Category: Singles
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Postpartum (Dorian Concept Remix) by Taylor McFerrin – free music download
Download this free electrified remix of a song taken from Taylor McFerrin’s 2014 album To promote his upcoming spring US tour, Taylor McFerrin — son of veteran jazz vocalist Bobby — is giving away a track (in exchange for fans’ email addresses). Postpartum, the first song from Taylor’s debut album Early Riser, is treated to […]
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Slick feat. Ladybug Mecca by The Hue – free music download
Free download of some jazzy rap with a distinct Digable vibe from a Texas collective The video (above) by a six-strong collective hailing from Houston, Texas, does a wonderful job of encapsulating the laid-back vibe of Slick, some jazzy hip hop that not only sounds like vintage Digable Planets but features Ladybug Mecca from the […]
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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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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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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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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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Simplify (Rootickal Re Twist) – Omar
Shimmy up to a loved one and gyrate to some rootsy melodies from the king of British neo soul This two-track release from Omar, the king of British neo soul, features something old and something new(ish). The new(ish) is a reggae reworking of Simplify by DJ and MC Scratch Professer. This opening track from Omar’s […]
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Fakin The Funk by Panax – free music download
What do we know about Panax? He’s Canadian, used to be called Dmac and, as his SoundCloud page rightly states, “he raps well”. Fakin The Funk is two and a half minutes of jazzy, soulful hip hop produced by AstroLogical, one half of Potatohead People, a duo that released the rather fine Big Luxury album […]
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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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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 […]