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Independent London-based record label specialising in Global Funk, World Jazz, and Middle-Eastern Grooves! Start diggin ⬇️

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Submissions wanted!There is a new 12inch series in the making - “Give Me Disco” (Selected by DJ Kobayashi) @dj_kobayashi and we are looking for exclusive submissions. If you have an unreleased track that you wish to submit to our 12inch series please use the link in the Bio.Things to know!1. Music needs to have a Disco element 2. Any kind of Disco is welcome3. The track needs to be unreleased and exclusive4. EPs are welcome tooLooking forward to hear from you all! Kobayashi and the Batov family #batovrecords #submissions #disco by @batovrecords

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A new producer-led project from musician and composer @islandsontape arrives with Dust Conspiracy, a cinematic and deeply textured three-track EP balancing vintage exotica, library music, psychedelic groove and modern beat culture.Recorded across just three sessions with a close circle of collaborators, Dust Conspiracy draws together live drums, flute, percussion, surf guitars, Farfisa organs and atmospheric textures into a sound equally indebted to 1960s soundtrack music, dusty hip-hop production and classic exotica records.Opening track “Dust Conspiracy” began with a bassline inspired by late-night listening sessions and crate-dug hip-hop production. Initially built around sampled drums, the piece evolved into a fully live recording featuring drummer Lotan Yaish (El Khat, Şatellites) and percussionist Ron Avidan. Swirling organs, creeping rhythms and heavy cymbal work give the track the feel of a lost 1970s espionage soundtrack, smoky, hypnotic and cinematic.“Dust Conspiracy” is out everywhere including on a 7” vinyl 🔗 by @batovrecords

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@andnowhill strike out with Fire In Orbit, their first release for Batov Records and the Brighton ensemble’s most focused and expansive studio statement to date. Rooted in spiritual jazz but unafraid of the natural looseness, humour and raw edges that arise when imaginative musicians collaborate, Fire In Orbit captures a band working collectively, instinctively and with space to breathe.Over the past three years, Hill Collective have become a central presence within Brighton’s small but fertile jazz-adjacent scene. They have appeared at Love Supreme Festival and The Great Escape, supported Etuk Ubong, and built a reputation for live performances that balance structure with volatility. Their 2024 studio album Tonal Prophecy, released via Germany’s Fin Du Monde, introduced them to the wider jazz press, earning praise as “a soulful, avant-garde addition to the bustling UK jazz landscape” (UK Vibe), while Jazz Journal noted that “the spirit of Ra is close” and All About Jazz heard “resonances of Charles Mingus, Sun Ra and Ornette Coleman”. If that record marked their arrival, Fire In Orbit feels like consolidation rather than expansion, leaner in sound, clearer in intent and more assured in delivery.Led by alto saxophonist and composer Pete Piskov, Hill Collective emerged after his previous trio dissolved, featuring founding members of the Ancient Infinity Orchestra, moved to Leeds. Drawing on Brighton’s close-knit network, the group expanded into a flexible, often double-digit ensemble, at times doubling up on instrumentation, its spiritually inclined ethos linking the South Coast to a broader UK conversation.Listen to the album wherever you get your music and order it through our online shop 🔗 by @batovrecords

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Switzerland and Germany here we come ✈️❤️✨AUGUST TOUR 🙌🙌See you there🫶 by @batovrecords

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The project began with guitarist and producer Tomer Ben, whose move away from city life to a remote desert town marked a turning point both personally and musically. Home to a few thousand residents, the town brings together artists, musicians and those living slightly outside the mainstream, its scale and surroundings encouraging a kind of creative openness. @taftir.band emerged from that setting, not as a planned recording project but as a group of players meeting in a room to explore sound without expectation.Originally a trio, the band has since expanded into a five-piece: Tomer Ben (production, guitar), Mor Stanislav Porat (bass), Gal Costa (synthesizers), Gilad Sirota (drums) and Roni Goldstein (percussion). All come from backgrounds in louder, more structured bands, but here lean into something looser and more collective. Much of the EP was recorded live, preserving the immediacy of those sessions and the chemistry between players.“Tavasim” (“peacock”) offers a more atmospheric counterpoint. Mellow and spacious, it leans toward instrumental soul, its phrasing and pacing recalling the slower end of Stax-era recordings. A gently picked guitar line carries a faint folk-blues quality, somewhere between solitary acoustic introspection and a hazy, seaside soul ballad. It remains one of the more inward-facing pieces on the record and is rarely performed live.Check out “Tavasim” wherever you get your music and buy it through our online shop 🔗 by @batovrecords

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Nice review of #Dødehavet @progmagazine ✌️Thanks to @batovrecords for releasing this!PS few copies left! by @batovrecords

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FOR THE FIRST TIME IN FULL COLOUR SLEEVE!@sababafive and @yurikahanashima - Tokyo Midnight - 東京ミッドナイトPress the 🔗 to get your copy by @batovrecords

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It's been a month since Ayara was released and we're incredibly grateful. 💃Much love to everyone, near and far, who's been listening and supporting.🎧Next week, our second single-"Tavasim" will be out via @batovrecords Stay tuned. 🙌 by @batovrecords

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It's very specialIt's a new singleListen to it with your ears and heartMusic is a special thingIt's nice to share it Love your neighbour and listen to "A House is a Home Like Honey" by @batovrecords

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Overwhelmed by the amount of support we've gotten so far for Fire in Orbit! Thank you all!The next single off the album is out now! 🌞You can listen to "A House is a Home, Like Honey" anywhere really just search it up and wrap it round your ears x by @batovrecords

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@andnowhill strike out with Fire In Orbit, their first release for Batov Records and the Brighton ensemble’s most focused and expansive studio statement to date. Rooted in spiritual jazz but unafraid of the natural looseness, humour and raw edges that arise when imaginative musicians collaborate, Fire In Orbit captures a band working collectively, instinctively and with space to breathe.Over the past three years, Hill Collective have become a central presence within Brighton’s small but fertile jazz-adjacent scene. They have appeared at Love Supreme Festival and The Great Escape, supported Etuk Ubong, and built a reputation for live performances that balance structure with volatility. Their 2024 studio album Tonal Prophecy, released via Germany’s Fin Du Monde, introduced them to the wider jazz press, earning praise as “a soulful, avant-garde addition to the bustling UK jazz landscape” (UK Vibe), while Jazz Journal noted that “the spirit of Ra is close” and All About Jazz heard “resonances of Charles Mingus, Sun Ra and Ornette Coleman”. If that record marked their arrival, Fire In Orbit feels like consolidation rather than expansion, leaner in sound, clearer in intent and more assured in delivery.Second single “A House Is A Home Like Honey” OUT TODAY unfolds slowly and unhurried, built around a relaxed head that feels almost like sunrise. Space defines the arrangement, allowing melody and texture to settle naturally. Around the seven-minute mark the horns rise together, briefly intensifying before easing back into reflection. It carries the warmth of the sessions themselves, intimate and unforced.Vinyl pre-orders are NOW available! by @batovrecords

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Still roaming the Streets of AYARA Our debut single, released via @batovrecordsMore to come soon 🌞 by @batovrecords

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