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Check out John Parry’s wonderful review of “it’s nice to see a lake in your eyes” At the Backseat Mafia website: https://www.backseatmafia.com/album-review-carol-maia-jeremy-gustin-its-nice-to-see-a-lake-in-your-eyes-an-mpb-moment-to-treasure-from-the-rio-brooklyn-partnership/ Thanks for all the kind words John! “What Carol Maia and Jeremy Gustin have achieved here is to make a series of songs that shun immediacy or any overused hooks but which constantly intrigue and enchant

Maalem Abdelrazak El Moustakim - Dar Gnaoua Here’s another in our series of limited digital only releases from the Hive Mind Cassette Archive. This is a rare cassette from Rabat based Gnaoua Maalem (or master), Abdelrazak El Moustakim. Best guess is that it was released in the late 2000’s or early 2010’s. I’ve been a unable to find much of anything online about this Gnaoua musician other than a handful of live videos on YouTube all from this period, and nothing after around 2

There's also one week left to grab our latest Pay-What-You-Like limited release. Anything you donate on this will be going straight to the Tunefork Studios & Beirut Synth Center campaign to raise funds for those displaced by the illegal Israeli attacks on Lebanon in March 2026. hivemindrecords.bandcamp.com/album/weld-khadija-ou-l-farqa-l-jilaliya-walad-haja-radio-annajah-718 Huge thanks for all your donations so far, and I really hope you're enjoying this music. Another great

I’m so excited for you to be able to hear Carol Maia & Jeremy Gustin’s exquisite collaborative album, it’s nice to see a lake in your eyes. It’s out today and streaming on all platforms, and you can hear the whole album on Bandcamp https://carolmaiajeremygustin.bandcamp.com/album/its-nice-to-see-a-lake-in-your-eyes Or check it out on your streaming app of choice: https://lnk.to/itsnicetoseealakeinyoureyes The vinyl is delayed but will be shipping out as soon as it arrives whi

Jesse Hackett’s superb new album of gothic chamber jazz is out today. I’ll be shipping out all the Bandcamp pre-orders over the weekend, the record will be hitting shops courtesy of Honest Jon’s Distribution, and you can stream the album in full on your favourite app. Boomkat have this to say about the album: “Hackett came up with the album after long nights with Accidental alumnus Peters going back and forth over music from Erik Satie, Oliver Messiaen and Charles Mingus. Pet

The first release of 2026 is out on Friday 27th February : https://jessehackett.bandcamp.com/album/nocturnes It’s a deeply personal album of twilight chamber music from London based artist, Jesse Hackett. Jesse was the keyboard and synth player in the Gorillaz live band for many years, and he’s also the brain behind Elmer Fudd (Honest Jon’s Records), Metal Preyers and Teeth Agency (Nyege Nyege Tapes), amongst many others. This one is a total curveball from Jesse sounding like

Jonathan More of the mighty Coldcut played Sidi Sma Ya Boulandi as the opening track on his best music of 2017 show (which features loads...

We'd just like to thank everyone who has shown an interest in the label this year and to everyone who has supported the Maalem Mahmoud...

I spent a little time in Morocco in September, mainly in Casablanca and Fes. As usual I brought a heap of cassettes back to England,...

Well, it's not every day you read an album review like this one..." This is music which carries the weight of all that is, and all that...

Check out James White’s great article about Gnawa music and Mahmoud Gania’s ‘Colours of the Night’: https://ezhmag.com/the-beauty-of-gnaw...

We're feeling very honoured to have our first release become a Bandcamp Album of the Day. There's so much great music out there so it's...

The good folks over at Twisted Soul have premiered the song Foulani from Colours of the Night alongside a rather lovely review. Check it...

To celebrate the release of Maalem Mahmoud Gania's Colours of the Night, we've put together a Spotify playlist featuring great music from...

We are beyond honoured to be included in Mr Bongo's store picks this month. http://www.musicamacondo.com/2017/09/mr-bongo-store-favourite...

Hive Mind Records inaugural release is now available through digital providers. Check the link: http://hyperurl.co/MaalemMahmoudGania...

Brighton people, this afternoon the good folks at Mr Bongo are kindly hosting a launch for our little label's inaugural release. There...

Great feature about Colours of the Night over at The Vinyl Factory: https://thevinylfactory.com/news/maalem-mahmoud-gania-colours-of-the-...