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Jesse Hackett - Nocturnes
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
marc5228
2 days ago1 min read


Maalem Mahmoud Gania and the healing sounds of the Gnawa
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...
marc5228
Dec 30, 20171 min read


The Wire's Top 50 Releases 2017
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...
marc5228
Dec 22, 20171 min read


Destination: Mauritania
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,...
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Dec 5, 20171 min read


The Hum reviews Colours of the Night
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...
marc5228
Nov 11, 20171 min read


Gnawa In EZH Mag
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...
marc5228
Oct 27, 20171 min read
Bandcamp Album of the Day
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...
marc5228
Sep 26, 20171 min read


Mahmoud Gania on Twisted Soul
The good folks over at Twisted Soul have premiered the song Foulani from Colours of the Night alongside a rather lovely review. Check it...
marc5228
Sep 11, 20171 min read


The Hive Mind Spotify Playlist
To celebrate the release of Maalem Mahmoud Gania's Colours of the Night, we've put together a Spotify playlist featuring great music from...
marc5228
Sep 10, 20171 min read


Mr Bongo Store picks
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...
marc5228
Sep 9, 20171 min read


Colours of the Night now available digitally
Hive Mind Records inaugural release is now available through digital providers. Check the link: http://hyperurl.co/MaalemMahmoudGania...
marc5228
Sep 9, 20171 min read


Colours of the Night
Brighton people, this afternoon the good folks at Mr Bongo are kindly hosting a launch for our little label's inaugural release. There...
marc5228
Sep 1, 20171 min read


Mahmoud Gania at The Vinyl Factory
Great feature about Colours of the Night over at The Vinyl Factory: https://thevinylfactory.com/news/maalem-mahmoud-gania-colours-of-the-...
marc5228
Sep 1, 20171 min read
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