Category: Music
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Label Love Vol 6 compilation – free music download
Free download of an eclectic 13-track compilation from Tru Thoughts, showcasing artists from nine labels across the globe In an occasional exercise that highlights the work of kindred labels and unknown acts, Jasmine De La Paz has compiled Label Love Vol 6, a 13-track compilation that will cost you absolutely nothing. That’s right, it’s free. […]
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Do You? EP – Reginald Omas Mamode IV
A South London-based producer who appeared on a Gilles Peterson compilation releases a soulful debut EP full of chunky beats and muted vocals Following a memorable appearance on Gilles Peterson’s Brownswood Bubblers Ten earlier this year, the awesomely named Reginald Omas Mamode IV has released the EP Do You? on East London record label Five […]
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Laptop Suntan album – Paper Tiger
The debut LP from a Leeds-based six-piece is an electronic journey with a distinct UK flavour Anyone that produces a track entitled David Starkey – he’s a UK historian, by the way – deserves credit, but there’s more to this six-piece than cheeky references to an Oxbridge annalist. While the music of this Leeds-based outfit […]
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Horns Of Freedom album – The Fontanelles
The London onstage band for Fela! The Musical releases an ebullient Afrobeat album If Fela! The Musical ever comes to your town, be sure to see the Tony award-winning play. The production, which tells the story of Afrobeat pioneer Fela Kuti, focuses on the political firebrand’s struggles with Nigeria’s governing elites amid a vibrant display […]
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Lewis Taylor mix – DJ Bounce – free music download
DJ Chris Bounce has created a great mix honouring the remarkable work of overlooked soulman Lewis Taylor When UK DJ Chris Bounce created this mix, he must’ve suspected few would listen to it – and yet he nevertheless uploaded it no doubt for the same reason Commercial Break is writing about it. UK soulman Lewis […]
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Black Radio 2 album preview – Robert Glasper Experiment
The jazz pianist’s follow-up to his Grammy-winning album contains more neo soul and high-profile collaborations Three years ago, because of his creative detours into the world of hip hop, Robert Glasper was well known for a jazz pianist. And then he won a Grammy and became (almost) famous for winning the Best R&B Album category, […]
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So Many Ways album preview – Lay-Far
A new jazzy, soulful house album by a busy Russian producer turns out to be one of the best of 2013 While this year has been chock-full of great singles, decent albums have been in short supply – and the best have sprung from where you’d least expect them. Feel Good, by Los Angeles-based duo […]
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Side Effects album – Daniel Crawford – free music download
Following his Glasper-like single Strictly For My Negus, the pianist has released a 10-track album comprising jazzy remakes of his favourite tunes Earlier in 2013, jazz pianist Daniel Crawford released Strictly For My Negus, a single that created quite a stir because many swore it was a Robert Glasper track. An acoustic version of that […]
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One Take video – Mark de Clive-Lowe
To promote his Kickstarter campaign, the LA-based musician showcases what can be done with a few gizmos, a keyboard and a lot of talent To publicise his Kickstarter campaign, LA-based keyboardist Mark de Clive-Lowe is borrowing a format made popular by Vevo’s ‘1 Mic 1 Take’ series. For the past couple of weeks de Clive-Lowe […]
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Forget Me Not album preview – Harleighblu
Hip hop beats and soulful vocals collide on a debut album from a sonorous songstress hailing from the UK’s East Midlands Having garnered considerable praise in the UK with her singles Enough Now and Play Me, Nottingham soul singer Harleighblu releases her debut album Forget Me Not. It’s the 21-year-old’s debut album on the Tru […]