Welcome to Headcount Records. The playlist below is a collection of some of the music we’ve been involved with over recent years. For updates & news regarding some of our latest projects please keep scrolling.
We saw out 2023 with the fourth and final single release from Brighton based Scarlett Fae. The 4 digital singles are being followed by an exciting new era in Scarlett’s creative journey, the era ‘of sex & nature’.
Here are some lovely words that precede this new Foshe & Bentley interview for the world renowned Mr Bongo…
“Headcount Records and the Mr Bongo crew go back a long way. The label has a habit of uncovering gems from artists that go on to become big favourites here at Bongo HQ. With this sort of pedigree we always look forward to hearing what they come through with next. Their latest discovery, Foshe & Bentley, was once again a well-received find. A live house/jazz hybrid from Sydney, their album 'Parlour Cucina' floats from jazz-funk outings to Theo Parrish-esque leftfield, dancefloor business - all merging seamlessly. That's always going to tick our boxes, and its seen support from Gilles Peterson too, so you know it's a safe bet”
Go and check out the new Foshe & Bentley interview hosted on the Mr Bongo website. They discuss their incredible new LP & how it came into being.
We’re so hyped and proud to be a part of this. Written by and starring Scarlett Fae, ’Black Molasses’ is a short film which follows a regular Sunday in the life of G, a 20-something and explores a correlation between her experiences and those of Mother Earth. Created with Nathan Shadrach (co-director), Fae’s directorial debut was filmed in early 2021 with the help of a small, close-knit crew and cast as a visual accompaniment to her new single ‘Black Molasses’.
"Raw, personal but absolutely breathtaking" ~ Wordplay Magazine
“Gorgeous, special stuff. Record of the Week” - Tony Minvielle ~ Jazz F
“Stunning” ~ Girls In Film
Directed by Scarlett Fae & Nathan Shadrach. Story by Scarlett Fae. Edited by Nathan Shadrach & Scarlett Fae.
We’re immensely proud and excited to release the incredible debut album by Foshe & Bentley. Foshe and Bentley are two separate entities who regularly collaborate in their home city of Sydney. Foshe create fully improvised polyrhythmic-afro-Latin-synth-ambient-jazz-house. The trio have been gigging heavily from 2018, engaging in energetic weekly residencies, and supporting artists from Lonnie Liston Smith to the 30/70 collective, Horatio Luna and ZFEX, GODTET and more.
Mike Bentley is a drummer who collaborates with friends around Sydney/Melbourne, creating deeply groovy, rhythmically hypnotic journeys through jazz, hip hop and house, inspired by the likes of Kamaal Williams & Vijay Iyer. Producing modern jazz-house combined with odd time signatures, Mike was a key driving force behind this set of new, live recordings.
The ‘Parlour Cucina’ album is the result of a live residency at the Sydney venue of the same name. The residency was split between sets with the regular Foshe trio (Mike, Zigi, Tom) and open collaborations with other artists through Bentley.
"An amazing live House/Jazz hybrid. Floats from jazz-funk outings to Theo Parrish Esque leftfield dancefloor gems" ~ Mr Bongo
"I love it" ~ Gilles Peterson
"A classy, improvised Jazz-House record" ~ Bandcamp
We’re stoked to be working with Ta-Ra again for the release of this limited edition 7”. Side A houses her brand new single 'Room 77', produced by long time collaborator NxxxxxS whilst the flip side celebrates the 5th anniversary of their cult banger 'LIL BIT' which started it all.
One of Manchester’s most exciting artists of the last few years, KinKai delivers heartfelt commentary over soulful and introspective production. Headcount are proud to present his album ‘A Pennies Worth - volume 1’ on limited edition vinyl.
Named after an obsession with miniature things, Mini Trees is the brainchild and moniker of Los Angeles-based musician Lexi Vega. Headcount Records are proud to present Lexi’s first vinyl release. A combination of her two recent EP’s entitled Slip Away (released May 2020) and Steady Me (released May 2019). Check out the live performance video for the track Slip Away above and to pre-order the vinyl click on the button below.