beats release their fourth studio album, "BLUE ECLIPSE" today (19 Apr 2024). It's just over two years since their last album "Motherland Journey".

It heralds a new era for the pair with the twelve songs revealing the depth and breadth of producer NK-OK and multi-instrumentalist Mr DM's musical ambition. It features guests on nearly all tracks including Mercury Prize nominated Kojey Radical alongside Daley, on "Take Time", IDK & Jay Prince on "Say Wow", Farah Audhali & Amber Navran on "Wait A While" and Poppy Daniels on the title track. 

They have named the album "Blue Eclipse" as a nod to their first EP "Blue Skies" as they wanted to embrace some themes and sounds that they've used throughout their career to make an album truly representative of their work. They say that using sky titles acts as a reminder of people in their lives who have inspired them. 

The lead single "Wait A While" was released on 26 Jan featuring, once again, Farah Audhali and Moonchild's Amber Navran. They have followed that single with three more, "Take Time" (29 Feb), "Guava" (1 Mar) and "Say Wow" (5 Apr).

Our clear favourite is the closing track "Brother" feat. Natalie Lindi.

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Rating:	8.3
Explicit:	N
Genre/Style:	Neo Soul
Format:	Album
Media:	Digital / CD / Vinyl
Label:	Blue Adventure Records
Cat No:	None
Date:	19/05/2024
Price:	£10.99 / £14.33 / £30.99

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Blue Lab Beats feat. Farah Audhali & Amber Navran [2024] - Wait A While [Blue Adventure Records]

Grammy winning duo Blue Lab Beats announce the release of their fourth studio album, "BLUE ECLIPSE" on 19 Apr 2024. 

It heralds a new era for Blue Lab Beats with the twelve songs revealing the depth and breadth of producer NK-OK and multi-instrumentalist Mr DM's musical ambition. It will feature guests including Mercury Prize nominated Kojey Radical alongside Daley, on "Take Time", IDK & Jay Prince on "Say Wow", Farah Audhali & Amber Navran on "Wait A While" and Poppy Daniels on the title track. 

They have named the album "Blue Eclipse" as a nod to their first EP "Blue Skies" as they wanted to embrace some themes and sounds that they've used throughout their career to make an album truly representative of their work. They say that using sky titles acts as a reminder of people in their lives who have inspired them. 

The lead single "Wait A While" was released on Friday featuring, once again, Farah Audhali and Moonchild's Amber Navran.

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Rating:	8.4
Explicit:	N
Genre/Style:	Neo Soul
Format:	Single
Media:	Digital
Label:	Blue Adventure Records / Self Released
Cat No:	None
Date:	26/01/2024
Key/BPM:	2B/109
Price:	£1

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Nao Yoshioka & Blue Lab Beats [2023] - Stuck Wit U [Sweet Soul Records]

Neo soul singer Nao Yoshioka from Osaka, Japan, debuted in 2012 with a single "Make The Change" which then featured on her debut album "The Light" released the following year. She has now released four albums to date, plus a live album with Brian Owens.

Her latest single, "Stuck Wit U", (posted from promo earlier this week) is out today (12 May '23) in collaboration with Blue Lab Beats. This collaboration has been quite a few years in the making as they met back in 2017 when she was a guest for a Mamas Gun gig at London's Jazz Cafe. 

Blue Lab Beats released a remix of her song "Loyalty" in 2020 and in 2022, whilst on her European tour, they played a session together at Blue Lab Beat's studio and she featured as a guest on stage with them at their Blue Note Place performance in Japan.

We are told that she has another single scheduled for next month ahead of several gigs at the Java Jazz Festival in June, London's Jazz Cafe and TivoliVredenburg, Den Haag, NL in July with another single scheduled for September.

 

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Rating:	8.4
Explicit:	N
Genre/Style:	Neo Soul
Format:	Single
Media:	Digital
Label:	Sweet Soul Records
Cat No:	None
Date:	12/05/2023
Key/BPM:	N/A
Price:	£1

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Nao Yoshioka & Blue Lab Beats [2023] - Stuck Wit U [Sweet Soul Records] PROMO

Neo soul singer Nao Yoshioka from Osaka, Japan, debuted in 2012 with a single "Make The Change" which then featured on her debut album "The Light" released the following year. She has now released four albums to date, plus a live album with Brian Owens.

Her latest single, "Stuck Wit U", is due out on Friday (12 May '23) in collaboration with Blue Lab Beats. This collaboration has been quite a few years in the making as they met back in 2017 when she was a guest for a Mamas Gun gig at London's Jazz Cafe. 

Blue Lab Beats released a remix of her song "Loyalty" in 2020 and in 2022, whilst on her European tour, they played a session together at Blue Lab Beat's studio and she featured as a guest on stage with them at their Blue Note Place performance in Japan.

We are told that she has another single scheduled for next month ahead of several gigs at the Java Jazz Festival in June, London's Jazz Cafe and TivoliVredenburg, Den Haag, NL in July with another single scheduled for September.

 

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Details

Rating:	8.4
Explicit:	N
Genre/Style:	Neo Soul
Format:	Single
Media:	Digital
Label:	Sweet Soul Records
Cat No:	None
Date:	12/05/2023
Key/BPM:	N/A
Price:	£1

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