Future Classic: BUG “Mechanical Soul EP”
24 year-old Londoner, BUG, is a keyboard player, songwriter and producer. He creates an experimental, instrumentally grounded style of music with a compositional approach. The BUG sound encompasses the finer elements of hip-hop and neo-soul, yet the real beauty is in the delivery – “Think the smooth richness of the …
Future Classic: Maya Jane Coles “Hummingbird EP” (Vinyl w/ remixes)
Whether it be with her multi-faceted forays into the realms of house music , or the dub-wise concoctions she wields under the guise of Nocturnal Sunshine, Maya Jane Coles has made an astounding mark on the UK dance scene. The release of her late 2010 EP on Real Tone Records,“What …
Future Classic: Zed Bias “Biasonic Hotsauce” (Tru Thoughts)
Let’s face it, in 2011 there is never anything good in your mailbox. Bills, Delivery Flyers and magazines subscriptions for the person that lived here 12 years ago. Last week however I got a care package from my good friends at Tru Thoughts with some new goodies. Including the much …
Future Classic: Abjo – Sankofa
What I like about beats, is the fact that the beatmaker can transport you in his spaceship into outtaspace and make me feel like Princess Lea for a moment. You can hop on this spaceship and go to a walk to go to work or in the metro. Abjo knows …
Future Classic: Nicolas Jaar “What My Last Girl Put Me Through”
There’s been a lot of hype these past few years surrounding Nicolas Jaar and I’ve been slowly getting into some of his work. Can’t say i’m the biggest fan yet but he’s sure showing a lot of promise. The kid is only 21 and already putting out some pretty deep …
Future Classic: Blu “No York” (Album Stream)
Only one week after the video for the first single called “My Sunshine”, Blu apparently decided to post the entire upcoming “No York” album on Youtube. The record was supposed to come out on Warner so I don’t know what the deal is with that… Check YouTube Playlist here
Future Classic: Instra:mental “Vicodin” (Skudge Remix)
Another hot plate from the Naked Lunch imprint. After great releases from Scuba, Breakage, Kowton this 12″ sees three of the dopest names around when it comes to futuristic and cutting edge dancefloor music. I think it’s simpler to call it that then to go into the whole acid revival …
Future Classic: Ben Westbeech “Something For the Weekend” (+ Roska Remix!)
It’s only Monday morning, but in the good spirit of making it alive to friday afternoon, Ben Westbeech, one of our favorite dudes, is offering his new single from the very anticipated upcoming LP to drop on Strictly Rhythm. and the Roska Remix! [soundcloud url=”http://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/20280685″] . The full Something For …
Future Classic: Shlohmo “Bad Vibes” LP
While the rest of the world was waiting for that certain “Watch The Throne” release aka # WTT on twitter, I was, as a “beats” fan waiting for Shlohmo‘s LP. I can’t ignore the fact that he’s an awesome producer and his remix of Waka Flocka is pretty insane as …