Discography

Cubik and Origami EP II

artist: Cubik and Origami From the direction of Electronic duo’s such as Kruder and Dorfmeister and Beaver and Krause comes Wide Hive’s latest find, Cubik and Origami. Being both D.J.’s and musicians, Cubik and Origami balance up-tempo dance grooves with chill downtempo and weave together a solid debut effort that is reminiscent of early Kraftwork [...]

Larry Coryell with the Wide Hive Players

“Larry Coryell with the Wide Hive Players was like liquid honey. The blend of Larry Coryell’s masterful guitar playing and the band’s flavor blended together for a hypnotic listening experience.” — Dana Right, muzicreviews.com

Perseverance

“Ranelin and his ensemble are completely committed on Perseverance where disciplined technical craft and expansive, melodic, rhythmic, and harmonic possibilities are presented as a musical language. Combined together with his requisite empathy and subtlety, this album defines Ranelin as a true jazz master.” — Thom Jurek, All Music Guide

Wide Hive Players II Guitar

“This is a refreshing soul jazz classic that basks in West Coast sunshine.” –BBC Music magazine

Wide Hive Players

“The Wide Hive Players are a collective of talented in-house players from the San Francisco-based label Wide Hive Records. Producer and label-owner Gregory Howe, who clearly has a great ear, has penned a striking selection of soul-fused jazz tracks for his house band. From surprisingly fast drum intros, to gorgeous gutsy horn harmonics, which in the case of Mending Gravity have a curious dirge-like feel, this disk is topped off by Thomas McCree’s rippling B3 organ. Producer- led UK labels such as Tru Thoughts have drawn in a wide net of music fans- this Stateside band deserves to do likewise.” — BBC Music Magazine

Mike Rinta Eponymous

Trombone virtuoso Mike Rinta made his name backing up scores of Jazz and Funk stars such as Sly & the Family Stone, Herbie Hancock, Buddy Guy, and Otis Clay as well as Carlos Santana, Neil Schon, Philip Bailey, legends Jerry Garcia and Bob Wier

LIVE! Reminiscence

“REMINISCENCE is in the fine tradition of groove-laden modal jazz with heavy Pan-African undercurrents….The band stretches out on a solid rendition of Miles Davis’ ‘Solar’…” — Jazz Times

Phil Ranelin Living a New Day

Living a New Day is Phil Ranelin’s second solo effort on Wide Hive Records. The release, marked with tones of renewed inspiration, was born out of the artist’s near fatal automobile accident in November of 2005. Featuring five new songs and a

JRK Jessica Cooke

“Excellently produced and pressed, this is well, exactly what the title says it is. Maybe from Oakland, could be from Guam, who knows? This is one of those rare beauties that ends up in the bag after a red wine social.” –XLR8R JRK returns with

JRK

JRK
CD
Release Date: October 10, 2006

Salsa Blanco Gregorio Howe y Compadres

“Stunning jazzed Latin soul and salsa compositions to take you “…into the urban wilderness and beautiful cacophony that is California’s preeminent barrio.” — San Francisco Bay Times

Vertical Clearance

“At times, his fluid fingerpicking threatened to free itself completely from its rhythmic moorings and escape the building into the night sky.” – EAST BAY EXPRESS

“Following dissent’s critically acclaimed third release “Swap Meet Seers” from 2004 is Primal Deconstruction, its finest release to date. Encompassing tribal influences from around the world, producer and artist Gregory Howe draws from these influences and blends them together with his funk hip-hop foundations to create a truly inspired sound.” — XLR8R

Cubik and Origami

Cubik and Origami’s self titled debut weaves sexy downtempo goodness with the funky flip of head bopping house. The vibe is mellow and warm as the duo plays guitar, bass, Rhodes, vintage synthesizers and live percussion along with the traditional production tools of samplers and decks. — URB

Cubik and Origami EP I

“Cubik and Origami and Wide Hive are taking us to the next era of the hip hop and jazz, and it’s up to us to either help them, or get out of their way.” — Heavy Contact

Outbreaks

No one will mistake Mayhemystics Outbreaks for a straight-ahead hard bop date; this isn’t a group of retro-boppers playing John Coltrane’s “Giant Steps” followed by Sonny Rollins’ “Pent-Up House” and Charlie Parker’s “Ornithology.” But V.U.’s members do sound like they might have been checking out electric Miles Davis, mid-’70s Roy Ayers, or Lonnie Liston Smith’s Cosmic Echoes. — Billboard.com

Plate Fork Knife Spoon

Plate, Fork, Knife, Spoon are the rhythm section behind the Crown City Rockers (ex-Mission) crew.

Bullet Proof’s Back

12″
Release Date: 011/20/04

Inspiration

“From the progressives at Wide Hive comes this surprisingly tame, almost traditional set of genteel post-bop jazz. Ranelin is an unsung trombone hero of the 1970 Detroit free-funk, but here he settles into a relaxed, burnished mood…” — XLR8R

Sunset Salvage (formerly Sunset Scavenger)

“Percussion-heavy dance floor gems meet mind expanding beats, all covered with thick layers of bass and strings. Songs like “Midnight Crewsade” and “Floorwax” share that 70′s soul groove and have enough boogie to keep the b-boys in check. The ever so versatile Lyrics Born delivers top notch lyricism and breath control on the go-go friendly “Hands Up.” On the other side of the Sunset, you’ll find the spellbinding “Cormorant” and “Listen Hear” that will leave you blazed for days. Imagine if the Beastie Boys recruited DJ Shadow to help make Check Your Head and you’ll get a better understanding of how these tunes flow.” — Beatbots

Mayhemystics

“The sound on this album is simply amazing. It lulls the listener intoa comfort zone and then raises the stakes. The intensity is constant throughout, but it becomes apparent only now and then. Ah, the benefits of fine crafting. Quite a diving organic experience.” — Aiding & Abetting

Soul Remixes

12″
Release Date: 02/24/04

Wide Hive Remixed Limited Edition 10″

track listing Side A Dissent – Electric Company (Tommy Guerrero Remix) Side B DJ Zeph – Transmitter (J. Boogie Remix) Dissent – Corporate Voodoo (Cookin with Kurt Remix) 10″ Release Date: 02/17/04

Swap Meet Seers

Buy now: itunes | amazon | giant peach track listing 1. Time Trekker 2. Je Me Souviens 3. Coming of Wage 4. Somewhere Up There 5. Where Lost is Found 6. Off-Kilter 7. Dangling Strings 8. Buhdust 9. String Theory 10. Angels 11. Draft 2

Cold Flow

“…a hypnotic album of stitched up ultra-modern soul/jazz you’ll probably never hear in Starbucks, because it requires too much thought.” — Jason Thornberry, cosmik.com

Wide Hive Remixed

Wide Hive Remixed, a solid CD in both diversity and quality. Kickin’ it most are the remixes of dissent tracks, with Ticklah’s dirty hip hop take on “Rudy” and DJ Eli’s jazzy organ grinding mix of “Bleeding Together” leading the way. — Justin Kleinfeld, CMJ

Force of Life

Buy now: itunes | amazon artist: open thought Side A 1. Force of Life w/Michael Irwin 2. Force of Life Instrumental 3. Force of Life Universal Remix Side B 1. Cold Cut 2. Cold Cut Instrumental 3. Foce or Life Universal Remix Instrumental

Floor Wax

12″
Release Date: 08/26/03

Handbook for the Apocalypse

A voice of freedom and the most conscientious album of the year.
- Straight No Chaser

Handbook is a powerful throwback to an era when rap and spoken word mattered and when voices refused to be silenced or censored.
- XLR8R

Bleeding Together

Buy now: itunes | amazon | giant peach artist: dissent Bleeding Together, named for the different genres it blends, takes a departure from jazz-funk and fuses electronica, world music, and down tempo, while maintaining an organic texture and raw

“This is the disk you want to put on when you get home from a hard day at work. Funky strings and a brassy edge will melt away all your tensions. A solid contribution to the Bay ARea-centered live hip-hop/jazz sound phenomenon.” — URB

Detours into Unconscious Rhythms

“Detours Into Unconscious Rhythms stands with Keys’ finest solo moments on Black Jazz; with the exception of the DJ scratching in places, one would never be able to distinguish what year this slab was waxed.” — Thom Jurek, All Music Guide

DJ Zeph

DJ Zeph has continued to reach successful heights, ever since his critically acclaimed debut on Wide Hive Records in 2001. The momentum has continued with Zeph taking home the honor as “best DJ/Turntablist” at the SF Weekly Music Awards in 2002. and now sits firmly alongside Little Brother, Wildchild, and GE-OLOGY as an Urb Magazine next 100 artist for 2003. Zeph’s latest single offers two new tracks off his yet to be titled sophomore album, due in early 2004 on Wide Hive Records.

dissent

CD, LP
Original Release Date: 08/11/98
Second Pressing Date: 08/25/01