Tag: free music download

  • Come Close (rework) single by Ego Ella May and Mini-D – free music download

    Come Close (rework) single by Ego Ella May and Mini-D – free music download

    London-based Ego Ella May – who describes herself as “a self-taught guitarist, part-time beatmaker and occasional poet” – has teamed up with producer Mini-D to rework Come Close, 2002’s merry hip-hop jam by Common and Mary J. Blige. But you’d hardly recognised any trace of the original song from this version. It’s so twisted… in […]

  • Epoch EP by Alfa Mist & Emmavie – free music download

    Epoch EP by Alfa Mist & Emmavie – free music download

    Alfa Mist & Emmavie’s Epoch EP showcases the work of a low-profile duo making high-quality music [one_half] If Alfa Mist and Emmavie had a higher profile (and perhaps big-label backing), there’s little chance their seven-track EP would be free. It’s among the best releases – free or paid-for – of 2014. What’s not, however, freely […]

  • Ah Yeah by Robert Glasper Experiment – DJ Chug drum ‘n’ bass remix – free music download

    Ah Yeah by Robert Glasper Experiment – DJ Chug drum ‘n’ bass remix – free music download

    Blue Note jazz pianist Robert Glasper is remixed by UK drum 'n' bass specialist DJ Chug. What could go wrong? Not much. Who would’ve thought that Ah Yeah from the Grammy Award-winning Black Radio would lend itself so well to d'n'b rhythms. If you like this musical marriage, download it from here. DJ Chug drum […]

  • Sun Come In single – Joanna Borromeo & Häzel – free music download

    Sun Come In single – Joanna Borromeo & Häzel – free music download

    Download a free Jill Scott(ish) single by Canadian singer-songwriter Joanna Borromeo Close your eyes and you’d be mistaken for thinking you were listening to vintage Jill Scott after hearing the first few bars of Sun Come In. But, unlike Ms Scott, Joanna Borromeo opts to develop the track into a rhodes-filled instrumental. For a decade […]

  • Mood Swings EP – Maxine Ashley – free music download

    Mood Swings EP – Maxine Ashley – free music download

    Download Maxine Ashley’s free EP, which includes a delightful Pharrell-produced track and an intriguing Portishead cover Two years from now, Maxine Ashley will no doubt be perched in the front rows of countless fashion shows and striking ‘fierce’ poses at the Grammys. That’s because there seems to be much moolah swashing around her. None other […]

  • Spanish Joint (Osage remix) – D’Angelo – free music download

    Spanish Joint (Osage remix) – D’Angelo – free music download

    DJ/producer Osage did a rather fine job remixing Laura Mvula’s Green Garden from her debut album Sing To The Moon. And now he’s back, upping the tempo of D’Angelo’s Spanish Joint from the neo soul king’s second studio album Voodoo. You can download it from here. If you like Osage’s reworking, contact him at osageisreal@gmail.com […]

  • OverSized Love – SeanWyze – free music download

    OverSized Love – SeanWyze – free music download

    Free download of SeanWyze’s jazzy hip hop track sampling Inside My Love by Minnie Riperton, a song famously sampled by the late producer J Dilla. Download it here. • If you like this article, subscribe to Commercial Break’s free newsletter or RSS feed (click here).  

  • Tall Black Guy mix by DJ Raphael – free music download

    Tall Black Guy mix by DJ Raphael – free music download

    Download DJ Raphael’s introduction to a gifted beatmaker who’s attracting plaudits from the likes of Questlove Producer Tall Black Guy (TBG), aka Terrel Wallace, is on the cusp of gaining major recognition. Earlier this year, The Root’s drummer Questlove revealed he’d been “binge” playing TBG beats to D’Angelo. Three months later, TBG announced via Twitter […]

  • 3 Years Of Soulection compilation – free music download

    3 Years Of Soulection compilation – free music download

    Download this free 32-track compilation from a California-based record label that’s celebrating three years of spreading soulful sounds LA-based record label Soulection celebrates its three-year anniversary with a free compilation. The selection reflects the collective’s soulful take on electronica, hip hop and dance beats. Highlights include the lo-fi neo soul of Stiller See featuring Soia, […]

  • Two Syllables Volume Ten album – free music download

    Two Syllables Volume Ten album – free music download

    DJ Gilla compiles a cracking 12-track album showcasing artists from independent UK label First Word Records Arguably the best freebie of 2013 was First Word Records’ Two Syllables Volume Nine – and the UK label clearly wants to retain that honour in 2014 with its follow-up, logically entitled Two Syllables Volume Ten. Like the previous […]