Category: Music archive
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Beyondjazz Vol. 4 album preview – various artists
Previewing the fourth nu jazz compilation from pioneering podcasters Beyondjazz Unless you’re a jazz virgin, a hermit, or both, you’ll know that Beyondjazz is the home of one of the best nu jazz podcasts on the web. The Beyondjazz crew, comprising Lensco, Oemebamo and Creaminal, also releases compilations. Four years after Vol 3, the trio has […]
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Don’t Fear It, Fight It album preview – Joash
Previewing new strings ‘n’ beats album, Don’t Fear It, Fight It, from London producer Joash There’s not much info available about Compost-signing Joash, which is strange considering he’s about to release his debut album soon. There’s no in-depth biography nor polished press release. All that’s known is that he’s “a London-based producer” and his debut […]
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Leaving This Planet EP preview – Mark de Clive-Lowe
Previewing a soulful, jazzy EP from antipodean keyboardist Mark de Clive-Lowe In anticipation of Mark de Clive-Lowe‘s forthcoming album, Renegades, the antipodean keyboardist is releasing the EP Leaving This Planet on Bandcamp. The EP includes vocals from long-time de Clive-Lowe collaborator Bêmbè Sêguè and Sharlene Hector from UK dance outfit Basement Jaxx. Dego from 4hero […]
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Freeness Vol 2 / Forgot The Steel Pans – Dego – free music download
Three free broken beat downloads from 2000Black, a label that’s home to Silhouette Brown and 4hero In between major releases, what better way to keep your name in the public’s eye than to give your fans free downloads — and that’s exactly what Dennis “Dego” McFarlane from 4hero is doing. As the name suggests, Freeness […]
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Impossible Ark Label Compilation album – free music download
A free nine-track album featuring acoustic jazz and Latin tunes from the Impossible Ark label What better way to highlight a label’s wares than to give away a selection of its songs? That’s what Impossible Ark Records has done with its Impossible Ark Label Compilation. The nine-track album features songs of a jazzy, acoustic bent by […]
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Smoke ’Em If You Got ’Em album preview – The Jason Parker Quartet/Jay-Z
Thanks to beatmaker Spekulation, you can hear what a jazz album by rapper Jay-Z may sound like This is an awfully clever album. Seattle beatmaker Spekulation combined a cappellas by Jay-Z with music from the Jason Parker Quartet. The result? An unauthorized jazz album by a superstar rapper. Spekulation took samples from Five Leaves Left: […]
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Heroine single – Wildcookie – free music download
The free neo soul track Heroine gives you a taste of Wildcookie’s new album Cookie Dough Wildcookie is giving away Heroine, a free track from the outfit’s rather soulful album, Cookie Dough. For those wondering who the hell Wildcookie is, it’s a Swedish-based duo comprising DJ producer Freddie Cruger (aka Red Astaire) and vocalist Anthony […]
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The Network album preview – T.R.A.C. and Marc Mac
4hero’s Marc Mac and Brooklyn MC T.R.A.C link up to create The Network, a soulful hip hop album The internet allows musicians to transfer large files across even larger distances, a fact not lost on 4hero’s Marc Mac. He, along with Brooklyn-born MC T.R.A.C (aka Terry Nickz), has created The Network, a transatlantic project borne […]
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do Norte album preview – A Bossa Elétrica
Scorching South American sounds from Latin-infused Scandinavians When you think of Latin music, Sweden doesn’t spring to mind — but perhaps it should. A Bossa Elétrica may hail from Stockholm, but their most recent album, do Norte, features the kind of percussive Brazilian rhythms that wouldn’t sound out of place on a sizzling Rio beach. The […]
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From Her Eyes EP – Mara Hruby – free music download
Introducing From Her Eyes, a free seven-track neo soul EP from Oakland native Mara Hruby Following the buzz-generating ploy of musicians like Zo! comes California-based songstress Mara Hruby. The young artist has released From Her Eyes, a free seven-track EP comprising covers of songs by artists such as D’Angelo, Mos Def and Jamiroquai. She says her sound is “organic, […]