Author: Commercial Break
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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 […]
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Shangri La EP – James Tillman
Listen to the soulful Shangri La EP by James Tillman, a singer-songwriter following in the scholarly footsteps of José James and Bilal According to his biography, singer-songwriter James Tillman could’ve been an accountant, but he realised a career in numbers didn’t add up. Instead, music beckoned for the Washington DC native. And, judging by his […]
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Southern Freeez single – Sonzeira
This might be a first: bossa nova meets jazz funk. UK DJ Gilles Peterson melded two of his passions to create this Brazilian reworking of Southern Freeez, originally recorded by UK jazz-funkers Freeez. This Sonzeira version, which features Emanuelle Araújo on vocals, is taken from Mr Peterson’s forthcoming album, Sonzeira – Brasil Bam Bam Bam. […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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Nothing Leaves The House double 7″ – various artists
First Word Records celebrates Record Store Day with a limited-edition 7″ featuring tracks by four producers, including Tall Black Guy and Eric Lau In a phenomenon that few would’ve predicted, vinyl is growing in popularity despite the omnipresence of MP3s. Yes, the black disc is undergoing a mini renaissance, something that pleases many musicians and […]
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Better Than This (Dego & Kaidi 2000 Black Mix) – Paul Johnson
Paul Johnson is a wonderfully emotive UK-based singer, who has worked with everyone from the London Community Gospel Choir to Bluey Maunick of Incognito. Here, “Dego” McFarlane and Kaidi Tatham give Paul Johnson’s new single Better Than This a soulful, broken beat remix. The Better Than This EP, which includes a house remix from the […]
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Megawattz – CapitolA
This track is somewhat reminiscent of what Kaidi Tatham would produce. The beautiful broken beats of Megawattz, courtesy of CapitolA (aka Antoine Green). • If you like this article, subscribe to Commercial Break’s free newsletter or RSS feed (click here).
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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).
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Lovestep Vol. 1 EP – Daz-I-Kue
Former Bugz in the Attic Daz-I-Kue releases a dub-infused EP five years after the collective’s final release The last Bugz in the Attic release was in 2009 (Got The Bug 2: Bugz In The Attic Remixes Collection Pt II) and that was a compilation. In truth, the west London collective had disbanded long before, with […]