Category: Minis

  • Broken Mix Vol 2 by Mark Force – free music download

    Broken Mix Vol 2 by Mark Force – free music download

    Download a tasty bruk selection by a former Bugz in the Attic member who hails from scene’s birthplace Three years ago ex-Bugz in the Attic member Mark Force released Broken Mix Vol 1 as a prelude to the launch of Ten50 Records, a label he set up with fellow Bugz Kaidi Tatham and Matt Lord. […]

  • Postpartum (Dorian Concept Remix) by Taylor McFerrin – free music download

    Postpartum (Dorian Concept Remix) by Taylor McFerrin – free music download

    Download this free electrified remix of a song taken from Taylor McFerrin’s 2014 album To promote his upcoming spring US tour, Taylor McFerrin — son of veteran jazz vocalist Bobby — is giving away a track (in exchange for fans’ email addresses). Postpartum, the first song from Taylor’s debut album Early Riser, is treated to […]

  • Slick feat. Ladybug Mecca by The Hue – free music download

    Slick feat. Ladybug Mecca by The Hue – free music download

    Free download of some jazzy rap with a distinct Digable vibe from a Texas collective The video (above) by a six-strong collective hailing from Houston, Texas, does a wonderful job of encapsulating the laid-back vibe of Slick, some jazzy hip hop that not only sounds like vintage Digable Planets but features Ladybug Mecca from the […]

  • Work (Jarreau Vandal cover) by Rihanna – free music download

    Work (Jarreau Vandal cover) by Rihanna – free music download

    Up-and-coming DJ/producer infuses a Rihanna hit with some much-needed zest How do you add flavour to bland dancehall pop? Sprinkle some Jamiroquai-like chords over a dollop of tabla rhythms. What you get is a tasty reworking, which, in just two days of being uploaded, has been listened to more than 100,000 times. The man who […]

  • Negroni Eyes single – Wallace

    Negroni Eyes single – Wallace

    Listen to some whimsical neo-soul grooves inspired by a much-loved jazz instrumental Wallace Gollan dropped a surprisingly whimsical track at the tail end of 2015. The New Zealand-born singer, who’s now based in Australia, asked producer Godriguez (aka Dave Rodriguez) to tinker with one of her favourite tunes Nardis by trumpet legend Miles Davis (although […]

  • Flight (Energy) by Dres and Jaleel Shaw – free music download

    Flight (Energy) by Dres and Jaleel Shaw – free music download

    Free download of some jazzy rap by Black Sheep’s Dres and NY saxman Jaleel Shaw Dres from Black Sheep is no stranger to jazz. On the hip-hop outfit’s monster 1991 hit The Choice Is Yours, a jazzy double bass was sampled to good effect. Fast forward to 2015 and the rapper is dipping his toes […]

  • Don’t Stop (Let It Go) single – Dego & The 2000 Black Family

    Don’t Stop (Let It Go) single – Dego & The 2000 Black Family

    Dego, one half of 4hero, drops Don’t Stop (Let It Go), some delectable funk-infused boogie This track isn’t due out till mid-December, but it will likely leapfrog into the upper echelons of most people’s best-of lists for 2015. Don’t Stop (Let It Go), on Italian label Neroli, is quite simply one of the best tracks […]

  • The ‘did these come out?’ mix – Domu

    The ‘did these come out?’ mix – Domu

    Mix of unheard broken beat rarities and dubplates from the depths of Domu’s hard drive. Under his Sonar’s Ghost moniker, Dominic Stanton (aka Domu) uploaded this mix comprising “some things kicking around on my drives that may be of interest”. And it certainly will be of interest to those who are partial to some broken […]

  • Simplify (Rootickal Re Twist) – Omar

    Simplify (Rootickal Re Twist) – Omar

    Shimmy up to a loved one and gyrate to some rootsy melodies from the king of British neo soul This two-track release from Omar, the king of British neo soul, features something old and something new(ish). The new(ish) is a reggae reworking of Simplify by DJ and MC Scratch Professer. This opening track from Omar’s […]

  • Fakin The Funk by Panax – free music download

    Fakin The Funk by Panax – free music download

    What do we know about Panax? He’s Canadian, used to be called Dmac and, as his SoundCloud page rightly states, “he raps well”. Fakin The Funk is two and a half minutes of jazzy, soulful hip hop produced by AstroLogical, one half of Potatohead People, a duo that released the rather fine Big Luxury album […]