Qobuzissime

What is a Qobuzissime? It’s an award presented by Qobuz for a first or second album.
Pop or Reggae, Metal or Classical, Jazz or Blues, no genre is excluded. More often than not the award is presented to a newly discovered artist.
Sometimes it might be a particularly quirky or a crossover album from a discography.
The important aspects are uniqueness, sincerity and quality. We look for these things in the recording, the project and the sound identity.
Albums
Topical Dancer
Charlotte Adigéry
Electronic - Released March 4, 2022 | DEEWEE
Terre Promise
Blutch
Electronic - Released January 28, 2022 | Astropolis Records
Before I Die
박혜진 park hye jin
Electronic - Released September 10, 2021 | Ninja Tune
Aspects
STR4TA
Dance - Released March 26, 2021 | Brownswood Recordings
Ostriconi
Yeahman
Chill-out - Released January 29, 2021 | Wonderwheel Recordings
It's been four years since Jean Dasso alias Yeahman entered the scene, first with his bass music/tropical "Ghetto Sonido" nights in Toulouse, then with the track Miniyamba (featuring the sweet vocals of singers Mina Shankha and Hajna) in 2017, which allowed him to catch the eye of Wonderwheel Recordings. Led from Brooklyn by DJ Nickodemus, the label hosts big names of the "global bass" circuit such as Quantic, Chancha Via Circuito, DJ Khalab or El Buho, and offered its first long format to Yeahman, who, honouring the image of the adventurer, went to record in Dakar, Naples, Marseille and Toulouse.The Frenchman proves right from the opening that he's got something, on the catchy dreamy samba Deelahli, with the almost erased voice of Mina Shankha, then the ultra-smooth Baixi Baixi, accompanied by the two Portuguese sisters of Aluna Project on a charango and a dembow rhythm. But Yeahman also likes square rhythms, like on Soupe au Feu and its chopped string samples, Sakoneta (and its kora made in Dakar) or GLI-F4, all supported by a silky and hypnotic house beat. We find Mina Shankha and Hajna on a cover of the Peruvian cumba standard Cariñito, then Omar Zidia. Singer and guitarist of the Tuareg group Ezza on Ouloullou, before closing this Qobuzissime journey in the Ostriconi (a paradisaical Corsican region) with the folktronica of the British producer Robin Perkins, alias El Búho, Yeahman's new label mate and undoubtedly future travel companion. © Smaël Bouaici/Qobuz
Happiness Therapy LP01: The Coast
Jesse Bru
House - Released December 11, 2020 | Happiness Therapy
LP1
Earth Trax
House - Released March 6, 2020 | Shall Not Fade
Fongola
KOKOKO!
Electronic - Released February 5, 2021 | Transgressive
D'ANGELO
David August
Electronic - Released October 5, 2018 | [PIAS]
One Trick Pony
Kiddy Smile
House - Released August 31, 2018 | Neverbeener Records - Grand Musique Management
Family Portrait
Ross from Friends
Electronic - Released July 27, 2018 | Brainfeeder
Bone Bame
10LEC6
Electronic - Released March 9, 2018 | Ed Banger Records
Take
Guy Andrews
Electronic - Released September 22, 2017 | Houndstooth
Idealist
Mind Enterprises
Electronic - Released March 4, 2016 | Because Music Ltd.
Brava
Brodinski
Electronic - Released February 27, 2015 | Parlophone (France)
It's Album Time
Todd Terje
Electronic - Released April 7, 2014 | Olsen Records
If Looks Could Kill
Danton Eeprom
Electronic - Released February 3, 2014 | InFiné
Blue Distance
Clara Moto
Electronic - Released November 4, 2013 | InFiné
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A Light for Attracting Attention The Smile Pitchfork: Best New Music
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Boat Songs MJ Lenderman Pitchfork: Best New Music
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GOLD Alabaster DePlume Pitchfork: Best New Music
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Warm Chris Aldous Harding Pitchfork: Best New Music