1st Quarter 2026: best records January - March

Twenty-five early 2026 favourites... Enjoy!

Atlantis Jazz Ensemble - Mystic Suite [self-released]

DJ Harrison - ElectroSoul [Stones Throw]

Basement Membrane - Good Morning Neighbours [Wicked Wax]

Altin Gün - Garip [Glitterbeat]

Owelu Dreamhouse - Owelu Dreamhouse [Hopestreet]

Diogo Strausz - Dance Para Se Salvar [Favorite]

JJ Whitefield & Forced Meditation - Birth of Consciousness [Fruity Shop]

The Olympians - In Search of a Revival [Daptone]

Jill Scott - To Whom This May Concern [Blues Babe]

Kevin MxDermott - WELL [Music for Unicorns]

Sababa 5 - Ça Va Ça Va [Batov]

Don Melody Club - Klassiek Gedonder [Excelsior]

Ishaaq Aarkistra - Arikomban Space [Lost Map]

Kunde - Late Bloomer [W.E.R.F.]

Bloto - We Remember J Dilla [Astigmatic]

Nubiyan Twist - Chasing Shadows [Strut]

Black Flower - Motions [Sdban]

Neue Grafik - Rachael [Week-End]

Aesop Rock & Homeboy Sandman - Miami Lice: Season Four [Rhymesayers]

Ireke - Ayô Dele [Underdog]

GENA - The Pleasure Is Yours [Lex]

Ali and Charif Megarbane - Tirakat [Habibi Funk]

Moene - Sessions 1-4 [Artisjok]

Sault - Chapter 1 [Forever Living Originals]

Abel & Sef - IJsland 2 [Burning Fik]

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