Category: Archive
-
Love Can Prevail album – Electric Wire Hustle
New Zealand outfit Electric Wire Hustle returns with Love Can Prevail, an exceedingly soulful sophomore album Back in 2009, New Zealand outfit Electric Wire Hustle arrived on the scene with the amazing pared-down funk of Perception. This was followed by a self-titled debut album that included Experience, Chaser and They Don’t Want. Fans of the latter […]
-
Without A Doubt single – Gwen Bunn
Listen to the charmingly contorted melodies of Without A Doubt, an Eric Lau-produced single by Berklee grad Gwen Bunn Georgia native Gwen Bunn has hooked up with London-based DJ/producer Eric Lau to create this fab, bouncy single Without A Doubt. Former Bugz In The Attic, Kaidi Tatham also lends a hand on keyboards. In 2009, […]
-
Beyond (Revisited) single – EVM128 feat. Omar
Listen to Beyond (Revisited), a soulful slab of mid-tempo funk by London-based DJ EVM128 and Omar UK neo-soulster Omar provides his distinctive vocals on this smooth slab of mid-tempo funk from London-based DJ EVM128. Fellow DJs Gilles Peterson and Ross Allen have already been singing EVM128’s praises and, if Beyond (Revisited) is anything to go […]
-
Leaves EP by Freddie Joachim – free music download
Free download of Leaves, Freddie Joachim’s six-track EP that consists of soulful, laid-back instrumentals Freddie Joachim (pronounced Jo-ah-kim) has been deejaying since the mid ’90s, collecting nuggets of hip hop, jazz and soul along the way. Between DJ sets, the California-based artist has produced music for the likes of Aloe Blacc, Blu and Carlitta Durand, […]
-
Goldie and The Heritage Orchestra – Timeless (Sine Tempore) – video
Video featuring The Heritage Orchestra giving Goldie’s Timeless album a reverential strings ‘n’ beats reworking Websites Goldie The Heritage Orchestra Lyle Lindgren South London-born director Lyle Lindgren produced a short video of a must-see gig that few saw. It features interviews and footage of The Heritage Orchestra reinterpreting Goldie’s drum ‘n’ bass album Timeless*. The […]
-
Whole Other* album – Richard Spaven
Listen to Whole Other*, the first full-length album by jazzy UK drummer Richard Spaven, a musician who’s worked with 4hero, Mark de Clive-Lowe and The Cinematic Orchestra Even though you may not know his name, you’ve almost certainly heard Richard Spaven’s musicianship. The UK drummer has played with a host of artists, including 4hero, Mark […]
-
Blu James album – Blu James
Broken beats, house and neo soul collide on Blu James, the self-titled album by the former Basement Jaxx vocalist If you google “Blu James album”, up pops listings for cheesy chart-topper James Blunt; not this Blu James album on Ten50, a label run by Bugz In The Attic trio Mark Force, Kaidi Tatham and Matt Lord. […]
-
Early Riser album – Taylor McFerrin
Listen to Taylor McFerrin’s Early Riser, his sumptuous-sounding debut album that flitters from neo soul to electronica and jazz Taylor McFerrin, son of jazz vocal gymnast Bobby, has taken his time in releasing his first full-length album. Back in 2008, he put out his Broken Vibes EP, which included the marvellously inventive title track and […]
-
The Awakening album – Daniel Crawford
Listen to tracks from keyboardist Daniel Crawford’s The Awakening, a soul-jazz album that features contributions from Vikter Duplaix and Amp Fiddler In 2013, jazz keyboardist Daniel Crawford made a splash with the single Strictly For My Negus, a beautiful instrumental that was reminiscent of the work of Blue Note’s Robert Glasper. But that tune wasn’t […]
-
Church album – Mark de Clive-Lowe
Listen to the Kickstarter-funded Church by Mark de Clive-Lowe, a jazzy, soulful album inspired by the keyboardist’s live stateside music nights Mark de Clive-Lowe’s chameleonic career has seen the Los Angeles-based keyboardist immersed in soulful house, broken beats and progressive soul, but no matter what genre he’s turned his hand to, jazz has never been […]