Tag: strings
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24 Hours in Lapa album – Tamil Rogeon
From tragedy comes a poignant recording mixing bold strings with Latin beats Back in 2009, Australian violinist Tamil Rogeon, with composer-vocalist Ryan Ritchie, released Score, a well-received LP of strings and hip hop beats that featured the rather splendid Funeral Wedding and Space Between Thoughts. Rogeon’s first solo album, 24 Hours in Lapa, isn’t short […]
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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 […]
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Don’t Fear It, Fight It album preview – Joash
Previewing new strings ‘n’ beats album, Don’t Fear It, Fight It, from London producer Joash There’s not much info available about Compost-signing Joash, which is strange considering he’s about to release his debut album soon. There’s no in-depth biography nor polished press release. All that’s known is that he’s “a London-based producer” and his debut […]
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Suite For Ma Dukes DVD preview – Carlos Niño and Miguel Atwood-Ferguson
Previewing a strings ‘n’ beats concert DVD boxset commemorating the work of hip hop DJ J Dilla The most overlooked recording of 2009 was undoubtedly Suite For Ma Dukes, an EP by Carlos Niño and Miguel Atwood-Ferguson that commemorated the work of hip hop DJ J Dilla, who died in 2006. Proceeds from the EP […]
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Cries & Smiles album review – Izzi Dunn
We expect albums to have strong, singular themes, even though the artists that create them aren’t one-dimensional beings.Cries & Smiles, as its title suggests, has a dual identity: its jazzier, clubbier cuts sit alongside more chart-friendly soul singles. So those of a funkier ilk will home in on Tits & Ass, G@Ngst*R Bitch and the title track. […]
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Guaranteed Niceness album review – Sonar Kollektiv Orchester
To celebrate its tenth anniversary, jazzy Berlin label Sonar Kollektiv has released a collection of old tunes that sound remarkably new. A lush blanket of strings and horns transform songs that were once enveloped in electronic wizardry. Jazzanova faves No Use and Run have been stripped of their club-friendly oomph and replaced with a live, […]
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Seven Ways To Wonder album review – Reel People
Upon hearing the first few bars of Seven Ways To Wonder, you suspect Oli Lazarus and co. have omitted a couple of words from this album’s title. Seven Ways To “Be Stevie” Wonder might be more apt, seeing that the percussive opener resembles the Motown legend’s work (circa mid ’70s). The song sets the tone […]
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Play With The Changes album review – 4hero
Since 1998’s Twin Pages, Dego and Marc Mac (the producers behind 4hero) have been known for their refined blend of beats and strings, a mix that earned the pair a Mercury Prize nomination that same year. Since then, little has changed. The duo follow the if-it-ain’t-broke-don’t-fix-it school of music — as evident on this album’s […]