Category: Music archive
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Fun! album – Restless Soul Band
Fun! by Phil Asher’s Restless Soul Band is an album featuring tried-and-tested club hits spanning funk, R&B and neo soul There’s more to the west London sound than broken beats. Producer Phil Asher has been a leading exponent of another west London sound that reflects more of an eclectic ethos than a particular genre. During […]
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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 […]
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Home album – Culross Close (K15)
Listen to the jazzy downbeat grooves of Home, a six-track LP by London-born DJ and producer Culross Close, better known as K15 Most people’s introduction to K15 was via the dulcet techno of 2014’s Yellow, the standout track from his Insecurities EP on Wild Oats. That was followed by the soulful broken beat single Flying, […]
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Soulection White Label: 017 EP by Sivey – free music download
Download Soulection White Label: 017, a soulful synth selection by UK producer Sivey Since 2013 Los Angeles-based record label Soulection has been releasing short EPs as part of its White Label initiative. Its aim is to “expose as much talent as possible”. A commendable goal. Number 17 in the series highlights the work of Manchester-based […]
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Off The Christmas Card List EP – Tatham, Mensah, Lord & Ranks
The quartet of Kaidi Tatham, Akwasi Mensah, Matt Lord and Dego return with more UK boogie and broken beats The last time Kaidi Tatham, Akwasi Mensah, Matt Lord and (Dego) Ranks got together was on their eponymous 2012 album. Its seductive blend of broken beats, Mizell Brothers boogie and jazz-funk grooves made it one of […]
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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 […]
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Two by Space Captain – free music download
New York sextet Space Captain releases Two, a soulful free download* with a jazzy, psychedelic twist It’s no longer enough to give away the odd track to get noticed – it has to be a decent tune, too. And that’s certainly the case with Two by Brooklyn sextet Space Captain. It starts conventionally enough, with […]
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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 […]
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Butterflies & Dragons EP – Trope
This debut EP by UK quintet Trope effortlessly blends soul, jazz and funk The five musicians who comprise Trope play so well together it seems hard to believe the band formed less than a year ago. In that time, they have supported New York-based pianist Kris Bowers and have managed to produce Butterflies & Dragons, […]
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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 […]