Category: Archive
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Being Thru The Eyes Of A Child album – The Rebirth
Following a 10-year hiatus, LA-based soul-funk combo The Rebirth release their sophomore album, Being Thru The Eyes Of A Child It’s been 10 years since this Los Angeles-based septet released their last album This Journey In and that gap is not wholly surprising once you consider the harsh economic viability of a large group. Nowadays […]
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Big Luxury album – Potatohead People
Not sure why Nick Wisdom and AstroLogical call themselves Potatohead People. It’s not as if either resemble Potato Head, the Hasbro toy, or pen tunes of an agrarian nature. In fact, the only thing this Canadian duo cultivate are hip-hoppy electronic tracks, often with some subtle jazzy flavours. The web is awash with unimaginative boom-bap […]
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Make It Hard EP – 2000Black
4hero’s Dego releases the Make It Hard EP on Netherlands-based label Rush Hour Under the 2000Black moniker, 4hero’s Dennis “Dego” McFarlane has joined forces with longstanding collaborators Kaidi Tatham and Akwesi Mensah to produce three instrumentals for Netherlands-based label Rush Hour Recordings. Due out later this year, Make It Hard features Dego’s twisted melodies over […]
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Two Syllables Volume Eleven compilation – free music download
DJ Gilla compiles Two Syllables Volume Eleven, a free 11-track album featuring highlights and a few exclusives from UK label First Word As is customary for independent label First Word, its UK-based music lovers have released another free compilation showcasing the work of signed acts and the label’s kindred spirits. The selection, chosen by label […]
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The Thought Of You album review – Otis Brown III
You’d have thought an album featuring pianist Robert Glasper and co-produced by Glasper’s bassist Derrick Hodge would reflect the congenial characters of Black Radio 2 or Live Today, the most recent albums by the pair. But that isn’t quite the case with The Thought Of You, the debut Blue Note LP by Otis Brown III, […]
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Dancing (K15 Remix) by Omar – free music download
Dancing, K15’s free broken-beat remix of Omar’s 2011 track with Zed Bias, shows just how versatile the London-based producer is London-based artist K15 teamed up with fellow capital resident Emeson to produce Flying, one of the best singles of 2014. That same year, K15 also released his Insecurities EP, which spawned such club hits as […]
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Trecna single – Rawdee Lewing – free music download
Download Trecna, free jazzy electronica by up-and-coming Netherlands-based producer Rawdee Lewing There’s much to like about Trecna, a free track from Netherlands-based producer Rawdee Lewing. It starts with the kind of jazzy chord progression the late Don Blackman would’ve penned, before veering off on a tangent of warped electronica. This is not Rawdee’s first foray […]
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Flying single by Profusion – free music download
London-based musicians Emeson and K15 have joined forces to create one of the best singles of 2014… and it’s free London-based artists Emeson and K15 have teamed up under the moniker Profusion to create one of the best tracks of 2014 – and it’s free. Singer-songwriter Emeson made a splash earlier in 2014 with his […]
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By Fire EP – Hiatus Kaiyote
Australian quartet Hiatus Kaiyote releases By Fire, a superb EP that adds a jazzy sensibility to neo-soul grooves This exceedingly jazzy neo-soul quartet has been written about in such mainstream publications are the Wall Street Journal and The New York Times, and yet there’s nothing mainstream about Hiatus Kaiyote’s sound. The Australian band’s 2012 album […]
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Nouveau Synthetic Compositions album – Nu Era (Marc Mac)
4hero’s Marc Mac releases eight tracks of soulful techno beats for music lovers who like their electronica with a warm, human touch Nu Era is the moniker used by 4hero’s Marc Mac when he’s concocting soulful electronic beats. Nouveau Synthetic Compositions follows on from his 2013’s album The Third Adam and contains the same profusion […]