Category: Music archive
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Forget Me Not album preview – Harleighblu
Hip hop beats and soulful vocals collide on a debut album from a sonorous songstress hailing from the UK’s East Midlands Having garnered considerable praise in the UK with her singles Enough Now and Play Me, Nottingham soul singer Harleighblu releases her debut album Forget Me Not. It’s the 21-year-old’s debut album on the Tru […]
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Two Syllables Volume Nine compilation – First Word Records – free music download
Front runner to take the accolade of best freebie of the year currently belongs to this 11-track compilation from First Word Records To coincide with the Soundwave Festival earlier this year, the First Word Records label released Two Syllables Volume Nine. The 11-track compilation does a rather fine job in showcasing up-and-coming acts on the […]
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Feel Good album preview – The Internet
A young, understated duo release a sophomore album that’s creating a buzz for its mature blend of soul, funk and jazz Let’s be clear. The Internet has nothing to do with the World Wide Web. Rather, it’s the name of a neo soul band comprising Matt Martians and lead vocalist Syd tha Kyd, who met […]
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Untitled (Demo Album) – Bembé Segué – free music download
Broken beat/soul-jazz singer-songwriter releases an album of demos displaying her overlooked talent Bembé Segué is a stalwart of the broken beat/soul-jazz scene, having collaborated with everyone from Mark de Clive-Lowe and Dego to Bugz In The Attic and IG Culture. However, she’s never released a solo album. But if she had it’d probably sound like […]
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Memory Flux EP video – Lost Midas – free music download
To mark the release of his debut EP for the Tru Thoughts label, watch the Love Undone video and download a track by LA-based producer Lost Midas The handsome chap in the video is Jason Trikakis, aka Lost Midas, a new signing to UK label Tru Thoughts. The LA-based producer has been involved in the […]
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Unreleased And Remastered album preview – Sonar Circle (Dominic Stanton)
Dominic Stanton, the man of many monikers, marks his return to making music with a drum ‘n’ bass release on his own label Dominic Stanton – aka Domu aka Umod aka… let’s just say he’s had a lot of aliases – retired from making music in 2009, and left tens of thousands of fans heartbroken. […]
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Broadcite broken beat Carnival mix – Daz-I-Kue – free music download
Download this free Notting Hill Carnival broken beat mix, which will sound good long after the steel pans have packed up Back in the day, the only music you heard at London’s Notting Hill Carnival was calypso, soca and reggae. (Oh, and a sprinkling of rare grooves spun by DJ Norman Jay.) However, things have […]
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Brownswood Bubblers Ten preview – various artists (Gilles Peterson)
The compilation series that shone a spotlight on the likes of Taylor McFerrin and José James returns with a tenth album Brownswood Recordings is the label of Gilles Peterson and its output reflects the tastes of the London-based DJ who specialises in all things jazz related. He broadcasts to an enrapt audience throughout the UK […]
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Live Today album preview – Derrick Hodge
Bassist Derrick Hodge steps out of Robert Glasper’s shadow to release his debut album on Blue Note Although bassist Derrick Hodge is mostly known for his collaborations with Blue Note pianist Robert Glasper, he has in fact worked with scores of musicians, including neo soulster Maxwell, jazzman Terence Blanchard and rapper Q-Tip from A Tribe […]
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My Favorite Things EP – Lili K – free music download
Download this free jazzy EP from a Chicago-based singer who gives old standards a fresh twist These days a free download isn’t enough to guarantee exposure. And a free download covering standards, which everyone has heard umpteen times, is even less likely to garner any attention. But that’s the route Lili K has chosen with […]