Category: Archive
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Ashley Henry’s 5ive album – Ashley Henry
A five-track album by a promising British jazz pianist who has a fondness for hip hop By most accounts hip hop is at least three decades old, which means there’s a generation of jazz musician that’s grown up with rap, the same way their parents were raised on rock or R&B. So it’s no surprise […]
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Broken Vibes – The Secret Story Of Magneto – documentary
After almost a decade of waiting, bruk fans can enjoy a film about west London’s once-fertile broken beat scene Website Broken Vibes documentary on Vimeo Back in 2006, under the moniker Urban Vibes, a trailer was released by French director Arthur Borgnis about a documentary on the west London broken beat scene. It created a […]
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Work (Jarreau Vandal cover) by Rihanna – free music download
Up-and-coming DJ/producer infuses a Rihanna hit with some much-needed zest How do you add flavour to bland dancehall pop? Sprinkle some Jamiroquai-like chords over a dollop of tabla rhythms. What you get is a tasty reworking, which, in just two days of being uploaded, has been listened to more than 100,000 times. The man who […]
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Two Syllables Volume Twelve compilation – free music download
The free annual album by independent UK label First Word Records never fails to unearth some musical gems from the worlds of jazz, neo soul and hip hop Each year, First Word Records releases a free album to showcase artists signed, or linked, to the independent UK label — and each year boss Aly Gillani […]
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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 […]