Forgotten Treasure: Blaze ”25 Years Later” (1990)
The album “25 Years Later” by Blaze is one of the best kept secrets on legendary Motown label. This soulful house release could be easily put next to the greatest 60’s & 70’s record from that legendary label without feeling like its out of place. In the words of my …
Future Classic: Kool Keith & L’Orange “Time? Astonishing!”
Taken from Martin Boev’s great MGNT site I wrote an article earlier this month about Kool Keith’s legacy- the way he was able to break common perceptions of rap as an art form. I described his style as eccentric, at times seeming like he’s talking through the beat, with no …
Future Classic: Dâm-Funk “We Continue”
DâM-FunK just released a video for his track “We Continue” taken from “Invite The Light’”, his newest full length project set to be released on September 4th via Stones Throw Records. The fusion between the song and the visual aesthetics is flawless. Driving baseline, cruising drums in duality with DâM’s …
Future Classic: Jr. Williams “Cash Maniac”
This week’s Voyage Funktastique Show was blessed with a guest set by Professor Groove, of WeFunk Radio, and it was 55 minutes of pure contagious Funk vibes; I always dig his sets and enjoy seeing him explore & dive into his favourite spectrums of Funk. On my side, if there’s …
Forgotten Treasure: Lou Bond “Lou Bond” (1974)
An incredible artist has passed on and although he may yet remain unknown to most hopefully his music will be brought to the forefront because the only record he has ever released is a poignant masterpiece. Lou Bond is the epitome of an engaged artist, his self-titled release on Stax …
Future Classic: Adrian Younge & Ghostface Killah “12 Reasons to Die II”
Ghost is a busy dude. Having released 3 projects prior to this one in the last 2 years, his storytelling abilities are dark, lyrical and always entertaining. On “12 Reasons to Die II”, Ghostface and Adrian Younge craft an album darker and more ambitious than their first, providing some incredible …
Forgotten Treasure: Michal Urbaniak “Ecstasy” (1978)
I came across Polish jazz artist Michal Urbaniak about a week ago, after having listened to an old Madlib track titled “What a Day.” It sampled Urbaniak’s “A Day in the Park” off his classic 1978 album “Ecstasy” released on Marlin Records. The composition of the track was sublime, the vocals …
Future Classic: Dego & Kaidi “EP2” (Eglo Records)
Two of the absolute legends of the Broken Beat movement return with their second EP to the fine EGLO Records imprint. Kaidi & Dego have been busy as of late with heavy releases for Theo Parrish’s Sound Signature, Holland’s Rush Hour and of course with Dego’s own 2000Black label. Their …
Future Classic: Bilal “In Another Life”
Soul heads have known about Philadelphia’s Bilal since his killer debut in 2001, one of the most influential albums in the Neo Soul movement of the early 2000’s. But it wasn’t until his involvement with Kendrick Lamar’s “To Pimp A Butterfly” that he started to gain some universal recognition and …