Mo Kolours releases new 5 track EP “How I (Rhythm Love Affair)”
via One-Handed Music: “Mo Kolours‘ How I (Rhythm Love Affair) is out today and ready for you to download. It’s free but you can pay if you choose to. We greatly appreciate it when you do. It’s a different record from his previous EPs and album: more hypnotic, less singing, …
Future Classic: Hiatus Kaiyote “Breathing Underwater”
Exquisite new song from the Australian quartet known as Hiatus Kaiyote OR as they like to label themselves: the Great Multi-Dimensional, Polyrhythmic Gangster Shit. In our book, they are hands down the most original and inspiring Soul act in the world for the past 2-3 years. This new song titled …
Future Classic: Flamingosis “Kahunastyle” (Keats Collective Records)
Versatility is a must in nowadays musical landscape, and producer extraordinaire, Flamingosis, has definitely live up to that statement. The New Jersey native has mastered the art of sampling to a level where he is praised both by Future Funk & Hip Hop heads. His latest project, Kahunastyle, via Keats …
Future Classic: Nosidam. “Fly You Out Interlude”
There isn’t a ton of information floating around the web about the up and coming Chicago vocalist known as Nosidam. Born in DC, in addition to being a singer/songwriter he is also a talented photographer and works closely with the THEMpeople Collective… and that’s pretty much what I know about him …
Future Classic: Makaya McCraven “In the Moment” (International Anthem)
Guest post courtesy of CUERATORS (Chicago / Seattle) Over the course of one year, drummer Makaya McCraven played 28 improvisational shows at one venue with incredibly talented collaborators. He called this night, “Spontaneous Composition”. In The Moment, Makaya’s debut LP, is the result of that year. The concept was to …
Video: Shabazz Palaces “Forerunner Foray”
Finally a video for Shabazz Palaces’ “Forerunner Foray” which was definitely one of our favourite songs of 2014. (Check out our mix here) Really great animation video from Chad VanGaalen, featuring beautiful drawings and perfect accompaniment to the spacey track. It’s even got a Sun Ra appearance at the end! …
Future Classic: Omar “Dancing” (K15 Remix)
There are tons of reasons why this is an easy choice for our Future Classics section. Here are a few. 1) When an up and coming producer tackles a classic it usually leaves us a bit unimpressed. But not in this case. London’s K15 takes Omar’s carnival anthem “Dancing” (originally produced …
J Dilla “Donuts” – (Awesome) Unofficial Video
Absolutely amazing work from Houston Loves J Dilla. All 44:24 of the quintessential beats records get a great video tribute.
Mix of the Day: CDR Audio Show “Plastic People Special”
It was a tough way to start off 2015 when we heard on January 2nd that the legendary lovely tiny London club known as Plastic People had closed its doors. Hands down my favorite little club in the world, Plastic People was instrumental in tons of different scenes from Broken Beat, …
Flako “Kuku” – Preview/Stream
via Fader: “Having last appeared on Five Easy Pieces in 2012 with the Eclosure EP, Kuku is the long- awaited new release from London-based producer Dario Rojo Guerra also known as Flako. Following two collaborations with Fatima on her Eglo Records debut album Yellow Memories, Kuku is both Guerra’s first …
Future Classic: Ol’ Burger Beats “High Rhodes”
Lately, I came to the realization that most of my favorite new hip hop/beats albums come from unexpected places around the world. The “beats” scene is clearly no longer limited to the US West Coast or Detroit & NYC. Another great example of this is the first official project by …
Exclusive Preview: Jesse Mac Cormack “Too Far Into” (CRi Remix)
I discovered CRi with the excellent song called “Oda” from the EP with the same title released earlier this year. These 5 songs full of beautiful and melodious ambient music left us wanting more. The Montreal-based/Quebec native electronic music producer has a bright future in front of him. He has recently started …