Tag Archives: Àbáse

Mixtape #167

02 January 2025


Àbáse, the project of strikingly talented Berlin-based Hungarian producer, composer, improviser and keyboardist Szabolcs Bognár, instantly got us under his spell with Awakening, his magnificent second album, which made it to our Album Picks of 2024. Drawing from a diverse musical background, including collaborations with artists like Wayne Snow, Dele Sosimi and Pat Thomas, and also his own projects like Mabon Dawud Republic and Soulclap Budapest amongst many others, Àbáse explores the intersection of jazz, Afrobeat, Yoruba rhythms, hip-hop and electronic music. Taking his name from a Yoruba word for collaboration, his music exudes a palpable sense of joyful unity and is jam-packed with infectious grooves. Needless to say we're beyond excited to kick off 2025 with a very special selection of tracks handpicked and mixed by Àbáse. Press play and enjoy!

  1. Jiří Stivín – Stíny Psů A Lidí [Supraphon / Gramofonový Klub]
  2. Chuck Strangers – Skid Up [Lex Records]
  3. Fix – Town At Night [Мелодия]
  4. Scott, Stivín, Dašek – By Way Of Introduction [Supraphon / Gramofonový Klub]
  5. László Sáry – Five Melancholic Songs: V. Oh, Du milder Herbst [Hungaroton]
  6. Jamael Dean – Osun [Stones Throw]
  7. Olga de Alakêto – Oxum [Philips]
  8. Minus & MRDolly – A Queda [Jazzego]
  9. Sonic Interventions – Can’t Uproot Me [XJAZZ! Music]
  10. Bibleway – Heaven Is [B.W.C. Productions / Time Drift Records]
  11. Flora Purim – Black Narcissus [Milestone]
  12. Wendell Harrison & Phil Ranelin – What We Need / Angela’s Dilemma [Tribe / Now-Again Records]
  13. Raduly Mihaly, Erzsébet Szalay, Robert Casél [Magyar Records / Püski Kiadó]

Àbáse shares third single, ‘Shining’, from upcoming new album Awakening

30 May 2024

Àbáse, the project of Berlin-based Hungarian producer and keyboardist Szabolcs Bognár, is back with a second album entitled Awakening, following 2021’s Laroyê. Featuring an incredible lineup of close collaborators from Hungary, Germany, Ghana and Australia, the album was recorded live in Berlin’s Brewery Studios over the course of four days. Awakening carries traces from disparate musical influences, including classic Lagos Afrobeat, traditional Hungarian folk, Yoruba rhythms, house, techno and hip-hop.

After sharing a couple of tracks from the forthcoming album, and ahead of its release, Àbáse have shared a final single, the irresistible and exultant ‘Shining’. Take a listen below.

Awakening is out on July 5th through Analogue Foundation x Oshu Records x Bridge The Gap